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Happy new year everyone.
Apologies for the unexpected and unannounced absence. Life is funny like that sometimes. I should be back to close to normal Paizo time now.
I have really neglected this game for far too long now. Apart from just being way too busy for the past few months, I lost some enthusiasm and steam when Dagret left, couldn’t really get my act together to help Ithuriel introduce a new character, and then when Chubbs got too busy too, it all went into the too hard basket for a while.
My new year’s resolution is to get this one back up and running, with any of the players who are still into it. I suspect that Brash, Ash and Twiceborn are in. Ithuriel, do you still want to continue with a new character? I do actually have some ideas to bring you into the game if so. Chubbs, now that your busy time of the year has passed, do you want to pick this up again?
Happy new year everyone.
Apologies for the unexpected and unannounced absence. Life is funny like that sometimes. I should be back to close to normal Paizo time now.
I have really neglected this game for far too long now. Apart from just being way too busy for the past few months, I lost some enthusiasm and steam when Dagret left, couldn’t really get my act together to help Ithuriel introduce a new character, and then when Chubbs got too busy too, it all went into the too hard basket for a while.
My new year’s resolution is to get this one back up and running, with any of the players who are still into it. I suspect that Brash, Ash and Twiceborn are in. Ithuriel, do you still want to continue with a new character? I do actually have some ideas to bring you into the game if so. Chubbs, now that your busy time of the year has passed, do you want to pick this up again?
Hi Moth. Sure, I am keen. Can I play that aboleth paladin now?
Yes, I would be interested in bringing in the new guy. I wasn't sure before if you were irritated with me for being a terrible participant (which would have been fair to be sure) or just busy so I waited to see how you wanted to play that. The wait stretched out though and I have to admit I stopped checking in regularly. At the same time I've been logging in very little all through December due to work.
The AP is just beginning to approach the point that I am not familiar with so I'm curious to see where it goes from here.
Yes, I would be interested in bringing in the new guy. I wasn't sure before if you were irritated with me for being a terrible participant (which would have been fair to be sure) or just busy so I waited to see how you wanted to play that. The wait stretched out though and I have to admit I stopped checking in regularly. At the same time I've been logging in very little all through December due to work.
The AP is just beginning to approach the point that I am not familiar with so I'm curious to see where it goes from here.
Nah, I had begun (back in October or whenever) to type up a long response to your last spoiler post, lost it, and first through frustration, then busyness, then the fact that I sort of put the whole game on hold never got around to retyping / completing it. Will aim to do so in the next few days.
Ithuriel, just wanted to let you know that I haven’t forgotten you. Here’s what I have so far – there’s more to come, but just want to make sure you’re ok with the setup, you think it suits what you had in mind for your character concept / background. Also, any response to it so far, particularly the implied question at the end.
When things went south after a scam went wrong in the Free City, Harrigan struck out for the mining town of Diamond Lake. He had a distant relative there, one Ragnolian Dourstone. Dourstone had left the clanhome some decades earlier, under somewhat mysterious circumstances (perhaps along with Harrigan’s own mother or father?) but had made it good in the meantime, becoming a reasonably prominent mine manager in the town.
Harrigan figured that he could play on the old clan connections for a while, long enough to get back on his feet – and set up his next scheme.
Ragnolian didn’t seem particularly enthused to have his distant relative show up, but grudgingly allows Harrigan to stay at his manor house for a few weeks, in exchange for you doing a few odd jobs and errands for him. He even goes so far as to allow you to use a tiny shopfront in a building he owns in town to set up your locksmithing business, and puts in a good word for you with a few potential clients.
