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Oh, and two of the other players were a couple of nice guys I met at the con, named Robin and Pete.
Oh my freakin' nonspecific deity! Talk about intimidating... but it was fun and enjoyable.
How long into the game before you realised?
And was it only after a long tirade about ()
"Those WotC shareholders! What were they thinking, selling to Hasbro? Why, if I could just get my hands on that there goldarned razzafrazzin no-good president o'theirs, I'd go 'Oi! Adkison! NAAAAAOOOOOOO!'..."
<Robin gives nervous sideways glance>
'Pete': "Errr, that'd be me?"
<long pause>
Wow! Sorry guys, just found this thread as well. Been looking at the Wiki: nice job, Paladin! Love it.
In response to an earlier observation, I can go back and forth from 1st to 3rd person "in character" at will, without being too uncomfortable. When writing entries journal-style under Hellard's name, using 3rd person just seemed too "Ooh! We're all writing a story!" and not game-like enough. Then again, Snorter makes a very good point. I'll be happy to switch for the sake of uniformity from here on in.
I'll be flying out to western Kansas on the 13th (this Sunday) and won't be back until the 18th. Not sure if I'll be able to post during that time. If not, and if it seems like it's gonna hold things up, one of you guys can feel free to post for me -- I've been impressed enough with everyone's stuff so far that I'm sure Hellard will be in good hands any way you look at it.
Hey, Azoun! Congratulations, man.
How long into the game before you realised?
And was it only after a long tirade about ()
"Those WotC shareholders! What were they thinking, selling to Hasbro? Why, if I could just get my hands on that there goldarned razzafrazzin no-good president o'theirs, I'd go 'Oi! Adkison! NAAAAAOOOOOOO!'..."
<Robin gives nervous sideways glance>
'Pete': "Errr, that'd be me?"
<long pause>
No, I'd been to a couple of seminars which Robin was hosting, and he'd mentioned in one of them ("Indie Games you must try") a game called Grey Ranks. So when someone came around to the table I was at the next night and said "Would anyone like to play a game of Grey Ranks?" I whacked my hands up and said "Sure, I'll try it."
They led me to the right room, and (en route) explained that it was only going to be a small game, just Andrew (the guy who asked), and "a couple of other guys, would that be OK?" "Yeah, that's fine, I don't mind."
"Oh yeah, and they're Robin Laws and Pete Adkison..." [heart attack]
What was funny, though, is that Robin Laws calls it (WotC) "Wotsy", just like we mere mortal gamers do.
Hey all just FYI, some of my plans changed. Doing Bath later instead of sooner so the only time I forecast I will be without internet for a period will be the 29-30 of Aug for the Gen Con UK.
Also...this game is really interesting...can't wait to see what happens after the battle!
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Okay so how many zombies left? More than I dozen still I would guess?
Yeah we need a break in the action so we can introduce ourselves and start calling each other by name! :)
By the way I think eveyone should make for the gate, I don't know if we will be able to kill all the zombies or not.
Paladin,
Can I get a new description of the current battlefield? Where are the civies? Are the Parliament gaurds letting them in? Where are the rest of the "heroes"?
This issues determine what Riven will do. He is trying fot the Valiant Hero type and saving the weak. So if the people are being let in...well he isn't about to abandon them.
So if you could please...then I will post my actions.
Cheers!
Can I get a new description of the current battlefield?
Your wish is, as ever, my... no, wait, failed my check.
Here you go. 2nd map.
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Phew! Posted, after a long period of unreliable Internet access at work!
Hope it's graphic enough for you! LOL
This is a lot of fun; I wondered, when we started, and especially when we were told that it would be more free-form, that we'd end up with a bunch of super-heroic Mary Sues, but we all seem to have come up with some really flawed heroic losers!
Another brain-exercise for you all. How do you think we sound?
Whenever I read Riven's dialogue, I hear it in the voice of Skwisgaar Skwigelf...anyone else have any suggestions?
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Hope it's graphic enough for you! LOL
"eeeeeewww! I have zombie brains in my hair." says Darius in the voice of the kid that was perpetually locked in the trunk of speed racers car. jk!
Another brain-exercise for you all. How do you think we sound?Whenever I read Riven's dialogue, I hear it in the voice of Skwisgaar Skwigelf...anyone else have any suggestions?
I think Pariah would sound like Jessica Rabbit.
I wondered, when we started, and especially when we were told that it would be more free-form, that we'd end up with a bunch of super-heroic Mary Sues, but we all seem to have come up with some really flawed heroic losers!
Glad to be of service.
If it's any help, I'm loving this too. Your characters will get a chance to 'meet and greet' pretty soon (), and get a few words in without using the words "pulp" "brains" "insane" or "splat-pow-kablooey". I hope.
OK, I will.
...Aaaand third time lucky.
By the way; who is this 'Kirth Gersen' character, who has appeared in the town square? And what has he done with Well'Ard? TIP OF THE DAY: check your ID when posting, kids!
