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I have a list.
Repeatables:
PB#1 +1 The Whitefang Wyrm (1)
PB#2 +1 Blood of the Beautiful (1)
PB#3 +1 Shadows and Scarecrows (1)
PB#4 +1 Cats Cradle (1)
PB#5 +1 Witch's Winter Holiday (1)
PB#6 +1 The Road from Otari (1)
PB#7 +1 Cleanup Duty (1)
PB#8 +1 The Tireless Path (1)
PB#9 +1 Fishing in Anthusis (1)
PB#10 +1 Hillcross Roundup (1)
PB#11 +1 Forged Facade (1)
PB#12 +1 Somewhere Below (1)
PB#13 +1 The Blackwood Abundance (1)
PB#14 +1 The Blackwood Truce (1)
2-11 +4 The Pathfinder Trials(1)
Intro#1 +4 The Second Confirmation (1-2)
Intro#2 +4 United in Purpose (1-2)
1-01 +4 Absalom Initiation (1-4)
1-Q1 +1 The Sandstone Secret (1-4)
1-Q4 +1 Port Peril Pub Crawl (1-4)
1-06 +4 Lost on the Spirit Road (1-4)
1-10 +4 Tainbreaker's Trail (1-4)
1-14 +4 Lions of Katapesh (1-4)
3-01 +4 Year of Shattered Sanctuaries (1-4)
1-23 +4 The Star Crossed Court (3-6)
2-06 +4 The Crashing Wave (3-6)
1-Q9 +1 Wayfinder's Origin (3-6)
Thank you.
I haven't played in over a year. Any major changes I should be aware of?
How Pathfinder School Training changed. No more points to spend over the three schools. You pick 1 school, generalist, or field commission and that's it. Only one school item.
The school item list is dramatically nerfed. There is *almost* no point in the Spells school, for instance, and it was one of the only good ones.
I think you inadvertently linked the 1e version in both places.
Here are mine:
Version 1: Profile Sheet
Version 2 (dice code integrated): Profile Sheet
Thanks for correcting my error! That's what I get for messing with copy-paste too much on my phone. Yours is indeed the one I meant to list.
I did in fact have Spells x3 with most of my characters including my bard 6. Am I allowed to change it freely? I'm not sure if I would but having the option would be nice.
Phaeton, you running another game?
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Thanks for correcting my error! That's what I get for messing with copy-paste too much on my phone. Yours is indeed the one I meant to list.I think you inadvertently linked the 1e version in both places.
Here are mine:
Version 1: Profile Sheet
Version 2 (dice code integrated): Profile Sheet
I have an addition to that template that I use for Alchemists if authors are interested.
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I did in fact have Spells x3 with most of my characters including my bard 6. Am I allowed to change it freely? I'm not sure if I would but having the option would be nice.
THERE it is!
I'm not entirely clear what to do with the fame boons I bought since that mentions conversion in phase 4 but at least the free change for schools is simple. Thanks!
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Phaeton, you running another game?
I've got two tables of SFS 4-01 running at the moment which have only just started, also a table of 1-20 The Lost Legends on the go which is nearly complete. I wasn't planning on running any more PFS2 after that as I'm going for my fourth Nova, but as I've said before, I'm open to requests if there is sufficient demand. I take it you're looking for something?
THERE it is!
I did in fact have Spells x3 with most of my characters including my bard 6. Am I allowed to change it freely? I'm not sure if I would but having the option would be nice.
Ooops - I used rebuild boons on mine to fix that
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Welcome back! There were quite a few changes in the last year. You may want to read through the Org Play Guide linked below.
Fame went away and Org Play left a window open to spend the remainder of your Fame if you wanted, this timeframe has now passed. The boons you have purchased with it are still with those Characters, though some did have some changes as you would have to take a look in the new Organized Play Guide.
Since Fame went away it has been replaced with Achievement Points. You earn an amount of these for playing a game and ad 1.5x for GM'ing a game. These Achievement Points (AcP) are what is now used to buy your boons right here on this website. When you sign into your Organized Play page you will now have a boons tab that you can purchase from. Select the character you want and then the boon to download the chronicle for it. This is where you will also now be able to unlock the uncommon and rare Ancestries that GM's would have normally been awarded at a Convention. This gives an opportunity for everyone to be able to obtain them if they play enough.
1.5x for GM'ing a game.
Didn't this used to be 2x? Is this a typo, or did this change, or am I just remembering wrong?
Note that Intros 1/2 and 3-01 aren't out yet.
