Game Expectations
I expect a posting rate of 1-2 times per day during the business week and 1-2 times over the weekend, though I realize (and expect) that real life can get in the way of fun at times and that not all players will be able to meet that pace. I also expect folks to be unavailable for a period of time. I will be unavailable between May 23rd and May 30th, so do not expect any GM updates during that time (if we have not yet completed).
I suspect that there may be a few more times, particularly as the school year wraps up, that I will be unavailable or have only limited availability. Anything longer than 24 hours, I will post here.
If you know that you will be unavailable for more than 24 hours, please let the group know on the Discussion thread or PM me.
Use of Spoiler for Rolls
A number of you have already started placing all rolls under spoiler text. I ask that all players do so. Admittedly, I have not used spoilers much for this purpose, but I would like to try it out for this game. That being said, I suspect that I will forget at times and that some of you may as well.
I will likely use GM rolls for Initiative, Perception, and a number of other checks. Expect players rolls to primarily be limited to combat. However, when taking any action, if you believe a roll may be relevant, go ahead and include it in your post. If it applies, I'll take it into account.
Starship combat will use a streamlined format intended to facilitate faster play. It does not technically follow the rule book, but I have seen it used with success by a number of GMs I respect.
Botting Policy
Out of combat, if a player has not posted within 24 hours the past 24 hours on a weekday or no post over the weekend, I'll assume their character remained silent and took no action, then I'll try to move things along as best I can depending on the situation. I will bot your PC out of combat only if a roll is required.
When in combat, I will bot your PC if there has been no post with 24 hours of the your last prompt, i.e, when your last turn started within combat.
If you have any specific instructions with how you'd like your character botted (especially with respect to spell or consumables usage), please list them in your character sheet. Otherwise, I'll bot your character using my best judgment.
