Mangroves of the Desert (Inactive)

Game Master Herkymr the Silly

That is a bummer, but totally understandable. I have had to evaluate my time to decided if I could continue. Luckily I finally making progress mentally back to where I was before the accident and am able to visualize the story again like I used to. I just have to put some external mechanics in place to help me be consistent in my posting since I am finding it very easy to forget things over the last few months.

Quinten, I was waiting for Zoey to respond before trying to soften the blow and begin a "girls comradery". Oh well.

Hopefully that is a fitting end to a couple of players who made some great contributions to the story.

I like how Ugmug's reveal and line about visiting because of Shadara ties in with the death of Jerram and Richard. Didn't see that on the horizon.

I did say there was a cost and it wasn;t what you all expected. Don't worry the cost wil come back to haunt you still in the future . I have plans L)

I don't remember... I know some of us have realm works....who are we???
It is just so I can figure out how to post some pics so everyone gets them and the captioning as well. I will be really needing to do that shortly.
By the way I slaughtered my final paper got 299 points out of 300 possible! I have no more class until Jan 4th so will have a bit more time for game til then. Will have a bit heavier load then so will still post and run game but most likely slower pace. hopefully not as slow as that last room. sorry bout that it wasn't meant to be so tediously long.

I've got it. If you're only going to use it to post a photo or two, though, it might be easier to use links.

I don't even know what realm works is.

I still have access to realmworks

I have a code for it but I don't have it installed on my laptop. I'm also going on business trips back to back to back so the chances of me installing it let alone keeping it up to date are about zero.

Merry Christmas all

Thanks. I've had a good one, but I don't think I'll need to eat for a week. I hope yours have been good as well.

So where do you want to go from here? I remember a couple of things bt want to know what the party remembers and where they want to go now that richard and jerram are deadish.
still have the dragon lady to get healed as well.

I hope all had a nice Christmas. I'm not sure where to go from here. Since I joined just before the labyrinth, I'm not certain what other items are on our checklist.

Past week has been completely insane. Kunming -> HK -> Guangzhou -> Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) -> Phu Quac (Vietnam) -> Ho Chi minh -> Shanghai

When I get a moment to breath I will write an update

Hey everyone. Hope you had a good holiday. Mine was good. I would have liked to reply before now but been battling flu for the past 3 days. If I remember correctly we had the dragon lady and Quinten still wants to go back to parents house to pick up some things. The whole side adventure that gained us Graghhh and lost two other members happened due to that goal trying to be achieved.

so quintens dad and house and the dragon lady? Queniten has now said he will avenge against he yellow scorpions unless i miss read that as well.

anything else?

I never picked up that the sick lady was a dragon.

Quinten wants to go back to the Academy to get books from his father and the scroll case his grandfather got from the queen of the elves. He'd also like to know what was taken from other areas in the Academy during the attack. If you'd rather not have us do that, someone from the Academy could deliver the books, or one of the mage guards could warn Quinten that returning there would be particularly dangerous and force him to go without them.

Healing the dragon lady/triumvirate's daughter would be the next major priority. If I remember correctly, Mang knows where an oracle is from a vision he had in the grove. Is it the Oracle of Water? If not, the Painted Dwarf knows where that oracle is, so she'd likely still go with us.

There are two other things we might do to gain information on the rakshasa:
1. Visit the scholar who knows its weaknesses.
2. Look for remnants of Mang's people who might be able to give details on the attack.

Right now, Quinten is content to get revenge on the Yellow Scorpions by doing things that undermine their long-term plans rather than going after them directly. I'd love to encounter and fight some of their lesser members, though.

Sorry to have been absent so much lately. My parents came to visit for a couple of days and I started a new job. Three twelves and maybe a fourth soon. So as I get a little more used to the new schedule, I will be able to again post a little more regularly. Hopefully I'll be able to post again mid week.

srry I thought that mang would post by now. I was trying to give him a chance. looks like we will be moving on without him for now.

graggh...where you working now?

I'm sure that they had their stat sheets and gear listed on their toons. their stuff is up for grabs to an that want it. I don't have it right off the top of my head though.

Sorry for the lengthy absence. My hero lab file for my character got lost in transition from my old computer to my new one. I didn't realize it until just now because I've only had my laptop while in China so I thought it was just on my desktop. I'm back in the states for a little bit and didn't find it on the desktop either. This won't sink my character, but I am going to have to piece everything back together which is going to be tedious, and I've been dragging my feet on that. Pretty discouraging, hence the absence.

THQAT sucks Mang. hopefully you can get it worked out. til then play him from what you remember.

