Starfinder Adventure: Junker's Delight

Thanks for nudging this along Aaron!

I've set the product up so it should grant a complimentary PDF for Starfinder Adventure Path Subscribers who preorder this adventure.

To receive a complimentary PDF of Junker's Delight you need:

• ♳Starfinder Adventure Path subscription
  
• ♴Preorder Junker's Delight

The PDF will be granted when a SF AP subscriber's preordered copy of Junker's Delight is processed for shipping from our warehouse.

Please email customer service if you have follow up questions.

Thanks Sara, that's great to hear! I just pre-ordered it now and stuck it in my sidecart. Looking forward to it.

Svardi Eagle-Eye wrote:

Aaron Shanks wrote:

Zaister wrote:

Is there a reason for not offering a subscription? This is really unusual considering your normal business model.

As I've said previously, this year is an experiment with the Starfinder AP frequency, new standalone Adventures, and One-Shot balance of products. Paizo is not committing to an Adventure subscription at this time. My personal belief is that sales will be strong and that we will see one eventually, but those decision are made above me. I'm the messenger of what is and what will be in the near term, not so much the why or why not.

It doesn't make a difference to me whether or not there is a subscription, but if there is no PDF copy included with a pre-order I probably will not buy this. I want both physical and PDF but I won't pay for the same thing twice.

I am happy to announce that Paizo will offer qualified subscribers a free PDF when they preorder Starfinder Adventure: Junker's Delight.

This was our President's intention, it had not trickled down to me yet. I'll let Customer Service post about what makes a qualified subscriber shortly.

This forum needs better react options not just a + button so I can give this a love react.

Thanks for nudging this along Aaron!

I've set the product up so it should grant a complimentary PDF for Starfinder Adventure Path Subscribers who preorder this adventure.

To receive a complimentary PDF of Junker's Delight you need:

• ♳Starfinder Adventure Path subscription
  
• ♴Preorder Junker's Delight

The PDF will be granted when a SF AP subscriber's preordered copy of Junker's Delight is processed for shipping from our warehouse.

Please email customer service if you have follow up questions.

Awesome!

I hope you all can announce this somewhere more visible as well!

Sara Marie wrote:

Thanks for nudging this along Aaron!

I've set the product up so it should grant a complimentary PDF for Starfinder Adventure Path Subscribers who preorder this adventure.

To receive a complimentary PDF of Junker's Delight you need:

• ♳Starfinder Adventure Path subscription
  
• ♴Preorder Junker's Delight

The PDF will be granted when a SF AP subscriber's preordered copy of Junker's Delight is processed for shipping from our warehouse.

Please email customer service if you have follow up questions.

Awesome!

I hope you all can announce this somewhere more visible as well!

We don't really have a place for the and no way for marketing to email subscribers only. Kindly, spread the word.

Porridge wrote:

Sara Marie wrote:

Thanks for nudging this along Aaron!

I've set the product up so it should grant a complimentary PDF for Starfinder Adventure Path Subscribers who preorder this adventure.

To receive a complimentary PDF of Junker's Delight you need:

• ♳Starfinder Adventure Path subscription
  
• ♴Preorder Junker's Delight

The PDF will be granted when a SF AP subscriber's preordered copy of Junker's Delight is processed for shipping from our warehouse.

Please email customer service if you have follow up questions.

Awesome!

I hope you all can announce this somewhere more visible as well!

We don't really have a place for the and no way for marketing to email subscribers only. Kindly, spread the word.

That's great news, I am pre-ordering now!

Thank you, Aaron and Sara, that is great news!

Pre-ordered! And, I missed Aaron's marketing quiz earlier. No minimum for me to subscribe, I just wouldn't want to miss anything and since I'm primarily an online player, definitely appreciate the PDFs. Given that, 3 or 4 per year would be outstanding, especially if they can explore some higher level adventuring and definitely more space/starship related material (starship combat with boarding).
Using published maps would be nice, especially for ships, however it's easy enough for me to use alternate ones (like from 0-hr.com) which also adds some spice. Given that starship combat can basically utilize the same map, maybe less maps would give more space for an extra level?

Thank you for including the PDF on this.

I have every subscription you offer and I would of passed on these if I would of had to buy it twice.

Great news. (plus the book is now ordered...)

There are no content warnings for Starfinder Adventure: Junker's Delight.

Ok so glad to hear that pre-orders are getting the pdf, still want a subscription here.... ;)

mizinamo wrote:

Is it likely that this adventure (and future adventures) will receive SFS sanctioning at some point -- i.e. that it will be possible to apply a boon from this adventure to an existing SFS character, the way we can with Adventure Path volumes?

Very likely, yes :)

My question is not is it going to be sanctioned but can you use your SFS characters or are we going to be forced into campaign mode only. If we can use SFS characters in SFS mode, awesome. I will purchase them all and GM all of them locally. If we are forced to play campaign mode I'll pass on all these modules.

