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Big Kyle is the person you'll be wanting to get in touch with (if he doesn't see this thread).
As far as I know - yes, there will be a PFS presence at PAX Prime this year. Although it may just be a refining of the one-offs from last year.
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Important info for everyone that:
You are now free to customize your ITS as you see fit. The use of an ITS will become mandatory in Season 5, but the use of the Paizo designed and released ITS will not be mandatory. You are free to design and use your own ITS provided they list the same information in relatively the same format/layout.
There is also one included in Spoiler:
Bonekeep, part 1 It is quite handy.
I've only once destroyed a piece of PCs gear. And I didn't destroy it. I took it. It was a suit of mithral full plate of speed, and I felt quite terrible afterwards. The player was understanding due to the tactics in the scenario, but I still felt dirty afterwards. I can count on one hand the number of scenarios that call for PC item destruction/removal to occur. They're presented specifically in the tactics and do make the encounters feel more risky. It's hard to play so boldly when the enemy is trying to break that shiny new piece of gear you got. And it puts the GM in a difficult situation if their NPC succeeds. Watch as the entire table criticizes the GM for their tactics, and demands to see where it's listed in the scenario. It sucks. I don't like sundering PCs gear, but if the tactics call for it, I'll do it. If PCs do it, I sigh, but I'm happy they're not a summoning down waves of cyclopses to grapple/pin/coup-de-grace, taking a dozen attacks with double barreled pistols, or ill-omen -> misfortune cackling. Sundering is a tedious mechanic to deal with, but it's not even close to being near the top of the list in PFS.
Ideally, the ITS should replace the items purchased/sold section at the bottom of chronicles, and allow for tracking of consumables on the ITS instead of on individual character sheets. That's it. If it just replaces other paperwork, puts everything all in one place that's easy to use, and doesn't create redundant paperwork, then it's a good thing. I'm still waiting to see for sure whether that's the case.My problem is this is only exacerbating an issue that may seem small and simple to the Paizo employees who run Society, but the GMs are goin g to see a real problem. Ink is not exactly cheap, and with the rate I use it for projects and other paperwork for the Marines, it's not something I can be replacing every week (that's an exaggeration, but it's common for me to replace it). Seven-ish pages may not seem like much, but consider also that we are printing out the physical copy of the scenario/module as well, as well as seven-ish copies of the Chronicle sheets as well. I think that, like a character sheet, the ITS is something that I'll be expecting my players to bring with them to game days. I might have a handful of copies for people that haven't heard the news in the first few weeks, but after that, it's not the GM's responsibility to provide the player with the correct documentation. Especially since it's available as a free download online.
The use of the word "determined" is odd! If I roll a 1 on an attack, the result has been determined. Though, I'm sure every GM out there would allow the reroll regardless ;). True! Everyone at the table does know the result, but not officially until the GM confirms it (GM get's the final say, and all that). Given that, think of the order of operations like this.
Given that as the order of operations, as long as you shout out "Wait!! I want to reroll!" before step 4 -- you're good.
Reroll rules as of guide 5.0
Free Rerolls: As a way of rewarding players who show their support for the Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign by purchasing and wearing special shirts featuring campaign insignia, faction logos, or Pathfinder branding, a player wearing any of the shirts listed below during a Pathfinder Society event may reroll one d20 roll during the course of that scenario. This reroll must happen before the original result is determined and the player must use the reroll result, even if it is lower. Game Masters are also invited to wear Pathfinder Society Organized Play shirts, but gain no additional benefits other than supporting Pathfinder. The following Pathfinder Society Organized Play shirts are currently available. • Andoran faction shirt
If a player is using a physical copy (not a PDF, printout,
Additionally, when a player uses a free reroll, she may
Finally, if a player receives a Campaign Service Award coin
If it is a genuine inability to get a few printed sheets, work with your local VCs and/or VLs. Most of them won't mind printing a couple of copies off. And if they do, I will reimburse them the $0.05 it cost to print the sheets off Just flout your wealth, why don't 'ya.
My cleric has 275 hit points without needing to rebuild... There's the +1 to +5 stat increasing tomes.
Calculating theoretical maximum HP in PFS now... Barbarian 12... Flat HP increasers.
