Changing factions and Season 5 Faction Missions


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The Exchange 5/5

the current guide says that when a PC changes factions:

"You retain your faction traits, if any, but
lose any faction-specific Prestige Awards you have
accumulated during your time with your old faction;
generic Prestige Awards from Table 5–4 and Vanities
(Pathfinder Society Field Guide 60) are unaffected.

so, when you change factions, wouldn't you loose the Boons gained when you were a member of that faction?

For example: Say you played a scenario where there are Boons/Faction missions for Osirian, Qadria, and Grand Lodge. If you Qadira for the scenario and learned what the Osirian Faction wanted to learn (in other words did the Osirian Faction mission), as well as the Qadiran faction mission... it looks like you shouldn't have the Osirian boon crossed off your chronicle.

The boons I have seen state:
"You did XXX. If you are a member of the YYY faction, ZZZ."

In other words, "The PC did XXX. Is he (right now, when he is trying to use the boon) a member of the YYY faction? then he can do ZZZ. "

So... it seems to me the PC above has the following two conditions:

1) Osirian Boon: "The PC did XXX. Is he (right now, when he is trying to use the boon) NOT a member of the the Osirian faction, so he can NOT do ZZZ."

2) Qadarian Boon: "The PC did AAA. Is he (right now, when he is trying to use the boon) a member of the the Qadarian faction, so he CAN do BBB."

If the PC later changes factions rom Qad. to Osi. the Boons he can access would also change so that now....

1) Osirian Boon: "The PC did XXX. He is (right now, after the faction change, when he is trying to use the boon) a member of the the Osirian faction, so he CAN do ZZZ." Even though he couldn't before the faction chnage.

2) Qadarian Boon: "The PC did AAA. He is (right now, after the faction change, when he is trying to use the boon) NOT a member of the the Qadarian faction, so he can NOT do BBB." Even though he could do it before the faction change.

Is this correct?

The Exchange 5/5

wow... two days on the board and no response.

I figured someone would at least post something

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5

The boon is for the faction you were when you either played it or ran it. It does not change after the fact.

4/5 *

The boon is given because you did X specifically as a member of Y faction. Changing later to faction B doesn't invalidate that, or give you a benefit for coincidentally having done A in the past. The leader of B didn't know you at the time and thus wouldn't reward you for it.

Silver Crusade 2/5

Can you give the exact wording of a boon of the sort you are talking about? I mean the specific wording from the actual chronicle sheet.

Grand Lodge 4/5

Sure:

Spoiler:
Quote:
Expanding Trade Network: You befriended either Temel Passad or Metella Raugar, and in doing so you began to develop a stronger trade network with the Kalistocrats or the Five Kings Mountains, respectively. If you are a member of the Qadira faction, you are able to leverage this connection to your advantage, gaining a +2 bonus on all Day Job checks.

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