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I'm sure the GAP was caused by the cancellation of Firefly.

What were we talking about?

Congrats on the 5th star!

Yeah so elemental blasts are like basic weapon attacks. They increase with things like handwraps and get bonuses with runes.

Impulse feats are like cantrip spells almost. Usable constantly.

Yep, I realized after I talked about out loud with one of my kids. I guess I need to speak it for it to click LOL.

With Elemental Blast having the impulse trait and immediately after it's definition, there is an explanation of increasing power level based on the Level entry at the end of the Impulse; Did I miss something or does Elemental Blast not increase in power every so many levels? Like a Level(+3) or such?

I guess it is possible that it doesn't increase on it's own, perhaps I missed a feat or something as well.

Just curious.

Foundry Technical question:

Doesn't show up in my forge-vtt premium downloads but the beginner box is there (purchased at the same time.

I'm going, just not sure if I'm day-tripping each day or I'm paying for a room this year.

Things happen when moving 1's and 0's around. sometimes those 1's and 0's don't go in the right place. Really jazzed about seeing what this book has to offer though.

Congrats Tonya and Alex! Huzzah!!!

Woot!

So, my LGS says the street date for this is the 29th, but you website already says it's available? Are stores getting these now?

I wish i had half the talent these amazing people have. The richness and depth of the setting is what i love the most.

This is the only system i didn't want to homebrew my own world. Keep on doing this awesome work, please.

Hey guys - anyone have a link to these mythical pregens? We really do want to give the Pop Up customers a good event.

There is a link on the latest blog post, but it reverts back to the Paizo main page, so it looks like the link is broken.

I'm sure they are scrambling on a lot of things right now. It is almost 11pm at GenCon :)

caps wrote:

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Age of Ashes is a six-part campaign designed to take a party of player characters from 1st to 20th level.

Sweet! I was hoping APs would start going to 20th level with second edition.

Considering one of the main goals in the revised rules is "make high level play fun, fast, and balanced" I imagine the only thing keeping them from doing every AP now from 1-20 is "page count limits."

I sat on a panel at Paizocon where they said the intention is to create 1-20 AP's from now on.

I got the GM Screen and Volume 1 of the AP yesterday. I had to cancel my preorders due to an unexpected expense. Stoked to have something to look at but wish I hadn't had to cancel my CRB.

I second this idea. Although I personally don't have a need to have the character sheets early, I can appreciate the desire for those attending GenCon. Being able to have them printed out before hand allows the players a chance to immediate dive into character creation once they pickup their CRB.

From what I saw in the blog, there is nothing on the sheet that would spoil the release. Everything on there has already been covered in Live Plays (like Oblivion Oath, the GCP preview live plays from PaizoCon), Blog posts, Con Sessions, or Delves.

My very first character when I started playing RPGs (way back in antiquity) was an Elf Wizard. I may have to do that again. I haven't played a spellcaster in many years.

I am currently using The Swarm as a tertiary threat and warring with two different star-faring empires. The three factions are actually set far in the Vast but the PC's originated in the Pact Worlds.

They exited the warp at a location in the Vast to accept work on a new remote colony but re-entered real-space near a singularity that shot them clear across the galaxy (or universe, I haven't decided) and into the middle of a war between the three factions.

There is a mysterious empire that is driven by a hidden figure(s)

There is the ancient aristocracy whose political in-fighting is only overshadowed by the ongoing war.

Then there is the ravenous hive worlds of the Swarm whom I've modeled loosely off of a insectoid race in a certain unnamed scifi wargame and the "Starship Troopers" movies.

Looks I'll be dropping out of the Slack channel for the special. Was expecting to get assigned that game but didn't. Maybe I'll dig up a character and play. Haven't really done PFS since Starfinder came out.

Adam Watson wrote:

Slack is awesome! I don't know what I'm running yet, so I'll refrain from requesting access to anything for the time being.

You know enough to request specific channel access. The programs assigned to you were indicated in the email. Plus, if you are running 2E on Thursday PM, SFS on Friday PM, or 1E on Saturday PM, those are the specials.

