I just got back from Dragon Con and loved the two games I could actually play in (those being #29, #30). Our group had only four players all first level. A paladin, thief, wizard and myself the cleric. Leaving the rest of this under a spoiler tag...

I agree with you on the over-power of that encounter.

Everyone has the same problem with #29. There is actually a Gencon TPK thread somewhere and it was the culprit most times.

Regarding your scenario, when I played it there was only

Your DM messed up in a big way, that encounter was already too hard as it was. The paladin probably should have lived.

Everyone has the same problem with #29. There is actually a Gencon TPK thread somewhere and it was the culprit most times.

Regarding your scenario, when I played it there was only ** spoiler omitted **

Your DM messed up in a big way, that encounter was already too hard as it was. The paladin probably should have lived.

There indeed was only supposed to be one zombie at that tier.

Jason S wrote:

Everyone has the same problem with #29. There is actually a Gencon TPK thread somewhere and it was the culprit most times.

Regarding your scenario, when I played it there was only ** spoiler omitted **

Your DM messed up in a big way, that encounter was already too hard as it was. The paladin probably should have lived.

** spoiler omitted **

There indeed was only supposed to be one zombie at that tier.

Is it just me or did there seem to be a lot of combat in this module?

I hope this isn't the trend for Season 1.

I like modules with at least a faint hope of RP...other than chatting up the monsters before slaying them.

CJ

Is it just me or did there seem to be a lot of combat in this module?

CJ

Christopher Self is one angry accountant.

I just got back from Dragon Con and loved the two games I could actually play in (those being #29, #30). Our group had only four players all first level. A paladin, thief, wizard and myself the cleric. Leaving the rest of this under a spoiler tag...
** spoiler omitted **

Just curious--are you still minus a hand? Inquiring minds want to know....

kikai13 wrote:

Just curious--are you still minus a hand? Inquiring minds want to know....

Since the boon is still in play then i am still minus a hand. At Dragon Con, the GMs were not cool with the boon sheet and told me "anything you gained from season 0 was not carried over to season 1" so i lowered my stat and they gave me my hand back. Now since Josh has clarified it for me that boons are accepted and items were reset...I am still missing a hand. We will just have to call it a "sleight of hand" trick for Dragon con. I have the cash to get the regen spell cast. I just need to find another game to get into.

He clarified that boons from season 0 scenarios are still in effect, but that PaizoCon boons are not. I too am sad to see them go, as I have had a blast roleplaying my conversion of others to my faith from the Vision Quest encounter in order to get the benefit.

On the "level 3 but CR2" issue: That is correct for Pathfinder RPG. Level-1=CR per page 398. Creatures with only NPC class levels are level-2=CR.

Thanks for the update on "Shipyard Rats". They cleric in Act III still is using half-plate without the heavy armor proficiency feat, however :)

She possesses an invisible feat that allows her to do it.

She possesses an invisible feat that allows her to do it.

Huzzah for invisible feats.

She possesses an invisible feat that allows her to do it.

She possesses an invisible feat that allows her to do it.

Being a cleric in PFS, I am cool with the AC change. Maybe clergy should wear "favored armor" of their god like they do weapons... food for thought

She possesses an invisible feat that allows her to do it.

The intelligence 10 Fighters in Act 4 still have Combat Expertise.

A couple of other "Clerical Errors":

That middle fight was nasty. Finally got a chance to run it a coupla nights ago. Got a couple of PC's, but Kortes escaped me.

The rules for jumping through the trap door in Act 5 are a little different from the standard falling rules.

The scenario says DC 10 Acrobatics check or 1d6 falling damage.

The falling rules says DC 15 Acrobatics check or 1d6 nonlethal damage if the fall was deliberate.

As mentioned in the reviews for the scenario, the hp for the low level NPC's with class levels are calculated incorrectly. By the rules, "A creature gains maximum hit points if its first Hit Die roll is for a character class level. Creatures whose first Hit Die comes from an NPC class or from his race roll their first Hit Die normally."

So the Druid 1's should have 14 hp, the Monk 1's should have 13 hp, and the Fighter 1's should have 16 hp. I notice they do all have their favored class bonuses listed (or you could switch Con and Int so they qualify for Combat Expertise and give them 14 hp instead).

Dalirio should have 15 hp, although he's still a wimp compared to his girlfriend.

The last sentence of the boxed text in Act 6 appears to be unnecessary and/or wrong.

"Thick wooden doors in the east wall lead to a set of steep stairs beyond."

According to the map, the only doors and stair are to the north and the party arrives from that direction. The following paragraph says the cells are to the north, so it is possible that the key was changed after the text was written.

The last sentence of the boxed text in Act 6 appears to be unnecessary and/or wrong.

"Thick wooden doors in the east wall lead to a set of steep stairs beyond."

According to the map, the only doors and stair are to the north and the party arrives from that direction. The following paragraph says the cells are to the north, so it is possible that the key was changed after the text was written.

Uran Dekan wrote in the spoiler that the GM was making the scenario particularly deadly because he had misread the tactics that the monster was written up in, but

Which is exactly what the GM was doing

Yes, this scenario is deadly, it shouldn't be attempted with 4 players or you're easily asking for a TPK. Especially if those characters are level 1.

This was my first scenario, and it was...very difficult. Especially since we had a table of all first game characters, so none of us had additional potions/scrolls/gear, and all the combats gave 0 chance for rest in between, so healing/spell resources got extremely taxed.

Not to mention the multiple disease saving throws.....fortunately the DM didn't invoke the "You can pay 150GP after the scenario and have the NPC cleric fail his remove disease roll. Spend another 150GP" rule that I saw Josh mention.

What kind of disturbs me in another recent thread was someone talking about starting up PFS for his home group...and people suggested #29 as their very first scenario. Having done this (With the problem of no potions/scrolls/extra resources), I think this is a great way to turn people OFF PFS.