Just wanted to make sure you and Amen were strong enough to continue on lest we are attacked again en route.
No worries.
Yes siree. :)
Yes siree. :)
You've piqued my curiosity, sir... :)
Dain GM: Rain said she'd follow by air the two riders (Nicolae and Robb?) who went ahead to get to the castle sooner and send more men out to the group. That's not doable?
Dain GM: Rain said she'd follow by air the two riders (Nicolae and Robb?) who went ahead to get to the castle sooner and send more men out to the group. That's not doable?
It's totally doable - you'd have to move a bit fast to catch them at first; but eventually you'd outpace them if you kept at it for the bulk of the day.
Based on Christopher's estimation of your fly speed, you'd wager you could get to the castle in about 6 hours - or roughly 3 PM - the riders would probably get there shortly after dark.
This assumed there are no issues and you're still willing to go on your own.
Let me know what you decide; I'll have a post for you up tomorrow!
If Variel cast Haste on Rain, how much time would she save flying with the wounded guy? I'm on the phone and I can't check the duration of the spell. It's late here and I have a very early start. Once I know more about the Haste, then I can rp some more, including Rain's know nature check re the trees. Post will be made in my morning.
haste lasts 1 round per level...
9 rounds of Haste isn't bad. Thanks, Jiro. I'll decide on what Rain will do soon.
Is anyone else trying anything to move us along faster? Also, Thoughts on flying with the wounded guy? Rajah's given his opinion (thanks). Honestly, I don't want to divide the party but I'm trying to come up with ideas to get us out of the elements and open landscape sooner than tomorrow and it'd be good to hear other ideas in game.
Ok, thanks for letting me know, Var.
Well, I played it out a little. Variel, as Captain, perhaps you need to chime in at some point in the game (with instruction)? The Captain and First Mate are unusually quiet and the Pilot is trying her best. ;p
On a side note, has Rajah been offered a formal commission aboard the Lady and a position among the officers? I don't think I saw that played out in game unless it was done so behind the scenes or in spoilers (I don't read other people's spoilers). Thanks!
I will be attending Strategicon from Friday through Monday... Will be able to make limited posts, but not reliably nor frequently... I will try to keep up with at least one post a day, but no guarantees. Please bot me as needed to keep up the pace of the game, thanks.
Apologies for my delay; I've been very sick lately and had some personal issues which prevented me from writing the last 36 hours and the next chapter requires a bit of description.
I'll put more on it later tonight; right now I just need to sleep for a little bit, though.
See you all soon!
I hope you feel better soon, Dain GM.
Enjoy the con, Jiro.
Hey everyone! I need a few more days as baby boy 4 arrived 2 weeks ago. Well get back started on Tuesday after the USA labor day holiday. I've missed you guys and will share a pic of the Lil monster soon.
Hey, rest up, Dain. It's hard to enjoy anything when you're sick as a dog. Get your rest and get to feeling better. Don't worry about this, this'll still be here when you get back. It's all good.
@Immortal: Well congrats to you and your family. Wow 4 boys. Two words: Hands. Full. :)
congrats, Imm!!!
feel better, Dain!
Thanks, guys, for your well-wishes, I appreciate them!
DM Immortal - tell your son Dracarys... he'll know what to do ;)
Curious to see what you all have planned for tomorrow :)
Hey guys! Looking through the social thread but then will get back into the swing of things.
Edit: Also looking through, it looks like you guys are still working through Dain's adventure. Can I get an update on what's going on and when you think you'll be done?
Hey guys! Looking through the social thread but then will get back into the swing of things.
Edit: Also looking through, it looks like you guys are still working through Dain's adventure. Can I get an update on what's going on and when you think you'll be done?
I think I sent you that via IM...
I was actually curious about that myself. How/when we're suppose to return to the Shackles game.
Edit: And there it is. I missed it by that much. *Places the end of forefinger and thumb barely apart*
I was actually curious about that myself. How/when we're suppose to return to the Shackles game.
