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Organized Play returns to By the Board Games, 410 E Commercial Ave, Lowell, IN 46356.

We have our first game session of the year at By The Board Games & Entertainment!

Sunday January 12 from 1pm - 6pm our Venture Agent Onyx will be running the level 15 Starfinder 2e Playtest session. There are no pregenerated characters and you must have your character completed before the session to play.

Remember you can download the Starfinder 2e Playtest book at the Paizo site: https://paizo.com/starfinderplaytest

Warhorn signup is here. We are limiting to 6 players.

I am impressed!!! How does this compare with last year?

I imagine that it should be relatively easy to adapt the Pathfinder releases to the Remaster rules.

I thought I would start a thread where we can share our wishes and concerns for Starfinder Second Editio and the playtest.

Let me share my Starfinder experience. I am a venture agent in Paizo's Organized Play. I have run my mystic shirren Vir Kah'to to 5th level. I GMed the Starfinder mod for Free RPG Day last year. (I struggled with starship combat and even as a player find it less than intuitive.)

My hope is not just for a better starship combat system, but for a game system that will attract more players. We had some SFS games at the shop that I am active in, but they stopped. We had only two regular players. I also want a system that is easier to learn and GM.

So, who are you and what do you want? (To paraphrase Lorien from Babylon 5.)

Join us for ConQuest Ventura from July 14-16, 2023 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 36 Figueroa St, Ventura, CA 93001.

We will have several Organized Play events at the convention.

You can learn more about the convention and register for it at ConQuest Ventura.

Here is the Paizo Organized Play schedule for Conquest Ventura. We are actively looking for GMs and players.

Friday, July 14, 2023:

3 PM -8 PM

PFS1 - 6-10 - The Wounded Wisp for characters of levels 1-2.
PFS2 - 1-01 - The Absalom Initiation for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 1-12 - Ashes of Discovery for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

Saturday, July 15, 2023

9 AM-2 PM

PFS1 - 7-10 - The Consortium Compact for characters of levels 1-2.
PFS2 - 1-10 - Tarnbreaker's Trail for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 1-16 - Dreaming of the Future for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

3 PM - 8 PM

PFS1 - 8-16 - House of Harmonious Wisdom for characters of levels 1-5.
PFS2 - 2-06 - The Crashing Wave for characters of levels 3-6. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 1-32 - Acts of Association for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

Sunday, July 16, 2023

9 AM - 2 PM -

PFS1 - 9-16 - Fallen Family, Broken Name for characters of levels 1-5.
PFS2 - Intro 1 - The Second Confirmation for characters of levels 1-2. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 2-03 - The Withering World for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

3 pm - 8 PM -

PFS1 - 10-16 - What the Helms Hide for characters of levels 1-5.
PFS2 - Intro 2: United in Purpose for characters of levels 1-2. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 2-07 - Four for the First for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

Pre-generated characters will be available. To learn more about events or to register please visit the ConQuest Ventura Warhorn schedule page.

Join us for ConQuest Ventura from July 14-16, 2023 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 36 Figueroa St, Ventura, CA 93001.

We will have several Organized Play events at the convention.

You can learn more about the convention and register for it at ConQuest Ventura.

Here is the Paizo Organized Play schedule for Conquest Ventura. We are actively looking for GMs and players.

Friday, July 14, 2023:

3 PM -8 PM

PFS1 - 6-10 - The Wounded Wisp for characters of levels 1-2.
PFS2 - 1-01 - The Absalom Initiation for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 1-12 - Ashes of Discovery for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

Saturday, July 15, 2023

9 AM-2 PM

PFS1 - 7-10 - The Consortium Compact for characters of levels 1-2.
PFS2 - 1-10 - Tarnbreaker's Trail for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 1-16 - Dreaming of the Future for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

3 PM - 8 PM

PFS1 - 8-16 - House of Harmonious Wisdom for characters of levels 1-5.
PFS2 - 2-06 - The Crashing Wave for characters of levels 3-6. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 1-32 - Acts of Association for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

Sunday, July 16, 2023

9 AM - 2 PM -

PFS1 - 9-16 - Fallen Family, Broken Name for characters of levels 1-5.
PFS2 - Intro 1 - The Second Confirmation for characters of levels 1-2. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 2-03 - The Withering World for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

3 pm - 8 PM -

PFS1 - 10-16 - What the Helms Hide for characters of levels 1-5.
PFS2 - Intro 2: United in Purpose for characters of levels 1-2. (This is a repeatable scenario).
SFS - 2-07 - Four for the First for characters of levels 1-4. (This is a repeatable scenario).

