Flaxseed Lodge (PFS1)

Game Master Redelia

I'm DMing In Your Closet wrote:

Thoughts (without flames or condescension) on that?

Completely ruins the idea of a more restricted campaign.

Given that it still excludes the VAST majority of published material (including most of the "Cheesemonger Special" material), don't you think that's an overstatement?

What if it were JUST Advanced Player's Guide and Occult Adventures?

Given that it still excludes the VAST majority of published material (including most of the "Cheesemonger Special" material), don't you think that's an overstatement?

Not in the slightest. I would enjoy the inclusion of the APG, and even that is still too much.

I wouldn't say it ruins the idea of a restricted campaign it is just a different level of restriction. It reminds me of MTG with Modern, Legacy, Etc.

With that said I do not think adding more character/campaign types is neccesarily a good thing when it comes to keeping tables open.

I've thought about making my next Classic character take the "Non-Core Challenge" though. No feats, spells, races, classes, equipment, or items from the Core Rulebook unless it forces it upon you (like an oracle getting all cure or inflict spells). I guarantee that's WAY more tough than playing Core. ;)

Now that is a challenge, the lack of stat boosts will hurt, maybe a kineticist... I am intrigued

I've never had any use for CORE, but I might like it if there was a "CORE+" league that incorporated the Advanced Player's Guide, Ultimate Magic, Ultimate Combat, *maybe* Occult Adventures, and nothing more.

Thoughts (without flames or condescension) on that?

To be honest, I'm not too keen on having the split between campaigns at all. I do like the idea of Core tables, and I understand the desire for limited replay, but fracturing the campaign like that does seem a bit burdensome to me. I've seen enough core characters become PFS-RPG characters due to the classic case of 'we don't have enough core players in tier to fill out a table of this subtier in the special' that something just feels a bit off to me.

Now what I think WOULD be cool is a freely available boon, like lets say something like this:

Limited Resources
Each time you complete a scenario where you and all other PCs restrict yourselves to <INSERT CORE CAMPAIGN LIMITATIONS HERE> write the scenario number and date on one of the lines below. Each line you fill allows you to replay a scenario you have played before.

With a boon like that, any sort of limited resources boon could be released with different restrictions, possibly requiring 2 lines to be filled before getting 1 replay back.

GM Andrew wrote:

I've thought about making my next Classic character take the "Non-Core Challenge" though. No feats, spells, races, classes, equipment, or items from the Core Rulebook unless it forces it upon you (like an oracle getting all cure or inflict spells). I guarantee that's WAY more tough than playing Core. ;)

Now that is a challenge, the lack of stat boosts will hurt, maybe a kineticist... I am intrigued

I've discussed it with my local community some and the general consensus is that Occult classes tend to fare best in this challenge, kineticist probably being the best just due to being their completely own set of rules.

Magabeus wrote:

GM Andrew wrote:

I've thought about making my next Classic character take the "Non-Core Challenge" though. No feats, spells, races, classes, equipment, or items from the Core Rulebook unless it forces it upon you (like an oracle getting all cure or inflict spells). I guarantee that's WAY more tough than playing Core. ;)

Now that is a challenge, the lack of stat boosts will hurt, maybe a kineticist... I am intrigued

I've discussed it with my local community some and the general consensus is that Occult classes tend to fare best in this challenge, kineticist probably being the best just due to being their completely own set of rules.

Now not only do I want to make a character that takes the Non-Core Challenge, I want to get a whole party together that does it! Who's in?

When we're saying non-CORE, we aren't talking about no ability scores, no skills, correct?

When we're saying non-CORE, we aren't talking about no ability scores, no skills, correct?

Well, you did want to play an ooze...

When we're saying non-CORE, we aren't talking about no ability scores, no skills, correct?

I detailed the restrictions in the post. Obviously, you can't exclude stuff like ability scores or skills. Can't play PFS without it being a legal character.

And maybe allow general items derived from spells like potions, scrolls, and wands. But they can't be made from a Core spell. So, Wands of Infernal Healing instead of Wands of Cure Light.

I think my inspired blade/investigator actually would meet those requirements with very little tweaking. She's also still in the level 1 rebuild range, so you could count me in.

Wei Ji the Learner wrote:

When we're saying non-CORE, we aren't talking about no ability scores, no skills, correct?

Well, you did want to play an ooze...

I once told a joke to an ooze. It was all a quiver.

I am game for that experiment

Excluding stats (which are obviously in the CRB) got me wondering: Are there any ways in PFS of not having a stat? In the way that undead have no Con and mindless creatures have no Int.

