Hello all!
My Local Game Store wants me to run 3rd editon on free RPG day, and I told them I would run pathfinder.
Now the problem is the 4e DM's all have the dungeon delve packet. I have no such thing. Now I can use some advice on a couple of things:
1. Should I run this on my own or should I try to get it PFSociety sanctioned? If so how do I go about doing this?
2. Intitally I was going to use some pregen characters from an AP, and run a section of an AP. I really need advice on what to run because it has to fit in about a 4 hour time period. Should I use some of the modules, an AP fragment, or download a pathfinder society scenario?
3. If I am doing this as a PF society event, how do I get the people that show up to join? Is there a form I can bring, or do I have to have them do it online there?
I have no problem on the game end of things, I just need lots of logistics help.
Many thanks!
I would download a Society Scenario and run with that. The Scenarios have the forms you need. The rules are 3.5 until August.
Reporting the event is pretty easy and so is getting it sanctioned. You just go to your account page and under the Society section fill out the right form.
Thanks alot!
Any recommendations on what scenario I should use?
Anything with a Tier 1-2. Off the top of my head: #1 or #7 are good starters.
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I have only done limited DMing with them so there are probably others who could do a better job of recommending.
Scenario 1 - Silent Tide is pretty easy to get through if the PCs include a cleric and a spellcaster with daze and sleep.
I am running scenario 5 (Mist of Mwangi) tonight and it looks to be fun to play. It is also pretty highly recommended on the review pages.
Mournblade - where are you located?
I was hoping someone would do the same thing around here (Wilmington, NC).
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You can print out a pdf of reserved PFS account numbers that will allow you to give walk-ins a card to register for future use and to get credit for the scenario you're running.
I usually try to encourage players to make a character ahead of time and familiarize themselves with the Guide to PFS Organized Play, but often someone didn't see my ads about the event and comes empty-handed. You might make up a few pre-gens (a fighter, sorcerer, cleric, and rogue to cover your bases) and leave a few things up to the player, like their faction/faction feat, deity, spell selection, etc. so that they can feel like the character is theirs and so they want to play with it again, but doing most of the point-buy, equipment buying and skill purchasing will save a ton of time at the table.
Also, it makes a great impression on people to play in something that looks pretty. Some of the scenarios incorporate map packs and flip mats and choosing one of those might make the adventure stand out among the 4e ones that have maps as part of the WotC distributed materials. Slave Pits of Absalom comes to mind as one of these (Waterfront flip mat), as do The Third Riddle (caravan map pack) and Eye of the Crocodile King (sewers map pack).
Mournblade - where are you located?
I was hoping someone would do the same thing around here (Wilmington, NC).
Unfortunately I am in NJ. If this works out I do plan on running PF society events.
Once again thank you all!
I will find either PF #1-7. Hopefully I have the gamemastery supplies for them, if not, well I can wing it. Running things is easy, logistics is the hard part!
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Mournblade - where are you located?
I was hoping someone would do the same thing around here (Wilmington, NC).Unfortunately I am in NJ. If this works out I do plan on running PF society events.
Why is that unfortunate? I'm in New Jersey and I have yet to grow any extra, radioactive appendages (though I do have a tendency to say "youz guys"). But that's neither here nor there when it comes to PFS.
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You do know about the leg coming out of the middle of your back, right?
Why is that unfortunate? I'm in New Jersey and I have yet to grow any extra, radioactive appendages (though I do have a tendency to say "youz guys"). But that's neither here nor there when it comes to PFS.
I thought it was just a big mole!! I'll need to get that looked at.
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You can print out a pdf of reserved PFS account numbers that will allow you to give walk-ins a card to register for future use and to get credit for the scenario you're running.
I usually try to encourage players to make a character ahead of time and familiarize themselves with the Guide to PFS Organized Play, but often someone didn't see my ads about the event and comes empty-handed. You might make up a few pre-gens (a fighter, sorcerer, cleric, and rogue to cover your bases) and leave a few things up to the player, like their faction/faction feat, deity, spell selection, etc. so that they can feel like the character is theirs and so they want to play with it again, but doing most of the point-buy, equipment buying and skill purchasing will save a ton of time at the table.
Also, it makes a great impression on people to play in something that looks pretty. Some of the scenarios incorporate map packs and flip mats and choosing one of those might make the adventure stand out among the 4e ones that have maps as part of the WotC distributed materials. Slave Pits of Absalom comes to mind as one of these (Waterfront flip mat), as do The Third Riddle (caravan map pack) and Eye of the Crocodile King (sewers map pack).
I have a question about the pdf of reserved PFS account numbers. I will be running a few Society games at our local con this weekend and I know most of the people will not be members. Where do I find this pdf. Sorry this is a stupid question, but some of my players are members and can't advance their characters because we don't have enough players. Thanks for all the help.