Appalachian Region Weekly Update
Week of September 13 – September 19, 2026
DragonCon 2026 is wrapped, and lodges across the six-state Appalachian Region (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) are back to regular weekly schedules. This week features games across the region plus critical news from Paizo about the future of Organized Play.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Pathfinder Society Scenario Updates
Only Pathfinder Society Scenarios Are Affected — Starfinder Society Continues!
Paizo has announced that Pathfinder Society Scenario #8-07: In the Halls of Dead Justice and Pathfinder Society Scenario #8-08: Treatise on the Study of Clockwork (releasing October 7, 2026) are the final Pathfinder Society scenarios currently scheduled to be published.
✅ STARFINDERS, TAKE NOTE: This announcement ONLY affects Pathfinder Society scenarios. As far as we are aware, Starfinder Society scenarios will continue to be published. The Starfinder Society is NOT ending. Keep flying, Starfinders!
From Jessica Catalan, Organized Play Line Developer: “Don’t panic! The Pathfinder Society will continue. We’ve got a blog scheduled for September 21st that shares a ton of information about Paizo Printables, Pathfinder Society, the future of Organized Play, and much more.”
Read the full forum discussion | Read the Official Paizo Blog
🎃 Nightmare Weekend Raleigh — Coming October 10-11!
October 10–11, 2026 — Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
Paizo staff will be at Nightmare Weekend Raleigh (presented by GalaxyCon) showcasing 13 Omens and other upcoming releases. This is a can’t-miss event for the region! Get tickets at galaxycon.com
🤝 Community Continuity
DragonCon 2026 has wrapped, and we want to thank every player, GM, and volunteer who made this year’s gaming track a success across the Appalachian Region. Your passion keeps this community thriving from Georgia to West Virginia.
We know there’s uncertainty swirling around Paizo’s future plans for Organized Play. We want to be clear: this community isn’t going anywhere. Whatever happens with corporate decisions, we’re committed to keeping tables running and adventurers rolling dice together throughout the region.
A note on kindness: Your Venture Officers are working with the same limited information you have. We’re in the dark, we’re frustrated too, and we’re doing everything we can to advocate for this community. Please be patient with your VOs—they’re carrying a heavy load right now, and they deserve your grace.
📢 Paizo Organized Play Updates
🎲 September 2026 Organized Play Monthly Update
Final PFS Scenarios (October 7, 2026):
- Pathfinder Society Scenario #8-07: In the Halls of Dead Justice
- Pathfinder Society Scenario #8-08: Treatise on the Study of Clockwork
These are the final Pathfinder Society scenarios currently scheduled. Starfinder Society Scenario #2-07: Attack at the Freemarkets is also releasing October 7, and SFS scenarios are expected to continue.
Sanctioning Updates: The Dead God’s Hand; Secrets of the Swarm Adventure Path; Magus/Summoner errata clarification
GM Recognition: Campaign Coins to Nick Nold (#951), Shae Lentz (#966), Seven DeBord (#967); 5th Glyph to James Anderson, Eric Barrier
🚀 Starfinder Tech Core Preview
Mechanic: Modify gear without deactivating prior mods; Mine exocortex creates 4 + Int modifier mines per day; new Spontaneous Crafting feat.
Technomancer: Overclock Gear is now a free action; new Overclock Pulse grants bonus actions.
🎲 PAX Unplugged 2026 Call for Volunteers
December 4-6, 2026 — Philadelphia, PA
Paizo needs GMs for 13 Omens, Pathfinder Society, and Starfinder Society. Rewards include badges, hardcover products, and vouchers. Apply to Volunteer | Contact: paxunplugged@gmail.com
📚 September 2026 New Releases
Pathfinder: The Dead God’s Hand; Flip-Mat: The Dead God’s Hand Multi-Pack; Dice Gods
Starfinder: Secrets of the Swarm Adventure Path; Flip-Mat: Absalom Station Multi-Pack
New Scenarios: PFS2 #8-05 A Shark’s Guide to Piracy; PFS2 #8-06 Falling Sparks; SFS2 #2-05 File Corrupted; SFS2 #2-06 An Inside Job
📢 Regional Announcements
🎉 Marietta the Gathering — 5th Anniversary Interactive Special!
March 6, 2027 — Boxwood Social Hall, Marietta Square, GA
The AtlantaPFS lodge is planning a Pathfinder Society Interactive Special for Marietta the Gathering’s 5th anniversary! Interactive Specials require 3+ tables plus a House GM. Contact joel@atlantapfs.org if interested in participating!
🎲 Columbus Lodge Update
The Columbus, GA lodge continues preparing to get games back on the calendar at Moxie Games. Thank you to Dennis B for representing Columbus at DragonCon!
