Jorvik: A Land of Snow & Ice
Game Master
DSXMachina
A dark mystery in the ancient city of York.
I'm Back!
(Mostly, anyway)
;)
Happy Belated New Year all!
:D Hope everyone had a great time over the Christmas & New Year break, with much food & quality booze being consumed.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
More than enough food, not quite enough booze, but all in all, I'll take it. :)
Ditto.
(Almost) Too much food, (Because you can NEVER eat TOO much, right?!?)
But not nearly enough alcohol.
Still, all in all, a pretty enjoyable break.
Now, to start life-support on my poor dying bank account,...
Oh my poor brain-dead brain!
Catching my fool self up, ;)
I forgot that the werewolves were providing security! <facepalm>
Depending upon how Danny can spin this, this might make things either easier for us, or more difficult.
Pray that the dice gods favor me/us once Danny starts talking,... ;P
Nah, I only hinted at it once, so long ago. I wasn't even sure people had caught it at all
;)
Well now that you've mentioned it, I do vaguely recall the visit with Bunny the werewolf and her boyfriend. ;P
And now, on with the show! :)
Sooooo.... well it seems we might have lost a couple of people? Tangris? Jssra? Which is partially down to my reduced posting rate (3 year itch? or something). I have talked to a couple of other people in the paizo chatroom who want to join, when appropriate - if that's OK with you guys?
Male Warrior-Bard of Old; Herald of Brigid Stress: P: OOOO M:OOOO S:OOO; Fate Points: 3;
Seems reasonable to me...
P: ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ S: ◘ ◘ M: ◘ ◘ FP: ◘ ◘ Berries: ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘
Works for me.
Ebb and flow seems to be the norm in PbP far as I can tell.
I certainly have not been anywhere near my usual # of posting insanity lately. :/
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
Not being able to post from work save on a phone slows me down more than I expected. It's frustrating to do a long post that way, especially when your accent is being autocorrected away at every step.
Which causes me to delay posting 'til I get home, which doesn't always work also.
All that to say, I don't think any of us are burning down the boards with our high posting rate. :)
Oh good. It's NOT just me!
:)
Sorry, going to be a busy 2 weeks, musical shows. I am here, just not able to sit at desk for long. :)
Carry on! :D
Hey all, Sorry, still busy.
On the plus side, I'm off TODAY at least.
HAPPY MARDI GRAS!
<Beads to the face!>
:)
Merry Mardi Gras, having a beading good time.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
Just started to read Rivers of London, a brilliant British Dresdenesque book with a hint of UK wit.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
I may have to pick that up -- I've been looking for something to read while waiting..
I found a hardback collection (it is at home, I'll get the name of it for you) It is possibly my favorite waiting-for-Next-Dresden book hardback so far. I have to see if that author has written anything else,... :/
BAsically, in UK, a branch of a typical bureaucratically run government office dealing with the supernatural. (Which, it turns out, is just REALLY advanced math!)
So, when the poor genius kid figures out a super clever calculation and starts working it out loud, THESE are the men-in-black that show up at his door to stop him from accidentally summoning an other-dimensional-entity and destroying the city. Or the country. :)
It is really clever, I liked it a lot. It gives a very plausible (fantasy/government) explanation for ALL of the security cameras currently covering London. :)
Edit- I believe the hardback collection of stories is called 'On Her Majesty's Supernatural Service'. I still have to go look to see what the individual stories/novels in it are called.
I have the first book of that series. (MAybe a Sci-fi book club collection of the first 3? It looks real familiar. but I only remember reading the first one.) :P
It's good too.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
I'll have to take these under advisement... :)
I mean, other than a few Neil Gaiman books and the Simon Greene Nightside books, I haven't really found anything in that sweet spot of modern urban fantasy -- which isn't to say I haven't read other series, just that for the most part, they were rather meh...
I'd say that the last series that I discovered (far, far too late) that I really enjoyed would be the Repairman Jack books... There was a nice package deal on the ebooks, so I figured I'd give 'em a try and generally really liked them.
Of course, I also don't read as much as I used to now that I'm carpooling instead of taking the bus to work.
Ok, please don't hurt me,... but I just do NOT get the popularity of Gaiman.
I'm not saying he isn't good, I just don't get into his stuff. ;P
To be fair, I haven't tried one of his novels yet, I couldn't enjoy his comics so I never tried his books.
I REALLY enjoyed the first couple of books of Simon Green's Nightside, and his other series as well, Really thought I had found my Dresden filler, but they started trailing off after a few books for me. Both series'. I enjoyed them for a while though, they just seemed to kind of derail themselves for me as they progressed, as opposed to how Dresden Files progresses and matures.
Still, I would recommend that they be given a fair shot. Try them for yourselves. :)
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
Yeah, Nightside sort of gets.... well... odd.... in that John's gift seems to become a very Deux ex Machina -- and, therefore, it gets blocked whenever it needs to.... He essentially flips between being the most powerful being in the Nightside and just a Shmo with a trick and his wits.
