Flaxseed Lodge (PFS1)

Game Master Redelia

There are not many opportunities to run specials in New Zealand.

Hey, at least you have in-person games where you live!

I mean, how hard can finding fantasy-games be when the Hobbits and Elves are just down the road...?

phaeton_nz wrote:

I'm also considering my 5th star. I've got the 150 tables but need to run more specials.

And yes, I agree on the playing more bit.

I'm 2 specials away from my 5th Star! I think I have over 300 games GMd. I just never did conventions that often. Gonna try to get them done the next 2 PbP cons.

You also have the option of running the pregen specials as well, as they're no longer limited and open to any GM.

We played the special at the Green Dragon Inn a few years back when NZ hosted PazioCon Oz.

Yes, I GMed one there. But there's not much PFS1e play here any more. Our local lodge is all PFS2e. I'm trying to get some PFS1e going but no one wants, or is available to play, apart from my wife. All the PFS1e action I can get is PbP here or with the SVOP Lodge in California.

Anyway, we should stop spamming the recruitment thread with the specials discussion over there.

roll4initiative wrote:

phaeton_nz wrote:

I'm also considering my 5th star. I've got the 150 tables but need to run more specials.

And yes, I agree on the playing more bit.

I'm 2 specials away from my 5th Star! I think I have over 300 games GMd. I just never did conventions that often. Gonna try to get them done the next 2 PbP cons.

You also have the option of running the pregen specials as well, as they're no longer limited and open to any GM.

Which ones are those?

TriOmegaZero wrote:

roll4initiative wrote:

phaeton_nz wrote:

I'm also considering my 5th star. I've got the 150 tables but need to run more specials.

And yes, I agree on the playing more bit.

I'm 2 specials away from my 5th Star! I think I have over 300 games GMd. I just never did conventions that often. Gonna try to get them done the next 2 PbP cons.

You also have the option of running the pregen specials as well, as they're no longer limited and open to any GM.

Which ones are those?

06-98 Serpent's Rise and 07-99 Through Maelstrom Rift are the only ones I've played.

ETA: There's also 06-99 True Dragons of Absalom, 07-98 Serpent's Ire, and I don't know whether Bonekeep counts.

Bonekeep counts too!

was gonna mention Bonekeep counts..having played a level...

Bonekeep counts too!

I GM'd Bonekeep level 1 twice, for two different play by post cons a couple years back. Thinking about doing level two the next play by post con.

06-99 True Dragons of Absalom

This is another one I've never done (and I think there's still one or maybe even two "We Be Goblins!" sequels I've never done either)!

I've also only ever done 1 level of Bonekeep (the one Redelia ran a while back).

Not sure whether this belongs here or in Recruitment, so I'll post it in both:

Has anyone heard from Big Joe AKA Salron recently?

He is in a game I am running and trying to report, but has not posted in over a month, nor has he replied to a PM I sent a week ago.

I forgot how to get a play by post game started here on the boards. Can someone give me a quick rundown how to get started? Thank you.

I usually open a recruitment or discussion thread first, then a gameplay thread. At some point the prompt to tie the threads to a campaign should proc.

I usually open a recruitment or discussion thread first, then a gameplay thread. At some point the prompt to tie the threads to a campaign should proc.

That was easy. Thank you!

I usually open a recruitment or discussion thread first, then a gameplay thread. At some point the prompt to tie the threads to a campaign should proc.

Remember that you don't need a recruitment thread if you already have your players.

Yep, I try avoid recruitment threads to avoid spreading conversations across three channels instead of two.

Yep, I try avoid recruitment threads to avoid spreading conversations across three channels instead of two.

So should I just use discussion thread for recruitment?

Or the recruitment thread for discussion. You don't need three threads most of the time.

Not that many players use the discussion thread for OOC and just post IC and OOC in gameplay. *grumble grumble*

TriOmegaZero wrote:

Yep, I try avoid recruitment threads to avoid spreading conversations across three channels instead of two.

