First off, let me say I have enjoyed gaming with you all these past few months. You have certainly carried the story onwards and given this AP and myself a good solid run for the money. We are together steadily working towards the ending, only a few encounters to go now and the Battle for Trunau will truly be over. You will have reached fourth level here in the caverns and earned your place amongst the heroes and legends of Trunau. I am proud to have been a part of that achievement.
That said, I am sorry to have to do this but due to issues with my health and some pending work expansions over the next few months I will not be able to continue with the next chapter of the AP at this time. My employer is expanding our customer base to nearly double our current capacity, but without a similar increase in staffing. We anticipate mandatory overtime amounting to roughly 50-60 hours per week during parts of the ramp-up and transition with blackout periods a real probability.
I will not be able to focus on both the work and my health while still keeping up with the game, keeping up with the quality and regularity you folks deserve. I will be lucky to keep up enough to maintain myself and my employment, without which I would lose the insurance I really desperately need right now.
This stress work period is expected to last approximately through June of this year. I hope that after that time I might find the room to return to the game and perhaps pick this up again, but I would not want to ply you with false promises. I am sorry for this, I had hoped things would have progressed in a more orderly process at work, but they are eager to open the markets on all fronts rather than in a stepped introductory process. If you wish, I will keep you all in mind and should the stars align, contact you about returning to Trunau and following up on the rumors which triggered this attack on your town to begin with.
First off, let me say I have enjoyed gaming with you these past few months. You have certainly carried the story onwards and given this AP and myself a good solid run for the money. We are steadily working towards the ending, with only a few encounters to go now and the Battle for Trunau will truly be over. You will have reached fourth level here in the caverns and earned your place amongst the heroes and legends of Trunau.
That said, I am sorry to have to do this but due to issues with my health and some pending work expansions over the next few months I will not be able to continue with the next chapter of the AP. My employer is expanding our customer base to nearly double our current capacity, but without a similar increase in staffing. We anticipate mandatory overtime amounting to roughly 50-60 hours per week during parts of the ramp-up and transition periods with blackout times a real probability.
I will not be able to focus on both the work and my health while still keeping up with the game, keeping up with the quality and regularity you folks deserve. I will be lucky to keep up enough to maintain myself and my employment, without which I would lose the insurance I really desperately need right now.
This stress work period is expected to last approximately through June of this year. I hope that after that time I might find the room to return to the game and perhaps pick this up again, but I would not want to ply you with false promises. I am sorry for this, I had hoped things would have progressed in a more orderly process at work, but they are eager to open the markets on all fronts rather than in a stepped introductory process. If you wish, I will keep you all in mind and should the stars align, contact you about returning to Trunau and following up on the rumors which triggered this attack on your town to begin with.
Understandable, Darkblade. My stance is that family and job come first and gaming comes second! I wish you the best when we depart ways and hope that you will definitely keep me in mind if the day come that you want to start things up again!
Take care!! God bless
Sorry to hear that. I hope everything works out in the near future.
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I'm sorry to hear about your troubles, Darkblade; you'll most certainly be missed. You've been an excellent GM and I've really enjoyed gaming with you and the other members of the party. I hope that things will work out in such a way as you can return to the virtual table in a few months time! Good luck to you and God bless!
Once again we must part ways Darkblade. You were the first GM to give me a chance in PbP. Get better and keep in touch. I am sure we all want to finish this AP.
As for the rest of us. Do we want to stay together until Darkblade can return.
I have been wanting to run something in PbP. Do you want to be my test subjects? That includes you Darkblade. Do you have time to be a player?
Brampton, I would definitely be down for sticking together and giving you an opportunity to try out GM'ing. I would take over, but I already have two games I'm GM'ing and a few that I'm part of as a player. Perhaps you can even keep Brampton as a GMPC if Darkblade is unable to partake.
Or we can take a break. I'm perfectly fine either way, though I would obviously love to continue!
I feel bad about your health problems, and I understand you try to simplify your life.
