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Game Expectations
1. Posting Frequency: My games tend to run a little quicker than average. Before signing up, consider how much time you can devote to the game. I prefer players who can post at least once per day on average, and once on the weekends. I understand that everyone occasionally has a busy day and just can't find the time to post. I try to avoid this but even as the GM I sometimes miss a day. But not posting for several days is not acceptable. It slows the game down and makes it less interesting because your character will be left behind in the action. And if you disappear during combat and hold things up for a day, I will skip you and move on.
2. Posting Quality: Take advantage of the medium and write some description. Tell us what your PC is doing or what they look like; put up some dialog and start a conversation with your fellow PCs. It makes the game immensely more engaging, immersive, and entertaining. I will admit, it can sometimes be hard to spice up combat posts. Bottom line: be willing to make an effort role-playing in my game. If you aren't up to that challenge, please consider playing a different game. If you aren't much of a writer or are new to PbP, don't be intimidated. I/We will help you improve! But if you sign up for my game and make too many posts with just dice or just ooc text, I will give you a warning and if your quality doesn't improve I reserve the right to ask you to leave the game.
3. I also try to be pretty open as to what is allowed and options that are a little outside the box, I really enjoy seeing what creative players come up with. If I ask for a roll, and you feel that you have another option that may work better, there is no harm in asking. The best way, and by that I mean the fastest way to do so and keep things moving is to first off, make the roll I asked for, (because sometimes the answer will be no, but that's generally because the Scenario specifically says so and I can't control that), and then to both ask if you can do something else instead, and then also make the appropriate rolls for that alternative option as well.
With all that being said, let's have fun with this one. This is a light hearted series, and offers plenty of RP opportunity for some goofiness. You get to be a goblin, so have fun with it!
I would like to throw my hat into the ring as one of the experienced players, if you'll have me.
Hey Turmoil, I'd love to drop my hat in as one of the experienced players! Played in one of your games before and loved it.
I'd like to be considered as one of the new to PbP players. I'm an experienced PFS player and GM but I'm new to PbP - I just started my first game about a week ago and so far I'm loving it. I'm really enjoying the way that it allows for much more roleplaying than you get in a typical PFS gameday at a noisy game store.
You can see a sample of my roleplaying style from that game at this link.
I've played We Be Goblins Free before - but I think it's evergreen? - but don't remember much except that it was a TPK! And that role playing goblins was lots of fun. I haven't played any of the other WBG series.
Thanks for considering me.
Me ME!
Adding my name as a new pbp player.
My only experience with pbp went for two weeks before the GM had to to back out but I'm excited to learn the ropes. (Full disclosure, I've played # 3 and #4 so would be using replay credit or playing for no credit.)
I'd like to toss my hat in as one of the experienced players as well. I would guess Abraham is potentially planning on using GM stars? Not sure if that is allowed for these modules or not...
Oh right, I forgot that it wasn't a level 1. It's been a while since I played it. Yes, if selected I'll use a GM replay to play it again.
I'd like to be considered as one of the experienced players. I have not played any part of the series.
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Ahhhhh this is a tough choice, I've really enjoyed having a bunch of you in my past games, and some of my favorite players are here!
Alright so the two that are new to PbP are both in, that's the easy choice. For the other two, I'm going to go with ShieldBug and Gummy Bear. I loved both your characters in my Cosmic Captive game, and you both played off each other really well.
To the others, please don't take it personally that I didn't choose you. You are all welcome in my future games and I'd love to have you. I considered running two tables, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.
So final roster:
Abraham
DM Livgin
ShieldBug
Gummy Bear
Bummer, but look forward to next time! If you don't mind knocking me off your player list, i dotted in so I could get an update when you made a decision.
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So I'm on the fence on what order I want to run the scenarios in, and I want to ask for any opinions you may have. We can run them in the order they came out, 1,2,3,4, or in chronological order, 4,1,2,3. Arguments can be made for either way.
Once we figure that out, I'll post the pregens and you can fight it out diplomatically choose who plays what.
Thanks for having me. I don't have a strong preference for the order but if chronological order will make for a stronger story arc, then I suppose I would prefer that.
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I have not actually played or GMed through all of them, so I don't have any personal experience to draw from. I've heard the #4 has little easter eggs throughout that are more recognizable if you've played the others. On the other hand, starting with 4 let's you see the characters grow from the beginning.
Please allow me to bow out, I was excited to try pbp and signed up for more than one at a time.
Thank you for having me, Turmoil!
Order-wise, I really like the idea of starting as babies and growing into the fine specimens of goblin-hood that we are bound to be in 'We be goblins free', but I think I'm leaning slightly towards release order. Either way is sure to be fun though :)
P.S. Welcome to the wonderful world of PbP, Abraham! And hello Gummy Bear and Zin Z'arin, it's good to be playing with y'all again.
This is Gummy Bear!
:D Hi! Should be a great time! :) I'm flattered, GM Turmoil!
Not to put you on the spot GM, but have you read all the modules yet? The only objection I've heard to playing part 4 first is that there are easter eggs that you can only appreciate if you play in release order. If these are minor and/or won't ruin surprises in the other three, I'm indifferent, Otherwise I would prefer release order.
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I was leaning towards playing them in release order and it seems that's the opinion of the group, so let's go that way. The link to the prgen sheets is up top now. I think it would be cool if you all played the same character the whole way through, but that's really up to you all. Once you have your characters picked out, could you please fill out the info on the first slide of the maps link.
If no one objects, I’ll take Mogmurch. I’ve been wanting to play an alchemist but haven’t yet.
