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Welcome to the return of Card Advantage!!!  We have even manage to get some prize support to celebrate!!!  We will be hosted two slots on Saturday May 6th, 12pm-5pm and 5pm-10pm.  We are happy to add tables, so signup below regardless if they are full. Due to the forums being down and low signups we will only be running Feast of RavenCORE!  (If people get to see this   )
 
This event has been sanctioned under the Paizo [b]Regional Support Program.  This mean this gameday will include both player boons and a scaling GM boon based on how many games GMed at RSP gamedays. Details of the RSP are outlined on the Paizo Organized Play policies page:[/b] [/url][url=http://paizo.com/organizedplay/policies%5b/url]http://paizo.com/organizedplay/policies[/url]
 
For May 6th we have:
 
11am-9pm: All Day
Feast of Ravenmoor *CORE* (1st-5th) GM: Dave S. (One table)
 
1. Jim
2. Tiff- Pick Fighter 3
3. Eric
4. Jason
5. Robert- Druid 2
6.
 

 
 
 
Bring a character crafted using Pathfinder Society Organized Play rules or play one of the pre-generated characters available at the event.  
 
Want to participate? Please reply to this post with: your name, the scenario you’d like to play, and your character's class & level.  Walk-ins are welcome. We always do our best to accommodate, but if you reserve a slot you will be guaranteed a spot to play.
 
If the table you want is full, PLEASE post to be added to the wait list. If needed, we will add another table so everyone plays!!!
 
If you have any questions, please post them here or send them to David Shaw at davidshaw73@gmail.com.

Every second Saturday of the month, we will be hosting a PFS Game Day at The Wasteland Games store in Duluth. The store is located at: 3700 Satellite Blvd, Suite 7B, Duluth GA 30096. Phone number is 770-921-5511.

This month the game day will occur on May 13, 2017.

Location Bonus: For every $10 spent at the store, you can either get a reroll (max one per scenario) or +1 on an existing reroll.

Event Code: 71308

This event has been sanctioned under the Paizo Regional Support Program.  Details of the RSP are outlined on the Paizo Organized Play policies page:

http://paizo.com/organizedplay/policies


12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
8-05  Ungrounded But Unbroken  (1-5)  GM - Perry F

The Peerless Empire of shaitan genies has warred with their fiery counterparts for centuries, and thinly stretched resources leave the shaitans in need of additional aid. They have founded a new state-sanctioned mercenary company known as the Ungrounded, which draws upon free agents from across the multiverse. One of the Society’s few friends on the Plane of Earth has recommended at least a handful of Pathfinders join the Ungrounded, knowing that even a few months’ service could dramatically enhance the Society’s reputation (and fill those agents’ pockets) in this distant realm. The PCs travel to the magnificent Opaline Vault as the Society’s first envoys, but in doing so they must survive the otherworldly threats that lurk in both this strange environment and within their own ranks.

Content in “Ungrounded but Unbroken” also contributes directly to the ongoing storyline of the Sovereign Court faction.

Written by Jenny Jarzabski.

1.  Kerney - Oracle 1
2.  Kristi - Inq 2
3.  John - Htr 2
4.  Isaac - Cav 2
5.  Sebastian - Smash 2
6. Tim - Something 1



6:30 PM – 11:30 PM

8-02:  Ward Asunder (3-7)  GM - CANCELLED

The legendary sorceress Hao Jin transferred many abandoned historical sites to her museum demiplane, though even her magic had limits, forcing her to transport only part of an architectural treasure. The half of a temple she left behind in the jungles of Dtang Ma has developed a haunted reputation in the centuries since. Now an unlikely ally has approached the Society with tales of unspoiled historical secrets and hidden treasure left within the shattered sanctuary of Yamatsumi, the mountain god.

Written by Mikko Kallio.

1.  Perry - Inv 4 (or whatever) 
2.  Kerney - Arcanist 4


If you would like to reserve a slot for this game, please respond by noting:

Real Name
Character Class
Character Level

Due to the scarcity of GMs, you MUST reserve a slot in order to play. With ample warning (such as signing up at least three days before the event), we can often increase the number of tables being run. 

If you have any questions, please either post below or send a forum message to Perry Frix (pgrix @ gmail . com).

• 4-day Preregister Discount: $57 (+ $10 for mailed badge (optional) - mailed option ends May 1st) 
  
• Door prices will most likely be more expensive. 
  
