paizo.com Favorited Posts by Christopher Waterfieldpaizo.com Favorited Posts by Christopher Waterfield2024-03-28T09:56:41Z2024-03-28T09:56:41ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: [Official] Pathfinder Society Boon Request ThreadChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ubf?Official-Pathfinder-Society-Boon-Request-Thread#422023-08-11T07:59:41Z2023-07-07T18:45:54Z<p>Crossover boon to unlock access to Space Goblins in Starfinder
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PLEASEChristopher Waterfield2023-07-07T18:42:52ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Influence Systems in PFS2 scenariosChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43rm7?Influence-Systems-in-PFS2-scenarios#242023-05-23T20:32:19Z2023-02-26T15:22:18Z<p>I love the idea of giving players handouts. I find the current system to be frustrating as a player and as a GM, due in part to time constraints.</p>I love the idea of giving players handouts. I find the current system to be frustrating as a player and as a GM, due in part to time constraints.Christopher Waterfield2023-02-26T15:22:18ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Origins is back and in person, we need GMs and players!Christopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43lq8?Origins-is-back-and-in-person-we-need-GMs-and#32022-05-08T00:00:26Z2022-04-13T09:39:25Z<p>North Market has AMAZING food options within walking distance.</p>North Market has AMAZING food options within walking distance.Christopher Waterfield2022-04-13T09:39:25ZRe: Forums/Organized Play: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: January 2022 Organized Play Monthly UpdateChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shxg?January-2022-Organized-Play-Monthly-Update#162022-01-20T03:37:56Z2022-01-17T14:46:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mark Stratton wrote:</div><blockquote> Will PFS/SFS be at Origins this year? </blockquote><p>Yes, some of us Ohio people will be running games again this year. We would welcome your support, should you decide to attend.Mark Stratton wrote:Will PFS/SFS be at Origins this year?
Yes, some of us Ohio people will be running games again this year. We would welcome your support, should you decide to attend.Christopher Waterfield2022-01-17T14:46:01ZRe: Forums: Starfinder Society: I think I'm done running starship combat (rant)Christopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43e8h?I-think-Im-done-running-starship-combat#32021-07-30T00:26:55Z2021-06-03T10:00:35Z<p>Well written and well thought out summary. It actively reflects our local experience. I love Starfinder in spite of starship combat, not because of it. I do what I can to avoid scenarios with starship combat, simply because they provide a 30-60 minute deficit of fun. The other content is typically outstanding and oozing with laughs and fun all around the table.</p>Well written and well thought out summary. It actively reflects our local experience. I love Starfinder in spite of starship combat, not because of it. I do what I can to avoid scenarios with starship combat, simply because they provide a 30-60 minute deficit of fun. The other content is typically outstanding and oozing with laughs and fun all around the table.Christopher Waterfield2021-06-03T10:00:35ZRe: Forums/Organized Play: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Organized Play Initiative: DigitizationChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shdu&page=4?Organized-Play-Initiative-Digitization#1932020-09-26T17:26:34Z2020-09-24T09:29:37Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">John Francis wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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I have a problem with the underlying assumption that everybody carries around a device capable of logging in to a website.</p>
<p>I know of at least one player who doesn't have any kind of online presence at all, and several who only have online access if they're at home - they carry neither a laptop nor a smart phone.</p>
<p>There's also another problem as none of the hotels that have hosted our local conventions have public internet access, and even the 'hotel guest' access doesn't cover the parts of the hotel where gaming takes place.
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Most of the local game stores don't offer internet access, either.</p>
<p>Note that we're not talking about some minor outpost far from a major city - I'm talking about Silicon Valley, and large (100+ tables of PFS/SFS) conventions. </blockquote><p>Same in our area (Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan). Only 1 of our local stores has internet access, our local convention doesn't have internet, and some of our players don't have a smart phone/laptop/tablet.
<p>I'm in favor of making our OP experience more accessible, not less accessible. Paper copies of Chronicle sheets are absolutely needed.</p>John Francis wrote:I have a problem with the underlying assumption that everybody carries around a device capable of logging in to a website.I know of at least one player who doesn't have any kind of online presence at all, and several who only have online access if they're at home - they carry neither a laptop nor a smart phone.
