JZ's Carrion Crown - (Wake of the Watcher) (Inactive)

Game Master JamZilla

Guys I have a huge piece of work I need to do tonight, will update this tomorrow. Apologies for the delay

No worries GM, today's been busy here anyway so that works for me :)

Checking in; working tomorrow but I'll try and figure out what Hazel wants to do the next morning and either get a post up after work or Monday since I'll have the day off and more time :)

Sandbox scenarios are always rough in PBP.

Are there any obvious threads the party should be pursuing to start with?

I am happy to prompt if youd prefer

But the two major events are the disruption with the wolves and the possibility of the WW coming through here or not

Shall I give you a full rundown of lodge locations and guests?

My apologies, folks, I'm running a little behind. I'm currently reading back through stuff since chasing Vrood out of the Schloss, so I should be ready to sandbox in a day or so. IF something comes up, please don't let me hold things up - bot as needed.

Hey, Folks, just a head's up that Wednesday's the last day I'll be online for nearly a week. I've got my annual CabinCon trip this weekend and will be up in a mountain cabin with no cell service and no access to this great mystery we call 'the internet' for the duration.

Heading up Thursday morning and will be back on Tuesday the 30th. =)

Have a good time! :)

Enjoy dude! If you hear any howls in the woods, don't go investigating...

Good thought. We'll try to not wake any Old Gods either. =P

Hey guys, if anyone is interested there is quite a fun-looking Iron Gods game recruiting Here

Tempting as always, but I've already got plenty one my plate now and for the foreseeable future. Thanks for letting us know, though :)

Sorry for not posting at all yesterday; work was a nightmare and I was too tired and too scattered in my thoughts to be able to write anything for any of my games by the time I got home. I was supposed to work again today but ended up taking a mental health day instead, so hopefully that'll help a little :)

You around, Kaz?

Sorry, guys. Things are a little nuts, and I am travelling for work all next week. I'll have some access at night, but please bot me if I am holding things back.

Anyone in the Indianapolis area? I'll be there Sun-Thur...

Pity they couldn't send me there in August.

Guys, with Kaz possibly not around this week, what questions do you want him to ask of the Markiza?

Hum...probably a good opener would be the same sort of strategy the rest of us have been going with: 'Anything strange going on lately?'

Also, I'm still here and still reading but I'm guessing that we're all probably going to reunite at the banquet after you finish the scenes with Vala/Verm and Kaz/Zed yes?

I'll take point again, I'll do my best to push through the blatant racism :P

Thanks Zed

My plan is to bring you back together once these scenes are done prior to the banquet so you can compare notes and decide whether to attend or not

Alrighty, sounds good to me!

(Truth be told my work schedule this week has been kinda janky so having Hazel on something of a 'pause' until the other scenes are done has actually worked out.)

Fine with meeeee

It's almost the 15th here now, but in the spirit of Valentine's Day:

Violets are blue
Roses are red
Hey hey hey
Stay outta my shed

Roses are red
Violets are blue
In Pathfinder they give
A +1d4-1 morale bonus to Charisma checks made with respect to creatures that could be attracted to you, with an additional +1 if you buy the masterwork version (+50 gp), but the text is poorly edited so there's some debate about whether they work at all because it's non-determinative.

Totally off-topic and a bit embarrassing, but try as I might to find it, I can't locate Nella's chronicle sheet for Trial of the Beast. Could've sworn I downloaded it but maybe I was mistaken - or I might've accidentally deleted it at some point :\

May I get a replacement, when it's convenient? :)

Nella? Sure I'll send a replacement as long as we're talking about the right character here.

Yep, talking about Nella! Thanks again and sorry for the trouble.

K - check the email I just sent you :)

Okay, got it! :D

I will be unavailable until the 14th, as my girlfriend and I are taking a trip to Italy. Please DMPC me as needed and I apologize for any inconvenience.

Ooh! Enjoy your trip, Zed! :)

I have euroenvy...Have a good trip!

Have an amazing time dude

Sorry I've slow to post, folks - we're losing folks like crazy at work and we're in the middle of prepping for a huge email migration this week; it's just been bonkers of late.

Vermundr wouldn't be armored. It would be an insult to the host.

I don't know why, but this made me laugh. It's true, and most of my other characters probably wouldn't be armored either in a situation like this, but I guess Hazel's decided she's been through enough that she has no f**** to give regarding propriety!

Constantin is unarmed and unarmored. Oh no, I only have my immense psychic powers!

Sorry guys, going to be super busy this evening and not able to post. Update tomorrow!

No worries JZ, thanks for the update!

So...this is probably a bit out of the blue, but conversation in a different game led me to write the following and I thought it deserved being posted here, too.

It's kind of a sappy, 'I love you guyyyyys' thing except without the alcohol? :)

Awwww, shucks. That spoiler could've also be titled "Rambly but Good'
And, I hope you've had a chance to sleep since writing it!
=)

What a great post, and something that I think goes unsaid when perhaps it shouldn't.

I have the same concerns over GM-Fiendish's sudden departure from the boards and similar regret that I never got to know her well enough to be able to just pop a note on Facebook or Instagram when she stopped posting.

This game has been going for nearly three years and I have another that is nearly five. I am constantly astounded and delighted by the commitment people show for this hobby and want to again pass my thanks on to you. I always look forward to this game and glad you are all part of it.

John and Kristin I have as friends on Facebook, if anyone else would like to add me then please do - Jamie Trollope - it would be great to chat sometime.

...Now I've had some sleep, yes! And I agree with GM-JZ: it's been an honor and a privilege to play with everyone for the last three years and here's to three (or however many) more to see this game to a close :)

So...this is probably a bit out of the blue, but conversation in a different game led me to write the following and I thought it deserved being posted here, too.

** spoiler omitted **...

This is quite a group, and I'm very happy to be a part of it.

I have a minimal social media presence, but I certainly am not averse to being in touch out-of-game with folks I have had a chance to get to know. I'll drop my email in PM's.

Woof...looks like I lost my "I'll be out for the weekend" post. I have some catching up to do! I should be back in the swing sometime today.

Sorry for the slow posting over the last couple of days; I've been dealing with some general PbP frustration lately and it's been making me want to blow off posting to go find something else to do. And, admittedly, I've come to the discovery that I don't do well with sandboxes.

Oooh, that's not good to hear! Let's see if we can get through this part and rekindle your enjoyment.

Oh I certainly don't want to power through this part if everyone else is enjoying it - and it's not that I'm *not* enjoying it - I guess it's more that sandbox sections seem to require a little more self-motivation, initiative, and creativity which is harder for me to do at times. Here, where it's mainly a small section of things isn't too bad. It's when the entire game or most of the game is sandbox that I start running into trouble - and it's not just limited to tabletop. As much fun as it is to jack around in Skyrim and wander all over the place, I'm bad to eventually forget the thread of the actual main plot or get bored with the game and put it down.

Something like Pillars of Eternity (great game btw, go play it if you haven't) where you can go frick around and do some sidequests but still need to eventually come back to the main plot suit me better :)

I hear ya, Hazel.

I've been trying to strike a balance between presenting good, fleshed-out NPCs and interactions and helping progress the plot. I'm not the biggest sandbox fan either.

We are closing up this section soon, I just want to help direct your investigation and then hopefully you start to see progress in this chase of the Whispering Way again.

No worries, GM! I will probably (eventually) try running something with a small sandbox component myself; maybe doing so will give me a different perspective and I'll get better as handling them as a player :)

No they can be cumbersome definitely.