• Thursday May 26th 2016: 3PM – 2AM (registration – 12pm – 11pm) $30 single day price at the door 
  
• Friday May 27th 2016: 10AM – 2AM (registration – 9am – 11pm) $45 single day price at the door 
  
• Saturday May 28th 2016: 10AM – 2AM (registration – 9am – 11pm) $45 single day price at the door 
  
• Sunday May 29th 2016: 10AM – 5PM (registration – 9am – 3pm) $30 single day price at the door 
  
• There is no fee associated with playing in any slot of Pathfinder Society, although you must have a badge to enter the convention.
  

• Link to Sign-Up Form 
  
• Fill out all required information. 
  
• Fill out Departments as "Pathfinder Society." 
  
• Don't worry about "Schedule." 
  
• In the Volunteer History box, put the following: "I am a Pathfinder Society Game Master who is volunteering to GM at least 3 slots at MomoCon 2016." 
  
• For "What year did you first start volunteering for MomoCon?" put the first year you started GMing for MomoCon. 
  
• Submit your application 
  
• That's it! Don't worry about all the other stuff on the Volunteer website, and let me know if you have any questions. This is mostly so they can know who they are giving a badge to and so they can track their volunteers. (Also, don't worry about the Shiftboard stuff. We are doing our scheduling on Warhorn instead.) Also keep in mind that any e-mails you get from Shiftboard may pertain to other games (other organized play or non-organized play). Please ignore those e-mails. I will let you know if it is pertinent to you.
  

Here is where we will publish notices of future convention-level events where GAPFS will have a presence. We will have information about major events like DragonCon, MomoCon, and Not-A-Con. We will also have notices about smaller conventions that we will support. We welcome all of you in the GAPFS community to visit here!

Thanks,

Will Dover
Venture Lieutenant - Atlanta

At HobbyTown USA, we host tables of Pathfinder Society on the last Saturday of the month. Here is the line-up for June 24, 2017 (NOTE: This will be a Regional Support event as well as a Free RPG Day event):

1. Katherine - ? ?
   
2. Savannah - Ranger 1
   
3. Curtis - Rogue 2
   
4. Daniel - ? ?
   
5. Josh W. - Bard 1
   
6. ? - ? ?
   

1. Edward - Lunar Oracle 2
   
2. Kerney - Hunter 2
   
3. Drew - ? 1
   
4. Del - Rogue 1
   
5. ? - ? ?
   
6. ? - ? ?
   

Because of MomoCon, we will not have a game day at HobbyTown in May. See you in June!

Will

I've seen some things that...irk me...when playing PFS that linger around from 3.5 rules that I've seen enforced at tables.  The main one I see is the trapfinding issue, where in Pathfinder you can find magical traps without it but cannot disable it, but in 3.5 you could not spot nor disable it.  I've had an entire table rally against me with this rule before and just brush me off even when I showed evidence!

So anyway, I want to try to make a list of commonly encountered mis-rulings in PFS play in an effort to minimize these situations in GAPFS.  This list is meant to be with the help of others, so I'd love some more input on these matters and additional rulings, or if you think one of them is wrong.  This is meant as educational and I think we can all learn a thing or two from it.  If a rule is too controversial, it probably won't make it on the list.

by Andrew Roberts, VL

Last update: December 4, 2018

What is PFS?

Pathfinder Society (PFS) is an organized play campaign, where a bunch of people that don't know each other play together with their characters. All characters start at level 1 and advance based on how many scenarios and modules they have played (a scenario is a half day affair, granting 1 xp, and a module is a full day affair, granting 3 xp. It always takes 3 xp to gain each level). At the end of each adventure you will get a chronicle sheet that details what your character earned during that adventure. You do not keep any items gained through the adventure, although the gold earned at the end of the scenario reflects the amount of treasure you accumulated during that scenario as if you had sold everything off. You can take your characters to any venue, state, or convention in the world where Pathfinder Society is being played.

The organized play follows completely strict rules of Pathfinder, and only allows Pathfinder rules (No 3rd party publisher content allowed). They do this because when you have multiple GMs, one GM may allow something while another may not. Having it completely strict as to what you can do makes it uniform and doesn't screw people over with their characters when playing with different GMs. Having said that, I was rather surprised by the amount of rules we got wrong or we missed in our home games, so be warned about that.

I'm interested! How to sign up for a game?

