Pathfinder Adventure: The Fall of Plaguestone

So Paizo is working together with Dwarven Forge now?
Neat.

For this inaugural adventure, yes. We've been wanting to collaborate on a project for a long time, and this seemed like a fun way to kick off the new edition in style! :)

Look I'm loving this and all, but if I lived someone called "Plaguestone" I'd immediately start looking for new living arrangements.

I'm not saying this is their fault, I'm also not NOT saying it either...

Where is Plaguestone located?

The town, located in Isger, has it's own name, but outsiders derogatorily call it Plaguestone.

Look I'm loving this and all, but if I lived someone called "Plaguestone" I'd immediately start looking for new living arrangements.

I'm not saying this is their fault, I'm also not NOT saying it either...

"We moved here from 'Lichmoot'. I'm not saying 'Plaguestone' is a safe town... just safer."

Neume wrote:

Look I'm loving this and all, but if I lived someone called "Plaguestone" I'd immediately start looking for new living arrangements.

I'm not saying this is their fault, I'm also not NOT saying it either...

"We moved here from 'Lichmoot'. I'm not saying 'Plaguestone' is a safe town... just safer."

Their other options were Cape Fear, New Horrorfield, Screamville, and Terror Lake.

The town, located in Isger, has it's own name, but outsiders derogatorily call it Plaguestone.

The real name is: Festering Disease Pit. The residents get mad if you call it Plaguestone instead of Festering Disease Pit.

Zi Mishkal wrote:

Neume wrote:

Look I'm loving this and all, but if I lived someone called "Plaguestone" I'd immediately start looking for new living arrangements.

I'm not saying this is their fault, I'm also not NOT saying it either...

"We moved here from 'Lichmoot'. I'm not saying 'Plaguestone' is a safe town... just safer."

Their other options were Cape Fear, New Horrorfield, Screamville, and Terror Lake.

Folks in North Carolina are tough. They are not afraid to live in and around Cape Fear.

Went looking at DwarvenForge.com to see pricing. Is there a specific or special set that could be purchased for this adventure? Their site isn't clear and I couldn't find a set called "The Pen" (I did find a set called "The Pit"). Am I looking in the wrong spot? Or do we need to wait to see a special set up at DwarvenForge.com ?

There's also Hell which, being in Michigan, does freeze over.

I know DF has a special announcement scheduled for 3/18. But most of us in the Dwarven Army are expecting it to be some live play related thing based on the other hints they've dropped.

From the brief description of the 'Pen' it makes me think it could be related to the Menagerie or a repackaging of some of those components.

Hopefully enough details would be known soon, their store sells out fairly quickly after each ~quarterly restock (of a subset of their offerings). There's a restock of Dungeon of Doom stuff landing any day now. After that would likely be summer, as they gear up for their next major Kickstarter.

Very cool!

Is there a reason why a pdf is not included?
Will this be sanctioned for PFS2?

Is there a reason why a pdf is not included?

Will this be sanctioned for PFS2?

You'll most likely get one when the subscription line is live.

Otherwise you'll have to buy it separately like all the other PDFs.

Is this going to fulfill the same teaching function as Crypt of the Everflame?

Is this going to fulfill the same teaching function as Crypt of the Everflame?

Yep! (Per Pathfinder Friday stream- similar to Crypt of the Everflame, it's not going to sit you down and teach you how to play, but it's designed with people learning to play in mind.)

So, will this be sanctioned for Society Play.
Also, as a 64 page module is it 3 parts?

Thanks

Do we know what level this will take players to?

As a fan of the Everflame series, I'll have to get this so I can convert it back to PF.

Will it have new Monsters in it?

An earlier question wasn't answered and I am curious as well.

When we go to dwarven forge what are we looking for? Nothing comes up when searching for Pathfinder or anything. Would we just be buying generic pieces? Will there be a specific package they put together?

There was a teaser image in one of DF's newsletter showing a circular cage (similar to the menegerie's square cages). That's all that's been hinted so far.

I'm assuming it will be (a?) pre-packaged bundles, possible broken out into a few smaller sets. We're getting close enough that I really think we should have some information -- size, cost, etc. Even if they don't want to reveal everything yet. I had hoped for more information at the PaizoCon Preview Banquet, but sadly nothing new was revealed on this product.

DF has added a Pathfinder section to their forums: https://www.dwarvenforge.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=69

but no real content yet. I'd expect more threads from fans to show up as information is released, before we see sets actually hit the store.

Also here to know what Level it goes up to.

Trying to decide if I should start my new 2E group with this or jump in straight to the AP.

Also here to know what Level it goes up to.

Trying to decide if I should start my new 2E group with this or jump in straight to the AP.

If the PCs do everything, they should get to 4th level (or at least really close to 4th).

Is there any information about the relative release timing of the module and the DF terrain? Since its sounding like the DF terrain will be Pre-Order (not pre-sale) at GenCon, so the terrain will be lagging the module?

This adventure and the flip-mat for it are the only august products which didn't receive an update yesterday.
There is also no trace to be found of the "Dwarven Forge" terrain for it.

That doesn't look good imo.
I want to play this adventure first, to decide if PF Second Edition is worth it being switched to, but if it still isn't ready 51 days before release that doesn't bode well.

but if it still isn't ready 51 days before release that doesn't bode well.

