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Congrats! Well deserved, and thanks for all you have done!!

Just a quick note that BostonMetroCon will be running PF2 #2-00 as the special, not the Starfinder special.

Thanks all. That was the way we were playing it, except for the "ready" action part. If we fight it again I guess we'll have to find a way to dispel the snowstorm!

So here is the situation. We had a wendigo attack us during a blizzard and it was impossible to kill with 4 players (level 15) and 2 pets.

The blizzard was caused by the creature (control weather) but the GM had it be immune to the sight issue; 20 feet max for us.

This creature has fly-by-attack and even with stealth (+26) it could move 60'. We all took the ready action for it to break stealth (right after it attacks) but how does that work with fly-by-attack?

I assume that as soon as it attacks stealth is broken we get our ready actions and the creature stops moving because we were "ready" for it to break stealth. Does that sound right?

I'm not sure this is the place to post this but here it goes.

I would love to have professional spell cards printed for all the spells in the system. Something like the old condition cards, etc.

Not sure if it's a profitable item for Paizo but I for one would buy a set or two.

Will there be any sort of discount for owning the PDFs already? It seems costly to have to buy both.

Are there any updates from Paizo or Smiteworks for this? It's been a month, hopefully we can get a timeline on when this is going to happen.

Excited for it!

Thank you all for your responses, it's helpful to help me understand why the rules are the way they are.

OK, before I get the beat down from everyone, I understand how replays work.

That being said, has there been any discussion on allowing players to have some sort of unlimited replay rule for all scenarios, not just the specific re-playable ones?

I was thinking along the line of a PC can only play the scenario once but the player, after letting the GM know he/she has played it, can play it again and apply that to another character.

Other than meta-gaming (and that is no small thing), what would be the drawback?

Congrats to the both of you!

Some great suggestions so far, I appreciate it.

Matt, I'll look at #5-20. If it makes someone shudder, that's what I want.

I'll also look at bonekeep, I've heard rumblings of that being a killer.

As for optimization they are massive skill monkeys with some DPS (arcanist) and a tank with a high AC. They are decent at traps (rogue) but not fantastic. I don't know all the details though - but tough combats might be a good thing to knock them down a peg or two :-)

Sorry, I should have made it more obvious. They are level 6.

And they have not done most of 4.

Thanks for the suggestions, feel free to keep sending them!

Greetings GMs,

I run PFS at my LFGS at least twice a month and there is a core group of 6 that have pretty much optimized their characters, which is good, but some of the scenarios are easy due to that optimization - they are breezing through them recently.

After the last game they asked for two things, and being a nice GM, I'd like to help them out.

1. Tougher scenarios - they are current on season 7 and 8 so I would like some suggestions for older season scenarios that can be somewhat difficult, level 5 to 9.

2. Are there any scenarios that offer up a race boon? I don't think so but being somewhat new (almost 1 year) I'm not sure.

Thanks.

I've been trying to get to the open call page (http://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/getInvolved) and I get redirected several times then shows up in my browser:

here's my redirect (this flashes 3-4 times) then I get this:

You have made too many requests for the same page too quickly.

Please wait a minute before trying again.

This happens with both Firefox and Chrome.

Thanks Luke and Preston.

I'll have to reach out to Paizo then because I ran it a bunch of times and applied it to different characters but the system gave me credit only once. Thankfully I'll have the chronicle sheets with the characters.

First, thanks to Bob and the HQ staff for all the organization and time you guys took to have GenCon 2016 be a great experience. All the emails before the con were fantastic. Thanks for those. This was my first GenCon and I was a tier 2 GM - I'll be back for sure!

General comments:
- The sagamore was great. Big, tons of Pathfinder signs, etc. Looked good.
- AC was perfect. I'd rather it be a bit chilly for some people that can wear a sweater than have it roasting in there.
- The marshaling crew did a great job, kudos.
- Having a GM meeting on Sunday night is a good idea. That ran well.
- Getting the scenario out to the GMs early was awesome. Gave me plenty of time to prep. Thanks!
- On that note - some GMs didn't really prep. That is just not cool - if you sign up for it, please prep and make it a good experience for your players.
- HQ was always there to help. Always felt welcomed there.
- Hotel was fine. The location was awesome! Queen size beds would be better but that is not under control of Paizo. I lucked out as my bunkmate ended up not showing.
- Boons - maybe have a couple of poster boards with them on it to the side so people can look at them before if they have to choose?
- In my opinion it's OK that there is a possibility of boons running out - don't print extra, just get a different one and move on.

Specific comments:
The thing that was rough for me was I had quests. That is a grind! We had a 5 hour slot and they ran just about all 5 hours. At certain points I was envious of the GM's that had slots that were either cancelled (time off=good) or could finish in 4/4.5 hours and then have some time free. We all love to go to the dealer hall but I had to take time out of my lunch to do that because of the hours - GM from 8-1, 2-7. The hall hours are 10 to 6. Maybe have quests run from 8-12 and 3-7? Or even some Thursday/Saturday night ones? Other than the special I can't see why they can't be run nights.

Also, while the quests tend to run shorter (~1 hour), there were no real breaks. The lines were huge on Saturday and when I asked for a 10 min break they still sat down players at the table. I'm not going to have them sit there with no GM - for many this was their first Pathfinder experience.

