Chaos in Sarlona (Inactive)

Game Master 137ben

Have a nice trip!

I never intended to give my psicrystal ADHD, but there is that definite behavioral trend.

Apologies for not having posted recently. I have not been feeling well. Having a very harsh headache, feels just about like a migraine, but I am not sure. I can't get myself in the mindset to play my characters when I am like that. It's a push just to be able to be at work. I'll get something in the morning when I settle in at work. I plan on quality sleep tonight so I'll be back in my groove soon. :-)

Take it easy, hopefully you will be feeling better soon.

My response times will be slow for the next day or two, because Life. When I get a chance to post I will respond to everyone at once.

This game is taking longer than I would have liked to really get going. I guess that that is just the nature of pbps?
It should start getting better soon, though...

That's cool.

If anything, I am now a little leery at aiming in character comments at Haazek and Revion.

Revion/Grand Moff Vixen = Last Post Wed, Oct 1, 2014, 01:42 PM
Haazek/Redblade8 = Last Post Tue, Sep 30, 2014, 02:51 AM

Or am I just being overly worried? :)

The last time I specifically addressed either of them in character was back here. Which was somewhat important, though it didn't necessarily require a response.
I was about to introduce a Revion-related subplot, though, and it would be a shame to lose either him or Haazek.

Also, Acorn seems to be missing.

I'm sorry. It's been crazy at work. I'm still here. My employment has me doing projects and I just traveled today back to my home city. I should be getting back up to speed in the next couple of days.

Awesome, Revion/Grand Moff.

...and yeah. I totally forgot about Acorn somehow. :(

My mother-in-law is in the hospital after having suffered a heart attack. I do not know when I will be available to post. I will post updates at varying intervals.

Oh my... you have my sincere condolences. I wish you and yours good luck.

Status update: she successfully had angioplasty and a stint put in. They checked for a stroke and found no signs of such. She sleeps for the most part, though she is not recognizing anyone and is not very coherent.

The surgery being a success was most welcome, though there is still more yet to come. We still have to see if her body rejects or accepts said stint, which will come with time. That's about it for now.

Again, good luck, Grand Moff. Hopefully, since there were no signs of stroke, the confusion is temporary. If the attack was bad enough, I understand the risk of opportunistic infections are a real issue, though that could just be my experience and not at all common.

I can only hope she improves.

Acorn responded to my PM:

After the lull in posting I forgot to check back in. Sorry but the game is difficult to follow and psionics confuse me. I think they are too powerful as well. I know you allow them but I didn't realize they would be a big part of the campaign. I think am going to have to back out. Sorry for the inconvenience. I was thinking about starting m own game anyway and that would require pulling out of a few games anyway.

I haven't' heard back from Haazek, but given that it's been a few weeks since he posted with any of his aliases, I think it's safe to say he no longer checks these forums.

So we are down three players. Right now, I can think of a couple ways for additional PCs to join the group. As such, I think it would probably be best to put the game on pause and try recruiting replacements. I'll open a new recruitment thread (since the old one is cluttered). The game will resume once replacements are found.
(And, good luck Grand Moff!)

And here is the new recruitment thread. The three of you can feel free to post in that thread if you want, but you don't have to.

After the lull in posting I forgot to check back in. Sorry but the game is difficult to follow and psionics confuse me. I think they are too powerful as well. I know you allow them but I didn't realize they would be a big part of the campaign. I think am going to have to back out. Sorry for the inconvenience. I was thinking about starting m own game anyway and that would require pulling out of a few games anyway.

Grrr.

(3.5) Myth: The XPH is overpowered.
Psionic Myths busted.
3.5 Psionics: Experience, Math, and Balance (or lack thereof)

If you've played video games in the last several years, power points = mana/magic points. So learning the system is not difficult.

The places where the game breaks is where the rules are not being followed. If you have all the appropriate limiters, like manifester level cap and focus for metapsionic feats, the system is much more fair and balanced than traditional magic. Every time somebody complains about Psionics being overpowered, God kills a kitten. >:(

That said, I understand running low on time and setting priorities.

Hi All!

Thanks for the recruitment. I'm looks ng forward to the game.

Hello.

Like Nik'o, I am also looking forward to this campaign.

Hello. Looking forward to playing with Grand Moff Vixen again when she can come back.

How about Kiana landed on the ship that everyone else was on half-way through it's travel, her previous ship having been sunk in a storm (fits her background better).

To the two she's been travelling with, she's an archer and scout, and she's prickly as a cactus, especially around humans (she's pretty much ok with non-humans).

The easiest way to explain Tierney's presence on the ship is that he was given an assignment by an agent of House Cannith or a similar dragonmarked house to make the trip to Sarlona. His last adventuring group might just have broken up naturally as the various members parted ways in order to pursue their own goals.

I replaced one of Tierney's campaign traits, but the replacement has the same game effect. I am considering taking the attached drawback in exchange for picking up reactionary. The drawback page says that you would pick the object that Tierney is attached to.

Hmm, how about a talisman given to him by his father. It's (one of?) the last things he has from his family, hence the attachment. And it might become related to a future plot point...

Just to clarify, Kiana doesn't really look all that impish. Kiana

Oops:P

I like your idea about the talisman.

mdt,
Does Kiana have bird-claws for feet? When I saw that picture, I thought that Tierney would immediately think of a harpy.

By the way, I think your drawings on Deviantart are very good. Especially the one with the woman at the desk holding the gun.

