I am really having trouble playing this game. I am considering going on to something else. I have asked in character if we were going to designate a leader and no one has paid attention to what I asked other than to ask for healing and then wanting Willow to lead us off. Am I just meant to be the heal bot?
Sorry I thought you were nominating yourself for leadership.
I am fine with that, though I think as long as action was invovled an kender would not care who was leader.
It might help if you direct comments to specific individuals.
@Talinthal
"I hope you stay a bit longer, there is much to see!"
This is the same thing that happened with the gnome. I am not here just to be the support healer of the group.
I didnt nominate myself to be the leader, I said we need to figure out who it was going to be (kinda of that lawful thing in his alignment). Since no one has mentioned anything, why should he go on if we are not organized?
It just does not make sense to me as to why I would bother going along with this especially since I think I am being accused of murder, in a very non sensical way and the only stuff we have done in the past 3 weeks is get our asses kicked by someone, I get accussed of murder at a Solamnic garrison that I knew nothing about despite the fact that in my backstory one of my brothers was there and now we have been a week IRL waiting to move on.
Yeah you know... I am making (or willow is) to be a leader, but I kind if need some clarification on things... I'm not the dm, I don't know the plans for the campaign or what's going on, I kind if need my knowledge checks etc answered so I have some idea... And really I'm just sort of flailing. Am I expected to make it up? ;(
short answer:
Solinas hasn't responded about the leadership thing because she is not interested in it and doesn't really care about such thing at this particular moment. In her point of view having a leader doesn't change the basic fact that are:
- Going to lost City
- Retrieve Magic item
- Plant magic Rods
-Survive till the end.
These being rather straightforward
-leave the going to point A to point B to ranger specialist
-Finding the Treasure room is a communal thing
-Use the rod is an arcane caster thing to which she can participate.
Helping everyone to stay alive
As far as the accusation? what is more important to you right now? saving the world or clearing your name? Cause as far as solinas is concerned she can always help you clear your name once the world is saved, but seeing that there is a table table here. It doesn't work the otherway around. (and if you're character's brother was in the solamnic outpost yesterday then most probably he is dead along the other knights.)
-Healbot?: well you are the only character than can heal out of the party.... its really up to you to do other things then just healing.
Solinas, I appreciate your insights but is there a reason you seem to come across as patronizing when you talk to people?
So much for an application of positive psychology.
it is not my intention in anyway shape or form to patronize you.
You asked a question about leadership. I am merely providing you the answer as to why my character isn't concerned with it.
oh and willow the plan right now is exactly how i have outlined
Go to point A retrieve Magic item; Go to point B, use magic item.
Surviving our pursuers and any other danger...
At the moment we have no other plan.
It seems a constant in our interactions.
Dude, I have been reading Dragonlance since 1985 and own every MWP Dragonlance book and DMed the AGE OF MORTALS trilogy for 3 years so I am very familiar with the world. I have every DL game product from 1st edition on and have played them, well Saga not so much. Heck, I have even talked DL with the Queen of Darkness herself (Margaret Weis) and Jamie Chambers.
In fact, Gambit and I communicated way before this game even got started on the DL board in the Conversions section of these forums.
I understand the plan, and I'm completely fine with it...
I still want my checks answered so maybe I can role play it better than just saying "ok we go there", you know? /makes scrunchy face x[
I guess... Are we supped to regulate ourselves and just carry on? Lol
Talinthal, that is all really interesting and exciting, (i have read many of miss weis's books myself and loved them!) but I am not sure if it is necessary to be so serious? I am a little frustrated as well and I understand, but come on dude. Maybe take some deep breathes?
Willow, it gets frustrating being patronized every time I make a point or bring up a concern.
I understand that completely. but I doubt that is solinas's intentions. Maybe they are genuinely trying to be helpful? We're all a party here right? No need to fight with ourselves!
I am not fighting, I am simply airing my frustrations. Solinas makes some good points, it is in how they are communicated, again, not being able to see facial expressions, body language, etc. we are at a disadvantage.
Maybe we should designate a face for our group. ; )
I nominate the kender to be the face of the group... :)
Does everyone feel better?
Talinthal, you have valid points, because i do see the potential that solinas' writing could have that condescending tone.
Solinas, your statements are straight and to the point. they represented what was going on and presented it in a clear and concise manner.
Note that i am not saying one person is right, and one person is wrong, for this situation. This is something that has to be hashed out between the people with the opposing view points. If i walked in and knocked both heads together and told each person to "knock it off" id lose two great players.
I just ask that both Talinthal and Solinas work this out and prevent it from spilling into the gameplay.
i have no complains, DM
and i reiterate, Talinthal i am not trying to be patronizing in any way shape or form...
Damn uppity elves.......
; )
I really am not feeling this game anymore. I wish you all luck but I think it is time for me to move on.
PLEASE do not mess with my character the way that you did with the gnome. This is my character and I am withdrawing him from this game.
can I have all your items... at least your horse?
LOL...true gaming right there
Sorry, this is my character and what I have I have.
I am not certain I understand WTF is going on with this.
If I am reading rightly Talinthal.....
1. Is withdrawing from the game
2. Does not want to be written out of the game
3. Does not want (his PC) to become an NPC
Maybe I am confused, but it seems like what is being requested it a bit too much?
i dont understand it either. Once a player removes themselves from the game, their character becomes an NPC. Usually it is assumed that the character either vanishes as if they didnt exist, or they ride off into the sunset, keeping everything that they have accumilated.
