DMDM's Strange Aeons

Game Master Douglas Muir 406

I am opening a show this week so I am more slammed than I have been the past two

Ooooh what show?

Okay, this last week / 10 days just turned into a train crash. Give me through the weekend. Sorry, guys.

At least we are not dying horribly.

At least we are not dying horribly.

That is open to interpretation.

Hey, we reached shelter. Everyone knows that bad things never happen when you sleep in a dungeon. Even one with dopplegangers.

Oh I am sure we will be greeted warmly with a "They only come out at night...mostly..."

MiniGM wrote:

I am opening a show this week so I am more slammed than I have been the past two

Ooooh what show?

It is called Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes by Yussef El Guindi

Dark comedy. Semd up of how Arabs/Muslims are treated by Hollywood

This coming week is going to be kinda tricky too -- my mother-in-law is visiting from out of town and staying with us, and the work week is also full. But I don't want to let another week go by and lose more momentum. So, let's get back into it. I'll try to post as regularly as possible. After next Monday, things should calm down and full normal posting should resume.

Thanks for letting us know DM.

Good luck with the Diplomacy rolls with the in law.

Have a good time! Family is more important than games.

Okay! This area is a bit of a sandbox. Information? Allies? Plot hooks? Resources? Or, maybe just a good night's sleep.

As noted, posting may be light this week but we are not on hiatus. So, let's do this.

These feels like moving forward, thanks all !

I think Kyleen missed a golden opportunity about telling the children of the heroic souls who escaped Branderscar prison.

:)

Reminder to read DM's flavor story texts.

Definitely.

Yordan has not yet figured out how to pass on some of the information he's picked up.

Less suspicious of Winter since the mirror episode. More suspicious of Offspring Rocksauce. Not yet sure about most everyone else.

Sublime Dr. Strange Cosplay

FYI, I will be on vacation with the family this afternoon through Sunday in case my posting is very light. Bot me if needed. Thanks.

A lot of us seem to be awake.

Hope you enjoy your vacation Dren, have fun storming the castle.

Thanks!

May the darkness wrap you at night and bring you night terrors. :]

Wow..this game blew up in a short time! Sorry I've been away the last couple of days, had no time at work or at home :( I'll get something up this morning.

We had almost ten days off. Making up for lost time!

Back and ready to go.

Status points: remember them? Okay, let's review.

STUFF

Stuff 3: You find all your starting equipment in the first room AND you get extra stuff. Mrakala was the only character who took Stuff 3, so he got a box full of stuff.

Stuff 2: You find all your starting equipment in the first room. It's the normal equipment for a 1st level PC.

Stuff 1: The DM determines one item that is definitely present -- a weapon, spellbook, holy symbol, or other mission-critical item. Everything else, have the player go down his character sheet and roll: 50% chance it's there, otherwise it's marked "missing". Missing items will be found with Winter and the refugees, and can be claimed as soon as they trust the PC (attitude friendly or better).

Stuff 0: You got nothin'. You'll find one critical item (as above, weapon or spellbook) in the possession of the first ghoul or doppelganger you encounter. After that, the refugees may have some of your stuff: roll for everything else, 50% there, 50% lost forever.

So: I believe everyone besides Mrakala took Stuff 1 or 2. That means Winter may have your stuff, locked up in her office. This is peeling back the vinyl a bit, but that's part of the point of the whole trust thing... get her to Friendly, and you get a chance at your stuff.

PHYSICAL

Physical 3: You were dosed with a powerful stimulant that will temporarily increase either your Con or your Dex by +4. The stimulant wears off four hours after you wake up.

Physical 2: You're fine.

Physical 1: You have an injury (half your hp) that also affects your movement: either one arm isn't working, or you're at -10' on your move. The latter effect will disappear once you have healed the hp AND have a night's good rest.

Physical 0: You have the Sickened condition, and will have it until you have a night's good rest AND someone makes a DC 15 Heal check on you. You also have either a disease or an addiction (DM's choice); if a disease, you're already past the incubation period.

-- I think everyone was Physical 1, 2 or 3? Go ahead and confirm. While you're at it, remind me if you were Mental/Fugue 1 or lower. Otherwise, you're fine.

Physical: 0 (pretty sure Mrakala's still sickened then...need to not forget this)

Yordan was:

Stuff 3
Mental 1
Fugue 2
Physical 0

Do I need to have someone else make a Heal check on me, or can I do it myself? If the latter, I take 10 for an auto-success.

No, I'm not Aragorn, but I can chew up leaves and do stuff with them almost as well as he can :)

Wuh oh.

Okay, Mrakala's about to go into withdrawal, and Yordan, you're not feeling so great. You can do the Heal check on yourself, but that'll only fix the fatigue, not... whatever else is wrong with you.

I make the Heal check on myself ;)

Physical 3
Mental 1
Stuff 2
Fugue 0

Physical 3
Mental 3
Stuff 0
Fugue 0

Kyleen is all or nothing.

I make the Heal check on myself ;)

Roll it on the main page.

Also, you... you don't feel so great. You feel kind of... sick.

Okay, for you folks who dumped mental and fugue, then...

MENTAL

Mental 3: You awake with your mind strangely clear and strong. You are immune to San damage for the next four hours. If not using the Sanity system, then you gain +4 on Will saves for the next four hours.

Mental 2: You're fine.