LOL

Not my drawings, I just found that picture as the perfect zen-archer strix. I like the artist's work too. I wish I could draw.

But yeah, strix have talons on their feat.

Male version

Female version

If you look at the feet, you can see the three forward talons in both pictures. When you fly, you pretty much need taloned feat. Not that the talons are weapon grade, but you need that type of musculature and gripping power to grab on to branches... and falling halflings.

By the way, other than revenge, does Kiana have any major goals?

I'll give a few other people a chance to react before anything unexpected (maybe?) happens.

Nah... I'm pretty sure the ghost animals attacking is pretty expected.

Kiana would like to find her lost clan, or at least another clan of her own kind. Beyond that, she is sort of lost in the world, pushing herself along by using her revenge.

Basically, if she didn't have revenge, she'd just be completely lost.

Just a reminder on how initiative works in this campaign (or an explanation for those of you who joined recently),

Allow people to post before their turn, and to post contingent actions. Players can post their tentative actions at any point before their turn comes up. If the situation in the encounter changes considerably between the time you post and when it is actually your turn, you can amend your action. You can also post contingent actions, (e.g., if any of my allies are in negative hit-points on my turn, do X, otherwise do Y) which can speed things up even if you can only post at one time during the day.

This does have the potential to get confusing if people aren't paying attention, though.

Once I finish resolving all actions that take place before your turn, and post that your turn is next, a 36 hour clock starts. Note that this is after I post resolving the actions, not after the person before you posts.

If you haven't posted in 36 hours, then another player (not me) can take your turn for you. Of course, if you log in immediately after the 36 hours ends, chances are no one else will have posted, and you can still take your turn.
If you post ahead of time in the discussion thread that you will be unable to post for a day or more due to real life, none of this applies, we'll handle that on a case-by-case basis. Anything happening in your life is probably more important than this game.
Also, if y'all are planning what to do tactically, then you can take longer to decide, just post to indicate that you haven't completely disappeared.
The easiest way to avoid long delays is to post actions when you can, even if it is before your turn comes up.
Note that all of this only applies to combat. Outside of combat, I don't think anyone should be deciding on a PC's action except for that character's player.

This encounter is partially a test-run to see how well the new group functions together. It's still plot-relevant, though:)

Nah... I'm pretty sure the ghost animals attacking is pretty expected.

Well, you were partially correct.

On another note, it's been 10 days since Gedeon posted, and longer for Revion.

Hey everyone, just popping I'm to say I'm still here and so is my mom-in-law. She is back in rehab and recovering. It's been an intense couple of weeks as I get back to my regular schedule. As soon as I get caught up on the gameplay thread I will resume posting, probably in the next day or so.

Thanks for thinking of me everyone!

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Good to here she is doing better. Let's hope for a speedy recovery...

Glad she's doing well, Grand Moff, and nice to see you again. :)

Glad she's doing well, Grand Moff, and nice to see you again. :)

Likewise!

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. . . it's been 10 days since Gedeon posted. . . .

Well... blast and damnation. It's almost as if everyone else just wandered off. At least Esmeralda and Revion gave warning. :\

Hi GMV! Nice to hear things got better. Health is everything.

Kiana would like to find her lost clan, or at least another clan of her own kind. Beyond that, she is sort of lost in the world, pushing herself along by using her revenge.

Basically, if she didn't have revenge, she'd just be completely lost.

Inigo Montoya: Is very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life.

Westley: Have you ever considered piracy? You'd make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts.

I noticed I was being inconsistent with Minitash's gender pronouns. Oh well, I guess they're androgynous now.

To help me get the info I need to make my post, would someone give me where Revion is at, enemies he is facing, and what other actions have been taken so far? I just need what is currently happening within Revion's perception.

Thanks everyone. I am most glad to be back.

Revion is in the entryroom of the building you came into earlier. There was a hole like the one the yuan-ti made which closed up, and it left behind a pair of creatures: a corporeal but ghost-like wolf, and a swarm of ghost-rats. There were some knowledge checks to get information about them (which you can still make, particularly since Revion is the only one with K:religion).
The wolf died for no apparent reason, but its energy flew out and possessed one of the kalashtar from earlier.

So currently, the group is fighting two enemies: a possessed kalashtar (who is within sight, though up a staircase from where Revion is), and a swarm of undead rats.
So far, Nik'o has attacked the kalashtar, and Tierney is preparing to attack. No other actions have been taken.

Glad to have you back.

Work update: I will be traveling tonight for my employer. I will be unavailable until tomorrow night. I will post as soon as I am able.

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Thanks for the heads-up, and sorry to hear about your girlfriend.

So just to make sure, Revion is now flanking?

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That's what I intended for your character. A +2 to hit is always useful, especial when you have power attack as a feat. :)

I do apologize, though, for taking your turn now. If I had known you'd be on in an hour, I would have been happier just waiting.

That's what I intended for your character. A +2 to hit is always useful, especial when you have power attack as a feat. :)

I do apologize, though, for taking your turn now. If I had known you'd be on in an hour, I would have been happier just waiting.

No worries. I'm not upset. I just want to make sure I know what I have now. Flanking is an excellent tactic for me since I get teamwork feats with solo usage. That extra D6 is most handy.

Yep, Revion is flanking.

I'm not ignoring the game, just busy today at work. I'll get posting this evening when I get back to the hotel. Yay for weekends!

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Sorry guys, I had a long/busy day. I'll be able to make a more substantive post tomorrow (hopefully after Revion has posted).