Ring Side Report: RPG Review of Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-07: Sewer Dragon Crisis

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Product– Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-07: Sewer Dragon Crisis 

System– Pathfinder 2nd Ed

Producer– Paizo

Price–  $5.99 here  https://store.paizo.com/pfs-scenario-5-07-sewer-dragon-crisis/ 

TL; DR– A handshake or a slaughter, your choice.  100%

Basics- Ok, we screwed up.  What do we do to fix this?  The Sewer Dragons backed the Pathfinders, and they paid a HEAVY price.  Now, your job is to help the friends we left along the way.

Mechanics or Crunch:  This is a fun adventure, and it changes based on what the players do.  This adventure has one mandatory combat.  If you are a combat monkey, you can choose violence. If you are social, you can also get your way.  It also has a skills section, so the skills person gets a chance to shine as well.  It’s a good mix.  5/5

Theme or Fluff– This adventure will take two hours or five hours.  There is little in the middle.  The story is solid, but a combat team will struggle and end up killing lots of things.  That’s fun.  If you are a social butterfly, this is much shorter, as you convince enemies to back down and corrupt people to do their jobs.  It’s fun, but if you have a mixed team, some people will not get exactly what they want.  5/5

Execution:  Ah, classic Paizo layout.  I love the older style.  Pictures for the monsters.  Stat blocks and an easy-to-read adventure all make this a solid adventure.  5/5

Summary:  This can be a feel-good adventure or a slaughter.  Either can be fun if you want it.  I loved running this one, and my players had a blast too.  Choose your team well, and you will too.  100%

Ring Side Report: RPG Review of Starfinder Society Scenario #1-03: Disaster at Dreamlink Labs

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Product– Starfinder Society Scenario #1-03: Disaster at Dreamlink Labs 

System– Starfinder 2nd Ed

Producer– Paizo

Price–  $5.99 here  store.paizo.com/starfinder-society-scenario-1-03-disaster-at-dreamlink-labs/ 

TL; DR– Space Horror Story! 95%

Basics- What was that?!  Dreamlink Labs found …something.  And someone else wants it. Where are the scientists?  Are they alive?

Mechanics or Crunch: This is a pretty simple one for crunch. It’s only a few fights.  There is some craziness in the second fight, but you can tell this was designed to fit in two hours.  The fights are fun, but short.  4.5/5

Theme or Fluff– This is a short one, but a good one.  It’s space horror.  We have some Aliens mixed with Lovecraft, and some Predator thrown in.  I love all those, so it’s a solid fun experience.  5/5

Execution: I like this one a lot, but I have a few minor issues.  It’s got great layout, fun extra bits to add tension, and pictures of most of the parts.  I don’t like that the pictures are in the middle of the book, not in the end, but I can deal with that.  It’s short, but there’s enough to get at least two hours of stuff done! 4.75/5

Summary: I love cosmic horror and good space-station horror.  This is that.  It’s that, but short.  But, its still those things.  I would like it a bit longer, but I am ok with what’s here.  I can’t see where they go with the new god and the remains of a planet it broke out of.  95%