Starfinder Society Scenario #1-98: Into the Perplexity: The First Trial

"Announced" for November, to be granted to 4-Nova Starfinder Society GMs and above! Product image and description are not final and may be subject to change.

So, I'm assuming it'll be covered in the scenario proper, but does the "cannot be replayed" mean I can only get GM credit for it once? I've already played it back at SkalCon 2018, and I'm planning to GM this a few times.

Second question, does it count towards the 10 specials for the 5-nova qualification?

So glad to see this listed. Will we 4 nova GMs have to purchase it, or will it arrive in our downloads automatically?

Hmm

Will this scenario count as a special run for the purpose of qualifying for 5 novas?

So, I'm assuming it'll be covered in the scenario proper, but does the "cannot be replayed" mean I can only get GM credit for it once? I've already played it back at SkalCon 2018, and I'm planning to GM this a few times.

Second question, does it count towards the 10 specials for the 5-nova qualification?

A chronicle for this scenario can only be earned once, regardless of whether you earn it as a GM or a player. No replays of any kind may be used on this scenario.

Important note: playing through this scenario prior to formal publication (as in, with Thurston when he was running it before now) are considered "Playtest runs" and do not count toward the above limit. A character who previously played this scenario for credit may not, however, earn another Chronicle for this scenario.

So glad to see this listed. Will we 4 nova GMs have to purchase it, or will it arrive in our downloads automatically?

Assuming I set the page up correctly, it should automatically be granted to all 4 Nova GMs.

This scenario does not count as a Special for purposes of Nova qualification.

:Cries:

May I ask why? I was kind of hoping that it could be my 10th special. I do think that the dilemmas presented here are... intense. Knowing how to present them requires some sensitive and careful GMing.

Hmm

But Alex I thought that if a scenario had the exclusive tag that it would count toward the 5th star that’s what it says in the season 3 guide

Is the intent that multi-table specials are what actually apply, not the Exclusive tag? Why did the Nova tag go away in season 3?
It allowed the ability to differentiate between Exclusive scenarios and 5th-Nova credit scenarios.

Hey folks, just stepping in here.

It's clear that there's some concern over the "5-Nova applicability" of this scenario. We have some announcements we'll make in the future about this (more of a blog than a post here) as we get closer to 1-98's release. We took a lot of feedback and are going to revise our decision on this, and will have more information on how 1-98 will work into Nova qualifications then. This will not count in the same manner as an interactive special, but it will count and help you get there.

For now, I just hope y'all enjoy this silly little scenario I put together >_>

Wait, this is real? You maniacs are releasing this into the wild?

Seriously though, the "playtest" run of this at Skal Con was great. I look forward to seeing what changes were made during development and driving another on of my poor helpless characters insane.

Looking forward to running this at Emerald Con online the first week of December!

Cover and map list updated.

And I haz cover art! :D

Oh, and for posterity, here are the updated rules regarding using this scenario for 5 Nova qualification.

Does this mean that 2-98 will eventually come to 4 novas as well? I wanna torture my character some more! :D

Is this still on track for a November release?

Is this still on track for a November release?

To Four Nova GMs, yes. The reason it says "Unavailable" is because there is no release date for the general public.

This f$$*ing scenario.

Enjoy everyone!

I am excited to see this drop into my downloads. Yay!

Hmm

A chronicle for this scenario can only be earned once, regardless of whether you earn it as a GM or a player. No replays of any kind may be used on this scenario.

Important note: playing through this scenario prior to formal publication (as in, with Thurston when he was running it before now) are considered "Playtest runs" and do not count toward the above limit. A character who previously played this scenario for credit may not, however, earn another Chronicle for this scenario.

Alex, forgive me for double-checking this, but there are an awful lot of players in Minnesota with Thurston playtest run credit from SkalCon, and I want to be sure of how this works.

I, Charli Poshkettle, played this adventure at SkalCon prior to publication. Does this mean that my player can have 3 into the Perplexity chronicles?

1 Playtest run from SkalCon with chronicle
1 Player run now on some other character with chronicle
1 GM run on some other character with chronicle

Or does it mean that I can only have:

1 Playtest run from SkalCon with chronicle
1 Player run for NO credit, NO chronicle
1 GM run on some other character with chronicle

Please advise.

Thank you!

The latter. The playtest run is its own beast, you can have one chronicle from that. You can also have one chronicle (on a different character) from the published 1-98. You cannot get 3 total because you can only get 1 ever from the published edition, regardless of whether it's player or GM credit.

Ah. Only 1 chronicle ever from the published edition and 1 from Playtest if you had playtested. Thank you. That makes sense now.

Hmm

Greetings! When there will be Second Trial?

Welp my Perplexity character is today about to level up to level 9 x'D Guess I'll never be able to play all perplexity scenarios(assuming we get sequels) with same character

This f&~#ing scenario.

Enjoy everyone!

** spoiler omitted **

THIS!Total agreement.

Hello,

I would like to have pdf of this scenario, will this ever get sold again, by any chance?

Thank you!

Hello,

I would like to have pdf of this scenario, will this ever get sold again, by any chance?

Thank you!

According to the text, it remains exclusive to Starfinder society GMs with 4 GM novas (100 games run)

Ctirad Horkel wrote:

Hello,

I would like to have pdf of this scenario, will this ever get sold again, by any chance?

Thank you!

According to the text, it remains exclusive to Starfinder society GMs with 4 GM novas (100 games run)

And what if I really really promisse that I will never run it until I become GM with 4 GM novas?

I think Paizo would reply by promising to make it available once you've actually run those 100 games.

Are there any sequel (continuation) to this scenario?

Yes but it has not been released as true scenario that can be purchased.

I just hit 4 Novas a little over a week ago. Is there anything special I need to do to receive this?

I just hit 4 Novas a little over a week ago. Is there anything special I need to do to receive this?

Email me at organizedplay[at]paizo[dot]com and I'll make sure it gets added to your account :)