paizo.com Favorited Posts by Hornbenderpaizo.com Favorited Posts by Hornbender2024-03-28T03:49:32Z2024-03-28T03:49:32ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: New to PFS - Why no GM/GM credit nor General Chronicle Sheet?Hornbenderhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42vyf&page=2?New-to-PFS-Why-no-GMGM-credit-nor-General#932020-04-18T22:12:30Z2019-12-28T06:26:59Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BigNorseWolf wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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1)A DM that really wants chronicles for multiple times for running a non repeatable- this is more or less synonomous with a new DM
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</blockquote><p>This part has been a sticking point in my mind since the thread began and I've been chewing on it for a while.
<p>If players aren't very incentivized to GM because they get one extra chronicle, why would that be a further enticement with a second or third. </p>
<p>It just seems like a very targeted solution to a narrow band problem which doesn't seem like much of an enticement to new or infrequent GMs. </p>
<p>I will say that the GM incentives for Starfinder are ones I hope are replicated in PFS2. The GM race boon which is earned by GMing games has been a huge encouragement to our GMs (maybe too much because I have too many GMs) also, extra credit for GM over played tables for other boons (see skittermander). Those boons I can tie directly to GMs wanting to GM more. Its rare that any of our GMs run a scenario more than once as we try to get everyone play and GM credit, but even on the rare occasions when they do, I've never had one say "Darn, it's too bad I'm not getting a chronicle for this one". </p>
<p>I'm just trying to see where this helps me attract GMs or get them to GM more. So far none of the discussion is getting me to that answer.</p>BigNorseWolf wrote:1)A DM that really wants chronicles for multiple times for running a non repeatable- this is more or less synonomous with a new DM
This part has been a sticking point in my mind since the thread began and I've been chewing on it for a while. If players aren't very incentivized to GM because they get one extra chronicle, why would that be a further enticement with a second or third.
It just seems like a very targeted solution to a narrow band problem which doesn't seem...Hornbender2019-12-28T06:26:59ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: New to PFS - Why no GM/GM credit nor General Chronicle Sheet?Hornbenderhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42vyf?New-to-PFS-Why-no-GMGM-credit-nor-General#332020-04-18T22:04:44Z2019-12-24T16:37:00Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BigNorseWolf wrote:</div><blockquote> I ran games for years out of a pop up table wedged in between toys in a comic shop. </blockquote><p>I'm waxing nostalgic for the days I used to run games out of the basement storage room in a used book store.
<p>I'll relate my SFS experience as it matches with PFS1 and likely will with PFS2 as time goes on. </p>
<p>I currently have 13 characters in SFS. Among those are characters in every tier range. Some of those characters were built mainly to place credit from replayable scenarios. But also, to make sure that I can always have a character to play at any table (and sometimes have options based on table makeup and scenario theme). </p>
<p>I struggle to keep enough characters in the lower level ranges because 1) There is a larger number of low level scenarios and 2) With both Player and GM credit, my characters tend to level quickly.</p>
<p>As others have noted, once you start accumulating GM chronicles, it becomes difficult to manage distribution of those chronicles and maintain enough characters to support receiving all of those chronicles, to the point that sometimes GMs don't even take them even when available. As I already feel that my character pool is diluted, I would not want to add more chronicles to the mix.</p>
<p>There may be others that feel differently, but from my own experience, the current system has struck the right balance with GM rewards. Locally, we actually tend to have more GMs than needed for the player base. We struggle to ensure our GMs have enough "GM" time vice playing time.</p>BigNorseWolf wrote:I ran games for years out of a pop up table wedged in between toys in a comic shop.
I'm waxing nostalgic for the days I used to run games out of the basement storage room in a used book store. I'll relate my SFS experience as it matches with PFS1 and likely will with PFS2 as time goes on.
I currently have 13 characters in SFS. Among those are characters in every tier range. Some of those characters were built mainly to place credit from replayable scenarios. But also, to...Hornbender2019-12-24T16:37:00ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: SFS 1-30: Survivor's SalvationHornbenderhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42gpe?SFS-130-Survivors-Salvation#72019-02-18T22:36:57Z2019-02-18T22:29:23Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Thurston Hillman wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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[[But seriously, this should be something of a fun "wait what!?" experience for players and no GM should be using this as a way to murder-TPK a party by using another player to do all the heavy lifting. As with all things, don't be a jerk with these.]] </blockquote><p>Unfortunately, the only pc the slime could get to was the envoy. Although he had almost convinced the party that nothing was wrong, even after they witnessed the slime disappearing down his throat.
<p>In this example the slug felt subterfuge was the best way to a prolonged existence. That raises an interesting question. Should a slime manage to find it's way into a pc and not be extracted before the end of the adventure, what is the potential result? Is the character not playable and therefore dead, or is there a cure cost for removing a slime?</p>Thurston Hillman wrote:[[But seriously, this should be something of a fun "wait what!?" experience for players and no GM should be using this as a way to murder-TPK a party by using another player to do all the heavy lifting. As with all things, don't be a jerk with these.]]
Unfortunately, the only pc the slime could get to was the envoy. Although he had almost convinced the party that nothing was wrong, even after they witnessed the slime disappearing down his throat. In this example the...Hornbender2019-02-18T22:29:23ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Glyph of the Open Road diceHornbenderhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2v6dv?Glyph-of-the-Open-Road-dice#82018-06-06T19:03:54Z2018-06-06T18:16:22Z<p>What about dice with the Starfinder logo. Could that also be an option going forward?</p>What about dice with the Starfinder logo. Could that also be an option going forward?Hornbender2018-06-06T18:16:22ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Blog: A Call to Vol--How to Volunteer for Organized Play at Gen Con 50!Hornbenderhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ljif&page=11?A-Call-to-VolHow-to-Volunteer-for-Organized#5452017-08-08T20:49:02Z2017-08-08T02:40:48Z<p>If you are not going to need your vehicle, you may want to look at parking near the airport and then taking a cab or shuttle down to the convention center.</p>If you are not going to need your vehicle, you may want to look at parking near the airport and then taking a cab or shuttle down to the convention center.Hornbender2017-08-08T02:40:48Z