So I am curious about the "sanctioned" play that is the Pathfinder Society. However, its hard for me personally to get out to game stores and gaming locations to play these modules.
Has anyone ever brought up the idea of running Pathfinder Society gaming sessions via Play By Post here on the forums? I know you can run the adventures as stand alone adventures, but actually running the game as if you were around a table. Sure, it would take longer then 4 hours, but it would provide a similar experience.
Thoughts?
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So I am curious about the "sanctioned" play that is the Pathfinder Society. However, its hard for me personally to get out to game stores and gaming locations to play these modules.
Has anyone ever brought up the idea of running Pathfinder Society gaming sessions via Play By Post here on the forums? I know you can run the adventures as stand alone adventures, but actually running the game as if you were around a table. Sure, it would take longer then 4 hours, but it would provide a similar experience.
Thoughts?
I know there are some folk here that do play-by-post scenarios. I’ll leave it to them to explain how it all works. I also know that when I ran Living Dragonstar, we used to do online scenarios in a chat room. There are special chat programs designed just for this actually.
My question is this: If I play regularly (every 2 weeks or so) how do I reconcile my character’s level when they start the play by post, and the fact that they may go up or get more gold or whatever during the play by post?
For example. May 1st is our next session, and then May 15th would be our next. If I started a play-by-post now, my battle oracle is level 2.1 and presumably would be 2.2 after. But if it takes 4 to 6 weeks, that means I will have played May 1st, May 15th, and perhaps May 29th before the play-by-post was finished, and thus be level 3.1 before I get my chronicle for the play-by-post. How would this be reconciled? Would I just fill out the chronicle based on when I finish the play-by-post and apply it to my level 3.1 character? Or would I have to not play other scenarios while the play-by-post is going on?
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stuffI know there are some folk here that do play-by-post scenarios. I’ll leave it to them to explain how it all works. I also know that when I ran Living Dragonstar, we used to do online scenarios in a chat room. There are special chat programs designed just for this actually.
My question is this: If I play regularly (every 2 weeks or so) how do I reconcile my character’s level when they start the play by post, and the fact that they may go up or get more gold or whatever during the play by post?
For example. May 1st is our next session, and then May 15th would be our next. If I started a play-by-post now, my battle oracle is level 2.1 and presumably would be 2.2 after. But if it takes 4 to 6 weeks, that means I will have played May 1st, May 15th, and perhaps May 29th before the play-by-post was finished, and thus be level 3.1 before I get my chronicle for the play-by-post. How would this be reconciled? Would I just fill out the chronicle based on when I finish the play-by-post and apply it to my level 3.1 character? Or would I have to not play other scenarios while the play-by-post is going on?
Your character can't be in more than one scenario at a time. If you start a PbP with one, that character is locked out from playing elsewhere until you finish PbP.
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I have played it on PBP. We ran at a pretty brisk pase and it still took 5 weeks to finish the Devil We Know part 1 : Shipyard Rats Scenario. If you play both PBP and live, then you will need to have a set character for the PBP environment because they get locked up for long periods of time. Any one character cannot be running in two different scenarios at the same time. Once the character commits to a PBP game, he must be ommited from further games until the PBP game finishes
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I have played it on PBP. We ran at a pretty brisk pase and it still took 5 weeks to finish the Devil We Know part 1 : Shipyard Rats Scenario. If you play both PBP and live, then you will need to have a set character for the PBP environment because they get locked up for long periods of time. Any one character cannot be running in two different scenarios at the same time. Once the character commits to a PBP game, he must be ommited from further games until the PBP game finishes
That's what I was afraid of. Well perhaps I'll create a new character for some pbp experiences. I always thought a gunslinger/ninja combo might be fun.
Ok here is a new question:
If I am interested in DMing (via PBP) an 'offical' Pathfinder Society Game, what should I read and how do I go about doing it?
So I am curious about the "sanctioned" play that is the Pathfinder Society. However, its hard for me personally to get out to game stores and gaming locations to play these modules.
You might consider playing (in real time) via "virtual tabletop" software. There's a Google Group dedicated to doing so:
http://groups.google.com/group/pathfinder-society-online-collective
So I am curious about the "sanctioned" play that is the Pathfinder Society. However, its hard for me personally to get out to game stores and gaming locations to play these modules.You might consider playing (in real time) via "virtual tabletop" software. There's a Google Group dedicated to doing so:
http://groups.google.com/group/pathfinder-society-online-collective
I have tried doing stuff like that with 4th Ed DND. It doesnt work for me, as my free time when I get off work is generally spent taking care of business at home. Thats why Play by Post is the best way for me to play.
