September Update— Pathfinder Society (2nd edition), Spotlights and Conventions!

Good choice about the free rebuild, is there a link or tutorial about how players can redeem they AcP? I am unfortunately unable to find it.

I suspect ACP point redemption will be on the Boons tab of the My Organized Play page, once they implement it. Currently it only has the Playtest boons.

Good choice about the free rebuild, is there a link or tutorial about how players can redeem they AcP? I am unfortunately unable to find it.

Step 1. Wait for the interface to redeem AcP to exist...

Further confirmation that Japan is the coolest country on the planet: The ENTIRE COUNTRY is having a gaming con! ;)

Further confirmation that Japan is the coolest country on the planet: The ENTIRE COUNTRY is having a gaming con! ;)

That’s one hell of a special to coordinate.

so i suspect the acp system will be online before the 19th then.

Further confirmation that Japan is the coolest country on the planet: The ENTIRE COUNTRY is having a gaming con! ;)

As someone living in said country: Gods I wish it was! First time hearing about ANYTHING pfs out here, so I'll have to check it out next year, it's booked up and too expensive to drop everything and travel 3 or 4 hours to get there.

Are there that many people that need to do a rebuild before September 19th? There's barely enough content to get past the free rebuilds at level one!

EDIT: Oh, it's free until the 19th. So if you got to level 2 and we're unhappy with something you could change it for free before the 19th. That is possible so it makes some sense.

One could have also used Playtest points to start at level 2 or 3.

Hooray! Congratulations Maite!

Congrats, Aaron Tyson! Well deserved!

Grats to the new 5 Star GMS!!

Will the Lost Omens World Guide be on the additional resources / character options list by the time this rebuild is closed?

If you’ve joined us for our first few weeks of the Pathfinder Society campaign, you know that we still have a few bugs to work out to get the campaign running smoothly. Between improving and fleshing out the Pathfinder Society Guide to Play, fixing issues with reporting scenarios, getting the Achievement Points chart online, and other bits and pieces that have come up, we’re working hard to get the campaign to a place we can all be proud of. On top of all of that, we know that players and GMs are all learning an entirely new game system.

We’d like to give our community time to explore, learn, and not worry about looking back on their past character decisions and wishing they had made different ones. To that end, we’ll be releasing a free, limited-time boon on the Achievement Points chart, which you can apply immediately to rebuild your character. The window for applying this boon will close on September 19th. Rebuilding will continue to appear on the Achievement Points chart after that date, but it will no longer be a free option.

Thank you to all our players and GMs who jumped in and provided feedback! We cannot have a campaign without you all and we greatly value your communication.

Tonya and Linda --

I love so much that you are offering this option!

May I ask for an extension on that boon until the New Year? I know of several regions where the majority of the PF2 launch was effectively held back for a September Convention. That is true for Play-by-Post, but also locally for me for Minnesota. I can't help wondering if it isn't true in other areas as well. I think that moving the deadline for the free rebuild to January 1st would allow everyone a chance to not only explore their new characters, but also to decide if they want to adopt a regional background from the Lost Omens World Guide.

Even better, it might help assuage some of the worries about these concerns:
1) when the next Additional Resources update will appear;
2) when ACP boon purchasing will launch on this site.

It would give us all a bit of breathing room, and allow all regions the chance to participate!

Hmm

There's still a lot of moving parts that we don't have any insight into, and it would be great to get some statements of prioritization/expectation setting from Tonya/Linda.

I understand that the following list of topics have items that make estimation difficult (interactions between multiple teams, etc) and timelines are always mutable, but it would be nice to be able to manage expectation locally instead of just having to say 'I have no clue'.

Topics:
Sanctioning FoP/AoA Chapter 1.
Sanctioning LOWG
Fixing ACP's display for GMs
Displaying/tracking glyphs
Redeeming ACPs
More details on under-specified Playtest Boons
Printing ACP/Playtest boons
Updating the default reporting sheet to have enough room for Player #
Next pass of guide updates
Printable PDF version of the guide

Its a long list, not even covering the routine things going on. I understand why it takes time, but would really like to know what to expect/when.

As some people upthread mention, the free rebuild isn't going to work/be tracked 'properly' unless the redeeming ACPs/printing boons is all worked out, so it seems like that window should be extended until that functionality exists?

Topics:
Sanctioning FoP/AoA Chapter 1.
Sanctioning LOWG
Fixing ACP's display for GMs
Displaying/tracking glyphs
Redeeming ACPs
More details on under-specified Playtest Boons
Printing ACP/Playtest boons
Updating the default reporting sheet to have enough room for Player #
Next pass of guide updates
Printable PDF version of the guide

Just wanted to say I'd been trying to create a similar list but wasn't happy with how it looked.

Yours on the other hand is awesome.

Yes. It's a great summary.

Hmm

As someone who is predominantly playing PFS2 online, an extended deadline for rebuilding would be appreciated.

