About This Conversion

Tales from the Rusty Dragon The inclusion of new rules elements for each Pathfinder
adventure path presents a new sort of conversion opportunity,
beyond merely tailoring each adventure's encounters to the
presents new edition. Player character options unique to the campaign
setting or the adventure path help establish PCs in that setting,
increasing their investment in the game and their willingness to
immerse themselves in the setting.

THE PATHFINDER I originally converted the Rise of the Runelords Player's

Guide when I set out to run the adventure path in 4 th Edition.
While I quickly became comfortable with the creation or

4E PROJECT modification of monsters and encounter design, the adventure

path provided few chances to practice designing new rules
elements. I've since familiarized myself with the core tenets of
4th Edition design, and some invaluable assistance from the

D
community helped me put together a package of Pathfinder-
specific PC options: domains, divinity feats, equipment, and
backgrounds.

Converting a second adventure path has allowed me to

CHARACTER ELEMENTS expand that package, and many rules elements are shared at
the level of the campaign setting, not the individual adventure
paths. To that end, I've put together this document containing
all the options converted from the Rise of the Runelords and
Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure paths. I encourage you
to allow your players to make use of these choices so that they
A DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® 4th Edition Conversion might feel more a part of the world of Golarion – a world, like
all great campaign settings, no longer bound to any single
by Scott Betts edition of the game.

Published Version 0.2 (2/25/10)

Scott Betts
This document is intended solely for the conversion of the content of Paizo's Tales from the Rusty Dragon
products to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® 4th Edition. This document is not
intended - nor will it function - as a substitute for the supplement itself.

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What This Conversion Provides Part One: New Pathfinder
This document contains a list of Pathfinder-specific rules
elements that can be provided to players participating in a
Options
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® 4 Edition game. Whether you are
TH

running one of the Pathfinder adventure paths, staging an

Channel Divinity Feats
adventure set in the world of Golarion, or simply wish to use
these new options in your game regardless of setting, the rules While it's possible to simply choose the analogous deity to
elements provided here will expand some of the choices your D&D's core pantheon when picking channel divinity feats, it's
players have when developing their characters. much more flavorful to have a setting-specific selection of feats.
Credit to Phil Snyder for providing these feats.
This document is straightforward, and divided into three
sections. The first lists options that can be made available to all Arcana of Nethys [Divinity]
characters in the world of Golarion – they are not specific to Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
any particular adventure path. The second portion contains Nethys
rules elements that are designed for best use in the Rise of the Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Runelords adventure path. Likewise, the third section holds Arcana of Nethys.
Curse of the Crimson Throne options. While you can certainly
make any of these choices available to your players regardless Channel Divinity: Arcana of Nethys Feat Power
of what adventures you plan on leading them through, they will Calling upon the unfettered knowledge of Nethys, you blast
your foes with arcane energy.
have the greatest impact if used in the storyline they were
designed for. Encounter ✦ Divine
Minor Action Personal
Effect: Choose a level 1 wizard at-will attack power. You may
What You'll Need use this power as a standard action, using your Wisdom
modifier instead of Intelligence for the attack and damage
This conversion makes use of a number of other products. In
rolls, until the end of your next turn. If the power has the
order to get the full intended use out of the conversion, you will
Implement keyword, you can apply any bonuses from your
need the following:
divine implement as if it were an arcane implement.
Special: You must take the Arcana of Nethys feat to use this
• DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Player's Handbook, 4th
power.
Edition
• DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Dungeon Master's Guide, Abadar's Decree [Divinity]
4th Edition Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
• DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Monster Manual, 4th Edition Abadar
• Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
• Pathfinder: Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide Abadar's Decree.
• A current subscription to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®
Insider Channel Divinity: Abadar's Decree Feat Power
Abadar's divine command fills you and your allies' minds,
urging you to strike those who harmed your friend.
Encounter ✦ Divine
Immediate Reaction Close burst 3
Trigger: An enemy scores a critical hit on your or an ally.
Effect: You and all allies in the burst gain a +2 power bonus
to attack rolls against the enemy that scored the critical hit
until the end of your next turn.
Special: You must take the Abadar's Decree feat to use this
power.
Calistria's Sting [Divinity] Eye of Erastil [Divinity]
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
Calistria Erastil
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Calistria's Sting. Eye of Erastil.

