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Paizo's Gen Con schedule is now online, and it includes four SFS scenarios, numbered 1-00, 1-01, 1-02, and 1-03.
1-00: Claim to Salvation is a level 4 pregen-only scenario that seems to be the setup for the setting and the Society in game. I don't know what I'll be doing at Gen Con yet, but I'm likely to make playing that one a priority.
Hopefully, this won't be restricted after Gen Con, so anyone will be able to GM it, even outside of conventions. I really don't want to see the stupidity like we've seen with some of the PFS specials in recent years when it comes to that. (setting up an entire season's plot line in the Gen Con specials, and then making it nearly impossible for people who can't attend big cons to EVER play them)
Anyone else have anything to say about the SFS scenario descriptions or anything?
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PFS #8-25: Unleashing the Untouchable
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 12–15. The Pathfinder Society has secured the tools and uncovered the secret to shattering the Untouchable Opal and liberating the demigod within. All the Pathfinders lack is an impossibly hot flame—one that can match the searing hatred of Ymeri herself. The Society’s best bet is Kandirion’s Pyre, a supernatural forge situated where the elemental planes of earth and fire relentlessly batter each other. Freeing a demigod could send ripples through the multiverse and attract the attention of powerful creatures. Only the greatest agents stand a chance of breaking the Opal and surviving. Written by Robert Brookes.
Wow!
Glad to see we're getting more Seeker Tier Content!
Although... would it be too much to ask for a 16-17 tier in the future...?
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This thread's under the Starfinder Society subforum intentionally. Maybe we should start a similar thread under the Pathfinder Society subforum for discussion of those scenarios.
Ya it's extremely frustrating viewing the forums from the Organized Play page that doesn't differentiate between the 2 Roleplaying Guild General Discussion forums.
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This thread's under the Starfinder Society subforum intentionally. Maybe we should start a similar thread under the Pathfinder Society subforum for discussion of those scenarios.Ya it's extremely frustrating viewing the forums from the Organized Play page that doesn't differentiate between the 2 Roleplaying Guild General Discussion forums.
This is great information to put in the Website Feedback section! If I could move this one post there, I would. But in the absence of that ability, I encourage you to let the tech team know your frustration (in a kind and productive manner). :-)
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Hopefully, this won't be restricted after Gen Con, so anyone will be able to GM it, even outside of conventions. I really don't want to see the stupidity like we've seen with some of the PFS specials in recent years when it comes to that. (setting up an entire season's plot line in the Gen Con specials, and then making it nearly impossible for people who can't attend big cons to EVER play them)
hear, hear....
That said, I am hoping to get hold of some of these to play with my locals. Even encourage people to play the quests with different pre-gens before they create a character to see if the mechanics match their vision.
Do we know if we can select any one of the 7 iconics for 1-00, or are they pre-selected?
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hear, hear....
That said, I am hoping to get hold of some of these to play with my locals. Even encourage people to play the quests with different pre-gens before they create a character to see if the mechanics match their vision.
Do we know if we can select any one of the 7 iconics for 1-00, or are they pre-selected?
You caught me at a good moment...
1) Claim to Salvation will debut at Gen Con, and will be available afterwards for local lodges to run. Expect more information on the roll-out of this closer to Gen Con. It won't be like previous exclusive specials and we hope it to be a great way for Pathfinder Lodges to introduce their players to Starfinder Society.
2) We're going to have all 7 pregenerated characters available for the special! Take your pick on which iconic interests you the most.
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PFS #8-25: Unleashing the Untouchable
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 12–15. The Pathfinder Society has secured the tools and uncovered the secret to shattering the Untouchable Opal and liberating the demigod within. All the Pathfinders lack is an impossibly hot flame—one that can match the searing hatred of Ymeri herself. The Society’s best bet is Kandirion’s Pyre, a supernatural forge situated where the elemental planes of earth and fire relentlessly batter each other. Freeing a demigod could send ripples through the multiverse and attract the attention of powerful creatures. Only the greatest agents stand a chance of breaking the Opal and surviving. Written by Robert Brookes.
Wow!
Glad to see we're getting more Seeker Tier Content!
Although... would it be too much to ask for a 16-17 tier in the future...?
