The Return of the Runelords Adventure Path begins here, in the pine-shaded port town of Roderic's Cove. Grudges and gossip are ever present in small town life, and Roderic's Cove is no different. The town has seen its share of troubles in the past with Riddleport pirates and a haunting by the town's founder, and now those tensions are bubbling up again. After a deadly brawl breaks out, the heroes must piece together what troubles the small town. Along the way, they stumble upon something larger than faction squabbles among the townsfolk--an ancient smoldering threat has flared to life. The powerful ancient wizards who once ruled this land are returning! "Secrets of Roderic's Cove" is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 1st-level characters. The adventure begins the Return of the Runelords Adventure Path, an exciting and world-impacting fantasy campaign set in the frontier lands of Varisia. A selection of new monsters, a gazetteer of Roderic's Cove, and an ecology of the sinspawn round out this volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path. Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG. Sales Points -The Pathfinder RPG has been a leading tabletop brand since its launch in 2008. More than 100,000 gamers play in active Pathfinder RPG campaigns. Pathfinder's monthly Adventure Path product enjoys more than 10,000 readers, making it the best-selling monthly print RPG product on the market. -The Return of the Runelords Adventure Path is one of the most important publishing programs of Paizo's 2018 calendar, with six monthly adventure installments, a Pathfinder Pawns collection of character counters, and tie-ins with Paizo's 80,000-player worldwide Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign.
