What are the best scenarios out there as a GM * Replay prospect?


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Silver Crusade 4/5

WARNING: Spoilers ahead!

I'll put the scenario ID in the open but SPOILER tag around the boon. I don't think this is too "spoilish" (to reveal the ID) since many boons (such as evil ones) can be distasteful to many characters and the player could end up playing one of these scenarios and not care for the boon anyway.

04-13: Fortress of the Nail:
The boon for lower tier you get to pick any single item for 1500 GP and for upper tier it's 3000 GP! This is one of the best boons I know of.

Sovereign Court 4/5 5/5 ** Venture-Lieutenant, Netherlands—Leiden

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I'm thinking about 6-03, The Technic Siege; it's a very sandboxy scenario. Depending on the approach you take, it could go in very different ways, so replay can be truly different. Also, the Chronicle sheet has some interesting items on it that you can't normally get.

Grand Lodge 4/5

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

The Paths We Choose is good for seeing the faction missions you missed the first time around.

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/55/5 **

Pathfinder Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

I'm looking forward to using my star replay on Traitor's Lodge. My first run through was rather awkward as the player sitting next to me continuously flirted with me the entire session, which made the game extremely uncomfortable and ruined the table. I love the scenario and would like to enjoy it as a player.

Sovereign Court 5/5 5/5

I'm looking at doing Echoes of the Everwar as a reply because we had a near TPK in part 3 that made us miss the rest of that particular scenario.

Since I picked up a star recharge boon at Gen Con, I used a couple replays to get some Occult playtest credits.

Shadow Lodge 4/5

Murder on the Throaty Mermaid with its Cluedo-like structure comes to mind.

The ship's cook. With acid. On the deck!

5/5

And here I was thinking that PFS leadership was discouraging shopping around for boons, as evidenced by topics such as this one, with developer's comments highlighting this.

The fact that it's for GM star replay shouldn't matter.

Grand Lodge 4/5

Mekkis wrote:

And here I was thinking that PFS leadership was discouraging shopping around for boons, as evidenced by topics such as this one, with developer's comments highlighting this.

The fact that it's for GM star replay shouldn't matter.

And I "target" my replays for either scenarios where there was a total failure, like Mantis's Prey when I first played it (Replay game was much better, and made more sense to me), or was something I want to do with a real PC, like Ruby Phoenix Tournament, which I played during the grandfathered days, so my PC it was played with was only a possible build (much different, now), not a "real" 11th level PC.

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

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I might be tempted to replay 'The Sealed Gate', as my group had a near-TPK in the first encounter, so didn't see the rest of it.

However, I'd be concerned about the same thing happening again...

Sczarni

Sitting on my 3rd star (have used my other 2) so I am waiting to play The Waking Rune again, but with a certain option.

The only character death I have had was on a scenario that I am not wasting a star on, even if I get the star boon.

Some ideas to think about when deciding:
- did a character die in a scenario you would like to see completed
- does the chronicle sheet have a boon that best serves another character
- a scenario with possible HARD mode and your group chose normal when you wanted hard.
- you simply had too much fun the 1st time playing the scenario to pass up playing it again.

Silver Crusade 4/5

Way too often (like just about every darn time), I end up in a scenario with a character of the wrong faction to benefit from some boon of that scenario. Either the GM announces this fact once we're underway and everyone chose their characters or I simply don't have the character in tier. Other times, the boon offered is useless to the character I happened to use. I don't see anything wrong with GM's jogging each other's memories as to what was offered and where and to take advantage of the 1 or 2 or 5 replays you might have.

kinevon wrote:
Mekkis wrote:

And here I was thinking that PFS leadership was discouraging shopping around for boons, as evidenced by topics such as this one, with developer's comments highlighting this.

The fact that it's for GM star replay shouldn't matter.

And I "target" my replays for either scenarios where there was a total failure, like Mantis's Prey when I first played it (Replay game was much better, and made more sense to me), or was something I want to do with a real PC, like Ruby Phoenix Tournament, which I played during the grandfathered days, so my PC it was played with was only a possible build (much different, now), not a "real" 11th level PC.

4/5

I am surprised there have been no mentions of "Eyes of the Ten" yet. I have actually spent a star on Bone Keep Level 1. Apparently I am a masochist.

Grand Lodge 4/5

Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

I've got four replays at the moment, so I might save them for if I ever get another chance at running/playing Eyes again.

Scarab Sages 5/5

I'm looking forward to using one of mine to attempt 4-26: Waking Rune again, after being utterly dismantled in the first combat. I didn't die, but others did, and I only got 1 turn in that game.

Grand Lodge 5/5

Legacy of the Stonelords, so you can explore tha areas you didnt get to the first time around.

