Burnt offerings, being part 1 of Reptilian's RotRL campaign (IC thread)
Game Master Philippe Kavanagh

I'm sorry Reptilian, I really am...

I'm sorry Reptilian, I really am...

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Dragonborn3 wrote:

I'm sorry Reptilian, I really am...

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I am working on a response from Izbahn on the (not entirely) unexpected turn of events, he he.

And the many onlookers wait with bated breath...

I am working on a response from Izbahn on the (not entirely) unexpected turn of events, he he.

And the many onlookers wait with bated breath...

Dear Mother,

In related news, I need a certain wizard 'scared'...

Your Loving Daughter,
Naomi Fairchild

Izbahn Douvurk wrote:

I am working on a response from Izbahn on the (not entirely) unexpected turn of events, he he.

And the many onlookers wait with bated breath...

Dear Mother,

I'd like to place a hit on one Shayliss of Sandpoint. I will be willing to pay for it myself, with a bonus if it is done in such a way as I can watch.

In related news, I need a certain wizard 'scared'...

Your Loving Daughter,
Naomi Fairchild

Stop writing! You got a death wish?

Pssh! I've got gods after me goblin, writing down a few words isn't going to hurt.

*looks up*
*points, horrified*

Horse!

Ah, goblin superstitions.. some of Paizo's best work.

Pssh! I've got gods after me goblin, writing down a few words isn't going to hurt.

*looks up*
*points, horrified*

Horse!

Ah, goblin superstitions.. some of Paizo's best work.

AAAAAAH! *Flees*

*Draws razor*
So, if Izzy isn't pull through, what should I cut off?

*Draws razor*

So, if Izzy isn't pull through, what should I cut off?

*gulp*...who needs a cursed girdle, he he.

I'm sorry Reptilian, I really am...

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All is forgiven, go in peace.

Dragonborn3 wrote:

I'm sorry Reptilian, I really am...

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All is forgiven, go in peace.

Thank you, fellow Scaled One.

"Sh**! It's my father." Shayliss exclaims, all excitement replaced by urgency in her voice. She tries to quickly replace her robe to normal.

Oh my, that is just a terrible turn of events![/sarcasm and wicked smile]

Since this little silly interlude is about done, I thought I would post:

A little DM commentary

This will be a bonus track in the upcoming DVD ... As you might have noticed, I had originally planned to do the whole Shayliss event much earlier with Zelazny (our former rogue) and not Izbahn. Shayliss actually met Zelazny at the Festival. Sadly, Zelazny dropped out, so I figured I would just cut the encounter. But then Izbahn started showing a certain ... let's say interest for woman (the poor boy was just deprived for too long) while developing a relationship with Naomi. Throwing Shayliss 'Easy' Vinder between these two suddenly seemed like a perfect fit (I'm evil that way). To use a metaphor, she would be a perfect wrench to put between these two turning gears. I had to wait for a good while to find the right moment to insert it, and this seemed like a perfect distraction while I also had Algar talking with Jargie the tavern keeper. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. Now, it remains to be seen if the encounter will have any implications for the future.

That's it for the little glimpse in the (not so) glamorous world of DMing.

Now, a question. I know getting caught with you pants (almost) down isn't the most heroic thing around so I got to ask : do you enjoy those kind of encounters? i.e. encounters that mostly involve RPing but don't necessarily advance the main story. They are mostly there for fun and to develop characters. Judging from all the posts I would think the answer is yes but I just wanted to check with everyone.

I have no problem with the DM throwing stuff like this at us, and yes I did enjoy it. Izbahn has been the goodie two shoes for a while, what with helping the town and all, and I think he was getting a little arrogant and complacent and I wanted to bring him down a peg, make him more human and fallible. I mean, he did befriend a goblin and all, and everyone really seems to think he is a hero. I mean i am sure everyone was expecting him to resist her more. Good way to educate him, he he.

As for these kind of encounters, well obviously you have not checked out certain other PbP's I am in, such as THIS one, he he.

All I can say is, hope Lureene never shows up here, he he

Nah, while Darst was sure Izbahn would pull through, I was not. :P

Darst's greatest charms are in roleplaying, so I definitely don't mind.

This will be a bonus track in the upcoming DVD

You're making our game into a DVD? When will it be released?!

