A Pathfinder Bounty designed for 1st-level characters.
A kind traveler was escorting a clutch of wayward baby dinosaurs to safety when they broke free of their temporary enclosure. The PCs are tasked with rounding up the dinosaurs, but when they learn one is missing, their quest to rescue it takes them into the harsh wilderness of the Realm of the Mammoth Lords.
Written by: Nicole Heits
Content sanctioned for use in the Pathfinder Society (second edition) Organized Play program.
Scenario tags: Repeatable
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I run a game for my two best friends and their two young children. Looking for small adventures to slide into our main narrative arc, I found this little gem. "Rescuing baby dinosaurs?" I thought to myself. "The kids will absolutely LOVE this!"
And I was right. BUT I underestimated how much the adults were going to enjoy the scenario! If anything they were MORE excited and invested than the children. "Did you say 'baby dinosaurs'? OK WE HAVE TO GO HELP RIGHT NOW!"
Excellent premise and execution on the concept. My little family of dice-throwers thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for making game night a success!
The most enjoyable bounty I had a chance to run thus far.
The fight ain't too deadly, and the number of roleplay opportunities that include adorable baby dinosaurs is through the roof for an hour-long adventure.
While I was hesitant about the bounty concept I adore this one, it really shows how great, descriptive writing combined with a carefully calibrated challenge can provide a great scenario.
I can unreservedly recommend experiencing this bounty and I am looking forward to more from this Author.
This is an amazing bounty adventure! Probably my favorite of the lot. Don't think about it, just pick it up. Wrangling dinosaurs is SO fun and the combat ties the bounty together well. I think what struck me as the BEST thing about this adventure is how nicely it all went together. Nothing felt contrived, Xila (the quest giver) made sense in how she functioned and why she needed help, and baby dinosaurs are.. AMAZING.
Just putting it out there, but I would love to see a longer adventure in this vein or a series of dino-wrangling bounties!
Isn't this like first adventure in Realms of Mammoth Lords like in... Ever? x'D
:D It's a great area to explore! Given that it is a bounty, there is limited area/time to work much in the setting, but after working with Mike, I would love to see more content set place here! Much opportunity :P
Based on this bounty and the AP's Player Guide, I think it could make a good prequel and a great way for a newcomer to join the Broken Tusk following by proving themselves to Broken Tusk members through helping each other complete this assignment.
The bounty starts in Hillcross, which followings tend to visit every now and then, so I guess it is easy to insert before the AP unless the latter mentions that the PCs have never been to Hillcross before (I do not have the AP). In the latter case, it might still be used through changing the intro a bit.