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Solstice Scar GMs: please dot in to the GM thread HERE if you haven't yet done so. Have any of you gotten your copies of the module yet?

I received the scenario drop today.

DM Carbide wrote:

Solstice Scar GMs: please dot in to the GM thread HERE if you haven't yet done so. Have any of you gotten your copies of the module yet?

I received the scenario drop today.

I got my copy as well.

Some of the maps in the scenario PDFs have areas marked out for enemies. Is there a way to get a version of the map without the marked areas for us in PbP, but without buying flip mats?

Some scenarios have blank maps at the end. Some of the PDF’s have layered maps so when you copy it you only get the map. But these things are not constant for all scenarios and are not always usable depending on your software.

I usually just cover up those areas and assume my players are honorable enough to not take any advantage from knowing maybe where an enemy is hiding. Or just not show the map until the enemy appears.

Some scenario have unmarked version of the map in the end (mostly newer scenario, and custom map). Many scenario's PDF allow you to extract out map layer without the marking.

I usually edit them out using GIMP.

I saved all my game prep material on Google Drive and there're 100-ish scenarios there. I might have the clean version of that map.

I heard about layering but I do not know how to do that.

The way I use to get a clean map out of the map layer in a PDF scenario is to open the PDF in Acrobat Reader. Once it is open left click on the map which should then turn dark indicating the map has been selected. Once the map image is selected, right click on it and choose 'save image as' and save the clean map image. I assume something similar is possible with other PDF readers and editors. You do sometimes run into the odd scenario where the map layer map is not totally clean, but that is fairly rare.

I did not get the scenario but that may either be because I am listed as a backup GM (in which case, a check needs to be made to make sure the backups were requested for scenario support) or because I am a VO and they assumed I already had it. Which I don't because it's no longer available and I'll need it.

Hey, guys, there's still several tables of PFS1 for the coming Outpost convention that have open seats, some of which don't have enough players to actually go.

Likewise, there are still some seats open for the Special.

We have 10 days until things get started so I encourage everyone to sign up!

If you haven't played Oathbreakers Die, it's a great scenario.

If you haven't played Oathbreakers Die, it's a great scenario.

No spoilers, but the Chronicle's potentially nothing to sneeze at, either!

And now for something completely different: I've been contemplating making a Samurai for some time now, and I'm increasingly considering making it a Ward Speaker; what I'd like to know is, given that its signature Propitiation ability "must be performed at a shrine or a location warded by a specific type of kami", how could I expect that to be handled in Society play? One can't always expect a shrine, I suppose, BUT Kami being omnipresent nature-spirits (at least on the Prime Material), I figure finding someplace that meets the latter criterion would be easier.

Also, speaking of Society Samurai, have any Mount options beyond Camel or Horse wound up available?

I'd also had my eye on going Mountless with Sovereign Blade, but the crawler says that's incompatible, although the only reason I see for that would be the Alignment restrictions, yet those restrictions would be easily compatible within each other so long as I was anything but LG or CG (my intent anyway), so could I get a ruling in that regard? Is the crawler just making a mistake in that case?

Also, speaking of Society Samurai, have any Mount options beyond Camel or Horse wound up available?

Perhaps you need to seek a quest for perfection....

Also, speaking of Society Samurai, have any Mount options beyond Camel or Horse wound up available?

Introducing Shissah, the smarter, faster, wiser desert horse for your Pathfinding need.

Additional Resource-Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Qadira, Jewel of the East: A PC who must select an animal companion from a limited list (e.g. cavalier, paladin, or ranger) may select a shissah in place of a horse, but unless it is that PC's first animal companion selected, the PC must spend 4 Prestige Points to gain such a mount; each additional shissah acquired costs 4 additional Prestige Points.

EbonFist wrote:

If you haven't played Oathbreakers Die, it's a great scenario.

No spoilers, but the Chronicle's potentially nothing to sneeze at, either!

