In the conclusion, the members of the team are given a specific item if they met certain criteria. That item is not on the Chronicle Sheet. I would like to know if it should or should not be there. If it should not be on the Chronicle Sheet, let me say in advance that is totally silly to gift them the item and then not list it on the chronicle sheet. If it should be on there, thank you. That is a worthy reward for the players.
I am ready to start running this online as right after Gen Con Online is over with. I enjoyed using Roll20's premade Fall of Plaguestone model and am confident their Slithering module will be just as good. I am also hoping Syrinscape has the audio module ready for it as well.
I noticed that Fantasy Grounds is now selling PFS2 scenarios along with the Adventure Paths. The availability of the ready to run PFS2 scenarios is something they have just started to offer. One can sync one's account with Paizo as well there. Roll20 offers some PF2 materials and an account sync with Paizo, but has yet to offer PFS2 scenarios.
Will this be coming to Roll20? I would really like to see this happen. Building scenarios takes time which can be spent running scenarios instead. The Online Region is growing and would grow even larger if we didn't have to build the scenarios. I feel like more players would take that step into online GMing if the scenarios were available on Roll20 as that is the VTT that most of the GMs in our region are using.
I absolutely loved Crit Arena this Friday, November 1st! I laughed all the way through it. This was just a great way to learn the rules while having to pressure at all on the players. It looked like a great way to introduce players to the PF2 system as well. I will be conducting a Crit Arena at some events where a larger audience is expected so that more people see PF2. I feel it will be a great draw for them and I will use it to distribute information about PFS2.
As the title says, will there be a new PFS logo or emblem for Second Edition? Or will we just continue to use the same basic emblem and have a new season logo like we usually did for the previous seasons?
I'm getting a banner made for the events I organize and want to get the newest PFS logo on it.
The Absalom Lodge of the Great Rivers Gaming Guild is proud to announce our QuinCon 34 line up of Pathfinder and Starfinder sessions for your gaming enjoyment! The beautiful Gem City of West Central Illinois is your destination July 19-21 to participate in the con before THE CON!
Believe it or not, but we actually have plenty of GMs on standby who want to run sessions for you. As the tables fill, we will be adding GMs to overflowing tables and opening additional scenarios in slots with full tables.
In addition, this year we are bringing back multi-table specials after a long absence! Pathfinder players can experience 8-99D: The Solstice Scar while Starfinder players can experience 1-99: The Scoured Stars Invasion. We even have extra GMs for those specials.
Come on over to Quincy, Illinois and enjoy our Midwest hospitality and play some Pathfinder and Starfinder scenarios as you get ready to go to Gen Con. Pick up those levels you need for your characters before playing them in Indianapolis. Get that experience and gold, level up, and purchase the items you need to thrive and survive in August!
I like the idea of using the Achievement Points to earn more PFS1 Replays. That's a good decision.
As far as the Chronicle Sheet goes, there are no spots for Achievement Points, Infamy, and Downtime. Will these be digitally tracked on the Paizo site only? I do realize that DT will not accumulate so that may not need a tracking system, but I think it might be something that should be listed on the sheet if it has different rates of earning for slow progression vs. normal progression.
I really feel that AcP should be listed on the Chronicle Sheets for similar reasons.
"At this point, we have a potential rubric. A massive shout out to Chris Marsh, whose original version provided the basis for our discussions. As I don't want to clutter this blog with a conversation about the rubric, I will post it in a discussion thread on our forums. The thread was opened last Friday, May 3 and you can find a link to it here. We will take feedback for one week. After that, we will lock, load, and publish the rubric for future use."
Where is this thread? Some have asked where it is and I have not seen a response. I would like to have the opportunity to look the rubric over and comment on it if I feel I need to do so. Could someone please post a link to this thread?
My question is: Do Unchained Summoners and their Eidolons have to use the same items when they occupy a slot?
I think the summoner can wear a Belt of Mighty Constitution +2 while the Eidolon can wear a Belt of Giant Strength +2 with both enjoying the effects of the items.
One of my fellow DMs thinks they have to have the same items in the slot for them to work.
Also, I say the summoner must have an item in a slot in order for the eidolon to have an active item in the same slot. He says the exact opposite.
Could we get some clarification on how this works? Thanks in advance!
In going through the Monk and Zen Archer via the CRB and APG, I see where the APG states that the Zen Archer loses the Monk's normal bonus feats. They are replaced by specific Zen Archer bonus feats. The lost bonus feats would be Improved Unarmed Strike and Stunning Fist. They get replaced with an archery bonus feat and Perfect Strike.
