It's that time of year again!  Only six months until the holidays!

That means it's time to start planning our 2018 Holiday Party.  Here are some firm details:

When:  First weekend in December.
Where: Fort Yargo State Park, Group Shelter B

This year we are expanding the scope of the 'convention' to include:
- 8-99C PFS Special;
- One potluck dinner with a community kitchen throughout the event;
- Two full days of events.

So, here's something we need from you - how do you want the official weekend activities scheduled:

Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1 - because I want to recover from all the FUN on Sunday.

Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2 - because I have to work Friday.

The Regional Support Program (RSP) was initiated by Paizo in February 2017.  It is intended to offer boon incentivization alternatives to convention attendance including a small chance of winning a boon from a selection of PFS options or one SFS option depending upon which game you've played at a specifically registered on-going event.  These boons are unique to RSP and are not available as convention support.  I'd prefer not to detail the player boons here as they are rather extensive, but they should be available for review at RSP events to any interested parties.

http://paizo.com/organizedplay/policies

The current GM reward boon for PFS (as of 2/1/18) is tiefling/aasimar race boon.  The current GM boon for SFS (as of 2/1/18) is elebrian.  If you have an older GM reward boon that was started in a previous year, that boon may be grandfathered forward in perpetuity, but for any given event you volunteer at, you may only claim one reward credit on an RSP GM reward boon.  Note, this credit is completely independent of the Skittershot! reward boon for GM volunteers.

These (and only these) are the currently sanctioned monthly RSP events in Athens and Atlanta:

2nd Wednesday - My Parents' Basement, Avondale Estates, GA
2nd Saturday - Wasteland Games, Duluth, GA
3rd Tuesday - Titan Games and Comics, Duluth, GA
3rd Saturday - Giga-Bites Cafe, Marietta, GA
3rd Saturday - Tyche's Games, Athens, GA
4th Saturday - Hobbytown USA, Kennesaw, GA
4th Sunday - Heroic Gaming, Marietta, GA

Hi all -

Thought I'd point out that there's a PFS table (8-23, Graves of Crystalmaw Pass) on the east side that needs a GM:

http://gapfs.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=713

I could probably cover it, but I thought it would be best to put this out here to the community since the clock is ticking on remaining opportunities to GM PFS and strictly speaking, I don't need the GM credit.

Note, this is an RSP event.

Attention Pathfinders and Starfinders!
Hello, I am Will Dover, one of the Venture Lieutenants from Atlanta, GA.  Now is the time that we are looking for volunteers to GM and/or work as staff for our PFS/SFS game presence at DragonCon 2018.
 
I have been helping with DragonCon for several years, and it is now my turn to run the event for Pathfinder Society.  Like last year, I have inserted a link to a Google form for you to fill out your requests for time, tables, etc.  However, since that is simply a series of questions, it is VERY important for you to read the entirety of this email, so you understand what is being asked of you.  As always, we cannot express enough our appreciation for what you do for PFS, SFS, and DragonCon by volunteering for this event.
 
What is being a volunteer?
 
It is very important to us that this is about more than just getting a free badge.  We are going to represent Paizo Organized Play and DragonCon by being volunteers, and this may be someone’s first and only experience with Pathfinder or tabletop RPGs in general.  To that end, we should all want to give them the best experience possible.  Understand that a bad experience at one of our tables may drive that player not only away from Pathfinder Society, but from RPGs and maybe DragonCon itself.  So please bring your best attitude to the table to show both respect for the convention and the game
 
What do I expect from you as a volunteer?
 
As you can imagine, it is not easy organizing all the Pathfinder Society at DragonCon, so we need your help as much as possible to make this the best experience for the players and the GMs as well.  In order to make that happen we request of you the following:
 
1)      Show up ON TIME- It goes without saying that we need you to show up, but in addition, we need you to check in with the GM HQ 15 minutes before the start of your slot.  This is ON TIME.  If you arrive at the start of the slot, you will be marked as late.
 
2)      Show up prepared- We will have a copy of all the scenarios being run as well as chronicle sheets, reporting sheets, etc.  YOU are responsible for everything else.  We will have some minis and maps to be loaned out, but you should have all of that prepared already to make sure you have the best table possible. 
 
3)      Show up rested- I know the con can be exhausting and I am not here telling you how to take care of yourself, but make sure you are rested enough to run your table WELL, not just passably.  If you are tired and hungover, you are going to make it a bad time for yourself and your players.
 
4)      Show up excited- I don't want to be all negatives here.  Some the most fun I have ever had at a table has been at conventions, including DragonCon.  So, come ready to have fun, and enjoy the experience.
 
