I'm fine with what we have. It's not like the posting rate is crazy as it is now.
We just all need to step up and push a bit more to keep things moving.
Okay. Yeah, I'm not worried about the group dying, I just have a slight worry about the thread/enthusiasm dying off.
If you are all fine with it I am too. We have a really good group her and I want to keep it that way :)
no worries... your work has to come first... I think everyone understands that... and they suck for not letting you have access at work, lol.. but them's the breaks.
Shilyn, don't worry. You have to take care of you and yours, and we are happy to get some time when you are done taking care of that.
Also, I have a few things to bring up to the GROUP:
1. If it seems like I am rushing things through, I am actually not. There is a LOT happening towards the main part of the island, so it is going to get to the point that you find stuff every day, multiple times a day. I didn't feel the need to throw random encounters at you like crazy, because of the tediousness of fighting them online. Also, I doubled your speed going back over so that might make things seem a little faster as well. I'm not rushing you or fast forwarding, things are going to start happening as your presence on the island gets a little more noticed and you move towards the mainland. I'm not apologizing either, you are moving as fast through the island as I want you to. We are going to get to some of the meat here pretty soon.
2. I think it is about time for you all to level up, so while we discuss if you guys are going to continue on or set up more of a permanent camp with defenses, and what to do with your missing Gnome situation, go ahead and level yourselves up, and report back to me (us) with what you worked on!
3. This weekend is going to be a little bit less story driven, because my wife and kids are going to be day tripping on friday to visit her super pregnant little sister and help her get baby ready (3 hour round trip with no problems) and we might be staying the night there and coming home Saturday instead of late Fri night. So that gives us time to go ahead and take care of the meta stuff this weekend, and we will hit it hard come Monday, story wise. Feel free to post on the story thread, there just won't be much driving action coming from me.
Thoughts, everybody?
So, how do we do HP? Random rolling, take the average, something else?
Random roll or take half +1. You have to decide before you roll. If you roll a one or 2 (essentially 25% or less of your max hp) I'll allow re rolls until you get enough. Rolling a 1 is just too harmful to your char.
rolling for hp -
could have been worse I guess... I'll take it!
Heh. I don't trust my luck. Another 6 HP it is!
Let's see what I WOULD have rolled:
...Alright then.
Another 6 HP it is!
All done now, I believe. Didn't get any new class features, just a Feat (which I've already chosen) so simple enough level.
Thoughts, everybody?
1: I don't feel like you're rushing at all. In my experience, we've had some slow periods and some fast periods. We've had some initial drops and it takes some time to adjust to schedules. We will adapt. :)
2: Wren will be leveled up when I get home tonight.
3: Take care of the important stuff. We'll work through it. The head's up is all we need.
I'm not sure if you want to keep going, or to set up a more permanent camp now that you are next to a permanent source of water, or follow the water down? You are getting pretty close to a water supply shortage. You just mentioned you were looking for a river.
Let me know if you want to set up a more permanent camp, and when you want to spend time to do that. If you want to continue on, you will be able to continue to the rest of your pathway with no disturbances, so I'll want a new plot point.
Wren thinks (but could be wrong) that the party is looking for a permanent water source for a more permanent camp.
Of course, our water problems might be solved if someone is dipping divine or can see if any of our other castaways can Create Water.
I'll look at the hex map tonight afterI level up...I hope someone takes the initiative to plot the next course before I do.
I thought we still had a course plotted? I can do one right quick.
+1 Lvl Feathermage
+6 hp (4 class, 1 fc, 1 con)
+1 more spells
+6 skillz, mad:
+1 Know (Arcana)
+1 Know (Dungeoneering)
+1 Know (Geography)
+1 Know (Nature)
+1 Know (Religion)
+1 Spellcraft
I leveled up in monk... all changes are in profile.
+6 hp +1 con
+5 skills, acro, perc, escape artist, stealth and climb
evasion (monk lvl 2)
dodge feat (bonus monk feat lvl 2)
+1 fort, +1 refl, +1 will
+1 bab
Ah. I can do that. All changes are on both of my character sheets as well.
+6 HP +2 Con + 1 Favored Class Bonus
+7 Skills Acrobatics, Kn. Dungeoneering, Kn. Nature, Perception, Sense Motive, Stealth, Survival
+1 Combat Style Feat (Two-Weapon Fighting)
+1 Fort/Ref
+1 BaB
Thsnks everyone. Looks great. As someone in the forums said, quoting one of his players "It just seems like the island is leveling up *with* us..." Ha ha.
Just popping in to see if anyone had any questions. I have a huge presentation for my Game Design class on Tuesday, where we will be picking the team leads for the next half of the class and developing their games. I have an amazing game idea and don't really like the idea of being assigned to "artwork" for someone else's lame browser game, so I am putting together a show stopper of a pitch to get one of those 6 team lead spots. I don't want to spend the next 8 weeks in class hating every moment...
Good luck getting a team leader spot!
