GM mechaPoet's Risen from the Sands (Inactive)

Game Master mechaPoet

No problem with a holiday lag at all! Enjoy your time, all!

I'm around, I think my only point would be that I'd like to wait and hear from all before making any major moves (As Akri suggested in Gameplay.)

Happy Holidays to all! Be Merry and Bright!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

So it sounds like Akri wants to risk what appears to be a swarm in the northern boat to see if there's anything of value in there. Sionnach seems apprehensive but ready to fight. Any other votes on how you would like to proceed? Disturb the boat or no?

I say go for it! :)

Hey all, I just wanted to let you know that I accidentally left my backpack at home today along with the module. So I won't be able to post until after 5pm PST. Akri has found some interesting stuff, but I need to consult the book for specifics.

Hope everyone has a happy New year!

Hey all- Happy New Year! Sorry for the spotty posts lately, I'm a chef and the holidays always flub up things. But, I'll be back to daily posting this week-end.

Hope everyone had a chance to relax and enjoy themselves!

No worries Akri, Have a great new year, I'll order the chicken ... ;-)

Got a job interview tomorrow, probably won't be able to post

Thanks for the heads up. Good luck!

Seconding the sentiment, best of luck with the interview!

break a leg!

Nice interview, unfortunately didn't get the job ...

Oh well ... it was good practice and one of the interviews took my details to pass onto some other organisations so you never know.

A shame you didn't get it, but maybe it leads to something even better. Fingers crossed!

Stay positive, it is a good sign that your info was passed on, means that you'll get something soon!

Hi friends, my apologies for the low-effort post, but it's all I can provide tonight. I'm enjoying everyone's posts immensely, and I'm sorry I can't provide something more involved right at the moment. Can't say I've run into this particular kind of scenario before. :)

You've never been in a scenario where one of the characters was trying to woo an undead zombie queen? That's just an average Tuesday, isn't it? ;=)
Truly loving this group and this adventure. Well run and well played by all.

EDIT: Depending on how things play out, I may have to write an epilogue of what happens when Sionnach is experience the results of his endeavors with no spirit or a different spirit present. Things could get interesting...

So much great role playing in this group. I will be truly sad when our adventure reaches its close.

"I know of a half-orc by way of Absalom, goes by the name Kajar. He's part of your little club, Sionnach, the Pathfinders.

He's raw, and on a fool's errand with some caravan on the Silken Way. If he survives, keep an eye on him. Damned Targos..."

@ GM mechaPoet- cheers! How'd you get this bunch together? I'm with Sionnach, this is almost too much fun! Khairam and Eisalka- Man, you too- it's always fun to punch up this adventure thread and see where things are going!

@ GM mechaPoet- cheers! How'd you get this bunch together? I'm with Sionnach, this is almost too much fun! Khairam and Eisalka- Man, you too- it's always fun to punch up this adventure thread and see where things are going!

I just picked the people who seemed most invested in the adventure and their characters. Y'all have been a great group so far. ;D

Yeah, this is a fun group.... well picked GM ...

I love Sionnach in the group ... its the undead loving stuff ....
Thats not to say I don't love Akri and Eisalka cos it wouldn't work without them either.

Loving it ....

I'm very much enjoying the group, and I love playing the bird-wizard. This is one of those concepts that had been rattling around in my brain for a while and I'm so happy to be able to make her come to life. :-D

*Ahem* So I guess if GM-MP had the time and whatnot, this might be the beginning of something bigger, more grandiose? Perhaps a string of events where our slap-dash crew of ne'er-do-wells finds action and adventure and just might save the world?

(just watched the Force Awakens for the second time, feeling a bit heroic) :)

If not the world, maybe save a feline friend, get a cat down from a tree or something similar .... :-)

What??!?!? A cat needs saving from a tree?!?!? Sionnach is in (along with all of his spirits)!
Seriously, though, I'd be delighted to keep trekking with this crew. Best PbP I've been a part of. True statement.

I'm glad you're all enjoying the game! I don't currently have any plans to run anything after this, as I've been pretty busy lately. If I have anything in the works, though, I'll definitely keep y'all in mind!

Overmap and grid map have been updated!

If y'all decide to leave the elemental chamber, be sure to let me know where you would like to go instead!

If Akri disturbs the 'slaves' in his investigation, as I suspect there's some sort of time activation ... I would think Akri is gonna be in the chamber at least 1 minute ...

Just my two penneth worth ...

