Mangroves of the Desert (Inactive)

Game Master Herkymr the Silly

I gather there's a lot going on under the spoilers.

Once Milos is in the inn, should I drop mine?

Herkymr: How common are the infected (and vampires). Normally the predatory aspect limits them to a tiny hidden population, but
(A) the fact they don't really need to drink,
(B) the fact they are probably the dominant cause of death among their own kind,
(C) they have an incentive to prevent too much overpredation
makes me think you could make them a pretty populace race - and possibly pretty open about how they work.
That's not something I think I've really seen very much.

The spoilers were more for different areas or languages. So you will see Jeramy and I using sign spoilers but when you are in the same area as others and speaking a common language you don't need them. It was just a nice way to help a couple of the new players to not meta game

I gather there's a lot going on under the spoilers.
Once Milos is in the inn, should I drop mine?

The spoilers for the most part were used to differentiate from languages and location when peeps weren't together We have 2 new very very very new players to pathfinder' let alone PBP so we did that to help keep metagames from happening.

Everybody.......If you are in the group and within the same vicinity then sure drop the spoilers. But if not part {YET} then please help avoid meta games using spoilers.

Metagames are severely consequence when I see them. they are pointed out, and you have had the only and initial warning I give usually via private message

BTW
I dont think I told everyone but I run naturals differently

nat 1's mean -10 then add modifier it also means that whether you do succeed or not something isn't going to go in your favor with the result.

nat 20's are sam add +10 plus modifier. it also means that the result will work to your benefit whether or not the attempted action succeeds or not

When will we know that the current situation is "resolved" and we can move on to responding to the DO NOT READ YET posts? I feel like we are running offset timelines and that could get really confusing.

Is there a reason why Unk has not posted in the gameplay in over two weeks?

For All
I miss communicated

I meant that once everyone had made posts to the scenarios above the "fun" and "More Fun" spoilers

that they should then read the spoilers.

SO READ THE SPOILERS LABELED FUN AND MORE FUN.

I was extremely extremely tired at the point i did the final posting of that and I it made sense to me at the time. Rereading it I see how it was not clear

SO srry PLEASE READ THE SPOILERS LABELED FUN AND MORE FUN.
AS posted below.

DO NOT READ THIS "FUN"UNTIL THE ABOVE HAS BEEN RESOLVED

fun:
After a few moments of uncertainty the Ogre and Tree turn to leave the inn. Several of the other “tatted” people follow after them not to long after. Unk fit yourself in here as per above
Slowly the patrons and staff return to their peaceful interactions.
Snuckles an Orc's nose! I was figuring something more would haf happened wif them loots. [b/] the troll says as he takes a plate of food just offered to him by a waitress and ambles over to his previous seat. One of the waiters, though now it is apparent he was another enforcer, lumbers over to the trolls seat with him. [b]Grollyin! That what she be., I dont care bout that snot mouthed ogres so long as he pays his dues and moves on. But something queasy in my grubbins bout that hoot there moving tree. Dwerent no oakling or treeant as I neevers seen. Just sometin Grollyin , he was.”
The two of them change to past “digressions” at MS. Marry's Inn and eat as thy chaw on the gossip and swap other backchat.

fun continued:

Wagoneers group are prepping a caravan to the Myloa. I hear.... probably end of the month.....Maybe they could use some more funding or guards to work with......
The monastery of Treho? Yeah it was destroyed but I hear a few of the ancient order are trying to rebuild....... Maybe but if they do 'coughing sound' isn't going to let them
The conglomerate isn't very happy with the yellows. Seems they been harboring a few not so welcome parties … yes.... In port yes. Only thing that's stopping a conflict of blood, is Nella and J'all can't agree on …......
Kinda funny sometimes to watch the fresh folk come in the port. They get the real rules if they come to the correct “gate” but only some of the correct ones if they come through the others. ...Yap I pickered this one up a few days ago and jist fowwlered him for a bit, Longs bout time he broke a bit twas bout the time that he jigginged a wizbanger at a kid , fritted him good it did. Magicsa guards zinged him good on his way to the overnight house. ….bout lost a weeks worth of work foddder laughing.... Raucous laughter follows but the rest is drowned in the crowd.
Other such chatter and gossip flit around the inn as the crowd returns to normal.

On the stage a band of half-elves take up a jaunty saucy tune. Several of the crowd soon are dancing and joining in the revelry

On the far side of the common room, a board sits attached to the wall, posted to it are several papers written in a variety of languages.

One ask for a simple group of helpers to guard a delivery of goods into the barrows.

Another seeks a enforcer for a local brewers guild at the upcoming festival of the harvest.

