Cottonseed PFS PbP (2E)

Game Master Redelia

Also now recruiting for a run of the Pathfinder Society Quest #1 , The Sandstone Secret, hoping to complete the table by mid-December. This quest has the repeatable tag. Recruitment will be first-posted, first-seated.

I am looking to start as soon as I have a table of 4, but will seat up to 6 players.

If interest, please check out the recruitment thread here.

GM Valen, it appears the link to the recruitment thread isn't working.

GM Valen wrote:

Now recruiting for a run of the Pathfinder Society #1-06 , Lost on the Spirit Road, hoping to complete the table by mid-December. This scenario has the repeatable tag. Recruitment will be first-posted, first-seated.

RECRUITMENT IS CLOSED

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in Gameplay here:

Rafe Thoresby
Ulfgar Ironhead
Khaul Irontoe
Swayaah Maeleranti
Atae
Amelia Devinwood

Argh. I signed up in RPG Chronicles instead of the recruitment thread. Oh well. I'll remove myself from the chronicle.

Hey, GM Valen:

I didn't have a character of the right level available. But I'm just dying to note that:

"We live for the One, we die for the One."

"Not the One. Won't talk. Can't talk. Not the one.

GM Valen wrote:

Also now recruiting for a run of the Pathfinder Society Quest #1 , The Sandstone Secret, hoping to complete the table by mid-December. This quest has the repeatable tag. Recruitment will be first-posted, first-seated.

I am looking to start as soon as I have a table of 4, but will seat up to 6 players.

If interest, please check out the recruitment thread here.

GM Valen, it appears the link to the recruitment thread isn't working.

Try this link.

Argh. I signed up in RPG Chronicles instead of the recruitment thread. Oh well. I'll remove myself from the chronicle.

My apologies for the confusion. I went with the Recruitment thread as it has posting times associated with it. If I have a no show, I will PM you.

UncleFroggy wrote:

Argh. I signed up in RPG Chronicles instead of the recruitment thread. Oh well. I'll remove myself from the chronicle.

My apologies for the confusion. I went with the Recruitment thread as it has posting times associated with it. If I have a no show, I will PM you.

No worries. I'll join the next one. :)

Looking for one person who would like to join a GM Round Robin of low-level repeatables. We've had a player/later GM drop and thought we'd see if someone wanted to join us instead.

The next scenario is Intro 2: United in Purpose. This is first come, first served but do note, you'll be expected to run a game for the group later. If this sounds good to you, feel free to post in this discussion page

I'm now recruiting for a pair of bounties. I'll happily get going with 4 players but take up to 6.

The threads are

Bounty 8 - The Tireless Path

A caravan is set to depart from the small town of Grayce, but it needs some capable guards. It's up to the PCs to step in and ensure the caravan, and its passengers, reach their destination.

and

Bounty 2 - The Blood of the Beautiful

A Druman farmer posts a request for adventurers to begin an immediate investigation into the murder of his prized alpacas! Farmer Harjack's land is located just north of the town known as Petitioner's Point, and all he knows for certain is that a creature comes in the night and drains alpacas of their blood before disappearing into the dark. As the PCs investigations lead them into the nearby wilderness, they'll need to be ready to bring all their skills to bear if they hope to track the creature down to its lair and put it down before it can harm any more defenceless animals.

I'm in the GMT time zone, so my posting will reflect this!

@Game Master Tea: I am looking to start learning the ropes of PF2e. Do you think any of those would be good options? I could perhaps play with a pre-generated character? A ranged character of some sort should be straightforward?

I am GMT+1

@Game Master Tea: I am looking to start learning the ropes of PF2e. Do you think any of those would be good options? I could perhaps play with a pre-generated character? A ranged character of some sort should be straightforward?

I am GMT+1

To be honest, either would be good. Bounty 8 has more variety contained within it. Skill checks, conversation and combat. I'm not sure about pregens in bounties - possibly someone more experienced than me could jump in and advise?

You can use a pregen anywhere IIRC. I know of someone who used Amiri for B10. In the chronicle you just enter the character you're applying the credit to. For Lvl 1 it applies immediately.

^Yes, you may absolutely use a (Lvl 1) pregen for bounties :)

Thanks!

My two cp, having run B02 on VTT recently: I advise against B02 for new players, the fight can be pretty bad.

If there are new players, I advise the GM to use the privilege afforded by Adventure Mode to alter the fight to match the capability of the players.

Should I perhaps wait for something more noob appropriate? :)

Otherwise I may take Harsk or Kyra for a spin on B8? Which one is ‘easier’ to play with?

Also now recruiting for a run of the Pathfinder Society Quest #1 , The Sandstone Secret, hoping to complete the table by mid-December. This quest has the repeatable tag. Recruitment will be first-posted, first-seated.

RECRUITMENT IS CLOSED.

