More than 400 years have transpired since the Pathfinder Society began in a humble tavern that has quietly weathered the centuries without incident. When a routine errand there uncovers a clue left behind by one of the founding Pathfinders, it’s up to the PCs to solve a puzzle whose pieces are scattered across Absalom—and whose prize dates back to the Society’s darkest years.
I write this letter in the event that my upcoming expedition to Bhopan goes poorly. In this trove I have left my considerable findings, which I hope will be of use to our growing Society. While most of this information will no doubt already be in the hands of fellow Society members, there is a personal matter which I have left contained within. Events over the past decade have led me to suspect a fellow agent of hoarding her knowledge and not submitting it for review. This woman, a surprisingly sensible gnome by the name of Eylysia has partaken of almost as many missions as I, yet she reports only a third of what I have brought to light. In order to ensure knowledge is not concealed, I have begun an investigation into Eylysia and her activities here in Absalom, hoping to find her hidden repository of stored knowledge. Thus far, I have come across two promising leads. The first is Eylysia’s contact with a well-known stonemason by the name of Arkath. I had the displeasure of meeting this fellow in his dying days, when he promised to take any secrets he held to his grave. He was interred in a mausoleum in the Ivy District weeks after our encounter, though I still believe there is more to his connection with Eylysia. Another lead is Eylysia’s friendship with a member of the Arcanamirium, a local wizard’s guild. The fellow is a gnome by the name of Fimbrik. All of my attempts to speak with him have failed, though I have noted his home address in my files for follow-up. It is my sincere hope that I am able to return to discover what Eylysia has hidden, but should I not, I entrust this to my assistant Adolphus or any brave Society agents who come across my unfinished work.
Selmius Foster
Player Handout 2 (Adolphus's Addendum):
My mentor, Selmius Foster, is dead, slain during our journey to the island of Bhopan. I have take n up his investigation into Eylysia's activities, though recent developments mean my time in Absalom is short.
My initial follow-up of Foster's investigation into Arkath involved hiring several diviners to discern the veracity of Selmius's leads. It appears the stonemason was quite honest with my mentor; there is some key clue buried with him in his mausoleum. I have watched Eylysia for many months since my return, and I have caught her making additions to the Wall of Names, the memorial built in honor of my departed mentor. She has added three names, none of which are true Pathfinders and are likely worth investigating. Their names are: Doulgonlir Caskmail
Hollis 'Evil Grin' Thorne
Karina Clamp Events are in motion that will soon take me to Quantium, after which I will be unable to conclude this investigation. I leave this hidden under the Wounded Wisp, in hopes that one day I might return, or that the Society endures its current woes and a future generation of agents can take up this cause.
Adolphus
Well, you got me!
I’m not here anymore, and my house is filled with an incredible array of illusions to discourage the curious. But you just had to break in. I respect your gumption and assume you’re either a petty burglar or someone looking into Eylysia’s affairs.
I’ve left Absalom to look for my friend, for she’s been missing for some time; however, I’ve attached the name of a particular Pathfinder you’ll want to investigate at the Wall of Names at the Society Grand Lodge. I assure you, it’s quite important, but I’ll leave you to figure out why. Oh, and the password. It’s ‘Wiffle.’ You’ll find it important, should you learn where to use it.
—The Illustrious Fimbrik
Also, I need to know if anyone has played any of the following scenarios WITH THIS CHARACTER: The Confirmation, Silent Tide, or Song of the Sea Witch. Please let me know in the discussion (yes or no). Old friends are coming back. :)
This character has not played in any of those scenarios.
Male Suli #135676-6 Racial boon Barbarian-Spirit Totem (Armored Hulk) 2: HP:25/25, Resist 7 all elements (except sonic), Spd:25, Init:3, AC:16, T:11, FF:15, Fort:5, Ref:1, Will:1, Perp:6, Lowlight, 8/8-rages
nope have not played those scenarios Just checking in for a few minutes, then I have a very busy day tomorrow. The visitation turnout was great, more people than I expected. And people I haven't seen in years, most of them were my parents friends and former teachers, still nice to see them again.
So, I have just been made aware that all Online PFS play has been made illegal, through a new inadvertent ruling. I plan on continuing on in hopes that this will be fixed, but as it currently stands, as far as I can tell, unless you can hand me a physical copy of your character sheets and all Chronicle Sheets, Online PFS play is now illegal. Even Dropbox is a NoGo. Of all of my current games, I have 1 player out of maybe 30 that I could get a physical Character and all Chronicle Sheets from right now.
Now, I'm not trying to cause a panic, or anything, but at the same time, I think it might be a good idea to get in contact with your local Venture Officers let them be aware of this and hopefully deal with it. I've already Emailed Jesse Davis (online VC). And again, I plan on continuing with my Online games, as this seems like both a hasty decision made without looking at all the sides and also not intended to make Online Play illegal or unofficial.
