Pure flamboyance!
Swashbuckler
Prerequisite: Panache Cut
You can cut exactly where you want to. When you perform a finisher, you can reduce the precise damage by 1d6, 2d6, or 3d6, and the target gains Painful 1, Painful 2, or Painful 3 (DC 15 flat check reduce by 1).
Thoughts?
Product– Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-02: Shipyard Sabotage
System- Pathfinder 2nd Ed
Producer– Paizo
Price– $8.99 here https://store.paizo.com/pathfinder-society-scenario-7-02-shipyard-sabotage/
TL; DR-Solid, if a little short 97%
Basics– Let’s buy a boat! The Pathfinders want to take to the seas, and you are sent to help buy a boat. Time to navigate the interest of a used boat salesman, but that won’t be the most dangerous thing to happen on the docks that day!
Mechanics or Crunch– This adventure has a solid mix of social and combat. The social is a long series of events to first buy a boat, then save the dock. Then the fight shifts to the seas for the final fight. There is also fun in this adventure where social challenges can be used to end fights early. It’s an interesting mix that makes this a fun adventure. 5/5
Theme or Fluff– The adventure has a fun story, and it expands on the world and the story of the Pathfinder Society. Choices can be made in this adventure if a player wants to learn to solve problems creatively or with care for the human element. It’s something I think more Pathfinder Society events need. 5/5
Execution– I love what’s here, but what’s missing is the only problem. The adventure is a solid layout and execution. It’s got the Paizo polish I think is amazing. But, I think the adventure is just too short. This is a 2 to 3 hour adventure that needs a bit more fight in it to really push it to the 4 hour mark. 4.5/5Summary– I do love this adventure, even if it’s short. I like to see new approaches to things. Also the fact that this adventure emphasizes the human aspect of combat like just getting people to surrender as opposed to just killing everyone, and negotiating a cheap price for a boat! It’s a fun adventure that is well done. But if the worst thing I can say is I want more, then it’s a solid adventure. 97%
With Panache!
Swashbuckler
Prerequisite: Precise Cut
The pure finesse of it! When you perform a finisher, you can reduce the precise damage by 1d6 or 2d6 and the target gains Painful 1 or Painful 2 (DC 15 flat check reduce by 1).
Thoughts?
Hard armor!
You are just built tough. You gain resistance 1 to all damage types.
Right to the end!
Swashbuckler
With precision! When you perform a finisher, you can reduce the precise damage by 1d6 and the target gains Painful 1 (DC 15 flat check reduce by 1).
Thoughts?
HOW DID HE SURVIVE!
Rogue
Prerequisite: Critical Cut
There may be no surviving this. When you succeed on an attack on a target with the off-guard condition, you can reduce the sneak attack damage by 1d6, 2d6, 3d6, or 4d6 and the target gains Painful 1, Painful 2, Painful 3, or Painful 4 (DC 15 flat check reduce by 1). If you choose Painful 3 or greater the target must attempt Fortitude save against your class DC. On a success, the target only gains Painful 3 if you choose Painful 4 or Painful 2 if you choose Painful 3. On a critical success, the target only gains Painful 2. If a target has the Painful condition, it can increase up to Painful 4, but to go beyond Painful, the target must attempt a Fortitude save as above..
Thoughts?
Almost killed him!
Rogue
Prerequisite: Gaping Cut
Nearly severing limbs! When you succeed on an attack on a target with the off-guard condition, you can reduce the sneak attack damage by 1d6, 2d6, or 3d6 and the target gains Painful 1, Painful 2, or Painful 3 (DC 15 flat check reduce by 1). If you choose Painful 3 the target must attempt Fortitude save against your class DC. On a success, the target only gains Painful 2. If a target has the Painful condition, it can increase up to Painful 3, but to go from Painful 2 to Painful 3, the target must attempt a Fortitude save as above..
Thoughts?
Shhh…I’m hunting…
Shoot from the shadows. For two actions you load less powder into a firearm and make a ranged attack with that firearm. Reduce all damage die from that firearm by 1 size on a hit, but firing the weapon does not reveal your location or presence to anyone.
Thoughts?
Real deep cuts!
Rogue
Prerequisite: Deep Cut
Right into the joint! When you succeed on an attack on a target with the off-guard condition, you can reduce the sneak attack damage by 1d6 or 2d6 and the target gains Painful 1 or Painful 2 (DC 15 flat check reduce by 1). If a target has the Painful condition, it can increase up to Painful 2.
Thoughts?
Product– Pathfinder Adventure Path #184: The Ghouls Hunger (Blood Lords 4 of 6)
System- Pathfinder 2nd Ed
Producer– Paizo
Price– $26.99 here https://store.paizo.com/pathfinder-adventure-path-184-the-ghouls-hunger-blood-lords-4-of-6-p2/
TL; DR– Another good step in the Blood Lord’s Path! 97%
Basics– YOU’RE A BLOOD LORD HARRY! You finally become blood lords, and now the plot is really heating up. Someone is attempting to poison the food supply and you… you get to play honor guard to the ghouls from the underdark. All in a day’s work for the lowest ranked, most powerful people in the kingdom.
Mechanics or Crunch– The mechanics of this adventure are solid, but there is one thing that bothers me. The crunch works here. There is investigation, combat, exploration, and event influence all baked in. Multiple different skills are used, so no one feels left out. The last dungeon is a bit of a big jump in terms of difficulty, but overall the mechanics are solid. My one major issue is the groups. You earn points with each group that runs the country, but I still don’t have a solid grasp of why. You earn points, but there is not a direct explanation of what to do with those groups. And this adventure has you get more downtime abilities to use those factions and build up more intrigue. Why should I do that? I need a bit more, and then I would feel like that’s a good use of my gaming time. 4.5/5
Theme or Fluff– This story is fun here. Usually just having necromancers is enough to make a problem. But in this one, the story is that someone is messing with the money. It’s destabilizing the country and making the nearby ghoul kingdom angry. Your job is to fix relations and stop that little problem. It’s a solid story that draws the players into the world. It’s not only “kill the bad people”, but stop the geopolitical problems before they begin! Also this book introduces a whole new religion, so if you want a ghoul character who’s extra special, this is the book for them as well. 5/5
Execution– Paizo makes good books. I love what’s here. I love layout, the sections, and the worldbuilding. It’s another solid book from Paizo. 5/5
Summary– I liked this adventure. It’s got a fun story, and the difficulty builds up to challenge the players. The story builds. The small start and low levels are paying off as big powers are coming to play and the players are becoming big power houses too! The book is solidly constructed, and full of the Paizo polish I come to expect. The one issue I have is the factions. I still don’t honestly know why my players and I should care. Beyond that, this is a fun next step in the Blood Lords adventure. 97%
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