What do I get as volunteer compensation?
 
1)      Downloads of any scenarios that you run at the convention;
 
2)      Ability to play other PFS games for free (one table per game run);[Ma1] 
 
3)      A free DragonCon 2018 badge (if you run at least 5 slots)
 
4)      ndying (not undead!) love and gratitude of your Georgia PFS Venture Officers. 
 
 
The Schedule
 
DragonCon Pathfinder Society will be running from Friday Sept 1st to Monday Sept 4th. The slots are:
 
1)      Friday AM 9am-2pm
2)      Friday Afternoon 2pm-7pm
3)      Friday PM 8pm-1am
4)      Friday Midnight 12am-4am
5)      Saturday AM 9am-1pm
6)      Saturday Afternoon 2pm-7pm
7)      Saturday PM 8pm-1am
9)      Sunday AM 9am-1am
10)   Sunday Afternoon 2pm-7pm
11)   Sunday PM 8pm-1am
12)   Monday 10am-3pm
 
The slots are 5 hrs., but we expect you to be doing final paperwork at around 4.5 hrs.  As mentioned above, you are expected you to arrive for you slot at least 15 minutes early.  
   
Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Evening- These (Slots #6 and #11) are the two special slots for this year.  Slot #6 will be SFS #1-99 The Scoured Stars Invasion. Slot #11 will be PFS #10-00 The Hao Jin Cataclysm.
 
With the exception of intro tables, that is all that will be being run in these slots.  As you can see, the AM slots those days are ending an hour early, so I expect those GMs to arrive 30 minutes before for the briefing instead if the usual 15 minutes. This means that if you are running in Slot #5 and you are running the SFS Special, you need to plan to wrap up the slot early. I have assigned a separate VO to run each of these events, so they will be reaching out to you directly, as soon we complete assignments.
 
Intro tables
Like last year, we are going have up to three tables that are exclusively dedicated to running the newest quest series in one hour slots.  These will have a $1 or 1 generic ticket cost, will not have pre-registrations, and will be running every slot except for the midnight slots.  The sole purpose of these tables is to introduce new players to the game and PFS.  If you like (and are good at) introducing new players to RPGs and PFS, please answer the appropriate question accordingly in the survey.  I am going to be very picky with these tables, so make sure you are ready to justify why you would be good for this environment.
 
Things that are different about this year’s DragonCon
 
Midnight Slots
We are not going to be running midnight slots this year. We are going to have a busy convention with some challenging Specials so we need everyone as rested as possible
 
Pathfinder 2nd Edition Playtests
We will be offering the three playtest scenarios. Two of them are full scenarios designed for 5th level PCs. The last one is a Quest scenario for 1st level PCs and will be running alongside the other Intro tables.

Here's the link!

Thank you in advance for your interest in supporting our community for this important event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

(stolen from the paizo boards )

STARFINDER SOCIETY ROLEPLAYING GUILD
This program is designed to encourage players to reward retail locations that are providing space for Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild players. Locations utilizing the program should advertise its presence to their clientele. We realize that each location is unique, and has an overriding right to determine what is best for their business, so participation in this program is not mandatory. In cases where the specifics of the program don't align well with the retail's procedures (for example, if they don't provide receipts, or they run daily tabs), the event coordinator should work with the retailer to best approximate the intent of the policy.
Game stores and other retail locations are an important part of the Starfinder Society community, and it's important to support them so that they continue to provide support for Starfinder Society play. Under this program, players can redeem receipts in exchange for modest benefits for the entire party.

Redeeming a receipt simply involves showing it to the event coordinator, who marks the receipt to denote that it was used. A player can only use a receipt in this way on the day of the purchase, and only for an event at that venue. The receipt need not include Paizo products—any products the venue sells count as qualifying purchases. Players cannot acquire or redeem receipts during their own turn or during any player's encounter; otherwise, players can acquire and redeem receipts during play only when doing so does not significantly disrupt gameplay.
If the combined value of the receipts redeemed by players at the table exceeds $10, all of the characters at the table receive the ongoing benefit described below, and each character chooses one of the single-use benefits described below. If the combined value exceeds $50, you may use the enhanced version of the applicable benefits instead. (In countries that use currencies other than US Dollars, use approximate equivalents of $10 and $50; don't worry too much about figuring out the exact exchange rate.) The ongoing benefit lasts for up to 5 hours, and each character may use their chosen one-time benefit once in each scenario played during those 5 hours. Characters can only receive the benefits once during any 5-hour block. No matter how many receipts the players have, the table can never use the same benefit more than once during a game session; they can, however, gain both benefits during a session.

