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Does anyone have any materials, maps, monsters, etc. for Bastardhall? I'd like to run it for my group that finished Carrion Crown.

Yeah I agree. I think that a good compromise would be just one 12+ or 15+ scenario per year that they do as a special, like they did with Race for the Runecarved Key. That way anyone who was level 18 or 19 would at least get the chance to gain 1 XP once a year and play something new. Doesn't seem like lots of work and I know several players who would like that.

I have one character at 19.0 who can't make it to 20 because I've already played Race for the Runecarved Key with him. I have another who skipped Eyes of the Ten and just played modules. He'll be to 19.0 in a few months. I for one would love to see adventures for 19+ characters. Perhaps anything beyond level 20 is unrealistic, but more options to get to level 20 would be nice. Perhaps I'm alone in this. :)

So I will be GMing Carrion Crown soon and one of my players wants to play a Drow who is disguised as a half-elf. I told him that it might be difficult because of the checks involved, both with NPCs and with the other players. Should I try to dissuade him from this? Can people give me some suggestions as far as how he should best go about this? If he fails the check, how will a Drow get by in Ustulav if he's found out? Thanks!

Myles Crocker wrote:

Why not use the 12 level Iconics in the NPC Codex to fill in a table?

I know it isn't a great solution, but it might help a little bit.

Because it's not allowed. The OP was, I believe, saying it should be for tables of three players and a GM. I'm agreeing.

Yes, this is what I was saying. These characters from the Codex are not allowed for PFS play in modules. It would be nice if they were, or other characters from the Codex which are of the same level as the module in question. Again, only to make a legal table, not to be used by a player as their character.

I definitely see the point of wanting high-level play as a reward for PCs who have played a character through to retirement. However, it would be quite easy to have high-level pregens that can only be used to make a legal table. Paizo would simply mention in the Guide to OP that high-level pregens cannot be used as a regular PC the way that other pregens are. They would allow them only for the creation of a legal table where there are three players and a GM.

Please point me in the right direction if this has already been addressed.

I am part of a high-level PFS group who are now playing modules beyond 12th level. We've already played Academy of Secrets.

We were supposed to play Tomb of the Iron Medusa today but one of our players canceled at the last minute, leaving us with 3 players and a GM.

If this were a regular PFS scenario of 1-11, we could use a pregen as an NPC and keep it as a legal table. However, there appear to be no such allowances for high-level modules. Is this something that could be addressed in future editions of the Pathfinder Society Guide to Organized Play? If there is already a solution for us, can someone direct me to the source?

The great archer Kevin Hood has now reached level 12. Signed trading cards can be yours for only 100gp!

Thanks for the help, folks. As it turns out, I did my math wrong before and it looks like I'm best going with a mithril chain shirt anyway. I still like the idea of G'Mork flying through the air by himself while everyone scratches their heads. Oh well.

I don' think you can get celestial armor barding (as per the ruling on rhino hide barding)

I have no idea what this ruling is. Can you post the link please? Celestial Armor is a special +3 chainmail so I don't know why barding wouldn't work.

So I just purchased Celestial Armor for my Ranger's wolf animal companion, who has light armor proficiency and an Int of 3 so that's not an issue. However, according to the PFS FAQ, animal companions cannot use command words, so he could not activate the fly ability on the armor. Could my Ranger activate the command word for him if I wanted to use the fly ability?

Mike Lindner wrote:

I think you only have to reduce XP if you intend to play Eyes of the Ten. There seems no reason to do so if you're just going to play modules.

This is correct. Only if you are entering Eyes of Ten do you need to adjust GP, PP. etc...

Mike, this latest thing you said seems to be in direct contradiction to what you said about two weeks ago. When I asked if a character who is 11.2 can just keep playing modules for full credit if they don't intend to play Eyes of the Ten, you said: "We are going to stick with what is in the Guide currently. If we make exceptions, then it gets too confusing. If you are not going to play in EoT, then play one additional 7-11 scenario to make it to 12th to then play a module."

Now you are saying that a character who is at 11.1 or 11.2 and plays modules and has no intention of playing Eyes of the Ten can get that full credit and doesn't need to stop at 12.0.

