I've just found the invitation email for the Alpha Test - GMail had decided it was spam, and looking at it
* "YOU ARE INVITED" in bold letter in the subject,
* link in the email pointing to a different URL
I can see why they would.
Also, the goblinworks.com page with the instructions to install the client (https://goblinworks.com/installing-pathfinder-online/install-the-client/) says it "requires an Administer to run the program" (in bold letter to boot...). What the heck is an "Administer" ?..
It's true. But if there are PFS gamers in Ottawa who want to step up and run something at Cangames, then I'm happy to help organize as much as I can from Toronto, including liaising with Mike to provide convention support, if there's enough sessions running.
A friend of mine and myself are driving down to Cangames from Montreal, and we would be willing to run 1 table of PFS during the 3 Saturday timeslots and the Sunday morning one. We can prep 2 scenarios each, so each timeslot would be different.
We're waiting to hear from another group of potential PFS players also making the trip from Montreal (i.e. I know they play PFS and I know they are going to Cangames, but I don't know if they'd want to play PFS at Cangames...) before choosing what scenarios to bring, but I did not see any deadline for GM submission on the Cangames website.
Jeff, if you could facilitate the contact with the Cangames organizers, that would be appreciated. PM me if you need more details.
PaizoCon 2009 and Gen Con 2009 Pathfinder Society events, with the exception of a few people for whom I only have email addresses and not PFS ID #s, are fully reported.
Unfortunately, I'm still missing 2 games (out of 4) I played at Gen Con 2009. I have the Chronicles sheets duly signed by the GMs, but nothing is showing in the Sessions for that character (I checked the other PFS characters I have under the same PFS ID, nothing there either).
(I apologize in advance if you've read a similar message on another mailing list)
As per the previous years, I will make the trip from Montreal (Quebec) to Lake Morey (Vermont) to attend Carnage 12 (http://www.carnagecon.com) next November.
Just wanted to know if there was plans to have PFS events at Carnage this year.
The reason I'm asking *now* is that "first choice" selection for Carnage events submission ends July 12th. I can help with DMing PFS events at the convention, but I am a little too far "from the action" to actually submit events.
I would have no problem with running something at Cangames next year. I don't think that we would have much trouble finding other DMs as well.
I was sick as a dog for most of the weekend, so my recollection of this year's CanGames is thru a Tynenol-Extra-Strength-Cold-and-Sinuses(tm)-induced haze, but you can count on me to run you thru some scenarios next year !
armac wrote:
Although I do think that like this year, each scenario could be run more than once and still have full tables.
I believe so too, especially if relatively recent scenarios (ex. Prince of Augustana, Perils of the Pirate Pact) are scheduled.
Here is the hard part, the place I am looking set this up has to have good food, and be a place we can be merry (drink). I am not familiar with indianapolis so I am hoping some people can make some great suggestions for a place I can make reservations at.
1) The Ram Restaurant & Brewery. The owner is a gamer himself, there is a gaming room with tables right on the premises, and during GenCon that's where most folks get together, i.e. it's packed ! 8)
but I'm more partial to...
2) Alcatraz Brewing Co.. Slightly less packed that the Ram during GenCon, and has more of a "sports bar" feel to it, but I think the beer and the food are better 8)
My advise: start with the Ram, might be easier to get reservations there.
Since these scenarios will be available for home play later and many players won't be playing them back-to-back in the home stetting I think you're just fine the way things are. Just don't play Part 2 before you play Part 1--although I bet you could do that also if you don't mind the discontinuity.
It makes sense, except I have played my share of 2-rounders during the Living Greyhawk campaign, and those were considered as one 8-hours game. I wasn't sure if it was the same thing here.
logic_poet wrote:
I'd expect it would be OK as long as
a) You have 1 before 2, and
b) don't have any PFS scenarios in between.
I have Part 1 on Friday morning, and Part 2 on Sunday morning, and the only PFS event I have between them is "Betrayal in Absalom: A Pathfinder Society Event (Version 1)" - which I can play with my secondary character (we ex-LGers are used to juggle character sheets <g>).
Because of scheduling conflicts and last minute changes to what I wanted to register for, I now realize that I have tickets for Part 1 and Part 2 of "The Devil We Know" on different days (instead of one after another).
Too bad there's no polo shirts with the factions symbols since I usually don't wear t-shirts (too old and not in shape enough to wear them gracefully...)
(...) and GenCon will be their first Pathfinder Society experience. These players will be eligible to play only half the scenarios premiering at...
Even "seasoned" players who did not have the chance to play at least 21 PFS scenarios will be locked out of the last scenario (Drow of the Darklands Pyramid, Tiers 7–11).
As the main DM of our gaming group, I'm not even sure I will be able to level out any character to 5th level. To say I am disappointed is putting it mildly.
Oh well, I heard that Indianapolis has an amazing zoo...
Daniel Mayrand
driving 14 hours to GenCon for... what ?
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You may find those bonuses defined in the follow-up adventure (haven't read it yet), not Dralkard Manor, because the exact bonus may depend on who you're dealing with, in fact dealing with the wrong person may suffer a penalty.
