GM Armadillephant's Fallout Extravaganza

Game Master Loup Blanc

LOL, not me, I am playing with those mods that make Fallout Challenging or fun. I admit the XRE vertibird is over powered but I have it on damage taking and I do not earn experience for any kill. Here is my current list of mods...

Everyone good with a minor time-skip to the Vault?

I am good with it, we all know sometimes that happens on the way to vaults.

*fast-travel*

*fast-travel*

But but we don't have Pipboys to activate it.

sounds good to me :)

I updated my inventory and cap total to include the 100 caps advance payment and a few consumables I wanted to purchase in town before heading to the Vault, so I'm ready to "fast-travel" to the Vault any time.

Fast

Uhm, think there may have been some confusion with the Perception checks...

I wanted two from each of you.

The first check was the DC 20 for that spoiler, and that'd let you see something interesting. The second check I didn't give a DC for, I just needed it.

You all noticed one another almost immediately; the Gulchers saw Kora and Sagittarii when the Brotherhood crested the hill, and the Brotherhood saw the Gulchers at the same time.

I posted two checks as I understood what you needed them for. I didn't think there was any confusion and thought we were a close enough for conversation? Or are we further apart?

Sorry I have been missing guys broke my hand.

Doh! that sucks! No problems man and take care of your hand! :(

Oh I am I was just obligated to break someones face for saying things one should never say about someone's grandmother and women in general......

Kora, you were one who understood what I was looking for. As for conversation, you're well within distance for that, although it's a little shouted.

Darius--no worries on the short absence. Sorry about your hand, but in the famous words, "You should've seen the other guy." I probably would have done the same in your place, if someone was making deserving comments.

Also, is everyone okay with what will generally be theater of the mind, at least for the time being? I don't have any good map software that I know how to use, and money is scarce, so I'll mostly be describing distances and be very forgiving in the way of range and cover and that sort of thing.

That works for me man. Also, I finally updated my profile with backstory, personality, physical description, and the correct caps and inventory (including what we were just paid).

Only hit him once hes missing atleast 6 teeth and has a shattered lower jaw. The hand thing is a fractured metalcarple and knuckle on the pinky finger. I can use my hand but its weak and hurts like you wouldnt believe. And I get away clean cause he told me he wanted to take it outside heh. In Sc if someone agrees to fight with you no charges may be pressed. And the bar isnt citing public disturbance because of the things he said to one of the girls that works there. Got free drinks the rest of the night. Lol

Hahaha. Yessirrr. Only reason I have ever been in an actual fight was because some guy was grabbing his girl all wrong. I used my elbow though. Try that next time! ;) I got kudos for sticking up for dames. Hope your hand feels better! And that's an awesome law.

Ouch, that injury is usually related to not a fully tight fist or all of your chivalrous might went through your pinky! Kudos for stickin' up for the dames and congrats for the free drinks!

I posted my IC post as if he couldn't hear Deidre's last statement. Maybe the first part but not the last due to her seeming a bit surprised. If I misinterpreted that let me know. ;)

Loving it so far and kudos to you Darius, a$$holes deserve a licking. Hopefully the guy will think better next time. :p

He backed up and I caught his jaw just a bit wrong. But I also shouldn't be punching that hard without wrapping my hands.

And no problem kora I hope we get along in the end but darius is exactly the kind of prize the brotherhood wants and he has seen the damage the bad parts of the brotherhood who woke him up caused.

I am so, so sorry guys. I really did want to play this, and I loved my character and where this was all going. I just don't have the motivation to do a play by post. I wish you all luck on your adventures, and may Atoms blessing be upon all you good chaps.

Awe bye fizt we will miss you. I really wanted to get to know the british chap...

Do hos he get his Limy head blow off by the Nights in Tin?

go on you know you want to

"Hes coming right at us"

BOOM!

No we dont want that. Lets feed him to the mutie dogs...

Sorry to see you go Fitz. You know, you don't have to post as much as us chatty ones.

This is true .....

Sorry to see you go as well, Fitz, and if you change your mind I'll happily bring you back in. Thanks for letting us know.

Yeah Fitz. Take care boss. We may have to let you go in style though.... just saying! ;) You understand I'm sure. Nothing like a little tragedy.

I think if the tin men end Fitz, that'd certainly prevent our parties from cooperating. The party could shrink in size quite a bit, haha.... interesting.... Perhaps we should lay out scenarios and assign a die roll to them (like a 1 or 2 on a d20 will result in the brotherhood killing fitz). I love leaving big consequences up to chance. Of course, Deidre herself would certainly seek cooperation.

Here's my suggestion...

GM rolls 1d4

1 = Fitz is killed by the brotherhood without provocation.
2 = Dogs kill Fitz.
3 = Fitz is abducted by aliens.
4 = Fitz is abducted by a giant mutant condor.

3 and 4 allow for his potential to return. The first two are just tragic and could result in some serious chaos (if a 1). It would feel like Fallout :)

I of course, jest with this....

