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As you each arrived in Kintargo (see map on Slide 2), you were met at the docks by a messenger boy who bade you wait until all the agents had assembled. Now you find yourselves being led into a somewhat damaged shop. Discarded papers and debris have mostly been cleaned up, but the location has clearly been burglarized. Further in the backrooms, you find several chairs positioned around a table. Your guide asks if you would prefer coffee, tea, or other similar, refreshing beverages, and then departs to prepare them to your order. Silence settles over the room as you wait….

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Closed recruiting. Q2 #21 Infernal Infiltration for the Impossible Playtest. For those brining a different character than what you played in Footstep of Horror, please let me know if there's anything weird or unusual, or any automatic checks you get (ala Trapspotter, etc.)

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Ambrus Valsin nods to each of you as you take your seats at the large oaken table in Meeting Room #5 on the second floor of the Grand Lodge. He waits until you are all seated before beginning the briefing.

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While we wait to start, please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish in a timely manner.

⚔ Please have a complete character profile here on the Paizo forums, not a link to a pdf or character sheet hosted elsewhere. Please have either full text descriptions of feats and character abilities or links to the SRD or Nethys so that I and your teammates don’t have to go digging thru source-books when there’s a question.

⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your AC is. If you’re benefiting from a Level Bump, please update your header tag lines at least. I don’t expect you to update your whole character profile, but at least let me know if you have or haven’t for when I look up skills for secret rolls, etc.

⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions by block. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted to the extent that it makes sense, as those posting later have the benefit of acting based on what’s come before in the thread.

⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.

⚔ If I make a mistake, please let me know, and I will try to make it right. If it’s too far back, too complex to correct, or too minor to matter, we may have to accept it and move on, with the understanding that I will be fair and equitable.

⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws, flat checks, and reactions. It keeps the game moving, and by reducing my workload it means I may be able to make a quick post when I otherwise wouldn’t have had time.

⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario. However, do be aware that my posting can be irregular.

⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting. Likewise, I will do my best to update you all if it will be significantly more than 24 hours before my next post.

Nomadical’s unusual life, for those that are unfamiliar:

The name says it all. I’m a long-haul international cargo airline pilot who is intentionally and happily homeless. Many of my work days are spent sleeping as much as I can right up to the wake-up call before a flight, flying one or more legs between 8 to 16 hours long, then falling into bed at the next hotel. My employer’s jets do not have wifi because the boxes we carry don’t need to check their email or watch movies in flight. So it’s not unusual for me to not be able to post for 30+ hours on occasion. However, when I’m not sleeping or flying, I’m off duty in a hotel somewhere in the world with no responsibilities, and that’s when I can post as much as I need to and keep the game moving along.

Questions? Just let me know. Let's have fun!

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Welcome to the Recruitment thread for Quest Series 2, #15 In the Footsteps of Horror. This is a Series 2 Repeatable Quest. It will take longer than a bounty but less time than a full Scenario and provides 2 XP and no Downtime.

Recruitment is generally first-come-first-served. However, I do require that you have a full and complete Character Profile with a reasonably useful header built and accessible here in the Piazo Forums before we start. Please do not send or simply link to pdf’s or other online character sheets. Because I simply don’t have the brain-space to memorize every feat and ability, your Profile should either fully spell those out or be linked to the SRD or Nethys.

Three spots are being held for UncleFroggy, Pirate Rob, and Black Molly. Sub-tier is TBD at this time, though Black Molly is level 4 for sure.

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For Discussin'

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In the city of Oppara, the Pathfinder Society has been investigating a recent crime spree that targeted the assets and allies of Grand Princess Eutropia, Taldor’s new monarch who came to power following the War for the Crown. The Society has learned of the group responsible for these crimes, but it has more work to do if it’s going to untangle the web of deception and get to the heart of the treasonous conspiracy. Gloriana Morilla, a trusted ally and former Pathfinder leader, has concocted a plan to draw out the Society’s enemies. For her plan to work, she’s going to need agents who are willing to take some risks, as there’s no telling what sinister forces might be responsible for the recent crimes in Oppara.

The plan starts like this: first, try to flee the city… but make sure they see you doing it! 