Crew needed to escort Lady of Class to the Purified temple.

Magic in the making requests couriers for custom orders. They also are seeking adventurous fellows willing to seek out varied alchemical and magical components.

Menagerie seeking handlers, trainers, and other skilled workers,

Milos. I love the freedom you are taking to add to the story. I am just helping but it really is you alls story. thanks for making my job easier.

my only request is that when you have a clarification that you use an [ooc] and place it in discussion usually. This helps not clutter up the gameplay

The coinage is fine. I would love it if you could come up with a picture of some sort for a visual

thanks again

You are definitely a great addition to this group already.

Thanks Herkymr. Will do in the future - should have thought to put in in discussion.
Image wise, I was thinking something like This. I was part of a discussion once about the impact of magic on currency. There was an argument the only real currency would become the mage's time. I like the idea of a coin where the currency started from a simple promise of a mage's time - like a day (or an hour's) work. That's totally optional though.

makes sense to me. It sounds like it would be a special or specific type of currency usually only found or used by the aristocracy.

So a matter of textual posting for game, I recently saw and like I will ask that we use.

[smaller] whispering or quiet comments
[bigger] for louder

saves words and visually clues others into the tone of post etc.

What do you all think on this?

UNK

YOU must post. I have had concerns brought up by several of the other players that you aren't carrying your weight nor fulfilling the agreed upon posting requirement. We as a group have been trying to be patient with the new player situation and cut you some slack.
however, time for such leniency is past. We have the whole group in the same area and will be moving on from here I am sure shortly.

Consider this the last warning and the first from the group. POST DAILY or be dropped.

MANG

**AFTER THIS CONVERSATION**

Was I provided a room in the druidic farms or was that a one off thing?/

Quote:

You were not provided one at the farms however one most likely would be available for exchange of time.

Small tags don't suitably differentiate between it and normal sized text so we would be best to just narrate that we are whispering or whatever. Herk, the question to Mary about the Yellow Scorpions was intended to be a whisper, not sure if you gathered that because of what I mentioned.

smallenating
boring size
enhugenate

I saw it was small and whispered.She answered accordingly

Seth did you pick up that the glip about the posts for help were about you? That would also mean the character that talked in that post was talking to you.

I think I forgot to say, the described town is a mark of the monks of Treho.

jerram -- can you find a pic that you would like to have as the treho mark and link it please? Thanks

Unk---Where are you? Haven't seen a post in a couple of days. What's up? Do we drop you for not following what was agreed upon? I think I will let the group decide so I hope your explanation is "good" enough for them.

Seth[/b[--Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I love how you did the whole post. Not sure what the dice was but oh well :)
One thing to be aware of, that worked in all our favor at this point, is to only have your character react or have knowledge of things he would have not information that you as a player have garnered. Knowing that Milos is "vampiric" isn't common knowledge to those of this world and with your current situation you probably would not have heard the whispered conversation between Marry and him.

[b]Every one --- This is an example of a metagame. NOT to Pick on you Seth.

Shadara---awesome way to leave the post open and yet make it easy for Jerram and others to play off. Helped me bring in things I wanted to without having to work so hard on my end. Thanks

Milos--- I like the persona I am seeing from the posts. I think you are handling the differences in "racial needs" very succinctly. Sorry I haven't got the specifics for game vampires set up yet. Working on it.

Just so everyone is aware. THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH THROUGH JULY 13TH I WILL NOT BE WHERE I CAN POST CONSISTENTLY. I WILL CHECK AND POST WHEN I CAN BUT WILL BE OUT OF STATE GETTING THE REST OF MY FAMILIES MOVE DETAILS FIGURED OUT. ----- THEN I WILL BE MOVING TO ANOTHER STATE. THE MOVE IS SCHEDULED TO BE THE LAST WEEK OF JULY SO BE AWARE THAT POSTING WILL BE WHEN I CAN THEN AS WELL

I ENCOURAGE you as a group to keep the forming of a cohesive group in motion. These times would be great to discuss backstory and possibly things you want to accomplish as a character. Doing this not only helps personalities and such but also helps prevent possible metagames in the future from things characters and players know.

I was also going to point out that I never introduced my character to anyone in the Inn. So there would be no way your character knew who I was. Just be careful.

I'm sorry guys. I asked my Dad to change my password and he went on a business trip, but I forgot about the password change so I couldn't post until I remembered about it. I'm really sorry about it. I will make sure to let you guys know if I can't post a certain day.

I'm sorry guys. I asked my Dad to change my password and he went on a business trip, but I forgot about the password change so I couldn't post until I remembered about it. I'm really sorry about it. I will make sure to let you guys know if I can't post a certain day.

