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Silver Crusade 2/5

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Swiftbrook wrote:

You need to remember that not all tickets placed in peoples carts are actually purchased. We are looking at live numbers. After two hours of inactivity a ticket is returned to the available pool. Also, (a small number) of tickets will become available before GenCon as peoples plans change.

I think the "by tier" change is working well so far.

Wish list processing = nothing in carts. That will be true later, but now? If they're gone, they're gone.

Also, Tonya: I appreciate that you're trying to shift things and due to your sponsorship, you probably can. However, I know the specials sell out: if I don't get it because it's full at my desired level range, I and my +3 (4 total) aren't likely to check back just in case 4 tickets somehow magically appear. I'll see if my group is willing to play at a lower tier and if not, move on to other events.

I realize it's the 1st year trying something new and we'll see how it goes. However, this is a bummer - and if my group does decide to play different characters at a lower tier now and more high tier become available later, the attempt to go back to what we wanted to play is going to be a mess.

Silver Crusade 2/5

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Me thinks the table count for the special level ranges was off.

7-8? Full. 9-11? Full. 1-2? 110 tickets left. Well, on the bright side: i'll do something non-pfs for Friday night for the first time in forever!

Silver Crusade 2/5

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1st steps, part 1. My 1st time GM-ing a Pathfinder game.

I've read up on the forums, and am a bit worried about the whole player-wipe thing. The group's been moving along well, and it's finally time for the main event. Here we go, and here's hoping I don't TPK!

Spoiler:

Now, one interesting and key fact is that every single person saw Deandre & company at some point -- which means there's no surprise round. It's game on from second 1.

Obscuring mist fills the air. The party's paladin is the 1st to react (he wins initiative). He charges straight into Ledford, and hits Ledford solidly. I congratulate him on his hit even as I'm mentally preparing a speech on tactics.... Brand new player (1st RPG ever!), brand new character -- standing in range of 3 baddies. Uh oh.
Next up, the party's sorceress, also in her 1st-ever Pathfinder game (she has played some other RPGs). She runs up behind her paladin friend and says "close your eyes". I mentally prep a codicil on tactics for squishies.
The paladin closes his eyes (in person and in game, repeating it over and over "eyes closed, eyes closed!") She casts color spray -- over her pally and the entire evil group. I confirm the pally's okay with this and get "I'm fine -- my eyes are closed!" Pally rolls his save -- rolls an 18! "See, I actually DID close my eyes!" I roll my BBEG saves... and miss all 4. Yes, all 4.
I'm horrified -- it's the big bad evil group fight and it's over before I did ANYTHING! I'm scrabbling, making sure I didn't do anything too overtly wrong....


"Your opponents fall, unconscious."
Cheers break out from the players, and baddies are tied up and dragged off to the authorities.

People from that group still occasionally tease me about the look of horror on my face when I failed all those saves.

Spoiler:
My wife's the sorceress. She's become VERY bad about staying back like casters should! ;)