And now for something completely different: I've been contemplating making a Samurai for some time now, and I'm increasingly considering making it a Ward Speaker; what I'd like to know is, given that its signature Propitiation ability "must be performed at a shrine or a location warded by a specific type of kami", how could I expect that to be handled in Society play? One can't always expect a shrine, I suppose, BUT Kami being omnipresent nature-spirits (at least on the Prime Material), I figure finding someplace that meets the latter criterion would be easier.

Also, speaking of Society Samurai, have any Mount options beyond Camel or Horse wound up available?

I'd also had my eye on going Mountless with Sovereign Blade, but the crawler says that's incompatible, although the only reason I see for that would be the Alignment restrictions, yet those restrictions would be easily compatible within each other so long as I was anything but LG or CG (my intent anyway), so could I get a ruling in that regard? Is the crawler just making a mistake in that case?

I would probably allow all those combinations, though as a GM I would expect you to present an honest list of the sort of locations each kami would be in and I would make their availability pretty narrow.

I.e. no "Well, there are rocks in this forest so there's a rock kami here somewhere."

@EbonFist most GMs tend to handwaive things like shrine / meditation location due to the already long list of things to do in a 4-hour slot. I'm not about to start hampering/nitpicking players who choose to play a medium or other less min/maxed combos when all you need to really upset a table is high STR barbarian or optimized archer...

Is there a GM group for Solstice Scar? If so, I missed when it was announced.

Huh--thought I'd mentioned it. GM thread for the special is HERE. Sorry about that!

ETA: I did post about it, but since it was the 10,000th post here it dropped out of view quickly.

Thank you!

Paizo Campaign Tools is no longer allowed by Chrome. Will this be fixed? Is there an alternative, perhaps on a different browser?

Go to the Manage Extension page and click on the toggle for Paizo Campaign Tools. Chrome will complains but will still let you enable it.

Thanks. I did not notice the toggle button there.

Something just occurred to me: I've long-wanted to play a Calamity Caller Warpriest - but the darned thing's illegal.

Given I don't see why it particularly should be, could it be that this is one of those things one may/must "earn" for Society-play via some Boon or Chronicle? Does anyone around here know, if so?

I would be very surprised if there were any boon to allow it. My guess is it is disallowed due to a flavor that easily leans evil.

@I'm Hiding In Your Closet: Well, you could always play a Calamity Caller Warpriest outside of PFS.
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My guess is it is disallowed due to a [concept] that easily leans evil.

Considering many of the other things that are legal, I find that hard to believe.

@I'm Hiding In Your Closet: Well, you could always play a Calamity Caller Warpriest outside of PFS.

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I've long wanted to go outside PFS (Adventure Paths, for example), but I've been discouraged in finding anything - and truth be told, if I could, I'd be strongly inclined to want to go even further afield in material.

Just thought I'd share, since this is the character I'm playing the Special with:

This character earned his first several levels at in-person games back when that was still an option in my area, but his first-ever post on here was when someone in the General Forum was asking, "why should I play an Alchemist?"...

Oh, and how was 'Sand' never made a Witch Patron?!

Oh, and how was 'Sand' never made a Witch Patron?!

Maybe they thought it would be too grim and...Gritty for the setting.

During the course of an adventure, acquire a unique magic item and deliver it safely to the Pathfinder Society.

Would the Spire transport tokens from the Emerald Spire Chronicles count for this?

Similarly...:

Recover a named text (typically listed in italics or quotes) found during the course of an adventure.

Would this have to be something that shows up on a Chronicle?

In general your GM for the scenario/module is going to make those calls, with probably significant variation.

/dusts off cobwebs.

The Faction sheets were interesting but not designed to be a chore.

Unique magic item - think Glorymane. There are plenty of other examples but that one is clear cut.

Named text - it would appear as an italicised text in the adventure, it does not have to show up on a Chronicle sheet but it does need to be named.

Unique magic item - think Glorymane.

Considering I was shortchanged out of it by a Lawful Evil-leaning DM, I get ticked off every time I do. :/

There are plenty of other examples but that one is clear cut.

I specified another item above, though; my question (which of course is not clear-cut, or there'd be no need to ask) is, would they count?