It seemed to me that the quests should at least be a generic ticket. Having it be free seems silly for an hour slot. Maybe there is an opportunity to have a Pathfinder Academy for adults? Something free, ~30 minutes with a quick social encounter and combat encounter? Then they can go to quests, then play in an evergreen? Just a thought.

It would be ideal if people knew some RPG basics but that wasn't the case some of the time. A "Pathfinder cheat sheet" would be a ton of help. I will most likely scour the web for one or just make one.

Also, there was not a packet for me during check-in on Wednesday. HQ had the badge but I had to ask for the boon and that is all I got. However, check-in was pretty smooth. Shirts were ready, packets for most people were there, etc. The line moved quickly.

It was brought up at the GM meeting of possibly having people help the Tuesday/Wednesday before the con. I love that idea.

Again, great time at GenCon 2016!

Can the quest scenario "Honor's Echo" be replayed?

I know that there just a few scenarios that can be replayed for credit (Wounded Wisp, Confirmation, Consortium Compact) but in the Honor's Echo quest it states, on page 3, "Honor's Echo can be replayed for credit, but the credit must be applied to a different 1st-level character each time."

Is that a mistake or is this new for season 8?

I've got a Tier 1-2 ticket for the 8-00 Friday night special. I decided I'd rather play at 10-11 in a local con (eventually.)

If that ticket is still available I'll take it.

Fantastic! Thanks.

Congratulations!

Hey all,

I'm trying to find a way to have a blue-tooth headset talk to a blue-tooth speaker for when I GM, especially at conventions.

Has anyone looked into this before?

Obviously I don't want to blast the sound to overpower the other tables but I also don't want to lose my voice (which I tend to do). I just want to talk at a normal level and have the other players hear it.

I do have access to an iPad, iPhone and an android tablet.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Had a blast GM'ing at PAX, thanks for the opportunity!

While it was a bit slow in the morning (people wanted to see the new shiny video games) it really picked up around noon and got crazy at night after the exhibit hall closed at 6.

Congratulations! Thanks for running!

Looks great! Nice job.

Thanks Diego. That's what I thought, and ruled that way at the table, but I just wanted to make sure.

I was GM'ing a game last night and there was an encounter with some skeletons. The party, all 1st level, had an alchemist that threw a bomb and hit a skeleton.

The damage total was 6 (3 on the die, +3 INT). Does the skeleton take the full damage or does the DR come into effect? Is the bomb considered magic or bludgeoning damage? What kind of damage is a bomb?

I'd like to see those sheets too Mike.

Thanks everyone!

I'm having lots of fun running and looking forward to the next star and beyond!

Can't wait for this game!

Paizo,

Not sure if this has been mentioned but tell your technical staff to check out a company called Akamai, they are a CDN (content delivery network) and they do this very well.

No idea the price, terms, etc. Just throwing it out there.

I find lots for the ACG, but I'm looking for just the Pathfinder spells , ideally including the base book, ultimate magic, etc.

Does anyone know if there are class decks for casters? I have someone that is new at Pathfinder and instead of them looking at various books (and short of writing them all out) cards would be helpful.

Thanks!

Can a Witch teach its familiar spells from a spellbook that the Witch finds or does it have to be from a scroll?

A character found a spellbook at the end of a scenario and wants to learn them...what is the right way to do that?

Digitally.

I put it on my tablet, easy to get to.

The net is both the netting and the rope. Using a weapon to damage it would be a sunder check (which would not provoke from the net wielder in most situations), or you can make a DC 20 Escape Artist check, or a DC 25 STR check.

I agree with Imbicatus. Sunder it.

David,

I agree, having the extra PDF at full resolution would be good. Great idea!

I've run this 3 times now, and every time it was a bit different. I love how the different group of players find different ways to handle all the situations.

I think it's a good mix of role-playing and murder-hobo, well done scenario.

Matthew Morris wrote:

My only complaint about it after running it is...

Why, in an EVERGREEN, do we not use the perfectly good Warehouse map when every other map is a flip mat or map set?

I wanted to add a few unique features to the warehouse. Multiple levels, skylights, a separate room, the platform and lever, and so on. Also, since the warehouse plays such a prominent role in the scenario, I figured it deserved its own unique map. Sorry for the inconvenience to those of you who own the warehouse flip-mat. :)

This deserves it's own flip-map IMO. Drawing it takes some time when you add in all the crate locations. I agree that it should be a current flip-mat, wish we could have used that one...

Very interested! Can I get a code?

I know how this spell works, and let's stay away from overpowered or not, but how does someone get away from this?

It's sunder to break it, which is CMB vs the CMD of the caster? Is that correct?

Or can the target move more than 20 feet away and the spell would be cancelled?

Thanks for the quick response. I didn't think so but just wanted to check.

Quick question - is a half-orc scarred witch doctor allowed in PFS play?

This looks great for online games.

But I am guessing that this would require a laptop and some sort of projector to be used at a game table.

Thanks everyone. I found some great cases at Dick's Sporting Goods in the fishing department. $20 for 4 large cases, holds about 50 minis or so.

Thanks everyone, lots of options. I'll get something from here.

What do people use to contain/hold your minis? I have hundreds of them and they are in various containers but nothing that stacks nice.

Is there something out there for "normal size" and the large ones (giants, dragons, etc.).

Thanks in advance.

Thanks guys! I'll go with 4, see how that goes.

New to Pathfinder, looking for a quick answer.

How many encounters should the party normally be able to handle per day? Assume that each encounter is appropriate for their level.

Is 4 normally the rule? Less or more?

Thanks..