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A picture is worth a thousand words. This is the picture I mentioned in my previous post: here. (Spoiler for True Dragons of Absalom chronicle). Of all the things the player could have done Saturday night at Gen Con, he chose to play PFS. This was the result. I understand peoples' reservations that people will use this change to do stupid things but a competent GM is able to control the flow of their game and should be able to deter players from doing such things. I would be greatly saddened if this policy turned away players not only from the great game that Paizo has created but a wonderful hobby. At the end of the day, this is a game. That's all it is. It's a game that we as GMs are responsible for ensuring our players' enjoyment. Which is good because that ultimately makes more money for Paizo so they can continue to create a game we all enjoy.
Two point I would like to make as general feedback for Gen Con. 1. The audio visual were great! However, I was running at Blue 25 on Thursday night, which was one of the front corners of the room. Many of the tables in the wings were not able to see the screens or hear the speakers. I know a lot of time and effort went into the AV presentations, as they always do but many of the tables in my area did not get the benefit of them. I understand that more screens and speakers cost dearly but I wouldn't mind having the benefit of them as a GM and for my players regardless of where we are assigned to sit. Many of the tables around me and myself included got a bit lost between acts III and IV due to our inability to see and hear what was going on. 2. Please reconsider you policy about character death when the player is forced to play a pregen character like in True Dragons of Absalom or Serpents rise, and here's why: Many new players were sitting at these tables for the first time, with no real experience with the character they were playing or the game in general. On Sunday morning the GM at the table next to me found a True Dragons chronicle and on it in red ink was the word DEAD! Underlined twice. On top of the chronicle was a brand new, never to be used again pathfinder ID number. This is a player that will never come back to your game! As a business model this is a poor policy. Gen Con is designed to attract new players in a competitive market. I believe Paizo can do better on this one. 3. That being said I had a great time, met many great players, reconnected with some players from previous years in will be returning for my fourth year as a Tier I GM next year.
Congratulations Joanna, One of my favorite people (Pathfinder or otherwise) You've earned every star and then some! On behalf of the SD community, and Amir, Thank you! May there be many more cats, rangers, Wil-o-Wisps, perma-deaths and other fun things in your future! "Death begets Knowledge"
Getting ready to run this in SD, Thank you for the clarification of the puzzle, it was driving me crazy! I have two questions concerning the Allip encounter. 1. The DC for Ghalcor's Touch of Insanity is 19 at tier 5-6, yet at tier 8-9 it is only 18. Haven't been able to figure out why the DC is lower at the higher tier. 2. Relentless Compulsion: How often is he able to use this ability? Or is it just once and done?
Another little known fact... Is a big fan of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal! Also an amazing GM but that's a well known fact in San Diego.
Athurva...thanks for coming out!
Just wanted to give a quick shout-out to David Montgomery VL Boston, ran our level 15 Siege of the Diamond Gate table. This guy knows his Sh** and is a great roleplaying judge, took our crazy table and just ran with it. Thanks man and many props! "So what is it that Farene the Far Traveled does?" "I flip up these 3 cards."
Opening this feat up to several other classes makes perfect sense, what if a witch loses it's familiar? Or if the magus, or alchemist lost their spellbook or formula book. This ruling would also allow classes other then the wizard to take the Magaambyan Arcanist prestige class (that actually references the witch in the text). I agree that this is more of a clarification then a "House Rule"
This is a scenario that comes up more often then you might think. I totally agree with Mr. Windseeker.
I believe one of the most important qualities of a good game master is to help your players create memories of a good experience. Memories that they can take away from the table and cherish for a lifetime. So that years down the road while swapping stories of the game table with their friends (and you all know you do this) they can say, "man, I remember this one time I got to do this amazing and heroic thing". To allow them as players to stand tall against the oncoming darkness and say, "not today". Isn't that why people play this game, to be larger then life and do something amazing? To do the things that they may never get to experience in real life? To stand up from prone with 2 HP left and crit the big bad sending him down for well deserved dirt nap? The great thing about doing this is that it doesn't require you to be the best rules guy, or the best tactician or role player all you need to do is make sure your players walk away with a smile on their faces, having given them their time to shine and by allowing them to be heroic, even if it's only for the short time while they're at your table. If you've ever had a table of players applaud you at the end of a session you know you've done them a great service. That in itself is the best reward you can hope for as a GM. Something we can all strive for. And yea it's a bit sappy, but what can I say, I had a good day.
I'm interested in making a Witch with the Magaambyan Arcanist prestige class from Paths of Prestige. One of the requirements for taking the prestige class is the Spell Mastery feat which has a prerequisite of 1st level wizard. Therefore according to the current rules in place my witch would need to take a one level dip into wizard to qualify for the prestige class, however upon reading the class features it specifically mentions the witch and the usage of the witch's familiar, leading me to believe the original intention of the prestige class was to make it open to more then just wizards. Is there going to be any clarification or errata concerning this in the future? |