We had both those mechanisms in the Living Greyhawk campaign:
- Either the bonus was listed in the scenario itself (ex. "If you have played Son of the Creature of the Black Lagoon or Return of the Son of the Creature of the Black Lagoon, you get a +2 Diplomacy bonus with the Creature..") and its application was managed by the DM,
- Or the bonus was listed on the Adventure Record (the equivalent of the Chronicle Sheet) and could be used at will - but still subject to DM's approval as of its pertinence.
So far, I've seen one reference to a previous adventure in a PFS Scenario.
Spoiler:
In Stay of Execution: "It’s possible that some PCs may have the lost treatise, “The Inward Facing Circle” from Pathfinder Society Scenario #1: Silent Tide."
If the bonus listed in Blood at Dralkard is similar, it should not have been listed in *this* scenario, but in the *next* scenario, or at least be put in more ambiguous terms, like "You have done him a good one, he will remember that...".
The way it is written in the scenario,
Spoiler:
Saving Sheriff Eraltis from the cult earns the PCs a permanent bonus to all Charisma-based checks in Alvis and Augustana as word of their deed spreads.
I did fully expect it to show up on the Chronicle. Now, was it an oversight ? Was the bonus not expected to be given, but the text not updated accordingly ?
I don't really care (nor do I think my players do) one way or another, I just want to have a firm answer to give them...
Daniel Mayrand
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former Living Greyhawk region administrator,
who edited his shared of mods,
and had his share of "oops, we goofed" moments... 8)
I ate and ran Blood at Dralkard Manor yesterday at Tier 1-2 for my regular group of Pathfinders.
It went reasonably well - no death but a few tense moments during the combats - and I believe a good time was had by all.
My 2 cents:
1) Yes, there is a possible conflict between the Andoran and the Cheliax faction goals as they are written in the scenario.
Spoiler:
"Creation of More Monsters" does not necessarily mean "Summoning".
The Andoran player found Handout #5 first, and asked the other faction in-character (*) NOT to inquire about it any further. Of course, out-of-character, the Handout got passed around (especially since we had 2 Andoran players), and the Cheliax player remarked that he too needed it. After a few o-o-c arguments back and forth, the Cheliax character conceded that the body of a vargouille would do the trick as well.
(*) We worked out a little "in-character code" when we want to signal to the other players that we need to do stuff or get stuff for our factions goals: all the player has to say is that it's "a matter of honor", and the other players get the message... <g>
1) Also, a "bump!" of a previous comment by NiTessine:
"" wrote:
The module mentions that the party receives (...)
Spoiler:
(...) a bonus on Charisma-based checks in Alvis and Augustana if they save Sheriff Eraltis. However, the actual size of the bonus is omitted, and it's not included on the Scenario Chronicle sheet.
Since me and my group of players will attend CanGames in May and most likely play "The Prince of Augustana" with its author, the distinguished Craig Shackleton (never hurts to kowtow to the DM... <g>), we would like to know if there is an answer to that discrepancy.
Worse comes to worse, I can put an hand-written note in the "Items Found During this Scenario" section of that Chronicle sheet next time I see them, but it's a kludge at best.
My character's profile lists two games I've played, but one has a comment that says I had already played in the adventure at a previous event, and doesn't update my prestige. As it was my first experience with Pathfinder, I certainly hadn't played it before. How can I fix it, or should I not worry about it?
Just my 2 cents:
The person who can fix this would be your DM - who is probably also the person who left the comment. You should try to get in touch with him/her and straigthen things out.
I will DM my first PFS game next Saturday, and, being the compulsive-obsessive sort, I want to make sure I have everything ready and at my fingertips.
Which brings me to Event Reporting.
I used to DM and organize events for the Living Greyhawk campaign, so I know a bit about Event Reporting, and I've read in other threads that until the "Report Event" link is up and running on the Paizo site, we are asked to hang on to the results until that feature goes live.
But what information do I need to gather for reporting ?
From past experience, I made up a small template that I will fill out on Saturday, which include:
The Event Name: TBD
The Event Code: TBD
The Adventure Title: The Hydra's Fang Incident
Date Played: November 1st, 2008
Start Time: 10 AM (hopefully)
Game Master's name and PFS ID: me, 4001
Players #1 thru 6's Name and PFS ID: whoever shows up 8)
Also, a little problem I have. I choosed the Osirion faction when creating my character, but instead 'Cheliax' is apprearing on my PFS card. Any explanation?
Easy. Edit your Profile on the Pathfinder site, and select the correct faction - that's what I had to do before my 1st game
So no, you're not the only one who messed that up ! 8)
Ah ben coudonc, moi itou! (trans: "I'll be darned, me too!")
Djoc wrote:
Any of you thought about some kind of forum where we can discuss, organize play sessions and invite wannabe players? (And maybe do it in french) Maybe we could use the Blackguard forum? (I'm Orb there) Unless Paizo has some kind of plan to make regional sub-forums for PFS?
Excellent idea, and IMHO a pre-requisite to any type of organized play.
I don't know about "Blackguard", but most of the Living Greyhawk's regions (I was one of the organisers for Quebec) has a Yahoo! discussion list set up. It may be not as fancy as the Paizo boards, but it did the job ! 8)
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