Oliver von Spreckelsen wrote:

QED - Therefore: No book sale from me. PDF only when I am going to play this thing (in other words - probably never). I will look at it at my LFGS and make my decision there. I am profoundly puzzled by this decision.

Agreed. No subscription, no sale.

Without a subscription and the free PDF to mitigate the costs of shipping to the UK this is not economical - especially considering Paizo's baffling insistence in the past year or so of shipping each book in a separate package and the consequential big hike in delivery costs.

For a subscription this is *JUST* balanced in the green, without a subscription it is way in the red financially.

Stop experimenting and go back to providing a quality service.

P.S.

Can you please get someone to answer emails to consignments(AT)paizo.com that have been ignored for over a year?

Agreed. I'm not buying unless we get a subscription and pdf. The entire reason I have been a loyal customer all these years is due to us getting a PDF. Eventually, books break, we've already bought it once. I'm sure you all at Paizo have reasons for what you are doing, but it's really starting to make me question it's time to cancel the subs. Please keep being the customer friendly company that made you all special.

Alex Speidel wrote:

mizinamo wrote:

Is it likely that this adventure (and future adventures) will receive SFS sanctioning at some point -- i.e. that it will be possible to apply a boon from this adventure to an existing SFS character, the way we can with Adventure Path volumes?

Very likely, yes :)

My question is not is it going to be sanctioned but can you use your SFS characters or are we going to be forced into campaign mode only. If we can use SFS characters in SFS mode, awesome. I will purchase them all and GM all of them locally. If we are forced to play campaign mode I'll pass on all these modules.

It will be campaign mode, but if you wanted you could certainly apply the SFS-specific restrictions at your table. I'm not sure what you would get with SFS-only sanctioning that you wouldn't get with campaign mode.

Back Cover Text:

JUNKYARD DOGS

Centuries ago, a starship crashed on the desert planet of Akiton, burying groundbreaking research that could transform the galaxy under layers of soil and steel. To recover these lost secrets, brave heroes must outwit cunning space goblins, defeat a rampaging monster made of junk, and stand up to a ferocious gang leader who wants this fantastic new technology... and is willing to kill anyone in his way to get it!

Specially designed and written for beginning Game Masters and players new to Starfinder, Junker’s Delight requires only the Starfinder Core Rulebook and a set of polyhedral dice, and provides many hours of exciting adventure. This book includes:

• “Junker’s Delight,” a complete adventure for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game, perfect for 1st-level heroes.
• A gazetteer of Khefak Depot, a gambling and resort town surrounded by endless fields of scrap—an ideal location for heroes eager to explore.
• An Adventure Toolbox with all the new creatures and rules you need for this adventure, including mutated lizards, otherworldly phantoms, and junkomancers—magical heroes who turn junk into armor, weapons, and even robotic companions!

Antony Walls wrote:

Oliver von Spreckelsen wrote:

QED - Therefore: No book sale from me. PDF only when I am going to play this thing (in other words - probably never). I will look at it at my LFGS and make my decision there. I am profoundly puzzled by this decision.

Agreed. No subscription, no sale.

Without a subscription and the free PDF to mitigate the costs of shipping to the UK this is not economical - especially considering Paizo's baffling insistence in the past year or so of shipping each book in a separate package and the consequential big hike in delivery costs.

For a subscription this is *JUST* balanced in the green, without a subscription it is way in the red financially.

Stop experimenting and go back to providing a quality service.

P.S.

Can you please get someone to answer emails to consignments(AT)paizo.com that have been ignored for over a year?

Agreed. I'm not buying unless we get a subscription and pdf. The entire reason I have been a loyal customer all these years is due to us getting a PDF. Eventually, books break, we've already bought it once. I'm sure you all at Paizo have reasons for what you are doing, but it's really starting to make me question it's time to cancel the subs. Please keep being the customer friendly company that made you all special.

From the product description above:

Note: Starfinder Adventures are not included in the Starfinder Adventure Path Subscription. Starfinder Adventure Path Subscribers who preorder Starfinder Adventure: Junker's Delight will receive a free download when their physical copy ships.

roysier wrote:

Alex Speidel wrote:

mizinamo wrote:

Is it likely that this adventure (and future adventures) will receive SFS sanctioning at some point -- i.e. that it will be possible to apply a boon from this adventure to an existing SFS character, the way we can with Adventure Path volumes?

Very likely, yes :)

My question is not is it going to be sanctioned but can you use your SFS characters or are we going to be forced into campaign mode only. If we can use SFS characters in SFS mode, awesome. I will purchase them all and GM all of them locally. If we are forced to play campaign mode I'll pass on all these modules.

