I tried PFS about a year ago and did not have a great experience. I am attempting to try again.
I lost the chronicle sheet the GM gave me, but still have my build and my number, the “-1”.
Do I have to start with a new character “-2” or can I use the credit I recieved from that first play through?
I also did not like my character and want to completely rebuild.
The GM did place my information on the organized play page, so I have the prestige and the session I played.
What are my options?
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I see that your session was reported, so your local venture captain can easily issue you a replacement chronicle. If you do not have one locally available, feel free to contact me or one of the online VCs and we can get you straightened out with an electronic copy. As Starglim said, until you play at 2nd level you are welcome to change anything you like about the character.
Thanks guys.
I sent a message to my local VC. If I do not hear anything in a week or so, I will see if you can help me.
I rebuilt my character and am now looking to see how I am supposed to progress him, for example, buying equipment.
I will need to find time to read the PFS guildbook and get ready for PaizoCon. :)
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If you would like advice on good first level equipment from the Core rulebook, we would be happy to give it. We can even advise on good basic equipment if you have other books handy.
So, you’ll be at PaizoCon? Great! I hope to meet you. Hopefully, we can give you a much better GMing experience that will give you a chance to form a more positive experience with the Pathfinder Society.
Hugs,
Hmm
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Hello old new person. This guide should make the official guide make a bit more sense, and there's a section in there on loot and buying.
Thanks guys!
My first experience was really a mixed bag. I have played Pathfinder since it came out, and playing DnD since the late 80’s... but they kept explaning everything to me just because I said I was new to PFS. For example, an elf is a type of humanoid...
I kept telling them I was experienced and I new the rules, but I had never played Society before. It just would not stop. I would have thought my equipment alone was a sign I have played for awhile: large ipad with hero lab, custom metal dice, my own mini...
Not to mention one of the players was playing a character banned from PFS play: a metamorph alchemist.
All in all, they were friendly, but not good players. The GM kept handwaving rules and letting the players bully him, he didn’t really know the scenerio and was yawning during the game. It was a real let down.
I have not been back to that location since, and that is probably the wrong attitude to have. I have a very good group with play bi-weekly and I felt walking into another potentially poor experience was not worth it.
Two of the gamers at my table have agreed to attend our first Con ever, and are hoping to really enjoy ourselves. I really hope I meet with great players.
I didn’t send a private message to my local VC and did not get a response. I sent him (maybe a her?) an email today and hope I get an answer.
We are going to try to run a PFS game at home this weekend to try our characters, so I have to look up the rules for that.
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Globetrotter, your post made me sad for a number of reasons. I have always loved it when I have a well-prepped GM who really engages with the story and the players. (Though it is possible that you might have caught him on an off-night. We all have those from time to time.)
As for letting players bully him... That's also bad news. I like PFS best when the exchange is shared and the rules conversations go like this:
"Oh. Are you aware that the exemplary pie baker spell allows you to summon a swarm of cream pies that blind and distract when they hit?"
"I am, but there was an errata on it a month back and now you get a reflex save vs the blindness, and no distraction from the delicious quality."
"Well... Phooey. I'll go look that up, then." [LATER] "Bah. You're right. Oh well. I will have to stick then to my ray of chocolate syrup spell..."
-- or --
"I cannot find the errata, so let's look it up later and let you use your pie spell as originally written tonight. The next time I see you, we'll use the revised version."
I like it when rules discussions in game are quick, polite, and don't slow things down.
Here's hoping that you hear from your VC soon!
Looking forward to meeting you and others at PaizoCon, where you'll get to sample a smorgasbord of different GM styles. I'll be the short and crazy female GM with the purple hair singing show tunes. I'm hard to miss, actually.
Hugs,
Hmm
PS If you don't hear back from your local VC, either TOZ or I could get you your replacement chronicle.
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Venture-Agent, Utah—Provo
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Not to mention one of the players was playing a character banned from PFS play: a metamorph alchemist.
the metamorph is a legal archetype in PFS.
All archetypes in this book are legal for play except the brute, cipher, daring general, guild agent, gunmaster, hallucinist, majordomo, tyrant, warlord, zeitgeist.
Not to mention one of the players was playing a character banned from PFS play: a metamorph alchemist.the metamorph is a legal archetype in PFS.
All archetypes in this book are legal for play except the brute, cipher, daring general, guild agent, gunmaster, hallucinist, majordomo, tyrant, warlord, zeitgeist.
It looks like I misunderstood what the Archive of Nethys has on their website, which to be honest I should be looking on the sources you quoted.
That is a good thing and I am glad that I was wrong about this one.
Globetrotter, your post made me sad for a number of reasons.
I am sure the irritation went both ways. I was the new person at the table of an established group. I also think they might have played different characters for me because there was only one table and I had a first level.
Some of their rules were strange, for example, we had to hike somewhere and needed food. They made a survival check to said that since he rolled 20 he should be able to gather enough rations for 6 people. Then kept making rolls to add more rations to his character sheet. I suppose that is one way to do that rule, and maybe I am wrong on that, but it was unsettling to me.
Other things like, there is no cover when making ranged attacks, etc... I suppose I should get out of my shell more and deal with different rules interpretations. I am frequently wrong after all.
Looking forward to meeting you and others at PaizoCon, where you'll get to sample a smorgasbord of different GM styles.
I am not really looking forward to this honestly, but that is why I am doing it. It is important to test ourselves to grow. I am going to attend with a positive attitude and have four days of relaxation.
PS If you don't hear back from your local VC, either TOZ or I could get you your replacement chronicle.
I do hope I hear back from my VC, but I am not expecting much. If either of you want to send me a chronicle sheet, that would be fantastic!
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"Oh. Are you aware that the exemplary pie baker spell allows you to summon a swarm of cream pies that blind and distract when they hit?"
"...and no distraction from the delicious quality."
"...ray of chocolate syrup spell..."
"...your pie spell as originally written tonight. The next time I see you, we'll use the revised version."
I want to play a scenario in your delicious-sounding, food-based PFS lodge.
You guys are too funny. :)
Well, after four days on no answer from my VC, is there a way I can have someone else send me the chronicle sheet?
I sent a PM to both TOZ and Hilary to see if they can help.
Any other ideas?
Thank you so very much.
I will PM you my email address.
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Other things like, there is no cover when making ranged attacks, etc... I suppose I should get out of my shell more and deal with different rules interpretations. I am frequently wrong after all.
There are a few ways to bypass cover even in early levels if the GM already knew the player had this they'd not mention cover since it wasn't a factor for that guy.
Also it's possible it was being factored in and not just explicitly mentioned, Gm knows that there's cover and applies the +4 AC.| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Yeah, but this was from one of the players saying that is not ever a rule. It’s really a minor thing to be honest and I shoudn’t have even mentioned it. A nit-pick really.
To be honest, the more I think about it the more i think I just had a poor attitude on the experience. I went there to play and I judged instead of trying to just have fun with my character. I was too shy to play a personality and ended up just playing a stat block.
I was invited back for the next session (they had three planned for that day) and I couldn’t get out of the store fast enough.
The people at the table were definitely outside of my comfort zone, but that is probably not the reason I didn’t enjoy myself. I wanted them to play “my” pathfinder and not theirs.
I had the poor attitude and they were kind enough to accomodate me. A learning experience.