There's also another problem as none of the hotels that have hosted our local conventions have public internet access, and even the 'hotel guest' access doesn't...Christopher Waterfield2020-09-24T09:29:37ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Giving GMs AcP for non-firing tablesChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs430dv&page=3?Giving-GMs-AcP-for-nonfiring-tables#1342020-05-14T02:47:35Z2020-05-05T09:52:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Tommi Ketonen wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Bob Jonquet wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">GM Wageslave wrote:</div><blockquote>physical Boon</blockquote>If by physical you mean adding that option to the menu for AcP, that's fine. If you mean a pdf that has to be printed and distributed by the organizer for the event, then no. We need to continue to move in the direction of paperless rewards. Ideally, using Gen Con as the model, we should have to print any rewards of any kind. Everything is handled digitally. And that process should propagate down through the community. </blockquote><p>Aside from "We're moving to paperless office because it's better for the environment" point, what's the driving force behind moving from physical paper copies to a digital one? Is there a reason other than "let's use less paper?"
<p>I think Blake's Tiger is at the root of the problem. PFS1 gives GMs what feels like a generous reward (at least for new GMs - old ones may have their pockets filled with various boons already anyway) while PFS2 gives less than peanuts for what is essentially the same amount of work. However, watery soup has a point. Honeslty, I'm not going to GM PFS2 at conventions -for the reward-, I'll do it if it's needed. I -will- gm PFS1 at a con -specifically for the reward-. If the difference is "get a race boon" vs "get 1/20th of a race boon" then I'll pick the first option any day. I'm not going to spend time writing up a report or even filling a blank table in the buggy reporting system for 2 or 3 points, my time is better spent elsewhere. And honestly, conventions are enough work to arrange already - as an organized I certainly don't want to spend extra time to report a couple of missing points.</p>
<p>PFS2 (convention) GM rewards are not worth the effort, amd unless the system is fundamentally changed (get a coupon code for a digital boon (race or otherwise), or something), whatever "consolidation" acp reward can be given to GM's for non-firing tables feels meaningless. </blockquote><p>Yes, this. Say whatever you want about people's motivations to GM at Cons. The unintended result is that offering a reward of "1/20 of a race boon" is no reward at all, and will negatively impact our ability to recruit GM's - which means we'll have to offer fewer tables going forward. Is this really beneficial to the Organized Play campaign?Tommi Ketonen wrote:Bob Jonquet wrote: GM Wageslave wrote:physical Boon
If by physical you mean adding that option to the menu for AcP, that's fine. If you mean a pdf that has to be printed and distributed by the organizer for the event, then no. We need to continue to move in the direction of paperless rewards. Ideally, using Gen Con as the model, we should have to print any rewards of any kind. Everything is handled digitally. And that process should propagate down through the community....Christopher Waterfield2020-05-05T09:52:24ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Giving GMs AcP for non-firing tablesChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs430dv&page=2?Giving-GMs-AcP-for-nonfiring-tables#982020-04-21T16:28:56Z2020-04-21T09:58:56Z<p>And yes, I am suggesting that additional ACP is not a meaningful incentive for most of us.</p>And yes, I am suggesting that additional ACP is not a meaningful incentive for most of us.Christopher Waterfield2020-04-21T09:58:56ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Giving GMs AcP for non-firing tablesChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs430dv&page=2?Giving-GMs-AcP-for-nonfiring-tables#972020-04-24T15:58:33Z2020-04-21T09:57:25Z<p>Ferious Thune, your comments about smaller conventions are spot on, based on my own personal experience as someone who organizes, GM's, and plays at several small conventions each year. My VA and I donate our own money to provide water, snacks, and Subway cards to incentivize GM participation at our local con. Race boons for PFS/SFS are the #1 incentive, (correction - free badge for the con is #2), free food is #3. We have to retain meaningful incentives to attract GM's from outside our local area, otherwise our ability to staff tables will be cut in half.</p>Ferious Thune, your comments about smaller conventions are spot on, based on my own personal experience as someone who organizes, GM's, and plays at several small conventions each year. My VA and I donate our own money to provide water, snacks, and Subway cards to incentivize GM participation at our local con. Race boons for PFS/SFS are the #1 incentive, (correction - free badge for the con is #2), free food is #3. We have to retain meaningful incentives to attract GM's from outside our local...Christopher Waterfield2020-04-21T09:57:25ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Goblins and disruptive playSerious Li (alias of Christopher Waterfield)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs42qel?Goblins-and-disruptive-play#402019-08-28T04:46:14Z2019-08-28T01:01:22Z<p>A sober-looking Goblin wearing simple robes approaches.</p>
<p>"I have taken a vow to be loyal and trustworthy to my brothers and sisters of the Radiant Oath. As the master says, 'I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.' May virtue and wisdom guide our steps."</p>A sober-looking Goblin wearing simple robes approaches.
