Alright, I'm good. I'm ready to move on.
I'm good as well, so long as the Lady doesn't want me to provide a service for the dead guard.
Feel free to move on. I'm good.
Late night at my table top game. New in-game post coming tomorrow.
Something tells me Turad skipped a post of mine somehow - I doubt he would talk about Jeren like that with him at the table! Perhaps we are seeing some mis-formatted inner dialog? Hehehe....
Turad - any thoughts on this?
Yea.. I skim the new posts that are posted before I post.. didn't see that Jeren is at the table(probably should have assumed that anyway). Oh well, Turad doesn't care if he is present or not. lesson learned, read every post very carefully just in case I do miss something important so, as to avoid dissing my employer to his face.
I've seen DMs handle this in a few different ways to PbP so I want to clarify before we get to deep in to things. When it comes to daily spell prep, do you assume spell prep has been handled if we get a normal night of sleep and only worry about it if spells are going to be changed?
I've seen DMs handle this in a few different ways to PbP so I want to clarify before we get to deep in to things. When it comes to daily spell prep, do you assume spell prep has been handled if we get a normal night of sleep and only worry about it if spells are going to be changed?
Correct. I assume, unless the party changes its plans for some reason, that preparation-required spellcasters spend the first hour preparing the day's spells while the rest of the party breaks camp and makes everything ready to travel. I do this without making special note of it in the posts.
As far as the actual mechanics of prep in a PbP, I assume that the players will just prepare the spells they desire and update their character sheets when they next post after a rest. At times, PbP post order and events overtake the player's ability to have spells prepared and sheets updated "in the morning". It happens. I am not overly worried about such things given the medium we are using to play; just update your sheet when you can to reflect the day's spells. Yes, this leads to the possibility that a caster might be able to note a sudden change of events and change his prepared spells to best match the challenges, but that is more of an individual behavioral choice and is not worth worrying about unless it begins to affect everyone's enjoyment of the game.
Sorry I've been away this weekend. My theatre is opening a new play this weekend. The logistics took up more time than I expected. Back now!
Sorry I've been away this weekend. My theatre is opening a new play this weekend. The logistics took up more time than I expected. Back now!
No worries, glad to get you back so soon!
A general question for all of you -
Are you happy thus far with the roleplay versus the action or would you like to see more or less of either? Sometimes PbP can be seen as "slow", so I want to make sure we keep everyone posting and engaged in what they want to see in the story.
All comments welcome.
Honestly, whether it's one or the other, I just like a steady moving game.
When it's a game where we're waiting on someone(DM or player) to post, and it's been like 3 or 4 days or even longer, that gets old. There's no rhythm when stuff like that happens. A day missed here and there is not a biggie. It's just when it starts to extend into several days is when issues arise. And when/if it happens on several occasions.
Now I realize RL happens and it can cause slow downs in people's posting. Obviously that's an exception.
Outside of that, just a steady pace and I'm good.
Correct me if I'm wrong but one of the manor guards did die. I tried to save but he was dead before I reached him.
Yeah I really couldn't remember. And therefore neither could Darnak. ;P
Feel free to correct Darnak IC. It's all good.
Only one of the three manor guards died and he was dead before you got there. You managed to save the other two - both of the guys at the door survived (though it was close!)
Hey all -
It's 2:18 am here and I just got off work. Gonna post tomorrow...
BTW if anyone wants to use any "soft" skills like Sense Motive, Diplomacy, Bluff or the like while interacting with the NPCs, by all means do so. Since I tend to post larger chunks of NPC dialog, feel free to roll when you post even if my post was large and covered a lot of time/ground. If you learn anything important, I will let you know.
Could I use a heal check determine if the symptoms that borden described match a poison or dead animal in the well?
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DM, if we have time before the next step of the adventure, I'd like to spend some wages. How exotic of gear is available in this town? I'd like to purchase a haramaki and armored kilt. If not available, I'd like to put in an order for when we return.
I'd like to speak with the group in private before we leave as well.
Could I use a heal check determine if the symptoms that borden described match a poison or dead animal in the well?
Skill checks:
Use them liberally and whenever you think what you might know may apply. I will let you know what you know. In this case - sure why not? I tend to be liberal with skills for the most part - they are a way for the DM to impart information and reward characters for what they know/experienced/studied.
DM, if we have time before the next step of the adventure, I'd like to spend some wages. How exotic of gear is available in this town? I'd like to purchase a haramaki and armored kilt. If not available, I'd like to put in an order for when we return.
No problem. You are about to be rewarded by Lord Wildhurst (you were promised a reward by his wife if you recall) and you will have time to buy whatever else you need.
We won't move on until everyone's ready. There is also a bit more to learn here as welll :)
Post coming Saturday. The evening got away from me!
Have had a cople of crazy days here, should post later today.
No worries, Lich. The weekends are typically slow for the boards anyhow. I've got a busy day ahead of me myself anyway, so, it's all good. :)
Lich did you get my message?
Yep. Just replied. Had a hella bad weekend. I need to get a couple family things sorted here and WILL post tonight.
No worries. Just making sure it went through, the site has been a bit wonky lately
And another crisis on this end. My wife, a TV addict, has reported the TiVo is out. I am in the process of installing a new TiVo and dealing with the cable company. I will post in game either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how fast tech support at Crime Warner Cable is at resolving the security issues they created.
Le sigh.
Will post in game tonight
Did we ever find out if Belig comes alone and if we can setup an ambush?
Yeah, I was actually curious about that myself.
Yeah, can we have a team planning session? I'm worried the next game post is going to be 'Belig swans into town, what do you do?' and we just look blank.
Yea I was going to suggest a prep meeting and maybe camping at an ambush location that way Belig doesn't see us coming.
Sounds great to me. Sorry my posting has been sparse. Because of wierd scheduling, I have a show closing and beginning production at the same time. I do believe it's going to rip my brain in two.
I also recommend a planning session. I'd like Thim to take a sniper position at the ambush spot.
We've all kinda fallen of. I posted my attempt to get us going again. I assumed everyone would attend the meeting.
I just hope our DM hasn't left us. It's possible he could've been waiting on us this whole time, though.
Yea, I was hoping he would tell us if Borden saw more than just Belig at the drop.
That would surely be some helpful information to have.
Orrrrr, it's highly possible he has left us. Hopefully, everything's all right.
Well, that makes it one full week since our GM has posted. Is this one over . . .
Actually, come Friday it'll be 2 weeks. Off hand, I'd have to say "yes" to it being over, Dolarre. But when he's not posting anywhere it's really hard to say. He might pop back in 2 weeks, a month from now. Or never again. You just never know.
I can tell you that after 3 months, the game will automatically go inactive. And if that happens, then I'd definitely say "yes". ;)
Pretty neat little group we have. If this is over, that'd be too bad. I was really curious about how this 1 goblin was so big and bad. I think it would've been interesting to see what/who was behind it all.