... unless you guys are down

#1 will not be good for anyone because someone or a few of us will have to reroll so I vote for a Cazador or FEV mutated hawk taking him away.

Haha. Yeah. One would be nasty.

Or... While we were fast-forwarding through town and up to the Vault, Ian told Fitz about a band of Super Mutants that had been spotted in the complete opposite direction of the Vault and Fitz decided to skip the search-and-rescue mission to do some hunting.

Nothing would be altered about the encounter between the mercenaries and Brotherhood by Fitz being retroactively removed from the equation.

I vote for four that way one day when need help he can come back riding it with an army or redcoats at his back.....

I like Darius's idea. Even though Gergg's is more sensible.

Alternatively, he could have been a were-condor all along. He transforms involuntarily under the stress of the situation and glides off to the accompaniment of haunting pan-pipe music OK OK I'll be quiet ;)

I like winter's the best, because that means by leaving I just got a power boost.

Tough Gergg's is definitely the most likely solution.

Top ho!

As and English man in real life,

I think he would have just gone for a cupa tea and a scone (Sc-oun) not (So-on) and said TTFN to us all,

sorry to see you go Fitz =/ I was looking forward to our mutie hunting together~

sorry to see you go Fitz =/ I was looking forward to our mutie hunting together~

Ditto ... Sagittarii's former squad was taken out by Muties so he would have happily joined without having to be given an order.

Okay guys a few things one im for bed use the rolls I posted earlier for my first combat round. Next lay off the map thing arma already said he cant afford the software. So unless your gonna offer to buy it for him or point him to some freeware and help him get used to it please stop asking him for maps. I habe been in his shoes fl before wanting to provide something f. My players and couldnt but they just kept asking its didiscouraging. /rant

Thank and goodnight for now. And if anyone feels that was rude im sorry but my hand hurts I just worked 15 hrs and its like 4 am for me so im sorry

the cheapest map making program i can think of is Google excel. it'll take a little time to get used to it but you can setup a map on a black/white background. color sections tobshow rises and falls in terrain and import pictures for items on the map.

it takes a little time and costs nothing.

there are some other programs out there but in the longuyen run Google excel is way easier. But going Freeform like this is just fine. because its going to be a short combat so we just need to read into the details of what Arma is posting more.

For instance Sag and I are way off on left flank, im not sure of we have a clear shot but we will with just a little adjusting in position. As it seems the dogs are coming straight down on everyone else. :)

Battle at the lift

this is a simple example of what you can do with Google excel it has pictures loaded and is set so that anyone who has the link can manipulate it.

as i said above i am totally cool with going free form for three enemies. especially because this fight seems like it will be over quickly with how many of us are here.

i agree with various as well. always trying to provide a map can be very discouraging for a dm. been there down then many many times. so if arma provides one then good if he doesn't just read the details like an action novel and if something is unclear ask questions, other then that i think we are all doing a good job thus far. :)

So, as I said in Gameplay, I'll be looking at Excel. However, for right now, we have a more pressing issue...

What's to be done about Fitz?

The options I've seen above are as follows:

• Fitz killed by Brotherhood
  
• Fitz killed by Dogs
  
• Fitz abducted by aliens
  
• Fitz abducted by mutant condor
  
• Fitz IS a mutant condor
  
• Fitz goes hunting

Certainly some are more... amusing, than others. And some more practical. But let's have a vote! PM me with your choice, and I'll make it happen. PMing, because A) it keeps this thread from blowing up, and B) it allows for a blind vote where your choice won't be altered by others seeing it.

Fitz IS a mutant condor

I didn't know we were playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? If we are, I want to play a hummingbird for helicopter-like flight or a Mongoose for high metabolism. And don't balk TMNT, that was a kick arse game in the day before it was destroyed by kiddie commercialism.

Most importantly, sorry to put pressure on you regarding the map, I overlooked that post.

Fitz is a mutant condor and gone to save his mate from mutie scum and on the dawn of the third day will come from the east

i vote tea

Okay guys, rudimentary, but it'll work well enough:

THE MAP

Sorry about the size; I promise they'll be smaller (and hopefully better) once you get inside.

Thank you Arma, works for me!

Okay for me if you holding on as im at work bot if needed he will jam the laser sniper into the muze of the dog filp the over charge and pull the trigger. 1d20+4 for the to hit and 3d10+2 for dmg. Assess bonus and penalties as needed. If someone else shoots the dog off me shoot one of the others while prone.

Arma:

With Google Excel I resize the columns to 80 X 80 and that gives them a large square like shape. it's not perfect but it works for putting a decent size image in the squares. If you need any help let me know as I use it fairly often. Sorry for not being quite active and having odd ball posts. Trying to stay in character but house cleaning and lack of internet is making it a little difficult to post. :p

As stated a second ago, if you need help PM me or I can give you my gmail and you can add me so I can do some of the work for you on the maps. Just let me know. :)