PFS scenarios for a soloist?

[Tinalles]

I'd like to GM some short adventures for my brother, remotely via virtual tabletop. I don't want to run a whole campaign for him, just a few one-offs. PFS scenarios seem perfect for it, but I've never played any of them since I don't do PFS.

Which ones would be reasonably easy to modify for a solo PC? I'd especially like ones that include all or most of the maps they'd need, since I can get the PDF and export that image for use in MapTool.

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Maybe The Disappeared, or Library of the Lion.

Not really a great recommendation to do PFS scenarios, since they all require teamwork and aren't really any better than your regular campaigns. Worse, if he decides to play PFS later, you've sort of ruined those scenarios for him.

You might be better off doing a Quest or very maybe the Beginner Box. Better yet, join an actual PFS game online and play alongside him.

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Actually, First Steps part 2 or part 3 are retired scenarios that might work.

Both would really need the combat lightened off since you only have 1 person instead of 4.

[Deidre Tiriel]

There are a few actual adventures (3PP) for 1 gm/1 pc

http://paizo.com/pathfinder/adventureFinder/oneOnOne

[Tinalles]

He's been playing since the '90s, so the Beginner Box probably doesn't fit this particular ticket. I rather doubt he'll ever play PFS, but stranger things have happened.

I'm already GM'ing two other games -- one Rise of the Runelords, and one homebrew set in Sevenarches. The prep work takes tons of time. Particularly the homebrew one, for which I have to make lots of maps. Another multi-session or long-term campaign is not what I need.

So the chief attraction of PFS scenarios is ease of preparation. A self-contained adventure designed to be played in 4 hours that comes with decent pre-made maps I can just throw in the VTT? YES, please.

@Deirdre -- yes, I've got that, and seriously looked at it. The quality seems a bit variable, but I may well use one of those if the PFS thing is really not practical.

[LazarX]

Tinalles wrote:

I'd like to GM some short adventures for my brother, remotely via virtual tabletop. I don't want to run a whole campaign for him, just a few one-offs. PFS scenarios seem perfect for it, but I've never played any of them since I don't do PFS.

Which ones would be reasonably easy to modify for a solo PC? I'd especially like ones that include all or most of the maps they'd need, since I can get the PDF and export that image for use in MapTool.

You're facing pretty much the same uphill battle no matter which one you choose. I'd probably suggest First Steps.

[Deadmanwalking]

Give him an NPC sidekick. Probably something with healing and support capabilities (Cleric's a good option)...or, if he wants to play such a class a bodyguard to help with combat (Fighter's a good call for this). Then maybe make them both either Gestalt or Mythic. Or just a bit higher level than the scenario expects.

That ought to get you some traction in terms of making it workable.