Pre-generated characters will be available. To learn more about events or to register please visit the ConQuest Ventura Warhorn schedule page.

Sadly, I do not have a character for #4-15 - In Glorious Battle. My hope is that we will see a lot of what will be in the remaster making its way to PFS. (I think that an orc from the Mwangi Expanse who has a tattoo that does damage to demons would be very popular in Belkzen if he could adapt the technique for it to do damage to the undead.)

Both scenarios sound like fun!!! Now, what could possibly go wrong with a virtual simulation? It isn't like the safety protocols would malfunction, would they? As for the Shadow Plane, well I imagine Aslynn has a welcome (and do not leave) mat set out for the Pathfinders. ;)

I hope that Dan does get to play in a palace, or at least a castle. I enjoyed the blog.

We should see players and GMs as collaborators. Indeed, most problems that I have seen at the gaming table happen because of lack of collaboration.

Live Organized Play events are returning to Southern California. Please join us. (I plan to monitor the thread and try to answer some questions for you.

Greetings Everyone, GAMEX 2022 player registration is now open! Sign up today here at our Los Angeles PFS & SFS Warhorn https://paizo.me/39NOUrW and get your badge at Stratgeicon '

GAMEX 2022 is being held from May 27th through May 30th at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport. We have opened the site for PLAYER & GM sign-ups. Please head over to our Warhorn https://paizo.me/39NOUrW and sign-up for the various games we will be running for Pathfinder 2nd Edition, Starfinder and including some favorite games from the past in Pathfinder 1st Edition.

We look forward to seeing you all at GAMEX 2022. Explore~Report~Cooperate!!!!

I enjoyed this, as we got an insight into the lives of common people in Absalom.

I look forward to hearing what people think of the new releases. I also like the fact that the Pathfinder Society intros are linked together. (Once we can have more demos, I could easily see these as part of a few demos.)

Hello,

I updated the event on this page Northwest Indiana PFS and the map for our new venue for PFS and SFS is not showing. I believe that I set up the new location correctly.

Can you help?

I look forward to this book and to see how it addresses the many cultures of the Mwangi Expanse. I hope that there is some information on other parts of the continent of Garund and their cultures.

I especially like the prompts. I think that they will help to build Interesting characters and great adventures with rich stories.

This will help many gamers. Thanks!!!

I will check out the new forums. My school is shut down until at least mid-April. I am limiting contact to a very small number of people.

Thanks for the new streams.

ArctiCon X, a day of gaming and popular culture, will run on February 29, 2020, from 8 AM to 10 PM Central at St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox, Church, 9191 Mississippi St, Merrillville, Indiana 46410.

ArctiCon is back for our 10th year and we are returning to the same great location as last year! Come out for a family-friendly day of gaming and pop culture! This year's price is only $10 per adult, $7 for children. Veterans, Auxiliary and First Responder tickets are only $7 with identification. Additional fees may apply to prize supported tournaments. Food and concessions will be available on site from St. Sava's!

Proceeds from the convention will benefit Feed Our Vets and Toys for Tots

8:30 AM

PFS 1:
#10-14: Debt to the Quah for characters of levels 3-7
#10-16: What the Helms Hide, a series of one hour quests for characters of levels 1-5.

PFS 2:
#1-11: Flames of Rebellion for characters of levels 1-4.

PFS 2 Quests (One hour scenarios for characters of levels 1-4)
Quest #3: Grehunde's Gorget
Quest #4: Port Peril Pub Crawl
Quest #1: The Sandstone Secret
Quest #6: Archeology in Aspenthar

SFS:

#2-07: Four for the First for characters of levels 1-4

12:30 PM

PFS 1:

#3-21: The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment for characters of levels 1-5
#6-98: Serpents Rise, a module for pregenerated Aspis Consortium characters of level 7.

PFS 2:

#1-06: Lost on the Spirit Road for characters of levels 1-4.

PFS 2 Quests (One hour scenarios for characters of levels 1-4)
Quest #3: Grehunde's Gorget
Quest #4: Port Peril Pub Crawl
Quest #1: The Sandstone Secret
Quest #6: Archeology in Aspenthar

SFS:

#2-09: Bluerise Breakout for characters of levels 1-4

5:30 PM

PFS 1:
#4–01: Rise of the Goblin Guild for characters of levels 1-5.
#10-15: Tapestry's Trial for characters of levels 7-11

PFS 2:
#1-05: Trailblazers’ Bounty for characters of levels 1-4
#1-07: Flooded King's Court for characters of levels 1-4

SFS:
# 2-13: Storm of the End Times for characters of levels 1-4

Pregenerated characters for Pathfinder and Starfinder Organized Play will be available.

