


Rise of the Runelords
Series · 5 books · 2007-2008
Books in series

#1
Pathfinder Adventure Path #1
Burnt Offerings
2007
We Be Goblins—You Be Food!
The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path begins here, in the small coastal town of Sandpoint. Five years after a tragic fire and spate of brutal murders, the people of Sandpoint eagerly anticipate the Swallowtail Festival to commemorate the consecration of the town's new temple. At the height of the ceremony, disaster strikes!
In the days that follow, a sinister shadow settles over Sandpoint. Rumors of goblin armies and wrathful monsters in forgotten ruins have set the populace on edge. As Sandpoint's newest heroes, the PCs must deal with treachery, goblins, and the rising threat of a forgotten empire whose cruel and despotic rulers might not be as dead as history records.
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path launches the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path and includes:
\- "Burnt Offerings," and adventure for 1st-level characters by James Jacobs.
\- An exploration of your PCs' new hometown of Sandpoint, by James Jacobs.
\- A history of the ancient empire of Thassilon, by Wolfgang Baur.
\- The first installment of the Pathfinder's Journal, by Erik Mona.
\- Six new monsters by James Jacobs, Richard Pett, and F. Wesley Schneider.
Cover art by Wayne Reynolds

#2
Pathfinder Adventure Path #2
The Skinsaw Murders
2007
The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path continues! A sudden string of brutal killings terrorizes the town of Sandpoint, and the killer's mark bears a familiar shape. Investigation leads to the Lost Coast's most notorious haunted mansion, a dilapidated ruin that has become the lair of a monstrous murderer. Yet this killer is but one of many, a member of a group of fanatic cutthroats calling themselves the Skinsaw Men. To defeat the cult, the PCs must travel to the bustling city of Magnimar to unravel the sinister source of these murders before they become the Skinsaw Men's next victims!
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path continues the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path and includes:
\- "The Skinsaw Murders," an adventure for 4th-level characters by Richard Pett.
\- Details on Magnimar, the City of Monuments, by F. Wesley Schneider.
\- Information on the church of Desna, goddess of dreams, stars, and travel, by Sean K Reynolds.
\- The second installment of the Pathfinder's Journal, by Jason Bulmahn.
\- Six new monsters by Jason Bulmahn, James Jacobs, Richard Pett, and F. Wesley Schneider.
Cover art by Wayne Reynolds

#3
Pathfinder Adventure Path #3
The Hook Mountain Massacre
2007
The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path continues! The notorious Hook Mountain ogres, known for their violent and savage ways, have slaughtered the soldiers of Fort Rannick. The few surviving rangers need heroes to help them retake this key fortification before the ogres use it as a staging ground for further assaults on the region. Yet why have the ogres chosen now to launch this sudden attack? What sinister force grows in the surrounding wilderness, and what ties to the mysterious Sihedron Rune do the ogres of Hook Mountain hide? Are the rumors of an army of giants massing for war true?
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path continues the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path and includes:
\- "The Hook Mountain Massacre," an adventure for 7th-level characters by Nicolas Logue.
\- Advice and encounters to spice up the task of commanding a keep, by Mike McArtor and James L. Sutter.
\- An extensive gazetteer of the region of Varisia, including wandering monsters and more, by James L. Sutter.
\- The third installment of the Pathfinder's Journal, by James L. Sutter.
\- Six new monsters by Nicolas Logue.
Cover art by Wayne Reynolds

#5
Pathfinder Adventure Path #5
Sins of the Saviors
2008
Seven Deadly Dungeons!
The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path continues! The evil beneath the town of Sandpoint refuses to sleep quietly, and a killer from the ancient past awakes. Clues found in his lair lead to the den of a legendary dragon and into a vast arcane dungeon ruled by ageless wizards, where the seven deadly sins reign supreme. Can the PCs hone the sins within themselves into weapons against their true foe, Karzoug, the resurrected Runelord of Greed?
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path continues the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path and includes:
\- "Sins of the Saviors," an adventure for 12th-level characters, by Stephen S. Greer.
\- Insights into the magic of Thassilon and the arcane secrets of the runelords, by Brian Cortijo, Nicolas Logue, Owen K. C. Stephens, et al.
\- A glimpse into the profane cult of Lamashtu, the goddess of madness, monsters, and nightmares, by Sean K Reynolds.
\- The fifth installment of the Pathfinder's Journal, by Mike McArtor and James L. Sutter.
\- Six new monsters, by Joshua J. Frost, Stephen S. Greer, Mike McArtor, and F. Wesley Schneider.

#6
Pathfinder Adventure Path #6
Spires of Xin-Shalast
2008
A Runelord Rises!
The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path concludes! The Runelord of Greed, Karzoug the Claimer, stirs in the legendary city of Xin-Shalast. There are more forces than an ancient evil wizard at work in this remote corner of Golarion, a place where the boundaries between reality and nightmare are unnaturally thin. Karzoug's minions have awakened as well, among them giants and dragons and devils and worse. Could there be an even deeper evil poised to emerge from the darkness at the dawn of time? Can the Rise of the Runelords be stopped?
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path concludes the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path and includes:
\- "Spires of Xin-Shalast," an adventure for 14th-level characters, by Greg A. Vaughan.
\- Full details on Karzoug, the Runelord of Greed, by Greg A. Vaughan.
\- Expanded rules for adventuring in high-altitude environments (beware those abominable snowmen!), by Greg A. Vaughan.
\- The sixth installment of the Pathfinder's Journal, by James L. Sutter.
\- Seven new monsters, by Greg A. Vaughan.
Cover art by Wayne Reynolds
Authors

F. Wesley Schneider
Author · 24 books
Editor-in-chief at Paizo Inc. and co-creator of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, F. Wesley Schneider is the author of dozens of Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons adventures as well as several dark fantasy and sci-fi tales. His first novel, Pathfinder Tales: Bloodbound, debuted from Tor and Paizo Inc. in December 2015. Watch for his story, "Stray Thoughts," in Eclipse Phase: After the Fall - The Anthology of Transhuman Survival & Horror, coming in early 2016. Find more from Wes at wesschneider.com, on Tumblr at wesschneider, or on Twitter at @FWesSchneider.