In terms of Gaiman, Neverwhere was good (and in the same vein of urban fantasy) -- though I also very much liked American Gods (Anansi Boys, less so). [And, of course, Good Omens with Terry Pratchett is just plain hilarious...]
I did the thirteen books of Kelly Armstrongs "Women of Otherworld" -- but, again, they started very well (Bitten, especially, was well done -- and has been turned into a series on SyFy, which I haven't watched, to be fair) -- but when it went beyond the werewolves, the stories were still pretty good but the world-building, well, less so...
As I get further into the "Rivers of London" series, I see that it is/could be set in the same Universe as The Dresden Files.
Of Simon Green, I read a few of the Deathstalker (Sci-Fi) series, which seems to have a similar problem of the protagonist becoming exponentially more powerful as time goes on - thus the enemies needing to be so too.
And the first few Kelly Armstrongs' books were interesting, as are a few of the genre - even if I have my quibbles with a few of the aspects of them.
Hey all, Going out of town for the Easter weekend,
Off to swordfight and re-certify in stage combat!
Will either be back on Monday, or tuesday night if I go to New Orleans to visit family as well.
Happy Easter to all!
Cool, I'll actually try to get a post up for you in the mean time, but having a huge block at the moment.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
Happy Easter to you, Rags and DSX (and Treppa, too)
Happy Post-Easter candy-coma to all!
And btw,... I'm BAAAAAACK!
:)
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
Welcome back, Rags. How the bunny was kind.
The Bunny was generous as always.
My pocketbook, ... not so much,... ;P
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
I must admit, the lack of any posting in the game thread for a month now has me more than a mite bit pessimistic.
Sorry, I know exactly what I'm trying to achieve and will get a post up today. I'm just very uncertain of the outcome of this meeting and possibly should have shied/steered away from letting Sal get in the vent - since that mitigates most of her interactions.
That's ok, she can exit the vent, or stay there and be our 'ace in the hole' ;)
Talk about having an 'inside man'! :)
Oh my that's not a great roll Rags. ;)
Best get the bad ones out of the way early.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
No problem. Just wanted to make sure everyone's still alive. ;)
Well, Sal is stuck in the vent but not trapped, so it's not terrible. Besides, that's not a bad place for a minor meltdown.
As long as your not claustrophobic! ;P
Sounds like this party is about to get rolling! :/
Hey all,
Just wanted to say Happy Holiday to those who got one!
(I had to go to work and tech another dance show. But they wanted out too, so I got to come home and grill!) :)
Hope to see everyone, (digitally at least) soon!
:)
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
We had Victoria Day last week. To be fair, the weather was nicer than today, so as far as days off go... ;)
Great to see you guys are still around. I'll get a post to get this seriously moving tomorrow.
*wakes up*
Holiday? Who? Wha? o_O
Treppa wrote: *wakes up*
Holiday? Who? Wha? o_O
Glomp.
Lol!
And I thought I was out of it lately! ;P
So I've lost the thread completely on this chapter, As we can all see from the sporadic (at best posting). I've tried to have good intentions, every day meaning to post, to continue....but the muse has eluded me. Especially since what I thought could be a fun interactive scene really has become a narrative - which must be as frustrating for you as the intolerable delays.
Now, I would like to continue this pbp, however I can see only a few options:
Explode the scene into combat/action, have some resolution & maybe even a strange link into the next adventure (My favourite choice.)
Fade to Black, I'd do a quick resolution/description. Whereby some things are resolved & in your favour (Ie. any Bunny/Andrew reolution). Then we start a new adventure, focussing slightly more on action & activity.
If you guys wanted to find a new GM & he/she takes over the thread.
Game Over.
Lastwall Heroes - Current Date: Toilday, 31 Desnus, 4711 AR | Shadowrun - Current Date: Saturday, March 13, 2060
I'm good with (a) or (b)...
However, as much as the lack of agency of (b) is a little less spiffy, it also ensures that the aftermath of all of this makes sense and resolves in a way that doesn't leave to many loose ends... So I'm kind of leaning a bit that way (especially given the loss of the narrative threads).
Game over is my least favorite option.
I'm with Tilnar. Sometimes a cut scene is OK, but action is always... interesting.
The bottom half of the list sucks. :P
LOL!
I'm with Treppa and Tilnar on this one. I understand the Failure of The Muse completely. (Not to mention RL in general) ;P
So I can happily deal with A, B or some combo thereof.
(Mmmm, Combo Platter,... Sorry, lunchtime,) ;)
I second Treppa, The bottom half of the list sucks. ;P
Heh, I recently played in an ongoing campaign at a local Anime Convention (Star Wars combo of D20 and minis scenarios) The overarching campaign took 6 years, with a new scenario/time advance each convention. (We covered almost all the time zones of Star Wars, from Pre-Ep 1 through the Yuzaan Vong books.)
Our battle cry by the end of the last year?
"Spend Every Force Point! Go Big or Go Home!"
I think you get my vote,... ;)
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