Condensing 1 Adventure Path Book in to a 5 Hour PFS Slot

[Queen_Cannon]

Hello All,

Recently, I began running Skull and Shackles in campaign mode for a few players, but we stopped after playing through only the first three books. Now a different group has asked me to GM the 6th book solely for PFS credit. Naturally, the entirety of a single book would take much more than 5 hours to complete.

This may be a silly question, but I have having difficulty finding a PFS legal way to condense the scenario so I can run it in a 4-5 hour time slot. Does such a standard exist and if so, where?

I have looked in the PFS season 7 guide and on the forums and have not found much, though admittedly, I am not the most adept at navigating the forums. Any help offered would be great and thank you in advance.

-QC

[Jessex]

That's not really possible. The sections of the AP that are sanctioned for PFS play are detailed in the chronicle sheet download you can get from the product page.

A quick look at the parts of part 6 that are sanctioned looks like it would be at least an 8 hours session to play through.

[Duiker]

You do realize that you don't have to force it through all in one session to make it PFS legal right? Just run the first half one week, the second half the week after.

[WalterGM]

For sections of APs and other modules like that, its common to have them spread across multiple sessions. It's worth 3x the experience of a regular PFS scenario, so on average expect it to take 3x as long to complete.

[Preston Hudson]

I would wholeheartedly recommend spacing it over more than one session as this is something you can do in PFS. It will not only save your sanity in trying to run it in a single session but it will give your players a better experience in the long run.

[Queen_Cannon]

Yes, I am aware that it does not have to be in one session in order to count for PFS credit. It is simply difficult to corral people together for two separate sessions or get their undivided attention for more than 5 hours. I also did not realize that the requirements for what needs to be run for PFS was provided via the chronicle download. That will solve most of my dilemma.

I suppose what lent to the confusion is that I have played the first 3 books of Reign of Winter in their own individual section of PFS before, so I had a preconception of the requirements roughly fitting that time frame. But now that you mention it, level 13-15 will undoubtedly take longer than 5 hours.

Thank you for all the help, guys!