Alright, we finished Game-play 50-100, and discussion 200-250. XP!
Satinder 42
Watches-Shadow-Behind-You 50
Daxur 56
Garrick 58
Khravos 50
Engineer #3 78
Great job, guys. There is a new question up for this Sunday already in the campaign tab, as well as fully updated XP, links to party members pictures, NPC's pictures, and maps and information that we've run across. I update it daily, so make sure to check back!
Sharon and I are taking a trip to the Eastern Shore this weekend, so contact might be sporadic. We're staying in a place called the Booklover's Bed & Breakfast. Sounds like a good time. But I'll try to get on and post when I can.
Also, since #3 and I took attack turns, when do those get resolved?
They already did. Three bull rushed and slammed, both failing, and you disarmed (failing) and smacked him in the gob with your scizore. :)
That sentence seems odd, now that I'm reading it later. Let me re-phrase, in case I wasn't clear there, lol.
The 1st goblin charged Three, who attempted to bull rush (failing) and slam (also failing, off of Three's rolls). Then a goblin charged Khravos, who attempted to disarm him (failing), and attacked him with his scizore (killing it).
This is the first example of my reaction rules. Rather than the goblins attacking your static ACs (RAW), or even you rolled AC's (active defense), you attempt a counter of some sort when someone attacks you. A parry, bull rush, disarm, trip...etc. Some counter, that makes your defense active and involved, rather than stand there boring. Most of the time you will not be doing damage with a reaction...you'll be using them strategically. Disarming opponents, re-positioning them to where they are threatened by other party members, knocking them over, etc.
I am working on building this (and others) in to a system for publishing. It means you don't need to think so much about readied actions (although they still work, as demonstrated there). You can tell me what reactions you'd like to do when attacked, and then your attacks back. So:
Or some such. :)
Alright, this Sunday's Question of the week, good for 75 XP until Friday night!
I've changed around the rewards a little, I think. From here, I'm going to make it:
- If you post an answer to a question, and place it on your sheet within four days, you get 75 XP.
- If you post an answer to a question, and place it on your sheet within two weeks, you get 25 XP.
- If you post an answer to a question, and place it on your sheet anytime after two weeks, you gain 10 XP.
I want this to promote being active, and responding, and continuing to develop and grow your characters personality and backstory. You will always be rewarded for it, but quicker responses obviously net more benefits. :) This is the same reason why I give a little experience for posts.
Check what your character has done or hasn't done on the campaign page, under the Questions of the week tab!
Also, guys, please watch out for the "my character says this or asks this, and then leaves to do something else".
This creates situations where you have role-played walking away from someone before they necessarily respond, which means they are responding after you left, which can feel really incongruous. :D
I am loving everything we've had so far! Thanks so much, guys!
Also, guys, please watch out for the "my character says this or asks this, and then leaves to do something else".
This creates situations where you have role-played walking away from someone before they necessarily respond, which means they are responding after you left, which can feel really incongruous. :D
I am loving everything we've had so far! Thanks so much, guys!
Ah, guilty of this. Just a pbp habit i picked up trying to speed things up
Apparently my earlier post was eaten. Grr.
No worries Tenro. :) I'm actually not too worried about things like that. We are moving at a fairly good clip, with most of you posting 2 times every 3 days. If we were a much slower group (like we've all seen), I'd say go for it. But as we are, I think we can play it more normal, as it were.
Loved the pictures of the rooms you stayed in, btw Chris. Sharon looked happy as could be, lol. :)
Loved the pictures of the rooms you stayed in, btw Chris. Sharon looked happy as could be, lol. :)
Thanks. I told her the name of the B&B was "Alexander House Booklover's B&B" and she said "OH! Do they have a Jane Austen room?!" Yes. Yes, they did. :D
Gotta say, though, I've driven up and down the east coast, and Maryland drivers have a well-earned reputation for being the worst drivers in the country. Eastern Shore (east of the Chesapeake) drivers are the worst of the worst. Three times in a three-hour drive we encountered the MMRB (Maryland Moving Road Block). Two cars pacing one another side by side in a 2-lane highway, traveling 5mph under the speed limit. Frustrating, when you have some place to be.
Lol. I'm glad she had a good time.
I'm no fan of Hawaii drivers either. I used to hate Cali drivers but now being back in Cali from Hawaii, they seem like model drivers :D
Regarding the question this week, i will likely opt out. Never was a fan of writing love stories.
Falling in love doesn't necessarily have to be a love story.
Gotta say, I really dig all the pictures and stuff on the campaign info page. Where's everybody else's character pictures, though?
I've received one from Garrick as well, but I need to put it up. We were kind of messing around with designing a look for his, and I just haven't got back to it yet. I need to. I have not received anything from the other three, though.
Falling in love doesn't necessarily have to be a love story.
that is really good, and honestly beyond my talent level haha
Never sell yourself short. I picked everyone here because you all had a noticeable amount of writing talent. :D
Just updated my profile with questions, image, NPCs and other suggestions you had from the campaign tab.
Nice story, 'Night
Oh brilliant! Thanks!
I love that picture, lol.
Brilliant job on the questions! 130 XP!