🚨 Venture-Officer Openings
Chattanooga, TN: Still seeking a VO to help rebuild the lodge. Contact rvcapparegionop@gmail.com
Charleston, WV: Exploring a new lodge in this area. If you’re willing to build it, reach out!
AtlantaPFS: Needs VOs at Titan Games & Comics, Battle & Brew, and Johns Creek.
🎪 Upcoming Regional Conventions
🎨 LUGCon — October 1–4, 2026
Gas South Convention Center, Duluth, GA. AtlantaPFS needs volunteers! Contact Steve H.
🎃 Nightmare Weekend Raleigh — October 10–11, 2026
Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. Paizo staff will be showcasing 13 Omens!
🎨 AVL ScareFest — October 16–18, 2026
Lake Junaluska Conference Center, Lake Junaluska, NC. Asheville lodge event.
🎨 Multiverse — October 16–18, 2026
Hilton Peachtree City, Peachtree City, GA. AtlantaPFS needs volunteers! Contact James R.
🎭 NekoCon — November 6–8, 2026
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA. Contact the Hampton Roads lodge for volunteer opportunities.
🎲 Mythic Con Charlotte — November 13–15, 2026
Hilton Charlotte University Place, Charlotte, NC. Contact the Charlotte lodge for details.
🎌 Anime Weekend Atlanta — November 19–22, 2026
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Contact James R to volunteer.
🆕 New to Pathfinder or Starfinder Society?
🤗 Safe, Welcoming Tables for All
Everyone is welcome at our tables. Pathfinder and Starfinder Society organized play is committed to providing a safe, fun, and inclusive gaming environment for all participants worldwide, regardless of background, identity, or experience level.
All games operate under the Paizo Organized Play Code of Conduct and Community Standards. We do not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or behavior that makes anyone feel excluded or threatened.
Getting Started Resources:
- Create a free Organized Play account at paizo.com
- Find your lodge in the Lodge Directory
- Browse the Regional Calendar for games near you
- Join your lodge’s Discord to connect with other players
🎁 Achievement Points (AcP): New to Organized Play? You get 80 AcP free on your Paizo account to spend on cool boons and character options!
🤝🚨 Volunteer Opportunities
Every one of these is an open, unfilled role right now.
🔴 Highest Priority: Venue & Lodge Coverage
- Chattanooga, TN: Cannot become active without an officer.
- Charleston, WV: New lodge opportunity — need someone to build it.
- AtlantaPFS: Needs VOs at Titan Games & Comics, Battle & Brew, and Johns Creek.
🟡 Convention Volunteers
- LUGCon (Oct 1–4): Contact Steve H (AtlantaPFS)
- Nightmare Weekend Raleigh (Oct 10–11): Contact Raleigh lodge
- AVL ScareFest (Oct 16–18): Contact Asheville lodge
- Multiverse (Oct 16–18): Contact James R (AtlantaPFS)
- NekoCon (Nov 6–8): Contact Hampton Roads lodge
- Mythic Con Charlotte (Nov 13–15): Contact Charlotte lodge
- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Nov 19–22): Contact James R (AtlantaPFS)
- Marietta the Gathering Interactive Special (Mar 6, 2027): Contact joel@atlantapfs.org
🟢 PAX Unplugged (Dec 4-6, 2026)
Philadelphia, PA. Apply at forms.gle/HpRc9U4ievghzAiR6
Don’t wait to be asked — reach out today. Email rvcapparegionop@gmail.com
📅 Regional Weekly Schedule September 13 – September 19, 2026
Check your local lodge’s Warhorn for the most up-to-date schedule and sign-ups.