So should I just use discussion thread for recruitment?

If you already have players (say, if you recruited everyone through Flaxseed), just create a discussion thread and direct the players there.

I really encourage everyone in our lodges to recruit in a recruitment thread, because I believe that helps bring us new players.

I use the recruitment thread to store the reporting data.

I use the recruitment thread to store the reporting data.

I think Redelia means a thread in the broader Recruitment Forum (which it is so easy to forget Flaxseed is but one planet in the greater System of).

Katswiri has been trying to do all of the Cult of Lissala Arc. She's done the first three so far; I was hoping to get her to level 11 and do Words of the Ancients before trying it (she might get to play 4-20 on Jun 26th if someone signs up to GM the game on SVOP), but I would probably go ahead and play with her if a pbp game of 4-26 is run.

I've been running Katswiri in a mix between discord sessions on SVOP and PBP here and enjoy both formats, but I would actually really like to do the waking rune in PBP if possible, since I think it gives more time for roleplaying and tactics.

I can probably GM #4-26: Waking Rune after my Wounded Wisp game. About 2 months from now.

Could a venture-something please DM me? I have a rules question about the use of a skill in one of my games. Thank you.

Could a venture-something please DM me? I have a rules question about the use of a skill in one of my games. Thank you.

Problem has been addressed. Thank you, team!

RPG Chronicles is telling me to enter an Event Code. Where do I get this number? Can I just put in a random number?

RPG Chronicles is telling me to enter an Event Code. Where do I get this number? Can I just put in a random number?

I think you use the same number as when you fill out a chronicle sheet by hand or log a session on the boards.

roll4initiative wrote:

RPG Chronicles is telling me to enter an Event Code. Where do I get this number? Can I just put in a random number?

I think you use the same number as when you fill out a chronicle sheet by hand or log a session on the boards.

I found it. It's on the scenario reporting page.

Reminder that this game has been in limbo since its DM apparently decided to honeymoon in the Bermuda Triangle. At least one person has long-since announced giving up, but others have expressed a desire to continue (but not in over a month now). What's one to do?

Reminder that this game has been in limbo since its DM apparently decided to honeymoon in the Bermuda Triangle. At least one person has long-since announced giving up, but others have expressed a desire to continue (but not in over a month now). What's one to do?

Jeez. I hope another GM picks it up. I already GMd it and am about to GM a game of my own, or else I'd take it.

Strange that the GM abandoned it. I recognize the name. I hope the GM is okay. There may have been a tragic accident or something.

Strange that the GM abandoned it. I recognize the name. I hope the GM is okay. There may have been a tragic accident or something.

It's only natural to wonder, so do I - but just to be clear, you do realize I was (AFAIK) kidding about the Bermuda Triangle, right?

That game has been marked as inactive, and from my limited knowledge of the paizo forum, the GM has to go to the campaign info setting and click that checkmark to mark the game as inactive. It would seem strange if the GM was able to log on and mark the game as inactive but not post anything...

Games also get marked inactive automatically after a certain length of time with no posts. (I'm not sure if posts in discussion count or not)

If the gameplay goes three months (I could be off) without an update, the system does mark it inactivate automatically, so I wouldn’t put too much thought into that.

Edit: yeah, what Redelia said.

That's strange, because I never saw the normal little grey "inactive" sticker.

Reminder that this game has been in limbo since its DM apparently decided to honeymoon in the Bermuda Triangle. At least one person has long-since announced giving up, but others have expressed a desire to continue (but not in over a month now). What's one to do?

As a player in that game I would really like to continue.

Is there any GM here willing and able to try and finish this game (#9-05 Call of the Copper Gate) for us? It would be very much appreciated!

Edit: I did not see the revived game until now. Thank you, Grandmaster TOZ! :-D

It's still active in my lists.

For those whose most recent Chrome update break/disable their Paizo Forum Tool extension and can't seem to re-enable it...

