Called it :p
If our norse DM doesn't speak up soon, I may -have- to go find others! Not that I'm particularly hopeful! Any idea how to manage a better sell?
Advertise on Reddit, maybe? I made a post about one of my PBP campaigns on there a few days ago, and I got a lot of response. It was on the rpg specific subreddit, here. A few people even wanted to join in, though I didn't have the room for them at the time.
Another big thing that might help is to solidify where you want to go with the story of the campaign. People may say they want a simple dungeon crawl, but it's the story that hooks them in to THAT specific dungeon crawl. Create some threat, some buzz about what's going on and how it would affect the canon world of Hyrule, and how it would tie in the player characters specifically.
Maybe something you could highlight is that each person who joins the campaign has a specific encounter with a mysterious Sheikah, and allow them to detail how that encounter went down in their application post. That ought to get people's creative juices flowing!
For example, last year when I was recruiting for a homebrew campaign I was wanting to run, I added little biographies for each of the different tribes of people that PCs could come from, so that the players considering joining could align themselves with one of the tribes, give them something that already exists in the world as something to pin their backstory to. That sort of thing can make the character creation process sound more appealing too.
The advantage we have is that Hyrule is a pretty well-known and popular setting, but that also comes with a drawback. People know how the story "ends" in Ocarina of Time. There needs to have some conflict created in the world you're putting your characters in, some real risk of catastrophe, to draw and hold the interest of some players.
Well, I will say, that this is an alternate universe, and as a direct result, the Hero of Time may never quite come back! Even still, the players here will play a major role in preparing things if he does return, or themselves play the heroes! We know how -a- story ends, not how -the- story ends. :)
But I'll definitely keep that in mind. For me the 'here are 8 billion things to read' is kind of a turnoff. I love learning about someone's world, but I'm really, really bad at collecting huge amounts of information. I still have probably 90% of an eight-month long campaign in my head (and what my character does and does not know) there, but ask me to memorize something indepth and it's going to be a problem!
I'll definitely work on advertising the story a bit more!
Of course, you have to do it your way! I'm already convinced that you'll run a great campaign from your posting activity in my campaigns, so I'm in no matter how you choose to advertise.
I'm fine with pulling in more if you'd like. I tend to enjoy the smaller groups more than the larger ones, but I'm also slower sometimes at getting in. And with large groups, that means a lot has passed ;) But as early as it is in this game, it's a pretty easy place to bring more on!
I can work with a group of any size, save... possibly 1-on-1. Having more people tends to make it a more believable world. DMing 1-on-1 leaves it being mostly a puppet show, in my opinion. :)
I tend to be quick to respond to things. It will be easy enough to have someone come into the campaign down the line if we need to refill. Simple enough!
I'll hold off for now!
My apartment flooded at 2 AM this morning...I'm beyond overwhelmed right now :'( Please don't expect anything of me today and possibly tomorrow. I will get back up to speed ASAP.
While Shyrin is always welcome back , I think it may be time to look for more folks. :) Or we can move forward with the two of you... as you said, having fewer people hurts nothing, as Link was able to solo these places... :)
I think that after seeing the incredible boost my campaign got after I recruited some new blood, adding some additional players to this campaign is a great idea. The idea behind it is sound - we should be able to get some interested players.
Alrighty. I'm really active in a few other recruitments, -and- have a roleplay tomorrow night... so it's likely best that I hold off on opening recruitment until I'm not busy at all. We'll see!
I'm fine with either I've been waiting for Shyrin to post as I'm not a big fan of the combat order on this
A post to the games I'm involved in or running:
I'm afraid I no longer have time for play by post games, and won't be able to continue. This is a crappy thing to do, and I apologize for where it leaves people, but you still should be informed even if the information isn't fun. The short of it is that I've recently gotten a new job, which is fantastic for me, but not for my game time. I'm involved currently in training for my new job, while also training my replacement for the previous position, and looking forward to a position that much more hands on than administrative (unfortunately leaving much less time behind a computer).
