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There are no connections in any of the books. I played up chopper isle as very creepy and tossed in a couple of haunts but not much else. The old light house would have mostly signs of Broterick (sp?) has been excavating it.

This what I made for my group. It was pretty rough but thought I'm not going to be having them fight a villain like this again. Broke the damn staff.

Mammy

I'm just glad the sculpt doesn't look better. It's pretty disgusting as is.

I just got 2 charges from Paizo so it looks like I maybe returning one of the copies unless you can stop it.

I have added the subscription and changed my payment information now just need the pre-order canceled.

I am wanting to change it to a subscription and I need to update my credit card information.

Russell Akred

Sounds like posters are a comin'

Where to start... Keep in mind the advancing sphere of influence the players cover. They go from a village to across the region and to another plane. Keep track of the Sihedron medalions. One of my players still has his character wearing the blasted thing in Xin Shalast so Karzoug the Claimer knows their every move. It's precious. Be prepared to flesh out places on the fly like Turtleback Ferry. One of my player's PC took Shelelu as his cohort and snuggle buddy. One other got Vin's daughter pregnant while rat killing which opened a whole new can of worms for him. The adventure is made to add on those player touches.

There is a game being offered at Yottaquest tomorrow from 6-10.
PFS #6: Black Waters at Yottaquest (Pathfinder Society - Pathfinder RPG)
By Tim and Eileen Connors.
The Pathfinder Society seeks the ancient ruby ring of the salamander and it falls to a team of Pathfinders to find it. Last seen in the Tri-Towers Yard, a once elite academy for the youth of Absalom, the ruby ring is now lost in the Drownyard, all that remains of Tri-Towers after it was destroyed a decade ago in the great quake. The Pathfinders must risk the strange black ichors and salty brine to find their prize—will they risk their very souls as well?

Being a former LG judge I have been reporting all the scenarios run. Sometimes I have walk in players without a number but I report everyone who who has a number. I was wondering what to do about a player that has forgotten his PFS# and I assume cannot sign on to get it.

After running LG and PFS the constant problem is finding enough players to fill in at tables of old scenarios. I am trying to entice new players into playing PFS and sometimes have problems filling the table because the veterans have all played the older games and only want to play their high level characters in the new games. Not sure what problems could be caused by such a change but it would have a benefit of having more players at games. Not sure if I'd want a whole table of replays though.

In my case I start to feel like the battlefields become so large that some maps are not feasible for me to create. I do make paper mini designs as they come up but with Xin-Shalast (where we are now) when they get into the city it becomes so free roam it become wasteful to make a bunch of paper cutouts. I do want to draw more of the opulent buildings in the upper and lower city.

E-mail me at russakred@cinci.rr.com and I'll send you an altered version.

I have had several games that have a hard time fitting into the four hour slot because if you have one combat go long then you sometimes cannot get the last one in. If it could be taken to four fights it may help break this trend I've seen.

Here is a cut out for all like me who has no wedding elephant minis.

Wedding Elephant

I'll be cutting them out. Pretty good at that after making comps for so many years. Thought I could put information on the back on specific days. Maybe I should make a blank line on it for that. hmmmm

Looks good, Russ! And it's given me an idea ...

*sprints off to the laboratory*

I'm just picturing a LARGE butterfly swarm. Wingspan 15' with a 7' body. Can small characters ride them?

Russell Akred wrote:

It would be nice to have a website with the Pathfinder RPG Rules on it like they have for 3.5. This would also make life easier. It wouldn't hurt book sales since gamers lover their books.

System Ref. Doc v3.5

Hypertext d20

Check out the Pathfinder SRD

It would be nice to have a website with the Pathfinder RPG Rules on it like they have for 3.5. This would also make life easier. It wouldn't hurt book sales since gamers lover their books.

System Ref. Doc v3.5

Hypertext d20

I am trying to build some interest in Pathfinder Society here in Cincinnati. Currently we have only a dozen or more in our stable of players. I've created a regular game night at two of our local game shops and advertised them too. It just isn't getting any bites. Putting up the flier posted on the Pathfinder Society page for two weeks at a game shop didn't get any results this weekend. I want to try something new. The shop is nice enough to even move some blister packed metal figures over to put up the fliers over the Pathfinder book section. My idea is to make a flier that hangs under the miniatures that those interested can take home and follow through. Can everyone take a look at my idea and let me know what you would change? Also is there any legal copy that needs to be on this or changes that need to be made to keep the lawyers happy?

