Guide to Darkmoon Vale

Pathfinder Campaign Setting

by Mike McArtor (Designer), John Gravato (Artist), Julie Dillon (Interior Artist)

Explore the forbidden reaches of the treacherous Darkmoon Vale, a fey-haunted wilderness on the outskirts of civilization. In this detail-packed full-color 64-page regional sourcebook for the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting, you’ll learn about the diabolical forces of the dreaded Kobold King, explore the ancient dwarven dungeons of Droskar’s Crag, and discover a cabal of evil druids. The lumber-town of Falcon’s Hollow holds deadly secrets of its own, and vicious orcs and hobgoblins from the neighboring mountains look upon its modest riches with deadly envy. A perfect locale for adventure, Darkmoon Vale and its secrets are laid bare for players and game masters alike!

Cover art by John Gravato

Genres: Role Playing Games, Reference

64 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

About the author

I started playing D&D in the summer I was 9 years old... which would be 1984. Before the end of that summer, unable to acquire actual D&D books, I started writing my own bizarre, 9-year-old's version of D&D. I didn't really stop making up games until high school. After a 4-5 year full-stop break from anything nerdy at all, I rejoined on AOL's TSR page circa 1996. There I met Sean K Reynolds, who later got me my first freelance d20 gig in 2001.

After writing a bunch of not-great work for a few d20 publishers and working as an editor for the local college's literary journal, I got my big break as an assistant editor for Dragon magazine. I honed my own game-design craft by helping other writers improve theirs, and as a result Wizards of the Coast invited me to co-write Complete Scoundrel with my fellow assistant editor, F. Wesley Schneider. That was pretty much a dream come true, and it was followed up with several smaller gigs with WotC and Paizo up until the end of 3.5D&D.

When Dragon ended and Paizo embarked on its own successful destiny, I also had the chance to write several full books for the Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting, including my first (and so far only) full-length adventure.

Reviews

[Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent sourcebook for one of my favorite regions of Golarion. MANY hidden (und unhidden) easter eggs... really. Some details are spread out through the book, but the overall tone and the language of the prose more than make up for it.

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed learning more about one of my favorite countries on Golarion. The only downside is that because this supplement is written for the 3.5 ruleset rather than the Pathfinder ruleset, some of the information is a little bit out of date.