Rusthenge is a deluxe Pathfinder adventure for 1st-level characters.
The ruins of Rusthenge have stood silent vigil over the southern coastline of Chakikoth Isle for eons, dating back to the era of the runelords of ancient Thassilon. The town of Iron Harbor was built in Rusthenge's shadow, but now that New Thassilon has risen from the depths of the distant past, the old ruins are coming under unexpected scrutiny. Something sinister is afoot in Rusthenge, and it falls to a brand new band of adventurers to learn the truth of the ancient evil that stirs deep within its long-abandoned halls! This adventure also includes new items and character backgrounds, as well as a pair of new monsters tied to the region's notorious history.
Rusthenge is the first adventure I have run, It took my group 30 hours to complete. Although, we went through every room and encounter the game has. The setting is great for new Pathfinder players as there are not a lot of references to the Pathfinder Lore and is easy to get yourself into heroes' boots. The first chapter is probably the best in many ways (paths, interactions, mystery). While the other two are a little more linear, they have a few interesting encounters that can be quite fun and create memorable moments. There is e great variety of monsters which make most encounters unique. And you also have spots here and there where you can rol play new character appearances in case you get new players.`
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I think "deluxe" is just the term they use for all their ~3 level spanning adventures. A holdover from when the pf1 adventures switched from a shorter to longer format.
Is this a first solo outing for Vanessa Hoskins? If so I am excited! Love her work.
Any hints as to the themes of this adventure? As in, other than the setting, what separates it from the pack? Or can/should we speculate until it comes out?
Is this a first solo outing for Vanessa Hoskins? If so I am excited! Love her work.
Any hints as to the themes of this adventure? As in, other than the setting, what separates it from the pack? Or can/should we speculate until it comes out?
The placeholder art shows a Sinspawn, so I assume this is some ancient Thassilonian nastiness escape to menace the folk of a new age. One can presume there are dungeons to delve.
Can I make a hopefully constructive suggestion, that this be added to the official text at the top of the page? It's good information for everyone to have!
Can I make a hopefully constructive suggestion, that this be added to the official text at the top of the page? It's good information for everyone to have!
Yes, I have requested every adventure product page now say what levels it covers, above the line, both in the future and retroactively.
Can I make a hopefully constructive suggestion, that this be added to the official text at the top of the page? It's good information for everyone to have!
Yes, I have requested every adventure product page now say what levels it covers, above the line, both in the future and retroactively.
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Will the first Standalone Adventure printed under the ORC License? If so that's very exciting!
Rusthenge is an OGL adventure, but you'll notice one particular result of the whole thing in that there are no rust monsters in this adventure. We do different things with rust instead.
We have not yet announced any ORC adventures or any adventures that will be written with the expectation that the bulk of readers will be using the remastered rules. That day will come, but not this year, since integrating ALL of those changes isn't something we can really do until we've got the Monster Core book off to the printer and know its contents aren't going to change.
Of course, OGL 2nd edition Pathfinder adventures and ORC 2nd edition Pathfinder adventures will be compatible with each other, so whenever whatever comes out you'll still be able to run the one of your choice with no fuss.
Was brainstorming the idea of Edasseril third partying the Linnorm Kingdoms and remembered that King Opir Eightfingers was currently unaccounted for. Was considering the idea that he might be brainwashed or swapped, so I decided to read through the Saga Lands section of the Lost Omen World Guide again. Lost my s%&* when I read that it's rumored that he's locked away in a cell in the "island reaches of western New Thassilon" specifically. Given that adventures for Pathfinder can often include unexpected twists, I might pick up this adventure just to see if this is where that plot bunny is picked up.
Yup... the backgrounds are meant to contextualize what role your PC plays in Osprey Cove, your hometown, and also to contextualize why the town elders choose YOU all as the ones to go on this adventure.
Seven Dooms for Sandpoint might be a fun follow-up to this. How far is Sandpoint from Osprey Cove? Are there ties between the two?
It's a boat ride, but not SUPER far. The original settlers of Osprey Cove are from Riddleport.
