Category: Pathfinder 2nd Ed.

Ring Side Report- RPG review of Starfinder Society Scenario #1-01: Invasion’s Edge

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Product– Starfinder Society Scenario #1-01: Invasion’s Edge

System- Starfinder 2nd Ed

Producer– Paizo

Price– $5.99 here https://paizo.com/products/btq0cn3f?Starfinder-Society-Scenario-101-Invasions-Edge 

TL; DR– A change I can belive in.  100%

Basics–  What did they do?  Starfinders!  The society calls, and so did those who call!  And SOMEONE answered!  Your job is to help set up the base, explore around it, and then explore an unknown starship.  Who did the crazy robots call last season?

Mechanics or Crunch– FIRST THINGS FIRST!  This is a level 1 adventure and an intro adventure for a season.  The formula is pretty simple.  You do a skill check, a second skill check that turns into combat, and then this one does a short dungeon exploration.  And that’s a lot.  It covers lots of things in three hours, and it does it well.  5/5

Theme or Fluff– This one has a lot going on, but it balances it well.  The story is fun.  I enjoyed it a bunch.  My players and I enjoyed the world building in this one. Now we can get onto the next steps of what else is happening this season with a bit more information.   5/5

Execution–   I don’t like what Paizo has done, but they have made it up in a few ways. The monsters are inline or just referred to somewhere else.  Not my favorite, but now there is only exactly one level band.  Players can elect to play up or play down for a challenge. I love that. I prefer the players saying I want more or less challenge today.  Some days I want crunchy  DnD and other days I want a story.  Paizo is now doing both in the same adventure, so I’m happy there.  Monsters have pictures I have to clean up, so I don’t love that. But, the kicker is the price. This adventure is three hours long.  That’s a change.  But the price is much lower.  I like that. You want less play time and more, shorter adventures.  Ok,  but you adjusted the price to reflect that. You are not greedy.  Good job paizo. 5/5

Summary– I wasn’t sure I would like the changes that Paizo said they would do.  But I am a bit of a believer now.  I like the choice of challenge.  I like short play times.  I’m old.  I LOVE 12 hour multitable battle interactives.  But I spend my Saturdays mowing the lawn now and working on my hunny do list (I’ve worked on it now to the point where my wife schedules dates because if it’s not on the list I forgot!).  The point is, I’m older.  And I think the target audience is too.  A solid three hours of games is a great way to spend an afternoon.  And if you get an hour every four to go to the bathroom and grab a snack at Gencon, then it’s even better.  I would prefer if pictures were provided clean, but I can work with that.  It’s a change, but not a bad one.  100%

Daily Punch 10-3-25 DOUBLE Strength alchemist feat for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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Ed’s still in the hospitle, so you get two to three PF posts this week.  ULTRA POWERED DRUGS!

DOUBLE Strength alchemist Feat 16

Alchemist

Prerequisite: Extra Strength

This IS the most powerful potion.  When you craft a consumable that causes persistent damage or healing of any time, increase the dice of the potion by one step.  This effect stacks with Extra Stregnth.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 10-1-25 Arthralgia alchemical consumable for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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Joints just seize up!


Arthralgia Item 1+

Alchemical Consumable Elixir

Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk L
Activate [one-action] (manipulate)

Arthralgia causes your joints to literally freeze up limiting your movements as you can’t move.

Arthralgia (Minor)Item 1

Price 3 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed you gain  1d4 persistent cold damage and enfeebled 1 condition. The flat check ends both conditions, and the enfeebled condition does decrease until the flat check is succeeded. 

Arthralgia(Lesser)Item 5

Price 30 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed you gain  2d4 persistent cold damage and enfeebled 1 condition. The flat check ends both conditions, and the enfeebled condition does decrease until the flat check is succeeded. 

Arthralgia (Moderate)Item 9

Price 150 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed you gain  2d4 persistent cold damage and enfeebled 1 condition. The flat check ends both conditions, and the enfeebled condition does decrease until the flat check is succeeded, but the flat check is DC 17.

Arthralgia (Greater)Item 13

Price 600 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed you gain  3d4 persistent cold damage and enfeebled 1 condition. The flat check ends both conditions, and the enfeebled condition does decrease until the flat check is succeeded.

Arthralgia (Major)Item 15

Price 1,300 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed you gain  3d4 persistent cold damage and enfeebled 1 condition. The flat check ends both conditions, and the enfeebled condition does decrease until the flat check is succeeded, but the flat check is DC 17.

Arthralgia (True)Item 19

Price 8,000 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed you gain  4d4 persistent cold damage and enfeebled 1 condition. The flat check ends both conditions, and the enfeebled condition does decrease until the flat check is succeeded. 

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 9-29-25 Lasting Relief alchemical consumable for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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Why just have one?