I've got some players questioning this interpretation. The point of the Zen Archer in its introduction is to become one with another weapon entirely-the bow.
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but if not please let me know where to move it to.
I would like to announce the Zaroznia! The Quest for the Teallan Elves homebrew campaign. We play in Columbia, Missouri at Valhalla's Gate. This is a custom campaign using modified Pathfinder RPG rules. We play once a month on a Saturday afternoon/eve. It is an open campaign for players, but all characters must be unique to the Zaroznian world alone.
In this setting, you will experience a world of fantasy where heroes are needed to restore balance to Zaroznia. The actions of the ancient Teallan Empire have triggered events and reactions which have impacted the world. The future of the lands is in the air and no one can say what will happen. The use of magic has become an arms race for the races of Zaroznia as the people struggle to rediscover what once was prevalent. The Free Peoples of the Westlands face the dark shadow of a new Empire even as they grapple with the fallout from the destruction of the old Empire.
The collapse of the ancient Teallan Empire has resulted in an tremendous vacuum as monsters and other beings rushed in and filled the sudden void. The riches of the past lie hidden from the people of the present. The continent of Zaroznia has been physically altered and the lands still shudder from the transformation. New kingdoms have emerged to take the place of the old Empire's rule and each strives to maintain its authority in the face of the multiple challenges that confront each ruler and their subjects.
It is this world, the Westlands of Zaroznia that you, the player, will step into. Will you be one who comes to help the peoples face their challenges or will you let them succumb to the darkness that threatens to envelop all?
Registration is available at https://warhorn.net/events/zaroznia/schedule/2016/04/16/sessions/116277
Space is limited and the next session is April 16th. If interested, please let us know. The goal is to have a revolving player base so that no matter what, a game session takes place once a month.
I am a long time 1e/2e AD&D player and DM. I played Pathfinder at Columbia and loved the game and am now starting to convert my Zaroznia campaign to PF. I would like to play Pathfinder with local groups up here in Northeast Missouri, preferably in the Kirksville area.
I will eventually be a GM as that is what I have done in the past, but I need to play the game some to get a good feel for it and the mechanics. ]
Please let me know if there are any organized Pathfinder Society groups in the area.
Full Name
The Black Devil - Rebuild for GM The Shadow of Westcrown - WIP
Race
Tiefling M Monk 1(Sohei/MoMS)
About The Black Devil
Build rules for GM The Shadow of Westcrown:
Level: 1
Race: Tiefling
Class: Monk (Sohei/MoMS)
Bonus Feat at 1st level: Weapon Finesse
1 Trait, plus a Campaign Trait, with the option to take a 3rd Trait if a Drawback is also taken
Suicidal (Can I please call this 'Heroic'?) Immediate action 1/day, become target of an attack originally directed to a target adjacent to you.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil - Tiefling Male 18yrs - Monk 1 (Sohei/MoMS)
Str 14 05 14 +2
Dex 18 +2 20 +5
Con 13 03 13 +1
Int 14 05 +2 16 +3
Wis 15 07 15 +2
Cha 08 -2 06 -2
HP: 8 +1 CON = 9
F/R/W: +3/+7/+4
SP: 4 +3 INT +2 Campaign, must use 1 for CHA, Craft, or Profession
9 Acrobatics 1 Rk +3 Class +5 Dex
Appraise +3 INT
Bluff -2 CHA +2 Race
Climb (+3 Class) +2 Str
Craft (+3 Class) +3 INT
7 Craft: Poetry 1 Rk +3 Class +3 Int
Diplomacy -1 CHA
-U- Disable Device +5 DEX
Disguise -2 CHA
9 Escape Artist 1 Rk +3 Class +5 Dex