You're also losing a few gold pieces by getting 4xp in a batch when at 11.
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GM AcP is doubled.
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There are many that I've seen, but I finally just settled on a form-fillable pdf of the normal character sheet. Since I play both in-person and on the boards with the same character, I found that keeping 2 sets of books so to speak meant a guarantee that one or both were missing information. Probably not ideal for some GMs, but at least they are accurate now... and less likely to have updates eaten by the mysterious backtracking limit monster.There's a near-universal format that most PbP GMs are used to.There is? I haven’t seen that as the case.
There are a lot that are similar, but still a lot of differences in where things are and how they are placed.
What I did to maintain consistency between meat space and PbP is write my profiles in GoogleDocs. I update the master when I add a chronicle and cut and paste it to my profile. When I played at the store, I just opened the link on my phone. When I went to GenCon, I printed out the ones I planned to play.
Just my strategy.
There are many that I've seen, but I finally just settled on a form-fillable pdf of the normal character sheet. Since I play both in-person and on the boards with the same character, I found that keeping 2 sets of books so to speak meant a guarantee that one or both were missing information. Probably not ideal for some GMs, but at least they are accurate now... and less likely to have updates eaten by the mysterious backtracking limit monster.There's a near-universal format that most PbP GMs are used to.There is? I haven’t seen that as the case.
There are a lot that are similar, but still a lot of differences in where things are and how they are placed.
What I did to maintain consistency between meat space and PbP is write my profiles in GoogleDocs. I update the master when I add a chronicle and cut and paste it to my profile. When I played at the store, I just opened the link on my phone. When I went to GenCon, I printed out the ones I planned to play.
Just my strategy.
This is more or less what I do as well. After getting used to the customizability and unlimited space of plaintext character sheets it is hard to go back to the traditional ones.
Pathbuilder web might finally make me change my ways... But there are still some things I really love about plaintext sheets, like being able to keep track of all my boons and a full history of every purchase, sale, and each thing I've done or earned on my chronicle sheets.
Trying to keep this in the discussion tab...
... and less likely to have updates eaten by the mysterious backtracking limit monster.So many... so many.
haunted stare into the middle distance
I too am in a rural region with basically no PFS/SFS around to speak of, so all my Society play is online. I also use HLO which helps immensely because I can just hit "Generate Statblock," choose BBCode, and paste in my character sheet. Then it's just a matter of keeping my taglines up to date (which I admittedly do not always do, to my detriment). If I played in person at all, a form-fillable PDF would probably be much more convenient, so I can see the appeal.
The backtracking limit monster is more of a minor inconvenience if your character profile page is just there to display your sheet. If the "source of truth" for your character is in Google keep/Google docs/Evernote/etc. Then you make your changes there and then copy them over to the Paizo profile. All the backtracking limit monster can eat at that point is the text you pasted in and had saved somewhere else.
I don't keep my current status in the header because managing that from mobile is just way too unwieldy.
Pathbuilder (at least the Android app) exports to text block, so you can keep your character raw data in Pathbuilder, export to text when you need a PbP sheet, and export to PDF when you need a F2F sheet.
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Phaeton, you running another game?I've got two tables of SFS 4-01 running at the moment which have only just started, also a table of 1-20 The Lost Legends on the go which is nearly complete. I wasn't planning on running any more PFS2 after that as I'm going for my fourth Nova, but as I've said before, I'm open to requests if there is sufficient demand. I take it you're looking for something?
Not really. Just that I had a blast with Curious Claim that I thought I'd ask. :)
Also, you can't stick credit to the same character. So if you've GMed it and applied it to your -2001, you can't play it with your -2001. You need to play it with a character who hasn't experienced it yet.Right. But if I wanted to, I could GM Blooming Catastrophe 10x (just not apply the credit to the same character)?
Of course, probably by the 5th time I can probably recite it verbatim but that's beside the point :)
Blooming Catastrophe does not have the repeatable tag, so no. You would only get credit (i.e. a chronicle) to apply to a character for playing once and GMing once. Note that GMing it more than once does still earn AcP, just no more chronicles.
However, if you play or GM a repeatable scenario, you can apply credit to as many characters as often as you play or run it.
Also, you can't stick credit to the same character. So if you've GMed it and applied it to your -2001, you can't play it with your -2001. You need to play it with a character who hasn't experienced it yet.Right. But if I wanted to, I could GM Blooming Catastrophe 10x (just not apply the credit to the same character)?
