[Outpost VI] The King in Thorns - GM Thread (Inactive)

Game Master Lady Ladile

Welcome! Use this thread for all discussion, questions, etc.

Wooo!

I have a GM Deck to share from last time: high tier (7-8) slides deck.

The maps for some areas vary by level, but there should also be assets in there applicable to all tiers.

This is my favorite special in this edition so far. Glad to run it again!

hi all! first time running the special.

Hi! Very glad to be here. First time running this special

One small request - can my name in excel be changed to Paul B please? :) I happen to be mildly known on Keg that way.

This is also my first time running the special. It should be a lot of fun!

Hi Friends!

I'm happy to play back up for you all!

I've run the scenario multiple times PbD and played in it as well. Happy to answer any questions. It is also one of my favorites. I love some good lore!

I have a slide deck for what looks like the 3-4 tier with enemies.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MDEniaj14NZzFes3xt4_G_oboOwCzKWg2uO n6O4nLT0/edit?usp=sharing

I'm most active on the Keg and you can ping me there if you like if you know there are times you will need coverage.

Ivan, My Russian is terrible but I did study for two years back in 20111-2013. I can try if needed!

Best,
Eyeball

Woohoo, we're back!

If anyone wants, I have images and some cut/paste text already discord-formatted from when I ran tier 5-6 in a zip file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19SOAaTkNSj98PCcND7_LLcf3GJyGAnD4/view?usp= sharing

And if it please the powers that be -- can my name in the excel doc be changed to GM Ben, or have GM Ben added to it, since that's my known alias on FTP's Discord?

Hi Eyeball! Long time no see... Tell Rhee than Tiger says hi! :)

Last time we played appears to be Paizocon 2021...

Quite some time, good to see you Tiger!

If I want to give GM Credit to a character, is it by tier or by level (i.e. since I'm running the 1-2 level, I can only give credit to 1-2)?

Hi Friends!

I'm happy to play back up for you all!

I've run the scenario multiple times PbD and played in it as well. Happy to answer any questions. It is also one of my favorites. I love some good lore!

I have a slide deck for what looks like the 3-4 tier with enemies.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MDEniaj14NZzFes3xt4_G_oboOwCzKWg2uO n6O4nLT0/edit?usp=sharing

I'm most active on the Keg and you can ping me there if you like if you know there are times you will need coverage.

Ivan, My Russian is terrible but I did study for two years back in 20111-2013. I can try if needed!

Best,
Eyeball

I'm getting a "File does not exist" error when I enter that URL.

I'm getting a "File does not exist" error when I enter that URL.

Try this link.

A space seems to have been inserted into Eyeball Tsunami’s url, which broke it.

So here's the PFS 2-00 tokens and maps I have, specifically for the 5-6 tier last time I ran it. It can go in your own Slides, or Tableplop as you see fit.

As a bonus: I had set up Tuppers in Discord for all the VCs (again, the ones that appear in 5-6), and have a boatload of discord-formatted text you can use in a text file. (It will require some work to use on the forums, sorry.)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19SOAaTkNSj98PCcND7_LLcf3GJyGAnD4/view?usp= sharing

Thanks Doug!

Hi! Very glad to be here. First time running this special

One small request - can my name in excel be changed to Paul B please? :) I happen to be mildly known on Keg that way.

Done!

And if it please the powers that be -- can my name in the excel doc be changed to GM Ben, or have GM Ben added to it, since that's my known alias on FTP's Discord?

Also done!

If I want to give GM Credit to a character, is it by tier or by level (i.e. since I'm running the 1-2 level, I can only give credit to 1-2)?

To the best of my knowledge and understanding, you can assign your GM chronicle to a character in whatever subtier you like regardless of what subtier your table is. So if you've got a 5th level character you want credit for (that hasn't already gotten credit for the special at any subtier) you can assign them a 3-6 subtier chronicle. Hope that makes sense! :)

In other news, thank you very much to everyone sharing slide decks and tokens! Every little bit to cut down on prep work is always welcome :)

I'll be posting the links to some additional things (Aid Token tracking, Success Reporting Sheet) once we get a little closer to our start date!

That's one thing I need to know -- how do we do the Aid Token thing?

