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So, I'm looking for a feat that would allow a multi-classed druid to use their character level to determine the level of their animal companion. i've looked through the APG, UC, and UM, but the closest i've come is the feat that lets a cavalier use their character level to determine their mount's level. i'm looking specifically for a PFS character, so it would need to be something that would be in the additional resources list. does anyone know of such a feat off the top of their head?
I really wish I was able to make it down there. I attended a few years during the LG days, and GamiCon was one of the high points of each convention year. Great location, great people - an all around great time... If anyone is on the fence about going GamiCon, get off the fence and go. You won't be sorry.
this has come up a number of times. a quick search through the forums for the words "first steps prestige" would have pulled up this post. hope that's a helpful answer.
i'll be running First Steps, part 2 on 12/03 and was thinking that changing not explosive runes:
the Snapdragon Fetival party at the beginning to a Seven Veils party. unfortunately, i don't know enough about the Snapdragon Festival to know if this would be something akin to throwing a Christmas/4th of July party. i don't think it would hurt the adventure even a little to replace it completely *explosive runes* anyway.
I for one dont want to see ANY involvement in PFS in PFO or vice versa - they should be completely spearate things & have no influence on each other in any way, shape or form so, out of curiosity, do you also think that there shouldn't be any crossover between the Pathfinder Tales line and PFS? What about the Pathfinder Modules and PFS? I'm just wondering where you would draw the line between what product lines interact with which other product lines. personally, i think paizo's ability at cross-marketing their products without going overboard is one of their strengths, and if they were to do it with PFO, i'm sure that they would do so in a pretty good way.
so, the announcement of PFO has me pretty excited. i haven't actually been interested in an MMO since back when Earth and Beyond was still around. so, as the game is still in development, i think it would be a Good Thing (TM) to do some community brainstorming for things that we, as would players, would like to see in the Online game that could enhance or support Pathfinder Society. one of the most obvious ideas that jumps out at me is the ability to earn special boons for PFS characters based on accomplishments in the game. i'm thinking that there would be way to send pdf's to subscribers when they achieve said goals. now, of course i see that there could be some possible abuse with this sort of system, but i think if boons were kept to small benefits, like those in the holiday chronicles, or time-sensitive, they could be pretty easily managed. i'm sure some people will have a knee-jerk reaction to the thought of people that play the online game getting benefits that people that aren't playing don't get, but i think the idea is a good one to discuss. who else has some ideas?
You took the words right out of my mouth, Mike. Personally, I would love to show up at a Game Day and have a little 10 to 20 minute pure roleplaying encounter as a sort of prelude to the actual adventure. As long as there isn't any gain other than the Holiday Boon, I don't see any reason why people shouldn't do this for themselves. I'm now planning to this very thing for our Game Day in Janesville, WI on Dec 3rd. Also, Mike, you're doing a great job. The "trust the player base" attitude is very nice and refreshing. I'm loving these holiday boons and I'm looking forward to other great new innovations that I know will be coming.
This was part of my original question, which was if there had been any thought given to mechanically rewriting the PFS pregens to be mechanically identical to the BB characters. However, as it's since been pointed out that the BB characters use a 15-point ability point spread, it's more or less a moot point.
1) Are the pregens from the Beginner's Box society-legal? I thought I remember hearing somewhere that they were going to be, but I just wanted to be sure.No they are not, you can get the Legal PFS Pregens here. Just to make sure I was clear, I am aware that the characters in the Beginner Box are not the "Legal PFS Pregens." My question was if they were PFS-Legal - i.e., using the PFS character generation rules, could I build a character identical to the Beginner Box character? (minus the wizard likely having scribe scroll)
As indicated in the original post, I am aware that you can do that with the existing PFS pregens.
