DM Salsa Presents: The Rise of the Runelords (Inactive)

Game Master AdamWarnock

The goblin horde has been shattered. Sandpoint's heroes have proven themselves capable, but will they be able to defend their home from the things that lurk in the dark.


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Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

My second, another daughter, was born at 5:41 pm US Eastern time. I have no idea what this week do to my posting. We'll see. I hope it doesn't disrupt it too much, but, again, we'll see.


Male

Congratulations and the best of luck, Choon!


Male Probably human Computer Scientist 1/ Character Synthesizer 20/ Crazy 99

I want to apologize for how slow things have been. It's my fault and I know that. This week I'm going to concentrate on getting things ready for the next parts in all of my games and getting things rolling again.

I'm sorry for how things have been dragging. It's not fair to you guys, and if I could afford it, I'd get all of you something from your wishlists to make up for it.

Don't worry, I'm not abandoning the game or going on hiatus for a little bit. I'm just going to try and get things ready ahead of time, as well as write down some of my ideas.

Again, I'm sorry for how slow things have gotten.

~Adam (aka DM Salsa)


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait

As I've said elsewhere: Congrats, mate! I'm so happy for you; I'd demand baby pictures, but that might be weird and/or creepy. Congrats, you've managed to make me all clucky :P

And Adam, mate, you know I'll always wait for ya. You just look after yourself; that's the most important thing.


Male Probably human Computer Scientist 1/ Character Synthesizer 20/ Crazy 99

Thursday, I got the following PM:

DeviantDesign wrote:

Probably a little out of the blue to receive a message like this but I just wanted to say that I have been reading over your ROTRL play through and being a DM who is currently running it for my own group in RL I just wanted to applaud you and your group as well! It is an absolutely wonderful play through with all the players you have interacting as well as the way you handle the DM side!

Hopefully not too weird, just wanted to compliment you and your group on the play through!

This made my day, so I got permission to share it with you guys. He's also running a RotRL game, and told me he really loves all of the character interactions. I thought you guys might want to know, keep up the good work!


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

Well, color me flattered.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

see everyone thinks Horatio and Noro belong together....

well if you read between the lines...


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait

Maybe, if you read between the lines... While squinting... And tilting your head exactly 38° to the right... And erasing a couple of the lines and pencilling new words in... :p

Man, I'm grinning like an idiot. What praise! That's really cool, Salsa :)


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)
Horatio A Aldebrandt wrote:

Maybe, if you read between the lines... While squinting... And tilting your head exactly 38° to the right... And erasing a couple of the lines and pencilling new words in... :p

Man, I'm grinning like an idiot. What praise! That's really cool, Salsa :)

see even Horatio sees it!


Female Chelaxian Tiefling Bard (Archaeologist) 3/Cleric (Iomedae) 1
Quick Stats:
Perception +8, low-light, darkvision 120’ | Init +4 | AC 19/T 14/FF 15 | HP 36/36 (Resist cold 5, fire 5, electricity 5, DR2/cold iron) | Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +4 | CMD 16
Olivius_Telraven wrote:
Well, color me flattered.

And me! :blushes:

Noro Kas wrote:
see even Horatio sees it!

Pavanna carefully says nothing.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)
Pavanna Alazario wrote:
Olivius_Telraven wrote:
Well, color me flattered.

And me! :blushes:

Noro Kas wrote:
see even Horatio sees it!
Pavanna carefully says nothing.

yup, and I think I know why....


Kassen Battle Maps | RotRL Battle Maps

Oh boy, why do I feel like poor Horatio is about to be in the middle of a love triangle? ;)

Also, I didn't know we had a Girl Genius fan here. (Or more likely, I forgot.) I guess this means a certain character of mine will be making an appearance at some point. (just a cameo, should be fun. :D)


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait
DM-Salsa wrote:
Oh boy, why do I feel like poor Horatio is about to be in the middle of a love triangle? ;)

I... I honestly don't know whether I have a problem wih this.


Male

More accurate to say I’ve encountered certain Girl Genius memes. The strip itself has so much of a back-catalogue that I didn’t dare try to catch up. (Order of the Stick I got in on from the start....)

And Ronnie, why does that answer not surprise me in the least? Considering that Horatio has been flirting with virtually every woman in sight since the game started, and all. :-D


Kassen Battle Maps | RotRL Battle Maps

Oh man, it's well worth catching up on, though. If you're not keen on reading all of it, I'd recommend starting at the Mechanicsberg arc and going from there.

And if you think Girl Genius has an intimidating archive, Try Shlock Mercenary. It's updated every day for almost fifteen years, no exceptions. None.

