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The thing that I find jarring is how fast, in game world time, the characters progress through levels. We are just wrapping up Carrion Crown, and in 90 days or so, the characters have gone from 1st to 15th level.

If every D&D world had everything D&D in it, with no changes, limitations, or expansion, there would be no point in having custom worlds, and everyone could just play in a kitchen sink setting like Golarion. What fun would that be? World creation and discovery is one of the most awesome things about this hobby, and it is an aspect that I believe is becoming less and less common.

It should not be a hard concept for a player to understand that some things just don't fit in certain settings.

I had six broken miniatures in my Shattered Star case. I found the WizKids site for replacements. I filled out the form, and it shows as "Finalized". Can someone who has used this system answer a few questions?

Am I supposed to do anything but wait at this point? I didn't get an email or anything from them. Am I supposed to send them the damaged minis?

Thanks!

I just finished opening my case from the friendly local game store. The miniatures, without exception, look great! The distribution was excellent as well, with multiples of all the monsters, and singles of the unique NPCs, just how it should be.

I did have half a dozen broken miniatures, so my only complaint is the packaging. I have a full set, but a number of the minis I only have one of are broken.

I checked the WizKids site and found their replacement system, but Shattered Star is not an option. Any idea when they will have replacements available?

Personally, I'm glad it is Core rules only. These NPCs will be much more easy to prepare to use if I don't have to go through four books for abilities, spells, feats, etc. I also think there is a lot of mileage you can get out of just the base classes.

FWIW, a 1.5" x 2" Post-It note fits perfectly in the Damage section under Hit Points.

Many of the faction missions feel like a lottery to me. Pick a random skill, if you have the skill, roll a die and you have a chance of making it. That is about as interesting as a day job roll. I'm looking forward to some changes.

I'm new to PFS, having just played two scenarios with my cleric. So now I have a few Prestige Points and a pouch full of gold. What are the best purchases to be thinking about?

Browsing the forums, it seems a Wand of CLW is highly recommended. Do I need to wait for that to show up in a scenario or or wands okay to purchase without them being on a scenario sheet? Reading page 19 of the PFS guide, wands are not listed as "Always Available Items" so I'm guessing I need to wait until it shows up in a scenario, but from the talk here I'm not sure.

Any other must-have items?

I wanted to hold off on introducing a dragon (I'll make that a big event later), so I ran a homemade scenario for my kids, ages 7, 9, and 11 this past Sunday. All of us are new to Pathfinder. We had a great time and a everyone picked up on the rules and relevant numbers very quickly.

I knew my sons would like it, but was worried about my daughter not being as enthusiastic. The first thing she said? "Can we play this every week?"

Hooked!