My point was that if the Beginner Box characters are built using a PFS-legal point-buy, there's no reason not to update the existing Society Pregens' statistics, keeping the same format, to match the statistics in the box. This would let those of us already familiar with the game to have the characters in a format that we are familiar and comfortable with (because we all know how much most gamers detest anything that is different from what they are used to ;) ), while at the same time allowing the pregens from the box to be used by new players for their first game. I'm not advocating a "either or" situation - there's absolutely no reason that we can't have both.
As I will be soon be starting up a monthly event and may have some players that are new to Pathfinder (and possibly some who will be first-time roleplayers in general), I was excited to see the pregens for the Beginner Box posted as a free download. I was hoping that I would be able to use the new-player-friendly format. However, upon further inspection, it appears that while they are they same iconic characters, there are some statistical differences between the Beginner Box characters and the PFS pregens. So, this leaves with a couple of questions: 1) Are the pregens from the Beginner's Box society-legal? I thought I remember hearing somewhere that they were going to be, but I just wanted to be sure. 2) Assuming they are legal, can new players use them similarly to the existing PFS pregens - i.e. play through a beginning scenario, but then apply the chronicle to a new non-pregen character? If no to number two, then has any thought been given to changing the stats for the PFS-legal pregens to match those in the Beginner's Box so that using them would be easier?
So, I started playing and running PFS back at the very beginning of the campaign (event #13, oh yeah!). Sadly, I didn't get much of a chance to play, but I did manage to get up to 3rd level before the actual Pathfinder RPG released. Since the release of the PFRPG, I have not had a chance to play, but I did run a few sessions after the rules for GMs getting credit for running scenarios were introduced. So I've got a few more scenarios that were (theoretically) applied to that character. However, since I knew that I was not going to be playing, and have not had a chance to play since then, I never took the time to update the character from 3.5 to PFRPG. Now, I am looking at having some potential opportunities to play, so I've got a weird situation. Am I able to update her using all of the current additional resources allowed, even though there have been GM rewards that have (theoretically, anyway) been applied without updating. Or am I constrained by only the resources that were available at the time? Of course, this is all contingent upon me actually finding what I did with the actual character.
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Hello everyone, I am looking forward to meeting each and everyone of you!!! I plan on building the game here in WI to towering heights!!! Thanks for all of your well wishes. Congratulations on getting the post, Sean. I'm in the process of getting PFS started up here in Janesville, and look forward to working with you.
the "news" of LFR decoupling from WotC's corporate support is really nothing new. in my opinion, being community-run and "non-canonical" will probably be better for the campaign in the long run. likewise, the RPGA name has been slowly disappearing for years, being rolled into DCI and now in the WPN. sad to see a name that has been around as long as i've been playing the game go away, but that's the way things go. given the choice between the LFR, Encounters, Lair Assault, and PFS models, PFS works the best for me. however, i think that labeling LFR or other WotC org play as "dead" is spurious at best.
okay, looks like this thread is open for posting? if not, apologies. thanks in advance for the feedback. Hunting Cloak of the Great Cats
there's another thread for that somewhere in here for that same question... i myself am in eau claire, wi, and would be interested in attending any PFS games up there on an admittedly irregular basis...
replaying doesn't adversely effect anyone. argue away, but what it comes down to is that this is all just a game and the only adverse effect that might come from it will be from individual players, not the option itself... and honestly, those kind of players are going to find a way to ruin your game one way or another. that kind of jerkery is no worse than the jerkery of saying that you won't play PFS anymore if replaying is allowed. if you like PFS, a replaying option shouldn't ruin your view of it... and if you don't like the idea of replaying, don't replay. if you're a local event organizer and you don't like replaying, don't schedule scenarios that others have played. i was really wary about LFR's allowing of replays at first. i still don't replay unless i absolutely have to, but there have been quite a few times when it was the only option for me at a given point. also, if it wasn't for LFR's replay allowance, there very likely wouldn't be any organized play presence (LFR or PFS) in my area right now.
very much this.
