Pathfinder Adventure Path: Devil at the Dreaming Palace

Agents of Edgewatch

by James L. Sutter

Get ready to shine your badge and report for duty—the Agents of Edgewatch Adventure Path begins! In this thrilling new Pathfinder campaign, players assume the role of fresh recruits of the Edgewatch, the newest division of Absalom's city watch. Tasked with fighting crime during this year's Radiant Festival—a grand centennial gathering of exhibitors and wonders from around the world that this year celebrates the grand reopening of Absalom's treacherous Precipice Quarter, long a ruined haven of monsters and criminals. Soon after taking on the new beat, the detectives learn that the fair has attracted not only cutpurses and vandals, but also poisoners, ransomers, and even a sadistic serial murderer, and it's up to the Agents of Edgewatch to crack the case and bring these villains to justice!

“Devil at the Dreaming Palace,” by fan-favorite author James L. Sutter, is a Pathfinder adventure for four 1st-level characters. The adventure kicks off the Agents of Edgewatch Adventure Path, in which the heroes join the city watch to solve a series of crimes across Absalom, the City of Lost Omens, before the crooks can pull off the ultimate heist! This volume also includes an in-depth gazetteer of Absalom's Radiant Festival, thematically appropriate new monsters, and new rules designed to support the Agents of Edgewatch campaign!

Genres: Role Playing Games, Fantasy

96 pages, Paperback

Published August 11, 2020

About the author

James L. Sutter is a co-creator of the best-selling Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games. He’s the author of the young adult romance novels DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US, as well as the fantasy novels DEATH'S HERETIC and THE REDEMPTION ENGINE. His short stories have appeared in Nightmare, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, the #1 Amazon best-seller Machine of Death, and more. James lives in Seattle, where he's performed with musical acts ranging from metalcore to musical theater.

Reviews

[Jayson Jolin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm very impressed with the way Pathfinder writes its adventure paths. The one thing I would suggest is that they put an age rating on their books. I bought this thinking I could run it for my son but the topics discussed are way above his age level.

[Katie Cunningham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a solid start to an AP. It sets the tone, sets up some solid and varied adventures, and offers some interesting world details.

Pros:
* Tells you in advance who will be showing up in later books, so you know to properly introduce them.
* Has fun encounters that offer multiple solutions.
* A festival is a fun backdrop!

Cons:
* There's one section where no maps are given for fights. Like... one map would have been nice to have.
* The title is a spoiler!

[James Tomasino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it. There's a ton of good content here. Great variety of encounters. Lots of options to give players freedom. The theme is flexible if you have issues with it, and Paizo put out some helpful toolbox stuff to get around problem areas.

[Luna Goblin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole adventure path is so close to my heart, there are flaws yes but it was really fun to play and run and I will always remember it fondly, as fucked up as it is BFJDJDJSJS