Low Level PFS1 Standard - Trouble at Tamran (Inactive)

Game Master GM Aarvid

Discussion for low level adventure

A quick update for games I run:

0) This is standard PFS1 (not core, not PF2) :)

1) Please keep HP and AC status updated in your profile tag
2) I will roll group init and track actions in order. If you want to post ahead, feel free. I may move you or allow you to change your action if someone else goes before you and alters the playing field (blocks a charge lane, is injured, creates a pit, drops your target etc)
3) Miss is always low (20 or 50) on [1d100] if miss chance applies
4) Avoid posting dice rolls without some narrative or dialog.
5) If you cannot post daily (due to travel/holiday etc) let me know so we can bot you. I will likely not post on Christmas or New Years, so I will not expect others to. Enjoy time with your families instead!
6) Finally, if you want to try something a little off base...ask me. Our goal is to have fun. Sometimes the odd actions are the most memorable. :-)

Please re-post your character info below:

Player:
Name:
PFS#:
Class/Level:
Faction:
Day Job:

Thanks for GMing!

I would very much like to join!

Hello everyone!

Player: Noral
Name: Aatish e Khorshid
PFS#: 314670-25
Class/Level: Mesmerist 2
Faction: The Concordance
Day Job: n/a

Player: Jeremy A
Character: Magellia
Class/Level: 2 (Inspired Blade swashbuckler 1/Magus 1)
PFS #: 228375-8
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Advancement Speed: Full
Day Job: n/a

Player: Chris N. aka kaervek78
Character Name: Baldrum "Baba" Battlehand
Class/Level: Monk 1
PFS #: 331079-4
Faction: Silver Crusade
Normal Progression
Day Job: none

Thanks for running the game, GM Aarvid! :-)

Here's Akkina, if there's still room. Undead-slaying cleric with sawtooth sabre.

Player: PDK
Character Name: Akkina
Class/Level: Human Cleric 1 (channels negative energy)
PFS #: 4456-20
Faction: The Exchange
Normal Progression
Day Job: none

PP: she will spend 2PP to acquire a wand of cure light wounds

Would be glad to join with this PC, but I can also accommodate the party with the following characters if need be:

Ganzi Mesmerist 1
Undine Occultist 2
Elf Wizard (Spellslinger) 2
Kobold Medium 2
Changeling Witch 2

Player: Roll4initiative
Name: Shamus Shandy
PFS#: 17148-19
Class/Level: Shaman 3
Faction: Concordance
Day Job: Shamus pens Illuminated Manuscripts for the Society.
Profession: Scribe: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Signing up as alternate. I'll only take a spot if you need a 6th player.

Ok, looks like we have a few of the original invitees and a few extras, so we will see who shows up.

The original 4 requests from the recruitment board were:
Elena, (TBD?)
Shamus, Shaman 3
Magellia, Inspired Blade swashbuckler 1/Magus 1)
Baldrum, Monk 1

Add ons:
Aatish e Khorshid, Mesmerist 2
Akkina, Human Cleric 1

So that is 6 if everyone shows up. Will start when Elena responds to my PM or appear here. :)

Also, I use Google Slides for maps/notes, so hopefully that works for everyone.

Google slide is best. Thanks!

Google Slides is fine.

Here's some important information about me that I forgot to mention earlier:

Time Zone

I live in Austria, Europe - my timezone is UTC +01:00 during Standard Time from ~Nov-Mar, and UTC +02:00 during Daylight Savings Time from ~Mar-Nov.
Usually, I will not post between 12:00 a.m. and 09:00 a.m. local time - Friday and Saturday nights may be exceptions...

Same for me. I live in Germany.

Cool. Looks like I'm in. :)

Sorry for the delay, I didn't see it was already up.

Player: Soulnova
Name: Elena Endari
PFS#: 29065-3
Class/Level: Fighter lvl 1
Faction: Silver Crusade
Day Job: None

Time Zone: I live in Mexico, currently at EST (-5GMT)

By the way, my character Rakesh (17148-6) has the chronicle for #6-98: Serpent's Rise, played Oct. 17th, 2015.

Ok thanks all. Looks like we are all here.

I usually post around 8-9 PM Pacific US time . I will get our intro post and map up later tonight

Initial post, and link to map in the campaign have been added. Please verify you can access the slides and notes page.

Yep. Access to slides works for me.

Thanks a lot GM!

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Hey noral! how come you changed Ejtehah's name? what happened?

Hey GM PDK!

I wanted to change the faction of the Asmodeus worshipping gnome from dark archive to concordance (as our last mission to Hell showed how little Zarta thinks of hell and House Thrune!! Unacceptable for this Asmodean gnome!) so as I had 3 xp on Khorshid that was Concordance faction I just rebuilt the character to match Ejtehah. ;-) And Ejtehah also has 3 xp so I’ll see what I do there.

Slides and Notes work fine for me.

Link works for me too

Link is a go for me.

Uhm... I had already used 2 prestige points to get Elena her wand.

Should I spend 2 more for a Mwk Composite Longbow STR3?

Is it worth to save PP for a raise dead?

I only use pp to retrain hit points to increase the maximum.

Uhm... I had already used 2 prestige points to get Elena her wand.

Should I spend 2 more for a Mwk Composite Longbow STR3?

Is it worth to save PP for a raise dead?

I would wait until you're second or third level for that composite bow. Or when you start playing the higher tier 1-4's. That's what i usually do, at least.

(Ahh! I think it was my PC, Navi the Sylph, that told you about using PP to buy a comp longbow with +3 str rating.)

Hahaha likely!

Oh boy I need to read the guide more closely because I didn't remember that option to retrain hit points.

