A great Prestige Award usage Question


Pathfinder Society

Silver Crusade 4/5

So once again, I have received a great challenge question from one of my players in my society that I need some veterans advice. (Preferably Coordinators, VC/VL, Mike or Mark) I may eventually start a "ask a Coordinator" Question Thread or something.

So I have a player that is wondering, if they can use 2PA to buy an item of up to 750gp, and then sell the item for half, and then use the profits to combine with their gold to purchase something else they want, (Pending of course Fame/Prestige requirements.)

Example:

My player wanted to use his two PA, and buy a wand of shield.

Then in the same go, he wants to sell the wand at 375gp, and take the 710 gold he had already acquired, (from the previous adventure and the one he just completed).

Then combine the gold to buy a bracers of armor off of his chronicle sheet.

Question: is this a legal transaction? And if so how and why? If not, please give your reasoning why.

Challenge you choose to accept? Please reply politely below.

Thanks!

Silver Crusade 2/5

No. In the guide, it specifically states that all items earned with PA have a value of 0 gold. I can chase down the exact wording later, but you can't convert PA to gold.

Sovereign Court 2/5

It's not a legal transaction. On page 27 of the guide, footnote 3 (beneath the Prestige purchase table), is says: "Once per session, you can acquire any single item of this cost or less from your faction by spending the appropriate PP. Items purchased this way are worth 0 gp and cannot be sold."

So basically you're not "buying" the item from your faction, but borrowing it from an "acquisition locker" or something like that.

Sovereign Court 2/5

Alexander_Damocles wrote:
No. In the guide, it specifically states that all items earned with PA have a value of 0 gold. I can chase down the exact wording later, but you can't convert PA to gold.

Ninja'd!

Silver Crusade 4/5

Edit: I see it now! They shouldn't foot note that rule.

Sovereign Court 2/5

Lady Ophelia wrote:
See the thing is, that I did check the guide. And no where does it say that. Henceforth why this question is posted. In the older guides they say that there is a gold value as well.

I'm looking at the guide right now. Check page 27, footnote 3, right underneath the prestige purchase table.

Edit: It's table 5-4 Generic Prestige Awards

Silver Crusade 4/5

Júlíus Árnason wrote:
Lady Ophelia wrote:
See the thing is, that I did check the guide. And no where does it say that. Henceforth why this question is posted. In the older guides they say that there is a gold value as well.
I'm looking at the guide right now. Check page 27, footnote 3, right underneath the prestige purchase table.

Posted before you did, so when I read your post I looked back and saw it!

Sovereign Court 2/5

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Lady Ophelia wrote:
Júlíus Árnason wrote:
Lady Ophelia wrote:
See the thing is, that I did check the guide. And no where does it say that. Henceforth why this question is posted. In the older guides they say that there is a gold value as well.
I'm looking at the guide right now. Check page 27, footnote 3, right underneath the prestige purchase table.
Posted before you did, so when I read your post I looked back and saw it!

Those damned ninjas... :)

Lantern Lodge 3/5

That is *yaddayaddayadda* Damn you, Julius, for being three hours quicker than I! You have foiled me yet again!

Sovereign Court 2/5

Robert Beasley wrote:
That is *yaddayaddayadda* Damn you, Julius, for being three hours quicker than I! You have foiled me yet again!

It has its advantages being on this side of the Atlantic Robert.

Lantern Lodge 3/5

One day, I will discover the secret of how you came to be over there, my good man.

One day...

-insert evil laughter here-

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