Hellard glares at the sacreligious priest, who would deign tell the gods that control them all their business. Then again, even the gods may become forgetful from time to time, especially those who have never before used avatars such as these.
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If it's any help, I'm loving this too. Your characters will get a chance to 'meet and greet' pretty soon (), and get a few words in without using the words "pulp" "brains" "insane" or "splat-pow-kablooey". I hope.
Sorry if anybody's got a weak stomach.
I was sorting some Nurgle Plague Marines before I wrote that bit.
I was sorting some Nurgle Plague Marines before I wrote that bit.
...You were snorting Nurgle Plague Marines? What kind of creepy players have I got here? Gee, that would be pretty gross.
...Oh wait, you were sorting, no N. Oops.
I picked a new picture for Darius. Thought it made him look more like a 17 year old kid.
He definitely looks younger in that one. More like what I was envisioning. I had this image of a young lad who doesn't have the look of combat about him, or much experience in the ways of battle in his appearance.
I like the pic!
I picked a new picture for Darius. Thought it made him look more like a 17 year old kid.
I like it too... and now the Wiki has been updated with the new pic as well.
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They're always adding new ones; at least once a month, maybe more, depending on how many products they can clip art from.
It's worth checking occasionally, and setting the search by date, rather than popularity. All the recent ones will be at the beginning.
I see Durendal has changed twice since we began; he was the King of the Beggars from Korvosa, then a 'Gandalf', now some long-faced chap.
Wow! Heh, I guess Riven's got his work cut out for him. Six on one zombie choppa' action!
Suddenly my lot doesn't seem so bad. Heh.
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Wow! Heh, I guess Riven's got his work cut out for him. Six on one zombie choppa' action!
Suddenly my lot doesn't seem so bad. Heh.
That map is now out of date too. Riven, Darius, Brother Thomas, and maybe Breyr are all up by the Parliament gates now.
Paladin
Does Darius spot anything in the crowd of commoners? I'm kinda waiting for the answer before I can post again.
Sorry, missed that.
No, there's very little to see, given the poor visibility, the driving rain, and the crowd. Likelihood is, there wouldn't be any commonsmen capable of controlling the hordes of zombies you've seen here- only a very skilled necromancer would be capable of raising them, let alone controlling their actions and driving them towards a particular place.
Plus, necromancers that powerful tend to dress better than these people. :)
Also: given that no-one's posted in (going on) 36 hrs, I'll go ahead, if I'm skipping over people, please let me know.
Ahhuuuurrggghhh...
*nose falls off*
Done. Nearly there now... everyone will have a nice introduction scene together soon, before we head back into the story. Don't worry though, it's not all action... the next section will involve more cerebral movement.
Darius closes shortly behind him, hesitantly ducking in under his swing to heft the heavy axe, but shopping down another of the zombies.
That's right I will shop down, not only zombies, but any kind of undead!
*Slaps VISA down on the counter*
Charge it baby!
:)
That was awful... exactly the kind of joke I'd tell, if you hadn't beaten me to it. :D
Hey, guys! I'm back from Kansas now, and I see the ball's rolling again. Sweet!
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Kirth; In another AOW thread, you said you had run a homebrew of 'Rod of Seven Parts' and 'Return to the Tomb of Horrors'.
Were these for 3.5? I was thinking of inserting some old-school references for the benefit of a grognard player, and to offset the chance that any of them have read any chapters of AOW.
Barring any unforeseen posting floods, I'll post again about 10 hours from now.
If you want to get talking, get busy, guys!
Kirth; In another AOW thread, you said you had run a homebrew of 'Rod of Seven Parts' and 'Return to the Tomb of Horrors'. Were these for 3.5? I was thinking of inserting some old-school references for the benefit of a grognard player, and to offset the chance that any of them have read any chapters of AOW.
I've got a fair bit of RttToH converted to 3.5; I'll be happy to share. I unfortunately never had the RoSP boxed set (or even knew about it until recently); instead, I had (years ago) made up my own adventure spanning various worlds from literature and mythology. I've converted that to 3.5e as well, and again, will be happy to share.
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Woo-Hoo!
That sounds great! It'll be a while before they're ready to tackle it, but it's good to know if there's any foreshadowing to insert.
I've got the box set of RoSP, and the pdf of RttToH in my cart. And that nice Mr Vaughn put a veeeery nice statblock in PF11 (no spoilers, but if you've got it, you'll know which one I mean!).
Where do you want me to send this stuff?
I was thinking of inserting some old-school references for the benefit of a grognard player, and to offset the chance that any of them have read any chapters of AOW.
Grognard? Really? I am honoured :-)
I haven;t read any chapters and will continue to not do so. What's the point?
Matt
Blue-Eyed Paladin DM,
I've bumped Hellard to 4th level, assuming he gained some XP from the zombies, and to bring him more into line with the others. That knocks his Con up to 16, which is where I'd wanted it to begin with.
S'okay?