You are at 18(-2) right?
Well, 18 - (1d8+2)
Kray's post will be at least +4
I'm only joking. I like putting my characters in danger.
Note to self, post based DoTs only slow down games. Try out time based DoTs!
Or roll-based.
What about roll-based, but only for the one with the dot? Means if you get out of the situation without rolling, you have time to put yourself out.
I'm joking about the time based DoTs. I think what would actually make sense would be for someone suffering from a DoT to require a defy danger to act.
DoTs in a game like this are something that you really have to handle on a case by case and character by character. I mean robots and Rotgut on fire arent THAT severe unless it goes on for a little while, but if someone set Kray on fire hed have mere moments before he would be dead.
Fire is also an entirely different beast to say, acid or bleeding and what have you.
Id personally suggest dots dealing damage when the GM posts a general update for everyone, since that happens a regular intervals without being too often.
Anyone have any positive or negative feedback on how it's going so far? This is only the second PbP I've run so still getting the kinks out.
Also, what would you think of having a standard battlemap in roll20? Roll20 is free to use and easy to update for positions. Each player can update where they move to etc.
Well im having fun so I guess its going well so far :)
I will say, things like the pizza monster, for me personally, need to not happen too often. Im all for silly, in the correct doses.
Im neutral on battlemap. If you want to put in the work im all for it, but I dont feel like its needed. Atleast not in the fights weve had so far, but ofc that might change.
I'm with you Kray. I tried not to go full ridiculous by making it a garbage elemental (who happens to live under a little italy) rather than a true pizza elemental.
On a side note ... Mooshy, have you found any decent resources for tracking fronts?
The "pizza elemental" was a Chekhov's Gun itching to be fired. We had already established relevant enemies, were racking up failures, and there had been a lot of unrequited pizza talk.
We did also talk about it and attempt to be conscious of dissent.
I think it was handled well.
Loving the campaign MCKhaos! Can't wait to see where we've escaped to.
Sorry for the slow weekend. I've been prepping for trial and this will probably stay slow in the next week unless the parties settle.
Mechanically, Sona doesn't have rations, nor need healing from rest. Her operations restock as long as she has some free time. Leveling up is also triggered by downtime. I'd imagine that if she spends too long away from the ship, or a public charging station, she'll start getting debilities until she drops into power-saving mode. Treat her like a priest with a vow of hunger, and tell me whenever you'd like to dish out a debility due to "fasting". I'd like to keep Sona's core combustion free. She's a robovegan. Carbon-based life disgusts her. If for some reason that's not cool with y'all, I'll need a ration from someone. I can make "food" into food, but I can't make food from non-food. I just didn't figure that made sense for Sona.
Carbon-based life disgusts her
Well, now youve gone and made Kray sad :/
I've got Welcome to the Machine, which takes the place of rations. Reckon that would be appropriate?
Re: Tracking fronts, MCKhaos: I just have a word document for mine. It's...not as organized as it could be.
H'okay, so, didn't get a chance to level up on Friday or over the weekend so here goes:
Started out at 3 XP from failures
+8 for being awesome nets me at 11 XP
-7-1 puts me at level 2 and back at 3 XP again: Choosing Follow Me so I can handle two separate roles on Perilous Journeys. I also bumped my WIS mod to +2 so I'm even better at being our guide.
End of Session Move:
Sona calls me petit-fils and has some odd fascination with following my orders. What's her game?
Bone-head's brutish tactics are going to get me killed.
Bone-head's strong enough to look after himself. He doesn't need me watching his back.
Bunkr-Bustr fascinates me. Why is a war machine like him fighting alongside some mercs instead of fighting in an interstellar war somewhere?
I'm worried about Bastian. Nobody drinks that heavily without a harsh past to back it up. That kind of behavior can't last long.
I saw a moment of clarity in Kray's eyes when he was firing at the garbage monster during our last combat. He's only fuzzy until combat starts...why?
Omega is basically a telepathic alien plant-assassin. I need to find out what could motivate something so different from me.
Alignment: Good Put yourself in danger to combat an unnatural threat. +1 XP for trying to help fly Kray out of danger from that pizza thing. That thing was definitely unnatural.
Did we learn something new and important about the world? We learned how the city was built and how it has old passageways for mech maintenance droids...does that count? +1 XP
Did we overcome a notable monster or enemy? Hell yeah, badass pizza monster. +1 XP
Did we loot a memorable treasure? I'm pretty sure finding my Jetpack was this session? +1 XP
Assuming Kray and Bone-head agree re: bonds, that puts me at 3+6=9 XP. 7+2=9 XP, so I'm spending all of that to level up again!
Adding +1 to Dex (no change to mod yet) and taking
Well-Trained: Choose another training for your animal companion. Choosing Scout Training so I can send RAE ahead to seek out threats or loot.
Now I'm level 3!
The issue with welcome to the machine is that it still ties Sona to a physical supply of some sory (fuel) and it just heals HP with CON, which she can just do with INT, now at a +3.