I am very thankful for you to try finish the campaign at a sweet point after succeeding on this first chapter milestone. Your colourful descriptions and your regularity to push the group were outstanding and I am very grateful for it.
Of course I am sad seeing the campaign coming to an end and I will certainly participate if anyone attempts to keep it alive while Darkblade fully recovers and pass through his extra work season.
I am not likely to have the time to be an active participant in the game, at least not until May/June most likely, but I would gladly offer any advice requested or maybe the occasional strategy hints on the parts of the villains if desired should you do give the mantle of GM a go Brampton. I would heartily encourage you to take the plunge, this group would surely give you plenty of support as you take those first steps.
I have not read too far into the next chapter of the AP, only enough to familiarize myself with the current BBEG's motivations and what repercussions are likely to befall the group as a consequence of victory here in the caverns. Delving further would not be that difficult I imagine, there are plenty of ways the outline lists to keep the momentum moving forwards.
Naturally I own all of the volumes for Giantslayer and would gladly help you all out any way that I can. If nothing else I'd love to sit in the background and simply peer over your shoulders should you folks continue your adventures on the behest of Trunau.
I am thinking of running a one shot adventure with different characters and leaving Giantslayer for you to continue when you get back.
I am thinking of running a one shot adventure with different characters and leaving Giantslayer for you to continue when you get back.
That works for me! Did you already have something picked out, Brampton? If not... The House on Hook Street looks like great fun!
Sorry, very sick.
No biggie, and yes you are correct. You will not need to act until the second group on round 3.
My last normal week ends on the 11th. After that the ramp up begins in earnest and things will become too hectic to keep the game on track. Here's to hoping everyone can buckle down and push this one over the goal line before the buzzer sounds.
PS. Brampton, please roll for conditions without the brace in case the dire wolves do not charge.
Has anyone heard anything more from Adir? I hope he is doing ok, I can surely relate to health problems and wish him a well and speedy recovery.
That said, does the group want me to begin DMNPCing him and Tuzak or continue with the policy of Defensive Actions for missed actions?
At this point, I'd say have you GMPC him and Tuzak. It's been a while since he has posted. And with Jace down, we could really use all the help we can get. Granted, Brampton and Dundin can easily hold down the front line.
Actually, remaining at 0HP after the negatives Jace would still be Stable but Unconscious.
Per the PFSRD: If the character has become Stable because of aid from another character (such as a Heal check or magical healing), then the character no longer loses hit points. The character can make a DC 10 Constitution check each hour to become conscious and Disabled.
Healing of any kind over 0 HP would negate the Disabled Condition and restore consciousness as well.
Jace is not currently Staggered, which does not apply in regards to healing, and cannot act until conscious.
While Staggered and Disabled would appear to have similar mechanics, they are not interchangeable conditions. At least that has been my experience. Does anyone concur?
Stable is the correct status. I was trying to do too much at the same time and didn't double check the rules. So he'd still be unconscious this round and if he makes his check next round he can be Disabled and Conscious.
Brampton and Dundin can easily hold down the front line
Yep. Got these wolves right where I want them.
Please GMPC Adir
That's two votes to DMPC, and two non-votes. It would need to be unanimous before I will risk a player without his consent.
I think we really need his help, and he will probably be in less danger being DMPCed than holding a perpetual defensive stance.
I say please GM him.
Probably need his help.
We also probably need to focus on one enemy at a time rather than spread out damage.
Next round Delia will be back into the fray... She needed to heal Jace first.
Should be a near tpk now.
oh there might be some surprises yet!
40+ total damage with a single hit. Nasty
Besides an obscuring mist scroll Leira's surprise pool is longly exhausted despite I tried to economize the spells through the whole siege.
I guess they decided to give some lessons to low level spellcasters when creating this setting :|
I don't know what I will be doing if we have not found the magic missiles wand.
Let's hope for a row of 20s in our benefit!
Dundin did want to rest, but he was the only one. Doing the entire chapter with limited rest is tough on spellcasters.
