Buying Missed Events as a New Player

I've only had one paid event so far. I missed both the Alt Event and the regular March event. I know I can buy those events retroactively, since I've had one paid event so far, but I have two questions about that.

One, does that count as base build? As in, that much allowed when converting SP?

Two, either way, does that count as previously purchased, and so can be used with a partial rewrite of a new character?

Mind you, I don't know if I'll buy those events because of money, or what I might rewrite at the moment. I want to talk to some people about the latter in particular. Might need to talk to an ST, too.

Hey, Bowman!

Apologies for the delay--I just wanted to confirm a few things first.

1. Yes, it certainly does count as base build and you will receive the matching build at the appropriate SP cost. It will not add to your events attended.

2. Yes, it can be used with a rewrite.

If you need any more help, let us know!


-Jeff

Thanks! I will be trying to figure out what I might want to rewrite this week. Is it best to handle a rewrite on-site, or email someone? If the latter, who?

It's best to handle it as soon as possible, which would mean via e-mail or Facebook. That way, you have more time before the event to make sure that--at least on paper--your character looks the way you want them to look. You would want to contact either a New Player Marshal or a Card Marshal. Keep your eyes peeled. There's a guy around here who's both of those!

As it turns out, the Alt Event didn't count for service point conversion. It was still slightly cheaper than just buying the same amount of build, though.

I'm pretty sure you also get a Self-Teach with the Alt Event buyback though, so that's a bonus!