Channel Divinity: Calistria's Sting Feat Power Channel Divinity: Eye of Erastil Feat Power
The sting of Calistria lashes out vengefully against those who Invoking the legendary aim of Erastil, you find your target
attacked your allies. regardless of armor or distractions.
Encounter ✦ Divine Encounter ✦ Divine
Immediate Interrupt Ranged 10 Minor Action Personal
Trigger: An ally is struck by an enemy. Effect: You gain a power bonus on the next ranged attack
Effect: The target makes a basic attack against that enemy you make before the end of your next turn equal to your
as a free action. Dexterity modifier (minimum +0) + 2.
Special: You must take the Calistria's Sting feat to use this Special: You must take the Eye of Erastil feat to use this
power. power.

Cayden's Courage [Divinity] Gorum's Steel [Divinity]

Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
Cayden Cailean Gorum
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Cayden's Courage. Gorum's Steel.

Channel Divinity: Cayden's Courage Feat Power Channel Divinity: Gorum's Steel Feat Power
With a warm sensation and a gentle buzz, Cayden Cailean's With a mighty shout, Gorum's strength fills you as you drive
brevity flows over one of your allies. your blade home.
Encounter ✦ Divine Encounter ✦ Divine
Minor Action Ranged 10 Free Action Personal
Target: You or one ally Trigger: You score a critical hit.
Effect: The target takes a -1 penalty to its AC and Will Effect: Spend a healing surge, but regain no hit points.
defense, and gains a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls Instead, add one half of the healing surge's value to the
until the end of your next turn. damage roll.
At 11th level, the target takes a -3 penalty to its AC and Will At 21st level, add the healing surge's value to the damage
defense, and gains a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls. roll.
At 21st level, the target takes a -5 penalty to its AC and Will Special: You must take the Gorum's Steel feat to use this
defense, and gains a +5 bonus to attack and damage rolls. power.
Special: You must take the Cayden's Courage feat to use this
power. Gozreh's Rain [Divinity]
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
Desna's Liberation [Divinity] Gozreh
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Desna Gozreh's Rain.
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Desna's Liberation. Channel Divinity: Gozreh's Rain Feat Power
Seeing your allies wounded around you, you call out to
Channel Divinity: Desna's Liberation Feat Power Gozreh for healing succor.
Desna's light comes to save her children, freeing them from ill Encounter ✦ Divine, Healing
bonds. Standard Action Close burst 3
Encounter ✦ Divine Target: All allies in burst
Immediate Reaction Ranged 5 Effect: Spend a healing surge, but regain no hit points.
Trigger: You or an ally is immobilized, restrained or slowed. Instead, all targets regain hit points equal to your Wisdom
Effect: The target makes a saving throw with a +2 power modifier + 2.
bonus against the triggering effect. If the target saves At 11th level, the hit points regained increases to your
successfully, it can shift a number of squares equal to your Wisdom modifier + 4. At 21st level, the hit points regained
Charisma modifier. increases to your Wisdom modifier + 6.
Special: You must take the Desna's Liberation feat to use Special: You must take the Gozreh's Rain feat to use this
this power. power.
Iomedae's Sword [Divinity] Sarenrae's Corona [Divinity]
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
Iomedae Sarenrae
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Iomedae's Sword. Sarenrae's Corona.

