Pathfinder Society GM Call August 2022

[lochinvar_1971]

Hail and Well Met Pathfinders!



Welcome to Season 3 of Pathfinder Society 2E. The Gunslinger and Inventor are now released for play; with the thaumaturge and psychic on the horizon – get your copy of Guns and Gears.

Please Note: There have been substantial changes to the PFS2E Organizational Play. Please review the following link to familiarize yourself with these changes and the impact they may have on you as a GM. Pathfinder Society (Second Edition) Guide to Organized Play

I do have a lot of requests for people to be able to GM a PF2E game. Please limit your signups to one game, but do sign yourself up to play games prior to the weekly sign-ups going out if you GM I do need PFS1 GM’s for a few scenarios.

• I appreciate each and every one of you and appreciate the strong GM base I have
• Anyone who signs up to GM gets to pick the games they want to play for that month. When you sign up, please let me know what games you would like to play.
  
  
  Just as a reminder:
  • Games start at 6pm and end at 10pm. Let's be respectful of our hosts and try to end on time!
  • We follow the D11 weather closure schedule; if D11 is closed on Wednesday, PFS/SFS is canceled for the night. Please be safe and plan accordingly.
  • Please make sure that your real name (or at least whatever you'd like me to call you on the schedule) is listed in your post. If your account is ChunkyLover53 and you don't list your real name, you will be christened...
  • Sign up as soon as possible, you can always cancel if you need to
  • Please do not hot-swap tables!
  • Any sign ups on the day of the game (Wednesday) may not get a slot at the table, but do show up. We will always try to fit you in to a game!
  • GMs: if you need to cancel, let me know ASAP so I can find a replacement!
  • If you want a game scheduled, please ask!
  Explore, Cooperate, and Report!
  
  03 Aug 2022
  
  PF2E 03-18 Dacilane Academy's Delightful Disaster Tier 1-4 -
  GM1: Richard
  GM2: TBD
  GM3 (if needed): Jenn
  
  IThe students of Dacilane Academy are going on a field trip! As many of the academy’s students are the children of Pathfinders, what better place to visit than Woodsedge Lodge, one of the most famous Pathfinder Society lodges and the hub of the vast, mystical hedge maze known as the Maze of the Open Road? And who better to chaperone these students than a group of capable Pathfinder agents? When delightful disaster strikes, everyone will be glad that the Pathfinders came along for the trip!
  
  Scenario tags: None
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Pathfinder Lodge
  
  Player 1: Erik
  Player 2: Jenn
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  10 Aug 2022
  
  Bounties & Quests - GM: TBD
  
  PF2E B18: From Family Lost - Tier 3
  
  When the Fifth Mendevian Crusade ended, the hamlet of Bulviss was one of many casualties on t the Mendevian side of the border. Overrun by demons and their allies, the hamlet hasn’t been touched since a band of crusaders cleared out the demonic influence that lingered. Now, contracted by an interested party, a group of adventurers must head into the ruins of Bulviss to find a missing deed and any other surviving treasures. Have the demons truly been removed, or are there other, darker secrets waiting in the ruins?
  
  Scenario Tags: Repeatable
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Ghost Towns
  
  PF2E B19: Grim Tidings - Tier 3
  
  The heads of missing villagers from a small Irriseni village have started appearing on the edge of the Hoarwood Forest. Desperately needing to access the trees to survive Irrisen’s eternal winter, the people of the village seek adventurers to find the source of the murders and excise it from their land. Exactly who or what is responsible for the grim murders remains unknown, and it’s up to the PCs to track the murders back to their source and then venture into the Hoarwood to confront the threat.
  
  Scenerio Tags: Repeatable
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Winter Forest
  
  PF2E Q05: The Dragon Who Stole Evoking Day (Quest)- Tier 3-6
  
  The sage Ameopheus has a long history with the Pathfinder Society and he has called upon his allies to assist with an unusual task: tracking down a missing supply of wands and fireworks intended for use in the city of Sothis's annual Evoking Day celebration! The PCs will have to investigate a crowded city and track down the missing pyrotechnics, but the current owner of the explosive ordnance might not be so willing to simply turn it over.
  