2 Handle Animal 1 Rk +3 Class(Sohei) -2 Cha
Heal +2 Wis
Intimidate (+3 Class) -2 Cha
Knowledge (history) (+3 Class) +3 Int
Knowledge (religion) (+3 Class) +3 Int
7 Perception 1 Rk +3 Class +3 Wis
Perform (+3 Class) -2 Cha
7 Profession: Bodyguard 1 Rk +3 Class +3 Wis
9 Ride 1 Rk +3 Class +5 Dex
7 Sense Motive 1 Rk +3 Class +3 Wis
Sleight of Hand +5 Dex
11 Stealth 1 Rk +3 Class +5 Dex +2 Race
Survival +2 Wis
Swim (+3 Class) +2 Str
Murder Table:
Unarmed Strike +0 BAB +5 DEX 1d6+2
Flurry +0 BAB +5 DEX +4/+4 1d6+2
Bill +0 BAB +2 STR 1d8 +3 STR 20x3 brace, disarm, reach, block(inc TD) APG 11lbs 11GP
Chakram +0 BAB +5 DEX 1d8 +2 STR
11 Acrobatics 4 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 11
Appraise +3 INT
Bluff -1 CHA +2 Race
5 Climb 1 Rk +3 CS +1 STR = 5
Craft +3 INT
7 Craft: Poetry 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
Diplomacy -1 CHA
Disable Device +4 DEX
Disguise -1 CHA
7 Escape Artist 1 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 7
8 Fly +4 DEX 1 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 8
3 Handle Animal 1 Rk +3 CS -1 CHA = 3
Heal +1 WIS
Intimidate -1 CHA
7 KN: Arcana 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
7 KN: Dungeoneering 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
kn: Engineering
kn: Geography
7 KN: History 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
4 kn: Local 1 Rk +3 INT = 4
kn: Nature
kn: Nobility
7 KN: Planes 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
7 KN: Religion 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
4 Linguistics 1 Rk +3 INT = 4
(Learned Goblin. Also had Common, Infernal, Draconic, Elven, Orc.) 8 Perception 4 Rk +3 CS +1 WIS = 8
Perform -1 CHA
Profession
5 Pro: Bodyguard 1 Rk +3 CS +1 WIS = 5
8 Ride 1 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 8
10 Sense Motive 4 Rk +3 CS +1 WIS +2 Snake Style = 10
Sleight of Hand
7 Spellcraft 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
13 Stealth 4 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX +2 Race = 13
Survival +1 WIS
Swim +1 STR
3 Use Magic Device 1 Rk +3 CS -1 CHA = 3
Monk Sohei/Master of Many Styles:
+1 BAB
F/R/W +3/+3/+3
unarmed strike 1d6
Evasion
Class Skills:
Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Handle Animal(Cha, from Sohei), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Stealth (Dex), and Swim (Str)
SOHEI:
proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with light armor.
Devoted Guardian (Ex)
At 1st level, a sohei can always act in a surprise round even if he does not notice his enemies, though he remains flat-footed until he acts. In addition, a sohei gains a bonus on initiative rolls equal to 1/2 his monk level.
MASTER OF MANY STYLES:
Bonus Feat
At 1st level, 2nd level, and every four levels thereafter, a master of many styles may select a bonus style feat. He does not have to meet the prerequisites of that feat.
This ability replaces a monk’s standard bonus feats.
Fuse Style (Ex)
At 1st level, a master of many styles can fuse two of the styles he knows into a more perfect style. The master of many styles can have two style feat stances active at once. Starting a stance provided by a style feat is still a swift action, but when the master of many styles switches to another style feat, he can choose one style whose stance is already active to persist. He may only have two style feat stances active at a time.
Build rules for GM The Shadow of Westcrown:
CHARACTER CREATION
Level: 1
Race: Any, but clear it with me first. I would vastly prefer the PCs be one of the common or uncommon races in Cheliax. I will NOT accept the alien/sci-fi races without a backstory that is cinema-worthy.
Class: Any official Pathfinder, but I will allow 3PP material on a case-by-case basis, if requested. Again, subject top my discretion.
