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xazil
October 24th, 2014, 07:15
A Pathfinder leading a diplomatic envoy from the dwarven holds of the Five Kings Mountains has gone missing, and the balance of power in a time of war hangs on her rescue. The Pathfinder Society's divinations indicate the agent was waylaid in the theocratic nation of Razmiran, when one of her escorted diplomats failed to pay a requested tithe. Now it falls to the party to enter Razmiran, locate the missing Pathfinder and the dwarven diplomats, and escape with their lives.

A level 1-5 Adventure: Tiers 1-2 and 4-5.

Calendar for signup is https://www.fantasygrounds.com/calendar/index.xcp?id=1288

Please post previous Chronicle and XML or if a starting character your PFS Number, Faction and Gold and XML file.

cmdisc
October 24th, 2014, 08:14
I'd like to hop aboard this one as long as I can keep my Friday clear.

I can bring along either Logus Blithe, a burly half-elven 3rd level Bard (Archaeologist) known for his helpful nature (due to his upbringing by a loving Halfling family) and his recent uncanny ability to dazzle the ladies ("ladies" being a rather subjective term as of late)...or Dr. Grimwell Slag, a 2nd level tiefling Alchemist (Mindchemist) who trivially promises to do his "best" not to accidentally splash anyone with his various assortment of bombs and alchemical weapons, blah, blah, blah. ;)

I'll look them over and get them and their Chronicles posted soon.

Metzik
October 24th, 2014, 09:10
I'd like to join this game! This will be my second PFS, did my first at FG Con V, where I used a pregen (Valeros).
I'm gonna try to make a new character, any speific needs or can I just choose a simple warrior?

cmdisc
October 24th, 2014, 10:08
Welcome to PFS! :) I hope you enjoyed the one session and are looking forward to many more.

I'd say play what you like. There are usually enough players on here with plenty of characters to choose from who can shift around and make sure the party has what it needs.

So what level Valeros did you play? And are you applying that Chronicle's XP/Prestige/Loot to this new character?

Metzik
October 24th, 2014, 11:11
Welcome to PFS! :) I hope you enjoyed the one session and are looking forward to many more.

I'd say play what you like. There are usually enough players on here with plenty of characters to choose from who can shift around and make sure the party has what it needs.

So what level Valeros did you play? And are you applying that Chronicle's XP/Prestige/Loot to this new character?

Thank you! Yes, I played four games during the con and I enjoyed it greatly. I had already owned FG for a while, but never used it, so the con was a perfect start.

I was planning on bringing Valeros along, but I feel it could be nice with a self made one. I will transfer the things from the first session to the new character. Don't really know how to go about creating one though. Looked thorugh the free dl section at Paizo, maybe all is there?

Skellan
October 24th, 2014, 11:27
I have played this one unfortunately. Its a good scenario - have fun everyone :)

xazil
October 24th, 2014, 12:44
No problems at all Metzik, just bring along a fighter if that is what you want to play. Pathfinder is nothing if not all about the options. :)

Skellan
October 24th, 2014, 14:08
Mazik - I'll help with your character if you like :)

Metzik
October 24th, 2014, 14:47
That'd be very nice of you Skellan! How?

Trenloe
October 24th, 2014, 16:11
I will transfer the things from the first session to the new character. Don't really know how to go about creating one though. Looked thorugh the free dl section at Paizo, maybe all is there?
Info to get you started in this thread: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?17510-Introduction-to-Pathfinder-Society-(Players)

Also, don't transfer things from the first session to the new character. You get gold from the scenario (listed on the chronicle sheet) that you can use to buy equipment, even items you found and used during the scenario have to be bought if you want to keep them. You also get 150gp to initially equip your new PC. This is all detailed in the free guide to PFS (link in the above referenced thread).

kwarner1986
October 24th, 2014, 18:10
I'll join up on this one as well. I'll decide on a character closer to game time.