what it comes down to is that it's a real pain in the ass to track this stuff in an organized play campaign. you may disagree, but if you think of it from the pov of a dm at a large national convention running new players every session, maybe you can get an idea. regardless, if you're looking for an official answer from Josh, your best bet is to post the question where it should have gone in the first place: the 2.0 FAQ stickied thread. josh is a pretty busy guy, and i'm he sure that he doesn't have time to read every single thread that pops up here. he does regularly throw out strings of answers on that thread, though.
i have quite a bit of experience running events for both lg and lfr. lfr's ability to replay mods can cause some problems, but all in all, i think that it has solved more problems than it has created. as an organizer, it's a lot less stressful trying to marshal tables with a replay option than without one. as a dm, i've rarely had problems with players using ooc knowledge while replaying a mod. if i catch someone doing so at a mixed table, i let them know then and there that if they do it again they're off the table. that's usually all it takes to solve the problem. as a player, i don't like to replay mods, but there have been times at cons where it was the only option to play, and i'm glad it's there to fall back on. with the passing of the faction race, i really don't think that a replay option would ruin the campaign in any way.
i think having one overarching metaplot is a bad idea. i think having multiple, smaller meta-plots is a much better way to go... more of the idea of linked adventures that folks have been talking about. one of the things that i loved most about LG was the feeling of taking part in an unfolding storyline (or storylines) rather than just playing a bunch of random four hour scenarios. in my opinion, this is one of things that an Organized Play environment is really about. what i'd really love to see sometime in the future is a much wider, regionalized "Living Golarion" sort of campaign. the PFS is great, and a wonderful tool for why a random bunch of adventurers are thrown together, but sometimes the "This famous Pathfinder is missing and we need you to find him" hook gets a little old (it's actually a bit of a running joke at the beginning of our local PFS sessions).
Wait... how do I get a GM number? When I reported a session back in Season 0, I just used my same Pathfinder #. But now, the system kicks me out because I'm reporting as both a GM and a player on the same sheet. your gm number is your pathfinder number, just without any of the extraneous numbers at the end, indicating your character... so, as Josh indicated, the number to use in the GM area would be XXXX, whereas you would add in your character as XXXX-1 or 2 or whatever character number you are using. unless they've made changes to the system in the last week or so, it should work. at least it did for me when i reported mine.
Take a 3.5 fighter 6, compared to a 3.5 fighter 2/barbarian 1/rogue 2/ranger 1. The straight fighter has a few more HP, an extra point of BAB and a couple of bonus feats. In contrast, the multi-class character has +1d6 sneak attack, evasion, fast movement, rage, a favoured enemy, track and a bunch of extra skill points - if the character is human, this doesn't even attract an xp penalty. In PRPG, the single class fighter has a lot more going for him, armour training, weapon training, bravery and lots of fighter only feats. even in 3.5, a fighter 2/ barbarian 1/ rogue 2/ ranger 1 of any race wouldn't have any xp penalties, as all the classes are within one level of each other. but, your point still stands, and i agree.
it is likely also assumed that you have purchased and used a number of consumables. on average, i know the players in my groups use two or three potions of clw per mod. remember that season zero was a playtest season, so things like this might happen. as i've said in another thread, the six characters that i helped to convert last weekend were all able to replace all of their gear and end up with a little more cash on hand than they had before.
It seems to me that these are all good reasons NOT to participate in PFS unless you do so with the same group of people. I think that's why the RPGA will allow home games run by qualified and certified DMs to be a part of LFR. That way you're not playing with different people all the time and these issues never come up. Perhaps PFS should do the same? there's no stricture saying that you can't play PFS with a home group. you may be confusing the point that the RPGA allows players and dms to report home games as RPGA events (inherently different from LFR events), and get "credit" for them, not that there are really any rewards for that anymore... what you can't do in LFR is play a standard type home game then take that character to an LFR game, nor should you be able to either here or there. that exactly defeats the purpose of an organized play campaign.
