creating 1st pf society character, have questions about impact from previous pregen characters

[woganator]

Hello,

My first taste of PF Society games was at GenCon 2014, where I played 2 different level 7 pre-gens. I also had earned some of the Pathfinder coin thingies and turned them in to roll a d20 for goodies and ended up winning a boon.

So I found a game store that has PF Society games and decided to finally make my first actual character. However I'm a little confused about what to do w/ the things I obtained from Gencon, both with that d20 roll to obtain a boon and what, if anything carries over from the pre-gens.

So, the PFS guide says that:

"If you play a non-1st-level pregenerated character, you may apply the credit to your character as soon as she reaches the level of the pregenerated character played. You may not apply a Chronicle sheet earned w/ a pregen character to a character that was already at the level of the pregen or higher, as you should've used this character for the scenario instead. The one exception is if you have multiple Chronicle sheets from pregenerated characters, they're applied to your character's Chronicle sheet stack all at once when your character reaches the appropriate level, even if this would advance your character several levels.

You may also opt instead to apply the Chronicle sheets earned w/ a non-1st-level pregen character to a 1st-level character w/ the amount of gp gained reduced to 500 gp. You don't lose access to any of the Prestige Points, boons, or items listed on the Chronicle sheets that were earned during the adventure. Any equipment that's listed on the pregen sheet may only be sold to clear conditions such as death during the play of a sanctioned event, and any remaining gold doesn't carry over at the end of the adventure."

So I played with (2) 7th level pre-gens; War Priest & Fighter, in the adventures, "The Paths We Choose, and BoneKeep Level 3."

And also I got the boon for cashing in the Pathfinder Coins and rolling the d20 and got a boon.

Here is what I'm seeing on the sheets and also the boon from the d20:

Boon from rolling d20:
Gen Con 2014 Boon #5

Expedition Manager: In addition to your more dangerous duties as a PF, you also have undertaken an archaeological excavation at a minor site. Your venture-captain expects you to fund the expedition yourself, but so long as you report on your findings, you may keep any physical goods uncovered for yourself. When rolling your Day Job check at the end of a scenario, you may spend between 2 and 6 Prestige Points to pay for supplies, expenses, & personnel. ..... acquire an item depending on how much you spend, 2, 4, or 6 PP.

The Paths we Choose:
+1 XP, +2 PP, 3200 GP and "This Chronicle sheet grants access to the following:

"New Recruit: Declare a new pc as a new recruit, they get a free faction trait."

Bonekeep: +1 xp, +1 PP, +55 GP, "This Chronicle sheet grants access to the following: Bonekeep Cure, Inubrix Ore, Elven burial shroud +1, black dragonhide access.

Soooo I guess what my main questions are is:

Am I reading it correctly to where I either have to make a new character and don't get any of the goodies until that character reaches 7th level?

OR I "can," make a 1st level character and take the boons and such, but my monies drop to 500 GP from ... 3700 (crazy gambling / drug binge, Charlie Sheen Bard-style)

And also, what about the boon I got from the roll of the d20? As I wouldn't have received the coins if I didn't play the (2) 7th level pregens, does that mean I wouldn't be able to receive that either until 7th level?

Just kind of confused on it all and would appreciate any help smacking me in the head until it makes sense, and then a few more times for good measure. :)

Thanks!

-Woggy

[Preston Hudson]

Woggy,

Glad to hear you had fun during your games at GenCon and you located a local game. Now on to your questions:

The boon you received can be applied to whatever character you write the information for at the top of the boon. No online reporting is required. You do not have to wait for 7th level.

The two chronicles you received for the two scenarios you have a few options on how you can use them and, after rereading your post, you were correct on your understanding. I am just detailing those options.

1. Create a 1st character and hold both chronicles until the character reaches 7th level. You would not have access to anything on those chronicles.

2. Create a 1st level character using 1 of the chronicles with the gold reduced to 500 and hold the other until the character reaches 7th level. You would have access to everything on the reduced chronicle but nothing on the held chronicle until 7th level.

3. Create two new level one characters applying one chronicle each characters with the gold reduction to 500 gp on both chronicles. You would not have to hold either one as you would have access to everything on the chronicle.

I hope this helps and does not create more confusion.

[Andreas Forster]

Quote:

2. Create a 1st level character using 1 of the chronicles with the gold reduced to 500 and hold the other until the character reaches 7th level. You would have access to everything on the reduced chronicle but nothing on the held chronicle until 7th level.

3. Create two new level one characters applying one chronicle each characters with the gold reduction to 500 gp on both chronicles. You would not have to hold either one as you would have access to everything on the chronicle.

As those were 7th level pregens, you may also apply both chronicles to the same 1st level character, reducing each one to 500 gp (for a total of 1000 gp).

[BigNorseWolf]

Andreas Forster wrote:

Quote:

2. Create a 1st level character using 1 of the chronicles with the gold reduced to 500 and hold the other until the character reaches 7th level. You would have access to everything on the reduced chronicle but nothing on the held chronicle until 7th level.

3. Create two new level one characters applying one chronicle each characters with the gold reduction to 500 gp on both chronicles. You would not have to hold either one as you would have access to everything on the chronicle.

As those were 7th level pregens, you may also apply both chronicles to the same 1st level character, reducing each one to 500 gp (for a total of 1000 gp).

Which IMHO would be a good idea. You want to play your own characcter but you want to get out of level 1 asap.

[Preston Hudson]

One correction to my previous post that I need to add. The boons on those chronicles are actually unusable until that character reaches the first subtier of the chronicle that boon is located unless it is noted differently

"However, any boons must wait to be utilized
until the character is of the same level as the subtier on the
Chronicle sheet unless otherwise noted." - pg 6 of the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play.

@Andreas - Good catch on the application of both chronicles to the same 1st level character. I reread the section on applying non 1st level pregens and it stated sheets. I did not catch that on previous readings. Thanks and who says you don't learn something new every day?

[woganator]

Awesome! Thanks guys! I probably will apply both chronicles to one 1st level and get me 1k GP. :-)

I believe it said the subtiers were 5th level, but I could be making that up. I'm pretty sure the Bone Keep one was run at subtier because everyone at our table had pregens, and there was a great deal of concern we'd all be ghosted in the first room. hahaha. Though we managed to make it 5 out of 8 rooms. Sadly ran out of time. :(

But I digress. Now just have to decide on what character I want to make. :)

[Ser Clay]

Describe your favorite kind of hero. We can hell you greatly from there. It's a great time to start PFS and your gold and XP/Fame/PP on a fresh charater is going to make you feel like a rockstar ;)

[Eric Clingenpeel]

woganator wrote:

Bonekeep: +1 xp, +1 PP, +55 GP, "This Chronicle sheet grants access to the following: Bonekeep Cure, Inubrix Ore, Elven burial shroud +1, black dragonhide access.

I do need to point out that you reduce gold to 500. If you earned less than 500 you would only get what you earned. So if you did only earn 55g in bonekeep 3, that's all that you'd get.