Rebecca
Aasimar Cleric Level 3
Healing Specialist


Diana
Elf Ninja Level 2
Massive Melee DPS


Evelyn
Human Sorceress Level 2
Ice Specialist


Victoria
Elf Wizard Level 1
Lots of spells and has all knowledge rolls


Archer
Human Fighter Level 1
Arrows, Arrows, and more arrows.

cmdisc
October 26th, 2014, 18:33
Unless the group really has need for a mad-bombing alchemist, I'd like to bring my 3rd level Archaeologist bard along. He's 'out of tier' regardless of which way things tip.

I will post his information within the next few days.

kwarner1986
October 26th, 2014, 20:25
Unless the group really has need for a mad-bombing alchemist, I'd like to bring my 3rd level Archaeologist bard along. He's 'out of tier' regardless of which way things tip.

I will post his information within the next few days.

You can always make a new guy.

cmdisc
October 26th, 2014, 21:27
I have several active and a few on the drawing board, but I'd like to stick with what I have and enjoy leveling them before I bring more along. Since Logus is smack in the middle of the 1-5 levels, it really doesn't matter if he plays up or down. But I am looking forward to trying out his new addy fauchard. :D

xazil
October 27th, 2014, 01:23
I have no problems at all bringing Logus along if everyone else is. You know all the ups and downs of being out of tier.

cmdisc
October 27th, 2014, 22:30
Here is Logus' information. I've included his last 2 Chronicles. The last one was actually earned first as a 3rd level pregen credit, so I couldn't apply it until he hit 3rd during FG Con V. Many of the values were blank because the GM didn't have the info at the time (such as starting gold, xp, etc). I have since filled them in based off the previous chronicle and have emailed that GM asking if he can finalize things. If I hear back from him in time, then I'll post it here. Otherwise you have #6 and #7 for reference.

Any questions, let me know.

Farnaby
October 28th, 2014, 17:59
I'm still listed as pending, but if you pick me, here are my files.

Meredith is a vudrian ninja who survived the City of Strangers during the FG Con a couple of weeks ago.
I hope I make the cut and meet you all on friday.

- Farnaby

Please remove the .xml from the hlfg file as I couldn't upload it, it was classified as an invalid file.

xazil
October 28th, 2014, 22:48
No problem Farnaby, while you have been the 7th signup, Im still lacking most of the peoples files and one person hasn't posted here yet at all.

The GM side of running these is always fun watching the numbers flow up and down with how many players you will get in the end.

cmdisc
October 29th, 2014, 08:53
I agree that the roller coaster ride of players is always fun during the last few days.

But if there are enough extra folks interested that don't/can't make it into this session, it might be something I or someone else could pick up and run at some point. It will be a little bit for me though as I'm focusing on other scenarios right now.

kwarner1986
October 29th, 2014, 14:00
Unless a gap badly needs filled, I'm going to bring Diana. Meredith's friend from City of Strangers. We shared a... well let's just say magical afternoon together. hehe

Farnaby
October 29th, 2014, 14:14
Hehehe, well at least we didn't end up with Miss Feathers... ;)

kwarner1986
October 29th, 2014, 14:33
And this is why I want to bring Diana, because Logus is with us as well. More completely necessary teasing. I'll have to level her up and I'll post her stuff once I'm done.

cmdisc
October 29th, 2014, 18:37
Oh no need for teasing. Our conversation was rather boring anyway. All she wanted to do was talk about Diana. :p

Farnaby
October 30th, 2014, 11:46
I just realized that because I just started at FGCon V that I only have the free demo version.
Also I don't have the money at the moment to pay for the player version, so
if you don't have the ultimate version to GM from, I'm going to have to bow out.

Please let me know soonest.

xazil
October 30th, 2014, 13:41
Sorry, I only have the Full version, but note there is a $4/month subscription version available now.

Farnaby
October 30th, 2014, 15:59
Yeah, it's end of the month so I'm sorry guys, I'll have to wait till next time.

Have fun everyone.