I think my inspired blade/investigator actually would meet those requirements with very little tweaking. She's also still in the level 1 rebuild range, so you could count me in.

Rapier is Core equipment... don't think that'd work out very well.. For weapons you're pretty much limited to Eastern/Racial weapons.... ouch.

GM Hmm wrote:

Wei Ji the Learner wrote:

When we're saying non-CORE, we aren't talking about no ability scores, no skills, correct?

Well, you did want to play an ooze...

I once told a joke to an ooze. It was all a quiver.

The same thing happened when I told a joke to a bunch of arrows.

Faelyn wrote:

DebugAMP wrote:

I think my inspired blade/investigator actually would meet those requirements with very little tweaking. She's also still in the level 1 rebuild range, so you could count me in.

Rapier is Core equipment... don't think that'd work out very well.. For weapons you're pretty much limited to Eastern/Racial weapons.... ouch.

Elven Branch Spear Unchained Rogue. Just saying. ;)

I like where your mind is....

^This non-Core challenge sounds pretty cool and it makes me wonder about something else - would 'themed' tables/groups be something that people might get a kick out of from time to time? Things like Hmm's all-tengu games that she ran, stuff like that.

People do them from time to time. I was in an all Grippli table a while back. Another table was (accidently) almost exclusively female followers of Shellyn. We had Pau (an ugly monk) to keep us in line though. That one was a lot of fun.

GMs can easily theme a table with their requests and they can be great. Go for it!

People do them from time to time. ... Another table was (accidently) almost exclusively female followers of Shellyn.

And it was core, too. Very, very fun.

People do them from time to time. I was in an all Grippli table a while back. Another table was (accidently) almost exclusively female followers of Shellyn. We had Pau (an ugly monk) to keep us in line though. That one was a lot of fun.

GMs can easily theme a table with their requests and they can be great. Go for it!

"I'm still scarred from you lot!"

"You were scarred to begin with. We just put the makeup on you."

At the mention of grippli, a set of yellow eyes blink somewhere in the darkness.

It has been a long time since I've seen any more of my kind, thinks the Little Frog.

For those that are interested I will be running a Core table shortly. I just need help picking a tier and I was thinking something in the season 8 or 9 area.

So who is interested?

I will be doing a kind of hybrid style of recruitment.

I bet people would enjoy a 9-02 Case of Missing Persons in Play-by-Post! It was a delight! Also, you should let folks know what sort of hybrid, and where they should apply!

Hmm

For those that are interested I will be running a Core table shortly. I just need help picking a tier and I was thinking something in the season 8 or 9 area.

So who is interested?

I will be doing a kind of hybrid style of recruitment.

Case of missing Persons is a great Scenario. I also wouldn't mind doing the Winds of Tyranny in CORE or other elemental planes stuff as that could be hilarious.

Ack! I made an error on a game I reported for GameDay! For session ID 132 I reported Da'at as belonging to the Wayfinders faction when it should have been Exo Guardians. Who should I PM to resolve this?

GM HMM

Debug, I've PMed you the email address for GM Lorenzo, who has handled most of the reporting. He's the one you should contact.

GM HMM

Emmjay, you'll never get a response that way!

*clears throat*
Pulls out deep red candle. Unearths the holy incense stick. Lays out the sacred gemstones in the symbol of the Wayfinder.
*Steps back into the shadows to wait for her Captain-ness.*

Edit: Never mind. I forgot we had lots of Venture-Volunteers now!!!

I think Emmjay was suggesting that Debug should contact Hmm for help.

GM Emmjay wrote:

GM HMM

Emmjay, you'll never get a response that way!

*clears throat*
Pulls out deep red candle. Unearths the holy incense stick. Lays out the sacred gemstones in the symbol of the Wayfinder.
*Steps back into the shadows to wait for her Captain-ness.*

Edit: Never mind. I forgot we had lots of Venture-Volunteers now!!!

Hmm yawns, stretches, and then looks at all the incense, gems and red candles strewn about. “Why do I keep waking up inside summoning circles?”

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Yes, Redelia (and our community at large) is great. Thanks for being awesome, everyone!

I think Emmjay was suggesting that Debug should contact Hmm for help.

Yes, exactly. I was answering a question. More fun not adding in a quote........

Can I assign GM credit to a character that is playing in a PbP, so that hey have the chronicle waiting for them once they finish the PbP game?

Yes you may. The caveat to this, is of course, that the benefits of the chronicle will not apply until after the chronicle of the game the character is currently in.