Channel Divinity: Iomedae's Sword Feat Power Channel Divinity: Sarenrae's Corona Feat Power
Crying out to the Inheritor, Iomedae's righteous light shines The fiery light of Sarenrae scorches away the undead before
down upon your blade. you.
Encounter ✦ Divine Encounter ✦ Divine, Fire, Implement, Radiant
Free Action Personal Standard Action Close burst 1
Trigger: You make a basic melee attack. (3 at 11th level, 5 at 21st level)
Effect: Your basic melee attack deals radiant damage until Target: Each undead creature in burst
the end of your next turn. Attack: Wisdom vs. Will
Special: You must take the Iomedae's Sword feat to use this Hit: 1d10 + Wisdom modifier radiant damage, and the target
power. takes ongoing fire damage equal to your Charisma modifier
(save ends).
Patience of Irori [Divinity] Increase damage to 2d10 + Wisdom modifier radiant
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship damage and ongoing fire damage equal to your Charisma
Irori modifier + 1 at 5th level.
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use Increase damage to 3d10 + Wisdom modifier radiant
Patience of Irori. damage and ongoing fire damage equal to your Charisma
modifier + 2 at 11th level.
Channel Divinity: Patience of Irori Feat Power Increase damage to 4d10 + Wisdom modifier radiant
Clearing your mind, you let Irori's calm nature guide your damage and ongoing fire damage equal to your Charisma
actions. modifier + 3 at 15th level.
Encounter ✦ Divine Increase damage to 5d10 + Wisdom modifier radiant
Minor Action Personal damage and ongoing fire damage equal to your Charisma
Effect: When you take 10 on a skill check, you are treated as modifier + 4 at 21st level.
having rolled a natural 15 for 5 minutes or until the end of Increase damage to 6d10 + Wisdom modifier radiant
the encounter. damage and ongoing fire damage equal to your Charisma
Special: You must take the Patience of Irori feat to use this modifier + 5 at 25th level.
power. Special: You must take the Sarenrae's Corona feat to use this
power.
Pharasma's Caress [Divinity]
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship Shelyn's Grace [Divinity]
Pharasma Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use Shelyn
Pharasma's Caress. Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use
Shelyn's Grace.
Channel Divinity: Pharasma's Caress Feat Power
As you strike down your foe, a black pall is cast over its Channel Divinity: Shelyn's Grace Feat Power
companions; Pharasma calls out to them. You invoke the beauteous power of Shelyn and turn an ugly
Encounter ✦ Divine, Necrotic strike into a graceful miss.
Free Action Ranged 10 Encounter ✦ Divine
Trigger: You reduce an enemy to 0 or fewer hit points. Minor Action Ranged 5
Effect: All enemies adjacent to the enemy you reduced to 0 Target: You or one ally
or fewer hit points take 1 point of necrotic damage. Effect: The target gains a +5 power bonus to Reflex defense
At 11th level, this damage increases to 3 points of necrotic until the start of your next turn.
damage. At 21st level, this damage increases to 9 points of Special: You must take the Shelyn's Grace feat to use this
necrotic damage. power.
Special: You must take the Pharasma's Caress feat to use
this power.
Torag's Hammer [Divinity] Equipment
Prerequisites: Channel Divinity Class feature, must worship
Torag As far as weapons are concerned, I suggest simply
Benefit: You can invoke the power of your deity and use reflavoring existing weapons to function as the weapons
Torag's Hammer. presented in the Player's Guide, along the following guidelines:

Channel Divinity: Torag's Hammer Feat Power • Dogslicer - short sword

As your friend is about to be struck, you call upon Torag's • Starknife - shuriken
might to drive away the foe.
Encounter ✦ Divine
•
•
War razor - dagger
Klar - remove entirely
Immediate Interrupt Ranged 10 • Earth breaker - heavy flail
Trigger: An enemy scores a critical hit against you or an ally. • Ogre hook - greataxe
Target: The creature that scored the critical hit • Bladed scarf - spiked chain
Effect: Push the target creature 1 square away from you or • Sawtooth sabre - longsword
your ally.
Special: You must take the Torag's Hammer feat to use this The 4th Edition incarnations of the Barbarian Chew and
power. Varisian Idol are provided below.

