PFS question about Crypt of the Everflame

[El Baron de los Banditos]

I will be attending Dragon*con this year and will be playing in 10 slots over the weekend. I would like to plan my characters for the weekend, as I DM PFS locally and have to decide where my DM credit will go this week so that my levels match up to the tiers. Which leads me to this question about the module, Crypt of the Everflame:

By description, it is a "coming of age" ceremony. How is this handled in PFS, where an individual is unlikely to be of an appropriate age for this? I ask because my planned character is to be 2nd level (which is allowed by the ticket description), but also in the later stages of the middle-aged (which has no rules mentioned.) Do I need a character who should be in a younger tier of ages (most likely minimum for current PFS rules?) Unless there is only one individual running this table at the convention, I doubt I'll get an answer-all-questions answer, but I would like to know if there is some sort of rules or general consensus for this. Thanks!

Not Explosive Runes:

There was no obvious forum for this, as I am not going to be the GM and want to avoid spoilers, but would like PFS-specific input. Forum deities, if this is in an incorrect place, please move it to its most appropriate of planes. Thanks!

Also, not Explosive Runes:

My favourite answer will probably be "Your character is fine, and he uses Numerian Virtual Reality Technology for this scenario. The problem being, if he dies in the game, he dies for real. Gameception." I do not expect this to be the answer to any question I will ask EVER.

[kinevon]

For your question, yes, the description of the scenario is as a coming of age ceremony for the PCs, but it is also not for members of the Pathfinder Society.

As a visiting member of the Pathfinder Society, you had heard of the ceremony, and decided to participate, especially as there are rumors floating around of something odd happening. So, as a member of the PFS, you do not need t be minimum age or anything.

The age rules for PFS are that you can start your PC at any age that meets the minimum allowed for that race & class combination, but that once you reach venerable, your PC is retired.

GtPFSOP, page 7 wrote:

A character can not be younger than the minimum age listed on Table 7–1 of the Core Rulebook, or listed on Table 5–1 of the Advanced Race Guide, and must be younger than venerable, as listed on Table 7–2 of the Core Rulebook and Table 5–4 of the Advanced Race Guide. A character that ages past venerable, for whatever reason, dies of old age and is removed from the campaign. Characters do not alter their ability scores as a result of this choice.

[El Baron de los Banditos]

Superb, thank you for the quick response.

[Jason S]

2nd level is a very appropriate level to do this module. I'd say it's the ideal starting level actually (Everflame can be difficult).

When I GMed it, I had the level 1s and a level 2 "coming of age" (but the coming of age was 19) and two level 2 Pathfinders covertly following the teenagers until their 1st encounter. It think it fit fine and was a good way to start a new PC.

[exile]

Everflame can be very difficult for 1st level PCs.

[nosig]

when we played it, our judge had some of us as Pathfinders "new in town" - but said we were looking to "become citizens" and as part of the "adoption ceremony" we had to do the coming of age thing - even though we were older (and non-human). it was great fun, role playing it up.