So, for quite some time now, we've been moving at a snail's pace, and I'm not really sure why. I know Aldous' wife just had a baby and River has a crazy busy work schedule, but we've dropped to only a couple new posts per week. Is there something I should be doing to speed things back up? I've seen far too many games die due to lack of posting (either from players or from the GM), and I really don't want that to happen here. I'm having too much fun. I'd appreciate it if I can get some input from everyone as to what's going on and what needs to change. If necessary, I can pause the game until it's better for everyone, but I don't want to do so except as a last resort.
tl;dr Gameplay's become extremely slow-paced, and I'm not sure why. Give me some feedback and make suggestions.
I've been relatively quiet because, in this situation, Cuddles is very much a follower. I can't do much more without breaking character.
Well, I guess I could just walk into the field and see what happens...
My baby break is almost over and as such, my life will be falling more into a regular routine starting Monday. I am actually staying quiet with this part due to know what is where. Otherwise, I would be guiding a bit more. When we are dealing with people, you will see Aldous more often.
Who doesn't know what is where here? I'm DMing a PbP and real life version of this, Aldous is running one, I think Durvin is too?
I have no idea what is here as this is the first time ever playing this campaign.
Good news for everyone, I have just been accepted for a different job, so starting next week sometime my hours should be more human and therefore more time to post. :)
Huzzah! Yay for River!
That's exciting. Also means you can lead the way ;)
I am SOO excited! I start tomorrow and should be able to post properly from Wednesday / Thursday!
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And YAY RIVER!!!
I HAVE OFFICIALLY GRADUATED COLLEGE!
Also I wont be able to do any posting for the next 3 days. graduation stuff and all.
Congrats!
So... Where is everyone?
Just sitting here twiddling my big ol' thumbs. :)
Well, it's been over a month since I posted my concerns, and we're still trudging along at a snail's pace. I know RL happens (and myself and Enya have had things come up too), but when only 2 people are reliably posting, it makes it very difficult for me as a GM to keep the game moving. If the stagnation is my fault, I need to know what I'm doing wrong as a GM. However, without player input, I'm completely out of ideas. I'm willing to give it a little more time, but I'm very close to ending the campaign unless something changes.
I'm mystified as well, but I'm kinda at a loss as to what I can do to help as Cuddles is less than proactively intelligent. Oh the woes of playing the dullest knife in the drawer.
I've been playing Alain as a timid follower. Also a bad choice for roleplay sometimes :-) Perhaps it's time to start bringing him out of his shell a bit.
I'm here, though I was at a con in Charlotte for the last few days. Hence the lack of a response in that time frame.
I can keep the game going for now, but we appear to be down to three PCs. Enya's been dealing with RL stuff, and I'm not sure when she'll be back (if ever). River's vanished again, and Tao bowed out a while ago. Options?
We could either end it or bring in people. I'd hate to loose this, but a slow campaign is almost as bad as it ending.
I agree. We'll see if anyone else chimes in.
I would like to at least finish book 1, but I genuinely like the characters in the group, so I would hate to lose the game. We could try and recruit and have the people be characters we rescue with our missing crew.
I would also like to at least finish the book. Maybe recruit again for book two and kinda gloss over the rest of this book?
Hmmm. That could work. And it would be a good way to give you guys the Infernus encounters. At the same time though, I've become heavily involved in "Pathfinder Encounters" here on the forums and am also preparing to start recruiting for RotRL in a week or so. I'll think it over while waiting for Alain/Enya's input.
I'd like to keep going if we can.
Alright then. We continue (at a faster pace, I hope) to the end of the book! Then we recruit some swabbies!
Sounds like a plan, then. I'll speedrun us to the dungeon crawl and reopen recruitment when we're nearing the Queen's Chamber. Get enough new people to get us back to 6 PCs (they can be survivors of the Infernus), run the mutiny, then press onwards and into Book Two. :-)
Cuddles!!!! We are going to Kentucky on our trip to GenCon!!! Where can we play PFS?
Huzzah!
And... I have no clue. I play with some friends of mine and have never played PFS at a table.
Where will you be in Kentucky?
That is an aspect of the trip that I am not sure of, as of yet. We have rented a bus and are heading up, stopping in KY due to limited number of hours a driver can drive in a single day. Then we hit Indy early the next day and have 5 days of gaming before our return trip. So we will be there Tuesday August 12, but beyond that, I am Jon Snow and know nothing.
If you're headed to Indy then you'll probably be on I-65 if you're coming north which means you will pass through Louisville, the city I'm from. I-64 also comes through Louisville so that means you'll come through here if you are from most of the the south east.
If you arrive in Indy early the next day, then it's likely you'll be stopping here as Louisville is two hours away from Indy.
That is exactly the time frame I was told, so that stands to reason that it is where we are stopping! We are bringing a bus of 22 people going to Indy to play PFS (or run it) and just realized how close that is to La Grange, which is where my dad lives. Go figure.
Small world. I actually live in Lagrange. I work in Louisville.
hey YBD I applied to your goblin game then needed to back out. Since then I have been following your games. Smart move combining the two Reign of Winter games.
My question, is this game dead or just AWOL I really like the Cuddles character and was thinking of characters for the re-recruiting (is that even a word?) anyway just thought I would ask, thanks. RH