Domains Alchemical Items

While the domains for the core 4th Edition pantheon are Barbarian Chew
listed in Divine Power, other campaign settings will need to Level: 4
determine for themselves which domains are appropriate for Category: Other
which deities. Where Golarion is concerned, an effort should be Time: 30 minutes
made to make these options available to PCs worshiping the Component Cost: See below
requisite deities. With that in mind, the following is a list of the Market Price: 160 gp
most prominent Golarion deities (as listed in the Rise of the Key Skill: Heal or Nature (no check)
Runelords Player's Guide) and their updated 4th Edition
domains. Usually kept in small tins or pouches, barbarian chew stains the
teeth a shocking red color.
Deity Domains
Erastil Life, protection, wilderness Barbarian Chew Level 4+
Iomedae Justice, sun, war Thick and red, these dried leaves smell slightly of tree bark
Torag Creation, earth, protection and blood.
Sarenrae Hope, life, sun Lvl 4 40 gp Lvl 24 21,000 gp
Shelyn Love, luck, skill Lvl 14 800 gp
Desna Change, freedom, luck Alchemical Item
Cayden Cailean Change, freedom, strength Power (Consumable): Minor action. All of your evocations
Abadar Civilization, earth, justice deal an additional 1 point of damage when they hit until
Irori Civilization, knowledge, strength the end of the encounter.
Gozreh Sea, storm, wilderness Level 14: An extra 2 points of damage.
Pharasma Death, fate, life Level 24: An extra 3 points of damage.
Nethys Arcana, destruction, knowledge
Gorum Destruction, strength, war
Calistria Luck, trickery, vengeance
Reagents

Varisian Idol Level 8+

Scavenged from rare uneroded Varisian monuments, these
depictions of forgotten spirits can be used to augment
summoning magic.
Lvl 8 125 gp Lvl 28 85,000 gp
Lvl 18 3,400 gp
Reagent
Power (Consumable): Free action. Expend this reagent
when you use a power with the summoning keyword of up
to 5th level. Creatures created with this power gain 5
temporary hit points.
Level 18: Power up to 15th level, 10 temporary hit points.
Level 28: Power up to 25th level, 15 temporary hit points.
 Part Two: New Rise of the Heroic Tier Feats

Runelords Options Remove the feat Big Game Hunter. It is strictly better than
the Paragon-tier feat Light Blade Precision. Use the following
The Player's Guide for the Rise of the Runelords adventure replacements for the other feats in the Player's Guide.
path is relatively light on the mechanics. It has a handful of
feats and a few character backgrounds. Totem Spirit
Prerequisite: Member of a Shoanti tribe.
Benefit: The benefit granted by this feat depends on which
Backgrounds Shoanti tribe you belong to.
These background choices are exclusive to the Rise of the Lyrune-Quah (Moon Clan): You gain a +1 feat bonus to your
Runelords adventure path. Characters may choose one of these Will defense and a +1 feat bonus on Perception checks.
backgrounds and receive its benefits instead of a background
from another supplement. Shadde-Quah (Axe Clan): Enemies that you mark take a
penalty of -3 to attack rolls when attacking targets other than
City Born you (instead of a -2 penalty). You also gain a +1 feat bonus on
Benefit: Choose Magnimar, Korvosa, or Riddleport as your Intimidate checks.
home city. The frantic bustle of the city has honed your
reactions – add Acrobatics to your class skill list. If you’re from Shriikirri-Quah (Hawk Clan): You gain a +1 feat bonus on
Magnimar, you gain a +1 bonus on Acrobatics and Diplomacy Initiative checks and a +1 feat bonus on Athletics checks.
checks. If you’re from Korvosa, you gain a +1 bonus on
Acrobatics and Intimidate checks. And if you’re from Riddleport, Shundar-Quah (Spire Clan): You gain a +1 feat bonus to your
you gain a +1 bonus on Acrobatics and Bluff checks. Fortitude defense and a +1 feat bonus on Perception checks.
Country Born Sklar-Quah (Sun Clan): You gain a +1 feat bonus to your Reflex
Benefit: A childhood of farm work, apprenticeship, or similar defense and a +1 feat bonus on Acrobatics checks.
toil has granted you reserves of endurance. Once per day, when
you would be weakened or slowed, you may make a saving Skoan-Quah (Skull Clan): You gain a +2 bonus on weapon
throw against that effect (and any effects tied to it) as a free damage against undead and a +1 feat bonus on Heal checks.
action. You receive a +1 bonus on Endurance checks. The bonus damage increases to 4 at 11th level and increases to
6 at 21st level.
Lone Wolf
Benefit: You have a +3 bonus on death saving throws, but Tamiir-Quah (Wind Clan): You may move an additional 1 square
you receive a -1 penalty on death saving throws for each ally when using the run or charge actions. You also gain a +1 feat
within 2 squares of you. bonus on Athletics checks.

