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We have ONE remaining space for this adventure PFS Gameday V.

Tier 1–5, Subtier 4–5.

First come, first served. Post in this thread to claim the seat.

The Season 8 Guide is missing text that appeared in the previous season's guide regarding upgrading magical items.

For ease of play, a masterwork item can always be upgraded to a +1 item without paying for the masterwork cost again. Instead, you pay the difference between the cost of the +1 item and that of the masterwork item. This rule also applies to upgrading from a +1 item to a +2 item and so on—you never have to repay the original cost or sell your current item for half to upgrade to the next step. Note that this only applies to items of the same kind—you can’t, for example, turn your masterwork rapier into a +1 greatsword.

For ease of play, items of the same kind can be upgraded from a masterwork item to a magic item by paying the difference in cost of the two items. However, you can’t turn items of one type into another (i.e., you can’t turn a masterwork rapier into a +1 greatsword). ...

In other words, the rules for upgrading magic items numeric-based have been removed from the Guide.

I'm not suggesting the rule has changed. Indeed the FAQ item on upgrading named items was updated to the new season's guide page (although the page now says nothing about upgrading magical items).

Named magic items—including specific armor and specific weapons—are not upgradeable. Non-magic specific armor and specific weapons may be upgraded normally. Magic armor and weapons may be upgraded to named versions if they are the same basic material and shape as, and meet but do not exceed the enhancement bonuses of the named versions. Wondrous items whose names include a +X value (such as bracers of armor, headband of vast intelligence, amulet of might fists, etc.) may also be upgraded following the rules for upgrading magical items on page 19 of the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play.

(As an aside, the name of the text being referenced is also incorrect.)

I suspect this change was made for editorial/page-fit reasons, but there is now no RAW text describing the upgrading of magical items. Veterans will understand because "it's always been that way", but those new to PFS (or new to RTFM) won't find the needed rule.

Or, is my interpretation wrong, and the intent was to remove upgrades for already-magic items?

Opening discussion.

Please post
* Player name
* Character name
* Faction
* PFS #
* Day Job

Dot.

Opening discussion.

Please post
* Player name
* Character name
* Faction
* PFS #
* Day Job

Dot.

Opening discussion.

Please post
* Player name
* Character name
* Faction
* PFS #
* Day Job

Dot

#7-10 Consortium Compact is evergreen.

I have a player telling me that after the table was reported to Paizo, his level one character is shown in sessions tab as not receiving PP for the event, with a warning saying he's played it with another character.

Is this normal for evergreens, a bug in the system, or did I screw something up reporting it?

(Yes, I know paper copy rules all, but it'd be nice if data in the system were correct too.)

First, please post your character level so we can get the APL sorted, and make either character substitutions or tier adjustments to the scenario, if required.

Second, when that's all settled, please post:
* Player name
* Character name
* PFS #
* Faction
* Downtime

Open for dotting.

First, let me know what your levels are so that I can get the tier right.

At some point, please (re)post your PFS info:
* Player name
* Character name
* PFS #
* Faction
* Downtime

Open for dotting.

Welcome! Please check in with the following:

* Player name
* Characer name
* PFS ID#
* Faction
* Downtime

My preference is that you post once/day whether it's your turn or not (M–F, anyway; once over the weekend is fine). React to the environment and your party members. Just let me know you're alive.

This can be a RP-heavy scenario, depending on your choices, so make sure everyone gets to participate.

My plan is to do the opening post some time this weekend, and officially get things moving when I get back from a work trip on Monday night (7 Dec) or Tuesday (8 Dec). In the meantime, please muster, introduce yourselves and get to know each other.

Open for dotting.

Please introduce yourselves.

Welcome! Please check in with the following:

* Player name
* Characer name
* PFS ID#
* Faction
* Downtime

My preference is that you post once/day whether it's your turn or not (M–F, anyway; once over the weekend is fine). React to the environment and your party members. Just let me know you're alive.

This can be a RP-heavy scenario, depending on your choices, so make sure everyone gets to participate.

My plan is to do the opening post some time this weekend, and officially get things moving when I get back from a work trip on Monday night (7 Dec) or Tuesday (8 Dec). In the meantime, please muster, introduce yourselves and get to know each other.

Open for dotting.

Please introduce yourselves.

Welcome! Please check in with the following:

* Player name
* Characer name
* PFS ID#
* Faction
* Downtime

My preference is that you post once/day whether it's your turn or not (M–F, anyway; once over the weekend is fine). React to the environment and your party members. Just let me know you're alive.

This can be a RP-heavy scenario, depending on your choices, so make sure everyone gets to participate.

