A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.
The Pathfinder Society is invited by Mayor Deyahi to take part in a special traditional ceremony known as the Festival of Fire! This ceremony has been performed for generations and is always an honor for the group of warriors chosen to defend the sacred bonfire. While it's expected that there will be several spirits and undead appearing throughout the evening, what Niishan is unaware of is the fact that an unknown figure has been watching the ceremony for its entirety, waiting for the time that the warriors are weak enough to make their move. With the Pathfinders appearing to fill this role, they see their chance to attack and make Niishan feel their ancient wrath. It's up to the PCs to hold off this villain and the other spirits, ensuring that the ceremony is successful and Niishan remains safe!
Written by Jacob W. Michaels
Scenario tags: Repeatable
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Repeatables often have to do with the most simple plots to accommodate for modular variations. This one has gone into an extreme simplicity, but it feels like a real festival activity and gives a relaxed tone quite different from usual adventures, which I found rather enjoyable. I think this is my favourite repeatable scenario so far, and a good direction for repeatables in general, to have a strong, focused, yet simple theme. It feels much natural than a list of barely relevant events from running odd errands for NPC A to encountering obligatory monsters in area B.
The chronicle rewards are very nice.
Personally I’d give more time to interact with spirits and listen to their stories.