Con.
44 con = +17 con modifier HD = d12 HP formula pre retraining: (20+con)+[(lvl-1)(9+con)]
These threads need to be condensed.Oh hey. Just had a thought: how will online players handle needing GM signoffs on their tracking sheets?
Interesting stealth change... The only exception to this would be an brownie, imp, lyrakien azata, or quasit familiar gained with the Improved Familiar feat. One could reasonably face either of these wielding a wand or wearing a circlet of persuasion in combat, and after investing a feat to gain their service, they are not limited by the same restrictions as normal bonded creatures like animals This sort of text no longer appears. Was this is a clerical blunder? Or can imps still use wands? Especially after things like this.
As long as the sheet is system neutral (Don't put the pathfinder or PFS logo on it), you can link it here as a generic "form-fillable tracking sheet." I'm sure that the online community and others would appreciate the alternative.
What about LOOT? List Of One's Things. Or SWAG - Sheet With All Gear.
I see what you're saying now. There is some confusion. That said, a rules question is better asked on the rules forums.
I'd poke the question into the Ask JJ thread if you're looking for an answer. Regardless, the PFS forum won't be able to give you a concrete answer. Sorry :(
Correct, it is different than the bestiary imp. However, nothing suggests it type would change. I don't see in any text in my reading of Animal Companions or the Diabolist class that would suggest it should be anything other than Outsider. After all, the animal companions listed in the bestiary have a type of animal, do they not? The imp in the bestiary has the type of Outsider. Why should it change? Also, this text:
If the imp is slain or the diabolist release it from her service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring a 24-hour ritual to conjure and bind the new imp to herself. That sounds an awful lot like something you do with evil outsiders to me :P
I want HIGH survivability with GOOD damage output as I am the only full time party healer (+1 Paladin) Clarification query, are you: a) Going frontline druid wildshaper, focusing on damage and staying alive.b) Hanging out in the back as your druid, casting support spells c) Being in the front, wildshaping, but also healing when needed. That aside, my druid loves:
Also, you mentioned treasure cards with pictures of the loot on them. I don't suppose you could share yours, so I don't have to spend boat loads of time hunting down appropriate pictures? Maybe this Monday, I'll see if my local game store has any of the Gamemastery item cards in stock. I've never bought any of those, so I'm not entirely sure what's in them. Is there a deck that anyone would say goes particularly well with this adventure? Here is a link where someone has done a ton of legwork. I don't know who, unfortunately, as the link was just forwarded to me by another VO. EDIT: I think it was James "Iammars" McTeague that made the cards. The idea is print off these cards and put them in standard TCG plastic sleeves.
I saw that, but never saw a mention of the format by the OP. Given that it's a PBP, then I feel better about it. In regards to your question (if it's open to others), I think it's all about good judgement. As a player at a table, if a GM has us encounter a creature, and is neglecting a key feature of it, I'll make a mention. "Hey GM, just so you know, that thing has grab -- so it might want to grapple while it makes those attacks." If I need outside resources to help -- "hey GM, I don't think X works that way" -- I would likely try to bring it up before I take it to an online squabble. I would shoot the GM a message if we were playing PBP. "Hey GM, are you sure about that? I think yeti's are vulnerable to fire. Here are a couple helpful links." There has to be a level of acceptance by a GM that they could be making mistakes. And a level of trust by players that the GM isn't going to screw them over. Tabletop RPGs are like those trust-fall exercises. If the people around you aren't going to catch you, you probably don't want to play with them. That said, in an online format, it might be hard to figure out if people you play with can be trusted. My only experience with PBP was years ago with 3.5, and a majority of the people I played with were fun and honest, and we had a good time. I doubt the culture has changed enough that an average GM would be opposed to the messaging solution I suggested above. I think that if everyone wants a fair and fun table, then if everyone is just mature and up front about questions, posts like this won't happen.
I've been trying to figure out what bothers me about this thread and I think I've figured it out. It's that this was posted in the middle of the game. Interrupting the flow of a tabletop game by whipping out an electronic device and making a forum post is something that would really irritate me. Both as a GM and as a player. That said, SwampTing, is this an online game? Etiquette for an online or PBP game would be a bit different I imagine. |