- Farnaby

Metzik
October 30th, 2014, 17:24
Please post previous Chronicle and XML or if a starting character your PFS Number, Faction and Gold and XML file.

Well, I tried to make a character, but I guess the sheet needs some adjustment. Sorry for the nooby mess!

cmdisc
October 30th, 2014, 17:27
To further the breakup of the partial 'Strangers' reunion, I would like (for purely selfish reasons) to change which character I'm bringing along. I would like to have Dr. Grimwell Slag along for this ride instead of Logus. Also as a minor note, I haven't heard back from the GM who gave me the Risen from the Sands Chronicle that is Logus' most recent; so until that is signed and all the fillable boxes are rendered unchangeable, it's 'technically' not valid. Sorry for the last minute change up.

In the meantime, Dr. Grimwell, my Tiefling Mindchemist, would be happy to make your acquaintance...

Metzik
October 30th, 2014, 20:45
I know the game starts at 8pm (GMT +1), but will you open up earlier to set up and prep?

xazil
October 30th, 2014, 23:44
No problems Farnaby hopefully I'll catch you around next time. Metzik, I'll have the server up about 8 hours or so before start time, but I will be sleeping through most of that time too but if you need further help I'm sure we can get it worked out. Cmdisc no problems on the character swap.


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kwarner1986
October 31st, 2014, 05:00
Sad Face, looks like I've got to drop this one as well. My better half wants to have a date, and my diplomacy skills weren't the sharpest today. I'll do my best to pick up on the next one.

xazil
October 31st, 2014, 08:01
Server is up on Able Ally Epic Luck. It will stay up until game time. Ill be around on there for chatting as well if you have any questions.

Metzik
October 31st, 2014, 08:20
Metzik, I'll have the server up about 8 hours or so before start time, but I will be sleeping through most of that time too but if you need further help I'm sure we can get it worked out.

Awesome! No hurry with the help, I was thinking half an hour before we start or so just in case.

cmdisc
October 31st, 2014, 09:52
Metzik, I can be on an hour or so beforehand and help you with whatever until Xazil is available. I won't be able to see your character sheet, but I can talk you through Effects building and whatnot and post examples in the chat window.

cmdisc
October 31st, 2014, 10:00
FYI, some of us have already experienced Daylight Savings Time, so double-check your start times to make sure you're tracking! The game begins locally for me at 8pm, but I was tracking 9pm until two days ago when I remembered DST was changing my UTC setting.

Metzik
October 31st, 2014, 10:32
Metzik, I can be on an hour or so beforehand and help you with whatever until Xazil is available. I won't be able to see your character sheet, but I can talk you through Effects building and whatnot and post examples in the chat window.

FYI, some of us have already experienced Daylight Savings Time, so double-check your start times to make sure you're tracking! The game begins locally for me at 8pm, but I was tracking 9pm until two days ago when I remembered DST was changing my UTC setting.


That'd be great, can we settle for 19.30ish? We switched the time this past sunday morning one hour back and I saw the time in the FG calendar go from 9pm to 8pm, so it should be alright I hope.

Farnaby
October 31st, 2014, 10:47
Hi,

someone offered me a one-off code so that I could play tonight if my place is still open.
I hope it's not too late.

xazil
October 31st, 2014, 10:53
Sure Farnaby, you have a space currently at 5 of 6. Good to have you aboard.

Farnaby
October 31st, 2014, 10:56
Happy dance :ninja:

cmdisc
October 31st, 2014, 11:32
Welcome aboard (again), Farnaby.

Anyone hear from Shadow Angle, Victor, or HoloGnome? Two have characters listed on the calendar and the third voted 'yes' for the time.

xazil
October 31st, 2014, 11:59
I've been talking to Victor and HoloGnome, but Haven't heard at all from Shadow Angle. So everything still looks good numbers wise. Looking like Victor with a Magus or Paladin and Holognome with a Rogue/Wizard.

