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It's been great playing with you all and thanks for your closing words. This all means a lot. It's so much more meaningful when the story actually gets to end instead of just freezing in an ambiguous limbo forever.
I love the symmetry between the first and final posts, Mel.
On the topic of recruitment, it would have been great to have had all three of you right from the outset! It was a funny campaign that started out as a oneshot for PCs with 5 levels of NPC classes. I believe Mel was an Expert? They successfully defended Brookside against an orc raid, found out the Elves were behind it for nefarious geopolitical reasons, and then decided what to do about it. Most of the players were content leaving it as the one-shot they signed up for so their characters went back to their "normal lives" in Brookside (e.g., Vors whom you were just staying with). Mel and Perrin decided to go do something about the treachery of the Elves, with adventurer class levels now, and it's history from there.
I should also mention that I am retiring from PBP on Paizo.com. It's been a great on here but over the years my PBP community has come to live on Discord, which has certain technical advantages. Please feel free to PM me for my casual email address if you want to stay in touch, are ever looking for a game on Discord, want to meet up at a con, etc. I will probably check Paizo a bit for the next couple days as we wrap up chatting then I will fade.
Yeah, Mel was a level 5 Expert, and it took me ages to figure out what PC class to switch to that wouldn't feel totally weird.
The Phantom Thief UnRogue path worked out great for the character, but wow it has some mechanical downsides in combat. Mel never had a whole lot to contribute in terms of damage output. The Healer's Hands feat plus the Heal skill unlock was kind of her saving grace mechanically. And I took it primarily for RP reasons, since Mel couldn't bring herself to accept magical healing from Perrin.
@Mel, I actually had gone back and seen the symmetry, and I almost commented on it. Nice touch that!
@Brookside GM, sorry to see you go. I can understand though, the technical limitations have started annoying me as well.
I'm not sure, but I think this might also be me retiring from PbP - or at least talking a break. I've been stepping back further and further, and this is such a nice scene to end on.
Thanks everyone :)
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