DDEX01-07 Drums in the Marsh (Inactive)

Game Master bookrat

So caught up in him one upping her,

Sorry if I'm actually doing that.

I didn't think I was, but usually when that happens, the person doing it is completely unaware of it.

Lol, no worries, you just made all the same checks I did, so rather than repeat what you said, I just had her get slightly miffed over not being as useful :D

Also, I'm heading out to camp for the weekend, so if things come up, no need to wait for me, feel free to bot her as needed. Basically think of what a 6 year old would do and let'er rip! lol

Sorry I've been absent. Extremely busy.

Trying to focus on wrapping up the game I'm GMing. Training three people at work in two different labs, on top of all my normal work. Still unpacking from the move last weekend. And an old army friend is in town, and I haven't seen him in years.

Sorry guys, I got a promotion at work and I just don't have time to make posts during the day. It's going to take me some time to adjust, so your patience is appreciated. :)

Woo hoo! Congrats! Take your time!

Yeah, congratulations! No worries!

Everything okay? Are we waiting on someone? :)

We're waiting on the GM. He's also absent from other games.

At this point, I think it's safe to say that for this game to continue, we need another GM.

Let us hang tight for a little while longer. He did mention that he was dealing with more responsibility at work. I am sure he will let us know if it becomes too much.

BTW, bookrat, did you see the AL game that I am just starting? It looks like out of the 7 applicants that I had, only 3 have confirmed. If you are interested, that is. It is the White Well CCC-PDX game. You are welcome to join us!

While I'm perfectly OK with waiting, a problem with getting distracted away from something like this is once its no longer part of your routine, it is difficult to find a reminder to check back in.

Hi All,

I am swamped... currently digging myself out of a hole...

I'm so sorry for the delay! Give me a few hours and I'll get a post up!

Thanks boss! I hope that things get easier for you!

Thanks! Hope things get easier soon!

BTW, bookrat, did you see the AL game that I am just starting? It looks like out of the 7 applicants that I had, only 3 have confirmed. If you are interested, that is. It is the White Well CCC-PDX game. You are welcome to join us!

Thanks for the invite, but I'm trying to limit my games. Since SF came out, I've been focused on learning the new game and trying to run my home game.

Also, my work load has massively increased. We just lost two experienced chemists from my lab (out of three of us), and I have to get the new hires up to speed.

SF?

Starfinder. Paizo's new sci fi game.

Ah! I get my fix of sci-fi with the Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars. We play on Sundays now that my Forgotten Realms campaign came to a close.

I hope life eases up on you too!

I love FFG Star Wars. I still haven't bought Starfinder but I'm going to.

I do enjoy the FFG system... :)

Just got my Starfinder today in the mail, looks intimidating.

I bought the PDF of Starfinder but I have so much going on right now that I haven't had a chance to open it. Must be a massive book!

Actually read through the entire thing, it is not the book size, it is the sheer amount of rules in it. Already I feel like I could not and never will be able optimize a starfinder character, and I know people who would master it in a week. It was new so I was hoping I would learn as I go as more books come out, but the resource management and stats are much more complicated than pathfinder. I like 5e, cause I've learned how to optimize stuff and not that much resource management.

Why such a need to optimize? Why not find a concept and just go with what fits?

I was hoping they'd go a bit more D&D5-like and tone it down, but looking through the list of feats, I'm guessing that's a no.

The obessive in me struggles with pathfinder, as I always feel there's just the perfect option for my character concept somewhere... if only I could find it (Also sooo many boring feats that don't do anything, character-wise)

Sort of what Krissina said, finding the perfect option even for a concept is hard.

Busy weekend. I'll get a GP post up soon guys.

They've toned it down a bit.

Feat trees barely exist - in general there will be no or a single feat prerequisite. I can think of only one that has two feats as a prerequisite (Major Psychic Ability, which requires both Minor Psychic Ability and Psychic Ability).

They removed 7-9th level spells. Full casters only cast up to 6th. They removed spells automatically improving as you level, with the exception of combining some spells. Example: featherfall, levitate, fly, etc are all one spell, where the more powerful aspects unlock at higher levels.

Damage scales with weapon level now, so you don't need a bunch if abilities to become more powerful. Just buy or upgrade your weapon. This means martials can easily be as powerful as casters.

The way AC and DC works means you don't need to hyper specialize or min max to get that perfect combination. Just go with middle of the road and you'll be fine. The exception to that is some of the Level 16+ rolls for starship combat when using special maneuvers, but I suspect that was an editing error and it will be fixed. But if you're under level 16 it doesn't really matter.

It's definitely not at simple as 5e, but it's far better than PF.

Busy weekend. I'll get a GP post up soon guys.

Thanks, boss! Been just goofing off this weekend anyway! ;) We just finished the Lost Mines of Phandelver on Friday night!

Rakish, it sounds interesting. Probably won't pick it up, but if someone proposed to run it, I may have a seat at the table...

Gameplay post coming tomorrow, sorry for the delay.

SRD for starfinder is up now by the way, it's not complete but I think there's enough to play it.

Glenda here. Am recruiting players for A City on the Edge, the first module for the ToA season of AL. Death Curse rules apply.

You can sign up here.

Super busy week. Gameplay will be updated tonight!

Just want to let you guys know that I will be going on a grand adventure starting Tuesday. (I'm going on vacation for a week to Japan.) I may not be able to post much at all for a week. Feel free to bot me, or consider me dropped for the rest of the session, if you guys are able to complete it.

I am really having fun, and I hope to play right on up to when I need to leave.

Thanks!

Sorry about last week, I had to fly interstate at late notice for work.

How are we doing? Game still going on?

Sailor Sera is still here!

I just got back from Japan, so I am ready to go! :)

I'm still here, just waiting for an update.

Still here.

That's one stubborn lizard...

How are we doin', DM? Everything okay over there?

I'll try to post a recap a bit later, if I get time. Anyone else is free to do so if you get to it first.

I'm giving some extra time due to the site being down for so long over the weekend.

Also, I'm seeing "Evil Dead: The Musical" tonight and won't have time to post. :)

Nice! I didn't know that was even a thing!!!

Yeah; close friend of mine has a leading role. He even got an autograph by Bruce Campbell when he was in town for a book signing the other week. I was very jealous. :)

Nice!

Map issues:

What's wrong with it? It seems to work fine for me.

Edit: I tested the link with a friend. He said it worked for him, too. It's a Google docs link - maybe there's an issue there?

When I was reading the post, the link wasn't there. Can see it now.

Ah. You must have loaded the page while I was driving to lunch. Didn't put up the map until after I ordered food. :)