The best way to search for games is to look at our calendar. There, you can see all of our upcoming scheduled games. To sign up, click on the gameday you want to go to and reply to the thread telling them what scenario you want to play and your name, as well as character level and class if you know what you are going to play. That will reserve you a spot for that gameday. If there aren't empty slots on the game, then you will be put on a wait list. We strongly prefer you sign up ahead of time so that we can know who is coming. This helps us set up GMs and games so that everyone has the best experience. You can sign up friends too, but after the first couple times we prefer that they sign up individually (families and couples are an exception to this).

Our calendar for gamedays is located at the top of any forum page, or you can click the calendar link below:
http://gapfs.org/forum/calendar.php

Now I know how to sign up! Do I need to make a character?

For your first couple of games, it's up to you. You can either make your own character or play a pregenerated character. If you are playing at a higher level game, you will need to play a pregenerated character as all PFS character start at level 1. If you want to make your own, the links and tips below will help you out! There is also almost certainly someone at the gameday who can help you out as well if you are having trouble.

Useful Links:

If you would like to join, they have a guide to making your character here (Or you can look at the quick guide below):
http://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/v5748btpy84k4

If you have a question about what's allowed from outside the core rulebook, consult this page:
http://paizo.com/pathfindersociety/about...lResources

This website is great because it tells you what is allowed or not allowed specifically in Pathfinder Society by putting a little symbol beside the feat/class/skill/archetype/whatever to show you it's allowed (technically if it's not the core rulebook you have to own the book for it to be allowed). I highly recommend it as the go-to site for rules:
http://www.archivesofnethys.com/

And most of the stuff here is allowed, but you will have to double check some of it (especially since some campaign setting-specific names have been altered):
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/

Quick guide to making a level 1 character in PFS:

• All characters start at level 1 with 0 XP. If there's a higher level adventure you wish to play, pregenerated characters of higher levels are available. Here is some more information of how pregen credit works.
  
  
• 20 point buy (calculator here: http://tools.digitalightbulb.com/pbcalc.html)
  
  
• 150 starting gold, and you start with basic clothes as well (your basic clothes and gold do not contribute to your encumbrance, but everything else does). Certain classes also start with other free items (like Spellbook for Wizards).
  
  
• All mundane items always available for purchase except poisons, although characters with the "poison use" ability can purchase certain poisons (which are rare and illegal in the campaign world's major cities)
  
  
• All level 1 potions and scrolls are available for purchase from the start.
  
  
• All +1 weapons and armor are always available for purchase (not that you can yet anyway)
  
  
• You get two traits (found on the Archive of Nethys or PFSRD site). You cannot have two traits of the "same type," as in you can't have 2 religion traits or 2 combat traits (see here for most common traits: http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advan...tml#Traits )
  
  
• You can only be the core races (Human, Dwarf, Elf, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, Halfling, Gnome) and Tengu, Wayang, Nagaji, Kitsune, Ifrit, Oread, Sylph, and Undine.
  
  
• Almost all base classes and archetypes are allowed. The summoner from the Advanced Player's Guide is no longer legal. If you make a summoner, it must be the version from Pathfinder Unchained.
  
  
• Evil characters are not allowed.
  
  
• There are definitely situations where role-playing is encouraged in the scenarios, but keep in a mind a lot of them are combat-focused, and ALL will have some sort of combat.
  
  
• Crafting of items is generally not allowed. Magic item crafting is never allowed. You can still have ranks in the Craft skill, however.
  
  
• Some classes have specific changes: Wizards get Spell Focus instead of Scribe Scroll at first level, Alchemists get Extra Bombs instead of Brew Potion at first level, and Skalds get Extra Performance instead of Scribe Scroll at first level.
  
  
• If you end up not liking your character, you can always change anything about him/her until you play your character in a game at level 2.
  
  
• You can have as many PFS characters as you want! Each will have a different character number.
  
  
• You must choose a PFS faction for every character.
  

Here at Giga-Bites cafe, we host tables of Pathfinder Society every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month. Here is the line-up for May 6th, 2017 at Giga-Bites.

1. Edward - Oracle 1 or Slayer 5
   
2. Caleb
   
3. Kerney
   
4. Carloc C.
   
5. Tarrintino
   
6. Chris W.
   
7. Jordan
   
8. Curtis - Rogue 2
   
9. Dennis
   
10. Robert
    
11. Bart
    
12.  
    

1. Edward - Monk 5
   
2. Caleb
   
3. Carloc C.
   
4. Tarrintino
   
5. Chris W.
   
6. Jordan
   
7. Liam - Monk/Sorcerer
   
8. Curtis - Oracle 6
   
9. Dennis
   
10. Robert
    
11. Bart
    
12.