  Scenario Tags: None
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Docks
  
  PF2E Q07: A Curious Claim- Tier 3-6
  
  Money is power in the land of Druma and those who know how best to manipulate the economics of the land have the most of both. The PCs are sent to Druma to investigate a missing ship and the particulars of an insurance claim related to its disappearance, though both ravenous undead and agents of one of the Pathfinder Society's fiercest rival organizations seek to keep them from the truth behind the ship's sad end.
  
  Scenario Tags: None
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip Tiles: Forest Starter Set
  
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  PF2E Pathfinder Adventure Big Trouble in Little Absolom Tier Special GM: Richard
  
  Always living in the shadows is hard when you're a clever and regal creature like a kobold. Now t's time to make a name for yourself and bring honor and prestige to your clan.
  
  In Little Trouble in Big Absalom, you take on the role of one of five kobolds from the Hookclaw clan tasked with exploring a treasure-laden vault discovered by a team of Hookclaw diggers. Enticed by the potential wealth, the kobolds brave terrible dangers in what turns out to be a grandmother's basement before being asked by the kind old lady to retrieve her magical hedge trimmer from a neighbor's garden.
  
  Little Trouble in Big Absalom includes two mini adventures that can be played back to back or alone—filling as much or as little time as you have for madcap adventure. In addition, the five pregenerated kobold characters provide a preview of the upcoming Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide in this exciting offering for Free RPG Day! Grab some dice and some friends and play the role of determined kobolds!
  
  Scenario tags: None
  
  Maps
  Custom
  
  Player 1: Jenn
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  17 August 2022
  
  PF2E01-08 Revolution on the RiversideTier 1-4 GM: James
  
  In the heart of the River Kingdoms, revolution and turmoil boil just beneath the surface. The PCs are called to investigate rumors of an old, abandoned Pathfinder Lodge, but discover that their investigation leads them into a firestorm of danger and intrigue. What starts as a simple task becomes a revolution sweeping a nation, and the PCs' actions will inevitably shape the future of an entire kingdom.
  
  Scenario Tags: None
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Map Pack: Ruined Village
  Pathfinder Map Pack: Palace
  
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  PF2E 02-22 Breaking the Storm: Excising Ruination 7-10 GM: Mitch
  
  With allies ready to assist them, the Pathfinder Society enacts a ritual to track down one of its leaders who is now possessed by an evil force. With agents spread across the region in hopes of tracking down their target, things quickly spiral out of control when a threat is discovered to be closer to home than anyone would expect. It’s up to a single group of Pathfinders to track down and confront this new foe, which could lead to a threat against the whole of Golarion!
  
  Tags: Metaplot, Vigilant Sea
  
  Maps:
  Custom Map
  
  Player 1: Richard
  Player 2: Erik
  Player 3: Jenn
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  24 August 2022
  
  PF2E PF2E 03-01 Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries Tier 1-4 GM: TBD
  
  A recently inducted Pathfinder field agent makes a startling discovery as pleas for assistance flock to the Society’s Grand Lodge from across the Inner Sea. A group of Pathfinders come to assist in parsing the ongoing damage to the Society when a staunch ally requests their assistance. Stepping into a problem close to home, the agents quickly uncover a larger plot set to tear the Society apart and that it’s up to them to raise the alarm!
  
  Scenario tags: Metaplot (Shattered Sanctuaries), Repeatable
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip-Mat: City Sites Multi-Pack
  Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Tavern Multi-Pack
  
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  PF2E -3-19 Mean Streets of Shadow Absalom Tier 7-10 GM: OJ
  
  In the conclusion to the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries, the Pathfinder Society sends some of its most capable agents to Shadow Absalom, a twisted reflection of the City of Lost Omens that exists on the Plane of Shadow. There, they make new allies, confront old foes, and get a glimpse of things to come.
  
