Rivalry's End
Rivalry's End, a Pathfinder Society scenario for tier 3-7 written by Ron Lundeen, was released in July 2013. The scenario serves as the retirement adventure of the Shadow Lodge faction, which was phased out of the campaign at the conclusion of Season 4.
“The Pathfinder Society's conflict with the Aspis Consortium in the frontier region of Varisia has come to a head, and the time to secure dominance of the ancient land is now. But despite mounting victories on the Society's part, the Aspis Consortium still has a few tricks up its sleeves, including several powerful agents from the Pathfinders' past who could prove too challenging an obstacle to surmount. Can the PCs end the ongoing struggle for control of the flow of ancient Thassilonian artifacts out of Varisia's ports, or will the Aspis Consortium succeed in keeping the Pathfinder Society ever in its shadow as it profits on the exploitation of the millennia?
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Scenario overview
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Recurring characters, concepts, and locations
The following characters, concepts, or locations can be found in this scenario, but also significantly appear in the publications listed below:
- Aspis Consortium (Abducted in Aether, Ageless Ambitions, All the Gods Beyond, Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible, Assault on the Wound, Bid for Alabastrine, The Blakros Connection, Blood Under Absalom, The Bloodcove Blockade, The Bloodcove Disguise, The Bronze House Reprisal, By Way of Bloodcove, The Consortium Compact, Day of the Demon, Dead Man's Debt, The Deepmarket Deception, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Encounter at the Drowning Stones, The Fabric of Reality, Fingerprints of the Fiend, First Taste of Eternity, Fury of the Fiend, The Ghenett Manor Gauntlet, The Ghol-Gan Heresy, The Golden Guardian, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, The Green Market, The Icebound Outpost, The Infernal Inheritance, Kaava Quarry, King of the Storval Stairs, Lost Colony of Taldor, On Sharrowsmith's Trail, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, Race for the Runecarved Key, Race to Seeker's Folly, Rescue at Azlant Ridge, Rivalry's End, The Rules of the Swift, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Serpent's Rise, Serpents Fall, Serpents' Ire, Severing Ties, Shipyard Rats, Siege of Serpents, Signs in Senghor, Skeleton Moon... further results)
- Dorianna Ouidda (At Shadow's Door, The Dalsine Affair, The Deepmarket Deception, Escorting a Mirage, Exiles of Winter, The Mantis's Prey, My Enemy's Enemy, Rivalry's End, Severing Ties, The Twofold Demise, Web of Corruption, Who Speaks for the Ten, Wrath of the Accursed)
- Gaston Cromarcky (The Cyphermage Dilemma, Rivalry's End)
- Goka (Blood Under Absalom, The Deepmarket Deception, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, The Icebound Outpost, The Kortos Envoy, On Hostile Waters, The Penumbral Accords, Red Harvest, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, Song of the Sea Witch, Tide of Twilight, Way of the Kirin)
- Grand Lodge (faction) (Among the Gods, Betrayal in the Bones, The Blakros Matrimony, Captive in Crystal, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Disappeared, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Ghenett Manor Gauntlet, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Guardian, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, In the Grandmaster's Name, King of the Storval Stairs, Library of the Lion, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Refugees of the Weary Sky, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Sundered Path, Tapestry's Toil, The Technic Siege, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, Words of the Ancients)
- Grandmaster Torch (Assault on Absalom, Betrayal in the Bones, A Bitter Bargain, Delirium's Tangle (scenario), The Eternal Obelisk, Exiles of Winter, The Frostfur Captives, The God's Market Gamble, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, Halls of Dwarven Lore, In the Grandmaster's Name, The Mantis's Prey, The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch, Race to Seeker's Folly, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Silent Tide (scenario), Snakes in the Fold, The Sundered Path, The Unseen Inclusion, Valley of Veiled Flame, A Vision of Betrayal, Way of the Kirin, Who Speaks for the Ten, Who Wears the Mask, Words of the Ancients)
- Guaril Karela (A Bitter Bargain, The Bloodcove Blockade, The Burden of Envy, The Cindersworn Pact, Cleansed with Fire, The Goblinblood Dead, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, Halls of Dwarven Lore, In Service to Lore, King of the Storval Stairs, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Paths We Choose, Rivalry's End, Severing Ties, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Stranger Within, Trouble in Tamran, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin, You Have What You Hold)
- Lantern Lodge (faction) (Among the Gods, The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Immortal Conundrum, King of the Storval Stairs, The Kortos Envoy, The Midnight Mauler, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, Way of the Kirin, Words of the Ancients)
- Riddleport (The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Fabric of Reality, King of the Storval Stairs, Murder on the Throaty Mermaid, My Enemy's Enemy, Portal of the Sacred Rune, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, Severing Ties, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
- Rin (The Golden Serpent, In Wrath's Shadow, Portal of the Sacred Rune, Rivalry's End, Ruins of Bonekeep Level 1: The Silent Grave, Ruins of Bonekeep Level 2: Maze of the Mind Slave)
- Sczarni (faction) (Among the Gods, A Bitter Bargain, The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Defenders of Nesting Swallow, The Disappeared, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Frostfur Captives, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Icebound Outpost, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, King of the Storval Stairs, The Midnight Mauler, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Stranger Within, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin... further results)
- Shadow Lodge (faction) (The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Frostfur Captives, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Icebound Outpost, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, The Kortos Envoy, The Midnight Mauler, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, Way of the Kirin, Words of the Ancients)
- Silver Crusade (faction) (Among the Gods, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Disappeared, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Frostfur Captives, The Ghenett Manor Gauntlet, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, King of the Storval Stairs, The Midnight Mauler, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Price of Friendship, Reaver's Roar, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Returned to Sky, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, Scars of the Third Crusade, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, The Slave Master's Mirror, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Thralls of the Shattered God, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, Trial by Machine, Valley of Veiled Flame, The Veteran's Vault, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin, Weapon in the Rift... further results)
- Thassilon (The Bronze House Reprisal, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Golemworks Incident, In Wrath's Shadow, The Ironbound Schism, King of the Storval Stairs, The Night March of Kalkamedes, Portal of the Sacred Rune, Race for the Runecarved Key, The Refuge of Time, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Waking Rune, Words of the Ancients, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
Map support
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat or Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario along with two custom maps:
- Real-world articles
- Works by Ron Lundeen
- Artwork by Jason Engle
- Artwork by Sean Macdonald
- Artwork by Lindsey Wakefield
- 2013 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG adventures
- Pathfinder Society scenarios
- Season 4 scenarios
- 3rd level adventures
- 4th level adventures
- 5th level adventures
- 6th level adventures
- 7th level adventures
- Tier 3-7 scenarios
- Adventures in Varisia
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Varisia
- Adventures in Riddleport
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Riddleport
- Gaston Cromarcky appearances
- Rin appearances
- Dorianna Ouidda appearances
- Grandmaster Torch appearances
- Guaril Karela appearances