Metzik
October 31st, 2014, 12:34
I filled out a fillable form that you can check if you want (cmdisc) since you can't check my xml.

xazil
November 1st, 2014, 05:37
Here is the Pre-Chronicle sheet if you need a copy when I get them back Ill send out the finished chronicles.

Thanks for the session all, was a good amount of roleplay. :)

cmdisc
November 1st, 2014, 10:23
Yes, thanks for running this. Had a blast (or 3) even though it ran just a bit long. (Guess we needed to cut down a little on the chatter). :p

cmdisc
November 1st, 2014, 10:29
Oops. Forgot to add Grimwell's Pre-Chronicle.

Metzik
November 1st, 2014, 11:42
Here is the Pre-Chronicle sheet if you need a copy when I get them back Ill send out the finished chronicles.

Thanks for the session all, was a good amount of roleplay.

Thanks for running the game! I had a really great time and many laughs. The other guys made it easy for me since they did most of the talking and my english is limited.

If I want to buy a better greatsword and breastplate, is masterwork the thing (300gp extra for weapon and 150gp extra for armor) or is there another way? Can I sell the ones I have with the rule from the core rulebook, half listed price or are there other rules for PFS?

xazil
November 1st, 2014, 12:14
While you are level one you can sell items you have purchased back for 100% instead of 50%. You are correct on the pricing increase to masterwork the items. You can spend 2 Prestige for any item up 750gp worth, but those items can't be sold back afterwards. The pre-chronicle form I attached shows some of the options.

cmdisc
November 1st, 2014, 12:49
Some folks will drop 2 PP on a Masterwork Composite Longbow that is +2 or +3 STR adjusted and made out of either Greenwood (for the +2 version) or Darkwood (for the +3 version). Both of these come in at or under 750gps. It's a cheap way to always make sure you have a ranged weapon on you...that you don't have to spend an action loading...say like a crossbow that you don't actually have. :p

Farnaby
November 1st, 2014, 14:34
Thanks guys, that was great fun. It took a bit longer than we thought, but we kicked Razmirian butt. :-)

Here is my pre-chronicle sheet.

But I thought I can't buy up to 750gp with 2pp because my fame limits me to 500 gp.
Also can I use 6pp to buy something worth 3 times the limit?

cmdisc
November 1st, 2014, 16:19
Yeah, the whole what you can buy and when gets a little confusing. A list of "Always Available" items are on the 2nd page of the Pre-Chronicle that Xazil posted. But basically:

#1 You can purchase anything that is "Always Available"; any regular non-magical item found in any legal sourcebook. You can also purchase any +1 magical armor or weapon, any 1st level Potion, Scroll, or Wand, or a Wayfinder. You can also purchase items made out of certain Special Materials such at Adamantine, Mithral, or Darkwood (but not dragonhide).
#2 You can purchase anything that is listed on a Chronicle Sheet regardless of cost and Fame.
#3 You can purchase any single thing that's total value falls at or under your Fame Purchase Limit.

Because a 1st level Wand falls under #1, you can spend gold or PP on it without worrying about your Fame limit. An item purchased with PP is considered to have a value of 0, so it has no worth if trying to sell it.

You cannot pool more PP together to get a higher value item. 1 PP lets you get a single item up to 150gps in value. 2 PP allow you to get a single item up to 750gps in value (this includes a single scroll with multiple copies of the same spell). That's it. You can't pool together 3+ PP to get something of more value, and you can't spend 2PP to knock 750gps off the price of something that you pay the rest for in gold. PP has other uses as well, such as spending on spells and various services...again mostly listed on the 2nd page of the Pre-Chronicle.

Metzik
November 1st, 2014, 16:38
How do I get a day job? I was thinking of some kind of profession lite soldier would fit Graian, but I don't have any ranks in profession.

cmdisc
November 1st, 2014, 18:17
You use either a Craft, Perform, or Profession skill to reflect the gold you earn during your downtime between adventures. I'm not entirely sure, but I think you need to have at least 1 rank in one of those skills to use as a Day Job. Someone else might know better about that though.

