Outpost IV: Roll Them Bones (Play by Post)

[Redelia]

Watery Soup wrote:

For those of us who requested scenario support, when can we expect scenarios to drop?

The request has been submitted. Unfortunately, sometimes the scenarios drop just a few days before the convention.

[Tyranius]

Watery Soup wrote:

For those of us who requested scenario support, when can we expect scenarios to drop?

The scenario drops have been coming faster and faster so I am hoping you should see them this week.

[GM PDK]

Tyranius, Redelia: anything available or even possible at this point for level 15 PCs? (PF1 Standard)

[Redelia]

GM PDK wrote:

Tyranius, Redelia: anything available or even possible at this point for level 15 PCs? (PF1 Standard)

We are not going to be adding in any more convention games, so I would suggest trying to set up such a game through Flaxseed.

[GM Peff]

What happens if our game does not get enough signups for a legal table?

I'm going to try some more aggressive advertising/recruiting but wanted to ask what happens if there's not enough to fire?

[Gerald]

GM Peff wrote:

What happens if our game does not get enough signups for a legal table?

I'm going to try some more aggressive advertising/recruiting but wanted to ask what happens if there's not enough to fire?

Not a boss but I wouldn’t worry yet. When they take the three table per person restriction off, I suspect everything will fill relatively quickly.

[Tyranius]

Players and GM's on Roll for Combat Discord server - Your tables have been created with the table name matching the name of the scenario you are playing. Please head on over to the Roll for Combat Discord as soon as possible to gather your tables as the players will need permissions set.

[Redelia]

Players may now sign up for more games. In a few days I will be removing games that are not legal tables, but I'll give them time to fill up without player seat limits first.

Players may also now be at one table of each special, if desired. They still may not be at more than one table of the same special.

[Watery Soup]

My scenarios just dropped. Thanks!

[shaventalz]

I have mine as well.

[Thomas Keller]

When do these games begin?

[Yours is mined]

February 16, 2021 which is next Tuesday.

[Thomas Keller]

Thank you.

[Redelia]

Hi everyone. We're getting close to starting! In a few days I'll be removing games that are not legal tables, so I would encourage GMs of tables without enough players to make a post to the appropriate lodge's recruitment thread now, if you are going to. Please DO NOT LINK DIRECTLY TO THE SPREADSHEET; instead link to this thread so they read the instructions first.

[Redelia]

I've removed games with 0 players from the sheet, except for specials.

I'm going to allow another day or two for games with only one player to find another to be legal tables.

If any GMs would prefer not to run a table with only 2 players and it looks like that might be true of your game, please contact me or one of the other venture officers and we can remove your game when I remove the one player games if they still have only 2 players.

[Shifty]

Flicked a message through to Tyranius requesting a second table be opened for my game - I have 5 firm players, 1 player who has trouble logging in and may come back, and 2 'back ups' keen to join in...

[Mitch]

Hi. How do I join one of the Discord games? I’m not familiar with the server. Thanks!

[shaventalz]

Is there any particular time zone used for the "official" start of Outpost IV? Or is it just whenever?

[Pirate Rob]

GMT, so in about 95 minutes from now.

[Tea4Goblins]

I have not yet received Bounty 7. Should I wait longer or simply purchase it?

[Pirate Rob]

Didn't that literally just release today? Like in the last couple hours?

I wouldn't expect it before tonight.

[Tyranius]

I have sent in a reminder with the February drops.

[Tyranius]

February drops should have all been sent out.

[Tyranius]

Also here is the link for reporting games:

Outpost IV: Roll Them Bones Reporting

[Oxnard Kettlebeak]

Just checking if there's anything special I need to do with a player who disappeared--

He was present for character introductions, but then went silent before the first encounter and has not responded either in gameplay/discussion or to PMs.

[GM Blake]

Along the lines of the question and probably requiring the same answer: Is there a partial credit rule in PFS(2) like there was in PFS?

I have a player who, in all likelihood, is going to have only participated in 1 encounter.

[cmlobue]

I will need the answer for this question as well, since my table just got surprise 4-player adjustment.

But also, where do we go to nominate someone for best GM of the con? Because I need to throw bigboom's name in the hat for that.

[Tyranius]

@Oxnard, Blake, and Cmlobue- Please send me a PM with a link to your table along with the name of the player that disappeared please.

@Cmlobue- Great to hear about Bigboom! I have been hearing nothing but great things with his GM'ing :)

[Ronnam]

At the end of my scenario, players rolled for con boons, and my brain went entirely blank. Can someone please remind me how those work? Thank you!

[Oxnard Kettlebeak]

It's a boon won on a roll of 19 or 20 on the d20 boon roll, right?

[Lady Ladile]

HOW DO I GET A RACE BOON AS A GM? DO I HAVE TO ROLL FOR IT?

No rolling required. You just have to finish your table, give your players their chronicle sheets and then report it to our fancy reporting link:

Reporting Link: https://pbpgameday.com/reporting.php

If you are a Boxrunner for PACS, you get an ACG Organizer Boon. If you are GMing both Pathfinder 1E and Starfinder, you get your choice. If you are only GMing in one campaign, you earn the race boon from the campaign where you GMed. When reporting, please let us know in the note field which race boon you earned.

I NOTICED YOU DIDN’T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A 2E GM BOON. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

GMs only running PFS2 do not get the boons that PFS1 and SFS get - there is a system already built into the reporting system [AcP] for PFS2 rewards, so those GMs do not get the boons that GMs running PFS1 or SFS are getting. Basically, if you run only PFS2, you only get the AcP reward – no other boon – if you run PFS2 and one-or-the-other of PFS1/SFS then you get the AcP reward for PFS2 and the one “paper” boon for whichever system you ran. If you run all three, PFS2, PFS1, and SFS – you get the AcP reward for PFS2, and then you pick which of the “paper” boons you want for PFS1 and SFS – but you do not get all three – you get AcP + one or the other “paper” boon.

With this being a convention the Achievement Points allocated are in the Premier Event, so GM’s and Players alike will receive more than a standard game.

HOW DO I TELL WHAT PLAYER BOONS WE GET?

Have your players roll a D20, if a player is unavailable you may roll for them. Remember to roll for yourself at the same time. A 19 or 20 wins a boon (Nat 20 for PACS). If you or a player win, do another roll for each winner.

For PACS: There is a single boon, no need to roll.

For PFS: Roll a d2 to determine which one you get.

For Starfinder: Roll a d4 to determine which one you get.

There should be a drop-down the reporting form where you can mark who won what boons.
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Hopefully all of the above answers those questions!

[Tyranius]

Outpost IV is current on reporting and boons for what has been sent in.

[cmlobue]

The dropdown shows three boons each for PF1 and SFS, and they are not numbered. How do I tell which one my player won?

[Tyranius]

Go with what the player rolled. If the player rolled a 1 then choose the first boon in the drop down.

[Tyranius]

As we are wrapping up here I just wanted to thank everyone for another successful PbP Con. Without all of you we could never make these happen.

Over the next few days the online VO team will work on finishing up the reporting as well as sending out the remainder of the boons and gift vouchers.

I hope you all had fun and as always if you have any constructive criticism on how to make our Cons better please send a message to some of the online VO team.

-Tyranius