Cincinnati's flier idea

I looked around and could not find an image of the Aspis Consortium badge. The badge which comes in bronze, silver, and gold is of a rampant serpent on a shield. It's tricky doing rampant things with no legs but I looked at it as a challenge. So I made a piece of artwork for the bronze agent's badge. Enjoy.

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Aspis Consortium Badge

I have always felt DMs are the teat that players derive everything they need beyond the basics. That is one reason I liked organized play. If some of that rewards system could be applied to the home game it would be great with player character's access increased with prestige automatically.

Russell Akred wrote:

Are new PCs allowed to use the Campaign Traits from The Council of Thieves Campaign Guide? It is a very new book and isn't covered by PFS guide.
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I'm pretty sure I state in the Guide that no campaign traits are allowed from the Adventure Paths as they're specifically tailored for those Adventure Paths.

Are new PCs allowed to use the Campaign Traits from The Council of Thieves Campaign Guide? It is a very new book and isn't covered by PFS guide.
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Hmm. There are no 750-word summaries. You need to write a 750-word outline based on a summary (or summaries) that I post to the blog and the Pathfinder Society page this Thursday.

Carefully read the instructions before you (the royal you, not anyone specific) write one. :-)

Thanks!

A player is showing a little leg in the lower picture. Is that marketing or what?

I cannot find any fliers anywhere. Could someone point me to them?

Am I the only one who remembers the seduction scene? I think it is the innkeeps daughter who tries to seduce a PC back to the cellar for a wee bit o rumpy pumpy. She actually disrobes entirely in her attempt and thats when dear old Dad walks in. It adds some conflict for later on in the adventure. You might like to censor that bit or maybe have her in a chemise instead!

Scribbling Rambler, Rambling Scribe and I are actually in Ottawa. Not really convenient to play in a regular Toronto group but you never know about convention appearances.

A big thank you to Mr Frost as well. He seem to put up with us judges pretty well.

Does he always look at people like they are getting on his nerves or was it just me?
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Ironfist, Ironfist, Ironfist, ...!

One thing I miss from my previous living game (LG) was the lasting effects of some of your character's actions. In some scenarios your PC did really well and would have a bonus to regional charisma rolls or it would effect how connected NPCs treated you, screw up and life would be harder when dealing with the groups you let down.

Could something like this be added to chronicles? A pre printed line that could be crossed out if it does not apply to the PC. Something like "This adventurer disappointed the grand poobah by not bringing his daughter back. Suffer a -2 to all charisma checks and pay double price on all purchases while adventuring in said poobah's city for 15 adventures."

For our table it was a little different.
The GM thought we were cake walking it after two encounters so he bumped up to the next tier. Out table's average level was 4.5 so we had chosen the 3-4 tier. When the battle was tearing us apart he apologized and bumped it back down and we finished the scenario. It would have been a TPK easy if he would have stuck with the bump he made. Don't do that please.
The second part was a cake walk compared to part 1.
Will there be a part 3?

Now that's just weird. I remove him and it makes it worse and goes to other sessions.

I cannot wait till GRONK IRONFIST will return to foil the Pithfinders in their missions.

Spike fights rule!

GRONK IRONFIST WILL NEVER DIE!!! I WILL BE BACK TO EXACT MY REVENGE ON THOSE WHO HAVE WRONGED ME!

Got it today and boy it is a relief since I am going to GenCon.

I just went in and tried to fix it again. Let me know if it worked. He was on there now when he wasn't on there before. I've taken him off.

Man, I really hope it gets here by the 12th so I can take it to GenCon Indy. I am not planning on getting a Pathfinder Role Playing Game Rule Book there because I assume they will sell out ASAP. This will put me in a state of high anxiety until the evening of the 12th.

I used initiative cards with the end of turn card having the round by round monster appearances. Understand the scale of Sandpoint really well, make a ruler that has the distances on it and look at how fast the monsters mover through and over the village. Keep in mind the ultimate goal of the raid and have the giants work toward that end. The PCs should be able to stop the plan but keep trying to out think them. Stone giants are not a bunch of mental push overs.

I played him the same way as a rubbish COLLECTOR and the reuse of night-soil. Not the most pleasant person to be around but better than a dump truck.

I wanted to have some handout material for the directions to Xin-Shalast. So far I have this, a page telling about the dwarves discovery of the city.

Vekker's Notes page 3

I'm not sure if I'll do the other pages.

Here's the Wendigo standee cutout for Spires of Xin-Shalast.

Here's the Wendigo standee cutout for Spires of Xin-Shalast.