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3.5 swarms are notoriously and needlessly complex. to be fair to your dm, swarms of smaller critters are immune to weapon damage, which is likely what he was thinking of. also, the opponent doesn't make his distraction save when he gets swarmed, but at the beginning of his turn, if he is within the area of the swarm.
in general, you'll find a lot more roleplay than your average rpga mod. as always, this is somewhat dependent on who you have as a dm. but PFS mods are pretty quality adventures on the whole... there are usually plenty of rp opportunities, and the combats are rarely boring.
well, i spent about two hours writing a very in depth reply to this. critical, but respectful. apparently, though, the message system seems to have not liked that. so, i'll sum up (if it seems i'm being mean or confrontational, i assure, i do not have that attitude :) ) 1. i think the assumption that ARs or Chronicles are designed to stop people from cheating is incorrect. the intention is to give PCs roughly equal opportunities and to keep their power scales relatively even. 2. i'm flummoxed as to why you would feel that campaign administration does not trust you. i'm sure that they have the utmost trust in 99.% of the player base. 3. your accusations of mod authors giving npc crazy magic items just because the PCs won't keep them is pretty silly, and a bit of a straw man argument. the quality of PFS mods is pretty close to their regularly published product, and on the whole they are much better written and designed than the majority of any other "living" campaign mods. i find it slightly hypocritical that you demand their trust, but don't seem to want to give them any. 4. i haven't seen any indication that the PFS player base would be any happier or more devoted if we got rid of Chronicles. i don't think that the it's really that much of an issue to most players. i think that the average PFS player is already pretty happy and devoted. 5. the closest extant system to the one you advocate is LFR, and that campaign is a big hot mess a good deal of the time. 6. what i'd really like to hear now that you've voiced what you don't like with the campaign (which is quite different that what is wrong with the campaign) is what you actually ENJOY about PFS. i also used the word ameliorate somewhere in the original message, so someone owes me fifty cents. :) again, if my comments sound "mean" at all, i'm just trying to quickly sum up two hours worth of writing so i can get to bed... i think everyone is entitled to their opinion and to share it... especially when i don't agree with it. ;)
Yes! yes, you convert your pcs to PFRPG and can then play the mods interchangeably. as a DM you will need to a bit of on the fly conversion for anything that's not covered by the Bestiary preview. from experience, i can tell you that it's not that hard. read through the pertinent section in the conversion pdf, that'll help a lot. it'll become a lot easier once the bestiary is released.
As to the conversion rules, I have to say that, unless the change rules for all the Season 0 modules cut the gold gained significantly, and that the Season 1+ modules give out less gold, you are, indeed, screwing over any converted character.are your calculations taking into account the gold spent on consumables such as potions and scrolls of CLW, flasks of acid and achemist's fire that are one shot, and the like? How about bribes and things you bought during the adventure that you didn't get to keep? Those one use 50 gold piece drains add up quickly. i was going to bring this up as well. that's the main reason why all the characters i helped convert this past weekend ended up with more gold. there are certainly characters out there who have never had to spend a single copper on potions or scrolls or any of those other really useful items, or if they have, they haven't had to use them. i have a feeling, though, that those characters are likely in the minority. the group that i run averages using about 2 and a half potions of clw per scenario per character (more if none of the clerics are present), and they at least replenish what they use. also, i don't see any of it as getting "screwed over" since everyone is basically being restarted on a level playing field. viva la playtest!
The second major issue I have is with the way treasure is handled (another holdover from Living Greyhawk I might add). In the current model, if the party finds a particular item, they can't just take that item; instead, they have to sell that item for half its value, then purchase the item with their own coin. This leads to situations, especially at higher levels, where authors can give their NPC's immensely powerful magic items which they don't have to worry about the characters acquiring, because the characters will never be able to afford them. Again, the premise here is "protection" of players from the greed of other players, as well as to prevent characters from becoming overly powerful from acquiring too many magic items. Instead, such a system leads to adventures that become increasingly unfair at higher levels, with enemies... as herald said above, you really should check out the campaign guidelines, as they work somewhat differently from what you assume in this post.
