Have fun on your cruise! I'm going camping this week so we'll both be gone lol
Thanks! I'm back.
About three days after I got back my computer died a horrible death on me. I'm here but I'm stuck with my kindle so I'm a bit more limited now than I was
Greetings PbP Friends!
It's been over a month now that I've been struggling with what to do about this game, and PbP in general for that matter. Most of the burden (and blame) is on me for not having the consistency of communication here, so I offer my apologies as well as an explanation, and then also a decision point on what to do here.
Besides the very persistent RL realities of a job that has taken more of a mental toll on my creativity than I care to admit (or feel is healthy), I have as of June taken on a workout/gym regimen with my older daughter (5 days a week). The workouts and those health benefits have been very positive, but has diminished my bandwidth for creative writing. As we got to the end of the pretty-cool Gale conversation and conclusion of that second investigative thread, I suddenly found I had little bounce to move to the next major piece, with its encounters and combats and other logistical RP elements that had to be developed.
Part of that boils down to not really knowing who I was writing for. I admit that Xynen suddenly dropping off was more of a blow to the dynamic than I had thought. That, and Isaac dropping off completely over the last Gale conversation was a blow to me as well. Being down to only four players and characters (even if I DMPC'd Anneca to make it five) just doesn't seem viable, even to finish out the rest of the module. Yet I don't have the gumption to try and do a whole new recruiting round as I've done several times for this game in the past...which leads me to feeling rather trapped on the whole thing.
So in the past month I've been waiting mentally for a spark or something to change or provide some insight on how to move forward, but that hasn't happened. That is, of course, unfair to the remaining players to be wondering what the heck is going on with this! That's why I'd like to apologize for this past month of inactivity, as the reasons for it shouldn't be excuses.
As for what to do next...unfortunately I still believe that by dwindling down to four players and characters, there's just not enough PbP posting frequency to adequately carry the game forward, not to mention the severe adjustment to combat/skill challenge scenarios. Zeitgeist is a GREAT campaign BUT its mystery/intrigue/noir elements are tough to keep consistent in a slow PbP medium, and The Dying Skyseer is even tougher as its an elaborate murder mystery with intrigue elements. I'd hate to kill the campaign before "the big whodunnit reveal" but I'm not sure there's the capacity to carry it forward, as you're about 65% through the module.
I've learned enough though to never say never: if all four surviving players want to post their thoughts and decisions on whether to move forward or not, I'll ultimately orient myself to the desires of the players. So I invite everyone remaining to put forward what may be a final discussion on this game, and just let me know what you think on it.
Vord
Hi Everyone,
Thanks Vord for the post. Alas, I've been in a different but similar situation with lots of RL changes with a new job and drastic new family schedule.
I honestly was thinking about posting last week that I would no longer be able to continue the pbp going forward but had been putting it off as I didn't want to kill the campaign. Emerson has been one of my all time favorite characters. Ever!
That being said I don't see anyway for me to continue.
Blessings to you all.
Cromlich.
So here's my 2 cents...I'm fairly new to PbP and have found the pacing of it to be difficult. I've also had some difficulty gelling with my character. I think that's been primarily due to not being used to the Zeitgeist world and just the nature of PbP.
That being said, I was really starting to get back into the game with the Gale conversation and looking forward to seeing where the storyline went. But I agree that with two characters ghosting, it would make it near impossible to move forward. Recruiting is a bear and to try and integrate multiple new players into an existing game would be a lot of work and there's no guarantee that it would be a good fit.
I've enjoyed playing with you all and would certainly be open to continuing the storyline at a later date if that ever becomes a possibility.
Many Blessings!
I'm sad to see this go, but I know I was part of the problem; life has been on fire for me for a while now and I haven't had the time/energy to keep up with it. I'm with Gemma in that I'm open to continuing if it ever becomes possible, although I'd also love some spoilers on where we were headed storywise.
Sorry to see the game go too, I tried to get back in but I guess Vord saw the writing on the wall and never got back to me. I sometimes dislike real life and the toll it has on the gaming life ... LOL. However, I think gaming in general is starting to wane in this day in age. I keep looking at the recruitment and nothing interests me that much. And that is the same for local pencil and paper groups and believe or not, MMOs too. I am not at all liking the latest Fallout 76. Although not a true MMO, I still do not like Fallout 76 and for now, will not be purchasing it. As for Pathfinder, I wonder if there will be a resurgence once 2.0 comes out?