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Welcome aboard! Please visit GM Nomadical's Battlecry! playtest run of Swordlord's Challenge slides, drop a token on the cover page, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and introduce yourselves. Please use the link above first to ensure that you get editor rights to the slideshow. After that, you can just follow the links I post in Gameplay.

Sign in’s are on : RPGChronicles.

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You’ve traveled by river boat up the East Sellen river to Restov, the capital of Brevoy. As you disembark, Marcos Farabellus greets you on the docks. He is a man of sturdy build with a bald head and a full beard.

“Ah, agents! So very good to see you! Welcome to Restov. I hope your journey wasn’t too bothersome. This time of year the mosquitoes on the Sellen can be worse than falling face first and buck naked into a patch of poison ivy.” Marcos punctuates his own jest with a bellowing laugh. “Let’s get you all a bit freshened up before I get to the heart of the matter.”

Marcos leads you to a nearby street vendor who sells fried fish and vegetables. He buys each of you a portion and buys himself a skewer of crayfish. While everyone eats and walks, he elaborates on the mission.

“First off, thank you for coming. This is a bit of an unusual ‘mission’, so let me get right to it. I received a challenge recently from Orlaelia Aldori. She’s an up-and-coming swordmaster here in Restov. Claims her students are capable of besting any of mine. Now, I get challenges like that all the time, and normally I ignore them. But this time? Well, there’s a little bit more to it. A double-edged sword, so to speak.” He lets out a small chuckle. “Which is apt, because one of these extras is a sword. Orlaelia has bet Inheritor’s Fury, her old longsword, on this deal. She used to be a Mendevian crusader, you see, and the sword has seen the depths of the Worldwound. It’s a relic in its own right and an item the Society would love to study in depth, not to mention a valuable piece of modern history deserving proper cataloging and preservation.

“While the pursuit of a relic alone would not merit taking you away from your other duties, this challenge also gives us a chance to make new friends and acquaintances in Restov. It’s been a while since the society had an active presence here. Rising to this challenge could give us a friendly rival at worst and some new friends at best.

“Orlaelia, though a veteran of many battles, is still Taldan at heart, from what I know at least, and still loves the arts. So! While this challenge will culminate in a duel between you and her students, she will most likely have a few other tests in mind that go beyond raw combat. Who can say what they’ll be. From what I hear her style is quite practical, but old veterans like us see lessons in the strangest of places.” He smiles, perhaps thinking of similar examples from his own past, though doesn’t elaborate further.

“I’ve opened up Birchwood Hall, our lodge here. Haven’t managed to get all the damp and dust out yet, but that shouldn’t bother us overmuch. I’m sure you’ve all seen much worse during your travels.”

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Recruiting for a hopefully speedy run of the Repeatable Quest Series 2 #14 Swordlord's Challenge in support of the Battlecry! playtest.

Replayers welcome and even encouraged. I'd like to run this pretty light on RP and focus on trying out the playtest builds, both as players of them and as teammates.

In order to ensure there's some balance to the party, I'll allow up to 2 Commanders AND up to 2 Guardians. That way there's room for at least 2 other classes at least, and room for some folks that can't or don't want to build playtest characters.

I'd also like to run this in the high-tier as a test of the level 3 playtest builds rather than just level 1. See the Lorespire Playtest Rules page for details on making a level 3 character.

I'd suggest also using messageboard "aliases" instead of committing a character name to a short playtest PBP run, but that's up to you.

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You find yourself already gathered and on the trail in Belkzen. Your instructions from Fola Barun were quite clear: enter the Hold of Belkzen and begin your search for Uirch and the Burning Sun hold orcs.

You also carry sealed diplomatic papers meant for Mahja Firehair, inviting the Burning Sun to formally ally with the Pathfinder Society and allow its agents into Belkzen to trade and work with its citizens.

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Welcome aboard! Please visit this link GM Nomadical's GD-XII - In Burning Dawn slides and drop a token on the cover page, post here with the below info, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and dot in.

Sign up’s are on the Gameday XII Event Listing sheet, FCFS tab, line 44. As of this posting, all seats are taken, but feel free to check for openings.

Sign in’s are on : RPGChronicles

Please ensure you have an Email or Discord link. I will download the chronicles, add art and/or comments, then send them to you myself.