When you spend the Prestige Award, either 1 for 150 gp, or 2 for 750 gp purchases, are those items permanently yours, or are they just loaners for the length of the module? the handbook lists it as a "free purchase," so it's something that you keep, just like any other purchase you make. there is absolutely no indication that you only keep the item for one scenario.
honestly, it seems to me that if you have a sour taste in your mouth about things, the fault likely doesn't lie with josh or the conversion rules, but your expectations or interpretations of them. having gone through conversion with six different characters yesterday, my own included, i have heard absolutely no complaints from anyone about their characters being screwed over, and in every case the character ended up with more gold than they had in season zero. i have to admit that i'm a little confused as to what your first sentence there means. are you implying that the season 0 mods give out more gold than the season 1 mods? also, i haven't read any of Josh's responses as defensive. he's a pretty busy guy, and you should, frankly, be pretty thankful that he takes the time to respond to the massive flow of questions and comments here. there are plenty of campaigns where the staff rarely makes any sort of posts or replies in this kind of venue.
How do you know what the session number # or scenario chronicle number # is, for filling out chronicle sheets and for registering games on the site? the chronicle # is sequential, based on your character. the first adventure you've played with your character is 1, the next is 2 and so on. as for session #, i'm assuming this question regards when you are reporting the event here? you should apply a different session # to different tables run at the same event. for instance, if you ran a game day and had 3 tables of PFS that ran, you would report the tables as session numbers 1, 2, and 3. hope that clarifies things.
I have 4 Chronicals and almost 2000 gold becuase there's been nothing that I wanted to buy, but because I'm level 2, according to the Wealth Conversion, I'm only going to get 1000 gold. That doesn't seem right since the guide to OP says that I should end up with more gold not less. to be fair, the guide actually says, "In nearly every instance you’ll receive more gold piece value in gear to spend using this system than you would by adding up all of your current gear." you're one of the exceptions to the norm, i guess. so, yes, you *only* get 1,000 gold for your 2nd level character.
so, i have a 1st level wizard who will be multiclassing into fighter and then heading into arcane archer. his bonded object is going to be his longbow, and he naturally wants the best one he can get, and thus wants a composite longbow geared for a +3 strength bonus. seeing as it's automatically masterwork, this is a free 700 gp item for a 1st level character. for a home campaign, i know how i'd rule, but as it seems to comply to the rule in the PFRPG, i'd feel a bit jerky just saying no. any thoughts or official words? (all this being said, if the firearms from the campaign setting were allowed in play, you can bet that i'd be a wizard with a bonded pistol! maybe not quite the Iron Kingdoms Gunmage, but close enough for me. :) )
just so it's here after my original post gets buried, i posited this question just before or as this thread was going up: "i'm loving the gm rewards. way more than i was hoping for! however, just wanted to get a quick clarification. i know that if i've already eaten a season 0 mod, i can't get retroactive credit for it. however, if i were to run it a second time after the new guidelines go into effect, would i be able to get gm rewards for it at that point?" to which, Josh answered: "Yup!" so, another question to go along with my original one: do season 0 mods that only award 1 PA still give 1 PA for the GM Reward? tangentially, will the Season 0 faction missions that only give 1 PA be updated at all to conform with the new system? (i'm guessing that this one will likely be a no, due to the amount of reworking that could take)
first off, i have to say that i'm incredibly happy with the new guidelines! great job! i'm loving the gm rewards. way more than i was hoping for! however, just wanted to get a quick clarification. i know that if i've already eaten a season 0 mod, i can't get retroactive credit for it. however, if i were to run it a second time after the new guidelines go into effect, would i be able to get gm rewards for it at that point?
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I want to make a warrior character that is specialized for mounted combat but was wondering if we are allowed to buy mounts whenever we want or do we have to have access to them through a scenario.Can you use a tower shield in mounted combat? mechanics-wise, i don't think i've seen anything that specifically says that you can't. reality-wise, i would say there would be some serious penalties... but this isn't reality, it's D&D.
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