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I am chomping at the bit to sign up for games at GenCon in August. Who else is coming to Circle City this summer for the convention? I'll be there with my two sons Mack and Calvin. What levels are everyones? My one barbarian is still level 2 need to get him to level 3 by then.
Do you think the August games will be using Pathfinder Role Playing Game rules? If so do you think it will take long to convert our old characters?
I'm gonna be there, but don't even have a character yet! Should I create one for Gen Con or wait until the new PFRPG rules and create one for Season 1?
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I'm gonna be there, but don't even have a character yet! Should I create one for Gen Con or wait until the new PFRPG rules and create one for Season 1?
If you can find a local game before Gen Con, it's worthwhile to create and play if you can. There will be a crossover instructions seminar at GC for people with existing characters. It will also give you a chance to get used to organized play and its sometimes weird customs.
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I am chomping at the bit to sign up for games at GenCon in August. Who else is coming to Circle City this summer for the convention? I'll be there with my two sons Mack and Calvin. What levels are everyones? My one barbarian is still level 2 need to get him to level 3 by then.
Do you think the August games will be using Pathfinder Role Playing Game rules? If so do you think it will take long to convert our old characters?
There's an 0800 Thursday seminar, SEM0904095, that is the changeover Q&A. To answer your question, it's PFRPG from August forward. My current character is a F elf Rogue 4.66666.
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I will be there, but my character is still lvl1, having been unable to play since the LAST GenCon...
He too will need converting, but I can't go to the seminar on Thurs at 8am so I'll have to come up with plan B for that. Hopefully it's not too hard - will there be resources here on this site at some point to do that?
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He too will need converting, but I can't go to the seminar on Thurs at 8am so I'll have to come up with plan B for that. Hopefully it's not too hard - will there be resources here on this site at some point to do that?
Josh said that he will try to group those who need converting together, so one person's conversion doesn't hold up a whole table.
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how about pfs midnight madness to catch up on old mods at the convention?would these be season 0 or 1, though? In other words, would we just run a few already published season 0 mods in 3.5 or. Have to convert them to the PFRPG? Not sure what the timing is there.
BrOp
If people are around Wed night, we can play 3.5 then... I've played or DMed scenarios 1-7. So may be able to run a group if need be. I've never been there though, so I have no idea where we could meet for this.
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If people are around Wed night, we can play 3.5 then... I've played or DMed scenarios 1-7. So may be able to run a group if need be. I've never been there though, so I have no idea where we could meet for this.how about pfs midnight madness to catch up on old mods at the convention?would these be season 0 or 1, though? In other words, would we just run a few already published season 0 mods in 3.5 or. Have to convert them to the PFRPG? Not sure what the timing is there.
BrOp
There's lots of space available for open gaming. Most of the area hotels have tables and chairs in their lobby area that I've seen get used, and the convention center also has space for this. Hotel rooms could work also, but be a bit cramped.
I might be up for playing in a Wed night PFS game, but it would depend on timing and if competing options are around. I think it would be more fun to have a Paizo meeting spot/party, etc Wed night.
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I might be up for playing in a Wed night PFS game, but it would depend on timing and if competing options are around. I think it would be more fun to have a Paizo meeting spot/party, etc Wed night.
I'm around all week, I think I'm flying in either Mon or Tues... But I have to leave @ 4pm Fri :( my friend lives in Indy, so I'll use him as an excuse to go. :)
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why not both?
I might be up for playing in a Wed night PFS game, but it would depend on timing and if competing options are around. I think it would be more fun to have a Paizo meeting spot/party, etc Wed night.
Because it's unlikely my wife would want me to ditch her for all of Wed night.
I'd be up for Wednesday night PFS or a party...or PFS with beer. It's beer that makes the party after all. I have a 3rd level (hopefully slightly higher by Gen Con) halfling wizard character.
Chad
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I might be up for playing in a Wed night PFS game, but it would depend on timing and if competing options are around. I think it would be more fun to have a Paizo meeting spot/party, etc Wed night.
Sorry...I thought I started this thread....oops..
I wasplanning on setting up a Paizo Fan Meet up party like I did for Gen Con UK 08... But not on Wed... Was going to set it up on a day when more of us are there... many don't get there until after thursday...
I will start the thread again..
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Sorry...I thought I started this thread....oops..
I wasplanning on setting up a Paizo Fan Meet up party like I did for Gen Con UK 08... But not on Wed... Was going to set it up on a day when more of us are there... many don't get there until after thursday...
I will start the thread again..
Ok..set up the Pazio Fan meet up Party Thread Here.
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Now that I've signed up for slots I can see you really want your character to be level 4 by the time you get to Indy. That means I need around 4 adventures between now and then.
Now I'll just need to keep those blood hungry GMs from killing my poor innocent halfling barbarian at GenCon.
