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We're looking for some dedicated members to GM at Let's Play Green Bay in (surprise!) Green Bay, WI. The plans are to run four tables per slot with a projected five slots over the course of the convention. If you're in the Green Bay area or willing to travel and are able to give a hand, please let me know via PM. Details on pricing for GM's, etc. are forthcoming.
this might be breaking my NDA, but in season four, all players will be given puppies each time they play a scenario. GM's get two puppies and a platypus as part of the revamped GM Rewards system. Also, funny hats will now be required by all, players and GM's alike, in the campaign.
So, a dialog has begun on the Pathfinder Society Facebook page that has become, essentially, a question about how to deal with diseases (particularly diseases that run the risk of death, like ghoul fever) between sessions. My recollection was that the way it worked was as Josh Frost indicated here some time ago. I've been searching through the forums, but couldn't find anything updating or contradicting this, however, I wasn't able to find anything in the FAQ, either. So, am I correct to presume that Josh's initial ruling is still the benchmark for how this works? Are there any plans to assimilate this more detailed explanation into a future version of the Guide?
One of the small disappointments I had during Season 0 of the campaign was the lack of specificity of some of the faction missions. They really are an opportunity to give a great narrative element to the campaign, but far too often, they fell somewhat short of that and really just seemed tacked on. During the two years that I've taken away from the Society, I've still kept very (some might say obsessively) up-to-date on the changes in and direction of the campaign. I was really happy to see the addition of yearly story-arcs, more factions, and other elements of the campaign. I've since moved to a new area with no PFS presence and decided to get it started up. I was very excited to jump into the current season and introduce new players to the ongoing storyline. While I wasn't terribly disappointed, I did have to give a little sigh as I was prepping The Frostfur Captives and noticed that the faction missions are still a little flat. Spoiler:
One of the first things I read when prepping a scenario are the faction mission handouts. When I came across the Osirian mission, I was really excited:
Wow, really exciting stuff. As a player, I would have been incredibly intrigued and amped up by getting this mission. The completion for the mission, however, is a big fat fail that basically comes down to "you find the guy, and he tells you stuff." No details of exactly what they are mining. This really could have been a really cool plot point to build off of in the future, or even to just get a player's imagination spinning. Sadly, it was a missed opportunity. It wasn't the only one in this scenario, but it is the one that sticks out the most. Sadly, it's the exact sort of thing that I was disappointed in seeing during Season 0, and I'm a little disheartened to see that particular specter still hanging about. Granted, I can certainly make up the details (and I probably will), but to me, the lack of detail is a gigantic missed opportunity for a springboard for future plots - not just for events in future scenarios, but for upcoming modules, Adventure Paths, novels, and more. I'd like to make a request/plea/suggestion to the authors, writing directors, and whoever else has a hand in these things, to try and utilize this great opportunity to its fullest extent going forward.
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?
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?
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.
The Madison-Janesville Area Game Society will be holding its inaugural Pathfinder Society Game Day on October 29th at Kryptonite Kollectibles (1441 Plainfield Avenue, Janesville, WI 53545) from 10am until no later than 6pm. We will be running the first installment of the First Step series to introduce new players and characters to the campaign. If you are interested in attending, please visit our Warhorn signup page at http://warhorn.net/janesville-pfs/ You can also find us on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/pI4tJt
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. :) )
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?
Time is Running Out to Pre-register for ConFlict VII !!! There are only three weeks left to get the pre-registration pricing for ConFlict VII. To qualify for these special prices, your payment must be received by Friday, July 3rd. Pre-registration Pricing (for payments received by July 3, 2009):
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