Have you Played and/or GMed this scenario before?

Anything weird or tricksy about your character that I should know, especially always-on abilities that give you rolls (like Trap Spotter, etc.)

Bonus question: If your character found a classic genie-in-a-bottle, what would they wish for?

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Your comms chime with an urgent assignment from Ehu Hadif. Checking the CC’s on the message, some of you instantly recognize the names of your teammates from that mission to the planet of the giants. It’s no surprise then, when you arrive at the Lorespire briefing room to see Ehu Hadif and Naiaj with a holographic globe of Pholskar floating behind them. They wait patiently, discussing things quietly between themselves as you all take your seats.

Ehu Hadif turns his attention to you as Naiaj focuses on her datapad. “Welcome!” Ehu Hadif exclaims. “Thank you all for responding so quickly. I see we have some of you back for another go at Pholskar, and I recognize a few of the other faces, but why don’t we go around the table and introduce ourselves.”

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Welcome aboard! Please visit this link GM Nomadical’s Secrets Long Submerged slides and drop a token on the cover page, post here with the below info, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and dot in.

Sign in’s will be on : RPGChronicles

Please ensure you have an Email or Discord link. I will download the chronicles, add art and/or comments, then send them to you myself.

Have you Played and/or GMed this scenario before?

Anything weird or tricksy about your character that I should know, especially always-on abilities that give you rolls (like Trap Spotter, etc.)

New question: If your character found a classic genie-in-a-bottle, what would they wish for?

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This is a semi-closed recruitment for #6-04, Secrets Long Submerged. First dibs go to the team that played the precursor scenario earlier this year: Azzirm, Azara, Gunnz, and Grump. Other seats will be offered only if any of them decline.

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Excited to see this! I'm pretty sure I can make it, and gaming with y'all down-under is always a treat.

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While we wait to start, please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish in a timely manner. Note that as part of PaizoCon we have a hard completion date of 2359L US Pacific Time on 22 July.

⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your AC is.

⚔ Miss is always low if a miss chance applies. For example, if there is a 20% miss chance on a melee attack, a result of 1-20 on d100 is a miss.

⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted to the extent that it makes sense, as those posting later have the benefit of acting based on what’s come before in the thread.

⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.

⚔ If I make a mistake, please let me know, and I will try to make it right. If it’s too far back, too complex to correct, or too minor to matter, we may have to accept it and move on, with the understanding that I will be fair and equitable.

⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws, miss chances, and Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). It keeps the game moving, and by reducing my workload it means I may be able to make a quick post when I otherwise wouldn’t have had time.

⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario. However, do be aware that my posting can be irregular.

⚔ As such, if you do not post an action within 24 hours from when I invite you to post, I reserve the right to take actions for your character (botting). However, because of my highly unpredictable and erratic work and sleep schedule (see below), that 24 hours is not a hard limit by any means. I encourage, but do not insist, that you have some botting instructions and/or dice macros in your character’s profile especially if you have specific things that they always or never do in combat or have very complex dice rolls for combat.

⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting. Likewise, I will do my best to update you all if I will be much more than 24 hours before my next post.

Nomadical’s unusual life, for those that are unfamiliar:

The name says it all. I’m a long-haul international cargo airline pilot. Many of my work days are spent sleeping as much as I can right up to the wake-up call before a flight, flying one or more 8 to 16 hour legs, then falling into bed at the next hotel. My employer’s jets do not have wifi because the boxes we carry don’t need to check their email or watch movies in flight. So it’s not unusual for me to not be able to post for 30+ hours on occasion. However, when I’m not sleeping or flying, I’m off duty in a hotel somewhere in the world with no responsibilities, and that’s when I can post as much as I need to and keep the game moving along.

Questions? Just let me know. Let's have fun!

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Tier 11-14

CONTENT WARNING: This scenario contains themes of horror and possession. Before you begin, understand that player consent is vital to a safe and fun play experience for everyone. You should talk with your players before beginning the adventure and modify descriptions of the narrative as appropriate.

Signup via Warhorn first, then check in here.

Scenario Sign-up page on Warhorn 

Scenario Product Page 

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Rushed into boarding a Society starship, there was no time for a formal briefing from any of the Society leadership. Even after a few days en route, there's been no official word of where you're going or what your mission is. All you can determine from the preprogrammed Drift course is that the destination is an inhabited but previously unvisited Near Space world named Pholskar.

