[GM School] Honor's Echo: Basilica (Inactive)

Game Master OG3

This is where we will discuss Basilica.

Map is in the header. Please update your avatars and Init/Perc info.

*waves and looks good to go*

Done! Ready to go!

Redelia posted that we can begin as soon as you're ready, GM.

I am ready to go as well.

GM Weenerton, if you're ready, please make your opening post in the Gameplay thread, so we can get this show on the road ;-)

Thanks folks. I'm away on vacation but will be posting nightly. The weekend was a nightmare to arrive at our destination.

All the player names/PC names/GM names confused me, GM Weenerton. Post if/when you can, but don't let it interfere with a family vacation.

*will try to post when they wake up in the morning!*

PbP Tip: Spoilers
Spoilers can really help speed up play, and are generally very useful tools.

That said, I offer the following, not as criticism, but as food for thought.

It's perfectly acceptable for someone who makes the requisite check to let everybody know they can open the spoilers to see the information revealed within.

Sometimes, that can risk breaking the fourth wall. My personal preference is to copy what was revealed and paste it into my PC's dialogue, editing it a little, as needed, but not so much that I leave out anything that might be important.

If you've got the time and the inclination and your players do as well, the tidbits revealed by a skill check can be opportunities to role-play with each other and with the NPCs. While a scenario might offer little more than a line or two of text, the GM can add a little flair and flavor to a brief exchange, perhaps creating a memorable encounter out of an otherwise mundane event.

This is one reason I like many of the early seasons' scenarios. Little more than shells with bare bones mechanics, in some cases, they provide room for a lot of creativity within the framework of the plot.

Barely back to civilization (cell phone signal), will catch up and add self to slides late tomorrow (this character, not Enora)

GM Weenerton, when do you expect to resume the session?

when the 4th party member has chimed in. I'll give it a few hours before I move us the the next phase. the map is prepared.

Hadn't posted because it didn't feel like there was enough 'hooks' to post replies to, and typing a post that basically says "Yeah, waiting for status update" is kind of tacky, imo?

Sorry for the wait or if my post was unclear.

I've been getting some really messed up hours at work these past two weeks.

Hi Bobbi, my latest post has a few skill checks that help progress us into the next phase. The Perception spoiler is yet unrevealed and you have a +5 that could reasonably make it.

Remaio remains unaddressed by the group as well.

For the group, even if you feel like you have not much to add, a daily post to let me know that you are around will help me make a decision about progressing or not. Thank you!

Remaio remains unaddressed by the group as well.

From what I read:

Unless otherwise dissuaded, Remaio will join the group below.

This seemed more passive and not needing explicit addressing. It appears the subsequent posts were proceeding with "move below" and him joining.

Just posting my interpretation for clarity.

Totally understand. I made the OOC comment to introduce that it was an option to have him stay behind. But also, no one has talked to him :)

I was considering the Perception roll made earlier as the roll on the check, the 'in-general' keeping an eye out for things. However, if desired, please make another roll for Bobbi to see if he'd picked up anything else of importance, giving full permission to do so in the efforts of time and expediency.

PbP Tip: PC/NPC Interaction
It's almost always a good idea for the players and the NPCs to react to what's being said and going on around them. Sometimes, the players will initiate that on their own. Sometimes, the GM needs to nudge them.

For example, the situations in the workshop and later during the search are good opportunities for Remaio's personality to reveal itself.

His silent reaction to the PCs' attempts to diffuse the confrontation might have been due to resentment, anger, or maybe tacit approval of what the PCs said and did. Maybe he tries to micromanage the search or defers to their experience as adventurers.

In this scenario, these subtle or not-so-subtle indicators will inform the PCs' attitudes toward Remaio in the climactic finale, because he's absent during the other sub-quests.

I've portrayed him differently a number of times, sometimes as a sniveling pompous dandy, sometimes as an adventurer-wannabe happy to hang out with the cool kids for a while. The GM--and the players--can have a lot of fun with this guy.

Hello all. FYI that I'm going to be away on a trip starting Tuesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 2. I'll likely be posting for part of Tuesday and Thursday and only really be fully out Wednesday.

Feel free to bot as necessary.

Thanks!

Thanks for letting us know.

...can't say Bikka wasn't warned about the consequences...

That all aside, I'll be out of town from Tuesday until about Monday evening next week, and unlikely to be able to post on a consistent, cohesive, or regular basis (I'll be GMing at a convention, including overnight shifts, and I'll only have my tablet with me which is really clunky for posting.)

Thank you very much for your patience and PLEASE bot as necessary!

I'll be traveling to and from Gen Con this coming week. I will post when I can, but it will unlikely be every day.

Larry
aka Melicertes Palaemon
aka GM Lorenzo

oh Gencon. I went back as a civilian last year for a bachelor party. Good times. I worked the convention for close to 10 years up to 2011.

Y'all have a good time and get a drink at Nicky Blaine's for me.

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