Max HP per HD
+2 skill points per level, one of which must be used on a social skill (One using CHA), Craft, or Profession
Bonus Feat at 1st level
1 Trait, plus a Campaign Trait, with the option to take a 3rd Trait if a Drawback is also taken
1,000 GP starting gold
Ability Scores: Choose one stat that becomes 18 before modifers, then another which becomes 08 before modifiers, then distribute 16 points amongst the other ability scores (Which are set at 10,) in any way you desire. You may reduce any of the 4 stats by up to -2 to gain a commensurate number of points to distribute amongst the others.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil - Tiefling Male 18yrs - Monk 1 (Sohei/MoMS)
Str 12 2 12 +1
Dex 15 7 +2 17 +1 18 +4
Con 13 3 13 +1
Int 14 5 +2 16 +3
Wis 13 3 13 +1
Cha 10 0 -2 8 -1
HP 8 +1 CON +1 FvC = 10
+ 5 +1 CON +1 FvC = 17
+ 5 +1 CON = 23
+ 2 Bluelight = 25
+ 5 +1 CON +1 FvC = 32
F/R/W +6/+7/+6
(Possible +2 from Still Mind)
unarmed strike +3 1d6+1
bill +2 BAB +1 STR 1d8 +1 STR 20x3 brace, disarm, reach, block(inc TD) APG 11lbs 11GP
chakram +2 BAB +4 DEX 1d8 +1 STR
AC is a complex topic...:
(This section now assumes 3 ranks Acrobatics)
AC:
Chain Shirt +4 or Monkish Wisdom +1
Dex +4
Dodge +1
Fighting Defensively(FD) +3 +1 Crane +1 Bill(or other Block)
Combat Expertise(CE) +2 with -2 on attacks
Total Defense(TD) +6 +1 Crane +1 Bill(only Bill)
11 Acrobatics 4 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 11
Appraise +3 INT
Bluff -1 CHA +2 Race
5 Climb 1 Rk +3 CS +1 STR = 5
Craft +3 INT
7 Craft: Poetry 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
Diplomacy -1 CHA
Disable Device +4 DEX
Disguise -1 CHA
7 Escape Artist 1 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 7
8 Fly +4 DEX 1 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 8
3 Handle Animal 1 Rk +3 CS -1 CHA = 3
Heal +1 WIS
Intimidate -1 CHA
7 KN: Arcana 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
7 KN: Dungeoneering 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
kn: Engineering
kn: Geography
7 KN: History 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
4 kn: Local 1 Rk +3 INT = 4
kn: Nature
kn: Nobility
7 KN: Planes 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
7 KN: Religion 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
4 Linguistics 1 Rk +3 INT = 4
(Learned Goblin. Also had Common, Infernal, Draconic, Elven, Orc.) 8 Perception 4 Rk +3 CS +1 WIS = 8
Perform -1 CHA
Profession
5 Pro: Bodyguard 1 Rk +3 CS +1 WIS = 5
8 Ride 1 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX = 8
10 Sense Motive 4 Rk +3 CS +1 WIS +2 Snake Style = 10
Sleight of Hand
7 Spellcraft 1 Rk +3 CS +3 INT = 7
13 Stealth 4 Rk +3 CS +4 DEX +2 Race = 13
Survival +1 WIS
Swim +1 STR
3 Use Magic Device 1 Rk +3 CS -1 CHA = 3
Monk Sohei/Master of Many Styles:
+1 BAB
F/R/W +3/+3/+3
unarmed strike 1d6
Evasion
Class Skills:
Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Escape Artist (Dex), Handle Animal(Cha, from Sohei), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (history) (Int), Knowledge (religion) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Stealth (Dex), and Swim (Str)
SOHEI:
proficient with all simple and martial weapons and with light armor.
Devoted Guardian (Ex)
At 1st level, a sohei can always act in a surprise round even if he does not notice his enemies, though he remains flat-footed until he acts. In addition, a sohei gains a bonus on initiative rolls equal to 1/2 his monk level.
MASTER OF MANY STYLES:
Bonus Feat
At 1st level, 2nd level, and every four levels thereafter, a master of many styles may select a bonus style feat. He does not have to meet the prerequisites of that feat.
This ability replaces a monk’s standard bonus feats.
Fuse Style (Ex)
At 1st level, a master of many styles can fuse two of the styles he knows into a more perfect style. The master of many styles can have two style feat stances active at once. Starting a stance provided by a style feat is still a swift action, but when the master of many styles switches to another style feat, he can choose one style whose stance is already active to persist. He may only have two style feat stances active at a time.
Magus Spire Defender:
Magus (Spire Defender)
Spellbook: All 0th-level, 6 1st-level
Expeditious Retreat 1m/lvl CT 1SA
Keep Watch 8H or until stressed
Mount 2H/lvl CT 1r
Shield 1m/lvl CT 1SA
True Strike CT 1SA
Unseen Servant 1H/lvl CT 1SA
Feat: Combat Expertise
Feat: Dodge
Feat: XWP: one exotic 'disarm' or 'trip' light or 1H weapon
Arcane Pool: 1/2 Magus Level + INT = 4 points
> 1 Pt, Swift: make a weapon +1 for 1 minute
Spell Combat:
FRA: -2 on attacks, cast a (StA) spell and attack
At 1st level, a magus learns to cast spells and wield his weapons at the same time. This functions much like two-weapon fighting, but the off-hand weapon is a spell that is being cast. To use this ability, the magus must have one hand free (even if the spell being cast does not have somatic components), while wielding a light or one-handed melee weapon in the other hand. As a full-round action, he can make all of his attacks with his melee weapon at a –2 penalty and can also cast any spell from the magus spell list with a casting time of 1 standard action (any attack roll made as part of this spell also takes this penalty). If he casts this spell defensively, he can decide to take an additional penalty on his attack rolls, up to his Intelligence bonus, and add the same amount as a circumstance bonus on his concentration check. If the check fails, the spell is wasted, but the attacks still take the penalty. A magus can choose to cast the spell first or make the weapon attacks first, but if he has more than one attack, he cannot cast the spell between weapon attacks.