Character intros and RP as you please.
And yes, the scenario really does start this way. 

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While we wait to start, please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish in a timely manner.

⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your ACs are.

⚔ Miss is always low if a miss chance applies. For example, if there is a 20% miss chance on a melee attack, a result of 1-20 on d100 is a miss.

⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted to the extent that it makes sense, as those posting later have the benefit of acting based on what’s come before in the thread.

⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.

⚔ If I make a mistake, please let me know, and I will try to make it right. If it’s too far back, too complex to correct, or too minor to matter, we may have to accept it and move on, with the understanding that I will be fair and equitable.

⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws, miss chances, and Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). It keeps the game moving, and by reducing my workload it means I may be able to make a quick post when I otherwise wouldn’t have had time.

⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario. However, do be aware that my posting can be irregular.

⚔ As such, if you do not post an action within 24 hours from when I invite you to post, I reserve the right to take actions for your character (botting). However, because of my highly unpredictable and erratic work and sleep schedule (see below), that 24 hours is not a hard limit by any means. I encourage, but do not insist, that you have some botting instructions and/or dice macros in your character’s profile especially if you have specific things that they always or never do in combat or have very complex dice rolls for combat.

⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting. Likewise, I will do my best to update you all if I will be much more than 24 hours before my next post.

Nomadical’s unusual life, for those that are unfamiliar:

The name says it all. I’m a long-haul international cargo airline pilot. Many of my work days are spent sleeping as much as I can right up to the wake-up call before a flight, flying one or more 8 to 16 hour legs, then falling into bed at the next hotel. My employer’s jets do not have wifi because the boxes we carry don’t need to check their email or watch movies in flight. So it’s not unusual for me to not be able to post for 30+ hours on occasion. However, when I’m not sleeping or flying, I’m off duty in a hotel somewhere in the world with no responsibilities, and that’s when I can post as much as I need to and keep the game moving along.

Questions? Just let me know. Let's have fun!

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Starfinder Scenario #4-09 Through Sea and Storm

For PBP Outpost VI: Strange-ish Things!

Tier 9-12

Please sign up on the Outpost spreadsheet, but in the interests of a balanced party, I will not necessarily go by First-Come-First-Serve.

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Please Dot and Delete if you've been invited to get Purged.

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This is the Discussion thread for 2-14 Data Purge, tier 9-12. This is not recruitment. If we need another player, I'll open a Recruitment thread.

If you've been invited, please visit GM Nomadical’s Data Purge slides and drop a token on the cover page, post here with the below info, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and dot in.

Player Name:
Character Name:
Character Level:
SFS Number:
Faction:
Discord name (if you have one):
Have you Played and/or GMed this scenario before?

Anything weird or tricksy about your character that I should know, especially always-on abilities that give you rolls (like Trap Spotter, etc.)

New question: What is this character's greatest fear or phobia?

I'm only asking for a Discord name as an alternate method of communication in case we have extended or frequent issues with the Paizo forums as happened during a PBP con a couple years ago or recently with the whole Cookie Fiasco. If you don't Discord, that's okay; as I said, it's just a backup.

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It's not long after your last mission through Aballon and to the Shadow Plane that you receive an urgent summons from Luwazi Elsebo again. She asks that you join her for a mission briefing on Absalom Station and provides the time, date, and conference room number. You arrive, only to be asked to wait in the anteroom until the First Seeker is ready.

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Welcome back, everyone!

Please visit GM Nomadical’s Honorbound Emissaries slides using this link first to ensure that sharing and editing works correctly, post here with the below info, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and dot in. I already have all your tokens. And yes, please do this again for me, if you don’t mind, just to be safe.

Player Name:
Character Name:
Character Level:
SFS Number:
Faction:

Have you Played and/or GMed this scenario before?

Does this character have credit for #1–04: Cries from the Drift?
If so, did you earn the Honorbound Allies boon or was it stricken from the chronicle?

Has this character personally and directly encountered Jinsuls before?

Does this character have credit for #1–13: On the Trail of History, #1–99: The Scoured Stars Invasion, or #1–23: Return to Sender?