But Profession (soldier) sounds perfect for Graian! :)

HoloGnome
November 1st, 2014, 19:11
You should choose whatever makes sense for your character, keeping in mind that it is d20-based opportunity to earn a little extra gold at the end of each adventure and each class has its own skill list that may not include all 3 Day Job skills (Craft, Perform, Profession). The more bonuses you can stack, the better the result will be.

In the case of the Barbarian, Craft is the only one among Perform/Profession/Craft that is a Class Skill, so that is the one you should probably choose, since you will get a class skill bonus for the first rank you apply (counts as +4). If you were to choose Perform or Profession, the first rank would only be worth +1.

Also, for craft, there are various things that give bonuses (races, traits, feats - skill focus, etc.), in addition to adding ranks and purchasing Masterwork Artisan's Tools that offer an extra +2 circumstance bonus. For example, you could be a bowmaker, put 1 rank in craft and get masterwork artisan's tools and have +6 bonus in addition to any Intelligence bonus you may have. Hopefully, you haven't dumped INT, since your class skill (craft) is INT-based.

Alternately, there are things that may make Profession or Perform into class skills - you'd have to poke around the references to see if anything made sense. Profession is Wisdom-based and Perform is Charisma-based and it would require refactoring the character.

Heart of the Fields is a great racial trait for humans, but not PFS legal, unfortunately. The Master Craftsman feat gives +2, is PFS legal, may be an option and allows non-casters to craft magical items with additional feats, like Craft Magic Arms and Armor.

Anyway, as with everything in Pathfinder, there are many details and options for maximizing skill checks, usually as a trade-off for other things. If you just want to be able to make a basic Day Job roll, choose a craft that is interesting for your character, put a rank in it, get the MW Artisan's tools for 55gp and go.

archivesofnethys.com is a good resource for browsing character options and seeing which things are PFS-legal and which are not.

Have fun, Cleric Crusher! :) As long as your character is 1st level, you can adjust it without any penalties. So, if you need to move skill ranks around, go for it.

Now that I think of it...if you wanted to change to be a Gnome Barbarian, you could always get an extra +2 on your day job. ^_^

cmdisc
November 1st, 2014, 20:03
Yeah, I forgot that Profession isn't a Barbarian skill. :o

Victor
November 2nd, 2014, 03:27
...say like a crossbow that you don't actually have. :p

Inconceivable!

Victor
November 2nd, 2014, 05:01
Just a quick word on Day Jobs.
I am using 'Craft' for my day job because with Craft I could buy Masterwork tools and add +2 to my rolls. With 2 ranks and 4 int and MW tools I am +11 in Craft. That is evidently the norm for a level 2 Craft Day Job, as I was emulating other players from earlier games to hit that mark. I don't know if you can get that same effect with perform or profession. I guess if you buy MW musical instrument or some such you can. Its well worth it, only 55gp for MW tools

HoloGnome
November 2nd, 2014, 15:22
I still say add in Gnome Barbarian! Grrrrr!! (Well, it's more of a squeak, really, but you can use a table knife as a great sword!!)

cmdisc
November 2nd, 2014, 17:23
I got Grimwell's Chronicle, Xazil. Thanks again for running. Had a great time! :)

Metzik
November 2nd, 2014, 19:15
Yeah, the whole what you can buy and when gets a little confusing. A list of "Always Available" items are on the 2nd page of the Pre-Chronicle that Xazil posted. But basically:

#1 You can purchase anything that is "Always Available"; any regular non-magical item found in any legal sourcebook. You can also purchase any +1 magical armor or weapon, any 1st level Potion, Scroll, or Wand, or a Wayfinder. You can also purchase items made out of certain Special Materials such at Adamantine, Mithral, or Darkwood (but not dragonhide).
#2 You can purchase anything that is listed on a Chronicle Sheet regardless of cost and Fame.
#3 You can purchase any single thing that's total value falls at or under your Fame Purchase Limit.

