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We have been playing it as one upgrade per game, as the rules seem pretty clear on that. This is why it seems strange that there is room to write in three rewards, and yes, 0-1 has a card reward to answer the question.
Just wondering, but where did you think it was two? Or are you counting the reward (if it is a card)?
Gotcha. I was confused when you mentioned the two spell upgrades case and where to write that in.
And I agree that the chronicle sheet is misleading about upgrades. I think that they are artifacts from when you had each line being an attempt at the scenario. The original (IIRC) sheet had the scenarios pre-printed in blocks so for the first adventure there were six scenarios printed. Each scenario had three lines for three attempts. And there was a Succeed/Failure check-off along with reward and upgrade on that line.
But the rules clearly state 1 (one) upgrade.
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Since I'm a 50/50 player/GM on the PFS side of things, I can say that I've only seen 1 audit performed in our area and that's because the amounts of gold/prestige didn't line up so badly that someone had to look into it. Of course, said person is very well known to try and "win" at Pathfinder.
I'm personally hoping that audits doesn't come up too frequently in PFSACG, but I'm going to guess that it's going to be a lot less complicated, at least at first.
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As a long-time PFS GM and former PFS VO, I've only ever audited other players when things seemed... off. If they claimed to have gear well-beyond the average level, or if they announced their die modifiers to be well outside of the norm for their character/level.
And even after 5 years, I've only ever had to do that maybe... 3 or 4 times.
I am not certain that you can replay for deck upgrades, the chronicle sheet allows you to take a scenario reward once, but it doesn't seem to say that you can or can not take a found item upgrade more than once per scenario.
In PFS you get zero loot on a replay and zero experience, if we view experience as an analog to card and power upgrades you wouldn't get that again, and if we compare a boon upgrade to gold you wouldn't get that either. In PFS replay is all risk and no reward on replays... is PACG OP the same?
No. PFS is a different beast here. Part of the reason PFS doesn't allow replays is spoilers on the scenario tend to ruin the scenario, which allows players to keep running the scenario until they're overpowered (and thus get bored). Replaying the scenario also allows people to optimize their characters to that scenario in terms of spell preparation, items, etc
PFSACG is constrained enough that even with an optimal class deck there's some element of risk.
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No. PFS is a different beast here. Part of the reason PFS doesn't allow replays is spoilers on the scenario tend to ruin the scenario, which allows players to keep running the scenario until they're overpowered (and thus get bored). Replaying the scenario also allows people to optimize their characters to that scenario in terms of spell preparation, items, etc
PFS does allow replays, there is a section on it on page 20 of the guide, it is just limited to the circumstances as to when you can do it, and the GM has the right to not allow it if they choose.
PFS does allow replays, there is a section on it on page 20 of the guide, it is just limited to the circumstances as to when you can do it, and the GM has the right to not allow it if they choose.
No. PFS is a different beast here. Part of the reason PFS doesn't allow replays is spoilers on the scenario tend to ruin the scenario, which allows players to keep running the scenario until they're overpowered (and thus get bored). Replaying the scenario also allows people to optimize their characters to that scenario in terms of spell preparation, items, etc
Right. I meant normally the GM would probably not allow it (without GM stars, specifically replayable scenarios, the GM playing a character to get the table to legal size, etc).
As I understand it, Living Greyhawk (D&D version of PFS) basically didn't have any of these restrictions and OP died a horrible death because players would farm and metagame the hell out of scenarios. There's much less risk in doing that for PFSACG, as a significant part of the difficulty isn't necessarily in a single enemy/enemies that would be easy if you had the right combination of stuff.
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As I understand it, Living Greyhawk (D&D version of PFS) basically didn't have any of these restrictions and OP died a horrible death because players would farm and metagame the hell out of scenarios.
That's not correct. Living Greyhawk, the 3.0/3.5 equivalent of PFS, did quite well. It also had harsher restrictions than PFS. (You could only play once, and if you GMed, you couldn't play after).
You are likely thinking of Living Forgotten Realms, the living campaign for 4th. That campaign allowed unlimited replay of scenarios. From my personal experience, interest in that campaign trailed off over time, but I'm not convinced I would blame the replay rules over, say, people's feelings on the system compared to other offerings / new games on the horizon.
I am thankful for this thread... I played Monday night in Joshua North's group and seemed a little puzzled at the "1 upgrade per scenario" rule... it seemed like deck upgrades would be really slow. But then allowing for replays (for deck upgrades only) and also the fact that you get to pick your specific card upgrade, it does seem to counterbalance it a bit.
And in fact, I was playing Zarlova, and had to banish my armor in both scenarios we ran. I did of course replace it with Basic: Chain Mail... no sense taking the Swashbuckling Light Armor. I am curious if once we reach deck 3, then I can use the rebuild from 2 decks lower or not. But I suppose we have PLENTY of time for clarification on that.
Yes, I'm probably thinking of Living Forgotten Realms. I never played it so I'll have to defer to your experience.