So we've got Lydia and Jam on wilderness. Karl and Lino for staff duty.
That leaves Uthar and Aljohar....
Oh man...
Are you guys sure we want to split the party?
It's an important question as to whether we should split the party....unfortunately given the antipathy to Shifters, staying with the army is not an option for Lydia.
I think Uthar and I should go try to infiltrate the group. They'd doubtless love to have a big fighter/smith and a healer.
Honestly, I'm not sure what to do. Aljohar would speak against splitting the group and probably advocate infiltrating. If Lydia takes a group to follow the bandits, Aljohar could join them BUT is not stealthy and would probably be a left-behind healer. I'm not sure what Karl and Lino were going to do with intrigue/diplomacy.
Can anyone articulate what they were thinking of doing and what they were hoping to accomplish/derive from their path?
Aljohar was thinking that if they got in with the main group, they could spy out what's really going on, sow discord, and sabotage efforts. However, they could end up split into different groups, held for ransom, or killed as spies. There are definitely problems with her idea!
I think Uthar and I should go try to infiltrate the group. They'd doubtless love to have a big fighter/smith and a healer.
Doubtless they would.
Honestly, I'm not sure what to do. Aljohar would speak against splitting the group and probably advocate infiltrating. If Lydia takes a group to follow the bandits, Aljohar could join them BUT is not stealthy and would probably be a left-behind healer. I'm not sure what Karl and Lino were going to do with intrigue/diplomacy.
Can anyone articulate what they were thinking of doing and what they were hoping to accomplish/derive from their path?
Aljohar was thinking that if they got in with the main group, they could spy out what's really going on, sow discord, and sabotage efforts. However, they could end up split into different groups, held for ransom, or killed as spies. There are definitely problems with her idea!
You all have an appointment left. And Karl has a request for another. Although I doubt they'll illuminate your options much, we can RP those a bit while you all figure out what you want to do.
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Sounds like a plan. I was under the impression, before we were debriefed, that we'd turn around and head back out doing what we were doing before: pursuing the bandits back to their lair.
So, in the short term, I am a little unsure you guys want to push the infiltration as a group now, or pursue the separate courses I've laid out.
I should have time Thursday-Saturday to write, but I may not have internet access. So if you don't mind voting
1. Temporary dual track -- chasing bandits and a diplomacy mission to secure supplies.
2. Straight to a whole party infiltration of the bandits.
3. Write in suggestion.
My vote is for option 1, followed by option 2 in the longer term. I am open to suggestion.
Dabbler, Lydia could still serve with the troops, but she'll face discrimination. It's just something else in the world she has to deal with.
And I hope you're all not going to stay in Haltwhistle forever.
Personally, I'm more interested in the temporary dual track, but that's because I always like a bit of intrigue, where charisma and intelligence rule the day!
The dual track looks good to me too.
That's 2 for dual path.....
I'm happy to go the dual route, although people can always act outside of their skillset.
I'm good with a dual path as well. It's good to get a little intrigue in there, though it's pretty well outside Jam's skillset. Like Karl said that doesn't mean he necessarily can't help there, but he'll do much better chasing bandits.
My only concern would be that splitting the group might make things harder to follow.
Sorry about the delay in voting; the site was not my friend (or anybody's, I think) for quite a while! When I managed to read a post, I inevitably could not reply.
I guess Dual is OK, even if it's a classic party error. We're not precisely in a dungeon right now.
Consensus!
To keep things simple, I will split the thread. On a 1 bandit hunt keeps the main thread. On a 2, diplomacy does.
Diplomacy keeps the main thread. I will set up bandit hunt as soon as we actually split.
Please take your main characters to third level. If you want to roll up a secondary PC to play in the thread your main character isn't, you may. Roll that secondary character at first level. If you don't want to, that's fine too.
Sorry guys. WOrk dropped on me again.
Right there with you. I only have five hours of work today, which is like a vacation.
So scouting would be: Lydia, Jam
Diplomacy: Karl, Lino
Aljohar is undecided, and I don't know about Uthar.
Does that sound right? I would like to make a character for the other party, but don't know what to make yet.
Is Recruitment going to be the scouting playground?
Guys, I want to apologize. I am going to shut this down. I haven't been doing the quality of job that I want to and that you deserve.
It's become very clear to me that, although I think I've got a decent story arc, and periodic enthusiam, I can not prioritize the campaign so that the work gets done. Looking ahead at the next few months, there's no way that I can do so.
You've all been very patient, and I've enjoyed your characters. I will miss the game.
I wish you all good gaming and the best in life. I hope to see you around the Paizo boards.
Tom
I'm sorry to hear that, Tom! Thanks for the work you have done on this. Running a campaign is no joke. I'm disappointed we won't know how things worked out. I've become attached to these characters very quickly, which shows how good the players and GM are.
No worries, TT, life gets in the way sometimes.
Cheers!
Treppa
Thanks for running the game, Tom! It's understandable that sometimes life gets too busy. I hope to see you around on the boards too
Thanks!
Meowselsworth
(I'll also send a PM should I start up a new mafia-style game, if that's of interest)
Thanks, guys.
If I can pull together the time and enthusiasm to write so that I have something in hand, I'll contact you all as first choices.
Meows, mafia is like an addiction. I'd definitely be in.
No worries Thom, we all know what it's like!
Thanks very much for running the game Thom, and no worries, you gotta take care of life.
I'm on about the same page as the others, this was fun, and I really enjoyed the characters!
I'm glad to hear mention of mafia, if Meows starts up a new game I'll definitely see you there.