Thsnks everyone. Looks great. As someone in the forums said, quoting one of his players "It just seems like the island is leveling up *with* us..." Ha ha.
Just popping in to see if anyone had any questions. I have a huge presentation for my Game Design class on Tuesday, where we will be picking the team leads for the next half of the class and developing their games. I have an amazing game idea and don't really like the idea of being assigned to "artwork" for someone else's lame browser game, so I am putting together a show stopper of a pitch to get one of those 6 team lead spots. I don't want to spend the next 8 weeks in class hating every moment...
Speaking from experience, that position sucks all the ass.
Group: "This game looks like it has potential!"
Me: "Sure, but how do we make it WORK?
Group: "We will totally figure it out!"
They never did, and never took any of my suggestions. I was the only one who got an A on that because thankfully the teacher based a large part of the grade on pointing out the inherent flaws and how to fix them.
Still sucked in the meantime.
Thsnks everyone. Looks great. As someone in the forums said, quoting one of his players "It just seems like the island is leveling up *with* us..." Ha ha.
Just popping in to see if anyone had any questions. I have a huge presentation for my Game Design class on Tuesday, where we will be picking the team leads for the next half of the class and developing their games. I have an amazing game idea and don't really like the idea of being assigned to "artwork" for someone else's lame browser game, so I am putting together a show stopper of a pitch to get one of those 6 team lead spots. I don't want to spend the next 8 weeks in class hating every moment...
Speaking from experience, that position sucks all the ass.
Group: "This game looks like it has potential!"
Me: "Sure, but how do we make it WORK?
Group: "We will totally figure it out!"They never did, and never took any of my suggestions. I was the only one who got an A on that because thankfully the teacher based a large part of the grade on pointing out the inherent flaws and how to fix them.
Still sucked in the meantime.
Lol. Fortunately we are all coming up with our own games and pitching them, and the class is "investing" in each game with paper money. The top 6 highest money getters are going to be team leads on their own games, and the rest of the class will list their skills on a board and we are going to have a draft to fill out the teams. So I have a really good idea of where I want the project to go - with a little wiggle room to allow for flexibility and good ideas, and overall group inclusion.
Like I said, I don't want to spend the next 8 weeks working on someone else's crappy version of "Call of Duty, but with plant zombies!" or whatever. That would be such a drag.
Hey folks, just checking in. Still here and helping out at home with baby and my wife.
Thanks for the patience!
I made TEAM LEAD!
So stoked. Thanks to everyone for understanding and waiting. Part of the reason I wanted to make team lead is I get to make my own schedule rather than have to go to all these BullSh* meetings out of class where a bunch of jaggof college age kids screw around and we don't get anything done after 3 hrs of screwing off.
Things ironically will be a lot easier for me being a team lead. :)
GAME ON!!! We'll resume officially tomorrow.
awesome to hear! - congrats... my son is doing the same sort of thing in one of his game design classes, so when he told me about it when we went out for dinner on Sunday, I told him about your class. He likes the method you guys had for selecting team leads (in his class, ideas were pitched and the teacher picked the leads). Good luck with your project!
I made TEAM LEAD!
*Fistbump*
Grats!
Thanks!
Since Wren likes this little island still, she's happy to explore everything.
And seeing as we're looking for ships as well, makes sense to explore each one for them. Apparently, we'll eventually fall into all of them.
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Gah, I'm way behind :(
Ok.. leveled up and took my chances with the average HP gain. (Dicebot really doesn't like me.. neither do my physical dice..)
Rogue trait: Fast stealth
Added one skill level to:
Acrobatics, appraise, bluff, climb, disable device, disguise, escape artist, perception, profession(herbalist), stealth, and swim.
Stats adjusted in profile.
Hey Shi!
No problem, we are in a temporary downflux right now, but will soon be back up to speed and get in a rhythm again, and Shorga will be along too shortly to join us.
Just as a heads up, I am packing yesterday and today for an 11 hour (one way) road trip to take the kids to see Grandma and Grandpa back in Utah for Spring Break. Yesterday I got all the shopping and car stuff done, and today I am at home packing. So I will be at the cpu at random times checking in to see everyone's smiling avatars :) Tomorrow I don't anticipate posting at all, as we are making the drive, but I hope to leave you with some stuff to do while I am gone. I will try to log in if/when my wife takes a driving shift and if/when I have 4G access across the desert.
Should be able to post pretty regularly after that for the rest of the week.
Sorry guys, too much on my plate for tonight. 5 year old had kind of a panic attack thing and gave herself a migraine. Put me behind schedule. :(
no problem... I remember those days... though they are behind me by about 20 years (my son is 27). Take care of you and yours... we'll be here waiting when you're ready.
This picture made me immediately think of Wren.
This picture made me immediately think of Wren.
Yay!
If only she were that pretty/charismatic!
