Wealth is overrated.
Somewhat, but a high-level wizard without a spellbook wouldn't be much fun to play. For me, anyways.
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Given only these two options for your character, which would you choose?
Permanent Death or Sold into Slavery*
Permadeath over wealth loss. I've had a similar situation happen to me in another organized play campaign, and I found out right there that yes, permadeath is favorable over total wealth loss.
Both of them are no fun, though.
-Matt
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If you decide you're not playing the character again, there's no difference between between both options.
What if there was a cost you could pay to get your stuff back from the people who enslaved you? What are you willing to pay? If death is preferable to losing your gear, is getting your gear back worth more than a raise dead?
Suggestion:
Getting out of slavery with all your gear - 2 * Level in PA OR 750 GP per level.
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There are many being from the 602, the crew of us who have played together for quite a while and brought our PC's to 12 have numerous experiences that are meorable for conventions and gamedays.
Game Day: had to be when we played Lyrics of Extinction(one of the best PFS chronicles out there). My Taldoran F/R was enlarged and failed his will save vs the nasty big bad guy for confusion. Our Wizard(who is a venture captain) decided that rather tha have me attack another PC kept magic missling me to keep me going after him, while the rest of the party handled the enemy. It was hilarous.
Convention: GENCON 2009 played Sniper in the Deep with a really great group. While we didn't have PVP combat we had a serious discusssion about what constituted being "EVIL". In the bar scene the Chelaxian Paladin started the combat by calling upo his god to smite the bartender(who did nothing threatening and we were supposed to get information from) by pulling his greatsword and flaming it. Meanwhile I dealt with his cronies and when the Qadiran Cleric Held Person one I booted him into the water, which the table thought was very crafty. At this point the Paladin thought my act was evil and he would correct my behavior. I explained calling on your god to aid you in commiting murder was far more agregious, especially since the Cleric canceled his spell so the chronie could swim away. I won the arguement.
Convention Compliment. At NEONCON 2010 I had the distinct pleasure of having Adam Daigle run Fortune's Blight for the table I was playing my archer at. During the final combat vs. Harpies half our party failed the will saves or were primarily melee combat. I didn't need to make it due to a great resonce ability from an IOUN Stone. After dispatching the baddies in three rounds Adam looked at me and my cousin(in cahracter only) and stated that we were some of the most effieicent player/characters he has had the pleasure of running for. Aside from me and Chris Sanders(my barabrian cousin) being just deadly in combat, we stayed in character with the horrible Linnorm King accents and fighting with eachother most of the game. We made Adam laugh allot.
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#4 Frozen Fingers of Midnight
Home game
GM: goes by the nickname Rei.
Pretty much the most elegant example of utilizing a culture analogous to the real world I've ever seen in a fantasy RPG.
RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32
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Shades of Ice, Part 2 (I think)
Anyway, during this mod you have to get into a walled city. There's a heavily guarded main gate (and you have no legitimate business in the city), and then there's a hole in the wall that's guarded by shapeshifting wolf men things of doom. Forgetting that I was at a different table, the other regulars were talking and laughing about how fighting those wolf things was the closest they came to a TPK and how that was such a rough scenario. I then remind them that I wasn't there for that, and point out that in my group, the sorceress simply cast Charm Person on the leader of a merchant wagon that was headed into the city and we rode in like we owned the place.
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If you decide you're not playing the character again, there's no difference between between both options.
What if there was a cost you could pay to get your stuff back from the people who enslaved you? What are you willing to pay? If death is preferable to losing your gear, is getting your gear back worth more than a raise dead?
Suggestion:
Getting out of slavery with all your gear - 2 * Level in PA OR 750 GP per level.
Well, we already know that getting out of slavery with all your stuff is going to only cost 5 PA if you are Andoran next season....
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Four moments in particular stand out for me.
In one module, mites whipped onward by derro attacked us with jars full of swarms. The party paladin cried, "Stand behind my flaming sword and I shall free you from your wicked masters!" Fortunately, the Chelaxian barbarian in the group spoke Undercommon and translated. The paladin succeeded on his diplomacy check, and the mites turned their swarms against their derro masters, who had no effective way to fight back. Those two players really don't like each other very well, and their characters loathe each other. But they came together that day. The paladin later commented, "I love it. I have henchmen and my henchmen have minions!"
In another module, we had been attacked by troglodytes. The witch's familiar and I were the only remnants of the party still conscious, and one more hit would probably have finished me. Only two of the baddies were left, both wounded. The familiar scored a hit and took out one of the trogs (Yay, Kitty!). I got the other. Fortunately, I had taken ranks in UMD so I was able to use the witch's wand of CLW to revive her.
Once, the derro leder was in his house underground. We freed his mite slaves, and sent them away. Then we lined up on either side of his door and dropped a large box to make noise. He came running out of his house and just had time to say, "$^##^!" before we all attacked.
In another adventure, an alchemist was clinging to the ceiling and dropping bombs on us. Having correctly identified an Elixir of Fire Breath, my dwarf cleric toasted him from below.
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I got all exited, thinking Kyle was back :(
Tineke, your autocorrect is malfunctioning. May I suggest the following alternatives:
I got all queasy, thinking Kyle was back :(
I got all horrified, thinking Kyle was back :(
I got all sanguine, thinking Kyle was back :(
Venture-Captain, Netherlands
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I got all exited, thinking Kyle was back :(Tineke, your autocorrect is malfunctioning. May I suggest the following alternatives:
I got all queasy, thinking Kyle was back :(I got all horrified, thinking Kyle was back :(I got all sanguine, thinking Kyle was back :(
Ah, yes, let me correct that.
I got all fangirly, thinking Kyle was back.
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Venture-Captain, Minnesota
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♫ Welcome back
To the Baird I’ve only heard about
Welcome back
Let’s raise our pom-poms and scream and shout
Well the names have all changed here in PFS
But your legacy remains here nonetheless
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Back here where we need ya (Back here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease Baird a lot cause we've got him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. ♫
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Wait... is that the Verbal Components for a Banishment spell?♫ Welcome back
To the Baird I’ve only heard about
Welcome back
Let’s raise our pom-poms and scream and shoutWell the names have all changed here in PFS
But your legacy remains here nonethelessWho'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Back here where we need ya (Back here where we need ya)Yeah we tease Baird a lot cause we've got him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. ♫
No, binding spell
RPG Superstar 2013 Top 8
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I don't play PFS.Then... Why did you feel the need to bring back a 6 year old thread in the PFS Forum?
Just curious.
Playing PFS isn't a requirement to comment upon it (as much as I would like it to be).
While actively playing PFS may be helpful in giving context to some discussions, that is also not a requirement for joining in the discussion.
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How many kill tallies does/did he have of last count?I mean, I know of a couple of GMs through no fault of their own are TPK *machines*.
See also, this story about a PC that eventually ended up in one of his scenarios.
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Rats of Round Mountain Part 1, The Sealed Gate, Race for the Runecarved Key, and The Technic Siege. Mostly the first 2, but also the other 2.
Why does his name stir such dramatic exhibitions of emotion?
Don't forget Race for the Runecarved Key part 2 where almost every table died. I blame Tim for that one. :D