To the best of my knowledge and understanding, you can assign your GM chronicle to a character in whatever subtier you like regardless of what subtier your table is. So if you've got a 5th level character you want credit for (that hasn't already gotten credit for the special at any subtier) you can assign them a 3-6 subtier chronicle. Hope that makes sense! :)

And as it turns out, I've given you bad information - I didn't get the clarification on this until after I'd already posted and went to bed. Here's the answer I got when I inquired elsewhere:

'As a general rule for PF2, I think you can assign to whatever sub-tier you want as a GM. For King in Thorns specifically, though, it's reportable as three separate products (1-2, 3-6, 7-8). If they are GMing 1-2, they would have to give credit to 1-2, because the table will have to be reported as The King in Thorns (Levels 1-2). If they were GMing 3-4, they could do either 3-4 or 5-6, because those are subtiers of the same product.'

So...what I posted was right, *except* for this particular multi-table special. Go figure. I apologize for the error!

No worries. This one's a weird one... So if I did 3-4 next time I have the entire tier to play with. Ok. :)

Can we play in the special while running it (or is it not recommended)?

The 3-6 special on FtP is almost full already.
Is there any way to add another 3-6 discord table?
I suspect 3-6 will be a popular tier and some people don't play on forums.

Can we play in the special while running it (or is it not recommended)?

Yep! Just be sure to let your GM know that you're also running the special.

The 3-6 special on FtP is almost full already.

Is there any way to add another 3-6 discord table?
I suspect 3-6 will be a popular tier and some people don't play on forums.

We'll be monitoring wait list signups and will look to try and add additional tables according to demand and available GMs. Backup GMs, you may be asked to pick up a table if there's enough demand so please be on standby for that :)

GM Tiger wrote:

Can we play in the special while running it (or is it not recommended)?

Yep! Just be sure to let your GM know that you're also running the special.

Silencer21 wrote:

The 3-6 special on FtP is almost full already.

Is there any way to add another 3-6 discord table?
I suspect 3-6 will be a popular tier and some people don't play on forums.

We'll be monitoring wait list signups and will look to try and add additional tables according to demand and available GMs. Backup GMs, you may be asked to pick up a table if there's enough demand so please be on standby for that :)

Backup GM, on standby! (If you give me a full table to run on Discord I'll run it in Cayden's Keg please! All those sticky spots on the floor just feel like home for me.

T-minus 95 hours 33 minutes until we begin! Looking forward to this.

How are we doing section success reporting?

Looking forward to this, but also a bit apprehensive. Be gentle... :)

How are we doing section success reporting?

The Success Reporting Form as well as the Success Tracking spreadsheet are now linked at the top of the campaign page! For those who've GMed this before under GM Dennis, it'll all look pretty familiar :)

I've also posted links to the Discussion threads for the previous two PbP runs of this special up at the top of the campaign page. I'll do my best to answer questions in a timely manner but I wanted to provided links to previous discussions as well, since some questions may have been answered there.
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As of right now, we're about 6 hours or so out from the official start of the convention - huzzah! I will aim to get us started at that time, or very close to it - I've got company coming over this evening so I may not be exactly on the dot with the opening post but I'll get them posted as soon as I can.

With the exception of tonight's start, House GM posts will generally take place between 8-9 am CST. This is because I work night shift and can't reliably post updates at work, so I'll be posting them in the mornings before I go to bed. Status updates related to House mission successes will be posted as soon as I see them and can post.

Everyone should now have a Gameplay post from me officially kicking things off - yay! As stated in the post we'll be moving to Part 1 in a little more than two days from now, March 8th.

We should be boosting and passing an aid token during this section, correct?

We should be boosting and passing an aid token during this section, correct?

Yes.

(I am planning on doing my table's after we sort out preparations.)

We should be boosting and passing an aid token during this section, correct?

As Doug already said, yep! Each table begins with four Aid Tokens and may boost & pass one during each section of the special (Intro, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3).

Here's a link to the aid token tracking sheet used during Gameday X, to give folks a better idea of how it works --> Aid Token example. Hopefully that makes things make a little more sense :)

I made an Aid token generator anyone can use. It generates a custom token for Paizo PbP and Discord.

⠀1. Select Token
⠀2. Select Tier you're passing to
⠀3. Select whether boosted
⠀4. Select your GM name
⠀5. Select the GM you're passing it to
⠀6. Enter the character's name in the cell
⠀7. Copy the cell for discord/paizo, it includes formatting and line breaks

- The sheet generates the aid text for each token on each tier, and includes boosted dice if you select that option.

