Just to make sure, Cap'n, this is a serious vote we're doing? We've had so many laughs, I just want to make sure. If it is, are those of us vying for captain status allowed to cast our vote?
By the by, Charlotte, might want to correct that nick. ;)
Indeed, it is a serious vote. I was so hyped up on caffeine I couldn't resist being a stand-up comedian, however. And yes, you can vote for yourselves, if you want yourself as the captain! And no, my name is not on the ballot, so your suspension of belief is safe for now!
Also Charlotte, I will reply to your gameplay post after I wake up. Sorry I didn't post earlier, I was busy reviewing some information for future events in the game.
I'd rather not be forced to vote now, but if that's the party's wish, I guess I will do so. It just surprises me that a game that's so heavy on role playing, that we aren't going to role play this very momentous decision, especially given we are nowhere near taking over a boat.
Jesal, I personally would have waited to RP it out, but a recent PCRP has made it such that I either ignore the player's post, offer an inconsequential answer, or make the decision (Which I will not,). I did not want to force the issue, believe me.
Sir, I have kept quiet till now, but I must protest your use of tactics such as these to break our filibuster. I for one will abstain from the voting process. That being said, Janus would also abstain from the voting process as he would rather be able to do his job, captain's duties tend to get in the way of that and no one wants the ship's sawbones to be the ship's captain.
I SUMMON THE DEEPEST DARKEST AND MOST POLITICAL OF MONSTERS TO DEAL WITH YOUR SHENANIGANS,FIFTY FOOT TALL ANGELA MERKEL.
Capitan, can't say I know how to reply to your statement. Most of the replies I started with sounded like I was telling you how to DM, which is not my intent.
So, with that in mind, I will likely abstain as well. OOC I know who I'd vote for, but IC, Jesal gives his loyalty carefully and wouldn't vote to support someone in a mutiny until he is more comfortable with the lay of the ship. Certainly don't want to trade the devil you know for the devil you don't.
On a pure OOC basic, I'm putting in this vote of Iggy as captain. Now wether he maintains or survives to claim that position, I don't know, but that's the current vote. I'll save the IC vote for whenever or however it's decided.
It comes down to this. You have a group that truly ROLEPLAYS, not ROLLPLAYS. Now add in most of us are playing some severely mismatched characters, both culturally and philosophically. You can't expect us to vote for any one character to be captain till we see how this goes. For all I know three of us are gonna die in the attempt and we may vote Sandra as captain for all the good it will do just because no one can agree on anything better. Also the NPCs may have something to say just because one person ends up alienating them completely without meaning to.
Very true. It might even make sense to vote that this be something that is decided by a series of things and thus, an IC request is just that: a request from one npc. That, if the DM doesn't wish to involve themselves in choosing, the boon is not immense, so that it all comes down to ROLEplay and the actual opinions of folks (PC & NPC) alike.
So, in the end, it be a vote to abstain from involving the DM? Am I understanding that right from Salt & Janus? If that's the case, then that simplifies matters a great deal and makes us all have to work for whatever we want, aye?
;) Cause after all, we're a bunch of hard working do-gooders. Well, except for Janus, but he hates them too, so that makes it ok.
I agree, getting a captain's position this way is not really fulfilling.
Let's just let things play out in character, shall we?
I'm not sure I understand what could require to know right now.
Worse come worse, the NPCs will side with one person and the PCs with another and we'll find a way to resolve it in due time.
Amen! Voice of reason! Lol Court adjourned and case dismissed! And boy am I sleep deprived....
55 posts in discussion and a complete reversal in both directions of the captain selection process is what happens when your laptop crashes... The more you know!
In sincerity, I agree with a lot of the sentiments already posted. I think that the decision of a captain should be very much IC, with some OOC calculations and such. I don't feel that just voting on it based on class and image and such OOC right now is very fulfilling, especially based on the amount of RP we have going in this campaign.
Also, Variziel will likely voice something for himself IC, though I don't expect him to be put as captain, nor do I particularly need or want him to be. It's more part of his character than anything else. However, were we to capture a second (or third) ship....
TL;DR: I vote we let this happen as it will in game. Sorry to not be super helpful in the apparent issue, GM, but it's how I feel.
Just now able to post.
I apologize if I offended anyone by trying to get everyone to make a decision, it's just the best available option I could think of at the time so that the issue could be resolved and I could make a reply to an IC RP.
If it comes down to it, I'll make the tough decision later that it's either NPC favoritism or an actual NPC that gets selected. Hopefully it will not come to that, of course.
So that said, is everyone ready to get back to the campaign and wrestle Planar Whales (Not really, but a cool idea right?)?
And Janus, are you trying to free the Rough Beast with your summons?! I know you serve Zon-Kuthon, but isn't that a little TOO sadistic?
And nothing to apologize to me for guys, I was the one trying to force a vote so it did not put me in a slightly awkward position. All is forgiven, if there was anything to forgive!
I'd like to know, what led to this?
That is err..."classified" (unless the gm removes classification).
I don't feel too many secrets amongst a party is a good thing, especially if it puts the DM in such an uncomfortable spot.
Sorry about my absence yesterday guys! I will be sure to post today, I just got caught up doing some work yesterday. I'll try to post double to make up for it, savvy?
Post up, me hearties! Anybody here had Everclear? Jeez, that stuff works fast! Almost as fast as Absinthe! Everyone else enjoying the holiday festivities? I sincerely hope so, because if there's anything you learn from S&S, it's the rum (Booze in general,) makes a lot of things better! I throw you all a Major Image of an Everflowing Rum flask! Drink up lads, have a sip of pixelated drink that is totally real if you forfeit your Will save! And nobody reference a placebo effect or I will go Freudian on you! :D
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
I'll have to pass. This lad/lass is a non drinker.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a tankard of eternal lemonade with my name on it waiting for me.
