Rise of the Runelords
Game Master Rysil

Checking in ... He have driven into the heart of a tropical storm ... awesome. Hopefully it clears soon. Haven't seen much action hope you are not waiting on me.

I think im waiting for a clarification on combat rules.

I am hoping I can still be in the game

EDIT: well it is late for me and off to bed (work in am 5:00).
hope to hear from the DM soon to see if I can still be in the game

OK, now I am concerned for our DM's health his last post indicated he was sick.
I hope he is alright and has not progressed into something worse.

sending out a Get well soon and pray all will be alright.

Wow! I need to learn to check on this more often. I hate when the campaigns thing never updates. So sorry I haven't been around I thought this thing had died on me and hear I see the thread up and alive. Im still reading all the things I missed.

I hope everything is ok. Depending on where he lives of he is in Florida he may be affected by the storm.

Yea, I hope he gets better. I was really excited about this game especially with my luck so far with ROTRL games.

I am hoping to get back in the game

I'm sure things will move foreward. It sounds like he might not have internet access right now, or like he's just too sick. Knowing him though, he'd make an effort to check in with us at least. My guess is the internet's out in his neighborhood. Taking bets.

I'll take that bet. I say he's just super sick.

Wooo, finally saw shawshank redemption.

And checking in to let folk know I am still around and interested in this game.

Wishing Rysil is well, too.

Well his last post had him losing his lunch, so Rohan may be correct. Hopefully he is feeling better now and the reason he's not posting is due to the lost internet as Adrien suggested. Not taking bets on either side. Just hoping for the best.

checking in to re-assure my interest in this game

Likewise. I've got 1gp on storm outage - internet and power, complicated by a bout of sickness.

Likewise. I've got 1gp on storm outage - internet and power, complicated by a bout of sickness.

At this stage I really do hope that it is internet / power instead of sickness. because after this amount of time being sick, it might be more serious.

if anyone here is interested I have a thought:

until the hopeful return of our DM and wanting to keep the possibility of this group together. would anyone be willing to flashback the game 6 months and play out the meeting.

I even though of taking over DM for this small venture but not running the actual AP. and if the DM ends up not wanting to return I have a thought to continue the game just not the AP.

what are people's thought on this.

I would enjoy such a thing. We can use the old short-list thread.

maybe if we hear from some others or maybe just PM them to see if interested.

well, i'm going to be running my game here in a few, and then i have to prepare for out of town travel for the next few days tonight. not sure how available i will be.

The way I see it, I'd like to have our relationships develop in game through encounters that have some relevance, but I'm down to try it out if the majority does. I'm personally leaning toward revisiting the discussion on Friday/Saturday (1 week from Rysil's last post), and weighing our options at that point.

I would really like to see this roup continue onward, preferably in its original incarnation with GM Rysil, but if that doesn't happen then I would support other options, I really like what we have started here, its a strong start with greaty charatyers and great writing behind them.

I agree with everything stated above. Lets give Rysil a few more days and if not we can either go to the short list thread or create our own thread to maybe continue this group of great characters.

another runelord game is recuiting if anyone is interested.

I agree to give our DM a few more days as well.

Yea, I agree we should give him a few more days since he put so much work into it. I would like it if people didn't jump ship until we have things figured out, but I understand if you do.

I'm good with the wait and see approach. I'll be away much of the weekend anyhow.

Okay, I'm moving towards hospital now...

checking in to see if anything new.

Nope. I fear the worst.

I have not read any messages on the boards. I am tired and worn out at the moment. I have been through a lot since that last post and my lil two day flu was like gnat fart in a hurricane. I am gonna leave it at that. I will just say that I have been through a lot of extremely stressful and trying circumstances that demanded I not even think about touching a computer.

I am back with much apology and remorse for leaving, what I considered, the best group I have had in years high and dry like I very sternly asked you all not to do and I ejected Noro over....oh the irony. So yes, Noro I have not read your posts, but a certain lil birdie told me you really want to play still. Yeah like I am gonna be a hard ass now...uh huh...and suddenly the group disappears and I get like 7 "Kick Me" signs on my Blazer? Yeah, not this GM.

SO. I will be still dealing with the fact that my home disappeared out from underneath me and I must now move house. It will be about a week or so before I am regular daily poster again (Which sucks big time). If you all decide to tolerate me just a bit longer and hang in there I will do my best to make this worth it for you.

I will do my reading tonight and tomorrow morning if I can. I will post in Discussion for rulings if you need them, but NPC Posting will be slower as I won't have the necessary time or Mental capacity for about a week.

Once again I apologize. Life is a bugger. I am still breathing. So lets get back to the business of living shall we?

In the words of Jason Mewes "Carpe Diem, B~*!!es!!"

haha, jason mewes reference.

makes me want to listen to goodbye horses :)

still here, stealing internet to post in the morning to say that i am still here.

