cartmanbeck
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Hello my dear box runners and players!
I’d first like to say thank you so much for participating in the first Cards Against Gnomanity event. It’s truly been a fantastic showing by our burgeoning online community, and the box runners should be commended for putting up with a system that is still having some major wrinkles ironed out.
Cards Against Gnomanity officially ends this coming Sunday, August 12th, at 11:59 PM Eastern time. If you have a game ongoing that you’d like to continue past this time, that’s fine with us, but any game that ends after 11:59 will not be counted as being part of this event. However, we have another event that is starting up RIGHT AFTER this one! I’m talking about Play-By-Post Gameday VII. This event will include the multi-table special Assault on Absalom in slot 2, which runs from October 1st-November 12th. As of this moment, there are two slots left at tables for that special on the ACG side, so if you haven’t signed up yet, go check out the Specials Sign-up Sheet.
If you plan to continue a game and would like sessions reported between August 13th and September 30th to count as part of GameDay VII (and therefore be eligible for ACG boon rolls), please email me at cartmanbeck@orgplayonline.com with your screenname, the link to the paizo.com forum thread where you’re running the game, and the game number in the ACG online database BEFORE Cards Against Gnomanity ends on Sunday night.
When the first slot of GameDay VII ends on September 30th, if you are running or playing in any tables of Assault on Absalom, I will ask that you try to wrap up as many of your tables as possible in order to free up time and energy to devote to the Assault on Absalom run. We want this to be a huge success! Andrew (Hawkmoon 269) will be the lead for this event, so if you have questions about how it will run, email him at hawkmoon269@orgplayonline.com.
As of now, I’m seeing 75 sessions of ACG in our reporting sheet for Cards Against Gnomanity (I’ll note that I’m behind on reporting a few sessoins myself, but will get that taken care of later today). If you have not yet filled out the reporting sheet for your games, PLEASE do so as soon as possible! Reporting Sheet
Once the event ends and we've confirmed that all sessions have been added to the reporting sheet, I'll be doing a drawing for a small number of paizo.com gift certificates. Each player and box runner will have one chance at getting these, so it doesn't matter how many games you played, you have an equal shot. I'll also be looking over the total number of convention rewards/boons that we gave out to see how close to 10% we got... if the random number generator was a bit greedy, I may randomly hand out a few more of those as well.
Thank you all again, and feel free to email me with questions.
Tyler (Box Runner Nalshene/Cartmanbeck)
| Rhynn Davrie |
Before I send off the email to Tyler, thought I'd double check that you are all wanting to continue forward. In an ideal world, we would stay on top of this current scenario and hopefully knock it out before Sunday. That seems like a lot of work between now and then...but maybe.
After that I'd like to continue forward assuming there is some number of you that want to continue. I will admit the play-by-post isn't for everyone, so if you are on the fence, this might be a good place to drop out for a time.
I think before we move forward, I'd probably want to touch base and see what everyone's expectations are for play, if there is anything we could do to improve the experience now that you all know what you are getting into.
Anyway, just some thoughts to ponder, but let me know if you'd like to continue into Play-by-Post Gameday VII.
| Rhynn Davrie |
Cards Acquired During Scenario - scenario allows for two upgrades. Don't forget to roll for your noon as well.
Fire Gecko (Ally B)
Ubashki (Ally B)
Porcupine (Ally C)
Tomb Raider (Ally B)
Osirion Ancestor (Ally B)
Nefti the Bard (Ally B)
Embalmer (Ally B)
Pard (Ally B)
Azaz Arafe and Zazu (Ally 1)
Black Kiss (Ally 1)
Catching Cape (Armor B)
Crocodile Skin Lamellar (Armor B)
Ghost Battling Ring (Item C)
Kohl of Uncanny Discernment (Item B)
Kohl of Uncanny Discernment (Item B)
Frost Staff (Item C)
Flame Staff (Item B)
Immolate (Spell C)
Poisoned Sand Tube (Weapon B)
Torch (Weapon B)
Explorer's Staff (Weapon C)
Icy Longspear +1 (Weapon C)
Galvanic Chakram +1 (Weapon 1)
Box Runner Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 2 Shoot, almost was low enough.
| Radovan - Maelwys |
Convention Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 19 - Yes, another 19. Always with the 19...