Khravos, is your scizore in your left hand, or right?
Alright, that's game-play 100-150! XP!
Satinder 60
Engineer #3 40
Daxur 20
Khravos 30
Garrick 100
Watches-Shadow-Behind-You 40
Haha dang, Garrick! Makin' the rest of us look like slackers! :D
Khravos, is your scizore in your left hand, or right?
Right hand. Why? Did I overload my hands?
I've fallen behind on the questions. I'll get to those today, with any luck.
No, I was just curious. :)
Wow, Khravos is bad at dice.
Engineer #3's Answers for Questions.
(Image also linked on sheet, now)
What is your character's plans for the upcoming week?
Engineer intends to finish the journey to Sandpoint, delivering the NPCs safely and securely. Once at Sandpoint, he intends to seek out any sources of magical or psionic energy and mediate at that location.
What is your character's plans for the next month?
Once at a place of relative calm and quiet, Engineer desires a studio space where he can access quality crystal and stone. He has a craving to resume his sculpting and crafting, feeling his skills have begun to atrophy due to lack of use.
First time character felt "love"?
Traveling through the deep dungeons below Cauldron, Engineer felt the same as he ever had. During the "day," he fought and manifested at the front lines, protecting his compatriots to the best of his ability. During the times they rested, he maintained and repaired all of the equipment used or damaged.
One morning, the team's rogue Beauregard woke early, seeing him at his work.
"What are you doing, Three? How come you're oiling the limbs of my crossbow?" the halfling asked, rubbing sleep out of his eyes.
Quietly, in his deep baritone, Engineer responded, "I do not require the time overnight that the rest of you do. Rather than sit idle, I chose to fix and maintain the equipment. Would you prefer I not?"
"No, no, that's all fine and well," Beauregard responds as he begins packing up his bedroll. "Don't feel like you have to do that, though. You aren't my servant or anything, Three."
Engineer sits, pondering the statement. "I understand. I choose to help you, as friends. From my observations, this is something comrades do for one another. We are friends, correct?"
Beauregard smiles and nods, "Yes, Three. We are friends."
Woot, 150 gameplay posts in under 8 weeks!
Can I just say, I freaking love how much we're digging into our characters and backgrounds here. I haven't seen RP this deep outside of World of Darkness and I'm digging it :)
Haha dang, Garrick! Makin' the rest of us look like slackers! :D
Hah, well i think you all had me beat early on when there wasnt a whole lot to interact with for me and my scene started later.
Now i have some stuff going on so that means more back-and-forth
Right on, Engineer #3!
I tried the link, took me to a thing, then to a list of about a dozen links?
I FREAKING LOVE that story of your first time you felt love. Brilliant.
+120 XP!
That's 150 game-play posts since January 29th...less than three weeks. We've averaged roughly 50 a week. I find that more than acceptable. Keeps me busy, lol.
I am super loving the character developments, and the situations we have going on. The dialogue makes me giggle way too often, hehehe.
Updated link.
Copied image to original Google doc of Engineer #3.
Okay, gotcha! I saw that one, just wasn't sure if it was the one. Can you PM me the largest version of the pic? I'll put it on our campaign page.
Daxur, do the familiar in Sandpoint. Are you doing an arcane focus, or familiar?
Engineer #3, your turn in Round 5! And then you, Daxur and Khravos can all go for Round 6!
And thank you for the pic, Engineer #3!
I do believe #3 beat a mf with another mf...
Lol. You're good to go on this round, Khravos!
This situation on the docks just got tense . . .
Ouch. Khravos, as the Three-armed goblin leaves, you swear you here him singing THIS.
:) Sorry, Chris. That one hurt.
I took most of the day off to spend with family. Went into the city, saw Kung fu Panda 3, got wine. I should post later tonight.
Waiting on Watches-Shadow-Behind-Me at the docks. Haven't heard from him since Wednesday. Anyone spoken with him? (Off chance, I know, but I figured I'd ask).
Great post, Watches-Shadow-Behind-You!
Alright, it's Sunday! This weeks question:
And tomorrow is my birthday, so in celebration, everyone gets 39 XP! Lol.
Okay...apparently I have a type, lol.
Lord Kaijitsu,
Lieutenant Belor Hemlock,
Captain Jarek Prath.
I'm noticing some male pattern shaved-head-ness going on...seriously. WTF is wrong with me? Lol.
Okay...apparently I have a type, lol.
Lord Kaijitsu,
Lieutenant Belor Hemlock,
Captain Jarek Prath.I'm noticing some male pattern shaved-head-ness going on...seriously. WTF is wrong with me? Lol.
This campaign really needs some more hair.
Hehehe. Very true. Between the heads of hair on Satinder and Watches-Shadow-Behind-You, I figure I had to even it out. ;)
All right, I'll put up XP for gameplay a little bit later. Great stuff guys!
Woot, 200 posts!
Lol. Yep!
Alright, XP! Great stuff, guys! Game-play and discussion!
Satinder - 92
Khravos - 44
Watches-Shadow-Behind-You - 30
Daxur - 32
Garrick - 108
Engineer #3 - 34
300th discussion post!