Keolin's Reign of Winter Campaign, Table 1 (Inactive)

Game Master Nickadeamous

Aware of both.
1. was actually a reason for deciding to go with basically an incarnation of nature, which will also have somewhat alien beliefs and views.
2. yep, and spy from the doll. Been reading along a while and skimmed previous parts. It is an anormal situation, of course, but the certainty with which he expected her to be there threw me off.

As said, looking forward to see where this is going.
I spoke up in gameplay OOC, because I had hoped she got to pass on.
You then suggested to discuss here, and I explained my views/fears/opinions.
Nothing was meant as a criticism or limiter, it was only an inquiry if the alteration of necromancy affected the life-death/undead stuff to an extent that the known social structures are affected, which would in turn affect how our characters should view such things.
If I gave a different impression from presenting my thoughts and inquiring, then I apologize. It was not the intent. As said, Warden itself will have some "not-the-norm"-philosophies which are partially opposed to Ragnars in the interest of potential RP.

It very well could be that Ragnar's presence prevents souls from passing on normally. That would certainly be an interesting and tragic twist.

So far the rest of the party has been approaching the situation with a pretty firm understanding of the way things are "supposed to be" and reacting with wary trust in regards to Ragnar challenging those beliefs.

How/what Ragnar is is not indicative of how things usually are. He's a creepy and potentially dangerous anomaly, and it's fine to treat him as one.

That said, he's actually a super nice guy. :)

I'm fine with keeping things a little unknown in regards to this. Krystae did not trust Ragnar when they first encountered him. In fact, she considered him to be a liability for quite sometime... Until he and Elen both saved her life and she spent time getting to know them more. Warden being very wary of Ragnar makes sense.

My two coppers on spelling things out specifically out of character; I'd rather not delve into it much more than we have as a group. I quite enjoy the way th group has been handling it thus far. That being said, I will follow whatever the GM/Group decides.

My own opinion on ghosts is that severely traumatic deaths cause the spirit to linger. The confusion Ragnar speaks of in spirits can probably shroud the way they should follow, but if they get the time and chance to calm down, the way shows itself.

Sorry I haven't been posting. Computer is still on the fritz. New hardware on its way, hopefully will be up and running later this week.

Hey all, so very sorry about my unexplained absence. My last night of work last week (Sunday), I was told I had rifle training Monday-Wednesday on no notice. The last three days were very fun, but very time-consuming and tiring. I was exhausted after getting home and tag on taking care of a toddler solo... well, I'm sorry I didn't at least get in to explain my absence.

The haunted house I help with every year is kicking into high gear. My posting time will be extremely limited until monday. Please bot me as necessary.

The new Halloween Horror... IS HERE!

Havelock - concerns about our current course purely IC, or OC as well?

Well, personally I'm not sure these poor peasants will survive even WITH our help, but that's not really a concern for me as a player, because I could be wrong.
Havelock on the other hand is feeling quite guilty about (to his mind) us leading them to certain doom instead of allowing them to retreat.

Retreat is always an option, but to me it seemed the townsfolk only wanted to remain in their village, which to Krystae is the same as suicide.

Also, is there anything anyone else would like from the equipment available to us? If not, I'll go ahead and initiate the trade of all the mundane gear, treasure, and raw coinage to cover the costs for the armor and quarterstaff.

*EDIT*

Okay, if anyone would like that belt of mighty constitution, we can definitely afford it. That'll wipe out almost all of our party funds, but I think it might be worth it. After the Studded leather +2 and the Darkwood Quarterstaff +1, we still have 4305.66gp left over. This is also assuming the usual 1/2 price we get for selling mundane equipment. If someone is able to negotiate a better price, then maybe let me know? :)

The second Halloween Horror... has arrived!

So, I take it no one is interested in the Belt? Ragnar?

I thought I mentioned - I'd like the staff.

Yup, you got the staff, Droviz. That was added into the purchases above. Even with the Staff and the Armor, we can still afford the belt if someone wants it.

Sorry to harp on about it. ^_^;
But a two-sided magic weapon is all kinds of fun to the guy with Two-weapon fighting and Double-slice.

I have no particular interest in the belt myself, rather save the money
for further along the line.
Not against someone else getting it if they feel it really suits their character.

