paizo.com Recent Comments on Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14—Improving Your Character: Strategy & Tacticspaizo.com Recent Comments on Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14—Improving Your Character: Strategy & Tactics2018-07-18T20:46:39Z2018-07-18T20:46:39ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsFrencoishttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#162018-02-24T08:33:16Z2018-02-24T08:33:16Z<p>Great Blog Shannon as usual.
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If I may rewrite something I wrote long ago : even better than starting with pregen characters, start with random basic that may not be at all consistent with your character (like arcane spells if you are divine). That way, you'll have the rewarding fun to improve you game pretty much anytime you aquire a boon during the first 1-3 scenarios.
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Of course that works well if the first 1-3 scenarios are "easy" and full of locations full of diverse boons... but usually adventures are built to be so.</p>Great Blog Shannon as usual.
If I may rewrite something I wrote long ago : even better than starting with pregen characters, start with random basic that may not be at all consistent with your character (like arcane spells if you are divine). That way, you'll have the rewarding fun to improve you game pretty much anytime you aquire a boon during the first 1-3 scenarios.
Of course that works well if the first 1-3 scenarios are "easy" and full of locations full of diverse boons... but usually...Frencois2018-02-24T08:33:16ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsZhaynehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#152018-02-25T05:42:10Z2018-02-24T07:29:25Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Hawkmoon269 wrote:</div><blockquote> I think another part of this strategy is to be willing to throw resources at acquiring a card that vastly improves your deck. Groups I've been in have done that a few times, even if it would risk the scenario being a loss if the card was "worth it". </blockquote><p>Every time I've played Runelords and someone has a solid Ranged character, we will move heaven and earth to acquire the Deathbane Crossbow.Hawkmoon269 wrote:I think another part of this strategy is to be willing to throw resources at acquiring a card that vastly improves your deck. Groups I've been in have done that a few times, even if it would risk the scenario being a loss if the card was "worth it".
Every time I've played Runelords and someone has a solid Ranged character, we will move heaven and earth to acquire the Deathbane Crossbow.Zhayne2018-02-24T07:29:25ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsShannonAhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#142018-02-24T05:36:20Z2018-02-24T05:36:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mike Selinker wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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There are no images intended to be in this post. </blockquote><p>I got done with this article and thought, "Man, I wonder if I was too general, and that'll keep them from being able to pick images for this post!"Mike Selinker wrote:There are no images intended to be in this post.
I got done with this article and thought, "Man, I wonder if I was too general, and that'll keep them from being able to pick images for this post!"ShannonA2018-02-24T05:36:20ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsShannonAhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#132018-02-25T04:58:00Z2018-02-24T05:31:07Z<p>Thanks for the very kind words, folks.</p>
<p>I •do• know what the next articles would be: they'd be specific strategy articles on characters, starting with the 11 from Rise of the Runelords. I have notes and ideas for all of them. It's just a question of time. I wrote the first 10 articles in this series in a very tight bout of creativity, and that's been hard to replicate, so the more recent five have all eaten up a lot more writing time.</p>Thanks for the very kind words, folks.
I *do* know what the next articles would be: they'd be specific strategy articles on characters, starting with the 11 from Rise of the Runelords. I have notes and ideas for all of them. It's just a question of time. I wrote the first 10 articles in this series in a very tight bout of creativity, and that's been hard to replicate, so the more recent five have all eaten up a lot more writing time.ShannonA2018-02-24T05:31:07ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsHawkmoon269https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#122018-02-24T11:45:30Z2018-02-24T02:39:27Z<p>Well, I've unfortunately made this thread more about that ascii character than the content of the blog post. Let's return to the better topic available to us: the strategy ideas mentioned in this blog post.</p>Well, I've unfortunately made this thread more about that ascii character than the content of the blog post. Let's return to the better topic available to us: the strategy ideas mentioned in this blog post.Hawkmoon2692018-02-24T02:39:27ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsParodyhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#112018-02-23T22:45:31Z2018-02-23T22:38:57Z<p>I see it in the Chromish browsers (Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera) on Windows 10. I don't in Firefox or Edge. They also have what I presume is unwanted extra vertical space between the header and the first paragraph of text below (line separator and all).</p>I see it in the Chromish browsers (Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera) on Windows 10. I don't in Firefox or Edge. They also have what I presume is unwanted extra vertical space between the header and the first paragraph of text below (line separator and all).Parody2018-02-23T22:38:57ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsHannibal_pjvhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#102018-02-23T20:09:58Z2018-02-23T20:09:58Z<p>Mobile Chrome Also looking fine.</p>Mobile Chrome Also looking fine.Hannibal_pjv2018-02-23T20:09:58ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsMatsu Kurisuhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#92018-02-23T16:45:50Z2018-02-23T16:45:50Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Hawkmoon269 wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Mike Selinker wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Hawkmoon269 wrote:</div><blockquote> I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings. </blockquote>There are no images intended to be in this post. </blockquote><p>Well, in that case, does anyone else see the little symbol things below "Start with the pregen decks" and "Assess what characters need before each game"? They look like this:
<p>EDIT: After a quick search, it is apparently the ascii symbol for line separator. I'm seeing it in Chrome personally. Other browsers might not be displaying it. </blockquote><p>Not seeing anything funny. Using SafariHawkmoon269 wrote:Mike Selinker wrote: Hawkmoon269 wrote: I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings.