I don't need any more armor or weapons right now, or spells ever, or items for a while... and there's no blessings... so I guess I'm mostly just interested in the Allies. I'd like one of the Ally 1s if possible, and would take both if nobody else wanted any.
| Rhynn Davrie |
| Damiel Fncg |
Skimming back through the treasure over four scenarios, i'm the only one who still doesn't have an AD1 boon, so I'd like to claim the Weapon 1.
As tempting as Boon #2 is to get more loot, I would probably just end up getting crap, so I think I will be pragmatic and go with Boon #6 for some curse-banishing glory. "Player Reward 6: Silver Crusade Reward"
| Hayato - MidnightLich |
Hayato's upgrades:
Wakizashi (B) -> Lance (B)
Heavy Wooden Shield (B) -> O-Yoroi (P)
-crp
| Rhynn Davrie |
Ok, so first choices are locked, looks like we've landed on.
Damiel - Weapon 1 / Item B
Hayato - Weapon B / Armor B
Radovan - Ally 1 / Ally B
Tarlin - Spell B / nothing?
Ahmotep - Ally 1 / Item C
Looks like we have these remaining boons:
Ubashki (Ally B)
Porcupine (Ally C)
Tomb Raider (Ally B)
Osirion Ancestor (Ally B)
Nefti the Bard (Ally B)
Embalmer (Ally B)
Pard (Ally B)
Catching Cape (Armor B)
Crocodile Skin Lamellar (Armor B)
Ghost Battling Ring (Item C)
Kohl of Uncanny Discernment (Item B)
Kohl of Uncanny Discernment (Item B)
Frost Staff (Item C)
Flame Staff (Item B)
Torch (Weapon B)
Explorer's Staff (Weapon C)
Icy Longspear +1 (Weapon C)
| Rhynn Davrie |
And with that the Cards against Gnomanity event has closed. I'm trying to get this game set to apply for the GameDay event so we can continue to fail at getting boons. =)
In the mean time, there's a few things I would like to get worked out before we start the next scenario, mostly expectations of play so we aren't wasting anyone's time and no one is getting frustrated.
To that end, here's what I'm currently thinking:
- 1) Everyone posts their deck handler links, add a column with the text descriptions for each card, and gives me edit rights so I can play your hand if you are "past time"
2) We set an expectation of frequency of posting...6hr, 8hr, 12hr...I don't really care, but I'd like a hard time that you guys decide on where I will step in to play the turn. Also decide how you want to handle over night, does it count or do we set hours of play?
3) You are responsible for notifying, via Google Messenger, the person after you. I'm going to be assisting on this with a call out to the next person, when I do an update, but that shouldn't be relied on.
4) If you go "past time" 2x, without giving the board a heads up and I have to step in to play your hand, I'll request that you not join us for the next scenario. (I hate to do this, but everyone's time is important and I don't want a single person causing the game to grind to a halt.)
Anyway, that's my current thoughts. This general format is pretty much non negotiable as it's what I want as the runner of the box to keep the game moving. The duration of 2) should be set by you guys, I'm also fine with increasing/decreasing the count for me playing your hand.
Bottom line is all of our time is important and I'd like some guidelines in place so everyone is on the same page and no one is getting frustrated by the pace/experience.
So let me know if we need to tweak anything. Once you are good with the "rules" say so, once everyone who is planning on sticking around has done so, I'll post the next scenario and we'll be off.
If this isn't for you, no worries, as I've said before, it isn't for everyone. Just let me know if you are going to drop so I know to count you out for getting an Ok for the expectations of play stuff.
Thanks!!
| ACG Overseer |
Hello! Welcome to Play By Post Gameday VII. As part of the festivities for this event, we have a few rewards you can win. After your table completes a scenario, win or lose, each participant (player and/or box runner) rolls 1d20. If your result is 1 or 20, you win. Select your reward from the list below and inform your Box Runner of your choice. We’ll make sure you get the reward sent to you.