You may register for events at the ArctiCon X Warhorn page. For more information on ArctiCon X, go to their Facebook page.

I am scheduling events for the Pathfinder and Starfinder Society of Northwest Indiana for this Saturday. For some reason, I am not seeing any way to schedule evens for Season 1: Year of the Open Road. Will this be available soon? (I am going to schedule the Mosquito Witch regardless.)

I ran several tables of the Pathfinder Playtest and reported it. At one time, I had 30 play test points listed. I have none listed now. I am puzzled.

ArctiCon 2019, a day of gaming and popular culture, will run on February 23, 2019, from 8 AM to 10 PM Central at St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox, Church, 9191 Mississippi St, Merrillville, Indiana 46410.

ArctiCon is back for our 8th year and we are returning to the same great location as last year! Come out for a family-friendly day of gaming and pop culture! This year's price is only $10 per adult, $7 for children. Veterans, Auxiliary and First Responder tickets are only $7 with identification. Additional fees may apply to prize supported tournaments. Food and concessions will be available on site from St. Sava's!

Proceeds from the convention will benefit the 22 Project, a veteran's charity. (https://www.support22project.org/ )

The Pathfinder Society will host the following events (All times are Central Standard Time):

ArctiCon Tables (You can preregister at https://warhorn.net/events/arcticon-2019 )

8:30 AM

Pathfinder Society Scenario Quest Honor’s Echo, one-hour quests for characters of level 1
Starfinder Society – Dead Suns, Starfinder Adventure Path #1: Incident at Absalom Station (Dead Suns 1 of 6), level 1 and Starfinder Adventure Path #2: Temple of the Twelve (Dead Suns 2 of 6), level 3
Pathfinder Society Scenario # 10 - 12 Breath of the Dragonskull, character levels 1-5
Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-05: Mysteries Under Moonlight, Part 1: Testament of Souls, character levels 3-7
Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-03: Death On The Ice, character levels 5-9

12:30 PM
PFS Quest Honor’s Echo, one-hour quests for characters of level 1
Starfinder Society – Dead Suns, Starfinder Adventure Path #3: Splintered Worlds (Dead Suns 3 of 6), level 5 and Starfinder Adventure Path #4: The Ruined Clouds (Dead Suns 4 of 6), level 7,
Pathfinder Society Scenario 10-10 - The Shattered Shield, levels 1-5
Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-07: Mysteries Under Moonlight, Part 2: The Howling Dance, levels 3-7
Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-11: The Hao Jin Hierophant, levels 5-9

5:30 PM
PFS Quest Honor’s Echo, one-hour quests for characters of level 1
Starfinder Society - Dead Suns, Starfinder Adventure Path #5: The Thirteenth Gate (Dead Suns 5 of 6), level 9, and Starfinder Adventure Path #6: Empire of Bones (Dead Suns 6 of 6), level 11
Starfinder Society Scenario #1-16: Dreaming of the Future, one -hour quests for characters of levels 1-4
Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-02: Bones of Biting Ants for characters of levels 3-7
Pathfinder Society Scenario #10-13: Fragments of Antiquity for characters of levels 5-9

Pregenerated characters for Pathfinder and Starfinder Organized Play will be available.

The biggest issue I've seen with resonance so far is that it tends to fail you in the middle of the biggest combat. Which is exactly the opposite of what happens with the "heroic character" or "star of the show". The end result is a shortening of the already short 15 minute adventure day.

Understanding and solving the 15 minute adventuring day issue is the real problem. Players can only use the tools that devs provide. You may find it hard to believe, but no one really wants to tick off wand charges or count potions, either. But with x number of things to do in an adventuring day and y hours to do it in, people become creative in their solutions within the limits of the rules. Moreover, most do not want to be the "party healer", either.

Fix the 15 minute adventuring day and resonance becomes meaningless.

I have been busy with a few things, from a new job to reading the Pathfinder 2 Playtest materials. Were any regional support program boons released for season 10?

I seem to recall that earlier this week I had 141 games GMed in PFS and was listed as a 4 star GM. Now, I seem to be a 2 star GM with 128 games. Has something changed or did I miscalculate the number of stars that I had or misreport 13 events? Or am in error in some other way?