I'm not attending GenCon, I'm still waiting for my PaizoCon assignments.

Slack is awesome! I don't know what I'm running yet, so I'll refrain from requesting access to anything for the time being.

Thanks Tonya,

Looking forward to another great year.

Adam Watson wrote:

Does the overseer GM get table credit for this scenario, and if so, who does it get reported?

For our cons, traditionally the Overseer is reported as a GM for a table with zero players, thus the origin of their credit.

We were thinking that, I just wanted to see what other groups do.

Does the overseer GM get table credit for this scenario, and if so, who does it get reported?

I know it's not Paizo's fault, but it's getting a bit frustrating. I live 20 minutes from a fulfillment center, and about 40 minutes to an hour from Paizo. So far, I haven't even seen anything and it's down to the last couple of dozen orders?

Thanks for all the information and keeping us up to date.

Yeah, I found that after I posted.

The way I'm reading it, the reward would be 30 XP for the encounter. But if you add, say 5 more goblins to the encounter for a total of 6 and you have a party of four, I would say bump the XP to 40.

Just a guess though. The rules really don't clarify how it is expected to be done.

Just went to my FLGS, and they haven't gotten their pre-orders yet. I had ordered one through Paizo.com and one via my Local Game store.

UPS hadn't made it there yet when I went by, so I'll go back and check later today.

I live 20 minutes from the DuPont fulfillment center in Washington. I can wait a few days for Amazon to get their ducks in a row. I'm sure Paizo is all over them about this. I'll make due with the PDF until my copy arrives.

Thanks for letting us know.

So, my card was authorized this morning, so I'm assuming i'm just waiting for everything to be put into a box and slapped with a shipping label.

I'm just itching for some Starfinder goodness. No bad feelings or anything. Just anxious.

Felix the Rat wrote:

New class options?! But...I just leveled up : (

Perhaps your GM will generously manifest a mnemonic editor in the course of your adventures : )

When Pact Worlds came out, I offered a one time use of an experimental Mnemonic Editor that could rewrite the last 3-4 levels of changes. This was due to the fact that my players had all reached 3rd level and the editors in the book only undid the last two levels.

It was a one time deal and one one play has taken it so far.

I would like to second Varun's thanks for all the hard work. I know you are all swamped and probably pulling a little overtime to make sure everything is ready for GenCon.

Thank you for all you CS and the warehouse folks do to get these awesome products into our greedy little hands. :)

Thank you! Please thank your hard working team for us as well.

This subscription order went pending on July 12th and hasn't shipped yet. Will I be seeing these items by their release dates or will I end up waiting until after GenCon?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I am not Adam but can tell you that most of the Greater Seattle area, including Tacoma, communicate and sign up for games via

nwpfs.org

To participate in the forums you will need to follow the instructions regarding emailing a request to join. I suggest you let Tony know that you were referred from here and are interested in playing in the Tacoma area. It helps to identify you as a genuine request.

Also, toward the end of August Dragonflight GameCon will be held in Bellevue. It is a great way to meet some of the local Organized Play population.

Thanks numbat1!

Hi Illrigger,

We meet every Sunday from 12:30pm until 5pm at Terracrux Games in downtown Tacoma. I post the schedule on NWPFS.ORG and I also maintain a small mailing list (low volume) but your first stop should be NWPFS.ORG as numbat1 shared, but if you private message me your email address, I can also add you to my SFS contacts list.

SFS Location (Venue Page on Paizo.com):

Terracrux Games
760 Commerce St
Tacoma, WA 98402-4516

NWPFS.ORG Newcomer Link:

How to get access to this site

And then once you have access, you can find my posts here under SFS Tacoma:

Local Game Planning and Signups/Tacoma

Ogodish snaps out of his reverie and activates his console.

"What is that!? Firing!"

