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In the replay rules in the Guide to PFS organized play, it says that you may replay a Tier 1 scenario, and for the purposes of introducing new characters to the campaign, you may replay for credit (and GM) as often as you like, as long as the chronicle sheet goes to a different character.
What is a Tier 1 scenario?
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In the replay rules in the Guide to PFS organized play, it says that you may replay a Tier 1 scenario, and for the purposes of introducing new characters to the campaign, you may replay for credit (and GM) as often as you like, as long as the chronicle sheet goes to a different character.
What is a Tier 1 scenario?
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Well, the 3 new INTRO scenarios they put out at the end of July are Tier 1's. I think they're the only ones out at the moment.
Of course there's Godsmouth Heresy, but that's a level 1 module, not scenario, so slightly different.
Simply, Tier 1 scenarios are scenarios that can only be played by 1st level characters, and as such can be used as intro scenarios for as many new characters as you want to run through them.
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"In Service to Lore", for example, is a Tier 1 scenario. It does not have faction missions, because it is designed for new payers who may not have chosen a faction. Instead of faction missions, it has four tasks to perform for the Society, which involve meeting some of the faction leaders. When the character does choose a faction, prestige is assigned to the character as appropriate (1 point for completing 3 tasks, 2 points for completing all 4 tasks).
I plan to GM all three of these scenarios at the school where I work; students asked me to act as GM for the new RPG club, and I don't think any of them have played PFS. They seem to come mostly from D&D 3.x or 4.0.
Venture-Captain, Ireland—Belfast
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I ran Master of The Fallen Fortress several times at a local convention as part of a recruitment drive. I had already reported it once before as a GM and played it. I managed to read the rules and totally misread them so I recently discover I have 3 chrons to apply. Do they have to be applied to new characters or could any level 1 get the chron. (as long as ech one only has a single MoTFF chron ofc.)? I am guessing only a lvl 1 can get a tier 1 chron either via play or GM credit....?
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You cannot apply a chronicle to a character who is higher in level than the highest sub-tier of a scenario, so you can only apply a chronicle from MotFF to a 1st level character. But since there is no Fame, PA, PP, or whatever you want to call it, earned during MotFF, do you really want to waste one of a character's 33 possible chronicles on it?
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Venture-Captain, Ireland—Belfast
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You cannot apply a chronicle to a character who is higher in level than the highest sub-tier of a scenario, so you can only apply a chronicle from MotFF to a 1st level character. But since there is no Fame, PA, PP, or whatever you want to call it, earned during MotFF, do you really want to waste one of a character's 33 possible chronicles on it?
Thanks. I suspected that you could not apply too low a tier chron any more than you could too high a one. As to wasting a possible chron slot with MoTFF, well it seems that there are a limited number of level 1-2 scenarios and with 2 PA available ( grumble year zero, already done the low tier ones, grumble) per game it's not too big a loss.
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Thanks. I suspected that you could not apply too low a tier chron any more than you could too high a one. As to wasting a possible chron slot with MoTFF, well it seems that there are a limited number of level 1-2 scenarios and with 2 PA available ( grumble year zero, already done the low tier ones, grumble) per game it's not too big a loss.
FYI - There appear to be 30 active mods in season 1, 2 and 3 which could be played by a tier 1-2 character that offer 2 PA. Including the First Steps when can always be played by new level 1 characters.
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You cannot apply a chronicle to a character who is higher in level than the highest sub-tier of a scenario, so you can only apply a chronicle from MotFF to a 1st level character.
I was looking at the new PFS Guide since I am thinking about running the intro series, but didn't see this anywhere. Can you point me to where this is at in the new document?
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I was looking at the new PFS Guide since I am thinking about running the intro series, but didn't see this anywhere. Can you point me to where this is at in the new document?
Pg 23 and 24, Tiers and Subtiers section
"Tiers are a level restriction for play. If your PC’s level does not fall within the level range of a scenario’s tier, that character can not legally play in that scenario."
Edit: That has been the Rule from Day 1 of PFS, that you could not play out of Tier.
If it is not clear enough can I ask why?
FYI - There appear to be 30 active mods in season 1, 2 and 3 which could be played by a tier 1-2 character that offer 2 PA.
Uh...they all offer 2 PA now under the new rules, don't they?
Venture-Agent, Indiana—Lafayette
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Although that is true for a scenario, a module is different. I haven't found a specific reference to MoTFF but in the PFS Rules for Godsmouth Heresy it says:
-- A player may use an existing Pathfinder Society character within 1 level of the module’s beginning level (1st). This means existing PCs of 1st and 2nd level are legal for play without modification. This includes new Pathfinder-Society-legal PCs for whom this module will constitute their first mission. -- (quote from the PFS Rules for Godsmouth Heresy PDF in the Additional Resources section of the web)
As a comparison We Be Goblins has the same verbage. I'm pretty sure that this was said for MotFF, but I haven't found the reference yet to linkify.
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Although that is true for a scenario, a module is different. I haven't found a specific reference to MoTFF but in the PFS Rules for Godsmouth Heresy it says:
-- A player may use an existing Pathfinder Society character within 1 level of the module’s beginning level (1st). This means existing PCs of 1st and 2nd level are legal for play without modification. This includes new Pathfinder-Society-legal PCs for whom this module will constitute their first mission. -- (quote from the PFS Rules for Godsmouth Heresy PDF in the Additional Resources section of the web)
As a comparison We Be Goblins has the same verbage. I'm pretty sure that this was said for MotFF, but I haven't found the reference yet to linkify.
True for Godsmouth, but for MoTFF is Tier 1 only, you can tell the difference because MoTFF has only Tier 1 on the Chronicle sheet.
There are not many Tier 1 only.