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In my case, I don't even think we had a faction mission for first steps since we didn't even need to choose a faction then. As for the second one, we had to count some boxes (that were clearly marked on the map) and rescue a guy who was...literally behind the door in the last area. We just needed to finish the last fight and there was no way to miss him. And it would have been the same mission whether I was Lantern or Qadiran.

In any case, I will be taking this character to a game in a couple of weeks...if I declare my character as being from the Qadiran faction, will I be penalised prestige points for 'changing factions' when my GM enters that session into my records? I've put in a request for the change using the 'report a problem with this session' link, but nothing's happened yet. I understand that it won't change instantly, but if it does not change by the time my next game comes, what should I do?

Although in my case, I played first steps II and The Devil We Know II, so in the first one the faction mission didn't really come into play, and for the second one I was doing the Qadiran mission anyway (apparently Lantern Lodge pathfinders do Qadiran missions pre-whenever-lantern-lodge-appeared).

So I did all the missions I would have had my character been Qadiran from the start.

Also, the GM from the first game put me as from the lantern lodge even before I decided. My faction for my first chronicle sheet was blank, but he put me as lantern lodge when he reported the game.

Edit: Also...are some faction missions supposed to be easier than others? I thought they would be all about the same, albeit somewhat luck-based since you may or may not have the right skill for the job.

Thanks for the advice, guys!

I on the other hand am in precisely this position now. I played a first steps scenario without choosing a faction, but my GM entered it as Lantern Lodge. I then played a second game, and stated my faction as Lantern Lodge because I thought they were all the same, and my previous GM had listed me as such.

I've since done a little more reading, and decided that I want to go with Qadira. I'm still level 1. How should I go about doing this? If I inform my GM at the next game, will he be able to fix my faction and the appropriate amount of prestige for me when he updates my sessions online? Or would I need to make a request on these boards for an Aussie venture captain to change things for me?

Honoured brothers and sisters of the Lantern Lodge,

My name is Wei, a recent migrant from Goka who has joined your cause. As a new member, I recognise that my skills are scant. Like a freshly-hewn rock cast into the stream, I am yet rough, waiting to be smoothed and polished by the river of hardship and experience.

Yet I am more than a simple stone, for even as the river shapes me, I too have the capacity to shape myself and steer my development. To that end, I seek counsel from my seniors in the Lantern Lodge regarding the skills I should train myself in and the knowledge I should seek to make myself most useful to to the Lantern Lodge.

Should I study the history of Golarion and its many nations? Should I study many languages and the art of linguistics? Or should I study the ways of men and how to see through their lies, or how to persuade, coerce or mislead them?

The wisdom of our homeland teaches that the young do well to seek the wisdom of their elders, and that the elders do well to teach the young, for thus is the knowledge and wisdom preserved in the community and the community strengthened by the lore of generations. I thus trust that as I humbly seek counsel, I will find wisdom from my seniors, that I may better-serve the Lantern Lodge, to the benefit of our Lodge.

With humble regards,

Brother Wei Tang
Monk of the Wind God Monastery
Pathfinder of the Lantern Lodge