May these characters I've abandoned in your worlds be used to whatever means you see fit, whether prosperous or disastrous. I greatly appreciate the opportunity you all gave me to play/run some games, and apologize for strings left unfinished.
I bequeath all of my possessions to whoever avenges my death, or calls dibs first...
And to the game I was running, it's like when a TV series gets cancelled mid season. It sucks. A lot. Assume wonderful, but dangerous things happen in your characters' futures.
Should you desire... there'll be a place here when you return. :)
I'll wait until Blibber's recruitment runs its course, then I'll start up ours. No sense in stealing from each other!
Quick update - while I was away from work on paternity leave, a big project started up finally and dumped a lot of work on all of us. Now, this week, I'm having to do the work I ordinarily would have had, plus the work my sick teammate can't do...
That's why I'm not posting, I really want to but I haven't had a spare moment except to wolf down some lunch today. Promise I'll be back tonight or tomorrow.
Exams for me this week. I should have at least one post before the weekend, but whether that will be today or tomorrow is up in the air.
I'm fine with waiting, when you get time we can meet up with the new group
I am also very much still alive. Exams suck. Will post when I can.
No worries. :) It's my job to see how you fit into things when you aren't 'moving'. If you're busy, you're busy. :)
Like I said in recruitment, it's very much player-centric. I place obstacles, you act, I react. :) Repeat as needed. So whenever you guys can move... it'll be here. Just bear in mind, while I'll wait, the world might not ;).
I had to go out of town suddenly, and have no reliable access to the internet. I'll post if I can, but I'll be back on Friday.
Greetings. I will be joining you!
Welcome aboard!
What sort of duties and due diligence does your character observe? Do they have a job within the goron society, or are they a hermit of some sort?
Hycorerox is an older Goron and a bit of a hermit but, like all Goron's respects the brotherhood and family of the tribe. He uses his hermit like qualities to benefit the tribe. He moves around the mountain observing it and talking with the creatures that live on it reporting back to the council. Not the strongest Goron but one of the heartiest and the wisest of them he is respected for the information he brings.
He respects all three Goddesses and maintains that they work towards a natural harmony of nature and while he favors earth and fire, he must not forget the others for all are important.
He often drums on rocks or stomps his feet when in communion with the Goddesses "Earthly" elements.
Tis the season to be busy.
My job picks up when school is out. I'm going to be a bit more busy for a while. This won't really affect whether or not I -do- post in threads, just the speed at which I do. Some days, I won't be able to really get posts in at work, other days it won't be very bad. Today is likely to be one of those days where I'll either post around noon, or not at all until I'm home.
I should still be highly responsive, just not nearly as responsive as you may be used to. :)
I'm here, I'm sorry, I'm really overwhelmed at work (still behind at this very moment,) and when I get home I have a newborn to look after plus I'm still exhausted from my work day. Generally when I get home I've been napping/trying to sleep in between feedings and changings of my baby boy. Posting in all my campaigns - I want to get on top of things again, hopefully this Memorial Day weekend will let me do that.
Dm Is just going to cc us out so we can regroup since two players are mia atm
Still knew to Dungeon World and can't see how many XP it takes to level.
At 2 XP and Im waiting for them at the food of Death Mountain right. Not in the village?
The Village is at the foot of death mountain, so you're good!
And it's 7 + current level.
So it wasn't likely at all that you'd level. You gain experience by failing utterly, and by end of session XP. :)
I will be out of town for the next 3 days. Please bot me as needed.
Mmhmm. noted! No need for 'botting' any further than 'follows'. For the most part. :)
Giving a chance for roleplay in the short term, then some 'follows' soon. :P
The next thing is a soft-move, not a hard-move. You can choose to have left to avoid it, but it will split the party if you choose to have done so. :)
So I've had some RL stuff come up and won't be able to keep up my pbp any more. I know I just kind of got here but things are changing pretty quickly for me here. Happy rolling, guys!
