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PFS2 4-16: Dacilane Academy's First Great Prank War THU August 24th 5.30 PM UTC

Tier 3-6.

Please schedule around 4 1/2 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

Exam time has always been stressful for the students of the Dacilane Academy, so J Dacilane has come up with a plan: have a group of Pathfinders help them pull off the first ever Dacilane Academy Great Prank War! Surely nothing can go wrong! However, once a caravan of fey traveling nearby catch a whiff of the chaos, they're more than willing to come and join the prank war—with or without an invitation! It's up to the Pathfinders to calm down the friendly fey, defeat the evil fey that infiltrated the caravan, and ensure that the students have the best prank war ever! Should be easy as pie! (Quick, duck that pie!)

Written by John Curtin

Scenario tags: None

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PFS2 4-17: Trapping the Hag's Claw THU August 31st 5.15 PM UTC

I have also added PFS2 Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration Displacement Con Slot 6 (Friday, September 1, 2023 6:00 PM UTC) to the schedule.

Tier 7-10. No pregens.

Please schedule around 5 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th- through 10th-level characters.

In the conclusion of the Year of Boundless Wonder, the Pathfinder Society and one of the members of the Decemvirate have pieced together a careful plan. Using one of the mysterious items from the vault, the draught of dreams, the Society will lay a trap for Aslynn, catching her via her own greed and desire to control dreams. The plan requires bait though, and Zarta Dralneen has stepped up to prove her loyalty to the Society yet again and finally finish off Aslynn. However, despite their secrecy, she's caught wind of the plan and is ready to overturn it and finally be done with the Pathfinder Society once and for all!

Those Pathfinders are such busy bees,

Thinking they’ll finish Aslynn in a breeze.

Oh ho, but she has so many tricks,

Let’s try them all, see what sticks!

Written by Lysle Kapp

Scenario tags: Metaplot (Boundless Wonder)

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PFS2 3-06: Struck by Shadows THU September 7th 5.30 PM UTC

[See also another game announcement after this one.]

Tier 3-6.

Please schedule around 4 1/2 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

Time after time, enemies of the Society have attacked the Grand Lodge in Absalom. Following the sudden surge in disasters befalling the Society's lodges across the Inner Sea, the Society's leadership sought the expertise of one of its strongest new allies—the hobgoblin nation of Oprak—in bolstering the Grand Lodge's defenses. These new defenses prove their worth when they signal a sudden infiltration by shadowy foes. With the Society's forces stretched thin, will the few agents stationed at the Grand Lodge be enough to repel this sudden attack? If they succeed, what might the agents learn about the enemies orchestrating the Society's recent troubles?

Struck by Shadows is part of the ongoing story of the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries. It is the second scenario in a four-part arc detailing the events taking place in and around the Society's headquarters at the Grand Lodge in Absalom, the City of Lost Omens. Other arcs explore other locations across the Inner Sea. While the arcs can be played in any order, it is recommended that players experience the scenarios within each individual arc in order.

Written by Luis Loza

Scenario tags: Metaplot (Shattered Sanctuaries)

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PFS2 3-17: Dreams of a Dustbound Isle SAT September 9th 7.30 AM UTC

[See also another game announcement after this one.]

Tier 5-8.

Please schedule around 4 1/2 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

Pathfinders stationed at the Grand Lodge have been experiencing strange shared dreams. The dreams reveal a mysterious island surrounded by dust and shadows. In the dreams, someone is trapped. They’re calling for help. And someone—or something—doesn’t want them to leave.

Investigating the dreams, the Society has learned a way for its agents to enter the strange, shadowy, dreamlike landscape. Fearing the dreams represent a larger threat, and with no time to lose, the Society sends an experienced group to investigate.

Given all the catastrophes at Pathfinder Society lodges these days, it could always be a trap. But someone is in there, and they need help. Besides, what Pathfinder would turn down the chance to explore a dream world which may, in fact, be real?

Dreams of a Dustbound Isle is part of the ongoing Absalom metaplot arc in the Year of Shattered Sanctuaries. It is the third of four scenarios in the arc, which began with Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Shattered Sanctuaries and Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-06: Struck by Shadows. The arc will conclude with Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-19: Mean Streets of Shadow Absalom (Levels 7–10; July 2022). While playing the scenarios in order enhances the narrative of this four-part story arc, it is not required.

Written by Matt Duval

Scenario tags: Faction (Radiant Oath, Verdant Wheel), Metaplot (Shattered Sanctuaries)

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PFS2 2-04: Path of Kings SUN September 10th 2.15 PM UTC

[See also another game announcement after this one.]

Tier 3-6.

Please schedule around 4 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3-6.

