PFS Scenario #3-14159: Death by Pie


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from secondary success requirements...

John Compton wrote:

...#3–14159: Death by Pie

Primary: The PCs recover at least three pastries and return them to Venture-Captain Sheila Heidmarch.
Secondary: The PCs use the cipher found in area B3 to learn the next five digits in the sequence: 2–[blueberry]–5–[rhubarb]–5, thus giving the society advance warning of a major attack on the Grand Lodge.

from Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play: Double-Take...

John Compton and/or Mike Brock wrote:
...Perhaps you thought Pathfinder Society Scenario #3–14159: Death by Pie was amazing when you played it the first time, but you are sad to have missed the opportunity to play it with your pastry totem barbarian who took the mathematical prodigy trait. You replay it for credit using one of your replay credits, and now you have one replay left.

Is there anyone else out there *really* interested in checking out this scenario? I mean, I understand *now* that it was a fake scenario, especially using Pi for the number in the sanctioned content list, but i'm a little sad that it jumps from "PFS Scenario #3-14: Wonders in the Weave—Part II: Snakes in the Fold" to "PFS Scenario #3-15: The Haunting of Hinojai". Anyone else notice this lack-of-pie-based-scenarios? Lol, tbh, I was looking for it so I could see what tiers it was so I could run my PFS group through it. I was hoping for a magical pie boon.

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Blind Prophet wrote:

from secondary success requirements...

John Compton wrote:

...#3–14159: Death by Pie

Primary: The PCs recover at least three pastries and return them to Venture-Captain Sheila Heidmarch.
Secondary: The PCs use the cipher found in area B3 to learn the next five digits in the sequence: 2–[blueberry]–5–[rhubarb]–5, thus giving the society advance warning of a major attack on the Grand Lodge.

from Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play: Double-Take...

John Compton and/or Mike Brock wrote:
...Perhaps you thought Pathfinder Society Scenario #3–14159: Death by Pie was amazing when you played it the first time, but you are sad to have missed the opportunity to play it with your pastry totem barbarian who took the mathematical prodigy trait. You replay it for credit using one of your replay credits, and now you have one replay left.
Is there anyone else out there *really* interested in checking out this scenario? I mean, I understand *now* that it was a fake scenario, especially using Pi for the number in the sanctioned content list, but i'm a little sad that it jumps from "PFS Scenario #3-14: Wonders in the Weave—Part II: Snakes in the Fold" to "PFS Scenario #3-15: The Haunting of Hinojai". Anyone else notice this lack-of-pie-based-scenarios? Lol, tbh, I was looking for it so I could see what tiers it was so I could run my PFS group through it. I was hoping for a magical pie boon.

It was clearly a typo....

It should have read "3–141 (Tier 5-9) Death by Pie"

After all, the "pastry totem barbarian" doesn't get his "Raging Pie" special ability until 6th level (replaces Trap Sense +2)...

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Do you remember the scenario from the season before that?

Scenario #2-7182818: Shadow Shouts "EEEEEEeeeeee!"

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I have spent most of my Pathfinding career fueled by Sheila's pastries. I've been turned to stone, shrugged off several attempted disintegrations, and shot down some of the gravest threats the society had ever faced.

I'm willing to face Death by Pie. My body is ready.

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"You want the Pie? You can't HANDLE the Pie!"

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Might have some copyright issues with "The Orc and The Pie."

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I'm surprised no one mentioned that when you pick up the sixpence you are attacked by the swarm of four and twenty blackbirds baked in the pie (as that's in the public domain)... and the non-gelatinous cornbread cube. (everyone knows that pie are round an cornbread are square)

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I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.

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TOZ wrote:
I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.

Zarta's long lost cousin, Jenny?

Or maybe something to do with a bardic masterpiece consisting of only two tones.

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TOZ wrote:
I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.

Thank you for this TOZ.

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TOZ wrote:
I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.

I'm sure it will be a good time.

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I am still waiting for Shax house of pain.

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Zach Davis wrote:
TOZ wrote:
I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.
I'm sure it will be a good time.

Probably will involve runic script written on a wall that contains critical information and/or a puzzle...

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TOZ wrote:
I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.

Wow, Paizo's really upping their product output if we're getting over half a million scenarios next season.

And here I was starting to feel the crunch of running out of scenarios to play.

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Marzipan encounter is overpowdered.

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TOZ wrote:
I'm more curious about what #8-675309 will be about.

