So I've removed the automatic monthly blog post. I kept missing rescheduling the post and kept having to do it after the post was made. It will still be posted, just not as an automatic post.

In its place I thought it would be good to invite the community to do similar to what Alex does in his monthly post. What are things you want to call out as noteworthy and worth recognition. I'll change the focus slightly every month, so it doesn't get boring. There is a bunch of catching up to do, so feel free to call on anyone you can think of.

Lets start the first month with recognizing noteworthy Paizo/Lorespire staff! Do you have any great moments that made an impact with you?

Welcome to /r/Pathfinder, a subreddit for the Society-offshoot of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Pathfinder Society (or PFS) is a weekly organized campaign, typically played at a local game store or similar venue. You can find more information on PFS at the official about page on Paizo's site.

Full explanation of the history of the "split" can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_RPG/comments/1970yw/z/c8lj1xd

To head off the usual questions:
* No, you can't just merge subreddits.
* No, I'm not closing /r/Pathfinder_RPG and redirecting everyone over here.
* No, I'm not closing this subreddit and opening another one.
* Yes, I do suck. And I am dumb.

I remember when I used to go to GenCon, the OP staff would make a big deal about the 5 star/nova/glyph GMs, (which they should, as someone who's earned their 4th star and is a few games away from their 4th glyph). Something like "Well, each game takes 4 hours to play, and if you add in the hours made to prep, that probably around 1200 hours dedicated to Pathfinder Society."

Which implies that we're spending close to 4 hours to prepping a game on average. And I don't think I ever spend that much time on a single game. The longest I'm spending is probably on drawing a map, if its a custom-to-the-scenario, or not one I own or one that I can easily approximate with another map.

My process

1) Read through it once, focus on understanding the story beats

2) read through it again, see if there's any rules that I need to refresh on, maybe check the paizo forums for anything someone else has caught.

3) read through again, reading aloud the read aloud text. Decide on character voices. Maybe make an edit or two if

4) Work on maps. Sometimes very quick, because I own the maps already, or can borrow from a local GM

5) If I have spare time, read through again and focus on items the party recovers and enemy spells.

6) If it is a convention game, find appropriate minis/pawns; for a local weekly gameday, I usually just use whatevers handy, and don't care if it matches the enemy at all.

Trying to get a better idea of what is needed to become a GM officially through Paizo/Society games and anything other things I should consider. I've GM'd home games but would love to try my hand at something with new players and such.

Hi,

I have created a discord server for those who want to play Pathfinder Society Online in the South Asia Time Zones (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka).

https://discord.gg/6XqWPhVW

I will run some games myself, and I hope we get some volunteers to run too. I can provide foundry resources and pdfs for the Pathfinder Society Scenarios for anyone who wants to run a game. You don't need to be from South Asia to join, but all games must run in a time zone convenient for South Asia.

Need help making my wizard op and learning more about pathfinder 2e every one ive asked dont know alot I cant ask my dm or he'll find a way to counter

Playing Pathfinder at a table, and trying to find Smilodon as an animal companion, or the equivalent. I don't want to use Kingmaker or WotR sources.

Greetings, Pathfinders!

With the debut of the Year of Battle’s Spark, we’ve made a few changes to our standard Pathfinder Society scenario layout to simplify things for GMs and ensure more efficient development behind the scenes here at Paizo. For example, scenarios will now match our Adventure Path encounter format, with “micro” stat blocks for non-custom enemies and hazards found in the Pathfinder Monster Core or GM Core. This will keep overall scenario sizes more manageable and prevent replication of basic information already presented in the core rules.

We’ve already implemented this change, but there are others on the horizon, as well. With the January 2026 release of Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-09: The Chitterwood Walks, Part 1: Scrambling the Tribes by Genevieve Rudat Olejnik, our scenarios will use a single level band, with this scenario set at levels 3–4. You can expect to see two Pathfinder Society scenarios released each month from January onward, with the Year of Battle’s Spark ending with 22 scenarios! Somewhat smaller in size than our most recent offerings, these new-format scenarios are designed to be run in 3 hours rather than 4, making it easier for event organizers to schedule weeknight slots at game stores, where there often aren’t enough hours in an evening to squeeze in our current longer scenarios. (Each scenario will still award 4 XP and 10 Treasure Bundles, as well as 4 Reputation with your chosen faction.) Of course, we’ll continue to endeavor to include juicy roleplaying encounters and other opportunities to flex to longer run-times as needed for conventions and other venues, but the baseline approach will be toward tighter, more-focused adventures.

Additionally, we’ll no longer be using challenge points to scale encounters. Encounters will be written for six PCs, and we’ll provide guidance on offering either a “Harder” or “Easier” experience based on the table you’re GMing for! This matches up with changes we’re implementing in Starfinder Society and is intended to help streamline the overall experience at the table and reduce some of the complexity and GM load in preparation.

As we’ll be providing more content through the main scenario line, our final quest will be Pathfinder Quest #27: Within the Glacier by Kate Tremaine, debuting this December. Pathfinder Quests were always intended as introductory short scenarios to introduce the campaign to new players, and with nearly 30 of them available, there are plenty to choose from. We plan to use some of the resources currently aimed at Quests for exciting new Pathfinder Society projects that we’ll be discussing in future updates.

Thank you for your continued support of the Pathfinder Society campaign and for rolling with these new changes. As the line’s primary developer, I’m excited about the opportunities provided by the updated scenario format and look forward to a bright and exciting future for the campaign!

As we continue to introduce additional updates, we’ll be sure to share them here in this space.

I’m thrilled for the future of Organized Play and can’t wait to share it all with y’all!

Until then, remember the credo of the Pathfinder Society: Explore! Report! Cooperate!

Shay Snow Pathfinder Society Developer

https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo713yi

Beyond there not being THAT many people who would play, is there another reason why higher level scenarios don't exist?

Is it harder to balance, is it because it takes longer (which I get)?

My local game store runs games in the 1-4 and 3-6 bracket every week.

I have one character I absolutely love playing and currently he's at level 4.

I like to keep him at level 4 because it allows me to play both brackets no matter the week. I've started slow leveling but eventually he's gonna break the level 4 cap and hit level 5.

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/