Starfinder Society Scenario #1-04: The Great Absalom Relay

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Starfinder Society Scenario #1-04: The Great Absalom Relay
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A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 2nd-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

The Starfinder Society is one of a dozen prominent organizations invited to participate in the Great Absalom Relay, a live-streamed relay race across Absalom Station and the most anticipated charity event of the year! Charm the audience and upstage your competition as you overcome obstacles and compete in challenges in this showcase of Absalom Station’s hotspots. Win or lose, the spotlight’s on you!

Written by Alex Speidel.

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    Enjoyable romp around Absalom Station

    4/5

    Had the pleasure of playing this last night, great scenario, loved the callbacks, everyone in the party had a chance to shine, awesome work Alex and team :)


    Paizo Employee Convention and Organized Play Manager

    2 people marked this as a favorite.

    Announced for August! Cover and product description are not final and are subject to change.

    Gen Con 2025 is your first chance to play this brand-new adventure!

    Paizo Employee

    8 people marked this as a favorite.

    I wrote this adventure for exactly two audiences:
    - fans of Starfinder Society (first edition)
    - fans of competitive reality television

    I suspect the intersection of that venn diagram is "literally just me" but I promise you all will enjoy this immensely!

    Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo)

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    Pathfinder Starfinder Society Subscriber

    I can't wait to browbeat cordially invite a handful of like-minded players into making an all morlamaw party for this. Surely, politely forming orderly queues is a winning strategy for this high pressure reality TV race, and who better than The Dapper Flappers to do so? XD

    Vigilant Seal

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    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:

    I wrote this adventure for exactly two audiences:

    - fans of Starfinder Society (first edition)
    - fans of competitive reality television

    I suspect the intersection of that venn diagram is "literally just me" but I promise you all will enjoy this immensely!

    Must say Alex, that group is much larger than just that! I have loved society's "reality tv" -esque missions from the beginning, and this (hopefully) will be another amazing entry on the list!

    Liberty's Edge

    Pathfinder Starfinder Society Subscriber
    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:

    I wrote this adventure for exactly two audiences:

    - fans of Starfinder Society (first edition)
    - fans of competitive reality television

    I suspect the intersection of that venn diagram is "literally just me" but I promise you all will enjoy this immensely!

    Listen...You're not alone in that category. (I say with a reality tv show on rn)

    One of my favorite character ideas is an Envoy Vid-gammer. The Amazing Race IN Starfinder?! Sign me the hells up!

    I'd play a whole AP of that stuff!!!

    Wayfinders

    Kishmo wrote:
    I can't wait to browbeat cordially invite a handful of like-minded players into making an all morlamaw party for this. Surely, politely forming orderly queues is a winning strategy for this high pressure reality TV race, and who better than The Dapper Flappers to do so? XD

    Wonder if we could turn this into a battle of the ancestries multi-table special? I'd like to challenge the All Morlamaw party with an all Raxlite barbarian party using LFAN Symbiosis.

    Wayfinders

    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:

    I wrote this adventure for exactly two audiences:

    - fans of Starfinder Society (first edition)
    - fans of competitive reality television

    I suspect the intersection of that venn diagram is "literally just me" but I promise you all will enjoy this immensely!

    What competitive reality television inspired this, or is that too much of a spoiler?

    Paizo Employee

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    Driftbourne wrote:
    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:

    I wrote this adventure for exactly two audiences:

    - fans of Starfinder Society (first edition)
    - fans of competitive reality television

    I suspect the intersection of that venn diagram is "literally just me" but I promise you all will enjoy this immensely!

    What competitive reality television inspired this, or is that too much of a spoiler?

    Should be fairly evident but I will spoiler it just in case someone wants to go in totally blind!

    Spoiler:
    There's a lot of Amazing Race DNA in this, though there's a couple of Survivor nods as well.

    Wayfinders

    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:
    Driftbourne wrote:
    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:

    I wrote this adventure for exactly two audiences:

    - fans of Starfinder Society (first edition)
    - fans of competitive reality television

    I suspect the intersection of that venn diagram is "literally just me" but I promise you all will enjoy this immensely!

    What competitive reality television inspired this, or is that too much of a spoiler?

    Should be fairly evident but I will spoiler it just in case someone wants to go in totally blind!

    ** spoiler omitted **

    Thanks, that helps a lot. I've GMed a couple of SF1e games, Play-by-Post, but this will be my first time Gming a live in-person game. I haven't seen the first show in your spoiler, so got some homework to do.

    Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist

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    Driftbourne wrote:
    Thanks, that helps a lot. I've GMed a couple of SF1e games, Play-by-Post, but this will be my first time Gming a live in-person game. I haven't seen the first show in your spoiler, so got some homework to do.

    Good Luck with your first in-person game!!


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    Got to play this at gencon and it’s fantastic! Alex did very well with it. I’m gonna buy when available and run for my group!

    Vigilant Seal

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    Alright! Back to say a bit more about this module. For those of you who did not get a chance to run or play this at Gen Con, this was an absolute darling of a module. I ran this scenario ~10 times, and had rave reactions from players each and every time. This scenario feels reminiscent of other "walk of the land" style scenarios, allowing the players to see much of absalom, and it does greatly benefit those who have played SFS before (at least in its usage of reference). I found it was filling a full 2:30 hour slot, so be aware of that when booking this scenario. Overall, excellent scenario Mr. Speidel!


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    All I see is a tech-based bristle boar...

    Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist

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    Elise_Enchantment wrote:
    All I see is a tech-based bristle boar...

    ............Yeah, I can't unsee it either.

    Advocates

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    Pathfinder Adventure, Adventure Path, Maps Subscriber; Starfinder Superscriber
    Elise_Enchantment wrote:
    All I see is a tech-based bristle boar...

    Ah yes, the dongle daeodon.

    Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo)

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    Pathfinder Starfinder Society Subscriber

    Oh, just wait until you see the boar creature's actual name. That Alex understood the assignment XD

    Spoiler:
    The assignment was "have the players make this face"

    Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist

    Kishmo wrote:

    Oh, just wait until you see the boar creature's actual name. That Alex understood the assignment XD

    ** spoiler omitted **

    He knows us all.. so well...

    Paizo Employee

    5 people marked this as a favorite.

    I apologize for nothing.

    Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist

    Alex's Personal Opinion wrote:
    I apologize for nothing.

    Good.

    Vigilant Seal

    Alex Speidel wrote:

    Announced for August! Cover and product description are not final and are subject to change.

    Gen Con 2025 is your first chance to play this brand-new adventure!

    I see someone is as much a fan of The Amazing Race as I am. I love every second of this!!!

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