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I asked this over in the general setting thread and was told the answer is campaign dependent.
So I'll ask it here to get a PFS campaign specific answer.
The Paths We Choose strongly implies that the Worldwound has gone quiet, that the Fifth Crusade is over.
I know that what happened isn't spelled out in the Season 5 ending scenarios nor the Season 6 scenarios.
I'm guessing that the Adventure Path resolved things.
Can somebody possibly give me a spoiler free quick synopsis of what the current state in PFS land is supposed to be?
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From the few adventures I played, I assume, that the AP ended without the PCs failing (completely). If they had failed at least one scenario might not be possible (Scars of the third crussade, I am told the adventure has some conflicting information about what happened in part 1 of the AP. I call it conflicting cause ... it just can't really have happened this way).
Considering the season 5 ending event, the region should now be safer than before.
(I GM the AP, so I am currently quite familiar with the region).
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I think it's better left unanswered. It's in a narrative limbo, somewhet similar to Korvosa's situation(Curse of the Crimson Throne ya'll) where everybody knows something tremendous happened, but the messages'll be mixed. This avoids moving the Golarion timeline forward and allows you to insert your WotR conclusion.
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The King of Chaos (Pathfinder Tales), The Wrath of the Righteous (AP), and and some key Season 5 Scenarios all provide answers.
A part of the Pathfinder Society, predominantly the Silver Crusade, goes on a massive hunt for any weapons that can brought to bare against the demon invasion or end the threat once and for all.
Mendev, winded but not defeated, goes on the offense. Marching against northern and southern portions of the Worldwound. Agents of the society uncover valuable weapons to use against the demons, as well as to aid our own expedition.
The Society, with help from our allies (including Mendev), open a new front against the Worldwound during our march towards Jormundan. Thought our primary reason is our own, it can be concluded our presence may draw off some enemy support from the Mendevian front lines, but that is hard to tell without a firm understanding of Abyssal politics which no healthy mortal should possess.
That is the Worldwound incident primarily from the Pathfinder standpoint without too much of a spoiler and without considering the ending of the WotR.
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I believe Paul is asking what happened as far as PFS goes, for in-game historical purposes.
Was it an overwhelming victory? Is the WorldWound now closed? Is Sarkoria again a political entity with tracks of land now being healed from what transpired?
Was it an indecisive victory? Is the WorldWound still up and running? Is there a Sixth Crusade forming somewhere? Are huge resources still tied up in the North?
Was there a loss? Is the WorldWound expanding to encompass much of Avistan? Is Numeria a demon-infested wasteland?
In other words, how do we present the world to our players, insofar as the effects of Season 5?
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The question remains: Did the crusaders fail? What happened to the WorldWound? As far as PFS goes, anyways. They already stated that the result for PFS would not affect canon.
We also have to wonder how much canon affects PFS. I personally wonder if the 5th Mendevian Crusade and the fact that 4714 is when the final entry in the Book of 1,000 Whispers is "supposed" to occur are at all related.
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The question remains: Did the crusaders fail? What happened to the WorldWound? As far as PFS goes, anyways. They already stated that the result for PFS would not affect canon.
We also have to wonder how much canon affects PFS. I personally wonder if the 5th Mendevian Crusade and the fact that 4714 is when the final entry in the Book of 1,000 Whispers is "supposed" to occur are at all related.
You know reading into the book of 1,000 whispers it almost seems like it relates to Hell's Rebels, which coincidentally has an article on Aroden in book 4. Of course, Hell's Rebels would take place in 4715 AR.
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From the point of view from the PFS, NOT including WotR, then it could be said that the Demon threat has been contained somehow. The border might not be as impenetrable as it was before, but the Crusade with help from the Pathfinder Society somehow push back the threat and things have settled down. Perhaps some recovered research from the Wound recharged the Wardstones?