Has this character personally and directly encountered Iteration-177 before? I know Ceolor has in #1-31 Treading History's Folly, but I don’t know what other scenarios they appear in.

Anything weird or tricksy about your character that I should know, especially always-on abilities that give you rolls (like Trap Spotter, etc.)

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Please visit GM Nomadical’s Shades of Spite slides and drop a token on the cover page, post here with the below info, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and dot in.

Player Name:
Character Name:
Character Level:
SFS Number:
Faction:
Discord name (if you have one):
Have you Played and/or GMed this scenario before?

Does this character have credit for #2-11 Descent into Verdant Shadow, or any adventure on the Shadow Plane?

Anything weird or tricksy about your character that I should know, especially always-on abilities that give you rolls (like Trap Spotter, etc.)

I'm only asking for a Discord name as an alternate method of communication in case we have extended or frequent issues with the Paizo forums as happened during a PBP con a couple years ago or recently with the whole Cookie Fiasco. If you don't Discord, that's okay; as I said, it's just a backup.

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Please dot and delete for now.

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Recruiting for SFS #2-20, Shades of Spite.

Tier is 7-10.

This is set in Season 2 and is part of the Datch metaplot. It has the Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo) tag, and was written by the amazing Vanessa Hoskins.

Three seats are reserved (Sedoriku's Solarian, Farol's mechanic Croaker, and 'Eκάτη.)

So three open seats. I think the three already held for are all low tier.

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Please Dot in then Delete the post to register your character at the table.

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While we wait to start, please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish in a timely manner.

⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your AC is. If those change often, and you don't want to update your tag line frequently, please at least post them in OOC.

⚔ Miss is always low if a miss chance applies. For example, if there is a 50% miss chance on a melee attack, a result of 1-50 on d100 is a miss.

⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted to the extent that it makes sense, as those posting later have the benefit of acting based on what’s come before in the thread.

⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.

⚔ If I make a mistake, please let me know, and I will try to make it right. If it’s too far back, too complex to correct, or too minor to matter, we may have to accept it and move on, with the understanding that I will be fair and equitable.

⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws, miss chances, and Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). It keeps the game moving, and by reducing my workload it means I may be able to make a quick post when I otherwise wouldn’t have had time.

⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario. However, do be aware that my posting can be irregular.

⚔ As such, if you do not post an action within 24 hours from when I invite you to post, I reserve the right to take actions for your character (botting). However, because of my highly unpredictable and erratic work and sleep schedule, that 24 hours is not a hard limit by any means. I encourage, but do not insist, that you have some botting instructions and/or dice macros in your character’s profile especially if you have specific things that they always or never do in combat or have very complex dice rolls for combat.

⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting. Likewise, I will do my best to update you all if I will be much more than 24 hours before my next post.

Nomadical’s unusual life, for those that are unfamiliar:

The name says it all. I’m a long-haul international cargo airline pilot. Many of my work days are spent sleeping as much as I can right up to the wake-up call before a flight, flying one or more 8 to 16 hour legs, then falling into bed at the next hotel. My employer’s jets do not have wifi because the boxes we carry don’t need to check their email or watch movies in flight. So it’s not unusual for me to not be able to post for 30+ hours on occasion. However, when I’m not sleeping or flying, I’m off duty in a hotel somewhere in the world with no responsibilities, and that’s when I can post as much as I need to and keep the game moving along.

Questions? Just let me know. Let's have fun!

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Currently 3 seats reserved, and 3 open seats. One player is bringing a level 5, so going High tier most likely.

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Feel free to do character intros if you wish.

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thread prep

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Without a doubt I'm planning to attend in-person. Already got my room, and travel's not an issue for me given my lifestyle and job.

But who else is coming? Whose happy, smiling faces will be there (safely behind their masks of course)?

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The feat Memory Access from the COM has a prerequisite of "Construct type, constructed racial trait, exocortex, or head slot augmentation." (emphasis added)

Looking through AoN, there are exactly zero "head" slot augmentation, although there are 46 "brain" slot augmentations (15 biotech, 7 cybernetic, 7 magitech, 3 necrografts, and 14 species grafts).