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

Already have plans to play Eyes of the Ten again... though it will currently take my GenCon Boon 4 to pull it off (however, by the time we do play it, I should have my 4th star!)

I was holding out hope that I could use them to replay scenarios that were offered on a gameday that I could get my wife out to play in. However, she's said that would never happen (her playing PFS).

Shadow Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 **** Venture-Captain, California—San Francisco Bay Area North & East

I had a blast using mythic on Sands part 3, so I used my star to do it again with the character who had been GM credit in part 2.

Grand Lodge 3/5

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Silbeg wrote:

Already have plans to play Eyes of the Ten again... though it will currently take my GenCon Boon 4 to pull it off (however, by the time we do play it, I should have my 4th star!)

I was holding out hope that I could use them to replay scenarios that were offered on a gameday that I could get my wife out to play in. However, she's said that would never happen (her playing PFS).

Don't give up hope. After years of my wife saying she would never play RPGs, she finally tried a PFS session and loves it. Miracles can happen!

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

Bori Ironshield wrote:
Silbeg wrote:

Already have plans to play Eyes of the Ten again... though it will currently take my GenCon Boon 4 to pull it off (however, by the time we do play it, I should have my 4th star!)

I was holding out hope that I could use them to replay scenarios that were offered on a gameday that I could get my wife out to play in. However, she's said that would never happen (her playing PFS).

Don't give up hope. After years of my wife saying she would never play RPGs, she finally tried a PFS session and loves it. Miracles can happen!

Well, we can only hope!

As far as it goes, I am going to use one replay for Paths We Choose, to replay with a PbP group that we've had going for several months (and has been one of the best gaming groups I have been with). They haven't played it, so rather than sitting out (since one player has also played it but not GMed)

The Exchange 1/5

David Neilson wrote:

I am surprised there have been no mentions of "Eyes of the Ten" yet. I have actually spent a star on Bone Keep Level 1. Apparently I am a masochist. [/QU0OTE]

I am going to prob spend a start on bonekeep part two. I was frustrated people tried to take pregens to it. I made them take real characters or I was going to walk, unfortunately I didn't finish it with the right character so it made me sad.

Shadow Lodge 4/5 5/5 RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 8

Steven Schopmeyer wrote:
I've got four replays at the moment, so I might save them for if I ever get another chance at running/playing Eyes again.

Mine were used for Eyes.

5/5 RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32

Walter Sheppard wrote:
Steven Schopmeyer wrote:
I've got four replays at the moment, so I might save them for if I ever get another chance at running/playing Eyes again.
Mine were used for Eyes.

I used my first star on replaying The Disappeared, but I plan on using a boon to be able to rerun Eyes of the Ten again. We have another group coming up on eligibility and I'd love to be a part of that again.

Spoiler:
I haven't even used the boon from the first time I ran it, though. I'm pretty sure the no duplicate chronicles rule applies to these boons as well, right? I certainly hope so.

5/5 *****

Prethen wrote:

WARNING: Spoilers ahead!

I'll put the scenario ID in the open but SPOILER tag around the boon. I don't think this is too "spoilish" (to reveal the ID) since many boons (such as evil ones) can be distasteful to many characters and the player could end up playing one of these scenarios and not care for the boon anyway.

** spoiler omitted **

If you are looking for sheer character power ups then there is probably only one logical choice...

Spoiler:
The bonus feat from the cursed ioun stone is probably the most potent chronicle effect out there. You could go for the +2 stat but that has an expiry date.

5/5

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

I've used one for Siege of the Diamond City. I'm also about to pick up my third star. There might be an Eyes of the Ten group soon so I might try to jump into that. I have a recharge boon that will leave me with one star when this is done which I might save for Race for the Runecarved Key.

Liberty's Edge 5/5

Starfinder Superscriber

I have two stars, and am probably a couple of months away from three. I'm hoarding them. My highest-level character is 8th level (with a second at 7th), so I haven't played "Eyes of the Ten" yet, but I'm still thinking that, maybe, one day, a year or two from now, I may have four stars, and then I can burn my replay on a second "Eyes of the Ten".

(I know, putting the cart before the horse, but, whatever. I will use all of my stars on a replay, not a re-GM-for-credit. I love that I can re-GM scenarios for free-- no credit, other than counting number of tables, but it's still fun!)

Grand Lodge 2/5

I plan on using my star (and probably my second if and when I get that far) to replay Blackros Matrimony and/or Hellknight's Feast with my character who has the potential to join the Blackros family. I feel that would be thematically appropriate.

Silver Crusade 2/5

I used one to get Riddywhipple.

Grand Lodge 2/5 RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

I'm using a star to get Gamin on a character who can actually use him, and who also has GM credit (held until he hits 5th) for the boon necessary to repair/upgrade him. :D

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