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in Gameplay here:

Znobe Nordmann
Mimi de Valence
Caitlin Berrigan
Lokoloko
Illnore Thornbriar
Goupil121's PC

I don't think I've played B08, but I've only heard about problematic scaling with B01, B02, and B06. I've GMed the first two and prepped B06 to run tonight and can confirm B02 can be a real problem (I one-shotted two PCs even without the elite template). Depending on what characters people bring, I have two versions of B06 prepped so I can make a last minute decision.

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If you don't get in to either game offered by Tea (or if there are a bunch of new players milling about), I can jump in and run a newbie-priority Bounty, probably Bounty 4 or Bounty 10.

I'm planning to offer #2-19 (a non-repeatable full Scenario) as soon as I'm finished playing it, maybe a week or so? I'll reserve some spots for new players there.

Would welcome a spot at your table Watery Soup.

Do note that bounties are run in Adventure Mode, so that you are not required to strictly follow the numbers... If you're running bounty 1/2 and have some extra prep time I might recommend replacing scaling with adding an appropriate level -1 critter.

Heck, even give it the weak template instead and add another.

Late to the party, darn.

Soup, if you run B10, save me a seat please.

In general, you get problems with scaling when an encounter has a single creature at level +2 that gets Elite Adjustment and the creature is designed as a brute.

The guideline from the GMG is “Most combat-focused creatures have high AC and either a high attack bonus and high damage, or a merely moderate attack bonus but extreme damage.” Applying the Elite adjustment to such a creature creates a situation where the AC reaches the extreme or higher value. The resulting creature becomes very tough for the characters to hit, has a good chance of getting a critical hit on its own attacks, and shakes off most magic since its saves were also improved.

With multiple smaller creatures you don’t get into that situation. The characters can still hit the creatures and the damage from each hit is more survivable.

Elite adjustment tends to work when the monster is lower level than the characters, it doesn’t work as well when it is higher level.

Pirate Rob’s suggestion of a second monster with both having the Weak template is also a reasonable adjustment. Weak will hurt their AC and damage, giving the characters a chance to take it down.

My two cp, having run B02 on VTT recently: I advise against B02 for new players, the fight can be pretty bad.

If there are new players, I advise the GM to use the privilege afforded by Adventure Mode to alter the fight to match the capability of the players.

Thanks, before this, I wasn't really aware Bounties could be done in Adventure Mode. I will use that in B02. Not B08, though, as I think this is OK.

Need one more for B08 to get going, 2 for B02. Happy to have newbies and a pregen. I've only seen the pregens from the beginner box and Head Shot the Rot in action so far.

Need one more for B08 to get going, 2 for B02. Happy to have newbies and a pregen. I've only seen the pregens from the beginner box and Head Shot the Rot in action so far.

Submitted with a pregen! ;)

Will there be any 5th or so level scenarios beginning soon?

Hello all, getting ready to run some Fists of the Ruby Phoenix. Character creation rules are strongly linked to PFS, and the chosen players will get Chronicles for them as we play through. Recruitment thread here

Thanks, before this, I wasn't really aware Bounties could be done in Adventure Mode. I will use that in B02. Not B08, though, as I think this is OK.

Not just could, required.

Means consumables aren't used up, there are no conditions to recover from etc.

Open recruitment for 2-19, Enter the Pallid Peak.

Recruitment is open for:

Pathfinder Society Quest #7: A Curious Claim (Not Repeatable)

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for levels 3–6 (subtiers 3–4 and 5–6).

Money is power in the land of Druma and those who know how best to manipulate the economics of the land have the most of both. The PCs are sent to Druma to investigate a missing ship and the particulars of an insurance claim related to its disappearance, though both ravenous undead and agents of one of the Pathfinder Society's fiercest rival organizations seek to keep them from the truth behind the ship's sad end.

Written by: Dennis Muldoon

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Start Date: 24h after I notice 6 Signups

Recruitment is open for:

B09 - Fishing in Anthusis

A Pathfinder Bounty designed for Level 1.

The Silverscales Tournament calls citizens and adventurers alike to participate in a competition to catch silver trout. This year, a pair of rival twins and some unexpected dangers ensure the event is one that the people of Anthusis will not soon forget.

Written by: Letterio Mammoliti

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Start Date: 24h after I notice 6 signups

Recruitment is open for:

B09 - Fishing in Anthusis

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in the Gameplay thread HERE

Betel Capella
Selena Albina
Aleksandr Ostenoff (and Imelia)
Pasqualek
Cassimon Dohl
Eddie 'Bo' Leetus

Recruiting for #1-22: Doom of Cassomir (Tier 1-4)

First com First Serve, we will begin as soon as we make a table 4, but will seat six.

AND GO!

Recruiting for #1-22: Doom of Cassomir (Tier 1-4)

First com First Serve, we will begin as soon as we make a table 4, but will seat six.

AND GO!

Voron Keyphyre / Pale dim

Please join me in discussion.

Link

Still have two spots remaining. If you'd like to take part sign in HERE and then join us in the discussion.

Recruitment is Open for:

B16 - Boom Town Betrayal

A Pathfinder Bounty designed for Level 1.

