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Hi folks,
I finally got my hands on the boon that allows the recharging of GM star replays, and I just want to make sure I am reading it right and check a couple of details. I currently only have one GM star, but I will hopefully have the second one soon. I have not used any replays. So the questions are:
1. Can I start pre-emptively filling it in as I run stuff to have the recharge ready when I need it, or do I need to wait until I have actually used a star before I can recharge it?
2. The sections do not align with the the lines for the scenarios. If the scenario straddling the gap part of star its top half is in, or its bottom half?
3. I can only use one boon per season, but can I use the same boon over more than one season (until such time as it is full, or at least as full as it is going to get in a reasonable time frame)?
4. Relatedly, can I set aside a part used boon in favour of a new one come August (of whichever year)?
glass.

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Nobody has anything to add? How about an easy one (hopefully):
If I have a star available (recharged or otherwise) and I run something for a second time I have a choice whether I use the star and get a chronicle sheet/XP/PP, or don't and get nothing apart from table credit (and hopefully the pleasure of a scenario well run).
How (if at all) is that represented in the reporting.
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1) My read is that You start filling it up as soon as you get it, with scenarios you GM after you get the boon.
2)My read is its the top half.
3) I don't see why not
4) Again, I don't see why not
You should have the GM who runs you through the scenario mark GM star #X Replay on your chronicle. Thats all the reporting that occurs.

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1) I believe it's as burkoJames described, since a requirement to leave sessions off the boon until you use a star replay would be almost impossible to enforce and would create perverse incentives not to GM.
2) I'd go by the position of the line, so that one star requires 2 games, two stars require a further 3 games, three stars a further 4, four and five stars each require 5 games.
3a) I don't see anything preventing you, but would like clarification whether this was the intent.
3b) I'd also be interested whether I can take an Expanded Narrative boon granted in Season 6, fill in no sessions before August 2015, then start it in Season 7.
4) You certainly can. Whether you must start a new sheet for a new season depends on the answer to 3).
5a) You always have the choice whether to use your star replays and if you're the GM, you have a choice whether you take a Chronicle or not, assuming you are otherwise able to.
5b) If you take a Chronicle for credit, you or the organiser report that you received credit and ignore the likely warning message. If you don't take a Chronicle, you don't report credit on a character, just as if you didn't qualify for it.

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Does this boon explicitly have to be used to replay a scenario or can it also be used to apply credit to one of the GM's characters from GMing a scenario a second time that would normally be for no GM credit (other than overall game count)?
1. While it's great to be able to replay, it's hard to find replay games unless you've already played everything. So, the boon is only useful randomly if you happen to be able to find a game that you can play that is actually a replay.
2. Remaining time is short in Season 6 and it is unlikely that I would be able to use the boon now that I have it unless I could use it to take credit for one of the sessions I might typically re-run for no credit, since it can only be used once per season.
Thanks.

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Just going to post my take on this. This is just my understanding from reading it, and not anything official.
With the first one of these I got, I started filling out immediatly up to the three stars that I had at the time. I waited to fill out beyond 3 stars, until after I earned my forth star, as it made no sense to be able to recharge my 4th star before I even earned it.
I don't intend to fill out beyond the forth star for this sheet as there is no way I'll earn my 5th by the end of season 6.
I just earned a second sheet that I will start filling out with the start of season 7, again I will fill out until I finish the 4 stars I currently have. If I earn my 5th during season 7, then I will start filling out the last lines after that 5th star is earned.

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Got it. Thx.
I think Kigvan has the right idea.
Similarly, here is my plan: I should have my 2nd star soon (next few weeks) and Season 6 is almost over. So, I will (try to) use my 2 replay stars this season and apply credit from 2 re-GM games to various characters. Then, I will (try to) use the boon before GEN CON to apply credit from another 2 different re-GM games, giving me a total of 4 extra credits with star replays and boon. Sweet! Then, in Season 7, I hope to (at least) hit my 3rd star and use the 3rd slot of the boon.

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