The Secondary Initiation boon says:
"Special: You can apply this boon multiple times to the same character, but each time you apply it, you relinquish your membership in the previous group in order to join a different group. Before doing so, you must retrain any options that listed membership in your previous group as a prerequisite."
Does this also apply to memberships gained from other boons? My character (Aiuvarin Bard/Rogue from Kintargo) has the Specialized Training: Age Of Ashes boon to give her membership in the Lacunafex and access to its options. Can she take Secondary Initiation with the Firebrands and still retain her Lacunafex options, or would she lose access to them?
Secondary Initiation's text seems to be specifically referring to overriding earlier instances of itself, and Specialized Training: Age of Ashes makes no mention of its memberships overriding or being overridden by others, which makes me feel like it should work (and the Lacunafex/Firebrand pair specifically is a natural fit), but I can see the counter-argument, so I felt I ought to ask. Thank you kindly!
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Hello,
On July 5th, I received an email that my preorder for the Pathfinder Playtest was going to be processed in the immediate future. This was somewhat earlier than I expected, so the next day, on July 6th, I replied to the email asking them to change the payment method for my preorder. I got an email back that same day saying that they'd made the change and I would receive an updated order confirmation. Except they never made the change. I did not receive any new confirmation, and on July 13th, when I received notice that the preorder had shipped, my original payment method had been charged, rather than the one I had wanted it changed to. I sent another email the next day, on July 14th, explaining what had happened and asking them to fix things, and as of today (July 17th) have received no response whatsoever. In the past I have always had very positive interactions with Paizo customer service, so I'm a little baffled at the poor service I've received over this issue. Having this payment charged to the original card is going to cause me significant financial strain over the next few weeks, and I am distinctly unhappy that:
1) My payment method was not changed as I requested,
2) The customer service employee who emailed me *lied* to me and said it had been changed, and
3) I received no response to my follow-up on the matter
I realize that at this point it may be impossible to change the payment for an order that has now shipped, but I wanted to register my extreme unhappiness and bafflement with the way this was handled. As I said, I have always had very good interactions with Paizo customer service personnel, and this incident has definitely left a sour taste in my mouth.
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Okay people, just over 24 hours remain until the top 32 get revealed. If it's anything like in previous years, here's what's going to happen:
Everyone who submitted will rush to see if they made it. In the vast majority of cases, the answer will be 'No'. Then they will look at the items that *did* make top 32. Most of these hopefuls will admire those selected, sigh in disappointment, and hopefully try to take away some lessons for next year.
Some people, however, will get angry. Very angry. They will treat the fact that *their* item wasn't picked as a personal insult, and go into full-on, Hulk-smash, rage mode. They will post on the boards ranting and raving about how the idiocy of the voters, the bias of the judges, and most of all, about how every single member of the top 32 is a steaming pile of hodag dung next to the shining brilliance of their own overlooked masterpiece.
Please, for the love of Cayden, don't be that person! If you're angry about not being picked, do yourself a favor and stay off the message boards until you've had a chance to cool down. The only thing that you'll accomplish by posting your rant is to make yourself look petty and childish. Keep your cool, let the top 32 have their moment in the sun, and don't be a jerk.
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So, in the intro to book 6, F. Wes Schneider suggests amping up the main bad guy's presence throughout the campaign. When I started running Carrion Crown, I decided to run with this idea, and had the villain correspond with the PCs via magically delivered letters. When I mentioned this on Twitter, Mr. Schneider himself expressed interest in them, so I'm posting them here for him, and anyone else who's interested.
First Letter, End of Book 1:
To whom it may concern,
If you are reading this, then congratulations. The ghosts of Harrowstone have been banished, and you are in all likelihood the ones responsible. I am impressed by your victory; enough so to nearly eclipse the fact that I would much have preferred your quest to fail. Please don't be offended by this; I have nothing against you personally, but I was rather looking forward to observing the unleashing of Harrowstone's spirits, and the resulting effects on Ravengro.
I suppose I should explain a few things. Firstly, as you may have already surmised, the previous visitors to Harrowstone, the ones whose actions precipitated the threat to Ravengro, were there at my behest. That being said, however, the endangerment of the town was in no way my, or their, intention. The mission they were there on was not of your concern; suffice it to say they accomplished their goals and departed, unaware of the potential consequences to the prison's ghostly inhabitants. It was only while reviewing their actions that I realized the opportunity which they had accidentally unlocked-- the chance to witness firsthand the spectral multitudes being freed of their shackles and, more than likely, claiming Ravengro as a literal ghost town. I thought it unlikely that any of Ravengro's inhabitants posessed the intellect to discern what was going on, or the skill to prevent it; yet knew that outside interference might still prevent the release of the spirits, hence this letter.
I want you to know that, had this spectral emancipation been my primary intent, I would have been most angry with you, and felt obligated to destroy you for your interference. Fortunately for you, my lost opportunity was an unlooked-for one, and hence my only emotion at its loss is mild disappointment. Therefore, I bear you no ill will, and indeed hope that, should our paths cross again, that our interests might be more aligned to each other. Your triumph in Harrowstone marks you as a cut above the verminous rabble who largely populate this world, and I would much prefer to know those of such potential as allies rather than foes. Still who can say what the future holds?
Best wishes,
A.A.
Second Letter, End of Book 2:
My old acquaintences:
How unexpectedly delightful to see you again! In the aftermath of my servants' visit to Lepidstadt, I fully expected that some band of adventurers would seek to penetrate the Schloss, but I wouldn't have dared hope that the band would be the same one from Ravengro. I must apologize for the difficulties you faced within the castle; the leader of my servants, one Auren Vrood, became incensed when his lover fell to one of Caromarc's defenses, and took it upon himself, after concluding his business here, to augment those defenses in hopes of inflicting similar tragedy on those who would surely come later. Still, you overcame both Caromarc's and Vrood's safeguards in marvelous fashion, and your triumph over the Aberrant Promethean was truly impressive. For a second time I find myself congratulating you for your efficiency in dealing with the aftermath of a visitation from Vrood.
After examining the possibilities, I don't believe that this second crossing of our paths was deliberate on your part. If I am correct (as I always am) then I urge you not to seek me out, but continue upon your own path until fate once again brings us into contact. Thus far, your actions have not hindered my plans or the activities of my servants; should that fact change, I'm afraid our relationship might become somewhat adversarial. Also, should you catch up to Vrood, it is highly likely that you would end up in conflict with him, thus depriving me either of a most useful servant or a most entertaining band of adventurers. Perhaps later, once my plans have borne fruit, we shall meet each other face to face. Until then, I remain:
AA
I'll add the one from the end of Book 3 soon (I had it written once, but my word processor ate it), and additional ones whenever the campaign gets to appropriate points. Let me know what you think!
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Sorry to bother you, but has there been a problem of some sort with this order? It's my Pathfinder Battles subscription shipment, and I understand those started shipping out last week, yet it still just says "Pending". Anything I need to do to get things moving, or do I just need to be a little more patient? Thanks in advance for your help.
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