The Ruby Phoenix Tournament

Once every ten years, the cosmopolitan city of Goka on the eastern coastline of Tian Xia hosts the Ruby Phoenix Tournament on an island in the city's harbor. Infamous for its strange spectacles and exciting mix of fighting styles, the contest draws combatants from all over the world. Its winner gets his choice of a single item from the legendary treasury of an ancient spellcaster. But this year, not all who have come to compete do so out of respect for the traditions of battle or even out of greed for the reward. They seek, instead, nothing more than revenge! The Ruby Phoenix Tournament is a tournament-style Pathfinder Module designed for 11th-level characters, written for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and compatible with the 3.5 Edition of the world's oldest RPG. The adventure serves as an ideal introduction to the folk and fighting styles of the lands of the Dragon Empires.

The time has finally come for the Ruby Phoenix Tournament! Eight teams of the world's greatest fighters have qualified for the grand tournament and must now compete to win a prize from the grand treasure vault of Hao Jin, the Ruby Phoenix. The player characters will need to muster skill, strength, and style in order to overcome their rivals and impress the audience in a variety of fighting bouts. But when their greatest rivals disrupt the tournament by summoning an ancient terror from the ocean's depths, it's up to the players to put a stop to the rampaging monster before it destroys the city of Goka! "Ready? Fight!" is a Pathfinder adventure for four 15th-level characters. This adventure continues the Ruby Phoenix Tournament Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in which the players compete in Golarion's most amazing fighting tournament. This adventure also includes lore of the monstrous kaiju that dwell in the world's darkest corners, a gazetteer of the eastern trading metropolis of Goka, and a roster of new monsters. 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.

RUBY CRANE IS a rising star. At 15, she sold her first book, got a movie deal, scored the hottest guy in school, and became the most popular student at Frasier High. Now, as a soon-to-be junior and published author, she's ready to make waves in New York's literary world. But every star falls back to earth one day. Ruby's accused of plagiarism - on national television. And the worst part is that the proof of her literary lies is indisputable. Her friends won't return her phone calls. Her boyfriend's gone AWOL. The media vultures are flying low, and they want answers. So Ruby does what any self-respecting headline would do. She disappears. And that's when her story really begins.

The Ruby Phoenix Tournament reaches its excitingconclusion! The sorcerer Hao Jin is nowhere to be found. The heroes' search forthe tournament's grand judge takes them across Tian Xia's legendary FlyingMountains and face to face with the Celestial Dragon. They ultimately reach adark demiplane where a nefarious otherworldly villain is holding Hao Jincaptive. In order to rescue the Ruby Phoenix, the heroes must defeat theirultimate rivals and claim the title of tournament champions. "King of the Mountain" is aPathfinder adventure for four 18th-level characters. This adventure concludesthe Ruby Phoenix Tournament Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign inwhich the players compete in Golarion's most amazing international fightingtournament. This adventure also includes a gazetteer of exciting demiplanesfound across Golarion, inspiring lore about the epic fighting tournaments inother corners of the multiverse, and a mountain of newmonsters. Each monthly full-color softcoverPathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, statsfor several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Mastersadditional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumesuse the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world'soldest fantasy RPG.

Hidden in the remote southern range of the World's Edge Mountains lies a mysterious necropolis protected by a legendary guardian known as the Iron Medusa. When the last heir of the dungeon's long-dead noble builders hires the heroes to explore the forlorn and deadly site in search of evidence that may clear his family name, the heroes soon find themselves in over their heads. For the Tomb of the Iron Medusa does not give up its secrets lightly, and the dangerous truths that lie within these trap-laden crypts may have been hidden for a very good reason indeed. Tomb of the Iron Medusa is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 14th-level characters. It features an expansive necropolis of crypts and tombs, all guarded by devious traps, strange puzzles, fiendish monsters, bizarre creatures, and the undead remnants of a once-powerful aristocracy. Tomb of the Iron Medusa also includes a new monster and a fully-detailed borderland inn that can serve as both a place to begin the adventure or as any roadside tavern in any fantasy world.

Claim the Castle! Fangwood Keep has changed hands innumerable times since its founding decades ago on the border between the warring nations of Molthune and Nirmathas. Over the years, both countries have sacrificed money and soldiers in an effort to control the fortress along the Marideth River valley, both for its tactical location and for its secure defenses. Recently, however, the battles around Fangwood Keep have dwindled to a trickle as Nirmathas has firmly rooted itself in the surrounding valley, allowing the tide of war to shift elsewhere and peace to settle at last over Fangwood Keep. This respite was shattered by the arrival of a renegade Molthuni commander named Pavo Vos. Obsessed with capturing Fangwood Keep and unraveling the fortress's mysteries, the defecting lieutenant unlawfully used his platoon to secure the castle, much to the ire of both the Molthuni and Nirmathi governments. Now the task of bringing Vos to justice and reclaiming Fangwood Keep for Nirmathas lies solely in the PCs' able hands. Fangwood Keep is an adventure of infiltration, investigation, and dungeon exploration for 4th-level characters, written for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world's oldest RPG. This volume also contains a gazetteer of the Marideth River valley and a brand-new monster from the bizarre realm of the fey, both of which can easily be integrated into any campaign setting.

Enter the mystical land of Tian Xia -- the Dragon Empires -- a new realm for players to explore. Player-friendly descriptions of more than two-dozen nations, new traits for each, details on five new character races (the birdlike tengu, the shapechanging foxlike kitsune, the shadow-wreathed wayang, the reptilian nagaji, and the spirit-bound samsaran), notes on local religions, new Asia-inspired archetypes, feats and martial arts styles, magic items, spells, and a system to track honor and dishonor provide numerous exciting character options. Each bimonthly Pathfinder Companion contains several player-focused articles exploring the volume's theme as well as short articles with innovative new rules for social, magic, religious, and combat-focused characters, as well as traits to better anchor the player to the campaign.