However, you soon begin to realise that there is something rather odd going on with your distant cousin. He is moody and erratic, being positive and cheery one day, then short tempered the next. Somedays he seems paranoid and fearful, sometimes forgetful and confused. Some nights you hear sudden panicked screams from his room. Other times you hear him talking to someone when you’re sure that no one else is in the manor, or you hear voices that do not sound like his. Occasionally, odd folk turn up for meetings at odd time of the night, almost always heavily cloaked and hooded, and sometimes appearing strangely misshapen under their cloaks …
The mining business appears to be treating Ragnolian well, but you see little sign of portable wealth around the manor house (and you look no doubt!). He seems to be taking unusual precautions with his mine, paying to build a barricade around the entrance and hiring extra security. He seems convinced that the other mine managers are out to get him, although anyone with their ear to the ground in town quickly learns that most of the intrigue amongst the local mine managers and their supporters (or enemies) seems to be centered around those either for or against Balabar Smenk
Then, one day, Ragnolian approaches you, saying he needs a favour … something that might suit your particular talents.
January 30th. Originally we were doing something very small, but it has continued to balloon. 100 guests now :)
My original conception didn't really include so many sit down meetings with an army of professionals. About to go talk to a chef who will cater a smaller lunch after the ceremony now and I think the guy who is doing the cake.
January 30th. Originally we were doing something very small, but it has continued to balloon. 100 guests now :)
My original conception didn't really include so many sit down meetings with an army of professionals. About to go talk to a chef who will cater a smaller lunch after the ceremony now and I think the guy who is doing the cake.
Hey mate, how did it go on the weekend? Are you on your honeymoon?
We leave tomorrow afternoon.
It was all good. There was some lack of translation confusion during the ceremony where I didn't know what the proper reply was, but I had been told ahead of time that there was no "I do" part in the ceremony. So I was caught off guard to the amusement of our guests ;)
My parents actually missed the wedding due to weather delaying their flight overnight, but they were there in time for the lunch and the party that night. We had a good time. The party went till around 4:30 am :)
So now that I'm through the whirlwind I can go about starting the new guy over here. We'll be on the honeymoon from tomorrow till Feb 13th, but I will have the iphone and I'm certain we'll have wifi. I may be terse while I'm using the phone, but I can get started any time now.
Mothster>
Ithers:
Ok, more to the story:
There’s an old, abandoned observatory just outside of town, Ragnolian tells you in a near whisper, the property now owned by Balabar Smenk. Only its not empty anymore … someone’s moved in there, and Ragnolian is convinced that whoever it is is Smenk’s secret weapon against him (and perhaps the other managers) in the ongoing rivalry between the mine managers … or so your cousin says, but somehow his shifting eyes and slight twitches lead you to wonder if he’s being entirely truthful.
At any rate, Ragnolian seems very shaken by whoever – or whatever – has moved into the old observatory, and wants you to find out who it is and exactly what they’re up to; “What they know, what they’re planning,” as he says.
You’re not sure what’s really going on, but for whatever reason (loyalty, guilt, blackmail, curiosity) you decide to look into it.
It’s not so easy to figure out. Whoever is in the place moved in in the dead of night a couple of weeks back and hasn’t been seen outside since. There’s only one door into the place as far as you can tell, and its kept locked. Oh, you could probably pick it, but everytime you’ve been there and listened at the door you’ve heard a faint, strange scraping sound from inside, as if someone (or something) was moving about just on the other side … so you’ve been reluctant to do so. You’ve also had the unnerving impression that you’re being watched. All the windows into the place are either bricked up or high up in the tower, and narrow to boot.
You have seen some folk coming and going from the place from time to time though – an albino half orc who is apparently some sort of gang leader or local renown, and his gang of loyal thugs. You’ve heard rumours that the half orc, Kullen, also works for Smenk. He hangs out at a dive called the Feral Dog most nights … its highly likely that he knows whats going on in the observatory.
… From there its pretty much up to you to insert yourself into the game.
We leave tomorrow afternoon.
It was all good. There was some lack of translation confusion during the ceremony where I didn't know what the proper reply was, but I had been told ahead of time that there was no "I do" part in the ceremony. So I was caught off guard to the amusement of our guests ;)
My parents actually missed the wedding due to weather delaying their flight overnight, but they were there in time for the lunch and the party that night. We had a good time. The party went till around 4:30 am :)
So now that I'm through the whirlwind I can go about starting the new guy over here. We'll be on the honeymoon from tomorrow till Feb 13th, but I will have the iphone and I'm certain we'll have wifi. I may be terse while I'm using the phone, but I can get started any time now.