Whew, that is a huge relief! I am glad you are well or at least improving and on the road to recovery. No judgement here at all. I share your feelings about this being an amazing group and a great start. I'll be here when you are ready, no worries. I am just glad that we gat the chance to continue with our adventure. Sounds like you had an assault on all sides. Very much looking forward to continuing on with all of you.

I'm still here too. Sorry to hear about your bad week.

I am glad you are ok and your family is ok (physically at least) will be patient as you requested and will adapt as required.

I really want to stay with this game. hope all works out for you and your family.

RYSIL!

Well, while we're at it....

"Ladies ladies ladies.... Jay and Silent Bob are in the hizzoussssse!"

Oh and:

"In a world gone mad, we will not spank the monkey, but the monkey will spank us."

Jay is my roll model... or was back in highschool anyway.

Relieved to have you back Rysil! Depression was beginning to set it, but you have saved us from darkness. I've got no problem waiting until things settle down!

Thank you folks. I appreciate it.

To the Combat situation.

Since we seem to be a decent group of individuals who understand and grasp the game let me explain.

On the map you have 4 circles representing the spell "BlackLight" It creates "MAGICAL" Darkness. It allows the caster to see through it but not much else. It is thwarted by Daylight, but otherwise works like I have indicated from the beginning.

The attack you are facing is obviously from Goblins

Inits will be handled once Talon has had a chance to fully indicate his surprise round actions as the gobos and darkness just "Poof" out of nowhere into the crowded bar. Anyone with Spellcraft or Knowledge:Arcana checks can try and guess at what is going on magically, but likely unless you smack it out of the park with a 25+ roll...your character will be scratching it's head.

When it comes to combat, I am not going to hide stats from you. If you don't want to play IC and use the OOC knowledge IC? Up to you. If that's fun for you, then by all means. Just don't ruin anyone else's fun is all I ask.

Ok when I get ready to post combat I will post the vitals for the combatants. Normally the DM runs all the monsters and such for combat, but I know you are all capable adults now, and I want you to handle you own combats.

What this means:

If you attack a combatant I want you to take that combat from beginning to end. So it will look like this

Each of you can see from the example a very very basic example of what I expect from you. I want you to handle all of your actions in combat this way. If you aid another player you must state your action and roll any dice you need to hit and damage. Basically write your own heroic perspective of combat. Follow the dice like normal, but remember...write like this is a movie and the "Party" are the main Heroes. Write like it's Hollywood. If you want to bounce of the balcony railing, swing from a chandelier, and dive straight down to impale a goblin from above? GREAT!!! Awesome, just make two acrobatics rolls and add a +1 to hit in addition to charging. If you want to do something...think about what rolls you would ask for as a DM. Then write accordingly. Unless something is over the top wrong I will likely let you have your fun.

The main thing to remember is to follow initiative order.

Use some common sense and try to act as if what has been posted ahead of you in combat HAS happened already. Try to learn how to compliment each others actions. Stay on target. Stick with your opponent until subdued (Remember that in pathfinder a combatant is not dead until they have gone into negative numbers equal to their Constitution Score, NOT MODIFIER). If you do not play accordingly...you may find clerics and healers way more annoying than you thought.

I am sure we will run into situations where I will need to be Judge and arbiter, but I am sure we can make this work.

Ok folks I have laid out the map to start. I will only do that for the beginning of combat and then we can write what happens after. Just try to have fun.

Once again thanks for your patience
Rysil

Combatants

Goblins
Goblin Warchanter
Goblin Commando
Goblin Dog (Commando Mount)

I will be at my tabletop game tonight will try and post after I get back (assuming we will begin combat)

The goblins in the first group replace their Short Bows with Torches that have the same stats as the short sword, but do have a chance to cause flammable objects to ignite.

Torch +1 (1d4/x2 + dc 12 Ref or take 1d4 fire the following round with usual rules for extinguishing fire)

Sorry for that I wanted to edit but it would not let me.

Ok Adrien Run everyone's Initiatives and then I want to see you all post in order of initiatives like I said in Discussion.

Have fun and if an NPC should post before you Just skip them and post as long as they are not an opposing combatant.

As to all of your actions I see nothing wrong with any of them. Please continue. If I am gone a day or two I give GM powers to move the story along to Adrien and Zel. That means if you really need to push it along and I am gone like before. Go spoiler yourself on the Module notes if you know them or have them. And RP according to how you think said NPC would react. If either of you does not want this position then elect two people among yourselves for the honor. If I am too slow or life keeps me from posting I fully trust this group to handle themselves as you have impressed me as adults so far.

As to the appearance of Tsuto and Lyrie:

Hey guys,

Glad to see that things are up and running! Will someone take care of the initiative roller today? I've got to run to my RL game, and was just checking in to see what's up. If nobody cares, I'll take care of it in about 5 or 6 hours when I get home.