Depending on how many Achievement Points are required to rebuild, it could take months to acquire them via PbP.

And my character is one of those that started at Level 3.

As a note, we are down a teammember at present, due to John's moving to the Starfinder Team, so we are focusing our energies on getting the scenarios out the door. After that, here is where we stand:

Sanctioning FoP/AoA Chapter 1 - as quickly as possible

Sanctioning LOWG - as quickly as possible

Fixing ACP's display for GMs - working with tech, don't have an eta.

Displaying/tracking glyphs - working with tech, not to far off, as it uses the same tech as the novas. Once those bugs are worked out, this will go live.

Redeeming ACPs - after PTP fixes. Boons are in writing stage, reward chart is further on.

More details on under-specified Playtest Boons - updated the redemption site, working on getting the boon sheets done and uploaded.

Printing ACP/Playtest boons - see individual list entries.

Updating the default reporting sheet to have enough room for Player # - unsure, part of a larger discussion.

Next pass of guide updates - guide conversion is going well and the team is working in a test environment. This takes tech, so has a limiting factor, but it is one of our top priorities.

Printable PDF version of the guide - will roll when the guide updates roll from test to live.

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May I ask for an extension on that boon until the New Year? I know of several regions where the majority of the PF2 launch was effectively held back for a September Convention. That is true for Play-by-Post, but also locally for me for Minnesota. I can't help wondering if it isn't true in other areas as well. I think that moving the deadline for the free rebuild to January 1st would allow everyone a chance to not only explore their new characters, but also to decide if they want to adopt a regional background from the Lost Omens World Guide.

Even better, it might help assuage some of the worries about these concerns:
1) when the next Additional Resources update will appear;
2) when ACP boon...

At this time, there are no plans to extend a free rebuild, but we are playing it by ear and looking at what is best for the community. Please watch the blogs for more info.

Okay, thanks for the responses, Tonya.

Hmm

Thank you so much Tonya for sharing some notes on progress, it's nice to be reassured that things are at least in progress.

Thanks for all the updates.

Congrats to the new 5 stars. Thank you for all your hard work.

Great to see John Compton coming to Omaha for Nuke-Con. Like to sit at his table? Come on out! Like to sit at a charity table of 1-00, Origin of the Open Road ran by John? Here is your chance!

John is also running the new Starfinder adventure 2-07 Four for the First. Come play and vote for the first player character to become First Seeker.

Drop me a message to get more info or checkout the Events page.

Any timetable of SFS AR?

What about Against the Swarm chronicles?

Any timetable of SFS AR?

What about Against the Swarm chronicles?

Against the Swarm Chronicles will come out after all the books are out. That's how it usually goes right?

NDAs for the Venture Officers?

getting the Achievement Points chart online

Is the chart online somewhere? I don't see anything in recent blogs or on the organized play site?

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getting the Achievement Points chart online

Is the chart online somewhere? I don't see anything in recent blogs or on the organized play site?

The chart is here

So is there a move away from the RIP for PF2. I ask for a few reasons.
1. There is no mention of it in the guide or on the RIP page.
2. There are no boon sheets for PF2 so no table roles.
3. It does not add to your AcP points.

Mostly I ask because a good number of game stores in my area charge a table fee to D&D but not PFS1 or SFS because the RIP incentivizes player spending money at there FLGS. As of right now there is no incentive to the player or the store to play PF2 over SFS or PFS1.

So is there a move away from the RIP for PF2. I ask for a few reasons.

1. There is no mention of it in the guide or on the RIP page.
2. There are no boon sheets for PF2 so no table roles.
3. It does not add to your AcP points.

Mostly I ask because a good number of game stores in my area charge a table fee to D&D but not PFS1 or SFS because the RIP incentivizes player spending money at there FLGS. As of right now there is no incentive to the player or the store to play PF2 over SFS or PFS1.

I'm sure there will be something along those lines later, but for now the players have incentive to play PFS2 to earn AcP (as do the GMs) and the stores definitely have a lot of incentive to promote PFS2 because the sales are high and it is pulling new players into the stores. Those new players are buying books, dice, cards, etc.

Our store changed its fee structure around. Now, first of all, you have to understand they took over another storefront in the mini-mall and put in a brand new game room with the Ultimate Gaming tables. Our old fee had been a flat $3 per player with the GM getting $5 in store credit. They now charge players $5 with $3 going to store credit and the GMs receive no credit, but pay no fee. I haven't heard anyone complain about this new policy as of yet.

More of a question than a slight. As far as players buying dice etc. most of the new players in our area are either pf1 players or converts from 5e. In referance to the store they have said the reason they charge the D&D tables and not ours is because we always buy stuff and they never do. I have to belive that the impetus behind a good portion of those expenditures is the RIP.

RE: Rebuild for 2E

I still don't see any way to properly annotate or redeem this rebuild, despite there being only 3 days left until it supposedly goes away.

Print the blog and notate it on your recent Chronicle.

That's always been good enough before.