Admittedly, the plural might itself say otherwise, BUT one doesn't find them anywhere else, I'm pretty sure their quantity is finite, and if, say, the Stradivarius line of violins can be "unique", then maybe these could make the cut as well.

Named text - it would appear as an italicised text in the adventure, it does not have to show up on a Chronicle sheet but it does need to be named.

This is harder to reliably discern from a player's view, though; one is at the mercy of the DM's writing skill/style.

Everything is at the mercy of the DM.

Unique does tend to mean... only one. So I think you answered your own question with respect to the travel tokens.

I don't recall any books appearing in The Wounded Wisp, but I could be wrong. I don't think the general documents count, they are never called a book. You may get GM variation there though.

Shifty wrote:

Unique magic item - think Glorymane.

Considering I was shortchanged out of it by a Lawful Evil-leaning DM, I get ticked off every time I do. :/

Shifty wrote:

There are plenty of other examples but that one is clear cut.

I specified another item above, though; my question (which of course is not clear-cut, or there'd be no need to ask) is, would they count?

Admittedly, the plural might itself say otherwise, BUT one doesn't find them anywhere else, I'm pretty sure their quantity is finite, and if, say, the Stradivarius line of violins can be "unique", then maybe these could make the cut as well.

Shifty wrote:

Named text - it would appear as an italicised text in the adventure, it does not have to show up on a Chronicle sheet but it does need to be named.

This is harder to reliably discern from a player's view, though; one is at the mercy of the DM's writing skill/style.

Btw, you are up in our Solstice Scar game. Fyi in case you missed it.

I'm not sure what you mean about the named text being at the mercy of the GM. Whether you can check a box or not is completely the GM's decision.

I'm not going to get into my opinion about those particular check boxes, because my opinion is completely irrelevant unless you are a player at my table. If another GM asks for advice as to what they should allow, I would certainly do what I can, but such discussions from the player side are pointless.

Btw, you are up in our Solstice Scar game. Fyi in case you missed it.

I do apologize; I guess "juggle" rhymes with "struggle" for a reason!

Help me remember: When making a DM-Star reroll, is the bonus simply equal to our number of Stars, or "1 plus [number of Stars]"?

Just number of stars.

I was also wondering something. Do core and standard games get pooled when determining stars?

I was also wondering something. Do core and standard games get pooled when determining stars?

Yes, they do.

Nice. How do you find out how many games you have GMed? Go to sessions and click on the 'Applies to' 'GM' box?

On your organized play page, click on the GM/Event Coordinator tab.

The number of tables may not equal the number of sessions you run because some things (such as bounties) are not worth a full table of credit.

It says 'You have 8.00 tables of credit for Pathfinder Society First Edition.' But if I go to Sessions and do the applies to selection it only shows 6 scenarios. I noticed that Fangwood Keep provided 2 GM credits. Is that why? Does it count as double then because it is a module?

Yeah, you get 2 GM credits for each module you run (or for longer modules with multiple sections, each with a chronicle sheet - 2 GM credits per section).

It's Curious-In-Your-Closet Time again!: Has anyone around here ever actually tried playing a Prophet of Kalistrade, or seen someone else play one?
ALSO:
To all the games I am presently in (or running!), I hereby extend my blanket-apology; this happens to be an abnormally busy week for me - among other things, I'm 2 nights away from being in a play!

Not with the prestige class, no. Can't afford the hit to CL and the class features mostly don't gel with org play.

It's Curious-In-Your-Closet Time again!: Has anyone around here ever actually tried playing a Prophet of Kalistrade, or seen someone else play one?

ALSO:
To all the games I am presently in (or running!), I hereby extend my blanket-apology; this happens to be an abnormally busy week for me - among other things, I'm 2 nights away from being in a play!

Break a leg!

Not with the prestige class, no. Can't afford the hit to CL and the class features mostly don't gel with org play.

I do notice they seem to be a lot better at SPENDING (or "freezing") large sums of money than actually ACQUIRING them; spellcasting-service and planar ally discounts sound like they could be nice, if only those spells WERE AVAILABLE to the class! Prophets seem like they'd actually be poorer than most equal-level counterparts of other classes.