Yep. It was Navi the Sylph.

Marking off a box for "cleaning house" boon. (Free potion/cure light wounds.)

Purchases:
Wand/cure moderate (5 charges, special chronicle item)
Inherited Wayfinder (250 gp & 3 prestige)

Scroll/magic weapon x2 (50 gp)
Scroll/remove fear x2 (50 gp)
Scroll/spirit call x2 (50 gp)

Uhm... I had already used 2 prestige points to get Elena her wand.

Should I spend 2 more for a Mwk Composite Longbow STR3?

Is it worth to save PP for a raise dead?

For 2 PP you could even buy a Masterwork Darkwood Composite Longbow STR3.

Elena Endari wrote:

Uhm... I had already used 2 prestige points to get Elena her wand.

Should I spend 2 more for a Mwk Composite Longbow STR3?

Is it worth to save PP for a raise dead?

For 2 PP you could even buy a Masterwork Darkwood Composite Longbow STR3.

Oooh. *takes notes*

A few weeks ago I found a (kind of) guide from 2015 where the most gold value per PP spent for goods and services is listed.
There are some nice suggestions what may be worth buying with Prestige - especially the sections about wands, scrolls (for casters), potions (mainly for non-casters) and composite longbows.
---> Fame and Fortune: Getting the most from your Prestige Points (PFS)

In addition, I really like Painlord's thread (make sure you read it tongue-in-cheek) about what items are useful to have.

Also, I like to go through other people's PbP character sheets here on Paizo, especially some of the well known experienced players, to see what items they bought...

I forgot to add the cost of that special wand/cure moderate. 450 gp.

Also adding a scroll of lucky number (25 gp).
Adding 4 more scrolls of lucky number (100 gp).

retrain HP? Say what?

Ultimate campaign.

1 pp represents one day of retraining.

And you can retrain them to maximum for your hit die?

Here the rules.

Hit Points

Sometimes the dice aren’t in your favor when you gain a level and the hit points you roll are especially low. Unlike retraining other character abilities, retraining hit points doesn’t involve replacing an existing ability with a new one, it just increases your maximum hit points.

Retraining hit points takes 3 days and requires you to spend time at a martial academy, monk monastery, or with some kind of master of combat who is at least one level higher than you. At the end of the training period, increase your hit points by 1. You can retrain hit points only if your maximum hit point total is less than the maximum possible hit point total for your character.

Example: If you are a fighter 5 with Constitution 14 and you haven’t allocated any of your favored class bonus to hit points, your maximum possible hit point total is 60: (d10 HD + 2 from Constitution) × 5 levels. If your maximum hit point total is already 60, you can’t retrain hit points because you are already at the limit. If you took the Toughness feat, you would gain 5 hit points and your maximum possible hit point total would also increase by 5, which means your ability to retrain hit points would be the same as without the feat.

And you can retrain them to maximum for your hit die?

No you can't. HPs have to follow the strict PFS guidelines. Noral is being overly creative in his interpretations...

Hi GM PDK, I don’t know what you mean by being creative. I just posted the rules for hp retraining and noted that in PFS 1 prestige point spent represents 1 day of retraining.

On page 38 of the season 10 PFS guide all is clearly defined. Here an excerpt.

APPENDIX 5: CHARACTER REVISION
You can rebuild 1st-level characters using the rules in Appendix 1: Character Creation. If you do so, make a note on your most recent Chronicle sheet to confirm the changes.
After 1st level, if you own a copy of Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Campaign, you can use the retraining rules beginning on page 188 of that book to alter your character. All changes must recorded on your Chronicle sheets or Inventory Tracking Sheets, made in the presence of a Roleplaying Guild GM, and initialed by the observing GM. The GM can audit your character before allowing changes, so bring your character sheet and all Chronicle sheets to the GM. Retraining might be limited by time constraints. When retraining, players must expend wealth as outlined in the Retraining section of Ultimate Campaign, as well as 1 Prestige Point per day of retraining, since time between adventures is undefined. If your class is not listed in Ultimate Campaign, refer to the expanded retraining lists below.

HP are fixed in this campaign: 1/2HD+1

There is nothing to retrain as you don't roll for HPs.

I'm almost at the point of shaking my head at you... ;)

Like I said: I give you 10/10 for creative interpretation lol

That is not correct GM PDK. PFS1 does not allow to roll but maximum hit points are determined by the class.

I have been audited by venture lieutenants and actually discussed this.

See also here.

So retraining hit points is possible based on ultimate campaign and PFS guide rules.

Hard pass. Shady as heck and those links don't convince me it's officially endorsed by top campaign staff (I.e. as opposed to enthusiastic campaign volunteers...)

You're better off taking toughness and retraining it for free at level 2 or later at level 10+... lol

Even better: buy potions or scrolls of aid / false life or a wand and ask cleric / wizard to cast it on you... lol

Your positioning seems clear. :-)

FYI - will be flying/driving most of the day tomorrow so may not post again until Tuesday.

FYI - will be flying/driving most of the day tomorrow so may not post again until Tuesday.

Thanks for the heads up - have a nice and safe trip!

Just an update here. I have been helping my mom with rehab after she had a stroke in March. So my posts are when I can between helping her and my normal work. I will be driving and flying home Sunday so that could be another iffy day.

Please take all the time you need!! Family always first!

No worries! Take good care of your mom and all the time you need.

Real life comes always first. Best wishes for your mom!

FYI - driving and flying back home tomorrow so posting will be limited at times

Elena and Baldrum: Seems cool. *thumbs up*

Elena and Baldrum: Seems cool. *thumbs up*

Yeah, what could possible go wrong? ;-)

I really, REALLY hope her social rolls are taking all the bad karma...