My plan is to do the opening post some time this weekend, and officially get things moving when I get back from a work trip on Monday night (7 Dec) or Tuesday (8 Dec). In the meantime, please muster, introduce yourselves and get to know each other.

Open for dotting.

Please introduce yourselves.

Welcome! Please check in with the following:

* Player name
* Characer name
* PFS ID#
* Faction
* Downtime

My preference is that you post once/day whether it's your turn or not (M–F, anyway; once over the weekend is fine). React to the environment and your party members. Just let me know you're alive.

This can be a RP-heavy scenario, depending on your choices, so make sure everyone gets to participate.

My plan is to do the opening post some time this weekend, and officially get things moving when I get back from a work trip on Monday night (7 Dec) or Tuesday (8 Dec). In the meantime, please muster, introduce yourselves and get to know each other.

Open for dotting.

Please introduce yourselves.

Thread open. I'll start tonight.

You're aboard the ship Grinning Pixie, a floating Pathfinder lodge owned by Venture-Captain Calisro Benarry. You've been headed north for some time, and the weather is cold. Oh, so very cold.

You've all been called in to the Captain's quarters to (finally) get your mission briefing.

Check in, take care of any shopping, and I'll post the intro this evening.

This is a *very* early call for PFS T1–2 scenario #7–10, "The Consortium Compact".

We won't start until mid-December. I'll run up to three tables at once (Standard and Core). (The scenario doesn't even release for another week)

Sign ups will be accepted via my GoogleDoc sheet.

Thread open.

Please report your PFS number, Player name, Character name, Faction and any Downtime.

Gameplay thread open for dotting.

Open for dotting.

You are summoned to meet with Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin at the Grand Lodge in Absalom.

In a new campaign, all posts to the gameplay tab are getting eaten. They won't "preview" either.

At first I figured it might be a GM issue (not created the thread?), but it seems the GM is having the same problem.

Link to the campaign's discussion thread.

Opening for dotting

Please go ahead and get your pregens sorted out. There can be doubles, but one of each is ideal.

When you know who you are, please create an alias and populated its stats.

Then, post the following here in discussion:
* Player Name
* Character Name (alias AND goblin name)
* PFS ID# of the 1st-level character you're applying this chronicle to.

Note: As a nod to the craziness (and short-livedness) of goblins, this module has the unique benefit of applying a useful chronicle, even if the pregen dies. So, go crazy.

A squat goblin peers suspiciously at the gathered Pathfinders. You can't tell whether he's angry, excited, or just gassy.

Unfortunately, he begins to sing, in a screechy goblin way that makes everything sound like chaos and killing.

"Three signed up, still need one more,
Do it now, don't be a bore.
We stab and burn and kill and curse,
Go on adventure; do your worst!"

Still need one more for the first in the WBG series. If players wish to continue after the first, we can move directly into Too and Free as desired.

I'll report this as part of Gameday IV, so there will be boon support as well, at least for the first adventure.

As further reminder, as a T1–2 module, WBG is replayable, but its two sequels are not.

I mentioned it in the "Additional Resources Updates" thread last month, but the entry for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Pathfinder Unchained appears multiple times on the resource list. (Once below Occult Adventures and again below Ultimate Magic.)

Content is the same in both entries.

Opening gameplay thread for dotting.

In the spirit of the fine work of the Doomed Hero's Guide and Painlord's excellent follow-ons, I hope the following will be of value to the community.

As a player and PbP GM I find myself looking at many character sheets. Some are fantastic. Some are awful. As GM I'd rather see a players with great sheets, and I find the best sheets follow some consistent formulae. Here goes:

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Your character sheet is your ambassador to the game. The GM will look at it when deciding to pick you, other characters will look at it throughout the game. Think of it like a resume. It’s nice if it looks good. It’s better if it’s clearly and concisely organized.

What's in a good (PFS/PbP) Character Sheet?

In addition to the basic stuff (weapons, armor, skills, etc.), you should have, at a minimum:

• Link to your Inventory Tracking Sheet
  
• Links to each of your chronicles
  
• SRD links or brief descriptions of each feat/ability/spell/weird thing that is not in the Core Rulebook. Don't assume everyone knows what your feat is.

Even better sheets
To build a quality sheet, make it easy for both you and your GM to parse during a game. Try to craft your sheet to make it hard for you to forget situational bonuses.

• Provide full stat blocks for each weapon
  
• Provide alternative stats next to regular ones. For example if your character is regularly enlarged, shapeshifted, or enraged, list the stats for your weapons in both normal and altered states.
  
• Link known spells to their SRD pages.
  
• Calculate encumbrance on your Inventory Tracking Sheet
  
• Use bold and italics appropriately. Follow the Pathfinder style: italics are great for spell names and magic item names. Capitalize skills and feats. Use bold and ALL CAPS judiciously for headings.