Benjamin Falk wrote:
Chris Mortika made that point before, there are many people who´s handwriting is just a mess. Some of those are also very special at keeping documents or organizing them, but still want to play more complicated characters with lots of attacks/buffs/stuff.
You make the investment to buy the books and herolab, be welcome to use both. Just stick by the rules, meaning own what you play and have the legal resources at hand if necessary.
As written in the guide if you play at a table, please bring printed chronicles. It´s fair to bring copies of the chroncles and not carry around the originals i guess.
thejeff wrote:
I don't understand the point of requiring physical chronicles, especially if copies are acceptable. Apparently it is, or will be, the rule, but what's the advantage?
If you have a boon on a sheet that is required to be crossed off when used, it's hard for the GM to do so if it's on your tablet.
Mike Brock wrote:
Physical sheets are required. As a GM, I'm not comfortable with someone handing me their tablet. What if I drop it by accident and it breaks? Am I going to be required to replace it or pay for repairs? We don't want GMs to come under that sort of pressure.
Mike Brock wrote:
Physical sheets are required.
Jiggy wrote:
To clarify: Chronicle sheets, character sheets, or both?
The thread itself was locked the same day that this ruling was made, and as far as I can tell, no mention of how terrible this would be for Online play has been made. I could be wrong, and I'd love to see a link showing how this is false. :(
Well, crud. This seems to be referring directly to physical games, but if you are correct about them nixing online play, that pretty much kills PFS completely for me.
Lets hope they issue a retraction/clarification that shows PBPs are legal.
HP 18/18 :: AC 18 :: Fort +7 Ref +6 Will +7 :: Perception +5 Initiative +3
Yah, I'd suggest we play through until we get specific details about how or if this affects online play. Beckett, do you have someone official you can PM to make an inquiry about this to?
The issue has been resolved, but yes, I already PM'd the VC for clarification and planned on continuing as is.
:)
I wasn't worried, I just like to try to keep everyone informed when I see anything that's PFS PbP related. In this case, the thread that talked about it had been locked, so wouldn't really show up easily to anyone that hadn't been a part of it on the single day it was open.
Just wanted to let people know, I've finished one game, and very close to finishing another. My plan was/is to focus on pushing those two because I'm not starting another one afterwards for those groups, and then be able to put all of my efforts into this and my other game. Life in general though has been very busy and uncooperative. Same with Thoril. But, should be looking a little better at this point. :)
So, with that in mind, and I need to know by today, we have 2 options as far as the Game Day event goes.
I could report the game today, (essentially calling it for time in a face-to-face game), and then continuing with the remainder of the game sort of unofficially. Or we could forget about the Game Day and just play to the end as normal.
1.) would sort of set Chronicle Sheets in stone but the Boon winners would get their Boons and this would count for the Game Day.
2.) this would just be a normal game, no Boons, and finish at our own pace and likely to experience everything.
Please let me know which you want, and more specifically, if you absolutely do not want one of the above.
male 44/44 [52/52 ]HP, [Rage:10/13 ]AC: 18[15], T: 11[8], FF: 17[14], CMD: 19[22],F: +6 , R: +3, W: -1, Init +2, Pereption +4,CN Male Nagaji Abyssal Bloodrager,+1 Large Falcata: +9, (2d6+9, 19-20x3) Rage [+1 Large Falcata +11 (3d6+14, 19-20x3)]
I say we leave the choice to those who won because i wouldnt want to pressure them to make a choice, and i know if i was in there shoes i wouldnt want to ne pressured
I'm trying very hard to end one of my other games, so that I can devote more attention to this one and one other. But work is just being a pain in the ___. I didn't get home until about 3 hours late today, and I have a lot I still need to do for tomorrow. I'm sorry for the delay, but I may not be able to post tonight, just because there is a lot I need to put in. But, I will make it a priority tomorrow to do so. Lightening my PbP "workload" will also help a lot, ha ha ha.
I am going out to the field tomorrow for a week. Last minute changes, so I will be there the whole time, and I am not sure if there will be any internet. If there is, I will not be able to edit the maps, but should still be able to post. Again, IF there is internet. :(
Sorry, I was pulled away to the field unexpectedly again, an I brought my laptop out so I could continue in my off time, but found out that, do to the snow, I had almost no signal. I'm back now, and I'll be kicking this off soon. We are pretty close to the end, and I honestly hope that there are no more issues like that. I honestly didn't have an warning or I would have let someone know, and I tried multiple times to post from the field, but the connection on my phone was so bad, I just couldn't except for one time for one game.
