Cottonseed Lodge (PFS2)

Game Master Redelia

I don't even know if it's a mechanically sound build, but it seems entertaining to play.

Mechanically sound is overrated.

EbonFist wrote:

I don't even know if it's a mechanically sound build, but it seems entertaining to play.

Mechanically sound is overrated.

Until you play at a table as the low level and the highest level character isn't even remotely mechanically sound.

GM Numbat wrote:

Currently, half-orc and half-elf are restricted to human. Sorry.

I'm hoping they'll let us buy other options using ACP, at some point.

I'm hoping they look at making adoption options for other races as well. I have an Elf-adopted-by-orcs idea I'd love to try but can't do so legally right now.

Plenty of seats still available Mistress of the Maze for the Game Day. It is a 5-8 level range :)

Rosette, you signed up for the Gameday IX 1-01: The Absalom Initiation. Please check in on the discussion thread or tell me you're not interested so I can free up a spot.

Speaking of free spots, 1-02: The Mosquito Witch is looking for 2 more brave heroes to begin on September 1. If that's you, Please add your name to the recruitment sheet.

The following rules take effect immediately and will be included in future iterations of the Guide to Organized Play for each campaign.

For tables at levels that have pregens available. GMs can now run up to two pregenerated characters to fill a table up to the four-person minimum. The GM can control these pregens themselves or designate one or more players to control the additional character(s), so long as the player agrees to do so. This should help our smaller lodges and Society home groups participate in our program and continue firing and reporting games.

Blog (Link)

In the blog there are also rules for a hardmode for level 7+ for PFS2e and SFS.

I think the Online Region is going to have to take a look at how they want to implement that--particularly the 2-person table--either currently or in the future.

In PbP as a GM, I would be more inclined towards running the PreGens since that would help keep the action moving. Becomes more tricky with the faster moving VTT.

This is just my thoughts but I would first let the players decide on which prevents they want and then ask who wants to run them. A lot of times the players will like to run the pregen so as to have the choices during combat. If no one wants to run then the GM runs the pregens.

Rosette, grimdog73

you signed up for the Gameday IX 1-01: The Absalom Initiation. Please check in on the discussion thread or tell me you're not interested so I can free up a spot. If I don't hear back by Wednesday, I will reopen those spots.

Speaking of free spots, 1-02: The Mosquito Witch is looking for 1 more brave hero to begin on September 1. If that's you, Please add your name to the recruitment sheet.

So do the race boons bought from achievement points have to be applied before any XP is applied? I know in Starfinder, you can apply race boons to a character before they hit level 2. Like I make a character who gains 10 XP, then I get enough achievement points to turn him into a catfolk since character is still level 1.

I have no signups for my Gameday 1-19 run, should I be worried? Do I have to stop recruiting on Sep 1st or can I continue to recruit afterwards?

I requested scenario support for it; what happens if the game doesn't start?

You can certainly continue to recruit after Sept 1st. There will be a lot of folks that are in quests that will free up 1-2 weeks into the con that you may be able to pick up.

Your scenario support is fine if the game does not end up starting. But I think once a lot of these quests begin to free folks up you will get a few players. Have you made a few announcements on looking for players in the Lodges?

Good to know I can continue recruiting!
I am keeping an eye on GM Amazing Red's run of the same scenario since they originally announced it before GameDay and I don't want to poach players from them; once they have a full table I'll start my own hype train :)

grimdog73

you signed up for the Gameday IX 1-01: The Absalom Initiation. Please check in on the discussion thread or tell me you're not interested so I can free up a spot. If I don't hear back by Wednesday, I will reopen this spot.

Speaking of free spots, 1-02: The Mosquito Witch is looking for 1 more brave hero to begin on September 1. If that's you, Please add your name to the recruitment sheet.

If only 1-2 was repeatable

What repeatables are there for PFS2?

Bounties
Quests 1, 4, and 9 (3-6)
1-01, 1-06, 1-10, 1-14, 1-23 (3-6)

Nothing announced for season 2 so far has the repeatable tag.