Presumably the prerequisite should have said "brain" slot, and possibly have been limited to cybernetic augmentations to match the flavor of the other prereqs, but as written you can't use any augmentations to qualify as there are no "head" slot augmentations available.

FWIW, both HeroLab and Starbuilder prevent you from taking the feat unless you qualify one of the other ways, even if you buy a brain slot item.

Seems like a simple thing, and fairly obvious, so can we get a quick errata or clarification, please.

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As I mentioned in this waaay off-topic post, I wish to ask for a reconsideration of legality for an archetype.

Full disclosure, IRL I’m a proud Teamster. My son who also plays in SFS is a member of IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and my parents and ex-wife are former AFGE members. I salute and congratulate the members of United Paizo Workers for their successful organizing effort.

So I have to ask why the poignantly topical Union Organizer archetype can’t be made legal? The archetype itself doesn’t seem to be excessively powerful, and the associated feats are all Society legal.

I understand that the prerequisite: “You must have paid dues on a union membership to take this archetype” isn’t tenable in worldwide Society play, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a different prereq written specifically for Society play.

I propose: “You must have and maintain 1 skill rank per character level in a Profession skill. The Union that you organize for must be directly related to that Profession skill.”

This would impose an easily verifiable cost on the character, but one which is directly related to the archetype’s concept. Using the phrase “and maintain” ensures that the cost continues. Failing to maintain the skill rank progression would lead to loss of access to the archetype’s benefits. It would provide for a vast amount of role-play opportunities without being unbalanced by any means. And it would show IRL support for the UPW and other hard working union members worldwide.

I therefore hereby petition Org Play leadership to do whatever is needed to make the Union Organizer archetype Society legal somehow.

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Please dot in to hold your place after signing up at RPG Chronicles.

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Please dot-and-delete to hold your place after signing up at RPG Chronicles.

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A table of the SFS One-Shot The Great Grav-Train Robbery.

Sign up at RPG chronicles.

Then dot into gameplay and discussion, please.

This game will start on 12 November and will award Double ACP.

You will be using pregens, and the table will be limited to 4 players. I'll post more info once I get the scenario.

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The shuttle that the skittermander put you into pulls into the docking bay of the First Seeker's flagship, the Perfect Silence. You're met by an aide-de-campe and directed to proceed to the main conference room. On the way, you have a chance to introduce yourselves to your new teammates.

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While we wait to start, please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish on time.

⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your AC is.

⚔ Miss is always low if a miss chance applies. For example, if there is a 50% miss chance on a melee attack, a result of 1-50 on d100 is a miss.

⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted as those posting later have the benefit of acting based on what’s come before in the thread.

⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.

⚔ If I make a mistake, please let me know, and I will try to make it right. If it’s too far back, too complex to correct, or too minor to matter, we may have to accept it and move on, with the understanding that I will be fair and equitable.

⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws, miss chances, and Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). It keeps the game moving, and by reducing my workload it means I may be able to make a quick post when I otherwise wouldn’t have had time.

⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario, However, do be aware that my posting can be irregular. I find when a game loses momentum, the fun is quickly sucked out of it, so I will do my best to keep it moving.

⚔ As such, if you do not post an action within 24 hours from when I invite you to post, I reserve the right to take actions for your character (botting). However, because of my highly unpredictable and erratic work and sleep schedule, that 24 hours is not a hard limit by any means. I encourage, but do not insist, that you have some botting instructions and/or dice macros in your character’s profile especially if you have specific things that they always or never do in combat or have very complex dice rolls for combat.

⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting. Likewise, I will do my best to update you all if I will be much more than 24 hours before my next post.

My unusual life, for those that are unfamiliar:

I’m a long-haul international cargo airline pilot. Many of my work days are spent sleeping as much as I can right up to the wake-up call before a flight, flying one or more 8 to 16 hour legs, then falling into bed at the next hotel. My employer’s jets do not have wifi because the boxes we carry don’t need to check their email or watch movies in flight. So it’s not unusual for me to not be able to post for 30+ hours on occasion. However, when I’m not sleeping or flying, I’m off duty in a hotel somewhere in the world with no responsibilities, and that’s when I can post as much as I need to and keep the game moving along.

Questions? Just let me know. Let's have fun!

