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Triumph of the Tusk

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Triumph of the Tusk is the forty-first Pathfinder Adventure Path and is expected to run from October to December 2024. It is a three-part Adventure Path.

For ages, the orcs of Belkzen have been marginalized, subjugated, and vilified, relegated to the rocky northern wastes. Yet in recent battles waged against their undead nemeses, orcs showed the world that they have a common enemy—the evil lich-lord known as the Whispering Tyrant. Now, openminded leaders like Ardax the White-Hair have initiated a grand diplomatic campaign to bury old grudges and forge alliances across the continent. There are few takers.

In the Triumph of the Tusk Adventure Path, the PCs are dignitaries representing the few orc communities or foreign organizations who answered Ardax's call. Their mission of peace soon turns violent when supernatural weather disasters, betrayals, undead uprisings, and even deicide turn the orcs' homeland into a desperate battlefield. With the PCs' help, Belkzen won't just survive, but will earn the respect it has always deserved!

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Pathfinder Adventure Path
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The Resurrection Flood Written by Brian Duckwitz Released October 2024
For level 3. The Triumph of the Tusk Adventure Path begins with an eclectic band of dignitaries becoming battle-hardened survivalists fighting for the orcs' homeland and independence. This volume includes an overview of orc culture, an exploration of the Flood Truce tradition, new magical items, and fearsome creatures that wander the wilds!
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Hoof, Cinder, and Storm Written by David Schwartz and Shay Snow Released November 2024
For level 6. Though they traveled to Belkzen as dignitaries to a harsh land, the PCs have proven their strength and earned a place on Belkzen's war council. Now they must protect the aurochs herds that feed a nation, overturn a tyrannical coup in a city of seven mines, and clash with invaders hoping to capitalize on Belkzen's moment of weakness as the ancestor storms continue raging overhead.
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Destroyer's Doom Written by Kendra Leigh Speedling Released December 2024
For level 9. At last, the orc nation of Belkzen is on the offensive! As their ally Ardax gathers his army, the PCs scout ahead to clear the way and infiltrate Wyvernsting, capital of orc traitors. To sneak into the city, they must liberate the Drowning Sands orcs and borrow boats able to cross a quicksand sea. Once inside Wyvernsting, the PCs must sabotage the defenses, motivate rebellious factions to rise up against their enemies, and finally join Ardax's forces in besieging the city. Yet when the dust clears, the PCs identify the root of the undead uprising that’s ravaged the land: a haunted divinity that dwells high in Belkzen's mountains.

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Player's Guide
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Triumph of the Tusk Player's Guide Released October 9, 2024
Friends, the time has come to forge a new history for the orcs of Belkzen!

The Holds of Belkzen have tenuously come together thanks to the vision and martial prowess of their leader, Ardax the White-Hair, to stand against Tar-Baphon. However, this peace is fragile as ambitions stir and conspirators whisper against the current leadership. Aware that a nation divided can't stand against its foes, Ardax has invited a group of dignitaries to a special event: Torrentmoot, where old grudges will be soothed, and history will be made!

The PCs are among these dignitaries, working to further their own ambitions and hoping to witness the historic formation of a truly unified Belkzen. But not everyone is interested in peace, and some would prefer to drag the worst parts of the orcs' history out of the past and into the present.

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