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%