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Recruiting for SFS 1-34 Heart of the Foe

One seat is reserved. Preference then to be given to those that played at my table of Treading History's Folly (Aravon, Ceolor, Iris, Stiehle Darkwing, and Yarameh). If they don't take the seats, I'll give next preference to those that need the scenario to complete their Scoured Star Segments, and then those new to PBP.

This is a tier 3-6 scenario with the Second Seekers (Jadnura) and Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo) tags and NO starship combat.

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Welcome to the PF1 Special Blood Under Absalom for Gameday X. I'll post more instructions once recruiting is finalized. See you then!

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Welcome to the PF1 Special: Blood Under Absalom for Gameday X!

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You each received the following encrypted message on your comm units:

This is First Seeker Jadnura.
You have shown yourself to be an exemplary agent. As such, I have need of you for an urgent and highly classified mission.
Do not speak of it to other agents, faction leaders, or even First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo.
I need you to meet me at the attached coordinates, inside the Lorespire Complex.
It’s under construction, but it is quite safe. The date and time have already been entered into your comm unit.

Following the instructions, you’ve arrived to find the First Seeker waiting for you. Once everyone arrives, he begins his mission briefing.

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Please visit the Google slide show and drop a token on the cover page.

Please post here in Discussion:

Player Name:
Character Name:
Character Level:
SFS Number:
Discord name (if you have one):

Please note if this character has credit for:
#1-05: The First Mandate
#1-06: A Night in Nightarch (Specifically if you have the Abysshead Download boon)
#1-11: In Pursuit of the Scoured Past
#1-13: On the Trail of History
#1-23: Return to Sender
#1-24: Siege of Enlightenment
#1-29: Honorbound Emissaries
#1-99: Scoured Stars Invasion (Critically, please let me know if this character is the recipient of the Scoured Stars Veteran: Rescued Starfinder boon from that scenario)
#2-00 Fate of the Scoured God

I'm only asking for a Discord name as an alternate method of communication in case we have extended or frequent issues with the Paizo forums as happened during a PBP con a couple years ago or recently with the whole Cookie Fiasco. If you don't Discord, that's okay; as I said it's just a backup.

If your character has any extremely weird or situation-breaking abilities please let me and your teammates know. I’m not at all opposed to them, I’d just like to know what I’m in for. Also, if you have any always-on abilities, please let me know.

Re: Boon slotting, this scenario has the Second Seekers (Jadnura) tag and does NOT have a starship tag. You can slot boons after the briefing.

I hope to see daily posting with one post on the weekends, please. I will do my best to keep things moving, also in spite of my crazy and unpredictable work schedule. I cannot promise that we’ll be done before Gameday X starts on 6 Sep, so please plan accordingly.

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Seeking Scoured Stars Segment Seekers!

Recruiting for Scenario # 1-31, Treading History’s Folly (Tier 3-6).

Read This!:
This is #6 of the eight “Journey to the Scoured Stars Segment” scenarios from Season 1. That’s pretty much public knowledge now, but technically it’s a Chronicle boon, so it’s spoilered.

I’d like to give priority to those trying to close out their Scoured Stars Segment scenario collection. Please list which Segments you have, either by Segment number or by Scenario name or number. Obviously I’d rather give a seat to someone who only lacks this one last Segment over someone that’s only gotten 1 of the 8 or who has never heard of them. I’d also prefer not to allow replays unless absolutely necessary, since having the Segment once is all that is needed. I hope you understand.

Also, preference being given to Ceolor Xusha, Wei Ji the Learner, and Farol if they’re still interested.

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Dot and delete, please.

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OOC Discussions here please. Of course, ooc comments and commentary directly related to character actions are easier for me and everyone else to track and process when included in the gameplay posts.

Please drop a token on Slide 1

Please post here with:

Player Name:
PC Name:
PFS Number:
Faction:
Level & Class(es)
Discord name (if you have one):

I'm only asking for the Discord name as an alternate method of communication in case we have extended or frequent issues with the Paizo forums as happened during a PBP con a couple years ago or recently with the whole Cookie Fiasco. If you don't Discord, that's okay, as I said it's just a backup.

There is a HUGE list of scenarios with tie ins to this one. I'll make a separate post asking if you've played or run any of them later.

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