... did you sneak into the Paizo offices to discover what products have and haven’t been sent off to the printer?

Or is it more likely the webstore simply haven't updated this page due to lack of a webstore manager?

I totally expect the module and flip nap to be available at launch. I was hoping the teased terrain would be too. But the tidbits I'm getting at the DF site suggests it's not slated for simultaneous release, which makes me sad.

Marco Massoudi wrote:

but if it still isn't ready 51 days before release that doesn't bode well.

... did you sneak into the Paizo offices to discover what products have and haven’t been sent off to the printer?

Or is it more likely the webstore simply haven't updated this page due to lack of a webstore manager?

It's 100% probably this. The Webstore manager is important, and asking other people to fulfill that role who have other responsibilities means things will get lost in the process. I understand it's frustrating not to have the updates we're used to, but try to remain calm and patient.

Rysky wrote:

Marco Massoudi wrote:

but if it still isn't ready 51 days before release that doesn't bode well.

... did you sneak into the Paizo offices to discover what products have and haven’t been sent off to the printer?

Or is it more likely the webstore simply haven't updated this page due to lack of a webstore manager?

It's 100% probably this. The Webstore manager is important, and asking other people to fulfill that role who have other responsibilities means things will get lost in the process. I understand it's frustrating not to have the updates we're used to, but try to remain calm and patient.

I don't know about that being the only explanation, as by now the september and october products have been created and (partly) updated too.

On the other hand, the second part of "Age of Ashes" - "Cult of Cinders", which is scheduled for late august doesn't have a product page yet.

It certainly doesn't look like the Dwarven Forge terrain for "the pen" will be available for pre-order before july.
They will showcase prototypes at Gen Con as i know them, but we won't be able to use them on august 1st in conjunction with this adventure and the flip-mat as it looks.

It's still 7 weeks and one day (50 days in all) until the street date of this product (which i pre-ordered through my FLGS), so plenty of time to update the art & description, but as this is going to be the product to decide for me (and likely a lot of other people) if i switch to second edition or not, one would think it has a higher priority to be updated.

From Dwarven Forge.com

"We’ve had the pleasure of working with the team at Paizo to create a series of licensed sets for Pathfinder 2nd Edition. The sets – four exciting new Encounters - were specifically designed for the inaugural module The Fall of Plaguestone."

"Pre-sale means you pay now and we ship when it arrives. Just like with Kickstarter but without the KS platform/fees. We are currently at 100% focus on KS 6.66 since launch is only 11 days away. The PF pre-sale launch at Gen Con will be available to everyone, but those at the Con will get to see prototypes in person. In July we'll start spilling beans and more details."

It's still 7 weeks and one day (50 days in all) until the street date of this product (which i pre-ordered through my FLGS), so plenty of time to update the art & description,

but as this is going to be the product to decide for me (and likely a lot of other people) if i switch to second edition or not, one would think it has a higher priority to be updated.

Paizo doesn't make products just for you.

As for "lot of other people" possibly switching to 2e the majority of that rests on the Core Rulebook, not the adventures (which Age of Ashes would also aptly cover over a standalone)

Hello Marco,

The others are correct. Usually this is a thing that is handled by the webstore coordinator. Since we don't have one at the moment it has fallen to other folks to do it in addition to their other duties. We are working on it and both new pages have been going up and updates have been being made to existing pages.

Additionally we do not have a set number of days prior to release that we update the product pages on. If there has been an exact number of days consistently that is more coincidence than intent.

Thanks for all you've been doing Diego! I know the forums can be a minefield, and I'm sure added responsibilities also add to the stress level as well

Thank you! The thanks should all be going to Chris Lambertz though. She does a miraculous amount of things around here, including the recent product updates.

*offers hugs to Chris and Diego*

Very nice cover!
Thanks for the update!
Who's the artist?

Very nice cover!

Thanks for the update!
Who's the artist?

The artist is Setiawan Lie.

Amiri! Puppers!

Those don't look like friendly puppers

Those don't look like friendly puppers

I don't know...the one on top of the rock appears to be smiling! ;)

Cori,

Just because they LOOK unfriendly doesn't mean they're bad. They just might be hungry...

Those don't look like friendly puppers

Still pupper.

Has Paizo changed its policy of only showing hardcover cover art as canted, or is the second edition module line going to be all hardcovers?

Is this gong to be sanctioned for PFS?

Is this gong to be sanctioned for PFS?

That is extremely likely, though the specifics of timing and such are not something we've had time to address yet.

Update on the Dwarven Forge pieces:

"we've been working on a collaboration with Paizo on some sets for the release of Pathfinder 2nd Edition. We've built a really cool multi-part encounter for their introductory module. It's four different areas, which will each be sold as separate sets (and there will be some component add-on sets within each if you want to just grab specific pieces). Each area is a different environment, but will chain together into one large build on your table. Each set will contain a cool mix of existing pieces as well as a few new pieces. We'll reveal more as we get closer to release."

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Will this module be playable with the Core Rulebook alone? Or will one need to purchase the Bestiary to get the necessary monster stat blocks?

Will this module be playable with the Core Rulebook alone? Or will one need to purchase the Bestiary to get the necessary monster stat blocks?

I was just coming here to ask this. :-) I'd love to find out as well.