So continuing on with a new monthly appreciation with the writers. If you aren't aware, the writers can be Paizo/Lorespire staff but can also be freelance writers or even regular players/GMs that submitted their writing.

Who are your favorite writers? Scenarios, Modules, Adventure Paths, rules, or blogposts. Open everyone's eyes to your favorite content and the writer that brought it to you.

This is to allow artists to still advertise while not flooding the sub with advertisement.

For background on this see: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder/comments/114vbhj/can_we_ban_art_commission_posts/

Digital Adventure Releases

The following adventures will be released on October 29, 2025, and may be run at events beginning on that date.

Pathfinder Society

Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-05: Battle of the Thorns*

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #26: Dragon's Plea

Starfinder Society

Starfinder Society Scenario #1-07: Seize and Destroy*

Starfinder Society Scenario #1-08: Compliance Protocol*

*part of a subscription

Updated Retail Incentive Program

Our Retail Incentive Program is intended to benefit those game stores and other venues that host Organized Play games by incentivizing players to make purchases of food and gaming products while playing Pathfinder and Starfinder Society. While Starfinder Society (second edition) launched without support for this program, it is now included!

We have grouped Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society (second edition) into one program, as the systems are similar enough to make the benefits work for both games. No changes were made to the Pathfinder Society rewards, we have simply made the language more universal. The RIP programs for Pathfinder Society (first edition), Starfinder Society (first edition) and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Society remain unchanged.

You can view and download the rewards at the link above or at this printable PDF. We encourage all organizers to incorporate the program into their regular events and conventions!

Guide to Organized Play Translation

We are pleased to announce that the Guide to Organized Play: Pathfinder Society (second edition) now has an updated French translation! Many thanks to community members and volunteers Mr. Fred, Vincent Andrey, and Rectulo for taking on this project and their ongoing work keeping the translation up-to-date.

You can view the translation at this link, or by selecting “French” on the dropdown menu on the right side of the screen. If you’re interested in assisting with this translation or a translation into your native language, please contact me at [organizedplay@paizo.com](mailto:organizedplay@paizo.com) for more information!

Sanctioning Updates

Last week, the first Starfinder (second edition) Adventure Path, Guilt of the Grave World, was released! Starfinder Society players may use the character options within, including the elebrian ancestry and corpsefolk versatile heritage, in Starfinder Society play. Please see the Starfinder Society Character Options page for any restrictions or clarifications.

Next month will see a real monster mash incoming with the release of Monster Core 2 and Lost Omens: Draconic Codexfor Pathfinder, as well as Starfinder Alien Core. Sanctioning for all of those books will be posted on the street date, so look forward to those!

GM Recognition

Campaign Service Coins

Over the past month, several new Campaign Coins have been awarded! We award these coins to members of the community who have gone above and beyond to provide an exceptional program to the community at large. Campaign Coins are awarded based on nominations; if you believe someone in your community is deserving of this award (whether or not they are a Venture Officer), send an email to [organizedplay@paizo.com](mailto:organizedplay@paizo.com) with their name and reasons.

Congratulations to:

Adam Loutzenhiser, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #886

and John Brinkman, who now holds a campaign coin and OP ID #885

GM Ranks

Whether stars, novas, or glyphs, achieving a 5 ranking in any program involves a substantial amount of time. To achieve the 5th milestone, a GM must run 150 games, of which at least 50 must be unique scenarios and 10 special scenarios, as well as having ran between one and three games for venture-captains (program dependent). A conservative estimate of the time needed to reach the 5th milestone is 650 hours!

This month we had two GMs reach their fifth rank!

5th Glyph (PFS2): Greg Garcia, Robert Odell

If you believe you’ve completed your 5th rank but haven’t been announced yet, please email me at [organizedplay@paizo.com](mailto:organizedplay@paizo.com).

Conventions

Event Spotlight

Over Labor Day weekend, Game Kastle in College Park hosted their third annual mini-convention featuring Pathfinder and Starfinder play! In one game store, they ran 36 tables of Organized Play, including our newest interactive special. The event also raised over $1400 to support local mental health charities.

Thank you to Nicholas, Greg, and Boyd for hosting a great event for a good cause! If you’ve run an event recently that you’d like highlighted in the blog, send information and photos to [organizedplay@paizo.com](mailto:organizedplay@paizo.com).

Upcoming Events

Fall is coming to a close, but spooky season provides plenty of opportunities for conventions! Join the community at GameholeCon, PaizoCon Europe Online, Scarefest or one of the many other upcoming conventions, all of which can be found on our conventions calendar.

Next month we’ll be at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia running Pathfinder and Starfinder Society, as well as demos of Pathfinder Quest (still available to back on Backerkit!) and Pathfinder Monster Match! Early signups for our games begin on October 20 on the Warhorn linked above. Come on out, play some games with us, and even get your hands on an exclusive Pinny Arcade pin!

Until next time—Explore! Report! Cooperate! And may all your treats be un-tricked!

Alex Speidel
Convention and Organized Play Manager

https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo720d7?October-2025-Organized-Play-Monthly-Update

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What are some of the best Chronicle awards in the current PFS offerings? Beyond just treasure, what ones offer exclusive boons or unlock fun character options?

Simple question about HD in spells, such as sleep. Does HP affect HD at all. For example if sleep was cast on a spot that had two creatures with 3 HD that were equal distance from the point of burst of the spell, but one of the creatures was at half HP and one was at full HP, would the spell affect the lower HP first even though they both are 3 HD creatures? And if not, how would you handle this situation?

"A sleep spell causes a magical slumber to come upon 4 HD of creatures. Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first. Among creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the spell’s point of origin are affected first. HD that are not sufficient to affect a creature are wasted."

I’m sure this question is asked a lot but online I can’t find what I’m looking for. Let me start by saying I’m not a pro at PF1e action economy but I believe I understand it.

The basics, as I understand it: Normal players can make a standard action such as a spell or single melee attack, with a swift action (assuming no immediate action used your swift action prior), and a move action. Alternatively, any player can forgo a move action and standard action to take a full attack action, making all melee attacks instead of just 1.

As a Magus (assuming at least level 2) I am able to Spellstrike to use a standard action to cast a touch spell, and as a free action “deliver it through a single melee attack”. So my understanding is that I can still use a move action and swift action on my turn while casting that touch spell and hitting with that melee attack. Everything all in 1 turn, every turn.

Alternatively, here’s where confusion lies, a Magus can use Spell Combat to forgo the move action to make a full round action to cast any spell and make all attacks (-2). Does this mean I can cast a touch spell, use spell strike’s free action to melee, then use all my normal melee attacks (1 additional attack at level 2)?

I'm thinking about picking up a module to run with my group, and I'm curious how experience works. Are there set points in the module where players should level up, or are they supposed to stay the same level throughout the entire module?