DM Baktru - Rise of the Runelords

Game Master BaktruToo

Discussion thread open.

Note that this is about my usual time of posting, around 8pm-9pm my time. I will post after later at night as well, and sometimes during the day (if work is slow enough, or I eat at my desk.)

I like the combination of characters and classes we have so this should be fun :)

Viridi Sorn, checking in!

Eros checking in!

Viridi just out of curiosity, have you played this one before?

Yes. But don't worry--I'm more than capable of keeping player/character knowledge separate.

That, and I assume every GM will have their own spin on the AP that they'll want to put in.

I tend to run fairly closely as written. Either way though as long as player/character knowledge is separated it doesn't really matter.

Note when I put spoilers please restrain from looking when you're not supposed to. It makes the whole experience more interesting when things you shouldn't know are hidden, and this will be important in some parts of this story.

It's not that I don't trust you to play your characters as if they don't know stuff you know but... It is actually more fun for the players when things you should not know are.. unknown. So unless you are Viridi don't read the spoiler.

Meanwhile I'll wait for everyone to check in and if noone has anything they need to do before the proper start, we'll get going tomorrow evening with the opening of the grandest harvest festival Sandpoint has ever had. What with the brand new temple and all.

Checking in! This is actually my first play by post on this forum, so any advice is always welcome :)

GM: I'm looking forward to it. :)

Oink

Checking in. First time playing any version of Rise of the Runelords. Super looking forward to it.

This looks like a good time to move on to the opening speeches of the festival?

It's actually quite a bit harder to judge pacing in PbP than in face to face...

Good for me

And this is a very long AP. Better keep the steam up ;)

I'm fine with us jumping to the opening festivities.

Make it Festivas for the rest of us!

Sounds like its party time

No brakes on the TPK train! Choo! Choo!

Let's hope for no TPKs at least ;)

Hope the various personalities of the speakers came through. I had to go a bit over the top as in this medium I can't do the actual voices that would make it easier.

Descriptions of all there is to do at the festival will be for tomorrow. Running out of steam. It's a Monday!

I was impressed, fine story telling.

Thanks Camilla. I'll keep throwing all the Sandpoint NPCs at you all for a bit. The AP says get your players to know the village so... :p

Same here that's a heck of a lot of work and wonderful to see and read. It really lets us get into the feel of the story. Thank you.

Mind you I enjoy doing this. Point is I want to make sure that so do you. I've had groups in the past that just wanted to hack'n'slash the dungeons ;)

I'm sorry guys I've had a rough week at work and its left me sapped creatively. I will have a post up sometime tomorrow. After reading those awesome event posts I didn't have it in me to just throw up something half assed.

I was starting to think... Didn't we have a waizard as well? :p

That's fine. We all have weeks like those.

I'm too busy cheering on the sailing race to post more. Anyone taking bets?

Eh I only saw this after the race finished...

But no you don't see any betting activity right away at the sailing. The betting must be somewhere else...

Oh I was talking about us OoC betting haha, all good my dude

Oh I was talking about us OoC betting haha, all good my dude

Hah I type too fast for that once I get going :p

A more sensible bet would be, will you all make it to the end of chapter one without a character expiring? We'll have to see. Especially a these low levels an unlucky crit can make a massive difference. But so can smart tactics. And we haven't had a fight yet.

Was on work break so that was a small post. Hopefully things will get better

Perhaps our DM can roll inits to help things speed along.

Test

Sheesh Paizo was down for 4 whole days.

Still here

Still here... Paizo keep your website up for a bit please. I don't like to look at the techno rat.

Fight da gobboes!

Since we seem to have lost our DM, I will be applying Furnok to another Runelords game. If things pick up before that game starts(and I am picked) then I will keepighting here. If not, been nice playing with everyone

It might have more to do with the spottiness of the Paizo website. I have been checking everyday and only been able to get in twice in two weeks anyone else having the same issue?

Same. I check in twice a day and its been barely able to hold together.

Yeah both Paizo and me were very spotty for a while there. I can't believe I missed a week of work for the first time since errm... 2008 or so. But we should be back in business.

On with the show!

We might have lost some people

Faolen had to go back to their planet. They were needed.

That awkward moment when you first click on the discussion thread and discover everything you've missed.

So, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going on a student trip on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and that I won't have any access to the Internet during these three days.

I'll be back on track on Monday. (hopefully Faolan will be here too... Faolan, O Faolan! wherefore art thou Faolan...)

In the meantime, feel free to bot me if needed, GM!

I have a big race tomorrow and Saturday. I may be able to update on Friday, I don't know yet. It's not very likely.

550 km of Regularity rally at 50kph over 1.5 days...

Good luck

I believe Viridi has acted so next person is up

For the love of god, live!

I need 15 CCs of Mountain Dew Code Red STAT!