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Varisia seems to be THE place when it comes to Paizo developer love and so it has some very rich support. I am putting together a campaign for my old college friends that will be a Varisia game. The backbone of the game will be a Rise of the Runelords/Shattered Star mashup but I want to use the slow XP track and let the players go wherever and do whatever they like. They will be based in Sandpoint since that seems thematically appropriate.
What I am trying to do right now is generate a comprehensive list of Varisia material to mine for campaign content. Primarily I am looking for GM-focused material to have a plethora of things to throw at the party as well as be able to react if the group wants to go off on a tangent and not follow the established plot, such as maybe seek out and explore Hollow Mountain instead of the whole broken artifact nonsense.
Here is a list of everything Varisia as far as I can tell. Any assistance in making the list more complete would be greatly appreciated.
Adventure Paths:
Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition
Curse of the Crimson Throne 1: Edge of Anarchy
Curse of the Crimson Throne 2: Seven Days to the Grave
Curse of the Crimson Throne 3: Escape from Old Korvosa
Curse of the Crimson Throne 4: A History of Ashes
Curse of the Crimson Throne 6: Crown of Fangs
Second Darkness 1: Shadow in the Sky
Second Darkness 2: Children of the Void
Jade Regent 1: The Brinewall Legacy
Shattered Star 1: Shards of Sin
Shattered Star 2: Curse of the Lady's Light
Shattered Star 3: The Asylum Stone
Shattered Star 4: Beyond the Doomsday Door
Shattered Star 5: Into the Nightmare Rift
Shattered Star 6: the Dead Heart of Xin
Player's Guides:
Rise of the Runelords
Rise of the Runelords AE
Curse of the Crimson Throne
Jade Regent
Shattered Star
Player Companion:
Second Darkness
Inner Sea Primer
Varisia: Birthplace of Legends
Dungeoneer's Handbook
Campaign Setting:
Rise of the Runelords Map Folio
Curse of the Crimson Throne Map Folio
Second Darkness Map Folio
NPC Guide
Faction Guide
City of Strangers
Inner Sea World Guide
Lost Cities of Golarion
Dungeons of Golarion
Giants Revisited
Lost Kingdoms
Magnimar: City of Monuments
Shattered Star Map Folio
Castles of the Inner Sea
Modules:
Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale
Seven Swords of Sin
The Godsmouth Heresy
We Be Goblins!
The Harrowing
Feast of Ravenmoor
Dawn of the Scarlet Sun
Murder's Mark
We Be Goblins Too!
You're missing the Guide to Korvosa.
Varisia: Birthplace of Legends won't help much, because it's essentially just a giant brochure that teases other products you've mentioned.
Varisia: Birthplace of Legends won't help much, because it's essentially just a giant brochure that teases other products you've mentioned.
Actually, I rather like this book. It does have a lot of re-hashed informaton (and artwork), but most of the re-done content is updated from 3.5 to PFRPG.
And it's got a wonderful two-page player-friendly map of Varisia.
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And it's got a wonderful two-page player-friendly map of Varisia.
Yeah that map alone pretty much sells it as a player aid for me. I love that it's spoiler free and it that it gives mileages between important locations. I also like the breakdown of Varisian cultures so player's have a starting point to build characters.
And the Dark Waters Rising hardcover has a bonus section on adventuring in Sandpoint.
I remember reading somewhere that the comics had some game-related material in them. What sorts of material is presented? Isn't it adventure sites and encounter tables or something?
The PF comics have adventure locations in Varisia dont they?
Plus there's always the PathfinderWiki!
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Plus there's always the PathfinderWiki!
Always an indispensable resource. :D
I used the wiki to generate my list above. It's really is super handy for quick reference.
See this old thread which among others give this excellent link to PFS scenarios in Varisia
There's also the PF module- Academy of Secrets, which takes place in Korvosa's Acadamae.
Second Darkness 3 still takes place in Varisia, though it largely focuses on Celwynvian & the surrounding area.
The original Rise of the Runelords AP volumes have some articles not found in the Anniversary edition including the Thassilon and Varisia gazetteers.
The material from Thassilon article in the back of Pathfinder #1: Burnt Offerings was revised and republished in the Thassilon chapter of Lost Kingdoms. A few pieces here and there were retconned, so Lost Kingdoms is the preferred source.
The Varisia gazetter in the back of Pathfinder #3: Hook Mountain Massacre is reprinted pretty much verbatim in the Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition Player's Guide, with a couple of spoilers exxcised.
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Don't forget Wayfinder. #7 definitely has a healthy amount of Varisia content.
How did I never know that Wayfinder is free?