Varisian Tattoo
Prerequisite: Con 13, any arcane class
Benefit: Once per encounter as a free action, select a
resistance you possess from the following list: acid, cold, fire,
lightning, thunder. You lose that resistance until the end of the
encounter, or until it would expire. The next target hit by an
arcane attack power you use before the end of your next turn
that deals damage of the same type as the resistance you lost
takes additional damage (of the same type as your lost
resistance) equal to the value of the resistance lost.
 Part Two: New Curse of the Heroic Tier Feats

Crimson Throne Options Remove the feat Crossbow Mastery. It filled a gap in design
that has already been filled by the feat Speed Loader in 4 th
Edition.
Backgrounds
Shingle Runner
These background choices are exclusive to the Curse of the Prerequisites: Trained in Acrobatics
Crimson Throne adventure path. Characters may choose one of Benefit: You gain a +5 bonus on Acrobatics checks made to
these backgrounds and receive its benefits instead of a reduce falling damage. Any time you fall more than 10 feet, you
background from another supplement. may shift 1 square at the end of the fall as a free action.
Addiction (Addicted Friend) Acadamae Graduate
Benefit: You gain training in Streetwise and a +2 bonus on Prerequisites: Con 13, wizard
Streetwise checks. Benefit: Once per day, when you use a daily attack power
with the summoning keyword, you may use your second wind
Addiction (Personal Addiction) as part of the same action.
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on saving throws against
poison effects and diseases. Harrowed
Prerequisites: Cha 13
Framed (Family Honor) Benefit: You gain a +2 feat bonus to saving throws against
Benefit: You gain training in Bluff and a +2 bonus on Bluff charm effects. In addition, once per day, you may draw a card
checks. from a Harrow deck you own. At any one point during the rest
of that day, after making any d20 roll modified by the ability
Framed (Dropout) score associated with the suit of the card you drew, you may
Benefit: You gain training in Arcana and a +3 bonus on gain a +3 bonus to the roll.
Arcana checks when using the Detect Magic action.

Love Lost (Orphaned)

Paragon Tier Feat
Benefit: Once per day, reroll a failed saving throw.
Sable Company Marine
Love Lost (Widowed) Prerequisites: 11th level, Mounted Combat
Benefit: You gain training in Intimidate and a +2 bonus on Benefit: Flying mounts you are riding have their fly speed
Intimidate checks. increased by 1. In addition, flying mounts you are riding do not
suffer a penalty due to confined spaces, and can make an
Missing Child (Missing Sibling) Athletics check to recover from a crash as a move action
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to Insight and Streetwise instead of a standard action.
checks.

Missing Child (Missing Son or Daughter)

Benefit: You may reroll any Streetwise check and must use
the result of the second roll.

Unhappy Childhood (Tortured)

Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to saving throws against
psychic effects.

Unhappy Childhood (Religious)

Benefit: You gain training in Endurance and a +2 bonus on
Endurance checks.