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What does everyone think of 2nd Edition so far?
What does everyone think of 2nd Edition so far?
I have been really excited for 2e. I like the flexibility this system gives the GM.
And, since you brought it up, here's a bit of my background on 2e:
I headed up the local PFS Playtest group running the entirety of Doomsday Dawn. Then, our playtest group decided to continue and have so far played Book 1 of Kingmaker in which we're all playing goblins who are trying to prove to the longshanks that we're "civilized."
I am also getting ready to GM this scenario on Wednesday for some of the local GMs and Venture officers so we can all get some experience and questions answered before we roll it out to the entire PFS group in September.
That's awesome! I for one am happy with what I have seen so far. As a player who loves playing non-caster gnomes and underdog race/class combinations I feel like I have more flexibility right from the start.
It's been a while since I created a new character. How does one add their faction to their alias?
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You can't add the PFS2 factions to aliases unless they've been created as a PFS2 character at the moment.
When they become available you'll do so by going to Account Settings in the dropdown under My Account, then click the Edit button next to the appropriate alias. Right now if it's just a general alias though, you'll only have the PFS1 factions available.
Alright. Thank you. I guess I'll cope with Jaladek's current profile.
Sorry it's taken me so long to check in! I decided on a gnome cleric of Nethys.
Gnomes for the win!
We're still a little bit away, but lets get the housekeeping out of the way. Can everyone check in with the following information:
Player Name:
Character Name:
PFS#:
Level:
Faction:
Did everyone assign their 3 points as described in the "Pathfinder Training" section of the Pathfinder Society Organzied Play Guide.
Announcement!
The start date for Gameday VIII has been pushed out two weeks to September 9th. I'll send a PM to everyone about a week before to muster everyone. Sorry for the inconvenience. Below is a copy of the email I received today. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll continue to update if I get any more information. Thank you for your patience.
Subject: Gameday VIII Delayed
Hey Everyone,
I have some unfortunate news. I regret to inform you all that we will have to postpone Gameday VIII by 2 weeks.
This would place our new dates for Gameday at: 09 Sept 2019 - 17 Nov 2019
WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
As most of you are aware, the majority of the GM’s have not received their scenario support for the Convention to include a good portion of the Specials. With Tonya occupied by other duties this weekend, we realized as a team that we are very unlikely to see the remainder of scenario support drop by Monday the 26th. Multiple avenues were discussed and what seems to be the best solution is to push Gameday back by two weeks. This will allow enough time for the GM’s to receive their scenarios and prep them.
BUT WHAT IF WE ALREADY HAVE OUR SCENARIOS, CAN WE START THEM?
Please hold off until the new start date to be able to eligible for your boon rewards. I understand this is a large inconvenience, we are doing everything we can to make this work. Part of that is to have everyone one the same start / end times rather than scattered.
We apologize for the inconvenience that this may cause, but we want all our GMs to have a chance to shine.
HOW DO I NOTIFY MY PLAYERS?
Go ahead and post the news to your tables. Feel free to copy this email if you wish. We will be posting notices in all the PBP lodges as well as the Gameday VIII Announcement page.
I know this is not what we hoped to do, and I’m sorry. Thank you for understanding that we’re scrambling to fix this.
If you have any other questions please don’t be afraid to ask.
-Tyranius
We are less than a week away from finally getting underway. I know it's been a long wait. Can everyone please check-in. I just want to make sure everyone is still here.
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FYI: I'm going to be out of town without access to a computer starting next Saturday (9/14) morning (US/Pacific time). I return the next day (9/15) in the early evening.
Given that I can post Friday evening before I leave and Sunday evening when I get back, I hope this will keep disruption to a minimum or non-existent.
Thanks!
FYI: I'm going to be out of town without access to a computer starting next Saturday (9/14) morning (US/Pacific time). I return the next day (9/15) in the early evening.
Given that I can post Friday evening before I leave and Sunday evening when I get back, I hope this will keep disruption to a minimum or non-existent.
Thanks!
No worries. Thanks for the heads up.
The game is officially live, finally.
I forgot to issue Hero Points to everyone.
Everyone starts with 1 hero point. You can spend your hero point to reroll any d20 roll or you can spend all of your hero points if you have the dying condition to stablize.
Do you mind if we add Munk to the map? I found a picture for him.
Done.
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I've got a question about exploration activities. I chose "Scout" which gives the party a +1 circumstance bonus to their initiative rolls. Does an exploration activity benefit end when confronted with a challenge like this one, where it opens up with diplomacy and knowledge checks?
Hopefully I start running Age of Ashes tonight and this is pbp has been a great primer.
I've got a question about exploration activities. I chose "Scout" which gives the party a +1 circumstance bonus to their initiative rolls. Does an exploration activity benefit end when confronted with a challenge like this one, where it opens up with diplomacy and knowledge checks?
Hopefully I start running Age of Ashes tonight and this is pbp has been a great primer.
I would allow the scout ability to remain active. You're still more vigilant of the creature. (I forgot to add the +1 to everyone's initiative; though wouldn't have made a difference this time).
I did allow Diplomacy as a possibility for everyone's Initiative check for this encounter since that is what everyone was doing. The only PC it benefited was Arfsnarf so I rolled Perception for everyone except Arfsnarf for whom I rolled Diplomacy instead.
I really like the new initiative system. It's a lot more dynamic face to face when the PCs start understanding it and negotiate what they should roll instead of Perception.
Gameday officially ends November 17th. This doesn't impact the scenario at all. The only difference is that it will be reported early. We will still continue to finish the scenario to its completion.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
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:So, this is merely the effect of the ritual? We should go find the caster."
Sparkin will continue farther into the museum.
Sparkin moves south toward the exhibits. The gnome looks at the display to the left:
Carefully framed spellbook pages hang along this room’s walls, while eldritch relics stand in small display cases in the room’s center. In the far corner, shadows hang thicker than the rest of the room, and it seems a boisterous half-orc woman stands there, surrounded by vague figures, as she welcomes newcomers. Her voice is thin and reedy, but eerily familiar. “Congratulations! Let me spice up that punch a bit for you—to celebrate, of course!”
Pretty sure this is her.
:So, this is merely the effect of the ritual? We should go find the caster."
Sparkin will continue farther into the museum.
Pretty sure this is her.Sparkin moves south toward the exhibits. The gnome looks at the display to the left:
Carefully framed spellbook pages hang along this room’s walls, while eldritch relics stand in small display cases in the room’s center. In the far corner, shadows hang thicker than the rest of the room, and it seems a boisterous half-orc woman stands there, surrounded by vague figures, as she welcomes newcomers. Her voice is thin and reedy, but eerily familiar. “Congratulations! Let me spice up that punch a bit for you—to celebrate, of course!”
That's actually a memory of yours. That's a manifestation of Calisro Benarry from the new initiate party.
Then a few moments later, Fola Barun:
The image of the half-orc disappears and a female half-elf appears with a big smile on her face, "I love working with new recruits, they're so enthusiastic."