No doubt you'll return when Destiny calls you... ;)
Hey guys, sorry about the delay. I have family evacuating up from Florida due to the hurrican and have been working on logistics. will get back to posting tomorrow.
Oh my mother f#~+ing god!!!! GRRRR!!! Sorry again for the delay but with the rains yesterday my roof decided that now would be a good time to start pouring water through into my bathroom upstairs. Trying to get an estimate for how much this is going to cost me now. Sorry guys. I really am trying to get back to this.
Good luck sorting out the roof, Immortal. Hope your family in Florida are safe.
With Rajah and Jiro circulating among the tavern folk, did they learn anything there while Rain and Variel questioned the wounded man?
With Rajah and Jiro circulating among the tavern folk, did they learn anything there while Rain and Variel questioned the wounded man?
At this point I saw no questions so I can't answer anything as I don't know what they want to know, unfortunately.
I'll wait until tonight and I'll see what happens before writing a response, though.
Have a good day!
I'm off to a birthday party. Rain will go with Amen. I'll toss up a post later in my afternoon.
Okay, I'm a little irked/baffled now. That's two people gone off to sleep in game (and Dhaavan's completely MIA) when there's stuff happening and it would be nice to have some help. Immortal is still busy with his evacuated mother and there's no ETA when he'll start back on the main game thread. So, since the side quest is still active, I can't understand this lack of participation. Dain GM was kind of enough to take this on while Immortal was taking a month or so off and Rain can't do everything. Come on, guys and gal. It'd go quicker and be more fun if people participated.
Thanks.
Amen-Set specifically summoned Rain to join her, no one else.. there's not much else to do right now. I figured a little quiet time wouldn't hurt. IF something happens, SEijiro can always come back downstairs.
Respectfully, anyone can be proactive. Jiro and Rajah were supposed to be info gathering in the Common Room when Rain and Variel were upstairs interviewing the wounded man. Nothing happened and so now I'm having Rain undertake it with the help of npcs. Jiro could have said, "Wait, I'll come too. There's folk who speak my native tongue. I'd like to meet them," for eg. The only reason Amen asked Rain specifically is because I was posting and active on the board.
I thought it was an ic thing, Amen-Set doesn't like Seijiro and never talks to him.
Amen cast two lesser restoration spells on Jiro recently - I wouldn't take that as her not liking Jiro.
Even if that was the case, Rain is there and Rain does like Jiro, so the point becomes null and void.
I'm just frustrated with this ongoing lack of care and/or silence in this game (by multiple players). It's not respectful to the active players or the acting GM who's trying his best.
If players didn't want to take on the side quest, then they should have said so and not joined in.
I just didn't want to butt in where not welcome is all... It's not for lack of wanting to take on the side quest... I guess just feeling a little lost and sidelined. no disrespect intended, either to you or the acting GM.
I'm sorry you're feeling sidelined, but respectfully I don't believe that is what is happening in game to your character.
I honestly feel so stretched with Rain when she has to take on multiple tasks, when in game she is not designed to do that and in real life, I lead a very busy life just like any other player.
I'm just asking for people to be proactive and go help when they see they can based on skills etc. It makes for a better game for all - players and GM. If a player can't play/post, then let the other players know asap so we can adjust the game accordingly and cover the absence/gap.
Thanks for hearing me out.
This is an in game discussion post: Rain is currently seated with the group behind the screens. If any other player wants to join her, please feel free to come over and sit down at the table. I actually encourage it, or like Rajah you may investigate one of the other things in the Common Room. As I'm at work currently, I'll hold off the rp for now in case Jiro or anyone else decides to join the conversation. I will make a post much later tonight, my time.
Thanks kindly.
I just didn't want to butt in where not welcome is all... It's not for lack of wanting to take on the side quest... I guess just feeling a little lost and sidelined. no disrespect intended, either to you or the acting GM.
Jiro - every single situation in that room I described was written for at least one PC to participate in - this specifically and completely included you. This specifically included the scene with the people who spoke the Minkai language - that was literally written for you.