Super awesome sheets
Expert sheet strategies are about long-term maintenance and making your sheet easy to audit. Use the 'ooc' tag liberally to provide meta information.

• Spell out how bonuses are calculated. I suggest combining the 'smaller' and 'ooc' tags.
  
• Specify how feats are earned (and at what level), whether through class features or level gain.
  
• Use a spoiler to list how your favored class bonuses are applied at each level.
  
• For items not in the Core Rulebook, identify which resource is used.
  

Players should also put a statblock under their name.
Most GMs expect this. You can edit the character's Race, Class/Levels and Gender fields to show information that will appear in the forum, such as:
- Hit Points
- Armor Class (also include touch and flatfooted AC)
- Saving Throws
- Combat Manuever Defense
- Perception bonus
- Initiative bonus
For example, you could use this format:

HP 30/30 | AC 15 t11 ff14 | F:4 R:5 W:3 (+2 vs Evil) | CMD 18 | Perception +9 | Init +1

This information should all be visible without a spoiler tag.

Advanced players use the statblock to track things that change regularly, like daily uses of abilities and spells. This is a great use of the spoiler tag (and can be made better by using the 'smaller' tag within the spoiler). For example,

It may be easier to put static information in one field (e.g., Race) and changing information in another (e.g., Class). No matter your strategy, avoid using more than one spoiler tag in the stat block. (It takes up too much vertical space.)

Dot here/

I'm considering opening up a table to follow this adventure. (To begin about a week after whenever this adventure finishes.)

Are there any preferences for follow-on scenarios? (CORE) I'm considering
* 6-18From Under the Ice
* 0-04 The Frozen Fingers of Midnight
* 5-08 Confirmation (Evergreen!)
* 0-08 Slave Pits of Absalom
* 6-08 Segang Expedition

This group would have preferential priority in a follow-on table.

The reason I ask now is that tables need to be registered early for GM support. Registering another table for the Gameday is also another chance for "convention" boons.

The intention would be to finish before Siege of the Serpents starts November 5th ... so both Icebound Outpost and any follow-ons would have to be a fast to squeeze it in. I think it's quite doable with daily posting.

This event begins Sept 19th, as part of Gameday IV

Signups are officially on my Google Doc, and are full, for now.

According to my sheet, we have:
Luke_Parry — ??
chadius — Druid 1
Gerald — Monk or Sorc. 1
PJP — Fighter 1 / Wizard 1
Baerlie — Monk 1
Ledt — Sorcerer 4

... for a full table at this time.

Siege of the Serpents, **CORE**

This is part of the Gameday IV event. (See all tables here.)

I will run this as Sub-Tier (1-2), and will accept characters that keep the average party level within that sub-tier.

Because this is part of the Gameday event, we cannot start the adventure until November 5th (2015-11-05). (Early sign ups are needed for event support, etc.) Because the start date is a ways away, I will PM reminders to those selected about a week out.

Players should commit to post once each day, as a minimum.

I will take the first 6 players to sign up.

Please list your player name, PFS ID, etc.

It would also be great if y'all would make aliases for the pregens. Something like "[gobin_name] - [player_name]", if the system will let you.

You are goblins of the Licktoad tribe, who live deep in Brinestump Marsh, south of the hated man-town called Sandpoint. Once, other goblins tried to burn Sandpoint down, and they would have been legends if they had succeeded. But they didn’t bring enough fire, and got themselves killed as a result.

Yesterday, your tribe discovered that one of your own had been using forbidden arts and was engaged in one of the greatest of taboos—writing things down. In fact, rumor holds that what he was writing was a history of your tribe! There’s no swifter way to bring about bad luck than stealing words out of your mind by writing them down, and so your tribe had no choice.

You branded the goblin’s face with letters to punish him, which is why everyone calls him Scribbleface now, and then you ran him out of town, took all of his stuff, and burned down his hut.

That’s where things got interesting, because before you all burned down his hut, Chief Gutwad found a weird box within the building. Inside was a map and a lot of fireworks—fireworks that immediately came to use in burning the hut down.

Then, this morning, Gutwad announced that tonight there would be a feast in order to drive out any lingering bad luck from Scribbleface’s poor decisions. But perhaps even more exciting, all of you have been secretly invited to meet at Chief Gutwad’s Moot House. Why would the chief want to speak to you? It can only mean that he’s got an important mission for you all... one that the other goblins of the tribe couldn’t pull off. This could be your chance to go down in Licktoad history!

Take a moment and introduce yourselves to each other. RP as you like, we'll begin after everyone has checked in.