Pathfinder Modules

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Paizo's Pathfinder Modules (formerly known as GameMastery Modules) are an ongoing series of adventures that fit in well in any campaign. Pathfinder Modules are 32-page, high-quality, full-color, OGL-compatible adventures for use with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. All Pathfinder Modules include four pre-made characters, so players can jump right into the action, and full-color maps and handouts to enhance play. While the modules are set in the world of Golarion, the classic feel of most adventures makes conversion into any published or homebrew setting easy.

History

The line launched in June 2007 with Hollow's Last Hope as a giveaway on Free RPG Day under the GameMastery product line which had previously been used for Paizo's numerous game aid products.

With Flight of the Red Raven in May 2008, the line officially transfered to the Pathfinder name to coincide with the Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder RPG, and Pathfinder Chronicles product lines. This edition also witnessed a distinct change in the standard cover design from that of the previous GameMastery modules.

In August 2008, the line switched from a monthly release schedule to a bi-monthly format to make room for the newly introduced Pathfinder Companion line.

In August 2009, Pathfinder Modules converted from using D&D 3.5 rules to the newly released Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, as did all other Paizo products from that point forward. Another cover style change occurred at this time, providing more art and less bars of solid color.

Naming

From the line's inception in 2007 through summer 2009, each module's title was preceded by a prefix which designated the type of adventure found within as well as the adventure's number within the series. These codes were dropped from product titles due to confusion among the general population as to what they really meant. Existing adventure types are as follows:

D = Dungeon
E = Event
J = Journey
LB = Last Baron
S = Superstar
TC = Treasure Chest
U = Urban
W = Wilderness

Fan contests

GameMastery Module Open Call

In September 2007, Paizo announced that they would continue their tradition of bringing new talent to the roleplaying publishing world in their inaugural GameMastery Module Open Call contest.^[1] Participants were provided a brief synopsis of the desired adventure and submission guidelines. Of over 150 applicants, David Schwartz was declared the winner, and thus wrote Flight of the Red Raven and has been added to Paizo's stable of authors for future Pathfinder products.

= RPG Superstar

Full article: RPG Superstar

Following shortly behind the popular GameMastery Module Open Call contest, Paizo announced that it would be holding an even larger contest which would involve six rounds of competition and allow for fan voting—RPG Superstar.^[2] Specific challenges included designing a wondrous item, a country, a villain, three thematically linked monsters, an encounter, and finally an adventure synopsis. From October 31, 2007 to February 11, 2008, judges Erik Mona, Wolfgang Baur, and Clark Peterson narrowed a field of over 850 contestants down to the top 32, 16, 8, and 4 before the final winner was announced. On February 20, 2008, Paizo announced that Christine Schneider was the winner of the contest and her adventure, Clash of the Kingslayers, was published in January 2009.^[3]

RPG Superstar returned in 2009 with a similar competition. The winner of the second annual contest was Neil Spicer, whose Realm of the Fellnight Queen was released in February 2010.^[4]

RPG Superstar 2010 ran from January to March of that year, and saw Matt Goodall rise to the top, winning a commission to pen his Cult of the Ebon Destroyers module for release in January 2011.^[5]

In the contest's 4th year, Sam Zeitlin took the top spot and earned the privilege of writing The Midnight Mirror for release in January 2012.^[6]