If we're talking about a new move, what about:
Powered by Science:
When you dock with a recharge station overnight, recover from one debility and restore your Power to +3. When you have a moment to unwind, roll+Power. On a 10+ you are able to recover lost power trough the use of flywheels. On a 7-9 choose one:
* Your cells are drained, reduce your power by 1.
* You feel your power fading, take a debility (DM's choice)
When your power reaches 0 you are in power-saving mode until you can dock with a charging station. Make all rolls at a -1.
Sona, "Power" would be a new mechanic for you under the proposed powered by science move? What would "recover lost power through the use of flywheels" mean mechanically?
Also, I will be GMPCing Rotgut for the time being. He had some RL stuff come up. Rotgut, I hope you can come back soon.
Sona, "Power" would be a new mechanic for you under the proposed powered by science move? What would "recover lost power through the use of flywheels" mean mechanically?
I just meant that any energy used during the interim doesn't reduce the "Power" modifier for the next roll. Energy is recovered and Sona's battery icon doesn't loose a bar.
I'm just exploring options. The technician doesn't get rations to start with, and eating food doesn't fit her narrative. I'd just like do know how you'd like to handle rations for Sona, and brainstorming several options. If you don't want anything fancy, She can carry a ration analogue, an abstraction of her battery power, which she can restock at charging stations for credits.
Sona, I think you could just have a variant on the druid's move By Nature Sustained. I think that would make sense for Jamee as well.
Sustained by Science
As long as you have reasonable access to a source of energy, you do not need to eat. If a move tells you to mark off a ration, just ignore it. If you do not have reasonable access to a source of energy, you must consume a ration when asked and also suffer one debility of your choice. This debility can be remedied by recharging at a source of energy or by eating another ration.
I like 2BR's move because it is kind of like a gas guzzling older model, which fits the theme very well.
Gotcha. I was thinking about the Druid and Paladin moves, I just didn't want to seem like I was weaseling out of the rations situation.
Jamee has a lot to learn about the distinction between good and lawful. All in good time...
Just showing lifesigns here, a bit distracted lately. Ill see about getting through all the posts you guys have churned out and getting in on the action again.
No worries Kray. That pip boy has a fun side effect that I think you will enjoy.
Did something happen to both Mooshy and MCKhaos simultaneously? They both seem to have evaporated a little bit.
I'm here. Nobody has responded to that last action post.
Happy holidays err'body! No hard feelings if y'all wanna have a hiatus till the fam-jams are over.
I'm here, though... refreshing furiously.
Huh. That's... well, I guess it's better than an evaporated DM! No idea why I didn't see that...
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas everyone :)
A pleasant and death-free yuletide to you all.
Everyone gain a level for the holidays!
MCKhaos must be drunk. Quick, abuse his generous inebriety and become overpowered!
Gaining 1 CON and the Security operation, but I'll hold onto my move until Sona gets her weapons cache.
What do I need to do to qualify for the Slayer compendium class? Otherwise, can I take the Exterminatus move in place of Automated Targetting Systems?
To qualify for slayer, Class Warfare says you must eat a creature's still-beating heart and drink its blood from a goblet made from its skull. I'd imagine some variation of that for robots would also work...
Can I just dismember someone and eat them in their entirety? That seems more... efficient.
How would you reskin the blood mechanic to make sense for a murderbot? If it makes sense I'll consider the compendium class requirement satisfied.
Organokinetic reactor. For some reason the adrenalin content of fresh blood increases the effectiveness of the kinetic energy waste retrieval ten-fold in an unknown process. It's not a bug, its a feature.
I like it. Approved. Somehow one of the by products is a weak healing potion for the others?
Ha. You think I'll be sharing?
On the off chance, I can jump start Sona or BoT, or give one of the meatsacks a booster shot. Cheers for approving it!
I figure I have two rests to roll Alter Thing rapid-fire, picking -1 ongoing until I hit a 0 modifier, then picking "drained of power" and resting. Alter Thing can change any mundane item into another mundane item of my choice. I don't know how much raw material Sona needs to make ten more weapons, but that's her goal. I also don't know how many items retrothrusters will count for, or if they are in fact mundane. I took Alter Thing in place of Scavenge as a means to keep the Arsenal stocked
If you want to convert the entire Lodestar cargo into weapons and retro thrusters that would take 4 successful rolls. (Rounding to about 3 items per roll). 6- will have the usual repercussions, but feel free to string them.
Don't bother with the retrothrusters if it's an effort. MCKhaos will my projectile cannon shoot me backwards if I fire it in space?
Finally getting around to leveling up! I chose "A Safe Place" - my real-world VR anti-intrusion camping systems are second to none! Dex mod is now +3, heh heh.
When you set the watch for the night, everyone takes +1 to take watch.
Heads up. Bathilda, from Moosh's Skaven campaign, will likely be joining the crew. Currently considering a wizard/rogue sniper type, but nothing set in stone.
Helllll yes