- Paizo example
- Discord example

Probably way overengineered but maybe it'll help someone else :p

might be a bit late, but how does this work -- players decide on which token to pass, roll to boost, then I drop it in the discussion thread of the recipient?

There's no "expiry" date on using an aid token?

AID TOKEN: Burst of Healing
Passing From: Chadius
Passing to: AshenShade
Aid Character's Name: Callaverthorna
Boosted? Boosted
Effect (includes boost if avail.): A fellow Pathfinder heals all the PCs by 4d8

GM AshenShade is on Discord, so hopefully they see this post.

might be a bit late, but how does this work -- players decide on which token to pass, roll to boost, then I drop it in the discussion thread of the recipient?

There's no "expiry" date on using an aid token?

All of those are correct.

how do I determine who to pass it to? Or do my players do?

Running the game is doable for me -- it's the other things that make the special, well, special is all new :)

You have the right of it. If your table gets an aid token from another table then they can decide to use it at any point in the game.

I generally pass it off at random or keep an eye here to see if a GM posts that their table is having trouble and you can pass it to them.

Are we going by the House GM's timezone in terms of when stuff is supposed to happen? I just realized that being on the other side of the world might be an issue :)

Do PCs also get their school consumables as normal?

Are we going by the House GM's timezone in terms of when stuff is supposed to happen? I just realized that being on the other side of the world might be an issue :)

GM Ladile will announce the beginning of parts to kick them off just like the intro, around 8-9 am CST (GMT-6) in general. GM Ladile wil also announce conditions at tables.

If time is of the essence you can suss out where your group wants to go and pre-write the post. That's what I do so in the early morning before work it's a copy/paste job.

Do PCs also get their school consumables as normal?

Yup.

AID TOKEN: Burst of Healing
Passing From: GM Ben
Passing to: Paul B.
Aid Character's Name: Zina
Boosted? Boosted
Effect (includes boost if avail.): A fellow Pathfinder heals all the PCs by 5d8

I have DM'd Paul this token in Discord but am posting here also.

GM Tiger wrote:

Are we going by the House GM's timezone in terms of when stuff is supposed to happen? I just realized that being on the other side of the world might be an issue :)

GM Ladile will announce the beginning of parts to kick them off just like the intro, around 8-9 am CST (GMT-6) in general. GM Ladile wil also announce conditions at tables.

If time is of the essence you can suss out where your group wants to go and pre-write the post. That's what I do so in the early morning before work it's a copy/paste job.

CamL wrote:

Do PCs also get their school consumables as normal?

Yup.

Ok. So it is her timezone we're going by. :)

AID TOKEN: Provide Knowledge
Passing From: Paul B.
Passing to: GM Ben
Aid Character's Name: Horgruff
Boosted? Boosted
Effect (includes boost if avail.): Gain the benefits of an automatic critical success on a check to Recall Knowledge."

Is Aid DC based on source tier or target tier? I assumed source.

Is Aid DC based on source tier or target tier? I assumed source.

The DC for each is posted in the module. In our case (7-8), page 40 of the module says that the target DC for each Aid token is 25.

@UncleFroggy- Basically these Specials are gated by the House GM's post. We can go further until they post a specific condition or text to start the next part.

Say you are in the middle of a combat in Part one and the House GM hits time to transition into Part 2 then you will immediately end that encounter and shift into Part 2.

Now if you are in an encounter in Part 1 and we get enough successes to close that location then continue to run that encounter and report it as normal. The House GM will shift that success to where it is needed.

AID TOKEN: Provide Knowledge
Passing From: CamL
Passing to: Lysle
Aid Character's Name: Trilug Gerbul
Boosted? Boosted
Effect (includes boost if avail.): Gain the benefits of an automatic critical success on a check to Recall Knowledge.

AID TOKEN: Burst of Healing

Passing From: Chadius
Passing to: AshenShade
Aid Character's Name: Callaverthorna
Boosted? Boosted
Effect (includes boost if avail.): A fellow Pathfinder heals all the PCs by 4d8

GM AshenShade is on Discord, so hopefully they see this post.

Noted, thank you!

AID TOKEN: Provide Knowledge
Passing From: mkb152jr
Passing to: Chadius
Aid Character's Name: Via-nill Zarth
Boosted? Nope
Effect (includes boost if avail.): Gain the benefits of an automatic success on a check to Recall Knowledge.