Releases

Prefix	Title	Release Date	Author	Level	Location
D0	Hollow's Last Hope	07060June 2007	BulmahnJason Bulmahn & F. Wesley Schneider	011st	Darkmoon Vale, Andoran
D1	Crown of the Kobold King	07065June 2007	LogueNicolas Logue	022nd	Darkmoon Vale, Andoran
W1	Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale	0707July 2007	BulmahnJason Bulmahn	066th	Bloodsworn Vale, Varisia
D2	Seven Swords of Sin	0708August 2007	SutterJames L. Sutter & Paizo staff	077th	Kaer Maga, Varisia
U1	Gallery of Evil	0709September 2007	GreerStephen S. Greer	088th	Absalom
J1	Entombed with the Pharaohs	0710October 2007	KortesMichael Kortes	066th	Sothis, Osirion
E1	Carnival of Tears	07110November 2007	HitchcockTim Hitchcock & Nicolas Logue	055th	Darkmoon Vale, Andoran
TC1	Into the Haunted Forest	07115November 2007	VaughanGreg A. Vaughan	011st	Darkmoon Vale, Andoran
J2	Guardians of Dragonfall	0712December 2007	CaralyaAnson Caralya	1111th	Augustana, Andoran
U2	Hangman's Noose	0801January 2008	LogueNicolas Logue	011st	Absalom
J3	Crucible of Chaos	0802February 2008	BaurWolfgang Baur	088th	Ulduvai, Mwangi Expanse
W2	River into Darkness	08045March 2008	VaughanGreg A. Vaughan	044th	Bloodcove, Mwangi Expanse
D3	Demon WithinThe Demon Within	08040April 2008	GreerStephen S. Greer & Tim Hitchcock	1111th	Kenabres, Mendev
W3	Flight of the Red Raven	0805May 2008	SchwartzDavid Schwartz	044th	Azurestone, Galt
D1.5	Revenge of the Kobold King	08060June 2008	LogueNicolas Logue	055th	Darkmoon Vale, Andoran
LB1	Tower of the Last Baron	08065June 2008	GreerStephen S. Greer	055th	Piren's Bluff, Andoran
LB2	Treasure of Chimera Cove	08100October 2008	CaralyaAnson Caralya	077th	Chimera Cove, Andoran
D4	Hungry Are the Dead	08105October 2008	HitchcockTim Hitchcock	066th	Darkmoon Vale, Andoran
J4	Pact StoneThe Pact Stone Pyramid	0812December 2008	KortesMichael Kortes	088th	Tumen, Osirion
S1	Clash of the Kingslayers	0901January 2009	SchneiderChristine Schneider	1010th	Glimmerhold, Varisia
E2	Blood of Dragonscar	0903March 2009	BakerKeith Baker	1515th	Dalaston, Taldor
J5	Beyond the Vault of Souls	0907July 2009	MccombColin McComb	099th	Westcrown, Cheliax
	Crypt of the Everflame	0908August 2009	BulmahnJason Bulmahn	011st	Kassen, Nirmathas
	Carrion Hill	0911November 2009	PettRichard Pett	055th	Carrion Hill, Ustalav
	Masks of the Living God	0912December 2009	BulmahnJason Bulmahn	033rd	Tamran, Nirmathas
	Realm of the Fellnight Queen	1002February 2010	SpicerNeil Spicer	077th	Bellis, Andoran
	City of Golden Death	1004April 2010	FrostJoshua J. Frost	055th	The Isle of Terror
	From Shore to Sea	1006June 2010	HodgeBrandon Hodge	066th	Blackcove, Cheliax
	Master of the Fallen Fortress	1006June 2010	McCrearyRob McCreary	011st	Absalom
	Curse of the Riven Sky	1007July 2010	CookMonte Cook	1010th	Jol, Lands of the Linnorm Kings
	The Witchwar Legacy	1009September 2010	VaughanGreg A. Vaughan	1717th	The Veil of Frozen Tears, Irrisen
	The Godsmouth Heresy	1012December 2010	McCrearyRob McCreary	011st	Kaer Maga, Varisia
	Cult of the Ebon Destroyers	1102February 2011	GoodallMatt Goodall	088th	Niswan, Jalmeray
	Tomb of the Iron Medusa	1104April 2011	ShelMike Shel	1414th	Zimar, Taldor
	Academy of Secrets	1106June 2011	CortijoBrian Cortijo	1313th	Korvosa, Varisia
	We Be Goblins!	1106June 2011	PettRichard Pett	011st	Brinestump Marsh, Varisia
	The Harrowing	1107July 2011	FraiserCrystal Frasier	099th
	The Feast of Ravenmoor	1109September 2011	HodgeBrandon Hodge	033rd	Ravenmoor, Varisia
	The Ruby Phoenix Tournament	1111January 2012	HitchcockTim Hitchcock	1111th	Goka, Tian Xia
	The Midnight Mirror	1201April 2012	ZeitlinSam Zeitlin	044th	Nidal
	No Response from Deepmar	1205May 2012	GreerStephen S. Greer	088th	Cheliax
	Dawn of the Scarlet Sun	1206June 2012	JacobsJames Jacobs	055th	Magnimar
	The Moonscar	1206June 2012	PettRichard Pett	1616th	The Moon
	Murder's Mark	1207July 2012	GrovesJim Groves	011st	Varisia