Well, with all respects, to me it had no sense at that setting. The bad ones had opened a hole and entered there, the militia captain comes to tell us too help on that... waiting 8 hours is giving to much time for the bad one to do his things.
I know, it is an AP and the bad ones will still be there for the party to fight but... they could have made it like "Ok, thanks for your help, now go to rest while a group of my men enter there and solves this. You have done enough for today" -> then after 8 hours rest -> "Oh, my men have not returned, can you go and have a look inside?"
I think that would have been a better design in this case. Or perhaps add a bit more consumables in the orcs to extent what some can do. At least Leira has her crossbow and leather armor, there are casters out there which have much less than that :P
I agree with Leira. In character it would not have made any sense to just abandon the cave to go get 8 hours of rest and leave things to fate... Out of character, I agree that we should have rested; however, I just could not justify that in character with Delia by any means.
We just have to do our best and keep fighting!
I sense my players do not trust me, believing that I would lead them all this way only to slaughter them at the last dire moment...
I feel hurt...
Never the less as I have mentioned previously this AP is stacked against real players, where even the Min/Max sorts would have problems with the way these fights were all linked into a single night's battle.
I have a plan, and a story, to give you some assistance and to leave you satisfied, while perhaps still looking for some redemption pending our resumption of activity in a few months, all things willing.
I have faith in you. You are a great story teller.
I trust you, Darkblade! It's the dice I don't trust... sneaky little, beady-eyed... Sorry! I actually really enjoy that these fights have been "by the skin of our teeth". Fights that boil down to rocket-tag get boring very quickly. Creative thinking is more fun for me.
Though I'll never forget that eeeeeeeeeeeeevil shadow rat swarm. *Shudders* I'm very much looking forward to coming back together after the hiatus! I will be ready for some more good times!
Hi All. My brother is playing Adir and hasn't abandoned the game. Unfortunately he is in the ICU with pneumonia. Been sick for 18 days and probably has 3 weeks of respiratory rehab before he gets back home. Maybe able to play before that but no promises. So sorry we couldn't let you know earlier - he was on a ventilator and heavily sedated. Hope the game is going well and be back in touch soon.
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Holy crap. That's awful! Thank you for the update. I'm praying for him. I hope he makes a full recovery.
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Having Cystic Fibrosis and suffering regular bouts of pneumonia I can appreciate what Adir is going through. Our hopes and prayers are with him.
My best hopes for Adir. Let's see him soon around fully recovered.
Yikes indeed! Here's hoping for a smooth and speedy recovery, Adir!
Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I'm heading to Florida for vacation/visit family (my mother is having a hysterectomy and colon resection on 3/9 to take out some cancer) on 3/11 and will be gone until 3/18. I will not have any of my resources with me so my activity will likely be minimal to nil during that time!
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Prayers for your mother, Delia. I hope that all goes very well for her and for all your family. As a two-time brain cancer survivor, I can empathize with the stress and trial that going through it is.
Geez, is it just me or does it seem like cancer has gotten to be this epidemic thing in the last ten or fifteen years? Seems like when was little you only infrequently heard about someone having it but now it seems like it's all over the place.
Sorry, been down sick the past few days. Will get something back on here hopefully tonight. Deadline for the work ramp up has been set now for March 23rd.
Sorry guys, things taking a turn for the worse here. Trying my best to stay on this to the end. Hopefully you guys can turn it around before it's too late.
No worries, Darkblade. Just giving this a little bump.
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Okay, so sorry I missed all the most recent posts guys! My campaign page did not show any new posts for this... I'm reading over it all now. I feel like a goof...
That happens to me when when the system logs me out and I don't notice that it says Welcome Guest
Who is interested in playing in a game that I will run until Darkblade gets back?
Who is interested in playing in a game that I will run until Darkblade gets back?
You can definitely count me in! I have enjoyed the interactions with is group and would like to keep it together if we can until Darkblades return.