Running a retired adventure


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Recently I took part in an adventure module (Blood of Dralkard Manor).
All of us players had a wonderful time.

About a week later our GM contacts us and is very sorry but when he tried to register the game, he found out it was retired.

Its really too bad as it was a very fun game. But as a player how do I best handle this. Do I just remove everything I got from that adventure and pretend it didn't happen? that's what I'm doing at the present.

Morag

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As far as PFS is concerned, the game never happened. Your character should be restored to the state that it was at the start of that session.

But at least you had a fun time!


Morag the Gatherer wrote:
Do I just remove everything I got from that adventure and pretend it didn't happen?

Unfortunately, yes you remove all mechanical effects (items expended, conditions gained, gold earned, et al.) of the module.

Otherwise, no, you don't "pretend it didn't happen." Modules take a huge chunk of time and are excellent for character development. Integrate it into your character's raison d'être.

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The GM really should of been more on the ball here.


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Matthew Pittard wrote:
The GM really should of been more on the ball here.

It happens, especially with newer GMs. When I first started looking for things to run I went to the "Sanctioned Adventure Paths" section and wound up looking at Legacy of Fire. At the time, I had no idea that PFRPG and PSOP were different things. Criticizing the GM for an honest mistake isn't necessary. We're all human; we all make mistakes. Hopefully this is a learning experience for the GM and the players.

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For what it's worth, I think a lot of the early retired scenarios have a lot going for them. I recommend that people play them for fun. Drakald Manor, in particular, is atmospheric and exciting.

What sub-tier did you play at?

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Chris Mortika wrote:

For what it's worth, I think a lot of the early retired scenarios have a lot going for them. I recommend that people play them for fun. Drakald Manor, in particular, is atmospheric and exciting.

What sub-tier did you play at?

In fairness to the GM, the scenario hadn't been retired when he bought it. We've had a little difficulty running games that no one has run before. A few weeks prior, I reran a scenario I'd already run and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

So that we all could play for credit, the GM went back and dug up one no one had seen for a while. He is one of the better GMs in out area. He never has a problem filling a table when he is GMing.

I believe all 5 of us running were 4th level. My character was a 4th level slayer.

Morag

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