I definitely agree that we should try to keep with the same characters all the way through. As for which character that'll be for me... I'm open for either Reta Bigbad or Poog of Zarongel, and will pick whichever of those two is left over (I'm not a fan of rogues so I'd really like to avoid being Chuffy Lickwound if possible).
I'm also on board with playing the same PreGen all the way through. It just makes the most sense that way.
Of the three that are left, I think I'm most partial to Reta. Gummy Bear, if you also share ShieldBug's aversion to Chuffy, though, I don't mind taking him, just let me know. I'll happily switch.
This is my first time playing a PreGen; any advice for the alias name? I'm sure "Reta Bigbad" was taken long, long ago....
Like Turmoil, I just use a generic alias (this one for PFS, another for SFS) so that I can reuse it if I ever play as a different PreGen. However, if you want to make a specific one, maybe you could try surrounding the name with quote marks, or suffix it with your username? e.g. 'Reta Bigbad - Zin Z'arin'.
I was not so clever when creating pregen aliases. My idea was to make a new one for each iconic as I used them.
I will play Chuffy Lickwound! Be free my friends!
EDIT: Fun Fact - when creating your alias, filtering for "Goblin" will not yield the pictures for the pregens. At least for Chuffy, typing in his first name did though!
That makes me Poog! I just packed a fresh jar of pickled fish heads and I'm ready go... Except that it is really late here, so I won't be able to fill in the alias information until tomorrow morning. :)
Super excited to get started!
Excellent! Looking forward to this. May not get a chance to fill in my alias info until tomorrow some time.
I too will probably need until tomorrow to get her status up in the alias, but otherwise ready to go.
@Turmoil, can you please delete Zin from the active player list now that I have an alias for this game?
Ok, I think I'm ready to go.
@GM, will you please delete Abraham Z. from the active player list as well now that his alter ego, Mogmurch Z. is in the house?
No problem, Turmoil! Thanks for the heads up :)
This website BS has been eating up a lot of my posting time :( I'll do my best to make a real post today, but please bot me if needed.
I keep thinking they have it all fixed, and then it's junk again the next day....
Seems to be working again now, at least for me. Y'all still having troubles?
Mine is good too! If last weekend is any indication, the GM doesn't appear to do a lot of posting on Saturday/Sunday. Wouldn't surprise me if this gets moving again on Monday.
On Thursday I will be flying to Taiwan for a conference and will return the following Wednesday. I expect that I'll have internet access but my posting may be sporadic over this time. Feel free to bot me as needed.
Heading to the airport for the long journey home (about 24 hours of flying). I'll likely have internet access along the way but in case I don't I may not be online again before Thursday morning (EST). Feel free to bot me as needed.
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I want to give you all a heads up that my posting may become a bit sporadic over the next month or so. Obviously the holidays are a busy time for many of us, but on top of that, I start a new job at the beginning of December and we are also in the middle of house hunting. So far this has been the most fun I've had GMing a game here on the boards though, so I'll be sure to make this one a priority.
Also, I forgot to have all of you post your information. This scenario gives a tier 1-2 chronicle sheet, so post the info for the character you want it applied to.
Player name:
Character name:
PFS #:
Faction:
We have a good group here, I think! This will be a good run.
Player name: Zin Z'arin (Rob Riemersma)
Character name: TBD (New PC, not yet built or played)
PFS #: 192785-10
Faction: TBD
Yes, this has been a lot of fun so far! I'm still very new to PbP and really enjoying how much more role playing can happen compared to FtF, and this scenario is a great example.
Before I pick which character to apply this to, do the normal PFS rules about pregen death apply? That is, if (Zarongel forbid!) Mogmurch dies, does the character I'm applying it to also die? I'm asking because I'm building a GM baby and was going to apply it to them, but if the usual rules apply I'll probably just go ahead and apply it to a new character.
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So when the new Organized play guide came out this year, it now states that you have to decide what character is getting credit before the game starts. They wanted to prevent players from playing pregens with no risk of their characters actually dying, since you could just kill off your -500 character that doesn't actually exist.
With that being said, I'm not going to be a big stickler about it. Part of it's my own fault for never asking for your character info right up front. Also keep in mind that all these scenarios were created for Free RPG day and designed to be fun to lure in new players. It would take a lot of really bad rolls for someone to actually die in any of these.
Also, you PbP like a pro :)
Ha, well thanks for that. It probably helps that I dived right in with playing my level 15 witch in part 6 of the Iron Gods AP - that has been (and continues to be) quite the intro to PbP! We are about a month in and the first fight is still going strong...
Yeah, the reason I asked is that the two TPKs that I've been part of were both instances of all-pregen parties (one of them being WBG 3 - though I think the GM told us later that he had incorrectly interpreted the rules).
Player Name: Abraham Z.
Character Name: Phidöe
PFS #: 100198-16
Faction: LE
Thanks for the heads up, GM, good luck with everything!
Here's the info for my character.
Player name: Marty
Character name: Neela Henar
PFS #: 210803-4
Faction: Silver Crusade
Player name: Gummy Bear
Character name: Garvan Hemlock
PFS #: 74244-17
Faction: Grand Lodge
So when the new Organized play guide came out this year, it now states that you have to decide what character is getting credit before the game starts. They wanted to prevent players from playing pregens with no risk of their characters actually dying, since you could just kill off your -500 character that doesn't actually exist.
I think this means that I can't apply this to my -10, as that character isn't even done being built yet, and has never been played (i.e. no risk of dying; I could just "re-create" as -11 and be all good).
All of my other characters of level 1-2 are in games right now, except a CORE PC. Would applying this chronicle move her into the Standard campaign, or could she remain CORE with this chronicle?