Siege of Gallowspire
- This article covers the adventure. For the in-universe event it depicts, see Siege of Gallowspire (event).
Siege of Gallowspire, a Pathfinder Society special scenario written by Brian Duckwitz for tier 5-16 as well as Aid Characters, debuted at PaizoCon 2019 in May 2019, and was released to the public on January 8, 2020.
“For a millennium, Golarion rested safe in the knowledge that history's most infamous lich, the Whispering Tyrant, was securely locked away. After a cataclysmic explosion sundered his prison, the Tyrant roams free once more. But he didn't simply abandon his prison. Deep beneath the ground, behind nearly impenetrable magical wards, he has set in motion a necromantic ritual of extraordinary power. It's up to the Pathfinders to battle the Tyrant's guardians, break the wards, and stop the ritual that could make him unstoppable. Along the way, they'll discover what secrets the Tyrant wanted to protect and keep from falling into his enemies' hands.
This scenario has two difficulty levels: Soldier and Champion. "Champion" is a considerably more challenging version of the adventure.
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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:
- Mahja Firehair (Cleansing the Flame, In Burning Dawn, In Glorious Battle, Reaver's Roar, Siege of Gallowspire)
- Marcos Farabellus (Ageless Ambitions, All the Gods Beyond, Assault on Absalom, Assault on the Wound, The Confirmation, First Taste of Eternity, Let Bygones Be, The Midnight Mauler, The Pathfinder Trials, The Sealed Gate, The Second Confirmation, Serpent's Rise, Serpents Fall, Siege of Gallowspire, Siege of Serpents, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Swordlord's Challenge, Vengeance at Sundered Crag, Where Mammoths Dare Not Tread)
- Ollysta Zadrian (Assault on Absalom, Assault on the Wound, Grand Convocation 4712, In Service to Lore, The Paths We Choose, Reaver's Roar, The Refuge of Time, The Shores of Heaven, Siege of Gallowspire, Song of the Sea Witch, Thralls of the Shattered God, Way of the Kirin (scenario), Weapon in the Rift)
- Shevar Besnik (From the Tome of Righteous Repose, Reaver's Roar, Siege of Gallowspire)
- Tar-Baphon (Birthright Betrayed, Escaping the Grave, Flooded King's Court, From the Tome of Righteous Repose, Grim Symphony, In Burning Dawn, In Glorious Battle, Killer in the Golden Mask, Library of the Lion, Lodge of the Living God, Of Myths and Legends, Putrid Seeds, Reaver's Roar, Return to the Grave, The Shattered Shield, Siege of Gallowspire, The Tireless Path, Who Speaks for the Ten, Who Wears the Mask)
- Wynsal Starborn (Assault on Absalom, Siege of Gallowspire)
Available resources
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat products are used in this scenario, along with two custom maps:
- Real-world articles
- Works by Brian Duckwitz
- Artwork by Jesper Ejsing
- Artwork by Dion Harris
- Artwork by Rob Lazzaretti
- Artwork by Tom Ventre
- Artwork by Corey Macourek
- Artwork by Jason Engle
- Artwork by Sebastian Gomez
- Artwork by Giorgio Baroni
- Artwork by Matthias Rothenaicher
- 2019 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG adventures
- Pathfinder Society scenarios
- Season of the Ten scenarios
- 5th level adventures
- 6th level adventures
- 7th level adventures
- 8th level adventures
- 9th level adventures
- 10th level adventures
- 11th level adventures
- 12th level adventures
- 13th level adventures
- 14th level adventures
- 15th level adventures
- 16th level adventures
- Tier 5-16 scenarios
- Adventures in Ustalav
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Ustalav
- Adventures in Gallowgarden
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Gallowgarden
- Tar-Baphon appearances
- Marcos Farabellus appearances
- Mahja Firehair appearances
- Ollysta Zadrian appearances
- Shevar Besnik appearances
- Wynsal Starborn appearances