Retrocon Cosmic Captive GM Thread (Inactive)

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BACKUP GMS
Back-UP GM Calendar

  • GM Nightdeath
  • Gimble, The Storyteller

    Please use the Calendar to track their availability.

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    MAPS Please don’t alter these. Make a copy to your own Google Drive to use during your gameplay.

  • Tactical Maps (Uncovered for GM Reference)

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    TOKENS Please don’t alter these. Make a copy to your own Google Drive to use during your gameplay.

  • Tokens (Link)

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    PRE-FORMATTED POSTS

  • Table GM Posts

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    TIMELINE

  • Timeline (Link)

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    OTHER USEFUL LINKS

  • Cosmic Captive Organization Tools -- A list put together by Jen McTeague of all the different conditions and successes.

  • PFS Shared GM Prep There are lots of useful things in the Cosmic Captive Folder there that can help you get oriented to Cosmic Captive.

  • Previous Cosmic Captive GM Thread This might answer some of your questions though really most were asked and answered within Google Hangouts.

    Speaking of Google Hangouts if anyone has any immediate questions or concerns that you may need immediately please send me a message on Google Hangouts and I will get back to you right away.

    Google Hangout Contact:
    dereklarsen1965@gmail.com

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    Important Notes

  • Please keep your players well informed of the increased posting rate for Specials and hold them to it. Don't be afraid to bot them if necessary so as not to hold tables up. (Make sure they have botting tactics laid out in their profile)
  • Go ahead and share the See Success Progress link above with your tables so they are aware how close areas are to closing.
  • Planetary adaptation is critical. Sell it hard, especially to low level tables.

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    Syrinscape

    I will be purchasing the Syrinscape Cosmic Captive package for this Special to attempt to incorporate the sounds and Overseer posts into PbP to see how it goes. Don't fret though, I will just be providing a link but it is not necessary. If players wish to listen to it they will need to download the free Syrinscape tool to their phone or computer and have it open before clicking on the link within PbP.

    Syrinscape Download


  • TABLE GMS

  • GM BlazeJ Gameplay
  • GM ChaosOrbit Gameplay
  • GM Kuey Gameplay
  • GM Lorenzo Gameplay
  • GM Matt Morris Gameplay

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    ACG TABLE BRS

  • BR Cartmanbeck Gameplay
  • BR Dinketry Gameplay
  • BR Elinnea Gameplay
  • BR EmpTyger Gameplay
  • BR Gimry Gameplay
  • BR Hawkmoon Gameplay
  • BR Maelwys0 Gameplay
  • BR Mork XII Gameplay
  • BR Nathan Davis Gameplay
  • BR Redeux Gameplay
  • BR Skizzerz Gameplay
  • BR Yewstance Gameplay


  • Go ahead and continue with your mustering, introductions and the Countdown to departure portion of Part 1 GM's. We will begin this special on the 14th with the Overseer posting of The Doorway to the Stars and Part 2 on the 15th. Use the weekend to get some good roleplay in, get folks ramped up and all those skill checks knocked out.

    Grand Lodge

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    My ACG table didn’t make the muster and has been assimilated. Would you please delete me from this thread, GM? Thanks.

    (Don’t worry; I’m playing at a different ACG table.)


    UPDATE!

    Technically we began Part 1 a bit early so please go ahead and continue the Part 1 Countdown to Departure for today. Late this evening or early in the morning I will post the Doorway to Stars and begin Part 2!


    UPDATE!

    Part 2 has now begun and will conclude on February 08th. Part 3 is set to begin on February 09th.

    Items of Note:

  • A few areas in Part 2 will gain you clues. Please mark these somehow in you Campaign tabs as they will not come into play until Part 3. Right in the very beginning of Part 3 you will report these clues, between 1-5. It will be several weeks in between and can be easily forgotten so please track these.
  • Please share 2 of the links above with your tables by putting them with your maps link. The two links I would like you to share are the See Success progress link so tables are well aware and informed of the progress and the second link being the Aucturn's Tear as a visual aid.


  • Announcement for ACG BR's

    When reporting successes ACG BR's please report twice for each one as each of your successes count as 2! I have updated the ones currently reported to reflect this.

    The crater is 80% of the way to becoming Claimed and the first Earth elemental manifestation going off!


    UPDATE!

    The Crater has now been claimed! Please kick off the first earth event elemental manifestation. Current available areas for exploration are:

  • (Earth) Vault Entrance
  • (Water) Frozen City
  • (Fire) Sea of Light

    RPG GM's

    These successes are going to roll in quite rapidly with the amount of ACG tables that we have and their successes counting as 2 for this portion. If you are in a location that has closed or been claimed and you are nearly done with it (Well over half way) then please continue on and report your success as it will count towards the innermost area.

    If you are just starting an area and it closes then please roleplay through it quickly and move on to an area not claimed. It currently looks like the ACG is heavily into the earth and water regions.

  • Grand Lodge

    Curse of the Crimson Throne | Loot

    Just kicking off the Frozen City option in Tier 7-8 at Encounter D1 Forest of Exiles.


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    The ACG tables are forced to do Earth as their first success. That's why the heavy amount of reporting of Earth.


    UPDATE!

    Sorrina Westyr urgently projects her image to speak to every Pathfinder, and appears to be holding tightly to a steel ring near an alien device.