Lasting Relief Item 1+

Alchemical Consumable Elixir Healing

Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk L
Activate [one-action] (manipulate)

This potion doesnt provide instant relief, but ti does last a long time!.

Lasting Relief (Minor)Item 1

Price 3 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed, you regain 1d4 hit points at the start of each turn. At the end of a turn, roll flat DC 8 check to end this effect. You must roll the check. 

Lasting Relief (Lesser)Item 5

Price 30 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed, you regain 2d4 hit points at the start of each turn. At the end of a turn, roll flat DC 8 check to end this effect. You must roll the check. 

Lasting Relief (Moderate)Item 9

Price 150 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed, you regain 2d4 hit points at the start of each turn. At the end of a turn, roll flat DC 11 check to end this effect. You must roll the check. 

Lasting Relief (Greater)Item 13

Price 600 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed, you regain 3d4 hit points at the start of each turn. At the end of a turn, roll flat DC 8 check to end this effect. You must roll the check. 

Lasting Relief (Major)Item 15

Price 1,300 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed, you regain 3d4 hit points at the start of each turn. At the end of a turn, roll flat DC 11 check to end this effect. You must roll the check. 

Lasting Relief (True)Item 19

Price 8,000 gp
Bulk L
When this is consumed, you regain 4d4 hit points at the start of each turn. At the end of a turn, roll flat DC 11 check to end this effect. You must roll the check. 

Thoughts?

Ring Side Report- RPG review of Pathfinder Society Intro to the Year of Battle’s Spark—Enough is Enough

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Product– Pathfinder Society Intro to the Year of Battle’s Spark—Enough is Enough

System- Pathfinder 2nd Ed

Producer– Paizo

Price– $8.99 here https://paizo.com/products/btq0cn39?Pathfinder-Society-Intro-to-the-Year-of-Battle-s-Spark-Enough-is-Enough 

TL; DR– A time of change. 97%

Basics–  WAR!  Breachill is under attack.  Your job is to save who you can.  Search the no man’s land to save civilians and maybe even learn secrets of more attacks!

Mechanics or Crunch–  Paizo knows the math of their system.  This adventure has a strong mix of social and combat.  There isn’t much exploration, but that’s not the goal of the adventure.  The math that’s on display is solid and makes this a pretty balanced adventure.  5/5

Theme or Fluff–  This is a fun story.  The adventure starts with the players choosing three of five different locations and finding people there to save.  After enough saving people, the adventure switches to running from the ravages of war.  Finally, some the people you save tell the players about goblins being sacrificed and the players are off to save them. It’s a solid story that is fun to run and play.  5/5

Execution–  This adventure worries me.  We are seeing more of the mix of the old and new styles of book.  Some of the monsters were given pictures, but not all.  Some of the stat blocks are in the adventure, but not all.  I don’t like the reliance on external resources.  I know this is more of an indication of what is to come.  4.5/5

Summary– The adventure is solid, but Paizo adventures are at a time of change.  The story and crunch is fun.  The execution is changing, and it’s into something I don’t love.  The price is not changing, but there will be less in the book.  However, if you want to jump into the fray and save who you can, this is a fun adventure! 97%

Ring Side Report- RPG review of Pathfinder One-Shot #2: Dinner at Lionlodge

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Product– Pathfinder One-Shot #2: Dinner at Lionlodge

System- Pathfinder 2nd Ed

Producer– Paizo

Price– $9.99 here https://paizo.com/products/btq029vx?Pathfinder-OneShot-2-Dinner-at-Lionlodge 

TL; DR– Not the high point of dinner.  77%

Basics–  Dinner time!  Dinner at Lionlodge is a stand alone adventure where the players are invited to meet with a mysterious benefactor.  Does he only want to give us money?

Mechanics or Crunch– This adventure has a few too many things that confound the player.  There are lots of enemies that either can shake off damage or might be a bit too high a level for it to be fun.  It works, but players may not want the hard entry of crunch into this one.  4/5

Theme or Fluff– This adventure works, but it feels a bit too random.  The random invitation is too good to be true, but why the heroes?  That seems off.  Also, there is background in the adventure that is surprising and kind of comes out of left field.  It’s not bad, but there is too much randomness that doesn’t involve the player.  3/5

Execution– This book has lots of extras that help, but is missing one key piece.  There are maps, pictures, and even character sheets.  What it’s missing is ties between the characters and the adventure.  Others of these have nice pieces that indicate relationships and messages to tie them to the story.  That’s not in here.  It’s an absence that is felt.  4.5/5

Summary– I didn’t have as much fun with this one.  It’s not bad.  But I was hoping for a quick one shot to get some crazy story.  That said, it did play, but my players didn’t enjoy it as much, as bad rolls combined with rough resistances led to a bad day.  The story was a bit fragmented, and the usual Paizo polish missed a bit here.  I don’t hate it, but it’s not the best of the one shots.  77%