Small correction, some upcoming scenarios had their product pages go public this week.
2-06 is an October release and will be a repeatable (tier 3-6)

The other question is, why are they repeatable? I know three of them, but not the others. Use spoilers

The frank answer is that they're repeatable because some people play through scenarios faster than Paizo can write them. So they'll bore some of their most dedicated fans unless there are a critical mass of things "on tap" for the players to play.

The mechanism by which they're repeatable are slightly different. 1-06 and 1-14 have multiple "tracks" which are chosen at the beginning. 1-01 and 1-10 have "modules" which are shuffled and randomized. I've only played 1-23 once (and never GMed) so I don't know how that one works.

Aren't all the bounties repeatable by default?

1-02: The Mosquito Witch is looking for 1 more brave hero to begin on September 1 as part of GameDay IX. If that's you, Please add your name to the recruitment sheet.

Aren't all the bounties repeatable by default?

yes, bounties are all repeatable. and at least for season 2, they will all be level 1.

1-02: The Mosquito Witch is looking for 1 more brave hero to begin on September 1 as part of GameDay IX. If that's you, Please add your name to the recruitment sheet.

Threw my name on the recruitment sheet, checked in on the discussion and posted in Gameplay.

And with that, recruitment is closed. Thanks, everyone.

1060 points if you want to purchase every race.
1234 if you want to purchase every boon once. You'll have to pick and choose what you want, cause unless you are playing repeatables like ten times, no way.

Also, I'm not sure what World Traveler does. You are treated as being from a particular region for the purpose of accessing character options. What you can come from outside the Inner Sea region? And where would certain options like this occur?

I think World Traveler allows you to have two home regions. So, you could take Varisia & Tian Xia to access both regional languages.

It's more than just languages:

Similarly, characters from the Broken Lands have access to the Aldori dueling swords that are iconic to that region.

There are quite a few options that are uncommon, with access granted by home land. Having two opens up some new combinations.

Archetypes, feats, equipment...

Maybe you'll be able to get a penguin familiar if you're from Pathfinder Antarctica!

Definitely going to make a talking penguin familiar that tells "it's so hot" jokes.

Archive of Nethys now has an earn income calculator to assist you in navigating those charts.

Earn Income Calculator (Link)

Oh that is going to make things much easier to figure out at higher levels.

Greetings GM's!

I am in need of a backup GM for a Bandits of Immenwood table on Gameday IX. Any GM's willing to step in for a fellow GM in need?

Thanks!

I'll pick it up if it's on Paizo! I've already run it before; shouldn't take long to prep again.

I'll pick it up if it's on Paizo! I've already run it before; shouldn't take long to prep again.

^Wonderful, thank you! PM heading your way.

Ancestral Adoption I-Choose leshy, lizardfolk, or hobgoblin when taking the Adopted Ancestry feat, 20 points. I can see at the bottom, you can purchase these races for 80 to 120. So when I take Ancestral Adoption 1, do I gain access to that race or just a feat from that race? Cause otherwise, why purchase the more expensive ones, you are only sacrificing a feat to pick the one that costs less.

Also, there were a few boons this season that cost zero points, and I no longer see them. Did the time to purchase them expire, or did Paizo delete it by accident?

The asking of the question answers the question: no, taking the 20 AcP Ancestral Adoption does not grant you access to the 80/120 AcP ancestries in some sort of glaring loophole. You gain access to the ancestry's ancestry feats made accessible to humans by taking the Adopted Ancestry feat, which, yes, you still need to take.

The 0 AcP boons are scenario linked and the technology is a work in progress not yet ready for use.

The Adopted Ancestry feat normally is restricted to common races. The boon provides access to ancestry feats of those uncommon ancestries. It is not the same however as unlocking the full ancestry that those feats are from.

So you could play, say, a Human with Leshy ancestry feats, but you couldn't just straight up play a Leshy.

That is how I interpret this anyway.

