The Jester's Fraud
The Jester's Fraud, a Pathfinder Society scenario for tier 5–9 written by James MacKenzie, was released in July 2010.
“Life in Taldor is fraught with peril, especially for the crumbling noble houses of the Taldan countryside. One such house, the Bourtze Family, has fallen on hard times and they've informed the Pathfinder Society that, in exchange for a small sum of money, they'd be willing to part with a treasure trove of lore about Qadira's Grand Campaign, the 524-year invasion of Taldor. On your arrival, things quickly turn for the worse and instead of evaluating the worth of a few scraps of historical paper, you must instead retrieve one of the most dangerous artifacts in the empire.
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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:
- Aram Zey (Abducted in Aether, The Blakros Connection, The Bloodcove Disguise, Captive in Crystal, The Confirmation, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, The Elven Entanglement, The Fabric of Reality, Grand Convocation 4712, The Hao Jin Cataclysm, The Hao Jin Hierophant, The Icebound Outpost, The Jester's Fraud, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Pathfinder Trials, Portal of the Sacred Rune, Rescue at Azlant Ridge, The Sealed Gate, Serpent's Rise, Siege of Serpents, The Sky Key Solution, The Slave Master's Mirror, Slave Ships of Absalom, The Sundered Path, Tapestry's Toil, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Where Mammoths Dare Not Tread)
- Cassomir (Birthright Betrayed, The Blackwood Abundance, The Blackwood Lost, The Blackwood Truce, Cassomir's Locker, Crypt of Fools (scenario), Doom of Cassomir, Fortune's Blight, Hands of the Muted God, The Jester's Fraud, The Rules of the Swift, The Second Confirmation, Shipyard Rats, United in Purpose)
- Harlequin (The Jester's Fraud)
- Old Sehir (The Jester's Fraud)
- Taldan Phalanx (Decline of Glory, The Jester's Fraud, Shipyard Rats)
Map support
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat and Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario in addition to two custom maps:
- Real-world articles
- Works by James MacKenzie
- Artwork by Kieran Yanner
- Artwork by Kevin Yan
- Artwork by Corey Macourek
- Artwork by Nicholas Cloister
- Artwork by Christopher West
- 2010 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG adventures
- Pathfinder Society scenarios
- Season 1 scenarios
- 5th level adventures
- 6th level adventures
- 7th level adventures
- 8th level adventures
- 9th level adventures
- Tier 5-9 scenarios
- Adventures in Taldor
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Taldor
- Adventures in Evondemor
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Evondemor
- Adventures in Tandak Plains
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Tandak Plains