Of course, probably by the 5th time I can probably recite it verbatim but that's beside the point :)
Blooming Catastrophe does not have the repeatable tag, so no. You would only get credit (i.e. a chronicle) to apply to a character for playing once and GMing once. Note that GMing it more than once does still earn AcP, just no more chronicles.
However, if you play or GM a repeatable scenario, you can apply credit to as many characters as often as you play or run it.
Ok so just to make sure I understand -- If not repeatable, I can play a scenario once and GM (with Chronicle) once. Subsequent GM'ing will result in Achievement Points but that's it.
I wouldn't mind trying to GM as long as I have a good support group to walk me through it the first few times. I GM 2 groups at work of mostly newbies so I do have the experience -- just not with players who actually know what they're doing :)Hrmm, there seemed to be a high amount of interest for the first group, you could probably readily get another group of people together for a second group, with perhaps a focus on learning/teaching how to GM. I know the boards had some 'GM schools' in the past with PFS 1e where people would take turns GMing for each other and a few experienced GMs as well. It might not be a bad idea to try it in 2e as well.
Any possibility we can get another group together, like a group of 5 (well, 4 players and the GM) and do the same round robin? I wouldn't mind trying my hand, but I'm probably going to want to take baby steps before I jump feet first into the pool! If I do a scenario/quest/bounty, are the maps provided or would I need to buy them separately?
@GM Blake -- I happened to glance at your GM page and noticed that players at your table should be prepared to prove that you own certain P2e material. How do I prove something like that (never been asked to, but just curious how I would prove it)
Taken from the Organized Play Pathfinder page: Character Options
To use an option from any source other than the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, the Pathfinder Bestiary, the Lost Omens World Guide, or adventure Chronicle Sheets in Pathfinder Society play, you must bring any one of the following to your game table:A physical copy of the book you wish to use
A name-watermarked PDF copy of the book
Name-watermarked printouts of all relevant pages you wish to use from the PDF
Access to the rules you wish to use in the form of either electronic access to the Pathfinder Reference Document (paizo.com/prd) or a photocopy of the relevant pages, along with proof of purchase, such as a receipt from a game store or a screenshot of your My Downloads page on paizo.com.The following do not satisfy this requirement:
A photocopy of a physical book with no proof of purchase
Printouts from electronic character builders such as Hero Lab
Content reproduced in other sources under the Open Gaming License (such as an online reference document or a homemade omnibus)
In addition to the copy of the rules themselves, you must be able to provide a digital or physical copy of the below Additional Resources page for that source to show that the options you have selected for your character are legal for play.
I bolded the simplest method: screenshot of your My Downloads page.
You could e-mail that when asked to verify or keep a copy of the image in a GoogleDrive folder with a sharable link that you can PM the GM when asked to verify.
For physical copies, I usually recommend a photo of the book with the day's date written on a piece of paper included in the photo, but I believe simply a photo of the receipt would suffice. If one wanted to be proactive, scanning receipts and storing them on a GoogleDrive to link in a PM would make things faster.
N.B.: This isn't my rule. This is an Organized Play rule.
Ok so just to make sure I understand -- If not repeatable, I can play a scenario once and GM (with Chronicle) once. Subsequent GM'ing will result in Achievement Points but that's it.Also, you can't stick credit to the same character. So if you've GMed it and applied it to your -2001, you can't play it with your -2001. You need to play it with a character who hasn't experienced it yet.Right. But if I wanted to, I could GM Blooming Catastrophe 10x (just not apply the credit to the same character)?
Of course, probably by the 5th time I can probably recite it verbatim but that's beside the point :)
Blooming Catastrophe does not have the repeatable tag, so no. You would only get credit (i.e. a chronicle) to apply to a character for playing once and GMing once. Note that GMing it more than once does still earn AcP, just no more chronicles.
However, if you play or GM a repeatable scenario, you can apply credit to as many characters as often as you play or run it.
Correct.
Alright there seems to be some interest, at least 3 people who weren't able to join the round robin group 1, so, why not get another group going?
Signups are here, I've left places open but tried to keep the three people who have expressed interest in mind. I can fill a spot if needed, but I'd prefer if other people got a shot at this first.
If Paizocon Europe has PbP I plan to play as well... I've signed up as previously posted but I thought I'd bring my response here so as not to clutter up the Recruitment area.
What's the Character# for in the signup sheet? What character I'm applying the credit to?
If Paizocon Europe has PbP I plan to play as well... I've signed up as previously posted but I thought I'd bring my response here so as not to clutter up the Recruitment area.
What's the Character# for in the signup sheet? What character I'm applying the credit to?