THAT SAID.
There is a very deliberate tie from Rusthenge to Seven Dooms for Sandpoint that GMs can use to tie the two stories together. The Seven Dooms for Sandpoint Player's Guide will give more context.
As someone who came on with 2e and so has no Runelord/Sandpoint/Varisia nostalgia, the chance to have an introductory storyline that plays with those classics is really exciting.
It's also very cool that Howl of the Wild means those Varisian Centaurs are finally PC-playable!
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Yup, was just coming in to double-check that. (Though a hardcover version would be Nifty, just sayin'. Or maybe a hardcover collection of Rusthenge + Dooms? Maybe a bit early for that, tho.)
The rules in this book are fully updated to work with Player Core, GM Core, and Monster Core. If you’re using the Core Rulebook, Bestiary, and other older books, it notes the changes.
The rules in this book are fully updated to work with Player Core, GM Core, and Monster Core. If you’re using the Core Rulebook, Bestiary, and other older books, it notes the changes.
Partially. We worked to ensure the monster mix in Rusthenge skews strongly away from OGL content and toward our own monsters, but minor things like spell and item name changes from OGL to ORC was not an option at the time. There will be a period of time while we're still publishing OGL adventures after the Remastered rules start to come out, but you can still run these OGL adventures fine. You'll just need to continue referencing some elements from OGL books is all for a few things.
Yup... the backgrounds are meant to contextualize what role your PC plays in Osprey Cove, your hometown, and also to contextualize why the town elders choose YOU all as the ones to go on this adventure.
Are Osprey Cove and Iron Harbor (mentioned in the blog) two names for the same place (one perhaps being the town and the other an institution within it or the geographical feature where it's built), or are these two separate towns?
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zimmerwald1915 wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:
Yup... the backgrounds are meant to contextualize what role your PC plays in Osprey Cove, your hometown, and also to contextualize why the town elders choose YOU all as the ones to go on this adventure.
Are Osprey Cove and Iron Harbor (mentioned in the blog) two names for the same place (one perhaps being the town and the other an institution within it or the geographical feature where it's built), or are these two separate towns?
From the Paizo Con PF Adventures session they are two separate towns.
One is
Spoiler:
the original settlement (Osprey Cove)
And the other is
Spoiler:
a breakaway settlement founded by a group that left Osprey Cove.
Yup... the backgrounds are meant to contextualize what role your PC plays in Osprey Cove, your hometown, and also to contextualize why the town elders choose YOU all as the ones to go on this adventure.
Are Osprey Cove and Iron Harbor (mentioned in the blog) two names for the same place (one perhaps being the town and the other an institution within it or the geographical feature where it's built), or are these two separate towns?
They're two different settlements. Osprey Cove was founded first by a pair of siblings who fled Riddleport, and then a little bit later they got angry and had a falling out and one headed east up the now-called Kindred Coast to found Iron Harbor, and ever since the two settlements have had a low-key feud going on.
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James, sorry if you mentioned this elsewhere already but will the Dooms Player's Guide be out in time for this adventure, or at least the way to tie things together? I plan to run them back to back but I'd like to be prepared for the connection before running this.
James, sorry if you mentioned this elsewhere already but will the Dooms Player's Guide be out in time for this adventure, or at least the way to tie things together? I plan to run them back to back but I'd like to be prepared for the connection before running this.
Nope. Rusthenge will be out later this year. Seven Dooms For Sandpoint Player's Guide will be out closer to that release in/around March 2024.
That said, the connection you're looking for is mentioned in the text of Rusthenge, and my plan for the Seven Dooms Player's Guide is to set things up so that those who played Rusthenge will be able to transition their PCs over with ease.
So as long as you end Rusthenge at 4th level and with the PCs still on the Kindred Coast, your biggest complication will be how to stretch out Rusthenge until Seven Dooms is out! :-)
I just want to go on record as saying that "Rusthenge" is one of the most evocative titles I've ever seen...I feel like it could give someone tetanus. :P