Congrats and enjoy the honeymoon Ithuriel!
We are on our way home now. Kinda lost service at the hotel the past couple days or so as they were upgrading modems throughout.
Yeah I was reading that scene trying to figure if that was a good place to jump in, but it wouldn't have worked like I had in mind as the general assumption was wrong. We'll be home tonight and maybe I'll just start out with a spoilered general description of how he has been trying to deal with the things you have brought up. We can figure it out from there.
Holiday was very nice. These are the days where I make up for how crappy December and the couple weeks before Easter were.
This was the first time I tried to use wifi in Paris through my phone and they have a dirty trick going on there. Everywhere you go one of the potential wifi sources is named "free wifi" and another is "free phonie." they always asked for passwords though. I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. Turns out one of the major isp's in Paris is named "Free" hah. But we indulged Jo's love of French revolution history, had brunch (doesn't exist in Greece), delicious tagine (also not available in Greece), and the best yeasty croissant I've had in a long time.
Game-wise, yes I'm here. I suppose I was being lazy letting them do the interrogating, but it has come to the point of Harrigan's interest now.
Btw- we are going to Italy on Wed to see my folks. 21st-26th. Probably won't be around the first two days as we will run around Rome first, but I think I should be able to keep up once we are at my parents' place.
By the way guys, Chubbs (Mythalas) will not be continuing with the game. We just haven’t had much luck with that fifth player have we?
Do we want to try our luck a third time by inviting someone else, or continue with four for now? The game should be doable with four (especially as we seem to have a quite well balanced party now), but I always think five is the magic number.
I’ll NPC Mythalas for a while, will probably phase him out soon, unless people would rather me run him an a support character for a while?
By the way guys, Chubbs (Mythalas) will not be continuing with the game. We just haven’t had much luck with that fifth player have we?
Do we want to try our luck a third time by inviting someone else, or continue with four for now? The game should be doable with four (especially as we seem to have a quite well balanced party now), but I always think five is the magic number.
I’ll NPC Mythalas for a while, will probably phase him out soon, unless people would rather me run him an a support character for a while?
Do as you will, Moth. I don't think much of a band has been established between Mythalas and the other PCs, so it would seem reasonable for the flighty elf to decide to go his own way.
If you find another really eager/dedicated player who would make a PC that would be a logical fit with the party, then great... but I wouldn't spend alot of energy looking for one. I think the party of four we have right now is fine.
I don't think much of a band has been established between Mythalas and the other PCs, so it would seem reasonable for the flighty elf to decide to go his own way.
Band? No, Mythalas and the other PCs definitely did not start a band... nor did they establish much of a bond, which is what I was trying to say in the first place... d'uh... :-)
Hey folks,
Just a heads up, more real life delays for me... My car just died this weekend and I've got dental surgery coming up on Thursday, so my "spare time" this week will be spent car hunting before turning to nursing a soar mouth... and then probably more car hunting...
Grrr... sorry!
NPC Andolphas as required...
Hey folks,
Just a heads up, more real life delays for me... My car just died this weekend and I've got dental surgery coming up on Thursday, so my "spare time" this week will be spent car hunting before turning to nursing a soar mouth... and then probably more car hunting...
Grrr... sorry!
NPC Andolphas as required...
No worries mate, hope things improve. Hope you find a car at least!
Hey folks,
Just a heads up, more real life delays for me... My car just died this weekend and I've got dental surgery coming up on Thursday, so my "spare time" this week will be spent car hunting before turning to nursing a soar mouth... and then probably more car hunting...
Grrr... sorry!
NPC Andolphas as required...
How are you doing mate, hope you are well? Back in action yet, or still busy / in pain?