I'll be judging 2 slots on Saturday. I am not a blood thirsty GM so your PC is not likely to be crushed at my tables.
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That's good to know: my gaming group is trying to run through all the mods we can get before hand. Right now, our highest are all at level 3.0, but the others aren't too far behind.
I'm playing a Qadiran Ranger/Rogue, so keep an eye out (you'll recognize him by his high flying personality, utter disregard to the safety of himself or his party members (especially the party members), and his inability to swim).
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GenCon games...
Are all pathfinder games going to be running under the new rules or are some going to be running on current rules while others run on new rules?
Also, are any mods unique to GenCon or premiering? I believe the Betrayal in Absalon event is unique but don't know about anything else.
Finally, is there any advantage to take a premier event, beyond the fact that nobody knows anything about it?
Thanks in advance,
I sure hate sound'n stupid here, but this will be my first time to GenCon. I have tickets to two events. Both are Pathfinder games. I was expecting to simply play in an adventure using the new rules. Now I come to understand that it is actually a Pathfinder Society game. I kow nothing about it. So I would like to know how to create a character for this. I registered on the PFS site. I need to finish creating the character but the guide is not the new rules. I will not be in Indy until Friday morning. How can I get a character created by 1pm for the game I am playing in? How do I know what level the scenararios will be? Can someone here help me? I have no interest in taking a pre-gen. I just want to play Pathfinder with my own character and have a great first time at GenCon.
Thank you....
GenCon games...
Are all pathfinder games going to be running under the new rules or are some going to be running on current rules while others run on new rules?
Also, are any mods unique to GenCon or premiering? I believe the Betrayal in Absalon event is unique but don't know about anything else.
Finally, is there any advantage to take a premier event, beyond the fact that nobody knows anything about it?Thanks in advance,
Starting August 13th, the Pathfinder Society will be all Pathfinder RPG. So at Gen Con, there are only Pathfinder RPG scenarios. The Friday night and Saturday night interactives, called Betrayal in Absalom, are Gen Con exclusives and scenarios 29, 30, 31, and 32 are premiering at Gen Con. There are no advantages to playing in a premier event other than you'll be among the first to play it.
I sure hate sound'n stupid here, but this will be my first time to GenCon. I have tickets to two events. Both are Pathfinder games. I was expecting to simply play in an adventure using the new rules. Now I come to understand that it is actually a Pathfinder Society game. I kow nothing about it. So I would like to know how to create a character for this. I registered on the PFS site. I need to finish creating the character but the guide is not the new rules. I will not be in Indy until Friday morning. How can I get a character created by 1pm for the game I am playing in? How do I know what level the scenararios will be? Can someone here help me? I have no interest in taking a pre-gen. I just want to play Pathfinder with my own character and have a great first time at GenCon.
Thank you....
You're in a unique situation. You want to play a PRPG game without joining the Society and without taking a pregen AND you want a 1st level PRPG character at the con when the rules don't release until the first day of the con. Because of your situation, here's what I recommend: show up for your first slot on Friday about 30-45 minutes early. We should have a few GMs on hand all day who can help folks create PCs. Create a new PRPG 1st level Pathfinder Society character, use that character to play through your two slots (or more if you want), and then leave it at that. What you'll want to keep in mind, however, is that your new 1st level character won't be able to play in scenarios 31 and 32 (because of level restrictions) but you will be able to play in 23, 24, 29, and 30 as well as the interactives. If you wish to play 31 and 32 at any time during the con, you'll need to take a pregen.
Thanks....I think I am seeing how this works now. I have tickets for #23 Friday, and on Saturday for #29. It looks like those are both 1-7 so I should be ok. So I can use the character I create Friday and use, again on Saturday? Would it be easier and/or faster if I create a character using the old rules and bring it to convert? Or, will the rules be available for download on Thursday? I could create one Thursday and bring it.
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Thanks....I think I am seeing how this works now. I have tickets for #23 Friday, and on Saturday for #29. It looks like those are both 1-7 so I should be ok. So I can use the character I create Friday and use, again on Saturday? Would it be easier and/or faster if I create a character using the old rules and bring it to convert? Or, will the rules be available for download on Thursday? I could create one Thursday and bring it.
I have not seen the final rules, of course, but everything we have seen preview-wise suggests that a Pathfinder Beta character, at 1st level, would be all but indistinguishable from a Pathfinder Final character in most cases. You should be able to download the Beta rules, if you don't already have them, use them to make a character, and tweak with little difficulty to fit the final rules.
Traditionally, Paizo has released the PDF of their books on the in-store date for the hardcopy. I believe that the idea is to have the hardcopy on the shelves on Thursday, so theoretically you should be able to get the PDF then as well, but someone more official than me should probably be the one to answer that question.