"I have taken a vow to be loyal and trustworthy to my brothers and sisters of the Radiant Oath. As the master says, 'I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.' May virtue and wisdom guide our steps."Serious Li (alias of Christopher Waterfield)2019-08-28T01:01:22ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Downtime for GMsChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42phx?Downtime-for-GMs#102019-08-23T02:52:57Z2019-08-19T02:39:23Z<p>I'm new to the 2nd Edition party. Could someone please post an example of calculating earned income for downtime? For instance, Jose's first level fighter has a +2 Warfare Lore, and has 8 days of downtime after a 4 XP scenario. He rolls a _, which results in _ gp? sp? Armando's second level bard has a +5 Perform, and 12 days of downtime. He rolls a _, which results in _.</p>I'm new to the 2nd Edition party. Could someone please post an example of calculating earned income for downtime? For instance, Jose's first level fighter has a +2 Warfare Lore, and has 8 days of downtime after a 4 XP scenario. He rolls a _, which results in _ gp? sp? Armando's second level bard has a +5 Perform, and 12 days of downtime. He rolls a _, which results in _.Christopher Waterfield2019-08-19T02:39:23ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Playtest Prerelease Discussion: Paizo Blog: Trinkets and TreasuresChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lkvl&page=6?Trinkets-and-Treasures#2742018-06-26T19:45:40Z2018-06-26T01:08:23Z<p>As a whole, this Resonance business appears unintuitive and unnecessarily complicated to me. I like the simplicity and accessibility of staves; everything else about Resonance appears to be extra paperwork/tracking for what benefit I cannot discern.</p>
<p>Tying Resonance to Charisma appears to be a low blow to martial characters in general. Aren't most martial classes MAD enough already? I fail to see the point of forcing characters to spend Resonance on consumables unless the intent is to nerf martials (and alchemists) even harder.</p>
<p>Why not base Resonance on class levels instead of tying it to a mental stat?</p>As a whole, this Resonance business appears unintuitive and unnecessarily complicated to me. I like the simplicity and accessibility of staves; everything else about Resonance appears to be extra paperwork/tracking for what benefit I cannot discern.
Tying Resonance to Charisma appears to be a low blow to martial characters in general. Aren't most martial classes MAD enough already? I fail to see the point of forcing characters to spend Resonance on consumables unless the intent is to nerf...Christopher Waterfield2018-06-26T01:08:23ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Races for Season of Faction's FavorChristopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uhcq?Races-for-Season-of-Factions-Favor#102017-07-29T14:53:47Z2017-07-28T18:47:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">John Compton wrote:</div><blockquote></p>
<p>I'd be cautious about this approach, as the experience of the campaign's more active convention GMs doesn't necessarily reflect the experience of someone who runs games at one convention per year and was really hoping for a race boon. Were there to be a special equipment boon introduced into the GM rewards rotation, it would likely need to be offered as an alternative to—not a replacement of—the race boon on offer. </blockquote><p>Amen to that. Thank you providing this perspective.John Compton wrote:I'd be cautious about this approach, as the experience of the campaign's more active convention GMs doesn't necessarily reflect the experience of someone who runs games at one convention per year and was really hoping for a race boon. Were there to be a special equipment boon introduced into the GM rewards rotation, it would likely need to be offered as an alternative to—not a replacement of—the race boon on offer.
Amen to that. Thank you providing this perspective.Christopher Waterfield2017-07-28T18:47:39ZRe: Forums: Ironfang Invasion: Paizo Blog: Ironfangs and Scumbag Dames!Christopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ljsk?Ironfangs-and-Scumbag-Dames#212017-05-11T22:49:34Z2017-05-10T01:59:23Z<p>Well said. I was already a fan of your artwork, now you can count me as an admirer of your perspective-filled prose.</p>
<p>Brava!</p>Well said. I was already a fan of your artwork, now you can count me as an admirer of your perspective-filled prose.
