Starfinder Scoured Stars Adventure Path

Announced for July! Product image and description are not final and may be subject to change.

And lo, the long wait begins.

Oh damn. THAT'S a cool idea. Can't wait for this one.

As someone who got to experience the Year-or-so of Scoured Stars as it happened, I'm very excited to see where this AP cleans things up and expands, as well as delighted to find an avenue to share one of my favorite stories of the Starfinder Society with the friends I have who got into it a bit late.

As someone who has never played Starfinder Society, I am curious to hear from folks who have (and who are familiar with these scenarios) how well they feel like they will work as a cohesive campaign rather than a bunch of one-shots?

Color me skeptical that they'll be able to tie things together without an extensive rewrite. Still, the summary of Scoured Stars I read make it sound like an exciting space opera epic and Jinsuul are a cool enemy.

As someone who has never played Starfinder Society, I am curious to hear from folks who have (and who are familiar with these scenarios) how well they feel like they will work as a cohesive campaign rather than a bunch of one-shots?

I've been running Scoured Stars as an AP for years (ironically I'll be wrapping it up around the time the hardback is released) and I think it's one of the best APs Starfinder has published.

Also, I've been treating like an episodic TV show, with seasons, mini-arcs, b-plots, and so on.

Will there be new aliens in this?

Will there be new aliens in this?

I have not seen it yet, but we put new aliens in almost everything.

This AP "unlocks" several new potential PC species. Two have been published in Alien Archive volumes. This hardback will present stats for one more, I think, and another species introduced in this AP will get PC stats in Ports of Call.

Guessing at the modules: 1-05, 1-11, 1-13, 1-17, 1-23, 1-99, 1-26, 1-29, 1-31, 1-34, 1-39, 2-00.

My educated guess: 1-01 (confirmed, with some narrative changes), 1-05, 1-11, 1-13, 1-17, 1-99, 1-23, 1-26, 1-29, 1-34, 1-39, 2-00

This looks great, is it July yet?

Are the APs are being replaced with hardcover compilations of society scenarios?

On the Starfinder side, the (semi-)monthly AP volumes are being replaced with single hardback releases. This AP happens to be a compilation/revision of Starfinder Society scenarios, but that's not the pattern going forward. The next, as-yet unannounced AP will be an original story dealing with mechs.

Quite curious to see what we will end up getting for this and going to be a bit strange for an all in one book. Like we have had for PF I and II, but hope to be pleasantly surprised.

Tom

I'm still pretty lukewarm on it. Never played a ____Finder Society Member and don't really intend to start.

I'm still pretty lukewarm on it. Never played a ____Finder Society Member and don't really intend to start.

Honestly, if that's the only thing giving you pause, I'd encourage you to not let that hold you back from giving this a go :) The Scoured Stars arc is a terrific series of adventures about re-discovering an ancient, forgotten, history, and then a fantastic space opera back half. (Or, at least, the Scenarios are - and I can't see how making it a more personal adventure in an AP format would change that.)

On the Starfinder side, the (semi-)monthly AP volumes are being replaced with single hardback releases. This AP happens to be a compilation/revision of Starfinder Society scenarios, but that's not the pattern going forward. The next, as-yet unannounced AP will be an original story dealing with mechs.

Where was it announced that they're cancelling the bimonthly APs in favor of hardcovers for Starfinder? I can't find anything about that anywhere on the blog, boards, etc.

John Mangrum wrote:

On the Starfinder side, the (semi-)monthly AP volumes are being replaced with single hardback releases. This AP happens to be a compilation/revision of Starfinder Society scenarios, but that's not the pattern going forward. The next, as-yet unannounced AP will be an original story dealing with mechs.

Where was it announced that they're cancelling the bimonthly APs in favor of hardcovers for Starfinder? I can't find anything about that anywhere on the blog, boards, etc.

I think we announced it at Gen Gen in a video, in Erik’s keynote.

Phaedre wrote:

John Mangrum wrote:

On the Starfinder side, the (semi-)monthly AP volumes are being replaced with single hardback releases. This AP happens to be a compilation/revision of Starfinder Society scenarios, but that's not the pattern going forward. The next, as-yet unannounced AP will be an original story dealing with mechs.

Where was it announced that they're cancelling the bimonthly APs in favor of hardcovers for Starfinder? I can't find anything about that anywhere on the blog, boards, etc.

I think we announced it at Gen Gen in a video, in Erik’s keynote.

Oh, hmm, not sure how I feel about that, but thank you for the quick official response!

Paizo Marketing & Media wrote:

Phaedre wrote:

John Mangrum wrote:

On the Starfinder side, the (semi-)monthly AP volumes are being replaced with single hardback releases. This AP happens to be a compilation/revision of Starfinder Society scenarios, but that's not the pattern going forward. The next, as-yet unannounced AP will be an original story dealing with mechs.

Where was it announced that they're cancelling the bimonthly APs in favor of hardcovers for Starfinder? I can't find anything about that anywhere on the blog, boards, etc.

I think we announced it at Gen Gen in a video, in Erik’s keynote.

Oh, hmm, not sure how I feel about that, but thank you for the quick official response!

We need to be better about summarizing all the announcements from our conventions in writing after the event. We usually just collapse of exhaustion.

Paizo Marketing & Media wrote:

Phaedre wrote:

John Mangrum wrote:

On the Starfinder side, the (semi-)monthly AP volumes are being replaced with single hardback releases. This AP happens to be a compilation/revision of Starfinder Society scenarios, but that's not the pattern going forward. The next, as-yet unannounced AP will be an original story dealing with mechs.

Where was it announced that they're cancelling the bimonthly APs in favor of hardcovers for Starfinder? I can't find anything about that anywhere on the blog, boards, etc.

I think we announced it at Gen Gen in a video, in Erik’s keynote.

Oh, hmm, not sure how I feel about that, but thank you for the quick official response!

We need to be better about summarizing all the announcements from our conventions in writing after the event.

Its going to seem so weird to level up the group almost every session, as I tend to focus on the RP aspect and having each players character come alive than just a combat fest.

But the Mech AP (I have super high hopes for that one, really need to start a thread on that me thinks in the SF forum) is still a good year away give or take so this will have to work somehow, or so I hope.

Tom

We need to be better about summarizing all the announcements from our conventions in writing after the event. We usually just collapse of exhaustion.

Con Drain, almost as bad as Con Crud.