Paizo has dropped a proper lifeline for new Pathfinder GMs. Troubles in Grayce, released on 6 May 2026, is a $44.99 (around £35) hardback anthology of six short adventures designed for characters of levels 2-4. The pitch is simple: it picks up exactly where the popular Beginner Box: Secrets of the Unlit Star drops your party, so a new table can keep going without having to buy in to a full 600-page Adventure Path.
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Set up your group for freeThat gap has been a known sore spot for years. New tables crash through the Beginner Box in a few sessions, and then the GM has to either hand-roll something or commit to a much bigger book. Troubles in Grayce sits squarely in the middle, with each of the six adventures providing a level's worth of XP and the option to play standalone or as a connected arc.
The setting is Ustalav, the fog-shrouded Pathfinder nation that does not-quite-Transylvanian gothic better than anywhere else in Golarion. Adventures include hunting a cryptid, breaking into an unhinged scientist's abandoned home, foiling a hag's plot and tracking down a vampire. Light horror, basically. Sleeves rolled up, no proper Carrion Crown commitment required.
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Find events near youPaizo is also offering a fancy Special Edition at $64.99 with faux leather binding, metallic deboss and a ribbon bookmark for shelf-flexers, while the Foundry VTT module bundles the Beginner Box and Troubles in Grayce together for groups playing online.
If you've been stuck on what to run after a Beginner Box session, this is the most natural follow-up Paizo has shipped in years. New GMs starting their first proper campaign should find a Pathfinder group nearby and get this on the table.
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