I know this has been addressed before on the boards, but I cannot find a definitive answer regarding what item/magic item slots are available for an animal companion. Is there an official ruling on this anywhere or is it GM's discretion? Do we go by 3.5 rules?

I'm curious to know if there will be more sanctioned modules added any time in the near future, especially for 12+ play. I do hear people keep mentioning Moonscar something or other, but that is not yet on the list of sanctioned modules. When can we expect to receive a Chronicle for that and for any others?

Just as an unofficial addenda:
An impression received from other posts by Mike implied you could actually start the retirement arc, Eyes of the Ten, at 12.1, as you would not level out of range until the end of Part 4, when you would make 14th level.

I second this query. I would really like Mike to weigh in on this as well since it seems from several of the forums that the big issue is just to make sure that no one plays any part of Eyes of the Ten at level 14. There seems to be no issue with being level 14 once you END Eyes, but this really needs more clarification. Also, can a 12.0 character play a 1XP Special before Eyes of the Ten? Can a character who is 11.2 get full XP for a module if they have no intention of playing or GM-ing Eyes of the Ten?

Thanks Kyle!

Here is another question. Once you start Eyes of the Ten, can you play anthing in between the parts or must you complete the entire series before you can play something else (i.e. as it is with First Steps)?

So, here is what I hope is a simple question. I have a character at 12.0 and would like to play Race for the Runecarved Key at Con of the North in February. Can I get XP for this Special if I am only at 12.0, or do I need to complete Eyes of the Ten before I can get XP for specials and modules?

I just picked up a flaming bow for my ranger, who also has the Clustered Shots feat. I have two questions:

1) Does the 1d6 fire damage apply to each arrow that hits, including the two arrows from manyshot?

2) With clustered shots, is the additional fire damage from the flaming bow added together along with the regular arrow damage before subtracting the damage reduction?

Thanks!

You're not the only one I've seen assume that. I'm not sure why.

Partially it's because I don't know the rules as well as most GMs. The other part is because it doesn't clarify that point in the PFS Guide.

OK, thanks for the clarification. Well, thankfully mine worked on the first try.

Jiggy, I understand that's how it works if someone in your party is casting it, but for some reason I assumed that if you bought it as a service from PFS that it was just automatically successful.

For you, the net result (aside from a little extra stress!) was exactly as it should be: you just had to get the curse removed.

Man, will I ever have that long of a successful Will save streak again? Hopefully it will never be necessary...

Can someone point me to the source where it says that services from the Pathfinder Society such as remove curse or remove disease require a roll? I just thought you paid the fee and were done with it.

Actually, it seems that there is only ONE way to induce the coma: fail the will save against the first Evil Eye, then fail the second save (fort) against the second Evil Eye...at which point, immediate coma (in this case, underwater). If you make three fort saves while under a coma, you are no longer under the threat of death and you come out of the coma, but you still need to remove the curse somehow. I managed to make all my saves to avoid the death (although since I was never targeted twice by Evil Eye I shouldn't have even had to do that), but I paid 150 to remove the curse, so...I suppose those who died would have to get new or amended chronicle sheets which reflect simply paying the 150 gold for the remove curse.

Does anyone know if I can legally play part II before part I?

Thanks for the info. Actually I did a little playing around on Hero Lab and discovered that they actually have it right. Apparently the software defaults to equating levels with HD, but the stats are all correct.

So I have been using Hero Lab for my ranger and it has been working great so far. However, when I became level 4 my animal companion (female eagle) reflected a level 2 status instead of level 1, which I believe she is supposed to be (Druid level -3). When I turned level 5, she is showing level 3 and is set to gain an ability point at the next level, although I think it should actually not be for another two levels. So...what it seems is that Hero Lab made a mistake and gave her an extra level. It also seems like some of her stats/abilities are off. Am I right on this? Is this a bug that Hero Lab needs to fix?

Can anyone tell me how long the oil is supposed to last if it's purchased as an item?

I just wanted to make sure I'm doing this right. I'm a 3rd level human ranger and spent two Prestige to buy some Oil of Flame Arrow (cost 750) to use on standard arrows. Since the spell works on up to 50 projectiles, I'm assuming I can use the Oil on up to 50 arrows as well, correct?

Also, what are the rules for the 1d6 extra damage when it comes to crits? Is it applied once or does it stack?