I totally get all the fundamental mathematical constant references.... but I had to Google this. (Highly mathematically literate, pop culturally illiterate.)

There was a 1-37. Does anybody know why I think that that might be an interesting number? (Hint: I'm a physicist.)

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You all can have fun with your mathematical constants all you want, I'm just glad scenario 7-11 is tier 7-11.

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James McTeague wrote:
You all can have fun with your mathematical constants all you want, I'm just glad scenario 7-11 is tier 7-11.

And should be played at your local 7-11.

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trollbill wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
You all can have fun with your mathematical constants all you want, I'm just glad scenario 7-11 is tier 7-11.
And should be played at your local 7-11.

So... Someone is going to schedule this next month on the 11th, in the 3rd slot (7pm to 11pm)....

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Ooh - I'll have played it by then. Thanks for giving me an idea for one of the scenarios I'm running next month.

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Shame there was no pi reference in 7-22...

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Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.

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James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.

LOL! If I hadn't already played it, I would check into booking a room in a local hotel (room #711)... or see what building is #7 on 11th street and see about logging in from there to play...

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James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.

Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.

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John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.

Well, it is an election year. Why settle for a lesser evil?

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John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.

No worries. It's an online game. Even Great Old Ones can't get into an online game. :-)

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James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.

If I wasn't having surgery that day...

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Brett Carlos wrote:
John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.
No worries. It's an online game. Even Great Old Ones can't get into an online game. :-)

All I'm getting is a mental image of Jurassic Park in which Grant says "It'll all be okay as long as they don't learn how to log onto the internet." followed by the distant sound of the dial-up screech and a cheery "You've got mail!" announcement.

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You know, if my Alchemist wasn't a mess of chronicles needing book-keeped, and I wasn't saving him for playing it with all my peeps...

Edit: Ah, what the hell anyway.

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Now you've reminded me of the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode, "Prank Call of Cthulhu."

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John Compton wrote:
Brett Carlos wrote:
John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.
No worries. It's an online game. Even Great Old Ones can't get into an online game. :-)
All I'm getting is a mental image of Jurassic Park in which Grant says "It'll all be okay as long as they don't learn how to log onto the internet." followed by the distant sound of the dial-up screech and a cheery "You've got mail!" announcement.

Last time I looked at Cthulu's stats, he didn't have technologist or Knowledge engineering, so we should be OK

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Michael Meunier wrote:
John Compton wrote:
Brett Carlos wrote:
John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.
No worries. It's an online game. Even Great Old Ones can't get into an online game. :-)
All I'm getting is a mental image of Jurassic Park in which Grant says "It'll all be okay as long as they don't learn how to log onto the internet." followed by the distant sound of the dial-up screech and a cheery "You've got mail!" announcement.
Last time I looked at Cthulu's stats, he didn't have technologist or Knowledge engineering, so we should be OK

unless he re-trained ...

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nosig wrote:
Michael Meunier wrote:
John Compton wrote:
Brett Carlos wrote:
John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.
No worries. It's an online game. Even Great Old Ones can't get into an online game. :-)
All I'm getting is a mental image of Jurassic Park in which Grant says "It'll all be okay as long as they don't learn how to log onto the internet." followed by the distant sound of the dial-up screech and a cheery "You've got mail!" announcement.
Last time I looked at Cthulu's stats, he didn't have technologist or Knowledge engineering, so we should be OK
unless he re-trained ...

Nope, he doesn't have the prestige.

Wait, he has infinite disrepute, which can sub for prestige.

We are in so much trouble...

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Guys, I wrote fan scenarios for Mansions of Madness and helped a lot with the production of the Call of the Wild Expansion. If you think that my goal here is _NOT_ to call down a Great Old One, you're sorely mistaken.

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Fromper wrote:
John Compton wrote:
James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.
Do you want to awaken a Great Old One? This is how we get Great Old Ones.
Well, it is an election year. Why settle for a lesser evil?

Chaosium should be holding their usual Elder Party convention at GenCon to nominate Cthulu as usual.

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James McTeague wrote:
Update: I actually am doing it. I find this really funny.

Joining you in the summoning ritual.

Note: this is an in-person game, so, sign up if you're near Richmond?

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I thought to call down an old one you just had to type a bunch of random letters like... Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn while holding up a Blue Cläm Cult album cover... clearly just perusing artsy symbols and saying silly phrases has no consequences...

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