    “Everyone, brace yourselves. We have finished repairs of a strange craft on the bright side of the asteroid, and the engines will fire shortly, hopefully causing this rock to spin and even out the extreme temperatures. This may get a bit bumpy though in three…two…one... Hold on!”

    A sudden jolt shakes the entire asteroid, sending anything unsecured reeling as the stars begin to spin overhead.

    Table GMs, the Engines benefit is now in play.


    UPDATE!

    The Frozen City has now been claimed! Please kick off the first Water event elemental manifestation. Current available areas for exploration are:

  • (Earth) Vault Entrance
  • (Water) Icy Reservoir
  • (Fire) Sea of Light


  • UPDATE!

    The Vault Entrance and Sea of Light have now been claimed! Please kick off both the Fire and Earth event elemental manifestation. Current available areas for exploration are:

  • (Water) Icy Reservoir
  • (Fire) Labyrinth of Flame


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    ANNOUNCEMENT

    As you may have noticed we have hit the criteria to take us into Part 3, but I am going to hold off for a few days for a few reasons as I will explain below.

  • First we are nearly 2.5 weeks early which is great.
  • The second reason is because it was brought to my attention that due to this unprecedented mostly ACG element during this Special we have run into a game breaking aspect that was not going to allow us to progress once we got into Part 3.

    The ACG Element could not begin working on successes to aid the RPG side until The Winds of Restoration announcement was made. This is at 80% of the puzzle successes that are completed (72 successes). There is no way with so few RPG tables that they will accrue 72 successes in the timeframe allowed.

    Working with the ACG leadership and Paizo we are implementing the following changes that have been approved by the wonderful Paizo staff

    Changes to Part 3

    RPG

  • Your side is untouched and will remain the same

    ACG

  • The ACG Tables trigger and move into 8-00D: THINGS FALL APART—SECTION 2 after the 5 RPG tables hit 24 successes. (This is 80% of what five RPG tables would need to kick in the announcement), but with a minimum of 6 days and a maximum of 8 days after the beginning of Part 3. Whichever comes first to allow enough time to accrue the necessary successes and allow the RPG element to complete the final fight.
  • 2. ACG Tables will report:
    a. 2 Successes for winning 8-00D2 (Stays the same)
    b. 3 successes (instead of 4) for solving the puzzle.
    c. An additional 2 successes for each time the accomplish ‘Continuing the scenario’ section of 8-00D2 once they have successfully won the scenario. (Stays the same)

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    Please direct all questions or concerns into the Discussions tab or hit me up on Hangouts if you need something more immediate. These changes will allow the ACG element to begin accruing successes so we can hit our goal and end this successfully!


  • UPDATE!

    The Icy reservoir has now been claimed! Please kick off the Water event elemental manifestation. Current available areas for exploration are:

  • (Fire) Labyrinth of Flame

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    I know that some of you are completely done with the Fire area. We are giving the ACG component a bit more time to finish their section before kicking off Part 3.

    If you have completed the Fire areas already then please feel free to move there and complete one of the common encounters.


  • UPDATE!

    Part 3 has now begun! We will conclude on the morning of February 24th.

    ACG Changes to keep in mind. (Link)


    UPDATE for ACG TABLES!

    "Make a run for it."

    BR's end 8-00D: THINGS FALL APART—SECTION 1 at the current turn. All players return to their original tables with the cards they brought and begin 8-00D: THINGS FALL APART—SECTION 2!


    UPDATE!

    Sorrina Westyr’s image appears, her hair windblown and a look of wonder on her face. “The Society's discoveries have weakened the prison of the powerful being sealed within Aucturn's Tear,” she pauses, studying a flotilla of crystal balls that hover around her. “Our divinations indicate that it’s now offering a fraction of its power to our forces!”

    Table GMs, the Thunderous Aid condition is now in effect.

    We have 49/90 clues!

    Keep up the great work folks and push through these last clues so we can unlock this puzzle and get into the final fights!


    UPDATE!

    Even as the many-faceted prison spins and reconfigures itself, it cannot keep pace with the combined efforts of the Pathfinder Society. A refreshing breeze pours from the immense orb, restoring the agents’ will to fight.

    Table GMs, the Winds of Restoration condition is now in effect.

    We have 74 out of 90 clues!


    UPDATE!

    Sorrina Westyr’s image manifests to the Pathfinders, standing before a floating metallic cube scribed with countless shifting glyphs. “We have done it! Now how to open this—”

    A great crack interrupts the Master of Spell’s musings, as an immense three-eyed giant with skin like hewn stone steps through a tear in space, with an army pouring out past her. The giant bellows so that all can hear. “I acknowledge your strength, little ones, for you have angered my benefactor enough to send me. I and my warriors, the Daemon Prayers, honor it with unyielding death. Seize the Vault! Slay them all!”

    Sorrina Westyr urgently pipes in. “We just need a few more minutes to secure our prize and escape. Hold them off as long as you can!”

    Table GMs, begin the final encounters.

    The Special will conclude on the morning of the 24th!


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    UPDATE!

    That is the end folks. Hope you all enjoyed and thanks a lot for all of the hard work all of you put into making this go off with only small obstacles. It definitely paid off and made this beast of a Special seem seamless.

    Don't forget to roll for your boons in your games and report them through the reporting link in the discussion tab. Once you are completed please close out your tables.

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