A citizen is in search of heroes! His parents recently found themselves swindled by a nefarious noble from distant Taldor. Needing adventurers to come in and assist, the man offers a hefty reward for any assistance that can be provided. Of course, not everything is as it appears on the mean streets of Absalom.

Written by: Logan Harper

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Table 1
Table 2

Start Date: 48h after I notice 6 signups. Both tables need not start simultaneously.

For those who signed up for Q07 - A Curious Claim. We have 5 players and a legal table. I can start this on Monday, 21 November 2021. If we get a 6th, great, otherwise no big deal.

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in the gameplay thread
HERE:

Nal Bagura
Landitho
Rhaegal Dragonkin
Avonatha
Raphaeleos (pregen)

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in the Gameplay thread HERE:

Axel Zeldo
Severus Snape
Mordok Dune
Duty and Justice
Costolian Milotti, The Tattooed Thief
phaeton_nz's PC

This is for Table 1 of B16 - Boom Town Betrayal

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in the Gameplay thread HERE:

The Great Drake
Roots Drink Rain
Professor Bun Bun
Mec-02
Kara the Quick
Mr Tea's PC

This is for Table 2 of B16 - Boom Town Betrayal

Anyone have room in an Organized Play game for an Evoker Wizard?

Recruitment is open for:

02-11: The Pathfinder Trials

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for level 1.

Every year, the Pathfinder Society inducts new classes of recruits into their ranks. The three deans of the Society's schools, the Spells, Scrolls, and Swords, are responsible for ensuring that the new recruits have the basic skills and experience necessary to thrive in the field. PCs participating in this adventure will get to meet all three of the Society's deans and undergo their unique challenges, proving their worth and fitness to join the Pathfinder Society!

Written by Sean McGowan

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Start Date: 4 December 2021 or 48 hours after I notice 6 signups (whichever comes first)

Well that was quick...

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post in the Gameplay thread HERE:

Charlies
Jiggo Maeleranti (and Salera)
Salonviel Highsummer
Ember Redclaw
Sindraillia
Grallen Frostbane

Recruiting is open for:

B10 - Hillcross Roundup

A Pathfinder Society Bounty designed for level 1.

A kind traveler was escorting a clutch of wayward baby dinosaurs to safety when they broke free of their temporary enclosure. The PCs are tasked with rounding up the dinosaurs, but when they learn one is missing, their quest to rescue it takes them into the harsh wilderness of the Realm of the Mammoth Lords.

Written by: Nicole Heits

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Starts 48h after I notice 6 signups

Would anyone be willing to run any of the following in the near future?
2-05 Balancing Scales
2-09 The Seven Secrets of the Dacilane Academy
2-12 Snakes in the Grass

These are the season 2 scenarios that I've neither played nor run, and this character is one scenario away from leveling up.

Recruitment is open for:

Pathfinder Society Quest #4: Port Peril Pub Crawl

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for levels 1–4 (subtiers 1–2 and 3–4).

Venture-Captain Calisro Benarry has arranged for the PC's transport to the pirate haven of Port Peril to make contact with Free Captain Stella Fane and negotiate a contract with her, facilitating Society movements through the pirate blockades in the area. The job seems simple: track down the the pirate captain, secure the agreement, and then return to Absalom. But few things are simple when a den of villainous pirates is involved, and it's unlikely the PCs will be able to leave Port Peril without throwing a few punches in a proper pub brawl!

Written by James Case.

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Start Date: 5 December 2021 or 48h after I notice 6 signups (whichever comes first)

Would anyone be willing to run any of the following in the near future?

2-05 Balancing Scales
2-09 The Seven Secrets of the Dacilane Academy
2-12 Snakes in the Grass

These are the season 2 scenarios that I've neither played nor run, and this character is one scenario away from leveling up.

Define "near future." :)

I have in mind to run 2-09, but likely not until mid-January. I'll PM you when I begin planning, and reserve a spot if you're still interested.

Would anyone be willing to run any of the following in the near future?

2-05 Balancing Scales
2-09 The Seven Secrets of the Dacilane Academy
2-12 Snakes in the Grass

These are the season 2 scenarios that I've neither played nor run, and this character is one scenario away from leveling up.

I'm contemplating 02-05 but don't wait for me if someone opens up recruitment sooner. If you're still available, let me know and I'll save you a spot.

Now that many of the One Shot #3: Head Shot the Rot games are finishing up, would anyone consider running One Shot #2: Dinner at Lionlodge in the near future. Or not-so-near future.

A friend and I are interested in playing, if a benevolent GM was willing to save us a couple seats.

I'd like to play that one, actually... :)

I'd be pretty happy to play it too.

I would be willing to run, I have not ran that adventure yet.

As long as roll 20 is okay with you all for the maps and tokens, I can run it for you four.

Professor Plum +1
GM Tiger
GM Aerondor

The following Pathfinders may go ahead and post to the gameplay thread HERE:

Shagrat the Goblin Runelord
Jeeegaaan Dune
Griphook Ragnok
Damian Darkblood
Ghashri 'Jacknife' Hazrid
Zror