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Greetings,

First off I'm and brand new Pathfinder player (and table top RGP for that matter),
I've ran my family through the Begineer Box Adventure and we loved it!!

I love how the BB Adventure was single paged encounter with all needed information up front,
this sort of layout is extremely helpful for new game master such as myself.

I've looked at some of the Pathfinder Modules at the local comic shop and at first glance they appear very in depth, and possibly something over my Game Master level to run.

I would love to see some additional adventures in this format, but for the time being I'm trying
to create my own adventure using it.

Feel free to download, edit, create, critique.

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Jeffrey-

I really like this product and would love to get one for my son,
however we do not yet own any books and I would like to get him Bestiary 1 first.

Do they by chance have this product for Bestiary 1?
http://paizo.com/store/artwork/v5748btpy8i1b

I think your solution of copy/cut the items from the BB is a great idea to now. I might suggest doing the same with spells if your kids are playing a spell caster. It helps to have the reference in front of you and helps to keep track of resources used.

Yup, we printed out the 1st level Cleric and Wizards spells to help,

That's great to hear! (Seriously, I haven't heard of any newbies not having fun with the Beginner Box.)

As for having something to hand out to the kids, you may want to consider this product. (I don't have it myself, but this is the "starter" set so it's probably a good place to start.)

Wow, that product looks pretty nice. I will defiantly look it over!

I'm hoping the Bashes will be released soon as well. While my kids loved the solo & Black Fang adventure, they're not quite ready to sit down and play 4 hour Society adventures. We need a couple more short excursions before starting on that.

I'm in the exact same boat.

flip387 wrote:

My sons are age 7 and 8 so I'm in no rush for more rules ;)

Good to hear you are bringing fresh blood to the game (not literally blood, but you know what I mean...I hope, or I just scared away a new player).

I hope you are all having fun running the games and when you are ready to expand, there's a ton of stuff that can add to the game, but for now, the Beginners Box should be plenty of stuff. I started playing many, many, many years ago, but it was thanks to something similar to the Beginners Box I started (Original Dungeons & Dragons Red Box), so I can kinda imagine the fun (and sometimes confusion) of learning the game :)

It will take more than that to scary me away :P (I did get what you meant).

We are having a blast playing with the Beginner Box, however I think I may of
ran the game a little quick and a tad to easy (we've finished the 1st adventure in 2-3 sittings).

On the bright side, we had loads of fun and learned quite a bit!

Being very geeky and in to fantasy I knew I would like games like this,
however my wife is quite different. I assumed she would hate it and laugh about how much more a geek I am than she thought, however it turned out quite different, she seems to like is just as much (and we both find it hilarious at how much the kids get in to the game).

We've went so far to print out many of the basic items just to help the children know what weapons and items they have obtained (all her idea) =D

Scrolls are a way to store magic for later use- particularly handy for clerics and wizards, who cannot change their prepared spells once they've chosen them. In the full game, Wizards even start with the ability to scribe their own scrolls!

Ahhh I see, this makes a bit more sense.

First of all, WELCOME TO PATHFINDER! I hope you find the community here supportive and helpful.

Regarding using scrolls, stick to the rules in the Game Master's Guide, page 52. That's all you need for the Beginner Box rules.

So to answer your questions:

Yes, the "Fireball" scroll is the same as the "Fireball" spell listed under level 3 Wizard spells.

The caster level of the scroll doesn't matter for activating the scroll or copying it to your spellbook. So yes, your 1st level Wizard can copy it to his or her spellbook. However, he cannot prepare it yet from the spellbook until he's capable of memorizing level 3 spells. Alternatively, he or she can only activate the scroll now and use the fireball once -- but then the scroll becomes useless afterward.

Also, watch out for the fact that spell "level" isn't the same as character level. Wizards and Clerics need to become Level 3 before they can cast SECOND level spells, and need to become Level 5 before they can cast THIRD level spells.

Thanks a lot "The Rot Grub", I plan to run a few more of these Beginner Adventures, but hope to get the Core Rule book soon. My sons are age 7 and 8 so I'm in no rush for more rules ;)

FIrst off I apologize if this has been added or addressed previously.

My family and I are brand new RPG players (starting with the Beginner Box itself),
I've ran the kids and wife through the Blackfang adventure and we've come to the end.

The loot from Blackfang has a few items Im confused about:

Scroll of Fireball
Scroll of New Life

* Scroll of Fireball is on page 53 of the Game Master guide,
but does not have a single description about the scroll or effects.

* Scroll of New Life is also on page 53 and states
"This cleric scroll is caster level 9"

Regarding the Scroll of Fireball, should I assume it is the same as the
spell "Fireball" under level 3 Wizard spells? Does this mean my Level 1 wizard
PC can not use the scroll? And does this also mean the PC can not copy the spell
in to his/her spell book until level 3?

Regarding Scroll of New Life, does the Caster Level 9 mean my Cleric PC
can not use the scroll until level 9? I see the spell "Read Magic" states:

"You can read magic scrolls and other magic writing. If you use this on a magic scroll, and the scroll has a cleric spell on it, you can cast the spell from the scroll just like it was one of your prepared spells. The Game Master has more information on magic scrolls."

Since there is a icon next to this scroll in the book, does it mean it can be used at any level?

Thank you very much for any feedback.