Mental 1: You're disoriented and distracted. You are at -4 to either Wis or Cha,and whenever confronted with a stressful situation (such as combat) you must make a DC 15 Will save in order to place yourself in danger. (If you fail the Will save by 5 or more, you can do nothing but cower.) You can retry the Will save each round; once it's made, you can act normally for the rest of that encounter or situation. This lasts until you get a good night's rest. Nameless Oracle was Mental 1, has not rested, and so is still affected.

Mental 0: You seem fine at first, but in fact you have gained a madness as per the DMG -- either paranoia, mania, or phobia (DM's choice). The madness DC is 15. The madness passes if you can get a good night's rest and then make the Will save, OR you get a good night's rest after someone has made a DC 20 Heal check on you. The Heal check DC is reduced by 1 for every ten minutes the healer spends sitting with you and speaking calmly. Don't think anyone was crazy enough to take Mental 0.

FUGUE

Fugue 3: You still get occasional flickers of memory from your past life. The DM may use this to give you hints or clues. Additionally, during the first week after waking, you may reroll up to three attacks, saves, or skill checks, as the fading memories of your past self briefly inspire you to greater competence. These rerolls are a limited resource; once you've used them, they're gone. I think Mrakala was the only Fugue 3 person? Don't think he's used any rerolls. If you do, label it "Fugue reroll", so we can keep track.

Fugue 2: As per normal.

Fugue 1: You no longer remember your name. The DM or the other players may give you a name based on some characteristic ("Scarface", "Twitchy", or the like). Also, some of your memories are slow to recover. Whenever you attempt to attack with a weapon, use a skill, or cast a spell, there is a 20% chance you are unable to bring those memories to the fore. For a weapon or a skill, you are treated as non-proficient (-4 to attack rolls, no +3 bonus on skill checks). For a spell, you are unable to cast it, but you do not lose the spell or slot. Once you have used a particular weapon or skill, or cast a particular spell, you no longer have to make this roll. You can try to reroll a failed roll after at least ten minutes have passed. This condition passes after a good night's rest.

Fugue 0: As above, except the failure chance is now 50%, and you don't remember how to read or how to speak any languages but Common. The condition persists until you can get a good night's rest and then make a DC 15 save, OR you get a good night's rest after someone has made a DC 20 Heal check on you. The Heal check DC is reduced by 1 for every ten minutes the healer spends sitting with you and speaking calmly. Kyleen, right? You got the good night's rest, so try the Will save.

Mrakala only had Fugue 2.

I'm probably the biggest Star Wars fan on these boards, I went to Celebration so I was gone 4 days while still running work via phone and proxies.

I'll catch up tonight from New York.

In the meantime The Emperor on the current state of affairs in our country.

I am Fritz! I am perfect!

On work travel for conference next week, and prepping for said conference. If I don't get a chance to post, please bot me as required.

Will return on 29th.

man the dice really do not like fritz

On vacation for the next week. No clue if I will have internet access. Bot be as necessary.

Wait, isn't the DC just 11? Several people made it.

Perception, yes. Initiative, not so much.

I hate to bot a potential PC-killing roll. Yordan, you want to roll for Mrakala?

Do it do it soit!!!

I point out, again, that we're still overlooking the mesmerist. Where is Vitae?

That said, I'll bot Mrakala in the interests of speed..

Please bot Mrakala for the next little bit. I have been very busy last week and will continue to be so this week. I should have more time this coming weekend/next week. I apologize for the spontaneous absence.

ORACLE WITH NO NAME

CLW: 1d8+1

Posting for the Oracle since she has not posted since last Saturday.

Thanks for botting, I was out of town at a conference until yesterday (as posted above).

However, trying to keep things honest here - I had no spells. OwNN used her last CLW on Fritz the previous night, before attempting to sleep. I didn't get a rested state due to the Dreamlands/Hooded Thing, so I have no spells at all.

What to do?

EDIT: Maybe the natural 20 on Heal in the gameplay thread can mimic a CLW, if DMDM is feeling generous ... ?

If the oracle has no spells, then Kyleen would have used hers. Will wait on DMDM to decide. I did not realize that the oracle had not been able to rest.

Kyleen using hers is fine -- you can keep the roll.

Alright! Hopefully I will be resuming my normal posting now. I apologize for the last two weeks!

That's OK. We just figured that you were taking a longer time than normal to memorize your spells ;)

Not yet. Watch this space.

Doug M.

Watching.

How about now?

Dot!

Watching intensifies.

The Gods are watching.

Dot.

Huh? But, dot, I guess?

Watching in a very watchingly manner.

dot?

But who watches the watchfolk?

DMDM?! I pity those who get thrown into his meatgrinder, all that remains is the wailing tattered remains of hopes and dreams.*sob*

Dervak rattles his chains in the asylum basement. He thought he had found a group of companions to escape with, but that dream evaporated all too soon. He remains trapped here... Waiting for a reality that will persist...

But who watches the watchfolk?

We will have to watch each other.

But who watches the watchfolk?

The watchers watch the watched, while the watched watch the watchers.

And oh yeah DOT.

The dark tentacles crawl forward toward the light...the rebirth of pure evil crawls forth from the slime...but just as suddenly gets dragged back into the depths. It's watching you all... :]

And dot...looking forward to it!

Well, we now have six players plus an alternate/backup. So I think recruitment is done for now.

Play should start in a couple of days.

Doug M.

Interesting...

Not sure what happened, have fun all the same.

What just happened here? Who's in? Who's out? I am so lost.

Recruitment took place offthread. I created this thread in case it might be needed; it wasn't.

Doug M.

This recruitment was all a dream...

What a strange Aeon thread.