This digital product—available for both 5e and Pathfinder 2e—contains the following game master resources: monsters, special events, short adventures, and full-length adventures for levels 8 and 9.

When you purchase this resource, you'll get everything below:

Society's Evolution and Manufactured Atrocities - Ten monsters: runic mageslayer, animaster, timereaver, empathiter, beastlord, warmaton legionnaire, warmaton challenger, warmaton trespasser, warmaton slinger, and warmaton fortress.

Mystics & Masquerades - Two special events: Fey Convergence and Fortune Teller's Market.

Steel, Smoke, and Sabotage - Three short adventures for levels 8 and 9: The Cargo Conspiracy, The Sleepless Forge, and Through Fire and Smoke.

De-Industrialization - Level-8 adventure with digital maps.
An army is forming, preparing to move against the people of the shard. However, largely by chance, the leader of a small town has discovered a way to mitigate the danger and hopefully save everyone.

The Next Step Forward - Level-9 adventure with digital maps.
The Shard Trade Federation’s actions have come to light. After a conference of cities, they have determined that there is only one definitive option: shut them down. However, due to a lack of information, no one is certain about how to do this. To determine the next steps forward, the leaders will task the party with gaining information from one of the Federation’s outposts.

Digital Files You Get

Full-Color PDF and Print-Friendly PDF
Image files for all maps, both GM and player versions

This is a 100% digital product. After purchase, you'll receive an email with a link where you can download the files.

About Lair Magazine

Lair Magazine is a monthly publication full of GM resources such as adventures, digital maps, traps, puzzles, monsters, encounters, magic items, and more. Lair Magazine comes in two versions, one for 5e and one for Pathfinder 2.

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Mysteries & Mechanisms - Lair Magazine #56, August 2025 Issue