I wouldn't mind having the belt, but I don't want to be responsible for wiping out our cash. Party funds should be for party items. I don't feel right taking it for myself unless the group decides that's what they want to spend it on.

If that's what we decide to go with, I can put cash back into the party funds until I pay it off.

No particular interest in the belt. I mean, long-term it'd be good, but Dexterity is more important to Elen than constitution at the moment.

Aye. As stated, not keen on arriving and wiping party funds.
Aside, mental(primarily Wis)-items for Warden, and physical(primary Str)-items for Fang.

Just ran into this while checking something for a different game of mine, seems to fit Ragnar pretty well.
Doesn't seem very strong, but something to keep in mind if you have a free Feat Slot, maybe?

I like that. Thanks for the find, I'll put it on the list.

I guess the only thing to decide then is exactly how many days we delay?

I'm going to assume two weeks and progress the story, most likely tomorrow.

I'm glad to see this campaign has stayed alive despite my abandoning it. I hope you are all enjoying it still as much as I did while GMing it.

We're still going strong. Thanks for kicking it off and checking in.

Heh, a miserable march with low morale and low supplies.
And we are in the north in a quasi Viking area, this is beginning to feel like The Banner saga.
I love the Banner Saga.

All-game post:
Today the veterinarian told me, unexpectedly, that I will have to euthanize my companion of almost 13 years, my housecat Nikita.
She would not survive the weekend, and I will go to the doctor tomorrow to prevent her from suffering.
I am feeling both like crying all night and hitting walls with bare fists.
I will take a while off.
I have no idea. I may need a couple days to come to term with this loss, or I may be back soon hoping to put my mind somewhere else.

Please bot as needed. Apologies.

I am so sorry...
Please accept my condolences.

Very sorry to hear that, Mordred... As a lifetime pet owner, I understand the pain one feels during that time of loss. Take all the time you need.

Take all the time you need.

I've been scarce lately too, mostly stress about the upcoming election and then more stress about the outcome. But I'll keep coming back, and I apologize if I've delayed anything about the game.

I am back on the boards. Thank you guys for your patience and understanding.

I'm currently looking through all my games, catching up on what happened. I expect to be able to post again within the next few days.

Checking in.

Still here. ^_^

And I as well.

Likewise!

I did check back in before, but that's been a few days, so....taking part too. Am here.

Sorry for the delay folks. I've been struggling with the next scene. I've written and rewritten it three or four times now and have not liked it at all. I did not fully realize how long it has been since I posted so I will bite the bullet and move forward one way or another before Monday.

No worries, GM. We are patient. I know I thoroughly enjoy reading your narrative posts!

Heads up: I'll be travelling tonight to both my own and my SO's family in turn, over the weekend, inmediately followed by a work trip until next tuesday evening.

I should be able to post, but irregulary. I appreciate if you feel you can wait for me, but if I seem to delay a scene, do feel free to bot me.

Finally. A (slightly risqué) new page.

Good point. Tell Ragnar that in game. He'll listen. He takes the Fey very seriously.

I would, but alas, in game, I'm staying with the food stores. Up to Droviz to point it out IC - (I assume you departed together, then considered splitting up outside.)

My apologies for breaking character and going all real-world, but I saw this today, and I hope you will forgive me for sharing and asking you do the same through social media.

Please read this article, even if it is depressing and terrifying.
And share it.
THIS CAN NOT, MUST NOT BE IGNORED!

Extinction looms.

Yeah, we've seriously, (probably) irreparably, damaged the planet. We've known about all this stuff since the 80's, but in this country the entrenched money interests (particularly the lobbies for oil, agriculture, coal and the republican party) have blocked nearly all efforts to reverse the destructive an unsustainable things we've been doing.

Turns out, the hippy environmentalists were right all along, and now, thirty years later when it is probably too late to do anything, the media is finally catching on to how badly we've f%&@ed ourselves.

Well, the "sad clown"-fun thing is, we keep f@%!ing s**& up.

As in: If I'm not doing that to profit, somebody else will.
Plus, that won't change until after WW3 and a world government council of AI's.

We can only hope the bees make it until then, or we're screwed -_-

Merry Christmas, everyone! ^_^

Hopefully everyone had/is having a happy holiday!

...and a happy new year...(checking in)

I am also checking in!