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How does it work -- How do I join?
Cheliax Molech (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber),

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MY "ORGANIZED PLAY" EXPERIENCE

A few years ago I decided I wanted to play at an occassional Convention. But I sure as heck didn't want to go to a Con to play a pregenerated 1st level PC! So I'd have to grind out a PC or two through the RPGA.

The local RPGA was active but extremely boring D&D. I'd been spoiled with 25+ years of creative Homebrew.

So I sat through months of banal RPGA games and built up a PC to 7th level (just short of 8th) and two 3rd level PCs. I figured I could take my almost 8th Lvl PC and run him once or twice a year at the big Cons and for quite a few years just play the best levels at Conventions.

And three weeks after I felt I had a perfect PC for Cons, the bastids at WoTC cancelled the mags and a few months later killed D&D.

The months I spent playing the worst D&D of my life all went down the toilet. I no longer had a "perfect level" PC for Conventions; WoTC had officially, irrevocably, pissed in my cheerios.

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So now that Paizo has resurrected D&D I want to try again.

I wanna start going to the occassional "Big Con" and play D&D in the Pathfinder Society. But I wanna play in the fun levels. So I have to become -- no, I get to become a Society Member.

But there's nothing here locally.

Please help.

What is the first step?
What "Big Cons" will Paizo run scenarios?
When are these Cons?
If I create a PC with Society Guidelines can I play "official" on-line scenarios and gain "Certs"?
What are the Society guidelines for PC creation?
Who shot JR?
Is Tensor male or female?
Wait, don't worry about the "JR" thing.

-W. E. Ray

Osirion yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber),

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Great to hear your interested Molech! If you go to the Pathfinder Society portal, that will provide you with most of the info you requested. You can sign up for a PFS number either on your My Account page or on the PFS page. All the specific rules of play, character creation, leveling, etc. are in the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play available for free from the PFS portal. And yes, you can play online. There's an active group doing just that at the Pathfinder Society Online Collective. In general, I believe the "Big Cons" Paizo attends and runs PFS at are PaizoCon, GenCon and Origins, though there's now a large contingent at NeonCon, so that list may be growing. Generally Paizo's presence at a convention is announced pretty thoroughly on these messageboards and the Paizo Blog.

Cheliax Molech (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber),

Asmodeus avatar

Thanks.

I took a second and read the Pathfinder Society intro page and I'm about to join and create a PC.

Couple more questions:

You mentioned that we can play on-line. Is that sorta like a PBP game here on the Boards? How does it work?

-W. E. Ray

Paizo Employee Joshua J. Frost (Events Manager),

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A lot of your questions are answered in the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play. Read that as your first starting point. :-)

W E Ray,

Asmodeus avatar

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Cheliax kikai13 (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber),

Kullen avatar

Where do you live? If it is anywhere near mid-Missouri, we have a rapidly growing Pathfinder contingent here. You would be more than welcome to join.

W E Ray,

Asmodeus avatar

Bradenton Florida -- been here 3 months now. Still no D&D.

There's some up a little in Tampa but my schedule is tight; can't really make it to Tampa on a weekly basis. On the Gamer Connection category I only got one response from someone in Bradenton -- he hasn't played D&D in awhile but sounded interested. Then he disappeared.

Maybe I should move to Missouri, eh.

Cheliax kikai13 (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber),

Kullen avatar

No beaches, but the gaming is good. I could find a game seven nights a week if my wife and my job schedule would let me.

Qadira Kosivo0121 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber),

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moving to missouri is a good idea for gaming but thats why I stay here. do it. move here game with kikai13 and me.

Osirion yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber),

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Don't listen to them! I turned 18 and moved away from Missouri and it's the best thing I ever did. Stay in Florida. Play games online if you have to. Just never live in Missouri!!!

Qadira Kosivo0121 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber),

10 -shadow Lurker Final avatar

and yet we keep telling you to come back. We need more gamers in the center of the united states. There's nothing else here!

Cheliax kikai13 (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber),

Kullen avatar

yoda8myhead wrote:
Don't listen to them! I turned 18 and moved away from Missouri and it's the best thing I ever did. Stay in Florida. Play games online if you have to. Just never live in Missouri!!!

(Nazgul voice) Come back! Come back! To Missouri we will take you!

W E Ray,

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Can I play my brand new, shiny Pathfinder Society PC in a PBP to gain a few levels, er, Chronicles?

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