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Most of these issues can be resolved with some common sense and consideration to IT'S A GAME.

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Common Sense... Is that a skill?... ;)

Believe me, it will get around if a particular GM is a tool.

*Points to Kyle*

Death is part of the Game, it has been since Day 1. I have never played an RPG that did not have Death over the PCs character.

As a GM it is not our job to "Soft-Ball" a PCs death to make it not happen, it is our Job though to try to make it as Epic as possible so the Players actually enjoys it and remembers it as a good thing.

Thankfully I have never had a player that takes it bad when his/her PC died, hopefully I never will.

Not according to the copy of the pdf my wife recieved last week-ish, so she can run it at Cape Comic Con. It's still a 1-7.

I can't say for sure, But I think the 1-7 version is "Retired" I think you have to run the 3-7 version.

Mike or Mark will have to answer that one.

Edit: From the 1-7 version of the scenario

Note: This scenario has been updated from its exclusive version for public release. Purchasers have access to both the exclusive version released as Pathfinder Society Scenario #2–EX and Pathfinder Society Scenario #3–16, but as of February 29, 2012, only the latter is legal for Pathfinder Society organized play. Except for minor changes involving faction missions and general copyediting, both versions of the scenario are the same; only the legal version of the scenario contains a Chronicle sheet.

Except you have the guy that wrote the guide telling you how it's supposed to work :P

I Tell Mike all the time how things are supposed to work, I don't see the problem here... ;)

So can you be a paladin "OF" Phrasma, no, but can you be a paladin who follows the teachings of Phrasma without actually declaring yourself a worshiper, absolutely. Does this smell of moldy gamer cheese, yep.

*Sniff, Sniff* hmmmm, smells like Bob... ;)

I swear guys, Im doing everything I can to make this happen for GenCon.

SG

Have you tried slowing Time?

James developed the traits system so I figure it never hurts to go to the source ;-)

That is actually interesting information.

WalterGM wrote:

Derp, I meant Dervish Dance >.<

They wouldn't work that well together, anyhow.

Dervish Dance requires a scimitar.

Scimitars are not eligible for the Agile enhancement...

WalterGM Fail again... ;)

That is the word directly from James Jacobs.

I Almost let this Slip... You went to James on a Rules question? James!?

;)

Just so we are all aware..

Of all the Racial Traits.. I only know of 4 that are also Social, and they are all in the Gnome Book. So it is not like it cuts off a huge number of Racial Traits.

I hope that Adopted can be replaced in the future with a more useful trait.

I think you are way overreacting...

There are an extreme rare amount of traits that are both Racial and Social, the Vast Majority of the Racial Traits you can still take.

It is not broken just because you can't take the one trait you want.

Not really a Change to the guide, but can you please add the Special Module rule to the download for Pathfinder Module: Master of the Fallen Fortress.

Aw, man! Here I was thinking that I could play like Jiggy, and Dragonmoon, and Kyle, and all the other cool kids.

You forgot the ;)...

And it is Dragnmoon!!! ;)

What is cool is Mike Shel is writing it. Good to see him finally writing an AP!

Mike, thanks for keeping this up to date so often.

To my knowledge, only Clerics and Inquisitors need to be within one alignment step of their deity, unless I missed a FAQ somewhere

As I mentioned above...Pazio has said they are sticking to the One-Step for the setting gods.

The problem is the the PFRPG rules do not state otherwise that there are any restrictions on Gods, but the setting has put restrictions on them.

That said, In Golarion only Gods that are Lawful Good or 1 step removed from Lawful Good have Paladins following them, and even then I am not sure all those have Paladins.

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To help clear things up for Deussu

And sure they can, it just would not be automatic, you would need to use the rules for damaging items.

Can you use the Adopted Trait (Social) to Take one of the Gnome Social Traits in this book?

One-on-one the Mauler is a threat. Take out his flanker and he's living on borrowed time. I love the times when the players forgot to take him alive.

I have no Clue what you are talking about!

When there was a 1-2 version of him I took him out during the chase with a Max damage Crit with my Musket and silver bullets *44 dmg*. Of course there isn't a 1-2 version of him anymore and the 3-4 version that would still leave him with 1 hp.

William Wadhams wrote:

Thanks all for the well wishes. I want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement.

I hope to do everyone proud and make the Society grow.

