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Hey folks, I have a question regarding having proper paperwork handy for GM credit. When you GM a scenario or module and apply that credit to a character, is the GM session sheet which denotes what character you applied the credit too sufficient alone, or should you also apply and keep the appropriate chronicle sheet along with the session sheet?
If the later, how should one note that they received credit for the chronicle sheet via GM credit? Would it be legit enough to simply note it at the bottom where the GM information goes?
Thanks in advance for the clarifications!
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Thanks for the fast reply Myron, much appreciated.
You're welcome!
To clarify a bit further, when you GM, you give yourself a chronicle sheet just as if you had played the scenario with that character. You get maximum gold, 1 XP, and 2 PP (or half that for slow advancement track) for the tier that is appropriate for your character—which is not necessarily the tier at which you ran the scenario. You do not get a day job check, but you do get any of the boons on the chronicle, and access to any items for the appropriate tier.
You can also apply the credit to a lower–level character. In this case, you don't get access to the chronicle until your character reaches the level of the lowest sub–tier of the scenario. For instance, say you ran #3-06: Song of the Sea Witch, which is tier 3–7. You don't have any characters in that range, so you apply credit to a second–level character. As soon as that character hits third level, the chronicle for Song of the Sea Witch is immediately applied.
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I'm still a little saddened by this ruling.. but also of note.
If the character you are applying credit to is in between sub-tiers; you must apply it at the lower sub-tier.
Ex: If you run a 5-9 (Sub-Tiers 5-6, and 8-9) with a level 7 character. You must apply the 5-6 sub-tier.
I want to be able to hold the credit and apply it once they hit 8, but such is not the rule.
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I was aware of the the scenarios being able to be applied at any applicable tier for any applicable character, but I do appreciate the heads up on the other items of note.
When you GM a sanctioned module, you gain the full 3 xp and 4 pp as the players as well, correct?
Likewise with the rare scenario that awards more than 1 xp (such as eyes of the ten part I), you gain that full xp as well yes?
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If the character you are applying credit to is in between sub-tiers; you must apply it at the lower sub-tier.
Ex: If you run a 5-9 (Sub-Tiers 5-6, and 8-9) with a level 7 character. You must apply the 5-6 sub-tier.
I knew I missed something. Thanks!
This is to compensate for the fact that if you are GMing, your character doesn't have to expend any resources or consumables, and doesn't take the risk of dying (and the associated resurrection costs).
When you GM a sanctioned module, you gain the full 3 xp and 4 pp as the players as well, correct?
Likewise with the rare scenario that awards more than 1 xp (such as eyes of the ten part I), you gain that full xp as well yes?
These are both correct statements. There are also some scenarios that only give one PP—even to GMs. Eg: We Be Goblins! & Master of the Fallen Fortress.
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When you GM and give yourself a chronicle sheet, who signs that sheet? With my local group, when I run something my VC has either signed my GM credit or has had one of the other GMs in our group sign it. But I just started playing online, and realized there is no one who can sign my sheet but me as I'm the only one who can. I'm I supposed to be signing my own sheets for GM credit?
As much as I would like Mike Brock to sign my sheets (I'd probably frame them or something for some nerd street cred), I can't imagine how he would have the time or interest in doing it.
I trust GMs to be on their honor and think Mike has a good system in place; it certainly beats running around having to sign sheets from events at opposite ends of the state!
(Honestly.. Anybody could make up four phantom friends with four fake email addresses and four Paizo.com registrations, buy scenarios, "run" a game that never happened, report the non-existent game and stack up craploads of GM credit. All they're doing is missing out on the fun of running a game, pushing themselves to a higher tier and skewing Mike's number in /favor/ of showing more PFS games happened than actually did, not less. )
To the best of my knowledge, this system is not a problem. I'm okay with you signing your own sheet. ^_^
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Eh, Mike's "signature" is just a couple of squiggly lines anyway, it wouldn't take him much time to do it. I had to ask who had the number on the Gen Con boons to figure out it was his signature. ;)
Blame all the paperwork I had to do for 10 years before this job. After awhile, it is just, meh, whatever. I do have a much more legible signature, but that is saved for when I finally become famous ;-)
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For GM credit you are not tied to the game you ran. There is a primary killer the scenario uses, so if you don't want to decide, go with that NPC.
When filling out Chronicles for GM credit, I write "GM Credit" below my signature. This is to make an audit of my Chronicles by another GM easier when they come across it. And to help me when I do a personal audit to compare my online records.
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