Such a nice thought though. :)
She's got a 10 cha... she can be pretty enough... :)
Hey everybody. Getting taxes ready and also have like 20 people coming over to the house this weekend because my father in law is insisting on inviting his new girlfriend over with her whole family, and his whole family to have dinner. His children are coming from out of town and staying here with their families, so it is going to be pretty stupid, needless to say.
I should have time to post, even with family over, because I will spend a lot of my time hiding from them ;)
Right now I am helping to get ready for the onslaught, but I should be done pretty soon.
no problem, family first... but tsk tsk on waiting til the last minute with your taxes ;)
Starting tomorrow. SOund the Alarms! :)
ok!!!
Gameplay thread is "active."
You might need to post again if it isn't giving you updates.
(I feel like this thread is my councilor...)
"And then this bad thing happened, and then the other thing, and then this *good* thing happened, and then ..."
With that said, an interesting weekend happened and I need to explain some happenings to the group. My father in law basically proposed last weekend to his girlfriend, so - needless to say - my wife and I are getting the hell out of the house:
A) to protect her from having to watch her dad getting all touchy feely with another woman, which is hard for her right now (understandably).
B) to clear the house, because she has an 18 year old and a 12 year old who will need the rooms we are currently renting
C) a lot of other reasons I won't go into (wanting our own space again, etc), but to sum it up best he seems "happy" now and has found someone else to take care of him, and our job in this place is done.
So we found the perfect place for us to move to, but a LOT of other people wanted it as well. We had the best renting/owning history and could move in the soonest because of no lease. We signed and got keys thursday, and now we are moving in this weekend. I will still be checking and posting once a day, but probably not more than once. Should be all moved in by this time next week.
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE MY OWN PLACE AGAIN! It seems like it has been forever, though it has only been about 10 months, haha.
We are back up in this B!@#$ !!!!!!
new post on the game thread.
Congrats on the new place B!
230 new posts to read. So... yeah. I don't even know if Shorga is alive anymore! Got some reading/lurking to do.
I appreciate being in this campaign, but I think it's time for Wren to move on. Wren is going to find another campaign in which to peck around in.
I enjoyed playing with all of you and hope we can find time to play again.
Birdy best,
Wren
awww... I'm sorry to see you go, but things have been awfully quiet here... sigh.
Hey everyone. So I got an email from Travis and it reminded to come on here and let you all know what is going on:
My wife informed me last week that she has felt a few times over the last month that she has wanted to die, and she is starting to worry about herself. So, needless to say, most "extra" stuff is getting put on the back burner while we go through this and find ways for her to be happy.
She seems to be doing better every week, but it isn't really something that I am able to give a timetable for. Sorry for stringing you all along. This honestly wasn't my intention. So as far as this game goes, I am hoping to put a hold on it until mid-summer and then I hope to be back in, but who really knows?
This makes me sad, as this is something that I really enjoy, and you have been the best group that anyone has ever had. But, I have to do what I need to take care of my family.
Thanks, and I appreciate you all. I hope to see you on here later.
Brayden
OMG Brayden... sounds like maybe some severe post-partum depression. I hope she recovers quickly, but I thoroughly understand why the game has had to be put on the back burner. I dunno about the others but I will definitely be patient and be here when you are able to return... in the meantime, take care of you and yours and don't worry about us. Stay in touch when you can.
I don't believe it was his wife that recently had the baby, Travis, or that would be my thought as well.
I completely understand you need to focus on that for now, though.
If/when you plan on starting it back up, PM me and I'll probably come running back. =)
oh... do I have the wrong person?... well in that case, not post partum depression - just depression... either way... hope she recovers. I have been there... and survive on my depression meds and have for many years... It is not an easy road, nor is it always a quick fix... but if this came on suddenly, perhaps there is a physical reason for it.. whatever the cause, I hope for the best for you and yours, Brayden.
My wife lost her mother to cancer last June (Shorga's the proud new papa).
My wife has been unhappy for a long time. She was raised in a strict household where anytime dad was home they had to be on their toes, because he doesn't ever stop working. So if they ever relaxed he would find something for them to do. She was raised fighting for attention from her brothers and sisters (and winning it mostly, she was the oldest) because her dad worked 80 hours a week and didn't care about raising the kids or being a father. He was basically just an authority figure, who was either not home on work travel or was sleeping because he just pulled another self imposed 20 hour workday.
It is hard for her to lose her mother because she was the only parent that cared about her, and now she doesn't have anyone (besides my parents, whom she adores, but we live 2 states away from them now).
She is trying to change her mindset, because her whole life has been about acheiving things and getting over that next mountain, never taking time for herself, or to look around. She has been too unhappy for too long following that model. She is in the process of confronting all of this now, and it is a hard task for her.
Thanks for the support and the kind words. :) If you are praying people she could use some of that too. If you are non-religious or have any intellectual ideas, like good books to read, that would help too I think.
I know of plenty of good books to read if you want something for pure escapism/pleasure and she likes fiction. It'll have to be what I can think of off the top of my head though, sadly, because my bookshelves are all boxed up in the basement ATM.