Yeah yeah. *cracks the whip* there are no Connecicut events listed on the Events page. Get busy spiky head! :-)

If you spelled it correctly, maybe you would find them... ;)

Getting back to Feral's original post, this is probably what I'd stick in place as my PFS home rules:

Based on what Mike Posted on what a Private game can cannot do, some of those you cannot do..

This DOES NOT mean you can run an official PFS game with fewer restrictions than are outlined in the Organized Play Guide or other campaign documentation. For example, you can not run an evil character, you can not use Words of Power or Hero Points, or any other specific rules that are not permitted in the campaign.

1. Cannot do

2. Unsure what you mean by "get Creative"
3. this one is fine
4. this one is fine
5. Cannot do *Though I still expect an errata on that*
6. Cannot do
7. Cannot do
8. this one is fine

I'm watching this post with interest. It is treading the line of falling into uncivil chatter. Please keep the conversations civil. Thanks.

As long as I don't post in this thread it should be fine...

Wait... Damn It!!! ;)

David Santana wrote:

Congrats to the two new VCs, one in my backyard and one not.

I spent 4 years living on Long Island, so there's still a connection :P

I spent 27 years living there... I miss it sometimes..

What would work though would have a character have a Day Job that involves your Companion..

Profession: Street Performer
Profession: Guard *Canine Cops*
Profession: Hunter

And my favorite...

Profession: Taxidermist - When Kyle is your GM

Thanks for the compliments but you haven't seen anything yet. This is just the beginning. I can't wait until some of the website improvements that are in the works (that I can't talk about) come to fruition.

Hey Mike if you ever feel the need to talk to anyone about what is coming up, you can always email me about them. I promise not to tell anyone... ;)

Maybe at some point a closer game will emerge, or the weird races will stoke some passion to play. I just want to be able to relax and fire off a game without the fuss.

Just so you know, Mike has made it Clear that Races other then the Core Races will not become open to general PFS play, You will still be limited to Other races by getting Boons for them at conventions.

Can a paladin be a paladin of Pharasma, dedicated to the eradication of the undead? Would htis be legal for Pathfinder Society organized play.

Paladins and Gods are a soar subject in PFS Org play, there has never been an definitive answer from the PFS organizers on this. The problem is the the PFRPG rules do not state otherwise that there are any restrictions on Gods, but the setting has put restrictions on them.

That said, In Golarion only Gods that are Lawful Good or 1 step removed from Lawful Good have Paladins following them, and even then I am not sure all those have Paladins.

In the setting Pharasma is not known to have Paladins.

There will not be a PDF of this book due to rights issues, and we do not have any preorder bonuses planned for this book.

I suspected this would happen, sadly I will not be buying this product then.

What Doug said is very important. When I played Midnight Mauler (GM'd by Doug, BTW), I was rather fustrated by the lack of progress my Dwarven Cleric could make. -2 for being slow, plus armor check penalty, plus cleric skills don't make for good chase numbers. I know that the PFS requires rather rigid rules following (and justifyably so), but having just 2 possible checks per card is too limiting for many characters. It requires a GM willing to try and make it fun for all.

Though I can see your point here, it was a lot more dramatic in our game when everyone had problems in the chase scene when one player finally made it at the last second. If I started allowing "creativeness" that did not follow the rules, the drama of the scene would have been drastically reduced.

Didn't we do this already?...?

Like the Eagles said

*PFS Org Players in thier 20s or younger* Who? ;)

Thanks Doug, I'll probably add a note to the side of the faction mission that says, more or less "do this part in secret." Good suggestion ;)

You will see this as a common occurrence, there are many Faction missions that say they are required to be done in secret but no hint of that is given in the faction briefing.

After talking to one scenario writer about this, he was under the belief that by default all missions should be done in secret and that need not be clarified in the mission briefing. This disconnect could be similar issue with the many other times you will see it come up.

ICON has not been too kind to us. I organized RPGA for them for a few years, with them limiting our resources until they took us off their program. I would be happy to organize for them and that may be in the works.

We had problems with them in the past as well. In the Mid 90s we ran a popular Vampire Larp based on our rules of Vampire: The masqurade, They kicked us out after we got too large.

Odd that they cause problems for Larger Games.

Also David, you guys in NY should look at setting up PFS at this Convention next Year...

ICON.

All of the 90's are filled with great memories of this convention.

Great work David, and one of these years I have to go to this convention. Though I am curious why a NY VLt is organizing and Ohio event?

Walter,

Page 18 of the current Guide:

Quote:

A GM must be present in order for you to purchase items, so you may only purchase items during or after a scenario.