(stolen from Here )

Promotional Boons
As a thank you to players visibly supporting Paizo’s organized play programs, players wearing/using the qualifying items on this page may benefit from the corresponding Promotional boon. A character can only slot one Promotional boon, unless she has a special rule that overrides this (such as the Acquisitives Sponsorship Social boon).

Slotting Promotional Boons: A Promotional boon is slotted at the same point in a scenario when other boons are slotted. To slot a Promotional boon, the player must meet the prerequisites listed with the specific boon. These prerequisites most often include physical possession of a physical gaming accessory.


Promotional Boons
Boon Name & Description

• Promotional Bonus — Gain a once-per-session bonus on skill checksPromotional Convention Support — Gain a once-per-session Hit Point boostPromotional Record Keeper — Gain a once-per-session stamina regain or lower a starship skill check DCPromotional Reroll — Gain a once-per-session rerollPromotional Service Award — Gain a once-per-session boon swap  

• Acquisitives: Bluff and Profession
  
• Dataphiles: Computers and Engineering
  
• Exo-Guardians: Athletics and Intimidate
  
• Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo): Diplomacy and Perception
  
• Wayfinders: Life Science and Survival
  
  

So at level 1 you pick the manifestation of your melee weapon as a solarian. they also list various options for it including just swinging around a big rune symbol.

So my question is, would a solarian weapon that is a manifested as a weapon mounted on the legs be possible?

see image for example...

On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, we will be hosting an SFS Game at the Heroic Gaming store in Roswell, Georgia. Heroic Gaming is a kid-friendly, family-oriented gaming space.

The store is located at:
4651 Woodstock Road, Suite 205, Roswell GA 30075.

The store's phone number is 770-709-4376.

This month the game day will occur on 7/8

If you would like to reserve a slot for one of these games, please respond by noting:

Scenario you want to play
Real Name
Character Class
Character Level

If you have any questions, please either post below or email Luke Mc (huntsfromshadow @ gmail . com).

We will be running a high tier table and low tier for this event.

Starfinder
Event Code: 414,083
Slot Time: 1 pm to 6 PM

Scenario: 1-11: In Pursuit of the Scoured Past (Lvl 3-6)
The PCs travel to the library world of Athaeum in search of answers to what happened during the Scoured Stars incident. The planet holds secrets thought to be lost to the rest of the galaxy and viciously guarded by its self-exiled extraplanar curators. A contingent of Hellknights from the Order of the Pyre joins the PCs in their travels to the library, but these Hellknights follow their own mysterious agenda. As the PCs receive special dispensation to investigate Athaeum's vast records, they learn the first truths of the Scoured Stars and take their first steps in unraveling what happened during the Society's greatest mishap.

Content in In Pursuit of the Scoured Past also contributes to the ongoing goals of the Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo) faction. Content in this scenario also contributes to the ongoing year of the Scoured Stars storyline.

GM: Chuck C.
* Jon S. (Lvl4 Soilder) [Meetup]
* Sam R. (Lvl 4 Soilder) [Meetup]
* TheMaskedFerret (Lvl 3 Hacker) [GaPFS]
* Open
* Open
* Open

Scenarios: Skittershot (Pregens)
Don't worry, the skittermanders are here to help!

When a routine salvage operation deep in the Vast goes awry, the skittermanders Dakoyo, Gazigaz, Nako, and Quonx must board a luxurious cruise liner controlled by a rogue artificial intelligence to save their vesk boss and a group of hapless passengers. All manner of obstacles block their path to success, from malfunctioning massage tables to cybernetic undead to vermin from another plane, but if the skittermanders can work together (something skittermanders do best), they are sure to be hailed as tiny, furry heroes! That is, of course, if the passing pirate starship doesn't blast them all out of space first...

Heads up boon allow one to work towards an unlock of a skittermander character!

GM: David
* Perry F. [GaPfs]
* David L [Meetup]
* Jez [Meetup]
* Luke Mc [Meetup]
* Open
* Open

A few of us are getting into the Pathfinder Adventures card game. When Paizo released the Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Set #1 set of minis they included promo cards from the game in them.
I plan to play Lini the gnome and am looking for the promo cards connected to her.

Her bag of sticks.



And her animal companion Droogami


Afaik the other players are not playing the other iconics but if you have other promos you don't need I can pass them on to any players I see who can use them.

So, we get to keep the three items for our trade right?

and the 3,000 cred doll set we can sell for 300?