Because a 1st level Wand falls under #1, you can spend gold or PP on it without worrying about your Fame limit. An item purchased with PP is considered to have a value of 0, so it has no worth if trying to sell it.

You cannot pool more PP together to get a higher value item. 1 PP lets you get a single item up to 150gps in value. 2 PP allow you to get a single item up to 750gps in value (this includes a single scroll with multiple copies of the same spell). That's it. You can't pool together 3+ PP to get something of more value, and you can't spend 2PP to knock 750gps off the price of something that you pay the rest for in gold. PP has other uses as well, such as spending on spells and various services...again mostly listed on the 2nd page of the Pre-Chronicle.

Yes, very confusing indeed. The table 5-3 in The Guide says Fame 5 is required for purchase of an item with max value 500gp. Is this where "Always Available" comes in? Do you have to spend pp everytime you buy something in the game?

xazil
November 2nd, 2014, 22:17
Always available items don't care about fame, and are always available.

Items you have on a chronicle sheet that character can always buy also.

If you want to buy an item for cash that isn't in either of the above two categories your fame total cap then applies (its basically your social contacts in the adventuring world).

Prestige Points (PP) can also let you acquire a single item at a time. This caps at 2PP for a 750gp item which cannot be sold. These also do not have the fame limit upon them.

cmdisc
November 3rd, 2014, 08:55
It can seem confusing also because of the language barrier. I don't know if they offer these rules in Deutsch. So translating from English can cause problems.

A Paladin walks into his Faction's Guild House and wants to make some purchases. He has only been on 1 mission for the Society so he is not very well known. Because he exists, his Faction is willing to sell him some basic supplies. Want to buy a sword or some armor or even a +1 shield with gold? Sure thing. Those items are "always available". Oh and since he discovered that +1 Cloak of Resistance on his last mission, they are willing to sell that to him as well...or at least have a copy of it made for him to buy. Just let them know when he has enough gold for it and they will wrap it up all nice and pretty for him.

Oh but our Paladin has his eye on a +2 shield. Can he buy that instead (assuming he somehow had the money for it)? Sorry. That is reserved for someone with more Fame. And to be honest, the Guild's crafting wizards are much too busy fulfilling requests from more important people at the moment. If he wants to buy a +2 shield (or upgrade his +1 to a +2) he will have to come back when he carries more influence (has a higher Fame). But at least he can make some basic purchases that are "always available" as well as buy whatever he happened to find on his adventure (Chronicle Sheet)...as long as he has the gold for it.

And yet while he's hanging around his Faction House, he sees a really nice Wand of Cure Light Wounds lying there. So he picks it up and asks if he can take it for his future adventures. The Faction House says "Yes, sure thing, since you helped us out in the past". So our Paladin has called in a small favor (spent 2 Prestige) and now owns the wand. Calling in this favor doesn't reduce his Fame at all. He is still as famous as he was a moment ago. But by spending his Prestige, he is not able to ask another favor (such as taking the Wand of Bless that he saw next to the Cure Light Wounds one). Also since he is technically borrowing the CLW wand indefinitely he can not turn around and sell it back to them for gold. That would be like borrowing your neighbor's plow and then trying to sell it back to him.

So our Paladin leaves the Guild House with a new sword, some new armor, and a brand new CLW wand. He has his eye on that +2 shield and plans to save his money for a future purchase of a +1 shield and then pay to get it upgraded to +2 when his Fame and wealth are both high enough.

Victor
November 3rd, 2014, 12:35
Very nice explanation of the rationale behind the extremely confusing rules on purchases; in any language! Xazil had to go over this with me and be very patient at the same time.
+1 Inspiration to cmdisc

cmdisc
November 3rd, 2014, 17:52
Yeah, people here and on the Paizo boards had to be patient with me too. On this and a few other things. :D

Metzik
November 3rd, 2014, 19:35
So the 750gp cap/item is not for always available items?

xazil
November 3rd, 2014, 21:21
The 750gp cap only applies when spending 2 prestige points to acquire one item.