Brava!Christopher Waterfield2017-05-10T01:59:23ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: ETA on Additional Resources update?Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u3qx&page=2?ETA-on-Additional-Resources-update#592017-01-24T18:28:33Z2017-01-24T00:09:36Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Thomas Hutchins wrote:</div><blockquote><p> PFS legality is my biggest decision for purchase. I like to buy cool things that PFS allows, thinking that one day I'll use it in there. But if there's not much PFS legal in it that's cool then I wont get it. </p>
<p>Like right now path's of righteousness. A lot of the prestige classes and feats seem cool and interesting. Prestigious spellcaster is a game changer for PrC. But no clue if it'll be legal so I'm holding off getting excited about it, while a friend has now mapped out like 2 PFS characters using PrC from the book and planning on using this feat. If it's not legalized then some of he recent choices aren't so good.</p>
<p>And this sale really does make us buyers want clarification sooner to take advantage of the sale. </blockquote><p>Same here. Paths for Righteousness & Blood of the Beast look amazing, but I won't buy either until I know how much of each book will be legal for PFS.Thomas Hutchins wrote:PFS legality is my biggest decision for purchase. I like to buy cool things that PFS allows, thinking that one day I'll use it in there. But if there's not much PFS legal in it that's cool then I wont get it.
Like right now path's of righteousness. A lot of the prestige classes and feats seem cool and interesting. Prestigious spellcaster is a game changer for PrC. But no clue if it'll be legal so I'm holding off getting excited about it, while a friend has now mapped...Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)2017-01-24T00:09:36ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: In the Rainbow of PFS Polo Shirts, is there room for one that a VA could wear?Christopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tsro?In-the-Rainbow-of-PFS-Polo-Shirts-is-there#372016-07-24T05:50:20Z2016-07-23T20:03:23Z<p>Dark green would look great as well. I like the glyph of the open road idea.</p>Dark green would look great as well. I like the glyph of the open road idea.Christopher Waterfield2016-07-23T20:03:23ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: In the Rainbow of PFS Polo Shirts, is there room for one that a VA could wear?Christopher Waterfieldhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tsro?In-the-Rainbow-of-PFS-Polo-Shirts-is-there#362016-07-23T21:06:55Z2016-07-23T20:02:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Hilary Moon Murphy wrote:</div><blockquote><p> So Christopher, what colors would you like to see in a VA polo shirt?</p>
<p>Hmm </blockquote><p>I was thinking that you could get purple to match your hair, and I could get gray to match mine.
<p>If we're going for uniformity on color, I will compromise and go with purple.</p>Hilary Moon Murphy wrote:So Christopher, what colors would you like to see in a VA polo shirt?
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I was thinking that you could get purple to match your hair, and I could get gray to match mine. If we're going for uniformity on color, I will compromise and go with purple.Christopher Waterfield2016-07-23T20:02:01ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Do you like evil boons?Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tjid&page=3?Do-you-like-evil-boons#1252016-04-11T01:35:07Z2016-04-09T20:50:35Z<p>Agree with you 100%, Harold. I am a power gamer, and I have never taken or intend to take an "evil" boon. Most of my character's are good-aligned, but even the neutral ones lean toward good. Only actions that benefit the greater good should be rewarded, in my opinion.</p>
<p>I love the idea of a boon you have to give to someone else, or a boon for staying true to your alignment/oath and the Gods noticed.</p>Agree with you 100%, Harold. I am a power gamer, and I have never taken or intend to take an "evil" boon. Most of my character's are good-aligned, but even the neutral ones lean toward good. Only actions that benefit the greater good should be rewarded, in my opinion.
I love the idea of a boon you have to give to someone else, or a boon for staying true to your alignment/oath and the Gods noticed.Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)2016-04-09T20:50:35ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Blog: Calling All Seekers!Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lil4?Calling-All-Seekers#462016-03-20T04:02:26Z2016-03-14T21:19:38Z<p>Muchas Gracias!
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Thank you!</p>Muchas Gracias!
Vielen Dank!
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Thank you!Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)2016-03-14T21:19:38ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Have you Been Naughty or Nice!!!! Coloring SheetMiloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t7f2?Have-you-Been-Naughty-or-Nice-Coloring-Sheet#52015-12-26T01:29:52Z2015-12-25T19:34:23Z<p>Wonderful! I hope Father Christmas left you some goodies under the tree this year, and not coal. Have a wonderful holiday.</p>Wonderful! I hope Father Christmas left you some goodies under the tree this year, and not coal. Have a wonderful holiday.Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)2015-12-25T19:34:23ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: What to do when PFS is too popular.Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qq8w?What-to-do-when-PFS-is-too-popular#72015-03-08T19:49:50Z2014-02-25T01:09:10Z<p>What a great problem to have!</p>What a great problem to have!Miloslav (alias of Christopher Waterfield)2014-02-25T01:09:10Z