That said, I think Pavanna will get along well with the mystery character. I have sooooooo many plans for Chapter 2 it's not even funny.


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

Let's get to killing us some goblins then. :)


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait

What? Why is everyone looking at me? :P

And come on, he's learned a lesson or two. Being punched in the face helped. But he still has a reputation to uphold! ;-)

I have some plans, of course. He can't stay this way forever; it's not good for character growth. But a few things are getting into motion, there's a few factors, something something hardcore shipper, something something character development... But for now? Hell yeah, bring on the drama!

(I have never read Girl Genius, and am confused)

PS: Olivius/Saroune 4 lyf <3 (:p)


Male

Short version: some of the support characters in Girl Genius are JägerMonsters, basically mildly werewolf-looking super-soldiers with thick Transylvanian accents. Hats are a big deal to Jägers: the bigger and fancier his hat, the higher-ranked the Jäger. As a general rule, Jägers are big, tough, and mean, but not all that bright. ;-)

Salsa, I was an avid reader of Schlock Mercenary a long, LONG time ago, but I kind’a drifted away from it during the ‘reality TV/Petey-the-Fleetmind’ arc.


Kassen Battle Maps | RotRL Battle Maps

Wow, that was a long time ago. If you want to pick it back up, start with the Body Politic arc. It's recent enough and it helps with understanding some of the later arcs and what's going on.

That said, off to make a post!


Female Human (Australian) Photographer 4 / GM 3 / SSO 1

So... the teacher I work with just lost her father (he was 59, and just up and died); my mother's been diagnosed as anaemic and with dangerously high blood pressure; Jacob's grandmother had a stroke and is in a coma; my aunt is undergoing a new therapy for her multiple sclerosis that's destroyed what little immune system she had left; and my stepfather's now in hospital in Ballarat after two heart surgeries in three days. This is within the last week.

This is after Jacob's great-grandmother died, as well as his best friend; after two different parents at the school committed suicide; after another teacher's six week-old grandson died of whooping cough (the first case in Perth in over a decade!)...

I'm sick of this year. I want it to end. This is crazy, and I don't know whether I can take much more of it.

I also have no idea what to do here; others are shopping, and I guess right now, Spoony's just... standing around waiting? I'm feeling a bit lost and broken, and I need a distraction.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

Noro is just out for a stroll she wouldnt mind company.

Not to much to catch up. Spoony knows the places she would go by now


Male Probably human Computer Scientist 1/ Character Synthesizer 20/ Crazy 99

Dang, that's rough.

*Sends hugs to Ronnie*


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

*reads ronnie's post...
...
...
I can't even...*

For what it's worth, I'm still praying.


Dwarf Ranger 3/Barbarian 1 Init +4 | Perception +9 | AC18/T10/F18 | HP 49/49 | Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +4 | CMB +8, CMD 22 (26 vs trip & bull rush)

Sorry I've been silent. My job has been working me to the bone, my back has not improved, and my doctor is unwilling to do anything but routine blood tests and give me a half hearted "hope you're feeling better; go see your specialist or call us back if you're not." Right now, my head is not in any sort of positive place, and I'm just having to temporarily take a breather. Sorry for slowing things down.

Sorry for how rough things are for you, Ronnie.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

Ronnie ya know I care...right?

always pray for those in need.


Male

/sends ALL the hugs to Ronnie


Female Human (Australian) Photographer 4 / GM 3 / SSO 1

*passes half the hugs on to Thirzin, who could also probably use some right now*


Male

/actually reads the whole last page of the thread and gets to ShadowyFox’s issues....
That’s what I get for not refreshing the page before posting, [Jack Nicholson]and don’t I feel like a f%~&in’ a!+*&~&.[/Nicholson] :shame-faced blush: All the best, mate.


Kassen Battle Maps | RotRL Battle Maps

Sends hugs to Thirzin too.

Have you considered switching doctors?


Dwarf Ranger 3/Barbarian 1 Init +4 | Perception +9 | AC18/T10/F18 | HP 49/49 | Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +4 | CMB +8, CMD 22 (26 vs trip & bull rush)

Yeah. I got a list of them from my rheumatologist and am calling Monday. They have to review my meds anyway, as I had a major problem last night that led to a hospital stay till this morning. They thought I was having a stroke or mini stroke.