Excited to be back in business!

Awesome ... game on!!! (street hockey style, as he car passes and the kids drag the goal back into the street).

Ok, one question - does my surprise rouns take effect before, during or after daylight comes into play?

Its my last day on holiday with the family, driving 10+ hours tomorrow, so I will be infrequent at best. Bot me as needed to keep play up.

Interesting way to do combat. So you want us to do that until the enemy each of us is fighting dies?

Interesting way to do combat. So you want us to do that until the enemy each of us is fighting dies?

I just made it up :P

This being only my second honest attempt at board GMing I wanted something that felt heroic and let you guys shine both as individuals and as a group. I thought since you folks had developed some synergies already that this lil flare would help you to unload and focus on your target in a fun writing style, while adding some weight to the players and off a somewhat stressed GM. If it does not work we can return to a more traditional style. So yes, think of your targets as having sticky Aggro. Once you have an opponent like a goblin, it will stick with you until you kill it, stun it, tame it, or whatever. Now no one started as a Monk but I could see Noro going monk levels if she wasn't a Barb. With feats you can get Stunning fist. This means if you stun an opponent or in some way reset aggro is the only way to drop an opponent. The ways to do this without dropping an opponent to zero are as follows:

Any status effect which prevents a target from consciously being aware of its aggro'd opponent will reset it's aggro.

Aggro: is defined as aggression from an opponent directed at a specific target.

In the case of this game Aggro will be set when any PC or NPC targets any unammed NPC opponent and engages it in threatening manner. Yes this means you get aggro if you just threaten someone. So be careful. This can also be useful to the Tanks as they can hold unnamed opponents easier by attacking large groups who will maintain aggro on the opponent who attacked them first. This is great for flankers and Rogues as it means the lil beasties won't turn on you because you did the most damage. Also a word to Adrien and Noro Especially. Due to the way I am handling aggro, you also can use either the Bluff or Intimidate skills to "Taunt" an opponent. A taunt DC will be Based on the Targets Will Save + 10. I was thinking of making Taunt a feat in which you can even effect Named NPCs as well, but I am not sure how unbalancing that would become.

Talon & Adrien : No need to rush. Take your time. Your GM has become a lot more lax in his posting requirements for some bizarre reason...*snort*

Seriously tho. Lets just have fun. I will do my best storytelling and you folks do your best party heroism. Other than that lets not take it so serious. I think that was my fault. God personally removed that stick from my ass recently....you should thank him :P

Well I'll give it a shot. It just means it'll be hard to post my turns from work since my breaks are really short and my phone is crap. But I'll try.

Well I'll give it a shot. It just means it'll be hard to post my turns from work since my breaks are really short and my phone is crap. But I'll try.

I wouldn't sweat it to much. All you are doing really is just watching for your turn to come up in initiative. Then post when you actually have time. Wait till you get home or when you don't have to rush it on your phone. Remember it is still only a once a day posting requirement and I am not even going to enforce that to hardcore myself considering what I have just been through. Also keep in mind that if you don't like it I did offer the option of going to a more traditional method. I am not inflexible. I did just make this up. So if it doesn't work I am easily willing to scrap it.

Think of it this way. You get the freedom to run your opponent to the ground with your personal writing style instead of waiting even longer for me to do it.

I should also refer you to the above edited post about aggro. It will help to know what to do and how to act a bit better in combat. You especially as a Tank role should enjoy the ability to taunt and grab up opponents to save your fellow party members. Not to mention with Copper you two could double team the heck out of some bad guys and subdue more of them at once. Thus allowing your more powerful damage dealing allies to then take them down.

WoW I spent way to long doing raids and battles in MMOs, yikes.

Ok, sounds good. And yes you have. :)

Hey guys. Traveling home today, will be several thousands of miles in the air most of the day. But yeah, posting here at least :P

On the road myself now. If I need to be botted, I'll go after the goblins that attack in my direction first, since they have initiative.

Hey guys. Traveling home today, will be several thousands of miles in the air most of the day. But yeah, posting here at least :P

Pssst...not to rain on your trip or nothin...but um..."will be several thousands of miles in the air most of the day" Do you live on Mars or Venus? I'm Just sayin.

:-p

Nah, launchin in mah chevy, and posting on five hours of sleep on account of my darling nephews who are under the age of 10...

Expect to break orbit soon :P

Folks I have been trying to post today, but every time I do my current internet does not cooperate. So I am gonna make this short and hit post until it does. I will do better tomorrow I am sure. Until then Combat is gonna have to wait unless one of my aforementioned alternates wants to run the goblins amuck and have them try and capture Ameiko or the Mayor or both.....ok who didn't see that coming?