Archerfeast

Thanks Mike! I was really hoping that there'd be a holiday boon this month. I'll make sure to spread the word around here.

Cool! I'll be bringing some of these to the Detroit gaming event this weekend!

Awesome work, as always. And of course, I have a query. Is the second section intended to be granted and used when the boon is handed out? Otherwise, the text is slightly confusing.

Will you have these on hand for us GMs to give out during PaizoCon or should I bring my own to give out?

I just looked over the boon itself. That's a nifty boon. Not overpowering, but a nice little bonus.

I just looked over the boon itself. That's a nifty boon. Not overpowering, but a nice little bonus.

Care to indulge those of us who can't see it until getting home from work in a few hours?

Daniel Luckett wrote:

I just looked over the boon itself. That's a nifty boon. Not overpowering, but a nice little bonus.

Care to indulge those of us who can't see it until getting home from work in a few hours?

Swift action, give yourself and an ally a +1 on attack rolls, skill checks, and saves for 1d4+1 rounds. If either of you roll a nat 20, extend it for one round.

Also has a pair of smaller boons, choose one. Gain a penalty against tiredness, but a bonus against spells with the emotion descriptor, or you can just gain a bonus against sleep spells.

All in all, quite nifty.

Nice!

Awesome work, as always. And of course, I have a query. Is the second section intended to be granted and used when the boon is handed out? Otherwise, the text is slightly confusing.

Yes, second section is to be chosen when handed out but can be saved for use whenever.

Will you have these on hand for us GMs to give out during PaizoCon or should I bring my own to give out?

I will have these available during the Grand Convocation for the side event of Archerfeast. Otherwise, you will need to bring your own if you wish to issue them to players in games you GM.

Walter Sheppard wrote:

Awesome work, as always. And of course, I have a query. Is the second section intended to be granted and used when the boon is handed out? Otherwise, the text is slightly confusing.

Yes, second section is to be chosen when handed out but can be saved for use whenever.

You, sir, are the man. Carry on.

Very, very cool. Thanks, Mike!

Is there some reason this isn't available for the entire month?

Our PFS group meets monthly, usually on the last weekend of the month. Because of this, we have missed out on a lot of the boons since they only run through the third week of the month for some reason.

Can you extend these cover the entire month so that groups that meet monthly late in the month can also enjoy it? I'm sure the dozen or so regular players we have would appreciate it.

Absolutely, truly, indellibly cool.

Narl ... I don't know the Golarion calendar that well, but, I can't help but wonder if it has anything to do with the length of the in-game months?
[Edit: Nope ... NVM. I just checked and that doesn't seem to be it. 12 months, 30 or 31 days. Hmm. Odd, that. I'll be interested to hear why it's only 23 days long, too.]

This is going to be fun. I'm running

Was this blog post written before Wes got promoted?

Is there some reason this isn't available for the entire month?

Our PFS group meets monthly, usually on the last weekend of the month. Because of this, we have missed out on a lot of the boons since they only run through the third week of the month for some reason.

Can you extend these cover the entire month so that groups that meet monthly late in the month can also enjoy it? I'm sure the dozen or so regular players we have would appreciate it.

This was explained in an earlier Holiday boon thread.

Basically, the idea is to get folks to play more often. Most everyone plays once a month anyhow. By making the boon only available for 3 weeks those players may need to find another game in order to earn the boon.

Also, since you can apply this boon to any of your PCs just by playing that PC during the window of opportunity, it encourages players to play more than one PC in that time.

And it's good for GMs too since every game they run during that window is another boon they can apply to one of their PCs that doesn't already have it.

There's what might be an inconsistency in the second part of the boon.
The first option there affects "saving throws against sleep effects that would make you fatigued or exhausted", while the second option talks about "saving throws against sleep effects or effects that would make you fatigued or exhausted" (emphasis added by me). I'd expect both options to have the same qualifiers.

Also, since you can apply this boon to any of your PCs just by playing that PC during the window of opportunity, it encourages players to play more than one PC in that time.

And it's good for GMs too since every game they run during that window is another boon they can apply to one of their PCs that doesn't already have it.

I was under the impression you could only get the boon once per holiday. Guess I'm going to have to get this straightened out before our next game day, lol.

Sleep effects that cause fatigue and exhaustion? Spells with the emotion descriptor?

I'm not one of the encyclopedic knowledge type players....what effects and spells have the qualities?

Sleep effects that cause fatigue and exhaustion? Spells with the emotion descriptor?

I'm not one of the encyclopedic knowledge type players....what effects and spells have the qualities?

Note that it's sleep effects or effects that cause the fatigued or exhausted conditions. So spells like sleep or deep slumber fall into the first category, and something like touch of fatigue or waves of exhaustion would fall into the latter. As for spells with the emotion descriptor, that's any spell with the emotion descriptor include such spells as joyful rapture and serenity and can be discerned by the fact that they have the emotion descriptor in their School entry.

Ah, thanks, I guess I read it too quickly.

Emotion...guess I haven't kept up on the new descriptors. Thanks.

Question from a new PFS GM - I'm running "First Steps Part I" for new players in a few days. Can this be given to them before that game, or only after/during?

Thanks very much!

You can give it out before the game and have it apply to that session.

Thanks!