Total n00b about Pathfinder Society

[27thLetter]

Hello everyone!
I didn't see an "introduction" forum so i figured I would post here because, to be frank, I'm severely confused about the Pathfinder Society games and how they work. I have read the FAQ and various other posts and excerpts regarding them, but I still find myself scratching my head.

So far as I understand it, the Pathfinder Society is basically a big official group of gamers playing Pathfinder who go in to sanctioned games, play their character and have their sheet kept in a database of sorts. is that right?

Now, on to specific questions..

1. So how does it work?
2. Do I just find a game in my area, roll out a sheet and show up?
3. How do they keep track of my stuff?
4. What are the benefits and/or rewards for getting a fully official character sheet?
5. Where do I start?

Basically, I need a third-grader's explanation for how this all works, and where and how to get started. I really would love to play and there's a game coming to my area around my birthday so I'd love to play in it.

Thanks in advance and I'm sorry if this is redundant for y'all.

[Anonymous Visitor 163 576]

If you scroll way down on the messageboards, there's a PFS-only area.

1. Yeah, it's a group of people who play the official PFS adventures. You'll need a group of people, and an official PFS adventure. The second one is available in the Paizo store, for pretty cheap.

2. Yep, although they might really appreciate a heads-up email or phone call. Generally, one judge can support six players. If six more people arrive, they need a second judge, and that's something you want to work on ahead of time.

3. You keep track of your stuff. There's a form for exactly that, click on Pathfinder Society on the left side of this page.

4. The reward is that you get to play? What were you going to use, a napkin that says "bob the fighter" on the back? Print out a free character sheet already.

5. It would help to know what state or country you are in. From there, we can hook you up with the local Pathfinder Society people.

[27thLetter]

I'm in Texas, USA.

[HangarFlying]

Depending on what city you are in, call your local gaming store and ask if they do PFS games there. If so, get the contact info of the PFS person that is coordinating and they will help you with times, location, etc as well as what you need to bring for your first game.

[BigDTBone]

27thLetter wrote:

I'm in Texas, USA.

Where about in Texas? I'm in Fort Worth and looking for players, not PFS.

[27thLetter]

Right now I'm in mcKinney but I'm looking for a new play in thise area.

[Anonymous Visitor 163 576]

Here's this

Resources

and here are your people:

Texas—Austin David Woodfin (VC) [e-mail]
Texas—Austin Kristina Wang (VL) [e-mail]
Texas—Dallas & Ft. Worth Jon Cary (VC) [e-mail]
Texas—Dallas Marcus Mayes (VL) [e-mail]
Texas—Ft. Worth Stephen Ross (VL) [e-mail]
Texas—Houston Kelly Youngblood (VC) [e-mail]
Texas—Houston Jesse Davis (VL) [e-mail]
Texas—Kingwood Matt Savage (VL) [e-mail]
Texas—Pasadena Marc Vanderbrink (VL) [e-mail]