PaizoCon Europe will not be having a PbP segment, but there will be a GameDay Convention run (typically) from here on the boards.
As for Character number, yup, primarily what character are you looking at bringing and the number for them. I think this was based off a regular recruiting sheet but with other sections added.
Additionally, unless you want to run the first game (as the Pathfinder Trials is the most level restrictive and should probably be run first) changing what scenario you're running might not be a bad idea.
does the character need to start at 0 XP?
Nope but unless you are running the Trials, you need to have a character still level 1
Oh ok. I thought the list was there as placeholders... I'll move my name lower...
Nope but unless you are running the Trials, you need to have a character still level 1
I'd rather start with a relatively benign one, rather than jump into the piranha pool :)
What's a "Special"?
Multi table specials, large group events where multiple tables of players are working towards a common goal. They tend to be the starting point or ending point of a story arc for the season and have stricter posting schedules, but are good fun to play s you sometimes have interaction or support from other tables.
I've only ever played them online, but I hear in person it's a different atmosphere.
I've only ever played them online, but I hear in person it's a different atmosphere.
It involves a lot of yelling across the room.
I've only ever played them online, but I hear in person it's a different atmosphere.It involves a lot of yelling across the room.
Like I said, different atmosphere. Instead of yelling into the void you have a place to yell at....apparently.
Like I said, different atmosphere. Instead of yelling into the void you have a place to yell at.I've only ever played them online, but I hear in person it's a different atmosphere.It involves a lot of yelling across the room.
sounds like fun... and noisy (in real life) :)
how do you get those titles (like Venture-Captain, etc.) I'm assuming the stars involve how many GM glyphs one has?
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how do you get those titles (like Venture-Captain, etc.) I'm assuming the stars involve how many GM glyphs one has?
No, Venture Officers (VC, VL, VA) are actual volunteer working positions. You don't earn them. You apply for them, and they involve actual responsibilities.
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how do you get those titles (like Venture-Captain, etc.) I'm assuming the stars involve how many GM glyphs one has?
No, those are Venture Officer positions. They involve real responsibilities, such as being responsible for managing a Lodge. You apply for open positions, and are accepted by the existing cadre.
Edit: Ninja'd while on the phone :)
Stars, Glyphs, and Novas (planets) represent the number of games you've DM'd in PF1, PF2, and SF, respectively.
Just because nobody's explicitly pointed it out, the PFS2 glyphs don't actually show up on the website (it's some problem with the website), so you'll only see stars and planets.
It's 10 games GMed for the first star/planet, 30 for the second, 60 for the third, and 100 for the fourth. There are special things you need to do to get the fifth, and getting 5 is a big enough accomplishment that Paizo announces the names on their blog every month.
The stars and planets don't display on every forum, and they don't display correctly for a bunch of people. And I've seen some people with an icon that looks like a glyph, but apparently it's just the Grand Archive logo and looks like they somehow got one glyph displayed.
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how do you get those titles (like Venture-Captain, etc.) I'm assuming the stars involve how many GM glyphs one has?No, Venture Officers (VC, VL, VA) are actual volunteer working positions. You don't earn them. You apply for them, and they involve actual responsibilities.
Then to all Venture Officers. Thank you for your service.
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sounds like fun... and noisy (in real life) :)Like I said, different atmosphere. Instead of yelling into the void you have a place to yell at.I've only ever played them online, but I hear in person it's a different atmosphere.It involves a lot of yelling across the room.
In my opinion specials are much more fun via PbP because you can actually follow some of the story. Every special I've played in person (at conventions) was - for me - a pretty boring series of seemingly arbitrary combats and skill checks with no real idea of what was going on. In person, they usually feel super rushed and the noise level makes it nearly impossible to hear the GM or enjoy the social space of the table.
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In my opinion specials are much more fun via PbP because you can actually follow some of the story. Every special I've played in person (at conventions) was - for me - a pretty boring series of seemingly arbitrary combats and skill checks with no real idea of what was going on. In person, they usually feel super rushed and the noise level makes it nearly impossible to hear the GM or enjoy the social space of the table.
Lest you think you are alone, that is my feeling on in-person specials as well. I have a hard enough time hearing my GM at a normal table, but in the chaos of a special, I might as well have just been rolling dice for fun. But some people thrive in that kind of environment. I'm just glad there are PbP/VTT alternatives available.
This is true.
Now, the big screen showing the NPCs and dialogue with voice overs is cool, but the action of s rushed and less time to convey your character or their response to events.