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Hi Everyone,
I am new to pathfinder society I had some questions that were not directly answered in the FAQ or easily findable on Google searches; I was hoping everyone could help me out.
I would like to run a small group of friends with pathfinder society rules; I was going to run the Introductory Scenario “In Service to Lore”.
Is this Scenario relevant or still usable for pfs and does it grant xp
Will my players get credit in their PFS games from playing in this adventure (ie. xp)
To set up the adventure as official, do I just create a PFS event
How important is it to do this before play,
How to I make sure it is closed to my group
Does every player need to register their character in pfs
Do the players have to register their characters in pfs
How important is it to have 5 vs 4 total players
The rules say in certain circumstances 4 players are acceptable, is this subjective or definitive
Thank you,
Oznof
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Hi Everyone,
I am new to pathfinder society I had some questions that were not directly answered in the FAQ or easily findable on Google searches; I was hoping everyone could help me out.
GRAARG! You should have looked it up! its right here its.. wait what are you asking again? :)
I would like to run a small group of friends with pathfinder society rules; I was going to run the Introductory Scenario “In Service to Lore”.
Is this Scenario relevant or still usable for pfs and does it grant Will my players get credit in their PFS games from playing in this adventure (ie. xp)xp
Yes and yes. In service to lore (first steps part 1) is still relevant, and still grants xp, but you may have to change Osirion to "Scarab sages" and Cheliax to "dark archive" and alter the speech/boxed text there slightly.
To set up the adventure as official, do I just create a PFS event
Eyup
How important is it to do this before play,
For a home game not very. It might be nice to have the event code on the chronicle sheet you hand out but its not strictly necessary.
How to I make sure it is closed to my group
Create the event after you've played :).
If someone shows up anyway, ask them for tommorows lotto numbers.
More seriously, i think there's a box you check for private/public games. Public games go up on the game finder. We've had people see games there and wander into the shop for game night.
Does every player need to register their character in pfs
No, but it will make it easier for you to report their event.
Do the players have to register their characters in pfs
No, but they need a number.
How important is it to have 5 vs 4 total players
Not very until you hit level 9 or so. Then the pregen the DM runs is going to be level 7 facing level 12 opponents and.. well. Buy a spatula for them they won't live long.
The rules say in certain circumstances 4 players are acceptable, is this subjective or definitive
Definitive. You can technically play all the way up to level 12 with a dm and three player characters. Past that you're out of luck i think.
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A few additional clarifications:
Adventures form Seasons 0-3 were written with 4 PCs in mind, Season 4 and later were written with 6 PCs, with an adjustment given if there are only 4. Note that, especially early in Season 4, the adjustments don't necessarily work out that well.
In Service to Lore is a Season 3 scenario, so it was written for a group of 4 PCs, so 5 players will still be fine in it.
The session stuff is mainly for Paizo tracking popularity,m and how much money to allocate for PFS, so it is not required, just recommended. As mentioned, there is a checkbox in the event setup for Public. Uncheck it, and only the people you notify will know about it.
You can have multiple events setup, I currently have one for public play at a local game store, one for private play at my home, and a third for online games I GM.
Note: If I misunderstood your 4 vs 5 player comment, meaning you have a GM and three players, you use one of the official PFS pregens to fill that 4th spot to make a legal table. The pregens are linked on the PFS GM Resources page.