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Am i correct in assuming that all these only offer 1 PA. have not downloaded any yet. and if it is true i may limit the number i do run so my players are not gimped on PA.All of season 1 offers 2 PA. There are a handful of season 0 mods that offer 2.
sweet... now finding out which ones (season 0) offer 2. I would feel bad playing a bunch of 1 pa scenarios and getting my gang to level 2 or 3, sending them to a con and hearing how they where woefully under equipped due to the lack of PA.
although personally I would look at it as a challenge. I would not want to handicap my players that way.
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sweet... now finding out which ones (season 0) offer 2. I would feel bad playing a bunch of 1 pa scenarios and getting my gang to level 2 or 3, sending them to a con and hearing how they where woefully under equipped due to the lack of PA.
although personally I would look at it as a challenge. I would not want to handicap my players that way.
Don't forget, it is assumed by the PFS powers-that-be, that characters will be earning on average less than 2 PA per scenario. Back in season zero it was pretty easy to always get your one PA. This is not the case anymore with seasons 1 and beyond.
Playing season zero scenarios may not be the hindrance you think it is. Plus, there are some spectacularly good modules worth looking at from season zero.
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Don't forget, it is assumed by the PFS powers-that-be, that characters will be earning on average less than 2 PA per scenario. Back in season zero it was pretty easy to always get your one PA. This is not the case anymore with seasons 1 and beyond.
Playing season zero scenarios may not be the hindrance you think it is. Plus, there are some spectacularly good modules worth looking at from season zero.
well if they do not earn them they can not complain i did not give them the chance :)
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Playing season zero scenarios may not be the hindrance you think it is. Plus, there are some spectacularly good modules worth looking at from season zero.
This!
The primary other reason to play season zero mods: there are many more standalone (non-series) Tier 1+ mods (1-5 or 1-7) relative to the other seasons.
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I would still reccomend mixing in the occasional (maybe every 3rd?) Season 0 scenario.
If you don't do it now, what happens down the road when your players start bringing their second group of characters thru, and all they have left at low level are Season 0 adventures?
That is what is happening to me right now. I was holding off on Running Season 0 Scenarios because Josh said when they update them they would match the 2 PA per scenario norm we have with Season 1 & 2, but I guess that changed when he left because that did not happen with Mists.
So now all I have left of Scenarios that everyone has not played are season zero, and I decided not to wait for the Updates since they will not be getting the 2 PA norm.
I still have plenty of players that have not played all of season 1 and 2 low levels, but it is easier to schedule ones no one has played.
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That is what is happening to me right now. I was holding off on Running Season 0 Scenarios because Josh said when they update them they would match the 2 PA per scenario norm we have with Season 1 & 2, but I guess that changed when he left because that did not happen with Mists.
The magnificent search feature does not show a post with Josh saying that, in fact in the retirement threads there are early posts on the first page saying that it was never specified if the PA would be changed... Not doubting you (since you GMed my first even Gencon Game), just wondering where you saw that?
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I would still reccomend mixing in the occasional (maybe every 3rd?) Season 0 scenario.
This is especially true if you have a number of players that have joined in the last 6 months to one year. They probably missed your local group's run through season zero. If you have the players to run at least two tables, start a low-tier table and schedule all the 1-5 mods from all the seasons and then the 1-7 mods. By the time that runs its course, they will have at least one, maybe two PC's, ready to jump to the mid-tier tables. Also, schedule the related mods, like Silent Tide/Prince of Augustana/Grandmaster Torch, or the Blakros trilogy, so they can play them as a series like Devil We Know, in a short period of time.
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I have heard all your advice and come up with this plan in response. I plan on running one Season 0 a month. I was just planning on running only one season 1/2 a month as well. I now think i will rotate 1 session every three weeks through each season. I was mostly going to download season 0 and 1 so they could do 2 at cons. But now I think the one session/season every three weeks will be a good rotation for PA and still leave lots of options for Conventions, second gen characters and new players that join. do you all think this is a good solution?
and off topic but look me up at Paizo Con. I will be wearing Boise State Apparel and/or Fandamonium T-shirt. I am interested in meeting the faces behind the avatars. and networking for travel to conventions.
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I would still reccomend mixing in the occasional (maybe every 3rd?) Season 0 scenario.This is especially true if you have a number of players that have joined in the last 6 months to one year. They probably missed your local group's run through season zero. If you have the players to run at least two tables, start a low-tier table and schedule all the 1-5 mods from all the seasons and then the 1-7 mods. By the time that runs its course, they will have at least one, maybe two PC's, ready to jump to the mid-tier tables. Also, schedule the related mods, like Silent Tide/Prince of Augustana/Grandmaster Torch, or the Blakros trilogy, so they can play them as a series like Devil We Know, in a short period of time.
thank you for this advice. I currently have 6 players. recruiting more as we speak, but will focus on one scenario multiple tables rite now. as we grow Gm's however i do intend to have the experienced players run mods they have played already for the newer players to slow down the problem of lack of scenarios available for play. however having 2 and most of a third seasons worth of scenarios currently legal for play. I am confident that this will not be a problem for me unless we get a bunch of home games sprouting up. it will just make me spend money on something i love instead of stupid movies and fast food i do not need to eat.
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The magnificent search feature does not show a post with Josh saying that, in fact in the retirement threads there are early posts on the first page saying that it was never specified if the PA would be changed... Not doubting you (since you GMed my first even Gencon Game), just wondering where you saw that?
That is what is happening to me right now. I was holding off on Running Season 0 Scenarios because Josh said when they update them they would match the 2 PA per scenario norm we have with Season 1 & 2, but I guess that changed when he left because that did not happen with Mists.
I swore that he answered a Direct question of mine on this, but My search-fu is inadequate, But I did find this, Which was him replying to someone complaining about only 1 PA in Season 0 Scenarios, and that would not be a problem anymore once they are retired or converted, inferring *I know bad word* that they would have 2 PA when they were converted.
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I now think i will rotate 1 session every three weeks through each season. I was mostly going to download season 0 and 1 so they could do 2 at cons. But now I think the one session/season every three weeks will be a good rotation for PA and still leave lots of options for Conventions, second gen characters and new players that join. do you all think this is a good solution?
My only suggestion is that you deviate from the rotation when a multi-part story arc comes up, as most players enjoy running though a full series back to back. If there were two other scenarios in between two parts, it'd be easy for people to forget what was going on. Plus, there's the chance that someone might accidentally level out of the range in which they can complete a multi-parter when they're playing something from another season.
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I now think i will rotate 1 session every three weeks through each season. I was mostly going to download season 0 and 1 so they could do 2 at cons. But now I think the one session/season every three weeks will be a good rotation for PA and still leave lots of options for Conventions, second gen characters and new players that join. do you all think this is a good solution?My only suggestion is that you deviate from the rotation when a multi-part story arc comes up, as most players enjoy running though a full series back to back. If there were two other scenarios in between two parts, it'd be easy for people to forget what was going on. Plus, there's the chance that someone might accidentally level out of the range in which they can complete a multi-parter when they're playing something from another season.
yeah i hear you there. I was kind of saving those for con's or special weekend store runs back to back. but i do appreciate the reminder.