Adopted ancestry is not limited to humans. It's just that humans are the only ones who can take it at first level. The ancestral feat access it provides is normally limited to core races. The Ancestral Adoption series* of boons allows characters to use the Adopted Ancestry feat to gain access to a non-Core race's ancestry feats.

I'm a gnome who paid 20 AcP to be adopted by hobgoblins. I've also got the Onyx Trader background. Now, I will only be able to grab the Adopted Ancestry feat at third level, but I figure that having my gnomish obsession grant Hobgoblin Lore (in addition to the Onyx Trader background, and the Ancestral Adoption I boon) means that I can legally claim to be a gnome from Oprak, and who knows hobgoblins well -- even if I haven't taken any hobgoblin feats yet! I've paid 20 AcP to have a bonafide story connection to Oprak.

Caveat Emptor

Do note that Ancestral Adoption I carefully curates which ancestry feats you can grab. For those of you considering the boon, let me do you a public service by listing to which feats it grants access:

Agonizing Rebuke, Alchemical Scholar, Expert Drill Sergeant, Hobgoblin Lore, Hobgoblin Weapon Discipline, Hobgoblin Weapon Expertise, Hobgoblin Weapon Familiarity, Leech-Clipper, Pride in Arms, Remorseless Lash.

Bark and Tendril, Harmlessly Cute, Leshy Lore, Leshy Superstition, Lucky Keepsake, Shadow of the Wilds, Undaunted.

Lizardfolk Lore, Marsh Runner, Reptile Speaker, Terrain Advantage.

So... even if you have leaves (as one of my other gnomes does) you can't pick up the Leshy Glide feat. Some of the most interesting ancestry feats are still limited to characters of those ancestries.

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* Okay, so they never stated it would be a series. Still, if there is now an Ancestral Adoption I it seems likely that they intend to release an Ancestral Adoption II, no?

I hope they introduce an Ancestral Adoption II, I have an idea for an Ancient Elf Monk who'd love to be able to take the bloody blows feat... oh and be the badass elf that was badass enough to get adopted by a clan in the Hold of Belkzen.

I've paid 20 AcP to have a bonafide story connection to Oprak.

My orc investigator approves!

Important Announcement

Digitization Paizo Blog (Link)

A key item to pull from it. Effective immediately: Fame has now gone away for PFS2E. It is no more. GMs should not be adding Fame to any Chronicles earned.

Keep an eye out for the PFS2E Society Guide v2.0 next week for more information. There are a lot of changes coming including what is happening with boon slotting. Please read through the dropdowns in the blog link above.

Use it or lose it, I guess.

They have ruled that we have until October 20th to use what fame we have

Please read the whole blog post carefully before you do anything rash.

Fame is being converted. All the boons you can buy with Fame are being converted. How exactly they're being converted is a mystery, but rushing out with a "use it or lose it" mentality can lead to a whole bunch of disappointment later - like if they just make a bunch of boons free, or if your Fame converts 1:1 into AcP.

Please read the whole blog post carefully before you do anything rash.

Fame is being converted. All the boons you can buy with Fame are being converted. How exactly they're being converted is a mystery, but rushing out with a "use it or lose it" mentality can lead to a whole bunch of disappointment later - like if they just make a bunch of boons free, or if your Fame converts 1:1 into AcP.

Well, they've given a deadline for using Fame. If they don't reveal what's going on before October 20th, we'll have to rush to use up our earned Fame.

It's a very short blog post, I don't see what we're supposed to be reading so carefully.

If they don't reveal what's going on before October 20th, we'll have to rush to use up our earned Fame.

Sure, but that's 32 days from today. How long will it take you to use up all your Fame? An hour? You've got 31 days and 23 hours that you can wait before hastily purchasing things, then.

Thomas Keller wrote:

If they don't reveal what's going on before October 20th, we'll have to rush to use up our earned Fame.

Sure, but that's 32 days from today. How long will it take you to use up all your Fame? An hour? You've got 31 days and 23 hours that you can wait before hastily purchasing things, then.

I've never used any, so it would probably take me a while.

The clock's ticking...

It's a very short blog post

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