Female Human (Australian) Photographer 4 / GM 3 / SSO 1

Bloody hell! I really hope things start looking up for you soon. :-(


Dwarf Ranger 3/Barbarian 1 Init +4 | Perception +9 | AC18/T10/F18 | HP 49/49 | Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +4 | CMB +8, CMD 22 (26 vs trip & bull rush)

Holy crap! That was crazy! I spent last night and this morning in the hospital. They thought it could be a stroke, mini stroke, or brain bleed. Turned out to be something much..nicer? Medications interacting or a side effect?


Female Human (Australian) Photographer 4 / GM 3 / SSO 1

My stepfather's out of recovery, now with four stents. Finally got the lowdown on what was wrong - out of the four arteries that supply oxygen to the heart tissue, one was 80% blocked, one was 95% blocked, one was 99% blocked, and the last was 100% f$*&ing blocked. Apparently the blood flow to his heart was barely a trickle, and he was damn close to having a massive heart attack and most likely dying. They wanted to do bypass surgery; my mother thinks he's a gorram twit for not taking it.


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

Whoa. And they stinted him? He must have been pretty adamant about refusing the bypass.

Thirzin - meds are a lot easier to fix than strokes. It's a blessing in disguise. My wife's family has a history of strokes. Not fun.


Female Human (Australian) Photographer 4 / GM 3 / SSO 1

He was interstate at the time, visiting his mother (who'd just had a stroke herself). I think he didn't want to go through the long recovery of bypass surgery twelve hours from home, so he was pretty against it. If he'd been in Adelaide rather than Ballarat, maybe things would be different.

And yeah, Thirzin, hopefully they can get you and your meds sorted out soon!


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

Ok, I can understand that. Still, I hope his lifestyle changes our those stints won't do much more than delay the issue.

(Choon the interpreter has spent a lot of time interpreting these things and had no personal experience in the matter. )


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

this was hilarious


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

That whole movie was... unique.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

it was sooo bad...that made it funny.


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait

Oh god... guys, remind me to never RP while sleepy again. I ramble so, so much. o_O


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

I liked it. It wasn't that rambly to me.


Male

Looked to me like you hit the RP for six again, Ronnie. [shrug] It paints a picture of Horatio as a man very much in transition, and coming to grips with that fact. Rambling would’ve been Horatio walking into a Sczarni hideout and recapping the whole ‘Pulp Fiction diner scene’ while he was being contemplative. What you actually posted? Works much better for the Horatio we’ve gotten to know than a Tarantino pastiche. ;-)


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait

... I, uh... I'veneverwatchedPulpFiction. *escorts self out*


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

I've seen it once and forgotten much of it. *shrug*


Male

I’ll spare everyone the full recap. In the relevant scene, two petty crooks hold up a diner where, as it happens, a pair of mob gunmen are having breakfast before completing an errand that has seen their day get off to a really trying start. One of them was shaken up by the morning’s events and in a fey mood, so when he intervenes in the robbery, he chooses to start this conversation rather than any bloodshed. (Warning: F-bombs dropped freely and often.)
(For the record, it’s also where I picked up a certain piece of scripture Horatio might remember Pavanna quoting to him a while back....)


Martial Flexibility 4/4 Init +5 | Percep 7 | AC 21/ T 13/ F-F 18 | HP 46/46 | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +2 | CMD 19 (21 bull rush, sunder[Bardishe], 20 drag, overrun, trample, and trip)

Ahhh. I duo remember that. One of the few parts that stuck.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

who wants to dance like Uma Thurman?


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

had a computer hard drive crash last night. hope to resolve it soon.


Male Human (Chelaxian) Bard 4 | AC 17, T 13, FF 14 | hp 38/38 | F +4, R +7, W +4 (+4 vs. bardic performance, sonic, language-dependent) | CMD 18 | Init +5 | Perception +7 | Bardic performance 14/15; 1st-lvl 5/5, 2nd lvl 2/2 | Portrait

Not that it seems to be a problem at this precise moment, but for the next three weeks, my posting rate is likely to decrease. My smartphone is irreparably damaged, so I'm using an oooooold backup phone until my contract gives me a free upgrade in three weeks. No camera, no connectivity, no browser, nothing - so no posting while I'm out. Please be patient with me; I'm not vanishing altogether, I'll just be a bit slow. Just another way life's trying to slow me down.


Female Human Barbarian 4// Init +2/ HP 61 (61) / 69 (69) // AC: 17(15)/T:12(10)/FF:15(12) - Percep: +9// F +8(+10)/R +3/W +3(+5)/CMB +9(+12) (+11(+14) grapple)- CMD 21 (23 grapple)

not to worry I'll bot you Horatio....

lets see now.... Horatio was just about to hook up with Noro for a nice evening. where he would attempt to woo her and Noro tries not to punch him too many times.

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