Help With Buying Society Legal Items Inbetween Scenarios


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Scarab Sages 1/5

With Orccon 2014 (in Los Angeles) just around the corner and plenty of chances to play Pathfinder Society that weekend, I want to make sure that my character items are legal. Can I please get some assistance?

First thing is, I know that you can only purchase an item depending on what your prestige is. At the moment, my character has 37 prestige and according to the Pathfinder Society After Scenario Reference Sheet I can purchase items which cost 23,000 gold pieces or less. Also, I know that I can purchase any item that is listed on any of my chronicle sheets. Lastly, you can purchase only certain priced item when you are in a certain sized metropolis/city/town/village (but this only applies when you are already playing a scenario, right?).

What I would really like to buy is a +1 composite short bow with a strength rating of 2 and with the special ability of Bane (evil outsiders). It is Year of the Demon for a reason, right? By my calculations, OK PCGen 6.00's calculations, the bow will cost 8,525, which is definitely within my prestige limit. Is this a legal item to purchase in between scenarios?

Thanks for your assistance.

S

1/5

yes, that is a legal purchase between scenarios, unless your playing one of the rare ones which dumps you outside of a town and its a continuation of a chain which your in the middle of playing... yes, this has happened to me, its rare... but possible.

Grand Lodge 4/5

It's actually based on Fame, not Prestige. Those values are only the same if you've never spent any prestige, as Fame is the total prestige you've ever earned, while Prestige is, well, your current prestige.

Anyway, a +1 Evil Outsider Bane Composite Shortbow (str +2) does cost 8525 (Base cost of 75 + 150 (Str) + 300 (Masterwork) + 2000 (+1 enchant) + 6000 (Evil Outsider bane)), and thus would be legal for your character to purchase.

Scarab Sages 1/5

Jeff Merola wrote:

It's actually based on Fame, not Prestige. Those values are only the same if you've never spent any prestige, as Fame is the total prestige you've ever earned, while Prestige is, well, your current prestige.

Anyway, a +1 Evil Outsider Bane Composite Shortbow (str +2) does cost 8525 (Base cost of 75 + 150 (Str) + 300 (Masterwork) + 2000 (+1 enchant) + 6000 (Evil Outsider bane)), and thus would be legal for your character to purchase.

You're right, Fame not Prestige. Thanks!

Silver Crusade 1/5

So...your character is at least level 7 (6 PP per level) and you never bought anything? This is confusing.
Or did you always buy stuff available on your chronicle sheets?
Also keep in mind: If you've already got your composite bow enchanted with the +1, you can put the Bane on top of that and don't need to buy a new bow.

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

Talon89 wrote:
yes, that is a legal purchase between scenarios, unless your playing one of the rare ones which dumps you outside of a town and its a continuation of a chain which your in the middle of playing... yes, this has happened to me, its rare... but possible.

AFAIK the only series where this is the case is the 'Rats of Round Mountain' two-parter.

1/5

Paz, there is at least one more where it is possible then... because the situation my encountered was not Rats.

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

Talon89 wrote:
Paz, there is at least one more where it is possible then... because the situation my encountered was not Rats.

Care to name it (in spoiler tags)?

Silver Crusade 5/5

Might I suggest adding, for a mere 1000GP, adaptive to your bow as well? This way if you lose str (say from str damage or drain) you don't take the penalty to hit that you normally would. Also if you happen to increase your strength temporarily (say from bulls strength) you get additional damage. Of course that does require the Ultimate Equipment, so ignore me if you don't have that source...

4/5 *

Technically, you don't buy things between sessions... You can only buy stuff at the table. So you put it on your next Chronicle sheet.

Liberty's Edge 5/5 5/5 *** Venture-Lieutenant, Indiana—Martinsville

I have a running total next to the column of what is going on the next sheet as I buy things. This way, I have a total to give to the GM. I also limit myself to the gold I have currently, not trying to estimate the gold I will get after the next game.

by the way, the boxed by the cost are were numbers go, of the chronicle that you gained that item in, sold it, and when it was expended. I still have players putting check-marks in these.

Scarab Sages 1/5

Katie Sommer wrote:
Might I suggest adding, for a mere 1000GP, adaptive to your bow as well? This way if you lose str (say from str damage or drain) you don't take the penalty to hit that you normally would. Also if you happen to increase your strength temporarily (say from bulls strength) you get additional damage. Of course that does require the Ultimate Equipment, so ignore me if you don't have that source...

Great suggestion!

Blackbot wrote:

So...your character is at least level 7 (6 PP per level) and you never bought anything? This is confusing.

Or did you always buy stuff available on your chronicle sheets?
Also keep in mind: If you've already got your composite bow enchanted with the +1, you can put the Bane on top of that and don't need to buy a new bow.

Thanks, Blackbot, I really just needed confirmation that I was doing it right. I've only played at one PFS game store and once at last year's con, but I wanted to make double sure that when I show up at this year's con in a few weeks I won't be turned away because of an illegal item.

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