Magus Cantrips List:
Acid Splash = Orb deals 1d3 acid damage.
Arcane Mark = Inscribes a personal rune on an object or creature (visible or invisible).
Dancing Lights = Creates torches or other lights.
Daze = A single humanoid creature with 4 HD or less loses its next action.
Detect Magic = Detects spells and magic items within 60 ft.
Disrupt Undead = Deals 1d6 damage to one undead.
Flare = Dazzles one creature (–1 on attack rolls).
Ghost Sound = Figment sounds.
Light = Object shines like a torch.
Mage Hand = 5-pound telekinesis.
Open/Close = Opens or closes small or light things.
Prestidigitation = Performs minor tricks.
Ray of Frost = Ray deals 1d3 cold damage.
Read Magic = Read scrolls and spellbooks.
Spark = Ignites Flammable Objects
Backstory:
Westcrown is a dark and dour place. Everything and everyone is what and who they should be, or they regret it. Sooner, or later.
Or that's what they tell you. It's what they told me. So I was good. Well, I was dutiful. I was also good, but that wasn't what they had meant.
Where was I? Oh yes, dutiful. I was dutiful.
I had dutifully stood and glowered, unreadable, unthreatening, but obviously armed, and ready, in the brothel where I lived. Where I was raised, perhaps born. You don't ask questions, when they aren't answered. You just do your job. Mine was to glower, to watch, and if there was trouble, to get there first. And I was good at it. Until I wasn't.
It was the dutiful thing, you see. When a helmeted Hellknight says you're to come answer questions, you go. Maybe not if you're expecting trouble, but the sun was still rising, there would be no business, let alone trouble, for hours. So I went, dutifully. And when the Hellknight found some other infraction on the way there, and sent me ahead to the garrison, I went. And when I got there, well, for Hellknights, you wait. Eventually, they get tired of scowling at you, and somebody asks. And you wait some more, until the Hellknight doesn't show, and they suggest you leave. Go home, they said.
So I went. Home, I guess. I guess it was home. No, it was. It was definitely home.
And now it's gone. They were all gone. Not missing, but dead. Fast. It was fast. Like they didn't...
It was fast.
And the dog was there, leashed still behind the desk out front, like nothing happened. Oh, he knows something happened, he knows we're not there anymore, I can tell he misses them...
So, anyway, Westcrown is a different kind of place, now. Not everyone is doing what they should be.
I don't know who they are. I don't know, if it's the helmeted Hellknight, or the Shelynite with his little carvings, or... I don't know.
But I will. And they'll regret it. Sooner, or later.
More Backstory:
By the Waters
Can a hound mourn? Can a devil?
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"By-y-y-y, the wa-a-aters, the wa-a-aters...", the tiefling sang* softly, mournfully, as he worked. The black hound followed, and occasionally matched a broken note with a woeful whine. The only other sounds in the Westcrown predawn were the tiefling's steps, and the occasional whine, sharper than the dog's, from the springs of the cart, with each new burden the tiefling added.
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"We lay down and we-ept, and we-ept...", the tiefling sang softly, dutifully, as he dug the graves. The black hound lay nearby, softly whining, perhaps to match the tiefling's song, or the cart's infrequent springsong, punctuating each lessening of its load.
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"We remember thee, remember thee, remember thee...", the tiefling sang tiredly, his voice rough with his labors and the repeated song. The shovel's clatter into the cart had roused the hound, and it now stood next to him, while he sang, his voice growing rougher, without the balancing burden of the work to be done.
"By the waters, the waters, the waters
Beneath Bellcrown
We lay down and wept, and wept
For these our young
We remember thee
Remember thee
Remember these our young
We remember thee
Remember thee
Remember these our young."
At the end, the voice was just a growl; it could have come from man or beast. Except the beast was whining.