But thanks for the link! If things change I will look into it.
I have tried doing stuff like that with 4th Ed DND. It doesnt work for me, as my free time when I get off work is generally spent taking care of business at home. Thats why Play by Post is the best way for me to play.
Gotcha. It wasn't clear from the original post whether time or transportation was the sticking point.
I have tried doing stuff like that with 4th Ed DND. It doesnt work for me, as my free time when I get off work is generally spent taking care of business at home. Thats why Play by Post is the best way for me to play.Gotcha. It wasn't clear from the original post whether time or transportation was the sticking point.
Yea sorry. For a while I ran DND Encounters for a game store, but that had to stop due to time constraints. In fact, most of my posting (like now) comes from when I am actually at work lol
Sad that the majority of my 'free time' comes during my work day. Although thats just because I work on a PC all day haha.
I have always loved Organized play events though, hence my trying to figure out how to do it and if you CAN do it via the PBP and get the same benefits as if I ran it out in the real world.
There are multiple PFS pbps running in the PBP section of the boards. New ones don't pop up as often as other pbps, but if you post a thread in the gamer connection thread asking for one you might attract like minded people and get lucky.
I havent even noticed them, unless they are titled in some way to differentiate themselves from the other PBPs
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I think PBP can be a great experience. But there also can be issues.
I'm now playing Serpent Skull for >6 month and GM Carrion Crown for one month.
You need a dedicated GM. In Serpent Skull our GM did suddenly disappear. So it is important that you have a GM who can handle that and will drive the story forward.
The other bit are the players. In every game I've seen so far there have been drop-outs. This is something you would like to avoid.
Right now I have lots of fun as GM of Carrion Crown. I have a dedicated group of players who check each day - sometimes multiple times. The story moves on and we make great progress.
And it allows for great role-play.
Maybe at some stage I could be tempted to GM for PFS. One issue would be to have the right scenario. Not all will work equally well. Some interactions work superior in PBP. The advantage is the time you have. With a dedicated group you can do a lot of role-play.
At the same time some issues can bog down play. Does the group take the door left or right. Do you wait for a day for everyone to give input or decide half way which speeds up play but might be frowned in. PFS environment.
Great you are enthusiastic. I've seen your early posts when you where looking for a game to take part in. Gain some more experience and try it out as GM. Just not try too much at the same time. I've just seen one dead Carrion Crown AP and a second one which seems to work great now after a replacement GM took over. Someone new did underestimate time and commitment and started multiple games at once.
So if you start - just do a single one and see how it works. Four weeks into the game there is still time to try more.
Thod
There is an EN World group that does some PFS games via Play-by-Post. I know one just finished up and another is nearing completion. You can check them out here:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/group.php?groupid=114
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There are multiple PFS pbps running in the PBP section of the boards. New ones don't pop up as often as other pbps, but if you post a thread in the gamer connection thread asking for one you might attract like minded people and get lucky.I havent even noticed them, unless they are titled in some way to differentiate themselves from the other PBPs
They just have PFS in the title:
BrOp's Cult of the Ebon Destroyers PFS
Granted, there aren't a whole lot running here right now. No more than 5 currently. Maybe just those three.
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They just have PFS in the title:
I'm playing in this one currently, and I played Delirium's Tangle with the same group before that (this took around 3 and a half months with about a month long break for the holidays). This was my first play by post experience and I thought the whole thing was excellent. We've had no drop-outs so far, and the group as a whole as been fun to play with and very consistent in their posts. (this is probably the real key for success)
As far as finding a PBP game... for me it was blind luck of spotting a message in the PFS forum announcing the game.
I've also played two online games utilizing "virtual tabletop" software organized via http://groups.google.com/group/pathfinder-society-online-collective which is mentioned above. These were also great experiences and at some point I'm going to try to organize and GM a session myself.
They just have PFS in the title:
I'm playing in this one currently, and I played Delirium's Tangle with the same group before that (this took around 3 and a half months with about a month long break for the holidays). This was my first play by post experience and I thought the whole thing was excellent. We've had no drop-outs so far, and the group as a whole as been fun to play with and very consistent in their posts. (this is probably the real key for success)
As far as finding a PBP game... for me it was blind luck of spotting a message in the PFS forum announcing the game.
I've also played two online games utilizing "virtual tabletop" software organized via http://groups.google.com/group/pathfinder-society-online-collective which is mentioned above. These were also great experiences and at some point I'm going to try to organize and GM a session myself.
I havent posted in a bit as I have been busy but i wanted to say thanks for all the info.
I am gonna make myself a PFS Character and keep an eye out for a game opening then :)