Gameplay post deleted! Let me sober up a bit and I'll post! Been working on that post all day, got sidetracked while drunk into posting about the Bestiary 4, then copied over my text and posted the Bestiary 4 stuff! Stupid P.U.I., which sounds like body odor or a government agency, possibly both simultaneously! Wouldn't doubt it, given how smelly some people are. Has anyone thought about how we as cultures are influenced by diet, and thus smell? Seriously, it's weird, right? Primarily carnivorous people smell like slaughterhouses, while vegans smell oddly and unpleasantly of rainwater mixed with brussel sprouts.
You're a very odd drunk, Captain. :P
Too much stream of thought? Yes indeed, though it takes me a lot to get drunk. Several cups of Everclear hunch-punch mind you! Half the partiers are completely incoherent, a few are passed out, and there's a few who've found private rooms for romping. That's one thing I love about college, we all know how to have a good time. That we're all drunk is irrelevant; it's the feeling of communal chaos that everyone feels that makes everyone have a good time. Yeah, that's induced by reducing frontal lobe activity, particularly concerning inhibitions, via alcohol, but that's beside the point. After I graduate, I'll likely not have time to party, nor the youthful stamina to. Best enjoy it while I can, right?
Just remember the warnings about the rum in S&S and let that be your guide. We don't want Kroop for our Cap'n in real life.
Iggy, no worries, I only drink the booze generally once a month at one of the big video game parties we have, maybe twice a month if someone is foolish enough to challenge me and tries outdrinking me every other Thursday! There's not been anyone crazy enough to challenge me drinking in months, so it's generally once a month! And obviously, on major holidays. I've seen enough people become addicts to know the dangers and have enough introspection to examine my actions and self-control to regulate myself, rare traits indeed! But your concern is touching to the Sparrowshanks, so thanks for the thought.
I will post after classes conclude today and will not make another besotted mistake.
Also, feel free to laugh it up about my drunken posting, as I sure did once I came back and looked at it all! :D
Gameplay post is FINALLY up!
Bestiary 4 is awesome!
Variziel, you definitely want to ask Mr.Hank about that check later, as it's definitely some cool beans! Backstory like that makes these interactions very interesting, to say the least.
Temerith, I will reply once I come up with something suitable later today!
Post up!
By the way, is everyone as awed with the new Bestiary 4 as I am, minus the unfortunate recycling of old AP monsters? Love some of the new artworks for the recycled creatures, Psychopomps in particular!
I like that I have all the old ap monsters in one book so I don't have to crawl through said ap. That being said, now all of us loyal Kuthites can point to Cthulhu and say, "See, we told you there was something really nasty out there and Kuthon was only making it so we could fight such things off."
Why Mr.Ult, what an... interesting theory. Please step into the office for a friendly bout of mind-control with this Phrenic Tadpole that obviously was not invented by technologically inclined cultists! >:D
Also Janus, look to the Telekts discussion for a question I posed.
This is proving to be quite an interesting game so far. :) Who would have thought being "Scary Mr. Hank" is less scary than being "scary Markborn son of Captain Esme Hank"?
What can I say, Mrs.Hank was (Is?) a legend! Remember, you're still new, relatively untested. Your mother though overcame nearly every obstacle she faced and let's just face it, the Shackles throws plenty of those at would-be pirates! Old legends can be eclipsed by new ones, however! :)
Iggy can eclipse her because.....
Now I just need a loin cloth, furry boots, and a riding tiger. And, of course, a huge sword.
THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOOOO!
I will post tomorrow. I've been busy getting ready for my trip. I should have plenty of time to post on the way!
Post up after a hectic, but fun day!
Waiting on Mr.Hank before I post, since once he concludes his current RP, the next day will begin! No pressure, just explaining why I haven't responded.
Post up!
Jesal and Variziel, how now, where art thou? Betwixt and between, the Sparrowshanks seeks thee, for a new day has dawned on the Shackled sea! Though a Goblin, when it comes to rhymes I come along hobblin'. Yar and har, har and yar, post ye skags with a face like a gar!
JUST KIDDING! Posting nonsense to pass the time while I wait for you guys to post. No biggie!
Ah, there be the Jesal! Now where's the Variziel?
Will post soon!
Forgot to ask earlier today, but was everyone wanting to continue RP-intensive days or streamline much of it? I know we discussed it before but I can't find it in my copious amounts of notes!
The RP is fun, but I think it might be good to streamline it just a little. That first day took forever to get through, and I am antsy to make some kind of progress. Perhaps let the RP flow when things happen, but skip through the day to day drudge.
Everyone else feel the same?
I am of the same thought with Charlotte concerning the day to day drudgery but let the RP flow...
I'd like some balance and story progression. Every encounter doesn't have to be a 2-week expose on our character's desires and background. That said, I enjoy the depth of the characters.
Just would like some crunch as well.
I think everyone else pretty well nailed it on the head.
I am just happy we finally made it to the second day so I can start posting again.
Yeah, I agree with the others--RP is great, but moving along the day-to-day stuff a little faster would be fine.
Will post when I get home! On my way out to head back from playing video games with my friends. Actually for once lost tonight at some games, which is almost unthinkable. It was great fun, however. By the way, when was the site down? When I got back on my phone, it said 'Paizo store temporarily closed'.
SO looking forward to the next update. Good to hear gaming was fun, boss!