Pathfinder

Adventure:
Threshold of Knowledge
PATHFINDER SOCIETY

Pathfinder Adventures Society Organized Play characters. Players and GMs

Pathfinder A dventure: T hreshold o f K nowledge c an b e must decide which character to apply credit to when they
played to gain specific benefits for the Pathfinder Society receive the Chronicle Sheet. The Chronicle Sheet gives 4
Organized Play campaign. Experience Point(s), 4 Reputation with one faction, and 10
Treasure Bundles appropriate to a character of their level.
KEY DIFFERENCES FROM SCENARIOS It also grants 8 days of Downtime. This adventure is not
Pathfinder Adventures have variable playtimes. They repeatable, therefore an individual may earn a Chronicle
don’t contain specific faction-related elements, nor are once as player and once as GM for the adventure.
they designed for play by characters over a wide range Players earn access to the items and options listed on
of levels. They sometimes include pregenerated characters the Chronicle Sheet through their actions during the
tailored and themed to the adventure. Using the provided adventure. If the PCs don’t discover an item or fulfill the
pregenerated characters is required for Threshold of conditions described in the adventure to gain access to an
Knowledge. option, cross that option off of each player’s Chronicle
Thematically, Pathfinder Adventures don’t assume Sheet. If a PC gains access to an option presented on the
the characters are members of the Pathfinder Society. Chronicle Sheet that can only be obtained by one member
Threshold of Knowledge is therefore offered outside of of the party, they earn that option on the Chronicle Sheet
the standard Organized Play environment; characters for all members of their group.
don’t need to conform to the standard Organized Play
requirements laid out in the Guide to Organized Play: About the Pathfinder
Pathfinder Society, and they do not receive the school Society
benefits from Pathfinder Training listed in the Additional The Pathfinder Society is a worldwide fantasy living
Character Options section of the Guide. campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the
Pathfinder Society, a legendary league of explorers,
KeepsaKes archaeologists, and adventurers dedicated to discovering
Chronicle Sheets occasionally include a section for and chronicling the greatest mysteries and wonders of
Keepsakes. A character can only acquire one keepsake an ancient world beset by magic and evil. A Pathfinder’s
per adventure; once a player has applied this Chronicle adventures explore the dark alleys and political intrigues
to a character and purchased a keepsake from the list, of Absalom between far-flung travels to the most
they must cross any other Keepsakes off of their Chronicle interesting and remote locales in the world of Pathfinder.
Sheet. The character doesn’t have access to the crossed- In an organized play campaign, characters exist in
off items, though they may later gain access to some of a common setting shared by tens of thousands of other
these items through other means (such as boons purchased gamers from around the world. Paizo’s Organized Play
through the Achievement Points system on paizo.com). A programs, including Pathfinder Society and Starfinder
player can’t purchase more than one copy of a keepsake Society, are campaigns produced by Paizo and used by a
item, unless that keepsake is a consumable item. volunteer community of organizers and GMs in more than
36 countries on six continents.
APPLYING CREDIT Participants in the Pathfinder Society can take their
Players who play through Threshold of Knowledge, characters to any public Pathfinder Society event
as well as GMs who run the adventure, can apply the anywhere in the world, and any Game Master can gather
adventure’s Chronicle Sheet to any of their Pathfinder a group of players to run through dozens of different

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pre-made adventures. It’s a great way to get in touch with other

local gamers, meet new people, and play regularly without all
the prep work and scheduling of a traditional campaign.
Players and GMs both earn special Achievement Points for
participating, which they can use to buy special options for
their characters on paizo.com. GMs earn double Achievement
Points rewards for the games they run. For more information on
the Pathfinder Society, on how to read the attached Chronicle
Sheet, and to find games in your area, check out the campaign’s
homepage at pathfindersociety.club.

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Event Reporting Form

Date Event Code:

Location

GM Org Play #: -2 GM Name: GM Faction:

Adventure #: Adventure Name:
Reporting Codes: (check when instructed, line through all if no conditions to report) □A □B □C □D Reputation
Earned:
Bonus Faction Goal Achieved: □ Yes □ No □ N/A Scenario-based Infamy earned? □ Yes □ No □ N/A
Faction:
□ Grand Archive □ Envoy’s Alliance □ Slow Track
Character Name: □ Radiant Oath □ Horizon Hunters □ Dead
□ Vigilant Seal □ Verdant Wheel
Org Play #: -2 Level □ □ Infamy

Faction:
□ Grand Archive □ Envoy’s Alliance □ Slow Track
Character Name: □ Radiant Oath □ Horizon Hunters □ Dead
□ Vigilant Seal □ Verdant Wheel
Org Play #: -2 Level □ □ Infamy

Faction:
□ Grand Archive □Envoy’s Alliance □ Slow Track
Character Name: □ Radiant Oath □ Horizon Hunters □ Dead
□ Vigilant Seal □ Verdant Wheel
Org Play #: -2 Level □ □ Infamy

Faction:
□ Grand Archive □ Envoy’s Alliance □ Slow Track
Character Name: □ Radiant Oath □ Horizon Hunters □ Dead
□ Vigilant Seal □ Verdant Wheel
Org Play #: -2 Level □ □ Infamy

Faction:
□ Grand Archive □ Envoy’s Alliance □ Slow Track
Character Name: □ Radiant Oath □ Horizon Hunters □ Dead
□ Vigilant Seal □ Verdant Wheel
Org Play #: -2 Level □ □ Infamy

Faction:
□ Grand Archive □ Envoy’s Alliance □ Slow Track
Character Name: □ Radiant Oath □ Horizon Hunters □ Dead
□ Vigilant Seal □ Verdant Wheel
Org Play #: -2 Level □ □ Infamy

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Character Name Organized Play # Character #

Adventure Summary
As new students at the Magaambya Academy, you set out to help a member of the local community. After racing one of your
classmates, you discovered that your teacher had gone missing! Working together, you freed him from the clutches of a sea hag and
stopped her nefarious schemes before they could endanger the city of Nantambu.

Boons Rewards
Congratulations on completing Threshold of Knowledge! Completing this adventure has earned you XP Gained
Pathfinder Society (second edition) Achievement Points, a currency that be redeemed on our website at
paizo.com for special character boons, such as access to rare or uncommon ancestries, feats, and more!
To redeem your Achievement Points, go to paizo.com/organizedPlay/myAccount and click on the Boons
tab. Note that you must have created a paizo.com account and registered a character before you can
begin making Achievement Point transactions. This adventure qualifies you for a unique Achievement Point
boon: Across the Threshold. GP Gained

Reputation Gained

Items Purchases
bubbling scale (level 2; 5 gp; Threshold of Knowledge 10) Items Sold / Conditions Gained
lion badge (level 4; 15 gp; Threshold of Knowledge 10)
seeking bracelets (level 3; 12 gp; Threshold of Knowledge 10)
wordreaper (level 3; 55 gp; Threshold of Knowledge 10)

TOTAL VALUE OF ITEMS SOLD

Add 1/2 this value to the GP Gained Box

Items Bought / Conditions Cleared

TOTAL COST OF ITEMS BOUGHT

Notes Downtime

FOR GM ONLY
EVENT EVENT CODE DATE GM Organized Play #
Chronicle Code: LLQJ