Can I assign GM credit to a character that is playing in a PbP, so that hey have the chronicle waiting for them once they finish the PbP game?

What Awenydd83 said.

To further confirm this, I am posting a link to Compton’s Statement on PBPs and applying GM Credit.

There are a number of situations that arise when we consider the play-by-post format that I don't believe factored heavily when prior campaign staff wrote and revised the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Guide; it makes the reasonable assumption that nobody could play or GM multiple games simultaneously. With that in mind, I acknowledge that I might be inadvertently contradicting an existing rule that could stand modification or an exception.

Here are my thoughts. Let me know if any of these would have problematic ramifications.

Once a character has started playing an adventure, that character should not receive any further credit until the adventure has concluded. This would not stop someone from assigning further credit to that PC (such as from GMing), but none of that credit would take effect (e.g. grant gold, Prestige, or XP) until the current adventure had concluded. This is to say that no character should spontaneously level up in the middle of an adventure.

At the end of the current adventure, a PC also receives credit for any pending Chronicle sheets, much as if the PC had a bunch of Tier 7–11 GM credits and had just reached 7th level. Similarly, assigning high-level GM credit to a PC that dies before redeeming that credit means that the credit is also lost.

Because a GM receives full credit for running a game, I feel pretty comfortable trusting a PbP GM who starts several such games at about the same time to assign the resulting Chronicle sheets in whatever order—even if those games end on different dates due to different scenario lengths or play speeds. I would, however, encourage GMs to do this only with adventures in the same category, not starting a scenario and a module simultaneously, finishing the module months after the scenario, and claiming module credit first.

Things get sticky in the above example if the GM receives credit for games X and Y, starts playing game A, and finishes GMing game Z only after game A has started. I assume that this would default to the first bullet point, and the GM would just have to assign the credit to that character after game A concludes or assign the credit to a different PC.

Would this miss anything or introduce additional difficulties?

Note, the bolding is mine here!

Hmm

Thanks!

So I'm presently running a game for the "Round II" of this year's Gameday - when are reports due, could I get a refresher for how to do that, and what else do I need to remember to do this time around?

IDMIYC, reports are due on the 17th. When you registered your session, you were sent an email that has the information for filling out chronicles (especially the event name and number), as well as the reporting link. If you have any other questions or can no longer find that email, please let me know.

Check your email history for something from Hilary (hmm@pathfindersocietyonline.com). Mine was titled "Play-by-Post Gameday VI -- Basic Information".

Question is there any chance for a PbP multitable special featuring Pathfinder Society Scenario #9-00: Assault on Absalom?
I have no chance to play this live and I would love to do so in order to start season 9 scenarios.

There is a chance, yes, but you are probably looking at a game day mid to late next year I suppose.

*Not a co-ordinator, just my view from the sideline as a local busybody :)

Question is there any chance for a PbP multitable special featuring Pathfinder Society Scenario #9-00: Assault on Absalom?

I have no chance to play this live and I would love to do so in order to start season 9 scenarios.

I'm pretty much in the same boat, for what it's worth.

We're all in the same boat.

Assault on Absalom isn't widely available.

Race for the Runecarved Key
PbP Community Multi Table Special III
Event 158192

***GM SIGN UPS***
* GM sign-ups are now open for Race for the Runecarved Key.
* The MTS will run from 05 Jan 18 (Sydney Australia) for approx 53 days.
* Opportunities exist for GM's as well as 'relief GM's' The Relief GM's are required from time to time to cover GM absences/inability to post, recover broken games, etc.

Details
* This is a TIMED event, GM's need to be prepared for a consistent work rate during the period - and weekends do count against the timer :)
* Tables are to be held on the Paizo forums (with the exception of Arrowhawk on Mythweavers due to longstanding custom).
* No additional tables will be added.
* Sign-ups will be closed off once full, or no later than 21 Sep 17
* You can only GM one table.

Sign ups
This is a two-part process.

1: Register your details HERE
2: Select a table HERE

Player sign-ups will be open from 09 Dec

Next special only a couple of months away.

Yay!

um... signups will be closed no later than 21 sept? isn't that already passed?

I think he meant December.

So if I'm offering to back-up GM, do I just slap myself up on the spreadsheet down at the bottom there, or do we need any sort of approval for that?

I think I'll refrain from GMing this one. My first kid is due in February, so I think I'll be a bit distracted. Ok, more than a bit distracted. Super happily distracted. Perhaps I'll sign up to play with a simple character that I can run from my phone.

Checks list of characters.

Which is exactly none of them...