BTW i am back in my masters program again so I am a bit delayed on my responses but I am reading the posts. I like where this is going so far.
Just waiting still to see what else is done/

Mang...was there something in particular you were looking for with detect magic or did you just peruse the general pack?

We'll go with a cursory investigation for that post, and the most recent one I am writing being more in depth.

Oh man it's never good when 3 saves are requested... These items are bad news bears!

Here we go
will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Dang it Dang it Dang it. I suck at rolls.

I just if I am going to fail one I should fail them all, haha.

Nice rolls Quinten, at least someone will survive.

I was surprised I made all the rolls. Hopefully, Graghhh will be as fortunate.

Thanks for your patience and for not counting me out of the game. To respond to your question, Herk, I'm doing some in-home health care. It doesn't pay incredibly well, it isn't exactly the most desirable job for me, but it is work. I have a few possibilities to look into, but for now, I'm able to pay the bills. I hope to get a job with a milk company in the production plant, which pays much better, or doing some installation job for a TV company. Either one would pay better. For now, I probably only have weekends and maybe a few hours in the evenings to post. Weekends have been easier for me.
On a different note, I only made the reflex roll, so I went with what I thought felt right. Feel free to jump in and mess with it as seems appropriate....Yeah, I expect it from you Herk!

Hey guys been a doozy at work. Had my manager leave and a new director start in the last 36 hours. I am trying to keep an eye on the game so that I do not bog it down but I may not be as descriptive in my posts over the next couple of weeks. This also does not mention so RL nonwork stuff that is going on with my family. Short of it is that I am keeping an eye on the game but posts may be late night and a little less frequent for a couple of weeks.

Shadara, I hope everything turns out okay.

Herk, thanks for rolling with the odd use of Inspire Competence. Hopefully, the party's second round of saves goes better.

it thematically seemed sound so why not. I t moved the story along and added flavor to the overall game play. I didnt feel there should be any reason to stop good intention or great attempt and inventive use of character ability. I look for innovation in players and you usually give it to me. So why penalize it instead of encourage it? thus roll with it.thanks

Just want to clarify, that inspire competence is now giving us another shot at the will save of 16, correct? I like the ingenuity, Quinten.

Yes. You're getting another Will save to resist the amulet's ability to make you forget it, but the DC is 16 instead of 12.

And thanks!

will: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
There is the new roll.

In RL news when it rains it pours. My dad had a stroke Saturday night and will not recover. He will most likely be passing in the next 24 hours. I am currently managing but may be a spotty over the next week or two. Thank you for your understanding. Feel free to move my character along if I am non responsive. I love being in this story with you and will continue, i just need a moment.

take the moment stay well.

will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Graghhh, I hope you're still with us and able to post.

Still with the game, just have had some road blocks. A funeral and a wedding have made it difficult for last week and this. I'll try to post soon. Maybe a few times.

Sorry about my long absence. I'll try to post by Wednesday. We are going to be out of town with no computer access.

I hope the summary post makes sense and is accurate. I've been meaning to write it for a long time but haven't found a good opening.

By the way, a friend of mine is running a Kickstarter for the second edition of Endeavor, a board game he helped design about the age of discovery. I haven't played the original, but from the reviews I've read, I suspect the game will be a two-hour, middle-weight Euro with a strong theme, interesting decisions, and approachable mechanics. If that sounds interesting to you, please check out the Kickstarter, which is ending today.

Somewhere back way long ago the name of the Rakshasa was given to my character, but I can't find it. =(

It's here.

Hah! I must have passed over that section 5 times already. Thanks!

graggh
Will you post atleast 2x a week please? it helps us all move the story along right now i find that more often than not we end p waiting on your toon to do something before the party can move on. I dont feel this is fair to everyone.
you are a great contributor feel free to take more literary license with your postings as well.
thanks

For what it's worth, I've found it much easier to post since I relaxed about the quality. A short and decent post you can write in 5 or 10 minutes is much better than a great post you put off three days because it'll take 30 minutes to write. As long as it isn't overwhelming, posting helps the other players stay motivated.

Yeah, writing a long post can take up a ton of time. Keeping it short is nice.

Herk I sent you a PM, telling you here because of the recent UI change.

I apologize for holding up the action. A few months ago, I felt I was always waiting for the next response so I could post. Now, my computer is not working as well, I'm working more and I don't always get a chance to post. We have been out of town a few weekends, which doesn't help. I'm not trying to make excuses, just letting you know that I am not intentionally being slow. I will try to post again in a couple of days. I also hope to get another computer, but that could take a while. When I do get a new one, it will definitely make it easier for me.