It will be campaign mode, but if you wanted you could certainly apply the SFS-specific restrictions at your table. I'm not sure what you would get with SFS-only sanctioning that you wouldn't get with campaign mode.

Thanks for the info. I will pass on the whole product line, I love the way Organized play handled 64 page modules in PF1 and hate the way they handled them in PF2.

Alex Speidel wrote:

roysier wrote:

Alex Speidel wrote:

mizinamo wrote:

Is it likely that this adventure (and future adventures) will receive SFS sanctioning at some point -- i.e. that it will be possible to apply a boon from this adventure to an existing SFS character, the way we can with Adventure Path volumes?

Very likely, yes :)

My question is not is it going to be sanctioned but can you use your SFS characters or are we going to be forced into campaign mode only. If we can use SFS characters in SFS mode, awesome. I will purchase them all and GM all of them locally. If we are forced to play campaign mode I'll pass on all these modules.

It will be campaign mode, but if you wanted you could certainly apply the SFS-specific restrictions at your table. I'm not sure what you would get with SFS-only sanctioning that you wouldn't get with campaign mode.

Thanks for the info. I will pass on the whole product line, I love the way Organized play handled 64 page modules in PF1 and hate the way they handled them in PF2.

What you get is most players I play with including myself like to play there SFS/PFS characters. We are SFS players only. In PF1 you could use your PF1 characters throughout the modules start to finish. 32 or 64 page modules. That was awesome. PF2 style where you can't play your Pf2 characters you have to play duplicates of your PF2 character or create a separate character. It is just not as satisfying with the people I know who only play organized play. I tried it with PF2 modules and decided to stop playing them for this exact reason. I've tried it and don't like it so I will pass. What we do instead is run 1 book of an AP. Give the players a few months to get in another level playing organized play scenarios, then play the next book of the AP with the same characters. That works fine for us. We are always using our organized play characters.

Thanks for adding the PDF into the subscription or purchases.

Is there any chance we can get the digital maps in a PDF for us players who run games online?

Thanks for adding the PDF into the subscription or purchases.

Is there any chance we can get the digital maps in a PDF for us players who run games online?

We have not expanded our VTT initiative to Starfinder Adventures at this time. However, I believe both Fantasy Grounds and Roll20 will offer support.

Out on Roll20 as well now!!

NICE

Tom

Junker’s Delight on Roll20

Anyone feel like giving some spoilers about the character options? Always wanted to play a junkomancer type, more support for that is awesome

Anyone feel like giving some spoilers about the character options? Always wanted to play a junkomancer type, more support for that is awesome

There is a Junkomancer archetype for spellcasters in the toolbox section. Also junk gear, junk spells, and junk monsters.

has the preorder ship sailed? I just saw this come up in my Facebook feed and bought the physical copy today.

So how can I get the maps to go with this? I use my own VTT solution (for in-person gaming), and there doesn't seem to be a way to get the maps to use with that.

On the maps question: Maps for adventures and modules should be available separately. Obviously the 'maps' (tiles and flip) lines are good and separate, and it's fun when a module uses them, but to hamstring a module to use them only/primarily reduces creativity in encounters significantly.

Note: No, Roll20 is not an option. I bought a physical copy of the book. It's not worth $any for Roll20 stuff. I don't use it. Especially since anything rented there can only be used with that not-so-great (and extremely anti-consumer) system.

So how can I get the maps to go with this? I use my own VTT solution (for in-person gaming), and there doesn't seem to be a way to get the maps to use with that.

On the maps question: Maps for adventures and modules should be available separately. Obviously the 'maps' (tiles and flip) lines are good and separate, and it's fun when a module uses them, but to hamstring a module to use them only/primarily reduces creativity in encounters significantly.

Note: No, Roll20 is not an option. I bought a physical copy of the book. It's not worth $any for Roll20 stuff. I don't use it. Especially since anything rented there can only be used with that not-so-great (and extremely anti-consumer) system.

Usually you can just copy and paste the map images out of the PDF file into an image editor and then save the file as a JPG or PNG or whatever. Then you can use it in a VTT.

...Society play?

I'll do a full review down the road once I run this but from first glance, love the production value and quality. Great job, team!

How are the maps for this for those of you who have it?

thanks

Tom

Plentiful but generally small.

I really like the look of the smaller ones. They've got kind of a sketched artistic feel to them as opposed to the usual sort of strict realism.

Thanks gang, I was thinking of perhaps adding this to my Vast AP game for mod 1 as the 2nd might be delayed and I think I will give the PC's an extra level to prolong it a bit plus some of the other "things" I have added in empty hexes.

bummer about the small maps but I'll see what I can do with them.

Tom

Anyone know for sure if Junker's Delight will be converted to a Fantasy Grounds module ?

Anyone know for sure if Junker's Delight will be converted to a Fantasy Grounds module ?

