Lost Coast Campaign

Game Master Matt Adams 259

Here is the ooc discussion thread that I forgot to make last night.

Anyone worried about a rat and cat in the same party? :P

Thank you. And yes, the predator/prey relationship looks to make some interesting party dynamics :)

No problem. I meant to make it anyway.

Chitteron wouldn't be exceptionally worried, he's too vague for that. He's like 'babe', a pig that thinks it's a dog.

Also, howdy to everyone! Looking forward to a great campaign together :)

Yee-Haw!

Let's split to get supplies, and meet up at an entrance to Sandpoint that heads in the direction we want to go. Then we'll do whatever AFDM want's us to do for traveling.
Everyone good with that? Some of you are rather quiet, and I don't want to talk too much :P

Okies.

@Illuthal - Usually a watch consists of staying awake, and waking the others if something happens. Regular perception checks, fatigue checks (occasionally) to avoid falling asleep, and waking the next watch. Watches are usually split so that casters take the first and last watches so they can get enough rest to prep spells, while the martial characters get the middle of the night. They are typically anywhere from 2-3 hours long, depending on the length of the "night".

Alright, cool. Thanks!

So, are we still playing?
Who still checks the thread? I check my campaigns daily, dunno about you guys. How often do you all check? Who does still check?

I check. I just pm'd our DM

Several times a day

I apologize for being absent over the weekend. I suspect most weekend will be slow. My fiancé and I don't actually live together right now and the weekend is the only time we really get to see each other. I usually don't spend much time on the computer when she's around.

So, regarding player absence, I typically only give 2-3 non-weekend days, then send a PM. If I haven't heard from them within 36 hours of the PM, I start reecruiting.

I think the last time Drax checked - or at least posted - was January 13th, when we were rolling initiative. That was two weeks ago, so we can probably count him out. Will's policy seems like a good one, though.

Sounds ok to me.

Sorry about delays, I've set up an auto emailer now so that when the thread is active I can keep up with it even at work.

I have to roll concentration to cast the spell in the first place. If I'm within the bugbear's threatened range, the DC of the check goes up. It can be frustrating :P

Did the GM disappear?

I did not disappear. I worked overtime yesterday and ended up being too tired to do much besides shower and sleep. I have today off though, so I'll be on a lot today.

You know what, since the game is going slow, I want to hear what you guys really like in a game, what you don't like. I want to get to know your play styles a little bit.

I was thinking of having the bugbear retreat, but after Will's last shot, he's down to 6hp.

I'm just going for hack and slash with this character.

My advice as a GM, never take it easy on the players. Don't fudge rolls, have NPCs or monsters act stupidly, or extend/shorten effects. Unless you have a really good story-based reason for it, a player death or TPK just goes to heighten the suspense and interaction with the story.

My 2c.

I mostly forgot about it. I didn't set up a way to track duration, and only remembered as I was typing up that post. I'll keep a closer eye on it in the future.

Also, the recruitment thread is back up. I want your opinions on who would fit well within the group.

A rogue type I believe.

Sorry about the no post yesterday guys. I left work, and my train home (normally a 1hr50min trip) got extended by about 2hrs due to catastrophic rain trapping our carriage between stations. I didn't get home til midnight and had to get up at 5am today. Far too brutal.

As to your question GM about what games I love the most? I love the chance to role-play a character, and be given avenues for him to come to life so much that I'm not making decisions for him, I'm just naturally making the decisions he'd make anyway. Obviously that doesn't always happen, but when it does it's amazing :D

My preferred style as a GM myself (and it's easier to do in person than on PbP) is to make it so that every character has things hidden from the other player (be these good or bad things, big or small) and things that you as the Game Master have hidden from the players (i.e. plot arcs or development coming in the future, or backstory they don't know etc). As we can see, this reflects what I mentioned earlier about making characters that live and breathe on their own.

So, it looks like we're leaning towards Shi'Vatha? Shi seems to fill the gaps in the party. What is the other person you mentioned going to play?

Also, I vote we head back to town to pick these guys up.

Back to town

A kitsune enchanter.

I think we don't need another wizard-type since we have a sorcerer. A scout/rogue would be good.

So has anything been decided on which person we want?

I'm still here. Who hasn't voiced an opinion on party member/whether to go back to town yet?

Also, what's the deal with our new party member? Are we choosing one, or are we getting two, or what? Sorry, I'm just slightly confused on this point.

I think we need a rogue type. I voted for back to town and that seems like what most want to do.

Looks like this just up and died so I will be hiding the game. Nice gaming with ya all.

So...my laptop charger died. The replacement arrived today and I'm very eager to get back into the game.

How many people do we have remaining?

I would send PMs to all players, as many have already hidden this campaign and won't likely see any updates.

Look slike this one one is officially dead. If the GM is about, would you please mark this as Inactive?