Welcome to the latest additions to the Paizo team!!!

For some strange reason, this is showing up on the Paizo Blog page as February Update.

I am excited to see more content coming for Starfinder. Locally, we are planning to run more SFS as we have a few new players interested in organized play.

So, is there any plans to have material from the Pact Worlds acceptable for SFS play soon?

This is very exciting and will add a lot of flavor to many campaigns! How soon might we know what will be legal for Starfinder Society?

These look very interesting. So, will there be any hints on where Starfinder Society will go next year? There is much to explore, as well as drawing on the settings past.

I tried to reach the page for the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Adventures and was redirected to the main page. This did not happen with Starfinder Society.

Are there any official/unofficial SFS/PFS promotional posters. I would like to put something up at the store where I serve as Venture Agent and also have some advertising/signage for an upcoming local convention, ArctiCon in March?

Thanks in advance for your help.

I noticed a problem on my GM Sessions page for PFS.

There are two dates missing, despite having run on May 13. 2017 and May 27. 2017 (the schedule for those days was posted in the Pathfinder in Northern Indiana thread. It was about that time that I started using the same event numbers for the events that I organize, so maybe I somehow overwrote the events?

Thanks in advance for any help that you can provide. The players have their chronicle sheets, but I thought I would draw the problem to your attention.

Something odd is going on.

I reported recent events for PFS and noticed that the events for May 26th and May 13th are now appearing together under the first date. Maybe it is because, on the advice of a higher ranking Venture officer, I am using the same event number for the same venue. However, I am still showing 122 tables of GM credit. Am I reading things wrong?

I am expecting a few new players at the games that I organize at Lightspeed Hobbies in Portage, Indiana (near Chicago). I have some old registration cards that I printed up a while back. (The numbers are around 226,000.) Would they still be considered valid or should I print some new cards up?

I have two players who have created Ulfen characters (a skald and a bloodrager). What are some Ulfen-themed scenarios that I could run?

I am interested in learning what Season 6 scenarios that are truly not dependent on a character in the party having the technologist feat in order to succeed at their missions. Are there any recommendations? (Ironically, a few players are interested in Starfinder.)

For those who not see it, here is a link to the Paizo blog entry announcing the Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild. While this blog is very interesting, I found this part of it particularly relevant to PFS.

As Tonya Woldridge wrote:

On a more serious note, we made a couple major changes for Starfinder Society. The first is the tier system. We are closing the gap between subtiers that resulted in so much confusion and consternation with calculating average party level (APL). Starfinder scenarios will include the following tiers: Tier 1-2, Tier 1-4, Tier 3-6, Tier 5-8, Tier 7-10, and Tier 9-12—perhaps more as higher-level play grows in popularity.

Would this be a useful change for the future for PFS if the same changes were adopted?

I mostly GM, but I am planning on creating a psychic with the Faith discipline. This discipline allows the character to swap out a psychic spell for a cure spell. Does this ability allow the character to use cure light wound wands as if the spell was part of the character's list? (Hmm, I guess that this would be a good question for a psychic character with the rebirth discipline.)

Wizards of the Coast is having a Magic: The Gathering card auction to benefit the ACLU. The auction will continue until 8 PM Pacific on Tuesday.

With my reporting of two sessions of WeB4Goblins from last Saturday, I have now reached the rank of a four star GM. The first, more successful session, was my 100th GM session. The second, while fun, was less successful for the players.

I am puzzled by one thing. Before I entered the data, I was at 99 sessions. Now, I am showing 103 sessions.

Thanks to Bob Jonquet, Brian Mooney, Sean O'Shea and all who helped me grow as a Pathfinder Society GM.

I thought I would start a thread that will help people find venues running We B4 Goblins! this Saturday. So, let's see what stores and other venues are going to have some goblin mayhem this weekend.

Pathfinder Society returns to Lightspeed Hobbies in Portage, Indiana for Free RPG Day this Saturday, June 18, 2016.

I will run sessions of WeB4Goblins! at 11 am and 5:30 PM Central.

Sometimes, when I go to paizo.com, the page takes a very long while to load. I will often find that if I decide to go to a subforum (I usually go to Pathfinder Society), that I can get to the boards. From the boards, getting to the front page is usually easier.

I am currently using Chrome as my browser. Any advice?

I fear that I may have overdid the undead theme recently at one venue where I am a store organizer/GM. So, what are some good scenarios for levels 1-5 with no undead?