paizo.com Recent Reviews by The Great Rinaldo!paizo.com Recent Reviews by The Great Rinaldo!2023-11-07T21:26:13Z2023-11-07T21:26:13ZPathfinder Society Scenario #7–22: Bid for Alabastrine (PFRPG) PDF: Great scenario! (4 stars)The Great Rinaldo!https://paizo.com/products/btpy9k95?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-7-22-Bid-for-Alabastrine2016-06-01T19:47:02Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #7–22: Bid for Alabastrine (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I ran this twice at PaizoCon, and both parties enjoyed the experience. </p>
<p>The first party was 5 players in subtier 1-2, with neither faction nor Serpents related characters. They found the social event challenging but enjoyable. In the end, they were unable to get enough successes to succeed (mostly due to poor die rolls, but in one case due to not having discovered enough information to make a good choice), but even though they all walked away with 0 prestige, they all thanked me and told me how much fun they had. One player specifically said, "I have never had so much fun failing a mission before."</p>
<p>The second party was 6 players in subtier 4-5, this time with both faction •and• Serpents related characters. This added some complication, but the players analyzed the situation really well and managed to succeed at everything. </p>
<p>The key to running this is spending more than average amount of time prepping, and creating a LOT of handouts. Pictures of the key NPCs, slips with all of the information they can discover, and an explanation of the influence mechanic went a long way. Players were able to pick up and pass around the notes I gave them, rather than having to rely on their own notes (which, in a busy con, are almost guaranteed to be incomplete). </p>
<p>My only complaint, spoilered because of referring to specific parts of the mechanic:
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[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>I hope to run this in my local area several times soon, and may get more feedback as I do.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #7–22: Bid for Alabastrine (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I ran this twice at PaizoCon, and both parties enjoyed the experience. </p>
<p>The first party was 5 players in subtier 1-2, with neither faction nor Serpents related characters. They found the social event challenging but enjoyable. In the end, they were unable to get enough successes to succeed (mostly due to poor die rolls, but in one case due to not having discovered enough information to make a good choice), but even though they all walked away with 0 prestige, they all thanked me and told me how much fun they had. One player specifically said, "I have never had so much fun failing a mission before."</p>
<p>The second party was 6 players in subtier 4-5, this time with both faction •and• Serpents related characters. This added some complication, but the players analyzed the situation really well and managed to succeed at everything. </p>
<p>The key to running this is spending more than average amount of time prepping, and creating a LOT of handouts. Pictures of the key NPCs, slips with all of the information they can discover, and an explanation of the influence mechanic went a long way. Players were able to pick up and pass around the notes I gave them, rather than having to rely on their own notes (which, in a busy con, are almost guaranteed to be incomplete). </p>
<p>My only complaint, spoilered because of referring to specific parts of the mechanic:
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[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>I hope to run this in my local area several times soon, and may get more feedback as I do.</p>The Great Rinaldo!2016-06-01T19:47:02ZPathfinder Society Scenario #5–11: Library of the Lion (PFRPG) PDF: Amazing investigation scenario (5 stars)The Great Rinaldo!https://paizo.com/products/btpy933p?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-5-11-Library-of-the-Lion2014-04-27T17:37:13Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #5–11: Library of the Lion (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I greatly enjoyed this. I love scenarios designed around investigation and role play. The research mini-game was nice, and the hints and clues were a good payoff for the steps. The puzzles took some thought, but weren't so cryptic as to make us hit a wall and shut down. </p>
<p>Bonus points for being able to complete an entire scenario without combat if you make the right choices. I look forward to seeing this sort of scenario again in the future.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #5–11: Library of the Lion (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I greatly enjoyed this. I love scenarios designed around investigation and role play. The research mini-game was nice, and the hints and clues were a good payoff for the steps. The puzzles took some thought, but weren't so cryptic as to make us hit a wall and shut down. </p>
<p>Bonus points for being able to complete an entire scenario without combat if you make the right choices. I look forward to seeing this sort of scenario again in the future.</p>The Great Rinaldo!2014-04-27T17:37:13Z