Good luck!
GL!
I feel that bonds are an immensely important part of the game, and interacting with your fellow players should be probably more important than anything I can hand to you as the DM. :)
Are you just wanting to skip bonds and relationships between characters for now, and just do dungeons?
Sorry it seems my post was swallowed up. When done walking dogs ill be back and post
Since He want's bonds the only ones I see I could fill out atm would be
This is not my first adventure with _______Torilin________.
and he could add
_____Anya__________ does not trust me, and for good reason.
Since he left during the redead fight.
I've got these bonds, potentials in parenthesis:
_______________ owes me their life, whether they admit it or not.
I have sworn to protect _______________.
I worry about the ability of _______(Remia)________ to survive in the dungeon.
_______(Anya)________ is soft, but I will make them hard like me.
That's based on basically nothing, just trying to put something down to get discussion flowing.
You're good. Remember, you don't have to use starter bonds. :) You can make up your own. The basic formula should be 'X makes me feel Y, I will do Z.'
'Torilin makes me uncomfortable with his Fishy Smell. I will distance myself.'
'Anya complains far too much about that little fairy. I'll show her the error of her ways.'
I'll go ahead and push through the night on monday. I'm ridiculously tired from walking ~800 pets this week, scrubbing ~100k square feet of floor, being on my feet for 32 hours (of the 40 I've worked this week), on concrete floors. I'm just intent on laying here today and not doing anything stressful. Tomorrow, I'll try to get a summary up for everyone to be on the same page.
If you would like for me to try to find a replacement for bonds, I guess I'll need to.
On that note, though, are you guys comfortable with me 'pushing along'? I know at the onset I said that it'd move at your own pace, after all.
I think we should ask who is still here.
I'm unsure of our Kokiri, and I know Tori is out of town. I'm cool with just Goron + Hylian + Gerudo + Zora, if everyone else has skipped out. :)
I'm still here, work's been murder on me too. I've been guilty of letting this game slide.
The story so far has been pretty straightforward and simple.
Each individual met with a Sheikah Female who stated that the world was shifting slowly towards a dark place from which there was no return and that heroes would be necessary. Each individual also had their own reasons for signing on (I'll leave that to the players to explain if their character would share.)
The situation has deteriorated over time in several locations: The Zora are battling against a ruby crystal corruption that seeps down from the mountains above.
The Goron are being driven deep into the mountain by a beast that bellows from their past, awakened by dark magic.
Castle Town has seen the guards becoming more like Zealots than typical guards, becoming steadily more corrupt as days pass, moving in groups rather than alone, and doing things that guards simply shouldn't do. Meanwhile, other Hylian towns are having their guards pulled into a more central position, leaving the outer territories less and less defended.
The Gerudo have been cut off from the outside world, not only by their king, but by the sands themselves in many cases. What's more, their female leader was sequestered by the king of thieves into an ancient temple.
As for the Kokiri, significantly less is known. While it has happened less for Remia's village... Kokiri have been disappearing into the forest more frequently, to never return.
When the initial group met up outside of Kakariko Village, they were given a map and a compass. The map will show areas of interest, large and small. The large-marked areas have the keys to your victory, while the small-marked areas have the keys to your success. The compass, on the other hand, points towards magical objects to which it has not been attuned. Simply holding the compass over such an object will attune it, and it will cease to search for that specific magic. As a direct result, the magic-seeking compass will help to lead you to those things that you've missed. However, while near one of the more significant objects of importance, the compass will fail to work at all until attuned. In addition, extremely powerful magic confuses the compass as well.
Curiously, the shadow temple where the Sheikah are at unrest is not marked upon the map, meaning that Sheik did not believe it was important for you to investigate... but surely something lies within its depths that will aid you in your quest.