They do not give me a list or a timeline, but I expect so. It is still very new.

mordigo wrote:

Anyone know for sure if Junker's Delight will be converted to a Fantasy Grounds module ?

They do not give me a list or a timeline, but I expect so. It is still very new.

A response from the "marketing and media manager" Aaron Shanks is very reassuring. Thanks. Now I will just wait for the FG module and not bother converting the module myself :-) As always, I will rather pay the FG module fee then spend the hours creating the module myself. Also, FG always does a better and more comprehensive job than I ever can.

cheers,
Mordigo

...Society play?

Disappointingly, no Society play. Campaign mode only.

lol what, they are not overpriced.

I buy the pdfs so that I can also have the discount when I purcahse fantasy grounds equivalent.

Are there plans to make a pawn pack for these standalone adventures?

Are there plans to make a pawn pack for these standalone adventures?

There is not. You can use the Bestiary Pawn Sets for most creatures.

I purchased the PDF, and have discovered that there are no separate jpegs of the maps. Is there anywhere or way I can get them? when I try to copy and paste them to Paint 3d all I get is a Black image. This is very frustrating as I want to run this soon but I won't if I can't get access to the maps outside for the actual module pdf.

I purchased the PDF, and have discovered that there are no separate jpegs of the maps. Is there anywhere or way I can get them? when I try to copy and paste them to Paint 3d all I get is a Black image. This is very frustrating as I want to run this soon but I won't if I can't get access to the maps outside for the actual module pdf.

We posted a blog, "Accessories Go Digital" in 2019 with products that offer jpgs. We posted "Changes to Digital Map Assets" in 2020 with an expansion of products. Regretfully, we do not yet offer separate jpegs of maps for adventures.

Roll20 has Starfinder Adventure: Junker's Delight on VTT. Fantasy Grounds does not yet have it. You may also ask the community what software they use to manage their PDFs other than Paint 3d. Or request a refund from Customer Service. Adventures Ahead!

Thank you for responding Aaron. I didn't remember those blog posts although with my ADHD that isn't surprising :)

While I appreciate that the VTT purchases are useful for some, I currently do not find their pricing to be reasonable, particularly as a supplementary copy to something I have already purchased. Everyone's mileage may vary on that I suppose, no judgments.

I hope PDFs and Jpegs of the maps will eventually be added to the electronic copies of modules. As an aside, I am confused by what is included in the electronic copies. When I bought the PDF for junker's delight it came with a PDF of the whole book, a PDF of just the adventure (Useful for printing I assumed), a PDF of the table of contents and a PDF of just the cover (front and back). I am confused by the addition of those last two PDFs. What possible purpose are they supposed to serve?

Perhaps you might be able to suggest to whoever makes these decisions that adding a separate file/files for adventure maps would be more useful/helpful than files that repeat information not critical to running the adventure such as the cover and table of contents? I'm sorry if this comes off as snarky; I don't mean it to, but I am just a bit frustrated.

PS: I don't want to return the module as I genuinely like it. I have some of the Jpeg flip tiles for starfinder and I'm going to see if I can use those and find alternative maps to suit the needs of the adventure elsewhere.

Thank you for responding Aaron. I didn't remember those blog posts although with my ADHD that isn't surprising :)

While I appreciate that the VTT purchases are useful for some, I currently do not find their pricing to be reasonable, particularly as a supplementary copy to something I have already purchased. Everyone's mileage may vary on that I suppose, no judgments.

I hope PDFs and Jpegs of the maps will eventually be added to the electronic copies of modules. As an aside, I am confused by what is included in the electronic copies. When I bought the PDF for junker's delight it came with a PDF of the whole book, a PDF of just the adventure (Useful for printing I assumed), a PDF of the table of contents and a PDF of just the cover (front and back). I am confused by the addition of those last two PDFs. What possible purpose are they supposed to serve?

Perhaps you might be able to suggest to whoever makes these decisions that adding a separate file/files for adventure maps would be more useful/helpful than files that repeat information not critical to running the adventure such as the cover and table of contents? I'm sorry if this comes off as snarky; I don't mean it to, but I am just a bit frustrated.

PS: I don't want to return the module as I genuinely like it. I have some of the Jpeg flip tiles for starfinder and I'm going to see if I can use those and find alternative maps to suit the needs of the adventure elsewhere.

I only expect one PDF so that sounds not right. I’ll look into it. We reopen Tuesday.

Question on how this category of adventure counts for the boon from Skitter Home. How many boxes would be checked off for playing/GMing? It seems like it should fall into the same category as an AP volume since they are both 64 pages.

Question on how this category of adventure counts for the boon from Skitter Home. How many boxes would be checked off for playing/GMing? It seems like it should fall into the same category as an AP volume since they are both 64 pages.

A module like this should count as an AP volume, yes.

Thanks for the quick response. Its nice the have confirmation about that.