I enjoy the RP encounters a lot(they're the advantage pbp have over RL games) and am personally going to remember this one for a long time... I don't believe it happened the first time I played in Rise... :)

Reptilian wrote:

This will be a bonus track in the upcoming DVD

You're making our game into a DVD? When will it be released?!

2012. An animated TV show is also in the works, called Izbahn and Friends (alternatively, Darst the Destroyer: Can he wreck it? Yes he can!).

Dragonborn3 wrote:

Reptilian wrote:

This will be a bonus track in the upcoming DVD

You're making our game into a DVD? When will it be released?!

2012. An animated TV show is also in the works, called Izbahn and Friends (alternatively, Darst the Destroyer: Can he wreck it? Yes he can!).

Yep 2012 ... just after the apocalypse :P

In regards to your latest post, Izbahn....
Dibs on your ring!

I think there are different plans for the ring..

Darst, would you like to carry a pillow one day? ;)

EDIT: Considering the most recent events, perhaps Izbahn could pull a Darst and get an avatar that doesn't look like he's seen a puddle of muck/Shayliss wink at him?

I think there are different plans for the ring..

Darst, would you like to carry a pillow one day? ;)

EDIT: Considering the most recent events, perhaps Izbahn could pull a Darst and get an avatar that doesn't look like he's seen a puddle of muck/Shayliss wink at him?

Surely you wouldn't be suggesting I change my avatar too often? :P

Of course not. In the time I've known you, you've only been: a kobold with a cleaver, a bunch of robes, a floating skull, a marble/ball of swirling colors, a weird gold undead dragon thing...

Of course not. In the time I've known you, you've only been: a kobold with a cleaver, a bunch of robes, a floating skull, a marble/ball of swirling colors, a weird gold undead dragon thing...

What robes?

Dragonborn3 wrote:

Of course not. In the time I've known you, you've only been: a kobold with a cleaver, a bunch of robes, a floating skull, a marble/ball of swirling colors, a weird gold undead dragon thing...

What robes?

Also, I meant Darst's avatars. :P

Then you should have been Darst wehn you said it.

Darst has been: Gold, a Chef, a goblin with a stick, the most current one, and one or two more I think.

:)

@Kobold Cleaver:

Look at what you made me do. I made people argue over the internet ... Oh wait, never mind, that's what happens anyway.

@Venmil of Skoan-Quah

Sorry to but in on your game, but I just wanted to catch Venmil, aka Sinvel, aka Estruven in Atapax's Kingmaker game. Just wanted to find out if Estruven was still wanting to play in the game, or his interest had waned. Wondered if Estruven wouldn't mind putting in an appearance and let us know, cos we're struggling to keep it going and it started out as such a good bunch of players. If you want to let rip at the rest of us or something and let us know if you're still wanting to play and what we can do to make it start up again, then we should all start to speak up on the discussion thread for Atapax's Kingmaker game.

Thanks for putting up with this interruption.

Just a heads up to my players: I'll be away to visit some family from the 23rd to the 30th. I'll probably have little or no internet access, so don't expect any updates during that time. Thank you and happy holidays.

Eric Reed, Kevin Wixson, Mike Kimmel, and Mikko Kallio were selected as alternates.

Mike Kimmel ... I knew I recognized the name. He played our very own Calla. Well, Mike, if you ever see this, congratulations (even if I'm sure you would have preferred being in the 32 selected) and you're welcome to come back and play the barbarian lady again if you wish.

To my players: I have a question. How do you guys like the group initiative I've implemented in the game? I think it does speed up combat a little bit but now that I know you four are reliable, I could do without if you guys prefer.

All of my other PbP games have individual inits, but the DM will roll for each player individually. That saves a LOT of time. I would recommend you roll all of our inits individually.

Hey guys! Are people getting a little tired of this PbP? The posting has slowed down. I guess Reptilian is busy too?

Sorry I just got back from vacation, but you are right things have slowed down. Darst has not posted in a while, and I cannot remember when Naomi last posted.

I am willing to wait for a while, but if things do not pick up soon here then we either need to get more replacement players or pull the plug on this game.

Indeed, the game has been slow lately and it's in part my own fault. Right now however, I'm currently waiting for a response from Darst, as he's the one in front.

To be totally honest however, I'm not really feeling it anymore. I lost my job last week and so, while I now have plenty of time (for a little while at least ...), I'm sort of lacking the motivation/energy to keep it going. I might be able to do it with a little help from your part but right now it doesn't look likely.

