Pathfinder 1E Up from Darkness - a one-shot for Kaidan

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Up from Darkness

author: Jonathan McAnulty
cover art: Mark Hyzer
cartography: Michael K. Tumey
publisher: Rite Publishing

You awaken in pure darkness.

Entombed far below the earth, brave warriors awaken in darkness, with no memory of who they are or how they came to be there. Now these warriors must ascend out of the depths. Yet their greatest challenge will not be the deadly traps or fearsome foes which stand between them and the surface. Rather, it will be discovering their own selves and coming to terms with who they are and what they have done to earn a place in the hellish dungeon of Botai-yami.

“Up from Darkness” is a one-shot adventure by Jonathan McAnulty, designed for 7th level adventurers, and set in the dread realm of Kaidan. Perfect for a 4-6 hour session of play, the module presents a unique challenge where death, though it comes often, is only a momentary setback.

Only $4.99 from DrivethruRPG - link to product HERE...

 

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What Jonathan had to say this about this module, which he originally ran as a demo one-shot at Origins this year...

"Up from Darkness," begins with the line, "You awaken in darkness..." It is somewhat a homage to A4: In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords, but is also fully its own scenario.

"Up from Darkness," is a solid one-shot adventure which will take 4-8 hours to complete. It features some fun, non-standard PC mechanics to simulate and showcase what I think is one of the truly unique aspects of the Kaidan experience. It is, in my opinion, the best one-shot I have written to date, and those that played through it all enjoyed it immensely. Some of the quotes from those that completed the scenario include, "That's just disturbing!" (my wife said this after playtesting), "But I don't want to be evil any more!," "Ow, My Brain! My Brain! It hurts!" and "Well worth the price of admission!" One of the funnest parts of the scenario is that it allows the GM, guilt free, to savagely and repeatedly kill the PCs. And that's all I'm going to say about that...

If that doesn't tease you into running this on Halloween tonight or for the weekend, I don't know what will...

 

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Here's one of the three maps I created for this module - and the most interesting one. It describes the upper levels.

Enjoy!

 

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Two 5 star ratings so far - two on Paizo boards, one of the two on DriveThruRPG, and a 3 star rating on DriveThruRPG. I can understand the possible misgivings by the 3 star reviewer, but it is still a fun one-shot.