The fact that Rain went with Amen-set was because Amen-set has a special connection to Rain, it was logical and reasonable for Amen-set to call on Rain as Amen-set likes Rain and wants to be with Rain (her liking Rain does not mean she dislikes you, though).
Further, I assumed it was also logical (for example) for Variel to attempt to gather information from the Elf and Human outriders, Rajah from the guy with the Aldroi dueling sword (or the goblin outriders); Dhaavan from the Yuan-Ti Dancing girl (or the Tiefling or the goblin outriders for example); Rain from potentially the Sylph/Hobbits or Elven Outriders (for example); and for you to gather information from the people from Minkai (or whatever any of you decide to investigate, of course; though I wrote the Minkai hook for you personally, but you're free to explore whatever you'd like).
You have now 4 days to solve a quest in which the implications will effect you now, but also potentially in The Shackles. If players want to ignore that or write that they're going to sleep, that is their choice, unfortunately.
I am glad you decided to re-think that, especially given how much I've worked and written about this part. Meanwhile, while Rajah is trying to gather information, too, from what it seems like to me Rain is doing a hell of a job in carrying the game at this point (including even acting beyond what her character would typically do just to gather information).
Please keep that in mind when you write your responses to her on the Discussion Thread.
Thank you.
Thanks for joining in, Jiro. I appreciate it. :)
Dain GM: I have no issue with Rain looking into the Sylph/Hobbits or the Elven Outriders. I'll take it one at a time for now, if that's okay. And thanks for the compliment regarding my rp on this side quest.
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My bad for initiating the sleeping aspect. I figured though that Variel would have been busy upstairs questioning the man he found. Once that was finished, and the others gathered information simultaneously it would be late enough to warrant going to bed to get an early start. However as it seems that there is more time and stuff to do Variel will come back down once I get time to post at work.
Sorry for any confusion.
I'm sorry, guys. Work and my schedule has been hectic... Lemme figure out better what's going on and post in the tavern
My apologies for not posting sooner. It seems my medical condition over the past few weeks has worsened and now it may either be bronchitis or pneumonia - I won't know more until after the X-Rays are done on my lungs; but the medicine they have given me has made me very tired and - unfortunately - I was too tired to post last night.
I will do more to post soon and I'm sorry for the delay.
Take care of yourself, Dain GM.
Ok getting estimates on the roof. Mom is here with me in Maryland. Baby is born and growing well. Kids are back at school. 3rd surgery on ankle scheduled. a partridge is resting comfortably in a hurricane downed pear tree. So that said my oldests birthday is tomorrow and my mom is leaving on Sunday so new start is this coming monday, the 18th. At that point my mom will be gone, estimates and schedule will be gotten for roof, kids will be settled in school, and I will have killed and eaten the partridge.
Thank you so much for being so patient with me. I just want to reiterate that I am committed to seeing this game through so bear with me a bit longer and good things will be coming.
Feel better soon, Dain GM... glad to hear things are going well for you Imm... sounds like your life is uber busy! but in a good way mostly.
Thank you all for your support; I really appreciate it. I'm still waiting on the results of the X-Ray's, but I'm hoping the condition isn't serious. For now I'm just stuck on the antibiotics, clinical steroids for the lungs, and some other things.
Here's hoping it gets squared away soon.
Thank you so much for being so patient with me. I just want to reiterate that I am committed to seeing this game through so bear with me a bit longer and good things will be coming.
Tell you what, GM - why don't you and I try chatting sometime about what your plans are specifically.
As it stands, I've written a lot of stuff for these guys and it will all have to be scrapped completely if we jump back into your game quickly. I kind of would like to chat with you via a time schedule on what's going on, if that's alright with you?
Okay, that's all for now. Have a good night.
I'm dealing with a nasty virus and I'm still at work.
Jiro, I'll have Rain reply to you via the message spell later tonight when I have some time to post.
Dain, the same with the Ogami Itto.
Thanks for your patience.
Still really sick, and, loopy on meds. If my rp is slow, short or doesn't make sense, my apologies. I hope once I start to feel better, the rp will increase.