How much leeway do we have to really play up the CN angle? Álainn would quite happily dominate the Stag Lord and use him to flip the whole bandit camp - aside from Trai'el going a bit nuts would that cause problems?
Go for it! That sounds like a really interesting plan.
Gameplay thread should now be up.
I should be able to get a first post up today, or tomorrow. So we're going with the angle that you two have met and fought bandits before, but aren't currently together? Would Álainn be in Restov when he receives his message? And what about Trai'el? Does he mostly stick to the Narlmarches, or would he be over in the east in the Greenbelt?
He does mostly stick to the forests, but has been known from time to time to pop into a town now and then, though he is usually at his grumpiest there. Lol
I don't mind - Álainn isn't in Restov much anymore, she's spending less and less time in Brevoy, what with all their rules and so forth. But she could easily be to get the message and start things off. :)
So the game is in my campaigns list, but the gameplay thread is blank. I dunno if it’s a bug on my end or what. Just wanted to double check.
I think thats what happens if the GM opens the thread and then deletes the opening post. We can't actually get a post in until Pendrak posts "properly"...
Ah. Well then. I’ll continue fishing for posting-RP-banter in my other games for now then. Wouldn’t you know a time I’m free to post a bunch and nobody else is replying. Haha!
This is strange, it's not letting me post in the gameplay thread for some reason.
Odd
Ah, apparently it's a known issue, I'm going to have to contact customer service.
Any luck with customer services?
Nope, but apparently they are currently really backed up. I requested to be added back in as GM for my old Mummy's Mask game a couple weeks ago and that still hadn't come to pass, but hopefully they'll catch up soon.
Maybe make a new campaign thread and deactivate this one?
Well, it doesn't seem to want to let me deactivate this one, or attach another one to it.
Okay, so I went ahead and made a new thread, I'll attach it to this campaign when I can. Feel free to make your first post!
Until we can see post notices there in our campaign tab, I am going to post here when I post in the new gameplay thread.
As such: posted.
Okay, I think I was able to fix the issue. I just made a new campaign, detached the threads from the old campaign, and attached them to the new one.
Yup, looks fixed on my end.
Feel free to RP as much as you'd like, seems like you guys are doing just that as we speak. I was going to post an advancement, but I'll wait for a bit. Suffice it to say that about 3 hours pass before anything else happens, so you have all the time you'd like.
I'll just put in a bit more scene dressing for you.
By all means, feel free to advance as rapidly as you desire. I won’t be offended.
Would that be pronounced like TRY-el?
And uh-LANE?
Or is it eye-LANE?
Or al-LANE?
Phonetically it is TRY-el-th-air-e-un.
Also, OOC, I realize Oleg and Svetlana are a significant part of Kingmaker...but in character, Trai’eltharian sees them as the tip of a terrible spear of settlers and human expansion.
His motives are as follows:
1) Get revenge on Stag Lord.
2) Fulfill his mission from Kyonin in helping establish a second Elven Kingdom here. One that lives in harmony with nature.
He doesn’t intend to rule or anything, though. Just get the groundwork established so that an Elven Noble appointed by Kyonin can come in and take off.
Also, OOC, I realize Oleg and Svetlana are a significant part of Kingmaker...but in character, Trai’eltharian sees them as the tip of a terrible spear of settlers and human expansion.
His motives are as follows:
1) Get revenge on Stag Lord.
2) Fulfill his mission from Kyonin in helping establish a second Elven Kingdom here. One that lives in harmony with nature.He doesn’t intend to rule or anything, though. Just get the groundwork established so that an Elven Noble appointed by Kyonin can come in and take off.
I love it. A big part of the alternate start is seeing how you guys deal with some of the staple NPCs of Kingmaker, from a different perspective.
I mean, I want you guys to do this however you want to. I'm very interested to see how it develops.
For me two people isnt a threat - Álainn knows she can handle two people. It's large groups that worry her!
Also I'll be rolling a d2 every day to determine how Álainn manifests :)
Haha!
Never mind, was able to find my solution to your map woes on the go. It’s a combined map of the region I made from all the Kingmaker books from back when I ran the whole campaign for my RL group.
I suggest making a Roll20 account and setting it up there. It makes using it very easy. Can reveal chunks as necessary.
Okay, I think I have it set up on Google Slides.
So, they way the exploration works is that you can move across a plains hex in 8 hours (at 20 ft. move speed). However, it takes two days to fully explore a plains hex. Would you guys be exploring and mapping as you go?
I don't think we're in a rush at this point and Enack wants to, so yeah sure! :) Unless spoil-sport Trai'el says no! :P
Naw I’m down with mapping as we go. It if character at least. Hahaha.
Sorry about the slowdown, had a spill on my bicycle Monday (the day I started a new job, which was fun -- always nice to make a first impression with blood on your jeans and a torn up hand and elbow) and it's been painful to type, but I think I will be able to get going again later today.
Ouch! Take your time.
Indeed
Hey guys, I'm away for the next twelve days in Florida - going to Disney World for the first time!
I won't be able to check my games while I'm away so I'm on pause until the 10th (or possibly the 11th if I'm too jet-lagged!).
Please feel free to bot me as the situation requires! :)
How are we doing over here?
So, long story short I have been homeless the last 10 days. The house my housemate and I had previously rented was purchased and we had to leave with little notice, but we were able to find a place where we were supposed to be able to move in on August 23rd. However, as it got close to the end of the month I was informed that we wouldn't be able to move in until September 10, today. To make it worse we had some internet issues the last few days of the month, so I wasn't really even able to give the warning I'd hoped I could to my players.
It isn't as bad as it sounds, I was able to find friends and family that would let me crash on couches and spare rooms during that time, but I have not had the opportunity to post. That said, today I was able to get moved in to the new place and I finally have an office again. So, I plan on updating the games tonight, and barring any other disasters (which, based on the way this year is going for me, are likely), I should be back to normal.
That said, I'm kind of up in the air about this campaign at the moment. I'll be honest, most of times lately when I've sat down to write for it, it feels like work, and I don't like that. It isn't an indictment on you two as players, by no means, I think you are both great roleplayers with interesting character concepts. It perhaps has more to do with my overwhelming predilection for careful simulation of what happens in the background of Kingmaker, ingrained in me from the way I've run it before, combined with my plans to expand and change certain parts to fit your party.
I'm not saying for sure that I no longer want to run this, but I have to be honest that right now I'm not overly enthusiastic.
I am sorry.
Don't worry about it Pendrak - life always comes first and this is coming first in... spectacular fashion...
Look after yourself and do the things you a. have time to do and b. want to do. Don't worry about us.
If you could mark the campaign as inactive I'd appreciate it.
Thanks for taking the time to run everything that you have! Best of luck in picking things up in future.
Agree 100% with Alainn on what they said. Do what you gotta do. See ya around the boards!