Remember, Session 1 runs from August 13th, 2018-September 30, 2018. Your table must complete the scenario between those dates to roll for a reward. During Session II (October 1-November 12th) we’ll be running the multiple table interactive special Assault on Absalom.
Box Runners: If you have any questions about how to report, please contact me.
Have fun!
Gameday VII Adventure Card Game Rewards
Season of Tapestry’s Tides Reward #1
Unconventional Firepower: You may add one weapon that has the Firearm trait and one item that has the Ammunition trait from the Gunslinger Class Deck to your box. These cards must have an adventure deck number equal to or lower than your current tier. Each time you advance a tier, you may exchange one of these cards with another card of the same type from the Gunslinger Class Deck, following the same restrictions.
Season of Tapestry’s Tides Reward #2
Burgeoning Captain: At the beginning of a scenario that uses the Skull & Shackles Base Set, you may cross out this reward to gain the skill Survival: Wisdom +2 on your checks attempted while you are on a ship and on your checks attempted against a ship until the end of the scenario.
Season of Tapestry’s Tides Reward #3
Sea Legs: When you would fail a combat check against a bane that has the Aquatic trait, you may cross out this reward to reroll the dice and add 1d6; take the new result.
| Radovan - Maelwys |
Yep, those rules sound good to me. And I'll likely implement the same rules on the Runelords campaign as well, assuming people are interested in continuing with it under those restrictions.
Though I would say if we're not willing to take sleep into consideration than we should make sure the time limit is lax enough that we don't need to worry about waking up in the middle of the night to play our turn. ;-)
| Rhynn Davrie |
I'm going to bow out for this one. As much fun as Ahmotep was to play, it seemed clear I was bringing down the table's pace. Thanks for running the box Bryan, and good luck to everyone else.
Thanks for joining us Matt, it was my pleasure to run it. I hope it wasn't my post that drove you off, mostly I just wanted to get everyone on the same page as far as expectations were concerned.
| Rhynn Davrie |
Here's the list of things I have. Given the up and down nature of the site during the run, I hope I got everything. let me know if it looks like anything is missing.
Cards Acquired
Torch (Weapon B)
Remove Curse (Spell B)
Clinging Venom (Spell B)
Armored Kilt (Armor C)
Catching Cape (Armor B)
Bladeguard (Item B)
Kohl of Uncanny Discernment (Item B)
Key of the Second Vault (Item C)
Smoked Glass Goggles (Item B)
Acid Flask (Item B)
Giant Slug (Ally B)
Hyaenodon (Ally B)
Pahmet Clansman (Ally B)
Embalmer (Ally C)
Blessing of Horus (Blessing B)
Blessing of Pharasma (Blessing C)
Blessing of the Elements (Blessing B)
BR Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 9 Still nope.
| Rhynn Davrie |
[dice=BR Boon!]d20
Clearly the problem there was you didn't tag it appropriately, you aren't a box runner...therefore you get no BR Boon! Not sure why it didn't like me though. I clearly had the appropriate qualifications. Must have needed to be more emphatic about it.
| Radovan - Maelwys |
Convention Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 7
But I don't have any particular B boons that I want right now, so I'll probably pass on that.
| Rhynn Davrie |
4-1E Cards Acquired
Whip (Weapon C)
Tussah Silk Coat (Armor B)
Crocodile Skin Lamellar (Armor B)
Filter Hood (Armor B)
Crocodile Skin Armor (Armor B)
Shield of Fire Resistance (Armor 1)
Canteen (Item B)
Scroll of Thoth (Item 1)
Acid Flask (Item B)
Embalmer (Ally B)
Tarworks Master (Ally B)
Hyaenodon (Ally B)
Shock Lizard (Ally C)
Dhabba (Ally C)
Mumia Smugglers (Ally B)
Blessing of the Elements (Blessing C)
Blessing of the Ancients (Blessing B)