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[Jacksonville, FL] PFS Organized Play, Cary's Tables PFS(1ed) / PFC: - @ 12:00-12:00 am, 2015
Liberty's Edge

I posted on the forum site of PFS, FL for a game night, commenting on a GM refusing me a seat at a table because 'we are already too far into it (emerald spire) to add a new player'. I had just finished running book 1 of shattered star, and had at least 5 people that sat in on only 1 of the four sessions it took me to take a 'group' thru this book; I did not refuse a seat to anyone any night we had someone not show, had a seat, et al.

Our Venture Captain, James A., removed my posts, then had a nasty tone when he announced at the next game night that "it has always been the policy if you are a GM or an Event Coordinator, that you can refuse a seat to ANYONE".

I do nthink this is appropriate. Unless a person has exhibited disruptive behavior and has had to be talked to by a Venture Officer, then I don't care if you are 3 adventures into a game (like a shatterd star book), if you just started, or if you just don't like someone... I believe that if it is ORGANIZED PLAY, at a GAME STORE, POSTED, with an EVENT CODE from Paizo; and with Paizo supporting the Pathfinder Society with staff coordination, products, the online community/organized play concept itself--- then to start saying 'we don't have to sit you', is to announce that you are discriminatory, and I don't hold with this.

I have created my own event code and will be reporting any tables I gm under this code. I will be running my tables as part of our regularly-scheduled game nights at our local game store on Tuesdays, and I am inviting a few people at first to come play with me, then we will fill up the remaining slots (up to 6) with WHOEVER WANTS TO PLAY< REGARDLESS OF what I think of you :). You are welcome at MY table, and I am not going to be part of some 'clique' that says just because I'm a Venture Officer, I can remove your posts because you slurred my friend or spoke badly of my lack of organizing (our store 'rep' had not shown for nearly 2 months now- that was the other post that got removed)... and 'because I'm a gm/organizer' I can say whether you play or not. That is ... cannot post bad words. It's just not right, and I feel PFS should not endorse such statements.
Cary Holladay
Why do scenarios 'railroad' players into specific actions or situations with no alternatives?
Liberty's Edge 2/5

I have a question and am not familiar enough with these 'boards' to know where to post, as my comment actually covers more than just this one scenario.
**{Just found out how to post under General Discussion, here: This was originally put onto the product discussion for Jesters Fraud}**

Question: Why do scenarios, modules often 'railroad' the party into specific things with NO alternatives?

Spoiler:
1. To infiltrate the temple, you have to go rough up an innocent baker and wreck his shop (the people we are trying to infiltrate are with us, watching,and we 'lose the scenario/[no prestige]' "if we do not do as they say". [i.e., we can't/aren't allowed to 'fake it']...

What about the Paladin in this action? What if my character doesn't WANT to abuse an innocent? Why is a scenario telling me to do that (or I'm not successful), when PFS says my characters 'can't be evil', 'can't coup de grace', etc etc.? This is one-sided! And unfair.

2. One was an opera house. GM told us point blank, "you have to have an expensive outfit (50 g.p. or more- and we are all 1st level except for 1 or 2 of us! [I prestidigitated my bag of copper coins to buy one]), or you won't be let in. you have to have no weapons or armor/ If you even TRY to bribe the guards/sneak in/ etc etc etc. (any alternative we came up with)--- you will NOT I REPEAT NOT succeed, you won't get in, this game [scenario] effectively ends".

So then we get in with fancy clothes and no weapons and armor to have the doors slam shut and get ganged up on by hordes of zombie undead and nearly everyone dies. Dropping like flies. Only had 1 wand of curing smuggled in [we were all 1st level or so]; that person went around healing back those who droppped while the others ran around perimeter in circles leading zombies in a chase to give that guy time to reach the dying ones... That SUCKED [we were deliberately entrapped, weaponless and defenseless, by the SCENARIO!] !!! And we were told that was only way to get in. Period.

3. RE THIS SCENARIO: "Jester's Fraud"- You have a cursed item that only a 13th level character can combat, that kills permanently, immediately. NO SAVES!!!! Only can be stopped by the LOWEST available [of 3 alternatives] spell level of 7th; meaning a 13th level Wizard. um- this is Tier 5-9.

Why do you guys do this? I disagree STRONGLY. Very wrong.
Pathfinder Society Scenario #56: The Jester's Fraud (PFRPG) PDF
Liberty's Edge

I have a question and am not familiar enough with these 'boards' to know where to post, as my comment actually covers more than just this one scenario.

Question: Why do scenarios, modules often 'railroad' the party into specific things with NO alternatives?

Spoiler:
1. To infiltrate the temple, you have to go rough up an innocent baker and wreck his shop (the people we are trying to infiltrate are with us, watching,and we 'lose the scenario/[no prestige]' "if we do not do as they say".

What about the Paladin in this action? What if my character doesn't WANT to abuse an innocent? Why is a scenario telling me to do that (or I'm not successful), when PFS says my characters 'can't be evil', 'can't coup de grace', etc etc.? This is one-sided! And unfair.

2. One was an opera house. GM told us point blank, "you have to have expensive outfit, or you won't be let in. you have to have no weapons or armor/ If you even TRY to bribe the guards/sneak in/ etc etc etc. (any alternative we came up with)--- you will NOT I REPEAT NOT succeed, you won't get in, this game [scenario] effectively ends".

So then we get in with fancy clothes and no weapons and armor to have the doors slam shut and get ganged up on by hordes of zombie undead and nearly everyone dies. Dropping like flies. Only had 1 wand of curing smuggled in [we were all 1st level or so]; that person went around healing back those who droppped while the others ran around perimeter in circles leading zombies in a chase to give that guy time to reach the dying ones... That SUCKED! And we were told that was only way to get in. Period.

3. RE THIS SCENARIO: "Jester's Fraud"- You have a cursed item that only a 13th level character can combat, that kills permanently, immediately. NO SAVES!!!! Only can be stopped by the LOWEST spell level of 7th; meaning a 13th level Wizard. um- this is Tier 5-9.

Why do you guys do this? I disagree STRONGLY. Very wrong.