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In the last encounter the hazard summons the same creature that in the B encounter with the weak adjustment.
In the case of the living boulders, that have already the weak adjustment applied, should I apply it twice?
My thought is no, as I am unaware of any situation in which the same adjustment has been applied to a creature more than once.
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Page 8 says (emphasis added):
A good example of additional skill-based exploration activities would include using Survival to Sense Direction or Track. Remember that the wayfinder provided by Kreighton Shaine provides a +1 item bonus to these checks.
Where does that +1 come from? I don't see anything in the description of a wayfinder in CRB, or in the scenario when Kreighton hands it out, to indicate that it would aid a skill check? Other than the fact that it acts a compass, and so would prevent a -2 to Sense Directions checks.
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Venture-Agent, Netherlands—Utrecht
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The scenario implies here and there that you can bribe people to reveal information (page 8, second column, third line: "...with little coin leftover for enticing citizens to help in their search," among others), but the scenario never mentions anything about that (or I must've missed it). Should there be a mechanic in place for this as well and was it cut, or should I wing it?
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When I played this we wanted to hire a guide, since that's strongly implied in the narrative and we had coin left over, but now I see that's not presented as an option.
So if the same question comes up when I GM I'm going to present them with 3 Hireling options (since they're Society legal and could be purchased normally anyways):
• 1sp for an Untrained Hireling (+0) who simply leads them to the swamp
• 5sp for an Expert Survival Hireling (+4) who attempts one check to Track Rain in Cloudy Day
• 1gp/day for an Expert Survival Hireling (+4) who adventures with the PCs
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For the A. Swamp Trail and B. Swamp Ruins encounters, where should the PCs start?
I'm having them start at the 'cross roads' between Thakik's hut and the ruins. Where I will have Rain awaiting them, pointing to the ruins and calling out the danger he sees.
In the last encounter the hazard summons the same creature that in the B encounter with the weak adjustment.
In the case of the living boulders, that have already the weak adjustment applied, should I apply it twice?
I'd just apply the -2 adjustment again, so it would be a weak, weak, boulder, for balance reasons.
Unless the group you are playing with would rather have 'hard' mode. Though one slightly less weak creature isn't my definition of Hard Mode. LOL.
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Actually looking at the stat blocks, my opinion changes slightly.
The Summoning stone is a CR 1 Hazard, the only antagonistic thing it does is summon a creature. The stat blocks for area B, list a weakened version for Option B (Living Boulders / Weakened Living Boulders), and Option 3 (Shadow Drakes / Sun-Scorched Shadow Drakes). Both of these regular creatures are CR 2, and the adjusted versions are CR 1. I reviewed the Sun-Scorched Shadow Drake and it is indeed the weakened version of the Shadow Drake.
Option A (Ghoul) is only a CR 1 creature. It lists no weakened version in the stat block.
I take this to mean that the Final encounter in C4 summons one of the weakened versions of the creatures, and not a weakened weakened version as I was previously assuming. The text is attempting to specify to use the CR 1 version of the creatures and not the CR 2 when adding it to a CR 3 creature for the final encounter.
Which makes me happy, because no attempting to quickly apply a modifier to a stat block, and sometimes forgetting it. (I don't like absent minded TPK's).
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When I played this we wanted to hire a guide, since that's strongly implied in the narrative and we had coin left over, but now I see that's not presented as an option.
So if the same question comes up when I GM I'm going to present them with 3 Hireling options (since they're Society legal and could be purchased normally anyways):
• 1sp for an Untrained Hireling (+0) who simply leads them to the swamp
• 5sp for an Expert Survival Hireling (+4) who attempts one check to Track Rain in Cloudy Day
• 1gp/day for an Expert Survival Hireling (+4) who adventures with the PCs
Hirelings are no longer available for purchase as of today, so I suppose I shall retract this suggestion.
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*digs through his million Discord channels*
[Character Creation] Can champions with a Steed Ally or cavaliers choose an animal companion without the mount special ability?
By default, champions and cavaliers do not have access to animal companions without the mount special ability. However, boons may grant access to other options in the future.
[General] Are the hirelings as listed in the Core Rulebook available for hire?
Pathfinder Society characters may not pay for hirelings as listed in the Core Rulebook. More capable hirelings are available via the Achievement Points system.
[General] What happens if a character reaches 5th level and cannot take any of the bonus feats available with Pathfinder Training? What if a character has already taken all the feats available at that level?
If a character does not meet the prerequisites for any bonus Pathfinder Training feat, they can hold off on making a selection until they do meet the prerequisites for at least one feat. Since all classes grant skill increases at 5th level, characters who would not otherwise meet the prerequisites might consider using that skill increase to qualify.
Some of the feats available at 5th level are feats that can be taken more than once (e.g. Multilingual and Assurance), so most characters should have a feat option available. However, if a character truly has exhausted all options, they may instead take a 1st level skill feat for which they qualify.
[ACP & Boons] Can ability boosts and flaws be changed with either of the rebuilding boons?
Career Change and Evolving Destiny do permit characters to change the ability score boosts and flaws selected at character creation. They still do not permit alteration of the selected ancestry, heritage or background. The boons’ text is being updated to reflect this clarification.
[General] When retraining or rebuilding, can a character select options that they did not have access to initially, such as those earned from a boon or options from a newly-released book?
Yes. As long as the final character is a valid character that could have been built from 1st level with access to all options, newly-accessible options may be chosen. It is not necessary to track the exact time when a character gained access to a particular option.
Other Changes
Pathfinder Society Character Options
Remove the dreaming potential spell from play (Core Rulebook), to avoid Downtime advancement during scenarios
Remove hirelings from legality (Core Rulebook), with a note to the AcP boons available
Clarification: laughing shadow magus gets time jump as their 11th level Studious Spell instead of the limited shift blame.
Pathfinder Society Boons
Career Change and Evolving Destiny: Change "Remove everything your character has purchased with gp, as well as their class, feats, skill proficiencies, and related features (but not their ancestry or background)" to "Remove everything your character has purchased with gp, as well as their class, feats, skill proficiencies, and related features. You may not alter the character's ancestry, heritage or background, but you may change the ability score boosts you selected at character creation."
Starfinder Society Character Options
Change Geomagnetic Charge (GEM Mechanic Trick) to 8th level, we incorrectly clarified it as 2nd level.
Clarification: xenodruid connection mystics get corrosive haze instead of reincarnate (CRB)
That was supposed to have happened Friday, but I think the only bullet point that actually made it out to the public was the update on Xenodruids.
