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Anyone who has ever played a game with this guy at the helm knows he's got his chops, both in rules and RP. Frankly I was amazed to find out he was only 3 stars, but as we all know, the number of games you've run in PFS is not always a fair indicator of your skill or experience. Congrats for making it to the level of 'upper classman', my good friend, and I'm sure we'll see 4 and 5 stars out of you in due time.
Rob just ran The Waking Rune for Gamescape North in San Rafael (Northern Cal), high tier hard mode, and it took EVERYTHING we had to survive and beat that scenario. I won't leave any spoilers, but my sphincter puckered more than once during the run. Good show!
Congrats Pirate Rob! I'll second any good things said about playing with this one at the helm!
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Yarrr! Thanks everybody. The Waking Rune table at Gamescape was an absolute blast. I would like to give a quick shout out to Alex Greenshields for GMing it for me at PaizoCon and teaching me some fun tricks to make the players suffer.
As per Chris's request here's a story I remember.
Eventually I told him something along the lines of: look she's the GM, she's ruled it works this way, just go with it so we can go back to playing.
Come July I found myself at PaizoCon with Todd Morgan (then VC in Iowa City) and Azmyth (Bay Area VC) working registration together. Todd proceeded to tell Azmyth a very complimentary version of the story of supporting the GM even when she was wrong.
I beamed and felt awesome. My 2 VCs were swapping stories about how great I am. Right after the story Todd took me aside and mentioned that since I'm so good I should agree to judge an extra slot next time his con rolled around.
How could I refuse, of course I said yes.
About a minute later while walking away I realized Todd had just 'suckered' me into GMing an extra slot.
I suppose the moral of the story is to appreciate your fellow Pathfinders for their contributions. It's the best way to get them to keep contributing and to contribute more.
Yarrr! Thanks everybody. The Waking Rune table at Gamescape was an absolute blast. I would like to give a quick shout out to Alex Greenshields for GMing it for me at PaizoCon and teaching me some fun tricks to make the players suffer.
As per Chris's request here's a story I remember.
** spoiler omitted **
Congrats, Rob!
Speaking of your Waking Rune experience on hard, how did everyone fare?
Yarrr!
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Well, playing the Monk11 in said Waking Rune and getting hammered by 3 EEEs will put the fear in you.
Of course, as a monk, I couldn't let the desperation crack my confident mien.
I counted 7/8 saves made, including "wished into the sun" which I liked(player)/hated(character) a great deal. 2 of those were save or die (or even worse). In true Spellcraft-less form, I never knew what I didn't save from (more suspense.)
Two special Chronicle boons later, I avoided a killing blow.
Each of the encounters was a finely-flavored feast of surprises.
I had the villain in my grasp, and could smell the...fear I hope it was.
Cheers for Pirate Rob, a class act, and always saw the big picture while still skillfully navigating the trenches of expansive stat blocks and unpredictable player moves.
Also, a shout out to my tablemates, who put up with my jests, and the wizzy who spent quite a bit of gp to put the final nail in the coffin.
3+ death rolls avoided, fun group, good times...
Congrats Rob! I had a great time barely surviving Mortika's Severing Ties with you via PBP. Couldn't think of a better person to get another star.