  Mean Streets of Shadow Absalom is the last of four scenarios in the Absalom metaplot arc in the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries. More information on this arc, and the other metaplot scenarios, can be found here. This scenario concludes the Shattered Sanctuaries metaplot as a whole, but players can still enjoy the earlier scenarios and other arcs after they've played this adventure, as each arc tells a separate,
  
  Scenario tags: Metaplot (Shattered Sanctuaries), Faction (Envoy's Alliance)
  
  Maps:
  Pathfinder Flip-Tiles: Dungeon Starter Set
  
  Player 1: Richard
  Player 2: Jenn
  Player 3: Erik
  Player 4: Mitch
  Player 5: Annie
  Player 6: James
  
  31 August 2022
  
  PF2E -Pathfinder One-Shot #1 Sundered Waves Tier Special GM: Erik
  For years, the pirate Captain Renlock sailed the coast of the Arcadian Ocean from the Shackles to the south to the waters of Varisia to the north searching for plunder and adventure—until one day his luck ran out. The ship was captured by a navy and the captain and his crew were apprehended and imprisoned. Years later, after the captain's death in prison, the four released crewmembers receive a message from the deceased captain pointing them to treasure he hid for them.
  This short Pathfinder 2nd edition adventure written by Jason Bulmahn is intended to be completed in a single session and includes four 5th-level pregenerated characters whose backstories and motivations tie closely into the plot of the adventure. This adventure can be easily incorporated into various virtual tabletops, run off of digital devices, or printed out and played at a table.
  
  Maps:
  TBD
  
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  PF2E -Pathfinder One-Shot #2 Dinner at Lionlodge Special GM: Jenn
  Invited to a hunting lodge to attend a grand dinner, the PCs are in for a treat. Initially called forth to go on an exciting hunt the following day, an uncomfortable meal causes some trepidation. The eccentric hunter who inhabits the lodge has other plans for his guests. Can the group figure out what's going on before their dinner is ruined?
  This short Pathfinder 2nd edition adventure written by James Jacobs is intended to be completed in a single session and includes four 4th-level pregenerated characters, who make 'use of the new ancestries in Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide and Pathfinder Lost Omens Ancestry Guide, whose backstories and motivations tie closely into the plot of the adventure. This adventure can be easily incorporated into various virtual tabletops, run off of digital devices, or printed out and played at a table.
  Maps:
  TBD
  
  Player 1: Richard
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  PF2E -Pathfinder One-Shot #3 Head Shot the Rot Special GM: Mitch
  Taking a much-needed relaxing break in between escapades, four gun-toting adventurers post up in a dingy bar in one of Alkenstar's entertainment districts. Right across the street at a theater, people flood inside to catch the premiere of a highly-advertised play, but what comes out of the theater is far more dangerous. As people scatter to safety in the dusty streets, its up to the group of gunslingers in the bar to set things right.
  This short Pathfinder 2nd edition adventure written by Michael Sayre is intended to be completed in a single session and includes four 3rd-level pregenerated gunslinger characters, who make use of the exciting new equpment and rules found in Pathfinder Guns & Gears, whose backstories and motivations tie closely to one another. This adventure can be easily incorporated into various virtual tabletops, run off of digital devices, or printed out and played at a table.
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  TBD
  
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[Haman]

Please sign me up to run headshot the rot.

[lochinvar_1971]

NOTE: Made a change to the game on August 17

[Mellysande]

I will run dinner at lionlodge on the 31. Erik and I would like to play 3-18 (on the 3rd), big trouble little absolom (Jenn only on the 10th) 2-22 (on the 17th), 3-19 (on the 24th Jenn only Erik is GM) and Erik will play sundered waves (31st). Also I'll back up GM if needed for 3-18.
Thanks, Jenn

[Haman]

Please sign Annie and I up for 3-19, and sign me up to Gm 2-22.

[Mellysande]

I will run dinner at lionlodge on the 31. Erik and I would like to play 3-18 (on the 3rd), big trouble little absolom (Jenn only on the 10th) 2-22 (on the 17th), 3-19 (on the 24th Jenn only Erik is GM) and Erik will play sundered waves (31st). Also I'll back up GM if needed for 3-18.
Thanks, Jenn

Richard... since Erik is no longer running 3-19 he has offered to run sundered waves so you have another week to play.
Jenn