And like you said, I think it is fine that a player makes a list of what he wants his character to buy at the beginning of the session, but that character does not have any of that stuff until the GM approves it.

This, is an example of a rule that is rarely Followed, and one I will even admit I rarely follow because of the time constraints.

Walter,

Page 18 of the current Guide:

Quote:

A GM must be present in order for you to purchase items, so you may only purchase items during or after a scenario.

And like you said, I think it is fine that a player makes a list of what he wants his character to buy at the beginning of the session, but that character does not have any of that stuff until the GM approves it.

This, is an example of a rule that is rarely Followed, and one I will even admit I rarely follow because of the time constraints.

Can we get a dunk tank at PaizoCon this year?

Now this is a Great Idea!

Who are you?

hmmm, Maybe I should stop my recent being "Quiet" in the Forums policy to remind you... ;)

I am the Guy that has not had a PC death by Kyle.

Anyway, good work Mike, looking forward to more good work to at least PaizoCon UK!

Also, on the Art front... Paizo needs more art from Eva!

Great Blog Mike... But since you did not mention me in it, it is ultimately a Blog Fail... ;)

Edit: If you want I can make some suggestions where you can fit me in.. ;)

In PFS play, is a GM allowed to forbid various animal companions from wandering around cities?

What I normally do as a GM if someone has a very Odd out of place Companion or a odd looking Eidolon, I have the NPCs in the city act accordingly *Run in fear, look in disgust, etc*

Something I think would work, would be maybe being a descendant of one of the Gods that Ascended to Godhood through the Starstone. Cayden Cailean may have had some bastard children before he became a God ;)

You're the only one who has brought up "authoral rights", and I think it's important to keep that distinct from canon. The question at hand is "should a GM let a player character violate canon?" That's a distinct thing from "should a GM let a player character background involve canon?" My position is mostly "no" on first, but "yes" on the second.

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Out of curiosity, how would people feel about a player who asserts that her character is the daughter of VC Adril Hestram?

I agree, a Character comes out a lot more if you involve canon into it, but there is going to far.

For example you Character that is the Daughter of a Goddess does not fit into the Pantheon of Golarion, as far as I am aware, and go ahead and point it out if I am wrong, there are no examples of Mortal Children of Gods in Golarion. If it was more like a Greek pantheon, sure it would fit.

There are examples of people claiming to be, but those a Boast and not actual truths, so as a GM, unless you could prove other wise, if you insisted on bringing it up in game, I would treat it as a Boast and not a reality.

Same with your second Example, You should stay away from being Direct descendants of Important NPCs. Distant relatives would be fine IMO.

My point thou is that the Judge at the table is the lens we see the world thru. If he say's "In Galt, the common language is Sylvan"... well, that's the way it is at his table. And I'd hope to be able to T10 on a Kn(Geo) or maybe Kn(Local) for my PC to know that.

I am confused here...

This does not compute...

Wait, if you went to a public game with your character, and the GM questioned the character and you showed him the source and he still refused to accept it, you would agree with that?

No way in hell I would do that, a GM in a "Public" game at least can't do that, and I would not take that crap from a GM. I would walk away and do whatever it was in my power, if talking to the GM did nothing, to report that gms actions...

GMs are important but there powers have limits, and over abusing them should not be encouraged.

I do not fight with the Judge at a table. While I might respectfully point out his error (and I bring page prints for all the PDFs I am using for the characters), NEVER argue with the Judge. Esp. before the game.

I play with the Judge at the table, NEVER against. It's never a score, and the Judge never loses... ever.

But I guess that's just me.

YMMV

Blasphemy!!! It you Vs the Judge, Fight to the Death, Take 10 vs no Take 10, Winner Takes All! And if the Judge is Kyle, expect your PCs death...

the scary one here is when the Judge is wrong...

That is an easy one, and the reason why you are supposed to bring the books, pdfs or printout. Just show the GM, GM loses. Nosig 1 - GM 0.

Stuff

If you have the space for a second table, I would suggest you start trying to get another player to GM, your area will never grow without more GMs.

If everyone but yourself refuses to GM, they need to accept the fact that you will be playing 7 player tables and that no new players will be able to join, they may be ok with that.

ummm, they are both Social Traits *Even if they are Gnome Only*, you can't have 2 traits from the same category. HeroLabs is correct.

It may be seperated oddly, but It is still a Social Trait.