96 pages, 2007, $19.99
Story	18
Enjoyability	17
Adaptability	16
Intelligibility	16
Overall 17 Solid Hit
Review Scoring

   At the same time that Wizards of the Coast and Paizo Publishing announced the end of the Dungeon and Dragon publication by Paizo, Paizo announced Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords. As the spiritual successor to the print editions of those magazines, a lot of high expectations were placed on Rise of the Runelords. Thankfully, the talented staff at Paizo were more than up for the challenge.
Each Pathfinder volume is split into six chapters, and each chapter contains an adventure, campaign background information, detailed descriptions of area the adventure takes place in and a bestiary detailing new monsters introduced by in the campaign.
Burnt Offerings details a goblin attack on the city of Sandpoint and introduces the players to many of the background elements that make up the backbone of the campaign without making it obvious. Along the way the players have ample opportunity to interact with the people of Sandpoint, and come be loved (or hated) by many of the townsfolk, depending on their actions.
The story weaved in this first chapter of the Rise of the Runelords is an excellent introduction to the new Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting immersing the players in the world of Varisia. In most campaigns, goblins are little more than a nuisance, thrown in as fodder. In Burnt Offerings the devious little buggers take center stage, and are sure to make players think of goblins in a whole new light.
Like the adventure pathes of Dungeon and Dragon magazines before it, Burnt Offerings not only provides an excellent adventure, but also includes an well written backdrop eager to be expanded by the Game Master. Burnt Offerings also includes a bestiary of five new monsters willing to jump into any campaign and wreck havoc on players.

Without a doubt, this first offering from the Pathfinder Chronicles adventure arc lives up to the legacy of the Dragon and Dungeon adventure arcs of the last three years.