Looking for list of PFS2E Scenario Metaplot Arcs

[Sean_Powell]

Hello,

I'm hoping to pick up more GMing time at the local game store. I like to run longer campaigns with reoccurring villains and have characters tied to the campaign setting (I miss PF1 and the campaign traits)

Pathfinder Wiki has good lists for which games make up the Pallid Ruins plot arc or the Absalom Arc but about year 4 no one was updating the metaplot tags. I can guess some connections like Dacilane Academe, Arc Lord, Equal Exchanges and Godsrain but others are only obvious AFTER playing the scenario. (which doesn't do me much good)

Has anyone put together or know of a list of Metaplot Arcs that extend to the current season (year 6)? All I am finding are 10 year old lists from PF1. I'd like to propose a series of scenarios where players can experience major connected plot points all with the same character.

Thank you

[eachtoxicwolf]

To an extent each season is its own arc. However, the only thing I've seen that's close to what you describe is any additions to the title or description that say "Part of XYZ story". I would be interested in an updated list though.

[logsig]

The main scenarios that are officially considered to be part of a metaplot generally have Metaplot in the scenario tags (in their product description page). You can search for that term here using the searchbox on paizo.com and limit the search results to Pathfinder Society under Product Category. Sort the results by Newest to see the latest scenarios at the top.

This isn't exactly what you wanted, but it has the advantage that it doesn't rely on any particular external person to keep a list up-to-date and accurate.

[Hilary Moon Murphy]

So, Doug Hahn did a lovely listing of scenario arcs that covered Seasons 1-4. While it isn't up to date for Seasons 5 and 6, it's not a bad place to start.

In addition, Roc Me Asmodeus did a very complete listing of the Aslynn plot last year.

I would love to see a more complete listing of connections for Seasons 5 and 6 if anyone was interested in compiling one.

For example, my season 6 scenario 6-05 Silver Bark, Golden Blades takes place in the same Forest of Spirits as 1-06 Lost on the Spirit Road.

[Squark]

That's something I wouldn't mind putting together. But the main issue I've run into is how to handle prequels and tangents to the yearly metaplots.
E.g. Is 4-07: A Most Wondrous Exchange! part of the season 4 metaplot? It doesn't advance the plot, but it does involve items from the vault of boundless wonder and characters from the intro.

E.g. 2-23: An Agent's Obligation and 5-19: Demonic Afterparty foreshadow events in the next season's metaplot. Do they count?

[Hilary Moon Murphy]

I like to include prequels in arcs. So yes, I would include 4-07 in the Season 4 metaplot. I cannot wait to see what you come up with Squark, and if you want feedback I'm happy to give it.

[Squark]

So the guide has actually been sitting almost ready to be shared in its first form for the better part of a week, but I've been a little burned out after Midwinter Gaming Convention*. I finally got around to fixing the formatting oddities that had crept in as a result of editing the document on mobile. Here is the guide. Comments are enabled and encouraged! Like I say in the introduction, I've only played about half of all of the Society adventures, so I'm sure I missed some story arcs. I'll be double checking repeatable tags and adding level ranges for each adventure in the adventures by region section this coming week.

*A convention of many firsts for me. My first time running a full adventure at a convention. My first time killing a player character. My first time GMing a TPK (They fell like dominoes in the penultimate encounter)

[Hilary Moon Murphy]

Neat! Can I help you format it to make it more readable?

[Squark]

Hilary Moon Murphy wrote:

Neat! Can I help you format it to make it more readable?

I would welcome suggestions to improve readability.