Hey y'all, sorry for the radio silence, so to speak. I've been pretty slammed at work. Will get a post up tonight!

Hey all, sorry I've been away for a bit. Big changes at my workplace have been occupying my free time, but I'm back!

Hey all, sorry I haven't checked in. Work picked up way more than it ever has before, and between that and feeling exhausted all week (I think I got mildly sick on top of that) I haven't really had much of a chance to do anything besides go to work, eat dinner, and go to bed. I will post today. Thank you all for your patience.

To make up for my absence, I'd like to offer the party the gift of this current room's treasure without having to overcome the dangers. I really appreciate that you all are still pushing the thread forward even without me. That really helps show me that you're all invested in this game, and it's really encouraging and helpful in getting my spirits and motivation back. :)

Woohoo! Free treasure!
Glad to have you back, mecha, and glad to know our continuing in-character silliness is proving encouraging to you :=)

I added the treasure to Eisalka's profile under "Temp Gear" though that doesn't mean that she (read: Man) will carry it, I just wanna keep track of everything we get there. If someone else would like to hold onto it, I'll put their name next to it.

Mecha, you're running a great game even without the swag! This is a ton of fun!

It seems that the leopard was pretty successful is scaring you all off! Which direction would the party like to flee?

As we're the last ones out of the room, I'm pretty sure Man and Sionnach are just following wherever everyone else went, so I'll leave the direction decision to the rest of the party.

Aah! @ GM MechaPoet, I somehow erased El Akriban from the combat map. Akri is flanking w/ Sionnach.

Sorry!!

No worries! You're back! c:

Hey sorry for the delay, lots of work stuff cropped up in the last few weeks.

Been busy working on opening my own restaurant, and forgot how soothing gaming can be!

Akri is ready to roll, wondering what that statue might be...

Opening your own restaurant sounds really exciting! But also super busy. Hope it all goes well!

It seems like we've all taken a little break from this game this past week. Nothing wrong with that, but we'll need to pick it up a little bit this upcoming week I think. You all are super close to the end!

I will be sad to see it end. This has, by far, been my favorite PbP thus far.

Yes Sionnach, this has been way too much fun!

Oops, it looks like I've mis-remembered this room. I thought there was a dog-headed statue, but that was a different statue. Quick ret-con coming up in the Gameplay thread.

Hey all, we haven't heard from Khairam for a while, and Deevor (the player) says that they've dropped all their game at the moment. I'm gonna shoot them a private message just to confirm, but I wanted to give a heads up.

How do you all want to proceed? I can think of a pretty decent way to introduce a new character, but we have some options. I could pick up Khairam as a GM-PC, one of you could play him (or we could take turns), we could replace him, etc.

I'm gonna give it a day to see if I hear back from Deevor, but otherwise we'll go from there. If you all want, I can open recruitment back up. I might reach out to those people who initially responded, but I'm also open to invitation recommendations if there's someone you like playing with who wouldn't mind coming in late.

Well, I haven't heard anything from Khairam. I wasn't expecting to, so that's fine.

So how would you all like to proceed?

1. Continue without a fourth player (we can keep Khairam on trap duty and such).

2. Recruit a replacement player.

I'm alright with either, but would definitely like to find a replacement player at some point. Playing with 3 can be tough.

I am with Bird-Man, either is ok but yes it's better to have 4 for this one, even for an abbreviated time.

My suggestion would be to go back through the original candidates and pick one that would fit the party. They may still have interest and have that character available, and that saves you time by not having to pour over more entries.

I personally don't like playing 2 characters, I've done it before and it's not my favorite, though if Eisalka or Sionnach want to do that, that's fine, too.

Apologies, but RL means I'm not able to continue with any of the games on the boards.

I would like to thank you for a fantastic game with a great bunch of players and GM, had a real ball. So it is with sadness I have had to withdraw. Once life is more settled, I will hopefully start up again, so I wish you well in the future and maybe I'll catch up then and see how you all got on.

More than happy to play with you all again and maybe I'll even start and GM.

Hey, good to hear from you! No worries, I totally understand that sometimes we have to concentrate on other things.

I'm glad you had a good time with us! It was great fun having you! Thanks for playing. :D

Sad to see Khairam going. I really enjoyed his interactions with Sionnach.
I'm on board with however you'd prefer to proceed, mechaPoet. I could play two characters if that's what's needed. It's not ideal, perhaps, but so be it.

Good news! I have recruited another player! The new character should be ready by Monday.