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I've created two pc's I want to give shots at GENCON this year. An Elven Priest of Erastil and a Dwarven Druid. I'm in several events, so hopefully I can get both in an event or two. I don't have alot of experience in Society type play. I tried it for Wizards, but it was like fast food rpg. I'm hoping this will be a bit more personable. Anyways I do have one concern. I have created my characters, but Beta Versions. Is there a way I can get the changes before GEN CON to update my character sheets accordingly.
I do plan on Buying the core book at GEN CON, and maybe the dwarven accessory. I would also like a NICE map of Golarion as that is our new world.
Bobbo
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I'd be interested in a short scenario on Wednesday night if we can get enough people. I have only 1st level characters though.
As I mentioned above, I'm more than happy to run a game Wednesday night using the 3.5 rules (since the conversion to PFRPG doesn't happen until Thursday). Anyone who's interested can email me at brandingopportunity at gmail
This will be my first time at GenCon, so please feel free to suggest locations. I'll just be wandering around aimlessly.
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I'd be interested in a short scenario on Wednesday night if we can get enough people. I have only 1st level characters though.
As I mentioned above, I'm more than happy to run a game Wednesday night using the 3.5 rules (since the conversion to PFRPG doesn't happen until Thursday). Anyone who's interested can email me at brandingopportunity at gmail
This will be my first time at GenCon, so please feel free to suggest locations. I'll just be wandering around aimlessly.
Well, I won't start PFS until Thursday, and actually have normal PF RPG Wednesday night. However, being at GEN CON for many years now I would recommend you save time for the exhibit hall, and many nice restaurants within walking distance from the RCA Dome. I particularly like the Ram Brewery. Other places such as the mall, a steak and shake, and even an Old Spaghetti Factory are all within walking distance.
I'm real excited to start fresh with PF, as I've been playing since the original boxed set and it's a nice change of scenery for me. I'm hopeful that Paizzo will put out some nice maps of Golarion as I can't seem to get any online for this very new and exciting world.
Bobbo
I'm real excited to start fresh with PF, as I've been playing since the original boxed set and it's a nice change of scenery for me. I'm hopeful that Paizzo will put out some nice maps of Golarion as I can't seem to get any online for this very new and exciting world.
Have you tried the PathfinderWiki?
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However, being at GEN CON for many years now I would recommend you save time for the exhibit hall, and many nice restaurants within walking distance from the RCA Dome. I particularly like the Ram Brewery. Other places such as the mall, a steak and shake, and even an Old Spaghetti Factory are all within walking distance.
Food is for the weak! Seriously, I have an insane schedule going, let's see if I make it through. I opened up more space for the dealer hall (I might cancel the Killer Breakfast). It seems anything you add you're also taking something away. There is so much to do! Therefore, I don't have much time for food. :)
Are there many costumes at Gencon? When is the best time to see people walking around with costumes? I assume Saturday at the dealer hall?
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Are there many costumes at Gencon? When is the best time to see people walking around with costumes? I assume Saturday...
Many people do dress up in costume or "cosplay" as the trendy people call it. A lot of them seem to dress the same way, however. Guy-who-lives-in-his-parent's-basement-and-doesn't-practice-good-hygiene is always popular year after year at GenCon ;)
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So I'm guessing, the characters I have created under PF Beta will have to be changed on site to play PFS. I am in the opening seminar, at which time I want to get my toons ready, as I got quite a few good events planned. I have alot of things to do and want to really get involved with PF. Now that there's really no Dungeon or Dragon to get, I may look to subscribe to a PF magazine. Any ideas? I really enjoyed dungeon more than dragon, but with a new world a mixture of the two would be great.
Bobbo
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So I'm guessing, the characters I have created under PF Beta will have to be changed on site to play PFS. I am in the opening seminar, at which time I want to get my toons ready, as I got quite a few good events planned. I have alot of things to do and want to really get involved with PF. Now that there's really no Dungeon or Dragon to get, I may look to subscribe to a PF magazine. Any ideas? I really enjoyed dungeon more than dragon, but with a new world a mixture of the two would be great.
Bobbo
If you have never Played in a PF Society game I would suggest you first make your PF Beta Character into a 3.5 character 1st level using the current PF society character generation rules and convert from that since the GMs will be faimler with 3.5 to PFRPG not Beta to PFRPG. The Beta rules have never been allowed in the Society.
There are no PF Magazines, though you may see some Support from Kobold Quartly from time to time.
If you are not faimler with PF Society world at all I would suggest you get the Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer if you don't want to spend much or if you want more detail get the Pathfinder Chronicles: Campaign Setting.
For online resources you can get lots of info on the world the PF Society is based on from the Pathfinder Wiki or you can check out my site Pathfinder Society Grand Lodge, which geared towards info for the Society.