For me, i see it when a player leaves, the pc becomes an npc, and if the situation would adversly affect the group, ill play the npc so that the group doesnt hurt. If it doesnt affect the group, ill come up with something that explains the sudden leaving and just write up a blurb.
Either way, the player is able to retain their usage of the pc because they have control of their own avatar, but if its in real life they control their own character sheet.
I want to be written out of the game. I dont want to happen to me what happened to the gnome. My character is disappearing or leaves or whatever. If you want to make another cleric then go ahead and do that, I am not giving permission for a character with the name of Talintal Uth Mondor to be used.
I never said that I wanted to be kept in the game. I was asked if the ranger could have my stuff and I said no, what I had gotten from the beginning of this lackluster campaign until yesterday when I decided to leave was mine. After all, I am sure that Bruhma or another character that the DM would make will be more than able to compensate for the disappearance of the cleric.
LOL, you make my head spin Talinthal. But I just have to say... it isn't like all your gear disappears if it gets left in this game... I mean, who is to stop you from just... keeping it written on the character sheet... I was mostly just kidding.
I can not wrap my mind around your seriousness. It's mind bottling! Like when your mind is trapped in a bottle. It is a game and I just wish that maybe you hadn't gotten so worked up about it or that maybe we could have tried to talk with you to appease you or get to know you better or really anything to avoid such negativity (seriously man, who cares if your character is NPCed? It's not like its going to change your character, it isn't like you'll have to add those events to his background...)
Anyways, wish you the best of joy and luck in your further endeavors, sorry things didn't work for you.
DM would you mind putting the link for the battle map on top of the campaign info thread that way no one will have to go digging into the post to have a look at it?
Ok, I just finished reading the entire gameplay thread and then the discussion thread and it seems this campaign has been plagued by drama.
I promise not to go diva on you guys by making ridiculous demands so long as my candy bowl remains well stocked with yellow smarties (and take out all the red ones too please ... I hate those) and someone gets me a wall poster of Bea Arthur. Oh and a single mint flavored tooth pick. I can't find those anymore. A teddy bear with the stuffing removed and replaced with sawdust from a Canadian saw mill ... NOT from Quebec though cuz thats just weird. Oh and someone must scratch my initials in paint on Kobe Bryant's newest sports car. A real French feather duster. Some Greek yogurt FROM GREECE.
Doogan's voice can be heard fading off in the distance as he absentmindedly rattles off a few dozen more demands. A pink pan flute. A back rub from Anna Nicole Smith. A red box full of hotwheels. Rock em Sock em Robots. A furby. An 8 track player for my car. A baseball bat signed by my 3rd grade coach ... in lipstick. A jam jar filled with Venezuelan pennies predating 1951. A high five from Arnold Swartzenegger. Dinner with Pele. A wallet sized picture of Gary Gygax.
ROFLCOPTER! Thank you for that.
demandes? you are making demands? i am just going to hang you off a well by the scruff of your beard !
(actually i am going to have to rely on someone stronger to do that for me as i am sure you weigh a ton)
Trap will gladly put a bucket over the dwarf's head and bang on it repeatedly with rocks....while he is asleep...
Well, at least you guys have a sense of humor. I am really looking forward to this campaign as I've spent over a year developing this character concept.
Just to give you a heads up, Doogan (named after Reorx's earthly avatar) is a gully dwarf with absolutely no worldly experience whatsoever. His people have been cut off from the rest of the world for their entire existence and know nothing of the other races, politics, geography, and most importantly social graces or etiquette. His education was nothing more than perpetrating generations old racial and social stereotypes. He will be stubborn and blissfully ignorant in most social interactions and probably do a great many things that most of the other races would find disgusting.
Basically he is a good guy with a good heart but he is dumber than a sack of hammers.
Good we will see if we can train him to at least not poop on the ballroom floor.. :)
Ah its funny you should mention that Solinas, as the 'where to poop' theme is featured prominently in Doogan's backstory. In this regard, he is very civilized.
Good luck getting him to go back to Xak Tsaroth again though.
well since i am sure someone will babble about our destination to you i guess we'll just have to guide you there with lots of lizard-on-a-stick treats..
hey everyone, crazy week here. Boss on vacation and the entire network fails...so ive been living here bout 14 hours a day for the last 3 days...so no postings til next week...
ouch and you are leaving us hanging with 30+ goblin breathing down on our necks????
Good luck till next week
It happens....
Maybe we can do some character development here in the ooc thread.
I will set something up first thing in the morning.
Willow will take a break from goblin arrowing, and pull out his pipe, some yarn, and begin to crochet.
So guys... how's the goblining going?
well i don't know i am more concerned of the gully dwarf standing next to me stabbing me in the foot with his oversized BBQ skewer then the 30+ goblins for some reasons.
Trap watches the skill of the ranger crocheting and pipes in.
"I didn't know you could use arrows to do that!"
The kender notes the general shape and size of the project....failing his knowledge roll he asks...
"blanket, scarf or booties?"
Doogan looks up at Solinas distrustfully and points his sharpened stick in her general direction. Wat are yu? Some kind o woodland demon?
You are holding thee wrong end of the stick dwarf ....
All evidence of tension disappears momentarily as confusion clouds Doogan's judgement. He quickly reverses the spear in reaction to the elf woman's words only to realize that the pointy end was now decidedly closer to his belly than it had been before. He then switches the spear back again and growls at Solinas "I be pretty good wit dis ting lady demon. Deadly even. Yu best take careful when you talk to me lessn you want me to chop your leg off with this.
Doogan steps back cautiously as he keeps an eye on the elf as he shakes the spear tip ensuring she can see the pointy end is now facing her!