GM Madman: Because it was posted by the previous GM, I wanted to confirm: the guards did seem to see Sara, correct? I thought I'd check before mentioning it in the gameplay.
We remember the guards' reaction on seeing Sara.
But can we trust our memories?
Did what we think happened an hour ago really happen?
Are the guards' memories wrong, or are ours?
Was Sara both there and not there at the same time?
Dervak will think Sara is like Cerio; maybe even the same ghost taking a new form.
You seem to remember the guards reacting to Sara, but when you ask them about it they seem to not remember anything.
BEHOLD! THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF RETCON!!!
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Not exactly. Just wait.
GM Madman: Did Naysa reply when Mara asked her if Loic's sister died a long time ago?
Oops, forgot to reply to that thread. Yes she did indeed confirm that Loic had a sister named Sara that died twenty odd years ago.
Hi Everyone and thanks GM for the chance to join your game. I hope I make it worth your while.
A few questions:
How am I joining the adventure and in what state?
Do you prefer I not read the previous IC posts until I'm integrated?
For the other players, N'Dateh is an old, very old woman. Please be gentle with her while she picks your pockets ;)
Welcome, N"Dateh. BTW, I play Wulfram in DM Brainiac's Ironfang Invasion game.
Please dont pick my pockets. My pocket lint dates back to the 2nd era and belonged to the pocket of Ragda, a notable general in Aroden's armies...
I mean its just useless pocket lint.
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Please dont pick my pockets. My pocket lint dates back to the 2nd era and belonged to the pocket of Ragda, a notable general in Aroden's armies...
I mean its just useless pocket lint.
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It's not up to me ;)
Welcome, N"Dateh. BTW, I play Wulfram in DM Brainiac's Ironfang Invasion game.
Wonderful!
Welcome to the campaign! I'll admit, I would never think that an old woman would be a rogue-which is exactly the point you're trying to make, I suppose.
Welcome to the campaign! I'll admit, I would never think that an old woman would be a rogue-which is exactly the point you're trying to make, I suppose.
We'll see if I can pull it out!
I will write your integrating post during lunch today, lets just say you've been out for a long time.
Sorry about no post yesterday, work had me feeling rather perturbed.
No worries.
I'm sorry, but can we do without the whole "steals from their own party" thing?
Its a huge pet peeve of mine and my character has already proven he'd shoot first, then check for proof.
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I agree with Oscar.
I would prefer to do without it as well.
Sure. Ignore the sleight. It was meant to happen only this once. N'Dateh doesn't know who to trust and feels quite exposed.
Sorry once more.
Sorry I've been absent. I just got out of the hospital. I nearly dehydrated myself into some serious trouble. I will try to catch up.
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I'm here, but haven't had much to add to this scene.
Dervak would not be particularly interested in why this old woman woke up or who she is. Just another one of the survivors to him. He'll need an in-story reason to care, and some real convincing to bring her along.
Now, if it comes out that she has had similar dreams of the fog and the figure within it, that would be something to consider...
Oscar: I hope you`re feeling better now.
Sorry I've been absent. I just got out of the hospital. I nearly dehydrated myself into some serious trouble. I will try to catch up.
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Wow, sounds bad... Get better!
Not gonna lie, I'm half expecting this to happen when I put the eye in the mask. :P
I'm hoping for They Live, where wearing the mask with the eye lets you see the doppelgangers clearly.
And then they're all doppelgangers...
And us as well!
And then they're all doppelgangers...
And us as well!
Would not be the WORST surprise I've ever experienced in a game. :p
Do we still have Julius?
I'd be OK resting before further exploration. If others want to continue before resting, Mara will help out as best she can, but she doesn't have any spells left. She does have her new healing hex, however.
I was beginning to wonder the same thing Dervak. I'll shoot him a PM and hope I don't have to re-open recruitment on this PBP for the 3rd time in its run.
Alright guys, so Julius hasn't responded to me for about 4 days. So since I don't want to open recruitment again, I'm going to be giving you guys some power boosts so that you can get through the rest without another player. New post coming tonight to get things moving again.
Thumbs up!
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Thanks for the update :)
Glad to be back on track!
Though you wouldn't have to open up re-recruitment; you could just take whoever was your second choice from the last round because it was so recent.
It can be that this person was here all along, or woke up with N'Dateh, or whatever.
True, but I'd like to put the "People disappearing and reappearing randomly" thing on hold, at least for a little bit. Lets see how you guys feel with 4 slightly more powerful characters for a little bit and then we can talk.
APs are supposed to be designed for 4 PCs, so we shouldn't be too badly off. It's true we're a bit light on front line melee capable characters, though.
If you want, and will allow it, I can respec my character to be a melee character.
Dervak can be the frontliner. He can take feats that work well for this party composition. Like Stand Still to keep enemies from getting to the back lines. So no pressure on Oscar; re-speccing would mean you would have to reallocate some points to Con, at the cost of something else.
But the fights have been brutally difficult to date. We'll need better tactics to survive with only 4, and while that's usually the style of play I prefer (smart tactics rather than overpowered builds), Dervak isn't the one to come up with such ideas. Feel free to direct him in this regard.
I was only offering. My archery is definitely sub-par. Oscar kinda is a jack of all trades character: a bit of melee ability, a bit of ranged, a bit of magic, a bit of skills. He's not optimal at any, but he can shore up weak spots if he has access to the right gear or time.
... Speaking of gear, any news on that implement I'm supposed to have?
Whatever you want to do with Oscar is fine with me. Whatever is most fun for you.
Dervak will take his 3rd level class and feat according to party composition and needs.
GM Madman: Is there a map of the area we are in? I personally have a hard time visualizing layouts based on text descriptions.
For what it's worth, I am able to make maps with a fog layer that gets erased as the party explores, in case you don't have an easy way of presenting maps. Here's an example of a map I was doing for a Carrion Crown game (which has unfortunately since folded).
I'd been thinking of making a roll 20 page for the game, everyone alright with that? If I remember correctly it was the GM that had trouble with it.
roll20 is fine with me.
I technically still have a map of the asylum here, if you need it. Used it for Roll20.
That'd be great Oscar, thank you.
Roll20 works for me.
Aside from the weekend break, I am having a bit of trouble getting Mara and N'Dateh's token down. For some reason or another Roll20 wont accept their icons as tokens.
Here's the map as I have it right now. Roll20 map
Hmm, the roll20 link is just taking me to a blank page.