Reptilian,

If you want to end this game because you are not feeling it anymore, I completely understand. RL issues have made it difficult to concentrate on this PbP game, along with the others I am in, so it may be for the best to do that.

We should wait to see if Darst and Naomi return though, but I kinda doubt it at this point.

Reptilian, you still there?

Well, I am sad to say this, but due to the lack of interest shown by both our DM and the other players in this game, I am officially dropping out of this game.

Reptilian, I just wanted to thank you for running this game. This was one of the first PbP games I joined on Paizo and certainly one of the longest running I have participated in. I had a great time playing Izbahn, and though I wish we could have completed the final encounters, it still was a great ride! I know it was tough due to all the player turnover we had in this game, but I am glad you stuck it out as long as you did.

Take care of yourself man, and I hope to see you soon on the boards.

To the other players, I appreciate the chance to interact with you all, especially Darst and Naomi. Even though this story remains unfinished, I would like to think Izbahn settled down in Sandpoint, happily married (to Naomi and not Shayluss I hope), and still trying to keep Darst out of trouble, he he.

I hope to run into you guys again in another PbP game soon.

Take care.

I knew I should have made the time to post.

I really liked this game too, and loved the traits Reptilian made for us, as well as some of the other things he did(like the dreams Naomi had).

As for Naomi and Izbahn settling down in Sandpoint, I'm okay with that. I hope we can get these two together in a game some other time.

Good luck to everyone and happy gaming.

I'm not sure what to say other then sorry. It's not that I didn't enjoy gaming with you guys (quite the opposite) but I've had other things on my mind lately. I'm 'officially' pulling the plug on this game. It's been great but it's probably for the best for now.

Hopefully this is just goodbye and we'll share another game at some point in the future.

Thanks all for the great game and take care.

Reptilian, very sorry to hear about your job. Maybe you can join a new PbP as a player to get your fix without the stress of running a game.

This was my very first PbP, and now years later I'm running my own. I learned a lot and got a lot of ideas on how to run a PbP game from you and I appreciate it.

And I have to say that Darst was an assload of fun to read. One day I'll run Runelords with my tabletop group and you can bet your ass that a goblin character will be in the group one way or another!

I think you still have our email contacts, so if you ever get the itch and want to start this up again just let us know!

Good luck to all!

Thanks, Sinvel. I really liked Venmirl. He was the ultimate 'straight man', and his attitude probably helped make Darst what he is today.

Thanks, Reptilian. I REALLY enjoyed this game while it lasted. I don't hesitate to say it's my favorite PbP on the forums. You're the most flexible and well-organised GM I've yet had. Darst is exhibit 'A' for that, and all those subplots we messed up for you are exhibit 'B'.

Thanks, Dragonborn. Naomi always talked mean, but I know, deep down, she loved Darst.
Right?
Right?
;P

And thanks, Eric. Izbahn's bond with Darst was always very interesting to play, and it probably had the biggest effect on how I played Darst.
Okay, cliché thank-yous are over. Good game, guys. :D

*Knock, knock ...*

Anyone still around? My situation has stabilized and I've been getting the PbP itch again (I can't seem to ever totally lose it). I'm wondering if this could be continued or if I should start something new.

Posting less than a minute since Rep came back!

EDIT: Made it by a scant 3 seconds! (^-^)

EDIT 2

My situation has stabilized and I've been getting the PbP itch again (I can't seem to ever totally lose it).

THIS might help! ;)

Posting less than a minute since Rep came back!

EDIT: Made it by a scant 3 seconds! (^-^)

I feel watched /eyebrow.

I took a level in ninja.

In other news, I don't have Naomi's stats for your game anymore, and would have to remake her. :(

Is this thing still on? Yeah I can pick up Izbahn as well here, just would need to remake his stats though.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I would totally be up for a revival, if possible! :D

Sweet, 3 out of 4 is pretty good, all things considered. Anyone knows a way to get hold of Venmirl/Sinvel Menter?

Anyway, just note that my new job keeps me more busy (and slightly more supervised :P) so updates might come slower then they used to do in my 'best days'

Well I would not mind picking up this game again, but unfortunately i don't have his 3rd level stats/equipment anymore. If you saved his 3rd level info, could you post them here please?