🍑 Georgia
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Scenario | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 13 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Battle & Brew Sandy Springs | PFS2 1-15: The Blooming Catastrophe | Warhorn |
| Sun | Sep 13 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Battle & Brew Sandy Springs | PFS2 5-20: The Rakshasa’s Court (FULL) | Warhorn |
| Mon | Sep 14 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Online (Fantasy Grounds Unity) | SFS2 1-17: Corpse Fleet Conflict (FULL) | Warhorn |
| Tue | Sep 15 | 6:00 PM | Garden River Lodge, Augusta | Iolite Squad Alpha | Website |
| Tue | Sep 15 | 6:00 PM | Garden River Lodge, Augusta | The East Hill Haunting | Website |
| Wed | Sep 16 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Manuel’s Tavern, Atlanta | PFS2 8-05: A Shark’s Guide to Piracy | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | Online (Fantasy Grounds Unity) | SFS2 1-18: Midnights in Maro (FULL) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Giga-Bites Cafe, Marietta | PFS2 2-18: The Fanciful March of Urwal | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Level Up Games, Dawsonville | PFS2 1-07: Flooded King’s Court (FULL) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Giga-Bites Cafe, Marietta | PFS2 8-01: Intro: Year of Clockwork Mystery | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Dragon Star Hobbies, Athens | Freedom on the Sea (PFS2 7-18) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Dragon Star Hobbies, Athens | The Hollowed Shell (SFS2 1-25) | Warhorn |
🌲 North Carolina
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Scenario | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 13 | 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM | The Mighty Meeple, Charlotte | In Glorious Battle (PFS2 4-15) | Warhorn |
| Sun | Sep 13 | 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM | The Wyvern’s Tale, Asheville | Freedom on the Sea (PFS2 7-18) | Warhorn |
| Mon | Sep 14 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Game Theory – Duraleigh, Raleigh | A Theft in Riddleport (PFS2 8-04) | Warhorn |
| Wed | Sep 16 | 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Firefly, Columbia SC | The Perennial Crown, Part 1: Opal of Bhopan (PFS2 1-16) | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Atomic Empire, Durham | Enter the Pallid Peak (PFS2 2-19) | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Atomic Empire, Durham | Dreams of a Dustbound Isle (PFS2 3-17) | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | House of Cards, Winston-Salem | Rusthenge | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Game Theory – Wake Forest, Raleigh | Breaking the Storm: Bastion in Embers (PFS2 2-20) | Warhorn |
🌴 South Carolina
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Scenario | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | Sep 16 | 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Firefly, Columbia | Final Gambit: Part One (SFS2 1-24) | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Borderlands, Greenville | Corpse Fleet Conflict (SFS2 1-17) | Warhorn |
🌄 Tennessee
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Scenario | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 13 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Paragon Gaming, Knoxville | Devil at the Crossroads (PFS2 1-13) | Warhorn |
| Sun | Sep 13 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Knighthood Games, Cookeville | A Theft in Riddleport (PFS2 8-04) | Warhorn |
| Mon | Sep 14 | 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM | The Game Piece, Knoxville | Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration (PFS2 5-01) | Warhorn |
| Mon | Sep 14 | 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM | The Game Piece, Knoxville | The Pathfinder Trials (PFS2 2-11) | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Paragon Gaming, Knoxville | Mountain of Sea and Sky (PFS2 2-02) | Warhorn |
| Fri | Sep 18 | 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM | Old Black Mountain Games, Knoxville | Shipyard Sabotage (PFS2 7-02) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | The Game Piece, Knoxville | The Hollowed Shell (SFS2 1-25) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | The Game Piece, Knoxville | The First Cut (SFS2 2-01) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Paragon Gaming, Knoxville | For the Love of Vanity (PFS2 8-03) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Old Black Mountain Games, Knoxville | A Foot in the Door (PFS2 7-03) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Old Black Mountain Games, Knoxville | The Mosquito Witch (PFS2 1-02) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM | The Dragons Hoard, Murfreesboro | Foul Humors (SFS2 1-13) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | The Game Keep, Nashville | Intro: Year of Clockwork Mystery (PFS2 8-01) | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | The Cellar, Memphis | Flooded King’s Court (PFS2 1-07) | Warhorn |
🔷 Virginia
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Scenario | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 13 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Atlantis Games & Comics, Portsmouth | Trapping the Hag’s Claw (PFS2 4-17) | Warhorn |
| Mon | Sep 14 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM | Tap N Roll, Newport News | Final Gambit: Part One (SFS2 1-24) | Warhorn |
| Thu | Sep 17 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Atomic Comics Emporium, Newport News | Abomination Vaults, Part 3: Eyes of Empty Death | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Tap N Roll, Newport News | Secrets of the Unlit Star | Warhorn |
⛰️ West Virginia
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Scenario | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 13 | 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM | Wyvern’s Wargames, Morgantown | Hellbreakers | Warhorn |
| Sat | Sep 19 | 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Four Horseman, Morgantown | Secrets of the Unlit Star | Warhorn |
All times Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Garden River Lodge uses their own site — visit gardenriverlodge.com. Check the Regional Calendar for updates.
💬 Connect With the Region
- Website: appaopregion.org
- Calendar: Regional & National Calendar
- Lodge Directory: Find Your Lodge
- Contact: rvcapparegionop@gmail.com
- Social: Facebook • X/Twitter • BlueSky
🎯 Looking Ahead
DragonCon has wrapped, and regular lodge schedules are back in full swing across the six-state region. The big news this week is Paizo’s announcement about Pathfinder Society scenarios — but remember, Starfinder Society continues! Coming up: LUGCon (Oct 1–4), Nightmare Weekend Raleigh (Oct 10–11), AVL ScareFest (Oct 16–18), Multiverse (Oct 16–18), and PAX Unplugged (Dec 4-6). Officer coverage remains our biggest need — Chattanooga and Charleston, WV are critical opportunities.
Roll well, Pathfinders and Starfinders. See you at the tables! ⚔️🎲
