Heya guys. I have the above order listed as shipped on october 25th, and the tracking number doesn't work. Unless i'm bad with shipping (i am) i should at least be able to see where it is or recieved it by now at least?
Was poking around at the game a little from a standpoint other than 'dying repeatedly' and came up with a silly idea. NIGHTMARE MODE.
Fair warning: I haven't tested this yet, so don't blame me if things don't work... at all. But the idea is to ramp up the difficulty by letting the god-awful random encounter charts run wild in the game.
Again, i'm pretty sure the game wasn't designed to operate like this, but it sounds fun. Especially with drinking. Copious drinking...
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Scenario - NIGHTMARE MODE
Locations:
1 - Three Random Locations.
2 - Four Random Locations.
3 - Five Random Locations.
4 - Six Random Locations.
5 - Seven Random Locations.
6 - Eight Random Locations.
Villain: One Random Villain
Henchmen: Random Henchmen.
During this Scenario...
- Increase the difficulty of all checks by 2.
- Each Location must be closed twice. Use a marker to indicate that a location has been closed the first time.
- Increase the difficulty of checks to acquire boons by an additional 1.
Reward:
One Power and one Card Feat. Additionally, if all members of the party do not die during the scenario, each character draws one random boon of their choice (excluding loot) from the box.
I'm currently working on character sheets for the PAC, just letting folks know they're in the works.
To that end, what information would be most useful to players to have on the sheets? Clearly information on what feats you've selected, but what other information?
Right now, i'm setting the pages up to be landscape, and have the Skills and basic Powers on the front, and then a large table on the back allowing you to record what cards are part of your deck, with an eye to a potential Organized Play program using this system.
Yes, i'm a huge fan of seeing a Pathfinder Society-style OP system for this.
So, seeing as there's a GM 101 and GM 102 now (as of GenCon!) i thought it would be a great time to start writing another series of classes that deal with teaching new players exclusively. I'm working on it under the assumption it would be provided to GMs wanting to run Beginner Box Bash and Beginner Box Bash II, in order to help them better teach and explain Pathfinder and Pathfinder Society to new players.
What i'm looking for is a list of topics that should definitely be in this presentation. I've got a few ideas of my own, but wanted to hear some other folks opinions on how you should teach new players using the Beginner Box.
One of my big, BIG things is 'Don't lecture for an hour!' since that's no fun for anyone! But, these are the current topics:
1) Assessing the group experience level.
2) Organically present game rules and mechanics
3) Teach a new GM how to run a game while teaching new players
4) Encourage players to return to Pathfinder Society.
if you've got any ideas, post them here! i really appreciate it!
So i've noticed over the long while that i've played PFS that there are certain groups that stick together over many tables, and get to be somewhat formalized teams. I know several other living style campaigns have rules for these, including some benefits for the members.
I was wondering if there's been talk or plans for this sort of thing being developed for Pathfinder Society. I had played with the idea a bit, and included my rough (extremely rough) draft of the rules in the spoiler below, but wanted to see if anyone else had thought of this before.
Rough Draft of Delve Team Rules:
Common to outlying lodges in the Pathfinder Society, some groups of pathfinders form strong working relationships with their fellows through experience, mutual respect, and sometimes a bit of coercion or trickery. These rules offer benefits for these delve teams through bonuses in game.
Requirements:
1) A delve team consists of precisely three characters. Never any more, or any less. A character may only be a member of one delve team.
2) A delve team must have participated in six consecutive missions together without interruption. Any single character participating in a scenario without his delve team resets this count for all potential team members. GMs must confirm and record this count in the Conditions Gained/Items bought section of all team member's chronicle sheets with "Delve Team Mission X". It is not the GM's responsibility to ask for this information from players. Failure to request a GM's signature for the Delve Mission will also interrupt and reset the delve team count.
3) After satisfying the mission requirement, the Delve Team receives the following benefits:
One free re-roll for a Delve Team member, as if that member were wearing a Faction T-Shirt. Rules for shirt re-rolls apply to this roll, and that player may not have used a shirt re-roll during that session.
An automatic +2 circumstance bonus to Aid Another checks when aiding another member of the Delve Team.
4) Delve teams are encouraged, though not required, to develop a background and team or unit symbol for use in role play.
If you read it, let me know what you think. I think its a cool idea for long-standing groups of players, and prevents a team from 'locking up' a table by being able to have more than three characters. Plus, i think the idea of forcing two rival Delve teams to work on the same mission would be pretty cool, at least from a role-play standpoint.
So i've read through the section in Ultimate Combat about performance combat, and played through the Ruby Pheonix Tournament using these rules. I fell in love with the system, and want to write a campaign about it.
While the storyline is fairly easy (Lulz, you're gladiators, don't die!) to write, the trouble i'm having is coming up with enough varieties of combat to keep things interesting on both ends.
So, i need ideas for all levels to make the most interesting combats possible. Any ideas, forums?
So i've read through the section in Ultimate Combat about performance combat, and played through the Ruby Pheonix Tournament using these rules. I fell in love with the system, and want to write a campaign about it.
While the storyline is fairly easy (Lulz, you're gladiators, don't die!) to write, the trouble i'm having is coming up with enough varieties of combat to keep things interesting on both ends.
So, i need ideas for all levels to make the most interesting combats possible. Any ideas, forums?
Hi everybody! We've got several Pathfinder Society events planned for the rest of February in Saint Louis!
Special Events
11am Sunday February 19th - Game Nite Super Pathfinder Sunday
Starting at 11am, Game Nite opens its doors to the Pathfinder Society for a day of gaming! Bring some dice and get adventuring for two sessions of adventure, or partake in some Magic while you're there. See the listing for Game Nite in Regular Events for directions!
Weekly Quests are back at Ogre's, and badder than ever with a new GM staff. Join Josh, Rico, and the rest of the crew (Plus a baby paladin!) for high adventure performed on a minimal budget!
Game Nite hosts several tables each week at their South County location. Sessions begin seating at 6pm, with a traditional Steak 'n Shake run following.
NOTE: Game Nite will not be hosting PFS on February 28th, as we will be celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Saint Louis Board Game Meetup Group! Pathfinder Society Members are encouraged to attend for a social evening of board gaming and cake.
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I just had the worst thing happen ever in my life... At least, sort of.
I had paint in my backpack on top of my pathfinder society record sheets. THe paint got crushed and took out all of my records for two of my characters, including their character sheets.
Only some of the sessions have been reported, and many of the sheets they had were GM credits i had, but did not report properly in the system.
What do I do if I want to resume playing these characters, or should I just dump them and move on with life?
Want more awesome? Miss a Scenario from Season 2? Wonder why that Barbarian's been giving you 'the eye' from across the room?
We can totally tell you.
Pathfinder Society Games happen weekly at Ogre's in St. Louis, MO every Sunday at 1pm, 6pm, and 11pm. Come get you some adventure, with a side of awesomesauce.
Need Directions? Want to know more? Need to call someone because you're feeling lonely? More info at: http://www.ogresgames.net
As a special bonus, show a completed Scenario from Ogre's Games for an extra discount on all Pathfinder, Game Mastery, and Paizo products in store.
Planned this week: The Dalsine Affair, and The Heresy of Man: Part 2.
Heya folks. I've noticed that we dont' have a thread here, so I dropped by to let everyone know that Ogre's Games in St. Louis will be running weekly Pathfinder Society events. We're currently on Scenario 4, and will run the adventure at 3pm and 8pm to give as many people the opportunity to play as possible.
More information, Store Location, and Hours can be found at http://www.ogresgames.net
