Conquest Day

Another Boon to give out the PFS players at our Convention this weekend!

Fantastic! I've got 2 cons going in this boon's window to give these things out.

Oh no, I need to print out like 50 of these for PAX East...

Oh no, I need to print out like 50 of these for PAX East...

Only 50?

I have 36 players signed up for My con and I only have 18 tables... PAX East has to be larger then that.

*Yes I underestiamted the intertest in the Local Con.

Very cool write up.

I'm only running 7 tables when I get there. Figure I'll need at max 7 per table, so 7*7+1=50 ;)

Maybe I'll print more, though, in case other GMs didn't bring enough/don't know about the boon.

Sweet! Playing Echoes of the Everwar part 4 tomorrow. No clue if it has undead in it (Don't you dare tell me!) but it's likely considering the last 3 parts.

I'm only running 7 tables when I get there.

wait...

This is what you are Just GMing? Are there more tables overall at the Convention? Is is 7 the total number of tables for the whole convention?

WalterGM wrote:

I'm only running 7 tables when I get there.

wait...

This is what you are Just GMing? Are there more tables overall at the Convention? Is is 7 the total number of tables for the whole convention?

PAX is largely a growth show to expose video gamers to tabletop, if PAX East is anything like PAX Prime was last year. Having 7 tables of PFS is actually better than we did at PAX in September, where we ran mostly demos.

What's the rule on giving out boons like this? Obviously, each PC can only get one of the boon, but if a player uses more than one PC during the time frame of the boon, can they get one boon for each PC? And if the boon is given to a player, do they have to assign it to the PC they're using in that particular session, or can they apply the boon to whatever PC they want?

I'll definitely be giving it out this weekend, when I'll be GMing the 2nd session of a two session day. I'll probably ask the first session GM (who has never GMed before) if he'll let me give these out before the first session of the day, so we'll have the boon for both sessions. In the first session, we'll be playing an adventure I had previous GMed (the first time I've done this), and I happen to know that this boon will come in handy against enemy clerics. I think I'll be rolling natural 20's on all my Knowledge (Metagame) checks for that first session... I'm kinda glad I'll be playing a half insane character who won't be trying too hard to win, anyway.

Dragnmoon wrote:

WalterGM wrote:

I'm only running 7 tables when I get there.

wait...

This is what you are Just GMing? Are there more tables overall at the Convention? Is is 7 the total number of tables for the whole convention?

PAX is largely a growth show to expose video gamers to tabletop, if PAX East is anything like PAX Prime was last year. Having 7 tables of PFS is actually better than we did at PAX in September, where we ran mostly demos.

Looks like a fair offering 4 slots a day with 4-6 tables per slot of either seminars, demos, or PFS.

Should it be from dawn until just past noon? Or do I misunderstand the flow of time in Nex, or does it start the night before?

There are a LOT of atrocities to recount. They spend all night on it.

So can you only use this boon for playing through scenarios and not modules?

No, it can be used on a module or scenario.

What about the Ambush quest?

My Gebbite Necromancer Sajan Mahasi wishes to lodge a protest on this complete misrepresentation of Geb's fight to remain free of Nexian tyranny.

So can you only use this boon for playing through scenarios and not modules?

It won't save poor Nikolai

Joseph Caubo wrote:

So can you only use this boon for playing through scenarios and not modules?

It won't save poor Nikolai

Oh don't worry, I won't need boons for salvation from the clutches of your table. No no, strength of will alone will carry Nikolai to the promise land of victory over death.

What about the Ambush quest?

Sure, if you want to burn it for that quest. Remember, at the end, it loses its magical properties and becomes a mundane item.

Care Baird wrote:

Joseph Caubo wrote:

So can you only use this boon for playing through scenarios and not modules?

It won't save poor Nikolai

Oh don't worry, I won't need boons for salvation from the clutches of your table. No no, strength of will alone will carry Nikolai to the promise land of victory over death.

Kyle, just have Nikolai face a creature that requires a 25 GP material component to help combat it and you will win. Three 10+ level characters died at a certain game because the stupid cleric (read Nikolai) didn't have the necessary, and quite common, material component.

Oh, and he said the same crap about strength of will blah blah blah during the Eyes of Ten weekend even though Nikolai was hiding like a baby in several encounters.

But Joe knows I still like him ;-)

during the Eyes of Ten weekend even though Nikolai was hiding like a baby in several encounters.

Really? EoT was a piece of cake. I mean Todd only managed to deal over 400 damage to me in the first combat (thanks Mona), but I came out of the whole series with only a few scratches. *fondly remembers back to being attacked 12 times in a certain surprise round*

Kyle, just have Nikolai face a creature that requires a 25 GP material component to help combat it and you will win. Three 10+ level characters died at a certain game because the stupid cleric (read Nikolai) didn't have the necessary, and quite common, material component.

Oh, and he said the same crap about strength of will blah blah blah during the Eyes of Ten weekend even though Nikolai was hiding like a baby in several encounters.

LOL I uh...have learned from previous adventures and will be well prepared for the next encounters.

Listen, it wasn't retreating, it was a tactical advance to the rear. And it wasn't hiding, it was strategic camouflaging so that I could ambush when the time was right.

/And there is no such thing as defeat for Nikolai, just a success not yet realized.
//Wording is key.