[code]chrome://flags/#temporary-unexpire-flags-m137 [Enabled][/code]

Then you can set:

[code]chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-disabled [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-unsupported [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#allow-legacy-mv2-extensions [Enabled][/code]

But this will be removed soon too, so save the data from your extensions!

I was just reminded of something I'd been wondering:

Anyone around here ever make, or play with, a character with an Elongated Cranium?

For those whose most recent Chrome update break/disable their Paizo Forum Tool extension and can't seem to re-enable it...

r/Chorme, 'For those who want to enable "legacy" extensions' by u/V1nc3egA wrote:

[code]chrome://flags/#temporary-unexpire-flags-m137 [Enabled][/code]

Then you can set:

[code]chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-disabled [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-unsupported [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#allow-legacy-mv2-extensions [Enabled][/code]

But this will be removed soon too, so save the data from your extensions!

How do you run that code?

Colin_Mercer wrote:

For those whose most recent Chrome update break/disable their Paizo Forum Tool extension and can't seem to re-enable it...

r/Chorme, 'For those who want to enable "legacy" extensions' by u/V1nc3egA wrote:

[code]chrome://flags/#temporary-unexpire-flags-m137 [Enabled][/code]

Then you can set:

[code]chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-disabled [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-unsupported [Disabled]
chrome://flags/#allow-legacy-mv2-extensions [Enabled][/code]

But this will be removed soon too, so save the data from your extensions!

How do you run that code?

paste the chrome:// link in your address bar and it should bring you to the chrome setting page for that specific setting. You need to enable #allow-legacy-mv2-extensions before the other three #extension-manifest-v2 option appear

Games also get marked inactive automatically after a certain length of time with no posts. (I'm not sure if posts in discussion count or not)

Do you know what that limit of inactive time is?

Because the game master Diaz Ex Machina for our Silent Tide PbP game has been silent for almost 2 monthes at this point, after the GM supposedly recovered and left the hospitol at June 3rd. Have anyone hear from him since? It has been a long enough wait/radio silence that I'm genuinely concerned about his well-being now, as well as the future of our game.

Redelia wrote:

Games also get marked inactive automatically after a certain length of time with no posts. (I'm not sure if posts in discussion count or not)

Do you know what that limit of inactive time is?

Because the game master Diaz Ex Machina for our Silent Tide PbP game has been silent for almost 2 monthes at this point, after the GM supposedly recovered and left the hospitol at June 3rd. Have anyone hear from him since? It has been a long enough wait/radio silence that I'm genuinely concerned about his well-being now, as well as the future of our game.

In similar cases in the past the PBP VA issued chronicles for the players or found a GM to finish the game. Either solution is not always 100% to the table's satisfaction but sometimes it's better than nothing.

It's a very unfortunate thing that sometimes someone who we have shared a PbP table with disappears, and we are left not knowing if something happened to them, or life just got busy. It's more worrisome if it happened in the middle of a game, of course. Sometimes they reappear, maybe several years later. We can only hope that they are all OK.

The usual rule is that a game is considered 'orphaned' if there have been no GM posts for a week, or no GM posts for a week after the GM was expected to return if they announced an absence. It sounds like that definitely applies here. Would you like another GM to try to take over?

If you need a new GM I can pick it up if you like.

A new GM would be much appreciated. Somehow I never get the opportunity to experience the very first scenario of PFS, so I really want to play through this scenario.

I can step in if required, having played and GMed this before.

There are so many useful widgets for this game, does anyone know if one has been made for "calculating" alternate racial feature combinations?

I am hoping for something simple, kind of like the Archetype crawler, nothing like HeroForge or whatever that's called.

I'm thinking of finally making a Gunslinger, but it's been so long since I've looked into that.

IIRC, Gunslingers can make their own ammunition the same way Alchemists can craft alchana, effectively meaning they can buy bullets and powder and such for 1/3 the listed price (a rank in Alchemy may be necessary); is that correct?