There are no images intended to be in this post. Well, in that case, does anyone else see the little symbol things below "Start with the pregen decks" and "Assess what characters need before each game"? They look like this: EDIT: After a quick search, it is apparently the ascii symbol for line separator. I'm seeing it in Chrome...Matsu Kurisu2018-02-23T16:45:50ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsHawkmoon269https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#82018-02-24T04:14:43Z2018-02-23T16:00:35Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mike Selinker wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Hawkmoon269 wrote:</div><blockquote> I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings. </blockquote>There are no images intended to be in this post. </blockquote><p>Well, in that case, does anyone else see the little symbol things below "Start with the pregen decks" and "Assess what characters need before each game"? They look like this:
<p>EDIT: After a quick search, it is apparently the ascii symbol for line separator. I'm seeing it in Chrome personally. Other browsers might not be displaying it.</p>Mike Selinker wrote:Hawkmoon269 wrote: I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings.
There are no images intended to be in this post. Well, in that case, does anyone else see the little symbol things below "Start with the pregen decks" and "Assess what characters need before each game"? They look like this: EDIT: After a quick search, it is apparently the ascii symbol for line separator. I'm seeing it in Chrome personally. Other...Hawkmoon2692018-02-23T16:00:35ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsFourshadowhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#72018-02-23T15:19:23Z2018-02-23T15:19:23Z<p>I have enjoyed these blogs immensely. Perhaps we could see more specific advice in the future rather than general? I would hate to see these disappear altogether. I could use advice on how to focus on Character's strengths through deckbuilding, myself.
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I am ashamed to say that it took me awhile to get the point of Lem's recharge ability. Why? Because I was deathly afraid of discarding and thought it would kill me. Silly me. Now I have to play Lem!</p>I have enjoyed these blogs immensely. Perhaps we could see more specific advice in the future rather than general? I would hate to see these disappear altogether. I could use advice on how to focus on Character's strengths through deckbuilding, myself.
I am ashamed to say that it took me awhile to get the point of Lem's recharge ability. Why? Because I was deathly afraid of discarding and thought it would kill me. Silly me. Now I have to play Lem!Fourshadow2018-02-23T15:19:23ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsMike Selinker (Lone Shark Games)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#62018-02-23T15:17:37Z2018-02-23T15:17:37Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Hawkmoon269 wrote:</div><blockquote> I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings. </blockquote><p>There are no images intended to be in this post.Hawkmoon269 wrote:I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings.
There are no images intended to be in this post.Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games)2018-02-23T15:17:37ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsHawkmoon269https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#52018-02-23T13:40:53Z2018-02-23T13:40:53Z<p>Also, Shannon, thanks for the whole series. I'll be sad to see it end next month. You've definitely both reinforced and challenged some of my conceptions about how to play. Thanks for helping me grow.</p>Also, Shannon, thanks for the whole series. I'll be sad to see it end next month. You've definitely both reinforced and challenged some of my conceptions about how to play. Thanks for helping me grow.Hawkmoon2692018-02-23T13:40:53ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsHawkmoon269https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#42018-02-23T18:43:16Z2018-02-23T13:37:51Z<p>I think another part of this strategy is to be willing to throw resources at acquiring a card that vastly improves your deck. Groups I've been in have done that a few times, even if it would risk the scenario being a loss if the card was "worth it".</p>
<p>There are also some characters that can really shine in this space. Radillo's Puppet Master role has a power that does a lot of the things SHannon mentions.</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Puppet Master wrote:</div><blockquote>□ When another character at your location (□ or at any location) fails to acquire a boon, you may banish a card to put the boon in your discard pile. </blockquote><p>So, someone with d4 Dexterity runs into a super fantastic ranged weapon. They just fail it acquire it. Radillo banishes a Basic card, and puts it into her discard pile since she doesn't want it anyway. This makes Harsk is happy.
<p>I felt this was even more powerful in Organized Play where it being a "Ranged Weapon" didn't matter as much as it being a "Deck 5 weapon".</p>I think another part of this strategy is to be willing to throw resources at acquiring a card that vastly improves your deck. Groups I've been in have done that a few times, even if it would risk the scenario being a loss if the card was "worth it".
There are also some characters that can really shine in this space. Radillo's Puppet Master role has a power that does a lot of the things SHannon mentions.
Puppet Master wrote:□ When another character at your location (□ or at any location)...Hawkmoon2692018-02-23T13:37:51ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsHawkmoon269https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#32018-02-23T13:24:21Z2018-02-23T13:24:21Z<p>I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings.</p>I think the images from this blog post might be broken. I'm only seeing little boxes under the headings.Hawkmoon2692018-02-23T13:24:21ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Strategy #14--Improving Your Character: Strategy & TacticsBrother Tylerhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkhw?Pathfinder-Adventure-Card-Game-Strategy#22018-02-23T11:03:13Z2018-02-23T11:03:13Z<p>There are some great points in here that had never occurred to me (which is kind of embarrassing to admit, I suppose).</p>There are some great points in here that had never occurred to me (which is kind of embarrassing to admit, I suppose).Brother Tyler2018-02-23T11:03:13Z