The Pathfinders sail across the Arcadian Ocean, hoping to establish a new lodge on the continent of Arcadia. Following the course laid out centuries before by the Linnorm Kings, the PCs hope to arrive at the legendary Ulfen settlement of Valenhall. What they find when they arrive is a scene quite different than what they were led to expect, and the Pathfinders must deal with a number of factions, both Ulfen and Arcadian, if they hope to succeed in their mission.

Written by: Luis Loza

Scenario tags: Horizon Hunters

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PFS2 Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration FRI September 15th 4.30 PM UTC

[See also another game announcement after this one.]

Player signups are now open. Please see the announcements channel on the AB-CoNfUsIoN 2023 Discord for information on how to sign up (intentionally no direct link to the warhorn page).

Tier 1-4.

Please schedule around 4 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

It's time to explore! With the Society coming off of their recent victory in finally defeating an old enemy, they choose to turn to refocus on the goals of the Pathfinder Society: Explore! Report! Cooperate! As a celebration for such a successful year, there's a party being hosted with all sorts of friends both new and old in attendance. However, when one of Fola Barun's dear friends needs to be entertained in order to prepare a surprise, it's up to the Pathfinders to show him around the famous Maze of the Open Road. When he starts to encourage exploration, new doors appear and new adventures await!

Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration is the introduction to the plot of the Year of Unfettered Exploration. This scenario presents characters and themes that will feature in Year 5's metaplot, and so it is is a natural starting point for players looking to jump into the action.

Written by Sen H.H.S.

Scenario tags: Metaplot (Unfettered Exploration), Faction (Envoy's Alliance), Repeatable

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PFS2 4-99: Blessings of the Forest SAT September 16th 2 PM UTC

Player signups are now open. Please see the announcements channel on the AB-CoNfUsIoN 2023 Discord for information on how to sign up (intentionally no direct link to the warhorn page).

Tier TBD.

Please schedule around 5 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Special designed for 1st- through 8th-level characters (subtiers 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 & 7-8).

The Pathfinder Society is approached by the Queen of Kyonin for their assistance in investigating a demon-obsessed elf noble and his ominous plans for an isolated town within the forests of Kyonin in exchange for allowing the Society to once again operate within the nation. The travel there is treacherous, however once the Pathfinders arrive, the town is besieged by a power beyond any one elf no matter his plans and ambition. The teams of Pathfinders must work together effectively and quickly to prevent the corruption of the forest and the town!

Written by Dennis Muldoon and Ivis K. Flanagan

Scenario tags: Exclusive, Repeatable, Glyph

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PFS2 Intro: Year of Boundless Wonder THU September 14th 6 PM UTC

[See also another game announcement after this one.]

Tier 1-4.

Please schedule around 4 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

Wonder abounds! The Pathfinder Society's vaults have suddenly recieved a huge treasure trove of precious items from around the world and beyond. Much remains mysterious about these objects, from their origins to the reason the trove's original owner was so desperate to be rid of it. A group of novice agents has the opportunity to explore the troves' wonders for themselves, but not all is as it seems. After being drawn into an otherworldly realm, they must use their wits and fight to escape with their lives!

Intro: Year of Boundless Wonder is the introduction to the plot of the Year of Boundless Wonder. This scenario presents treasures, characters, and themes that will feature in Year 4's metaplot, and so it is is a natural starting point for players looking to jump into the action.

Written by Mike Kimmel

Scenario tags: Metaplot (Boundless Wonder), Repeatable

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PFS2 4-07: A Most Wondrous Exchange! THU September 21st 6 PM UTC

Tier 5-8.

Please schedule around 4 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

It's time for a trip to the Grand Bazaar of Absalom! This thriving market hosts wondrous shops of all sorts, whose proprietors are experts in a variety of wares. Having recently acquired a vast number of strange magic items, the Pathfinder Society needs groups of agents to visit the Grand Bazaar and exchange favors with these interesting shopkeepers in order to better understand some of the treasures that have fallen into the Society's hands. Thankfully, the Society's new ally, Biglock, has a good idea of where to start!

Written by Kendra Leigh Speedling

Scenario tags: Repeatable

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PFS2 Quest (Series 2) #15: In the Footsteps of Horror THU October 5th 7 PM UTC

Tier 1-4

Please schedule around 2 1/2 hours for the game.

About the scenario:

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

A group of powerful Pathfinders had to abandon the exploration of an underground complex after defeating a powerful lich and stopping a devatating ritual by the skin of their teeth. The PCs are tasked with exploring this complex now cleared of threats and cataloguing what's there. The ritual, though, while incomplete, has still linked the site to its conterpart in the Netherworld, and once they enter the PCs find that their task will not be as simple or boring as promised, as they have to fight through the shadowy mirror of the Netherworld complex just to get back home, with unknown threats that most assuredly were not cleared out.

Written by Shan Wolf

Scenario tags: Repeatable

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