Michael Brock wrote:

during the Eyes of Ten weekend even though Nikolai was hiding like a baby in several encounters.

Really? EoT was a piece of cake. I mean Todd only managed to deal over 400 damage to me in the first combat (thanks Mona), but I came out of the whole series with only a few scratches. *fondly remembers back to being attacked 12 times in a certain surprise round*

*THAT* particular group had 5 (or was it 6) character deaths over the four scenarios -- you know, the group Nikolai was the cleric for.....

*THAT* particular group had 5 character deaths over the four scenarios -- you know, the group Nikolai was the cleric for.....

Listen, I didn't have access to resurrection for some of those deaths, and I can't be held responsible for party members splitting up to do faction missions. I assure you Nikolai does more than his fair share of keeping everyone else alive.

Michael Brock wrote:

*THAT* particular group had 5 character deaths over the four scenarios -- you know, the group Nikolai was the cleric for.....

I assure you Nikolai does more than his fair share of keeping everyone else alive.

Except the other 6 PCs he joined with in Eyes of Ten. Oh, did I mention he was in a 7 PC party during Eyes of Ten........?

What about the Ambush quest?

Opps, I meant can you earn it from playing the Quest?

Pirate Rob wrote:

What about the Ambush quest?

Opps, I meant can you earn it from playing the Quest?

Yes

I almost lined this holiday boon up perfectly with its in-game date and real-world date. When I realized it was my 6-month anniversary (wow, time flies), I was torn. What better way to celebrate than to help Pathfinders fight undead? But I felt my state of PFS blog was slightly more important, so I delayed this holiday blog for a week.

--

Of course to closer align the Conquest Day holiday boon with the real-world date for:

Conquest 2011 Melbourne
Melbourne High School, South Yarra
(just a brief walk from South Yarra train station)

Easter four-day weekend
Friday 6th through Monday 9th April, 2012

This will be Pathfinder Society's fourth year at Conquest! I hope to see some of you there :-)

Further details: Event page | website

Ok, still getting my bearings...

1) Can I assign this for First Steps II?

2) As the GM, can I fill it out for myself when I run FS II?

3) Can I give it to players before we start FS II? Since it might be useful.

4) Does it work against Ghouls?

Also...does a GM need to assign this to a player; or can players print it themselves and assign it to one of their characters?

Also...does a GM need to assign this to a player; or can players print it themselves and assign it to one of their characters?

The boon still needs a GM signature to be legal (to prove you've played in the given time frame).

What exactly IS the time frame, anyway? Am I just blind or something?

What exactly IS the time frame, anyway? Am I just blind or something?

This one is for April 2 through April 22. The dates are listed on the boon itself. It's the last sentence of the boon.

What exactly IS the time frame, anyway? Am I just blind or something?

4/2-4/22

You're not blind, but it's on the sheet. :-)

Mathew,

My answers would be (1) yes; (2) yes; (3) yes; (4) no, unless they're casting spells. The wearer is warded against "spells of the necromancy school, death effects, and saves against negative energy." Ghouls' paralysis isn't a negative energy effect.

Jiggy wrote:

What exactly IS the time frame, anyway? Am I just blind or something?

This one is for April 2 through April 22. The dates are listed on the boon itself. It's the last sentence of the boon.

Ah, I wondered if it might be on the boon itself. I can't download it here at work, and was busy last night. Thanks!

Mathew,

My answers would be (1) yes; (2) yes; (3) yes; (4) no, unless they're casting spells. The wearer is warded against "spells of the necromancy school, death effects, and saves against negative energy." Ghouls' paralysis isn't a negative energy effect.

Wouldn't 2/ be "No, it's a boon, GMs do not receive boons from chronicles for GMing"?

From the first holiday boon blog, emphasis mine:

Yes, if you are GMing a PFS game during the timeframe, print off copies and give them out with the Chronicle sheet.

Also, a player should only receive one.

Also, the holidays will be an exception and GMs may also receive one Chronicle if they GM a game during the timeframe.

I think the rule is that a GM doesnt get the boon on a chronicle, unless that is the ONLY thing on the chronicle. No exp, gold, fame, items, etc.

WalterGM - Thanks for the pointer, I missed that in the holiday boon blogs!

What does a Quantium Golem look like?

It doesn't appear to be part of core assumption.

The quantium golem seemed a little useless, imo. Don't know if I'll bother using it.

If I understand correctly, this holiday boon item takes up a body slot, yes?

A Quantium golem can be found on page 133 in the Inner Sea World Guide if you want to see what it looks like.

It does not take up any slot. You just pin it to your lapel or cloak

Gave out the boon yesterday. Much to my surprise, nobody actually used it, despite facing channeled energy from an enemy cleric.

Gave out the boon yesterday. Much to my surprise, nobody actually used it, despite facing channeled energy from an enemy cleric.

Saving it for "save or die" type death magic. I know it will be a while for that character, but could be a life saver.

Mike, going forward, I'll be happy to follow your direction here, but the Golem keepsake is described three times as a pendant and never as a pin. Don't pendants occupy the neck slot?

And I'm with Fromper: I handed these out at the games over the weekend, and most players had better amulets to wear.

I appreciate the fact that most people may have better amulets. At least this one was free (and a free item shouldn't be better than something purchased in almost every case) and everyone learned a little more about the world that they otherwise would not have known.