There is a 150gp cap if you are spending only 1 prestige point, which is sort of unwise due to the above 2PP purchase.

At the moment you don't have the 5 fame required to buy anything via that so its cap is currently 0 for you.

Always Available doesn't have a monetary cap at all (+1 mithril fullplate is worth about 11,500 gp and its always available).

HoloGnome
November 3rd, 2014, 22:32
And...just for good measure in case nobody else mentioned it, you cannot combine 2PP with gold for an item purchase > 750gp. The prestige point buys are prescribed. So, it's either 1PP/item<=150gp, 2PP/item<=750gp, or use all gold to buy the item. ;-)

cmdisc
November 3rd, 2014, 22:43
Correct. You can't eye a 1500gp item and pay 4PP or even 2PP and 750gps. Something like that must be paid for in Gold only.

Think of it as there being 2 separate currencies; Gold and Prestige

With Gold you can buy:

#1 Anything that is "always available", no matter how cheap or expensive (as Xazil said, you could buy +1 Mithral Full Plate armor because the +1, the Mithral, and the Full plate are all "always available" things).
#2 Anything that is listed on any of your Chronicle Sheets, no matter how cheap or expensive (these are basically 'unlocked' and become part of your character's personal "always available" list).
#3 Anything that falls at or below your Fame level (i.e. Fame 5+ is 500gps max, 9+ is 1500gps max, 13+ is 3000gps, etc)

With Prestige, your Fame level does not matter regarding what you can "buy". You can spend 1pt on any single item that is worth 150gps or less. Or you can spend 2pts on any single item that is worth 750gps or less. So you can go through one adventure, earn 2 Prestige/Fame, not be able to buy a wand of CLW with gold, but you can spend your newly earned Prestige and get the wand that way.

And as a reminder, anything you get with Gold you can sell back for full price while at 1st level or half price while at level 2+. Anything you get with Prestige sells for 0 gold.

Metzik
November 4th, 2014, 08:32
At the moment you don't have the 5 fame required to buy anything via that so its cap is currently 0 for you.
With Gold you can buy: #3 Anything that falls at or below your Fame level (i.e. Fame 5+ is 500gps max, 9+ is 1500gps max, 13+ is 3000gps, etc)


So my current fame (4) caps both the amount of gp I can spend and value on one item when using pp? I have available gear (MW greatsword, MW platearmor, MW artisan's tools and a crossbow repeating light w bolts) for the total of 1010gp I'd like to buy.

xazil
November 4th, 2014, 12:16
The Fame caps you buying anything else besides the Always Available. All the items you have mentioned are in that list although.

Here is the pricing list.
Masterwork Greatsword 350
Masterwork Breastplate 350
Masterwork Artisan's Tools 55
Light Repeating Crossbow 250
Five Bolts 1
= 1006 GP.

Please note you should really buy something like a Pathfinders Kit (has food, backpack, bedroll etc). Also a composite longbow suited for your STR is really the best ranged weapon while that cross takes a feat to use properly. If you are planning on swapping one of your feats to allow use then go ahead. :)

If this is your final list Ill finish up your chronicle and send it on.

HoloGnome
November 4th, 2014, 12:49
Metzik - Yep - It's a little confusing as others have said and, unfortunately, not completely clear in the the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play.

The info below reiterates what others have said, but maybe it will help:

Fame-based gp caps (table 5-3 on page 25 of the GPSOP) apply ONLY to special items (that are not Always Available Items and/or are not listed on your chronicle sheet(s) from adventures you have played). So, at 4 Fame, you cannot use gp to purchase any special items, since the cap is 0gp (see the table). With 1 more fame point from your next adventure (at 5 fame), you can purchase special items up to 500gp.

Note: You can find the definition for Always Available items on page 23 of the GPSOP (+ any item from your chronicle sheets). If it is not on this list (or on one of your chronicle sheets), then it is not available in-game and must be purchased between sessions.

