Pathfinder Society Scenario #1: Silent Tide (OGL) PDF

I've GMed this one. Neat story with some cool encounters, such as the puzzle boxes at the beginning.

While I'm not changing my rating based on this, the fights are pretty weak and I don't think they'd have stood up very well against 3.5 PCs either. Does this annoying thing I've seen in other season 0 scenarios where the higher subtier of some encounters is just a larger number of the same weak enemies that make up the low subtier.

This is a nice "OMG we have to save the world, no time to get real help" scenario that can have low-level characters saving Absalom from disaster. There's a run around, and some interesting combats. Most modern characters won't have too much trouble with the combats, so if you're a player who is disappointed if the combats don't put you in serious danger, you may be disappointed by this scenario. At least one combat has an interesting twist.

The biggest negative is that the last map does not make a lot of senses. It's hard to figure out how to fully connect the drawn map to what's described, it's not clear where the enemies start, and it's not clear how the whole place fits together. The description assumes that there are some sorts of windows are arrow slits present that will be used tactically by the enemies there, but the maps don't make that clear, so the GM needs to make that stuff up.

Still, a fun and potentially exciting low-level PFS scenario.

The background for this one is excellent, and the basis for stopping this foe sounds a little grandiose initially, but it's balanced out by the combats offered. In their Heyday I imagine these combats could've been a bit nasty but now with as many choices for classes, and ways around things, they seem a little lackluster now, even with the numbers game against the Players.

Combat

The Adventure itself plays a little of everything, and doesn't come across as too much too soon, but there can be a sense of urgency if played right.

RP Portion

All in all, in it's place it plays well for a new crew of people, just remember it uses the 3.5 rules not the Pathfinder ones, and prep is a cinch.

Everything about this adventure is well done. The story is good and the combats are well designed. While this adventure suffers the same issues of most Year 0-1 adventures in that they are underpowered by today's standards, they are at least interesting. Unfortunately, nothing stands out as special enough to give then adventure 5 stars.

This is a fairly average scenario compared to the newer ones, but it does stand the test of time pretty well. The combat is exceptionally easy after the conversion and new options that entered the campaign over the years. The story, though, is a good one that really showcases the Society well. For those not familiar with the organization, it's a great scenario to run. It also features some really interesting scenes cinematically. On the whole, worth the run, but it'll be a bit boring for experienced players.