I'd like to toss in my thanks for a job well done to Thursty and the whole OrgPlay team, as well. You haven't disappointed, and are super responsive to fans. I can't even imagine how much work it is to plan/organize all of this and your work is greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

Thanks! We meet up tomorrow and I'll pass along the invite. It's awesome to hear that the Tacoma crew is making a good impression. These folks are awesome and I love gaming with them.

Adam Watson wrote:

• 1. this thread says after GenCon
  
• 2. the scenario debuts this week at Origins, so isn't it available after debut?
  
• 3. And my V-C is quoting that it won't be able to run at "Games Days" until next year based on the product page.
  

This confused me too. The scenario cannot be purchased until June 2019, but you can get permission to run it locally after Gencon.

You should absolutely run it locally, but we'd also love to host you guys down here in Portland on August 11th

From Tacoma its only a 2 ~ 2.5 hour drive down I5 and the venue is a block from the I5 south exit 200b off-ramp, easy day trip.

There's already a few carpools coming down from the Seattle area including the GMs for our two tier 7-8 tables. See your Special Events forum for carpool details.

We'll do what we can. I'll let everyone know about it with our group. thanks for the invite.

Thanks Thursty.

Is there a chance we can get a Paizo OrgPlay staffer to chime in on this? I'm a Venture-Agent with a venue that has enough players to support at least three tables, but there seems to be some confusion on availablility for V-O's.

• 1. this thread says after GenCon
  
• 2. the scenario debuts this week at Origins, so isn't it available after debut?
  
• 3. And my V-C is quoting that it won't be able to run at "Games Days" until next year based on the product page.
  

Which is correct?

Pakishi wrote:

Sounds fun! I have my local group almost ready to finish book 2. They just need to make it up to the temple.

I've run AP1 three times, its a fun story.

AP2 we ran one-shot, 12.5 hours. By the time they reached the temple, the entire table was ready to either join the cult or commit suicide. I don't think running it over multiple sessions would have changed that.

It may be awhile before anyone is ready for AP3.

I was not kind to my players in that volume. They are all seasoned gamers and are digging that I'm not pulling any punches. AP2 can be rough if the dice don't roll in their favor.

I have AP1 going up on the schedule already for Sat evening in Cascade 11. There's nothing wrong with two tables of it, though.

Sounds fun! I have my local group almost ready to finish book 2. They just need to make it up to the temple.

I am considering running Volume one of Dead Suns that afternoon and on into the evening, but don't want to register anything in case something happens (ie. lose my voice, get attacked by an angry bear, steal a pot of gold from a leprechaun).

If I do run, I be in one of the open gaming rooms.

I'm very excited to be a Starfinder GM this year. I got five slots which is exciting as I get to share my love for Science Fantasy with even more people, this time at a convention!

Theonious wrote:

Is it usual to only get 1 of the events from the lotto? This is my first year and wondering if I did something wrong or missed an instruction.

No, it is not uncommon. Totally depends on what you were going for, and your luck.

Previous years, I've only ever gotten one thing. I got really lucky this year (probably because so many people were going for playtest)

I've signed up for lottery events for the past several years and this years my first one.

None of my volunteer slots are listed. Any idea when those will get added to the online schedule?

Thursday PM: Arrival at Docking Bay 94

Friday AM (7:45 am – 1 pm): SFS 1-11: In Pursuit of the Scoured Past

Friday PM (6:45 pm – 12 am): SFS 1-10: The Half-Alive Streets

Friday Overnight (12:45 am – 6 am): Sleep

Saturday AM (7:45 am – 1 pm): SFS 1-10: The Half-Alive Streets

Saturday PM (1 pm – 6 pm): (Player) Lottery Event

Saturday Overnight (12:45 am – 6 am): Sleep

Sunday AM (7:45 am – 1 pm): SFS 1-10: The Half-Alive Streets

Sunday PM (6:45 pm – 12 am):(Player) PFS #8-99C: The Solstice Scar Version C

Sunday Overnight (12:45 am – 6 am): Sleep

Monday AM (7:45 am – 1 pm): SFS 1-10: The Half-Alive Streets

Monday PM: Drive Home