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I apologize if this has already been answered but I could not find specifics.
Situation:
Players:
1 Level 3
2 Level 4s
2 Level 5
1 Level 6
APL=27/6=4.5
Game is T3-4; Out of tier : and T6-7
Case 1:The group plays up to T6-7
how is the cash rewards resolved?
the three lower at T3-4 gold, the 2 at 5th at out of tier gold, and the 6th at T6-7 gold?
Case 2:The group plays down to T3-4
how is the cash rewards resolved?
the three lower at T3-4 gold, the 2 at 5th at out of tier gold, and the 6th at T6-7 gold?
I just want some clarification. If someone could quote an actual publication or reliable source to use I would appreciate it. There seems to be some discontinuity in our PFS and I want to do it the right way.
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It depends on the Season.
In order to determine which subtier a mixed-level group of PCs must play in, calculate the group’s average party level (APL). Divide the total number of character levels by the number of characters in the party. You should always round to the nearest whole number. If you are exactly at 0.5, let the group decide which subtier they wish to play.
Starting with Season 4, scenarios are designed for six characters and contain instructions on how to adjust the scenario for four-character parties. When the APL of a table is between two subtiers (like APL 3 for a Tier 1–5 scenario), a party of four characters must play the lower tier without any adjustments for party size. A party of five to seven characters whose APL is between two subtiers must play the higher tier with the four-character adjustment.
For scenarios written in Seasons 0 to 3, when the APL is in between subtiers, a party of six or seven characters must play the higher subtier. Parties with four or five characters must play the lower subtier. In the fringe case where there are no players that are high enough to have reached the subtier level (such as a party of six 3rd level characters), the group may decide to play down to the lower subtier.
Since your APL is 4.5, you get to decide which way to round. If you round down to 4, you play in the lower subtier.
If you round to 5, then you are between subtiers. Since you have 6 players, you will play in the upper subtier. If you are playing in a Season 4 or later scenario, then you will apply the 4-player adjustment.
In any case, any characters who are in the subtier played, get the in-tier gold for the subtier played. All other characters get the out-of-subtier gold.
If you play in the lower subtier, then cross off items from the upper subtier part of the chronicle for all characters. If you play in the upper subtier, everyone has access to everything.
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The Fox listed how to determine which tier to play at. The out of tier reward is used for anyone that plays out of tier. So for your example playing the 6-7 tier, anyone that played that that was level 6-7 get 6-7 tier rewards, any other level would get out of tier rewards (increased gold for higher risk). If they played at level 3-4, anyone level 3-4 would get in tier gold, and all others would get out of tier gold (decreased gold for less risk for higher level characters).
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Thanks, that takes care of the most common situation. Here is a harder one.
Had a table three weeks ago, tier 1.-7
T1-2, OoT, T3-4, OoT , T6-7
Had a level 1, two level 4, one level 5, two level 7.
APL=28/6=4.67 so they play at 5.
Assume they play up (crazy I know); do all get the tier 5(OoT) reward except for the two level 7 who get their in tier?
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Thanks, that takes care of the most common situation. Here is a harder one.
Had a table three weeks ago, tier 1.-7
T1-2, OoT, T3-4, OoT , T6-7
Had a level 1, two level 4, one level 5, two level 7.
APL=28/6=4.67 so they play at 5.
Assume they play up (crazy I know); do all get the tier 5(OoT) reward except for the two level 7 who get their in tier?
In the paragraph above the one I quoted, we have the following.
Some scenarios or special events offer more than two subtiers. In these cases, no PC can play at a subtier more than 1 step away from her character level.
In the example you give, that means that the level 1 character cannot play at that table. Instead, that player can play a 4th-level pregen, a level 7 pregen, or they can play a character of theirs whose level is at least 3.
Edit: what's weird about this example is that if any one of the players leaves, then you must play in the 3-4 subtier, and then the level 1 player can play at that table.
In answer to your question... The 4s and 5 all get out-of-subtier gold, which is the average of the Tier 3-4 and the Tier 6-7 gold.