Example 1:
A cracked dusty rose prism ioun stone costs 500gp
Always available item: NO (may not be purchased in game/during play), unless listed on one of your chronicle sheets
Fame cap required for gp purchase: 5 (at 5 fame, 500gp special items become available - see the above-referenced table)
Prestige required: Can buy with 2PP (item <= 750gp) even if your fame isn't high enough to purchase using gp, since prestige buys are "calling in a favor"
Combining Gold & PP to purchase: NEVER - only 1 or the other

Example 2:
A cracked tourmaline sphere ioun stone costs 800gp
Can purchase with 3PP?: NO, since the maximum PP purchase is 750gp for 2PP
Can purchase with 2PP+50gp?: NO, since you cannot combine PP and gold for item purchases
Can purchase in game/always available?: NO, unless listed on a chronicle sheet
Can purchase with 800gp and 8 Fame?: NO, since the minimum fame required to purchase items >500gp and <1500gp is 9.

Also - check out the forums at paizo.com. They have answers to most PFS questions there.

Metzik
November 4th, 2014, 18:08
The Fame caps you buying anything else besides the Always Available. All the items you have mentioned are in that list although.

Here is the pricing list.
Masterwork Greatsword 350
Masterwork Breastplate 350
Masterwork Artisan's Tools 55
Light Repeating Crossbow 250
Five Bolts 1
= 1006 GP.

Please note you should really buy something like a Pathfinders Kit (has food, backpack, bedroll etc). Also a composite longbow suited for your STR is really the best ranged weapon while that cross takes a feat to use properly. If you are planning on swapping one of your feats to allow use then go ahead.

If this is your final list Ill finish up your chronicle and send it on.

I had 5 bolts *5, thats why I ended with 1010gp. I'll swap the crossbow for a composite longbow, thanks for the tip . I actually bought the things in the Pathfinders kit after my first game, but seperately, missed the packs.

xazil
November 5th, 2014, 00:19
Here you go for Graian's chronicle, please give me a heads up if there are any issues or questions.

You need to have a rank in a craft/profession/perform to be able to roll a day job check at the end of a scenario, this is despite being able to use something like craft untrained.

Since you are level one you can re-arrange your skills to have one from now on, but it still wouldn't count for the scenario you just finished.

Metzik
November 6th, 2014, 10:48
Here you go for Graian's chronicle, please give me a heads up if there are any issues or questions.

You need to have a rank in a craft/profession/perform to be able to roll a day job check at the end of a scenario, this is despite being able to use something like craft untrained.

Since you are level one you can re-arrange your skills to have one from now on, but it still wouldn't count for the scenario you just finished.

Thanks, looks great! How do I get hold of my character sheet in FG? You kindly made some adjustments to the one I sent and used in the game and the one I have on my computer is the old one.

xazil
November 6th, 2014, 12:40
You should be able to start up Fantasy Grounds and click Manage Characters. Select PFRPG and click the GlassRiverRescue area below it should open up your cached copy of my game. From there you can do an export of your character that you can then load up again normally and edit for future use.

It's a little involved, but it keeps versions of your characters per game which is pretty handy for PFS if you need to back track.

Metzik
November 6th, 2014, 13:03
Strange, I only get the same unmodified sheet when I choose Glass River Rescue.

xazil
November 6th, 2014, 14:36
Here is my export from the game. You may be thinking of some of the other effects people were using on you for buffs which came from their character sheets.

Metzik
November 6th, 2014, 16:29
Here is my export from the game. You may be thinking of some of the other effects people were using on you for buffs which came from their character sheets.

Splendid, many thanx! And thanx angain for running the game!

cmdisc
November 6th, 2014, 18:33
Metzik, if there are still effects and abilities that you want to build into your character, I can make myself available for an hour or so at some point so I can host a game while you connect in. We can then go over whatever changes you would like to make. Just let me know here or via PM.