Additional tiers I would like are 16-18 and 19-20. Or just make a tier 16-20. But I think the power level difference may be to much at that point.
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Additional tiers I would like are 16-18 and 19-20. Or just make a tier 16-20. But I think the power level difference may be to much at that point.
For the standard adventure that lasts 4 to 5 hours, I would think it would be extremely difficult to design one for such high level characters.
Maybe they will do can up with double slot adventures.
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hear, hear....
That said, I am hoping to get hold of some of these to play with my locals. Even encourage people to play the quests with different pre-gens before they create a character to see if the mechanics match their vision.
Do we know if we can select any one of the 7 iconics for 1-00, or are they pre-selected?
You caught me at a good moment...
1) Claim to Salvation will debut at Gen Con, and will be available afterwards for local lodges to run. Expect more information on the roll-out of this closer to Gen Con. It won't be like previous exclusive specials and we hope it to be a great way for Pathfinder Lodges to introduce their players to Starfinder Society.
2) We're going to have all 7 pregenerated characters available for the special! Take your pick on which iconic interests you the most.
Glad to hear it.
I actually have more questions about Starfinder Society, one of which relates directly to that scenario.
1. Will the level 1 rebuild rules be the same as in Pathfinder Society?
2. When you play a pregen above level 1, will you be able to reduce the monetary reward and apply it to a level 1 PC like you can in PFS? For this scenario, you have to play a level 4 pregen, and I'd think it would be nice to be able to apply it to a level 1 immediately, to start with more than just starting cash.
3. For that matter, is SFS going to operate on the same xp system as PFS (1 xp per adventure, 3 xp per level)?
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Now that I have received my assignments for GenCon (and replied!), I see that will be running Starfinder for entire con.
When will the adventures be dropped? Will GenCon GMs be allowed a PDF of the core book? Even a non-watermarked copy or otherwise embargoed copy would be good.
I would be willing to sign a NDA.
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This is great information to put in the Website Feedback section! If I could move this one post there, I would. But in the absence of that ability, I encourage you to let the tech team know your frustration (in a kind and productive manner). :-)This thread's under the Starfinder Society subforum intentionally. Maybe we should start a similar thread under the Pathfinder Society subforum for discussion of those scenarios.Ya it's extremely frustrating viewing the forums from the Organized Play page that doesn't differentiate between the 2 Roleplaying Guild General Discussion forums.
I've been on that for almost a month now.
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Additional tiers I would like are 16-18 and 19-20. Or just make a tier 16-20. But I think the power level difference may be to much at that point.For the standard adventure that lasts 4 to 5 hours, I would think it would be extremely difficult to design one for such high level characters.
Maybe they will do can up with double slot adventures.
We've been doing the 12-15 tier scenarios at roughly 6 hours, with about 2 hours of food and chatter mixed in. It's been a blast, but I think it'd be incredibly hard to keep scenarios to a 4-5 hour limit. Some combats take over an hour to run in those tiers.
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I don't know if they've officially said it yet, but most years, the new Gen Con material is available to the public the same day that Gen Con starts. If that's the case, then it'll be Thursday, August 17 this year.
This is correct. Everything will release at the start of Gen Con and can be run everywhere from that point on.
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From the blog about GenCon events:
Starfinder Quest: Into the Unknown. While we are running free quests throughout the convention, both in the Exhibition Hall and the Sagamore Ballroom, participation entails waiting in line, playing one of the six offerings, then returning to the line. During the first two slots of the convention, Thursday 8:00 AM-1:00 PM and 2:00 PM-7:00 PM, we offer a ticket version of the Quests, which eliminates the waiting in line and gives attendees the chance to finish the entire quest series in one sitting. These quests utilize 1st level pregenerated characters available onsite.
Like many others, I missed out on tickets for these on Thursday. I fully intend to stand in line and play them throughout the Con, even blocking out some time specifically for this in my schedule. However, in years past, quests stopped running once the Special started in the evening.
Does anyone know if they plan to keep running the Starfinder quests during #9-00: Assault on Absalom and #8-99: The Solstice Scar time slots? Or, for that matter, if they'll be running them during the 2am time slots?