Help a New GM Understand 'GM Credit'

[Auspician]

I just finished GMing my first Pathfinder Society Scenario, #29 Shipyard Rats. After the session was finished, I reported it to Paizo, but I'm a bit puzzled by my rewards page.

In the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play it clearly states that GMs gain: +1 XP for the scenario, 100% of max gold for the Tier, and Full PA. Full PA for this scenario is 2, but according to my character record I only gained 1 GM PA credit for this scenario, and that 1 is tabulated at the bottom next to my faction name.

Can someone clarify this for me? Did they change the rules for this? Is this an error in the recording system?

Thanks for any clarification you can offer.

[Doug Miles]

This appears to be a function of the new reporting system. Hang in there and I'm sure it will get fixed in due time. Meanwhile, you understand the GM Reward guidelines correctly. Continue to follow them since paper trumps online reporting. I am not aware of any forthcoming changes to the GM Reward system. Don't sweat it, and thanks for being a GM :)

[Auspician]

Thanks, Doug. I'm looking forward to running another scenario next week!

[Ross Byers]

Auspician wrote:

I just finished GMing my first Pathfinder Society Scenario, #29 Shipyard Rats. After the session was finished, I reported it to Paizo, but I'm a bit puzzled by my rewards page.

In the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play it clearly states that GMs gain: +1 XP for the scenario, 100% of max gold for the Tier, and Full PA. Full PA for this scenario is 2, but according to my character record I only gained 1 GM PA credit for this scenario, and that 1 is tabulated at the bottom next to my faction name.

Can someone clarify this for me? Did they change the rules for this? Is this an error in the recording system?

Thanks for any clarification you can offer.

It's an error in the reporting system and will be corrected.

[Auspician]

Thanks Ross.

I had another n00b question; I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding GM rewards in the Guide to the Pathfinder Society. It says that the GM does not get special boons bestowed by the Chronicle sheet such as free magical treasure, regional boons, or bonus die rolls.

But does the character who the GM applied the chronicle sheet to gain the ability to purchase the equipment of the appropriate Tier listed on the Chronicle Sheet?

[Adam J Wells]

Auspician wrote:

Thanks Ross.

I had another n00b question; I'm having a bit of a hard time understanding GM rewards in the Guide to the Pathfinder Society. It says that the GM does not get special boons bestowed by the Chronicle sheet such as free magical treasure, regional boons, or bonus die rolls.

But does the character who the GM applied the chronicle sheet to gain the ability to purchase the equipment of the appropriate Tier listed on the Chronicle Sheet?

The bonuses in question are called "Boons" and are never available on GM Credit, which is unfortunate.

The character who receives the GM sheet does get access to the listed items for the appropriate tier.

[Chris Mortika]

Adam wrote: "the bonuses in question are called "Boons" and are never available on GM Credit."

That's not quite true. It's true that GMs don't get boons for scenarios they run. But they do receive boons for little miniadventures like the one Mark wrote for Kobold Quarterly recently.

I'm not sure about boons for modules.

[Adam J Wells]

Chris Mortika wrote:

Adam wrote: "the bonuses in question are called "Boons" and are never available on GM Credit."

That's not quite true. It's true that GMs don't get boons for scenarios they run. But they do receive boons for little miniadventures like the one Mark wrote for Kobold Quarterly recently.

I'm not sure about boons for modules.

Oh? Sweet. Did not know that... I owe myself a sheet, then.