To clarify I meant the above for the last couple of days. But For the last couple of weeks I was grounded and couldn't reply. I'll make sure that I do what I need to be able to post everyday.

So what does the group think?

I would also like to say that I in NO WAY meant to blame my Dad for any of my not posting. And I am really sorry and I realize that if I continue in the game that this is my last chance. And to prove this I'm going to post for the next 10 days without missing a single day.

When I Read a book a blanket statement Like: The goodness that is apparent in most of the guests continues to have a healing influence. This sentence in my last post needs to be fleshed out, meaning I need to see specific examples not just tell you that I see them. I was hoping that as a group we could take statements like this as an open invitation for any of us to describe a world worth saving. ie... you could describe an act of kindness that you see or the joy of people dancing, or start a conversation with me that would be healing like Jerram did back when our characters where in the Mandrake Grove.

Just an example. I added to what the DM gave me with the Halfling and the information on the map of the common room in Realm Works. To create a Halfling famling of five.

I hope to make a point and I think it is true. Correct me if I am wrong. What we are writing is a living book created by all of us. So when we as characters write something down and any of us see how to enhance what is written we are free to elaborate as long as we don't metagame.

Jerram: Maybe I should start reading the spoilers. :) Thanks I just saw your clarification post.

Is it me or is it hard to fallow everything that is happening?

I not sure how to have my character approach the other characters... This has really made me think about my personal lifestyle choices.

The spoilers and the multiple narrative threads are making it harder. I'm hoping that once we form a team it will get easier.

As for the other, something I've seen on another games is using Tag: Seth or Tag: Everyone when you'd like people to elaborate on something. It's a suggestion, not a rule.
Tag: Everyone what do people think?

I not sure how to have my character approach the other characters... This has really made me think about my personal lifestyle choices.

Seth's, or yours?

I like the Tag:

Unk: dont take this personally but right now
your character is a bump on a log as to personality. He has a temper maybe once in a while I think but other than that we know nothing about him. Help us out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Herkymr, I just had a conversation with him about this.

Also so that all know. Normally I will not allow Unk to post on Sunday and I will not either. However he has made a commitment to post and I will allow him to post during this commitment time. The only stipulation I have placed on him is that the post will not be a gameplay post but a discussion post.

I know he has been inconsistent in his posting and I am working with him on that. This is also his very first pbp and major D&D style game he has ever played. That being said I will make this one time request. If he does ask for help on the discussion please help me to help him. In most cases he either needs guidance or clarification.

This is the only time I will request any type of help from the group concerning him.

Thanks for the update.

If he wants to work with group to get a grip on how to ROLE play I am fine with that.

In fact, I suggest that once the group is formally completed...
I would encourage feedback and discussion from group members with each other on posting, playing, etc.

Like I have said before....I am merely assisting with the game but is is ALL of you guys's game and story.

ALSO as for his statement that he will post 10 days in a row without fail, I assumed that he meant it would be 10 days of the required posting days.

I don't guarantee nor do I try to do things on Sunday with game. I do not expect nor do I wish to encourage anyone to do anything game wise on Sunday either. IN short I dont expect nor was I going to count sundays in his promised postings.

UPDATE REALM

I am adding "folders" in realm for each of you. I will post things that are specific to you and/or your background in them as they become known

Milos and Mang:

THANKS AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

I really appreciate you all taking the initiative and adding flavor to this world from your backgrounds. It helps make it so that things are more fluid and real.

Mang: would you like to build your leader in hero lab or would you like me to? I have an idea of where he might be of use and it will also give me more of an insight to the culture you came from.
You could even just write up a bit about him and the culture if you wanted and allow me to build him from what you say.

Milos: awesome use of "ancient"phrases. I love it! Can you descrive the drink to me? Will You please?

Thank you :)
I loved the phrase you used, and this was the best I could come up with :)
I'm working on the theory of ancient high-violence cultures where ritual greetings and hospitality were important. I'm no cultural anthropologist though, so it's pretty amateur.
My thought was that it was a milk tea loosely based on hot Kumis.

It's the Czech word for milk tea. :)

What exactly did you have in mind for the leader? That is something that had never really crossed my mind as something to do so at the moment I'm not at all sure what I would do.

I know he has been inconsistent in his posting and I am working with him on that. This is also his very first pbp and major D&D style game he has ever played. That being said I will make this one time request. If he does ask for help on the discussion please help me to help him. In most cases he either needs guidance or clarification.

I've got kids getting into roleplaying too, so I can see where you're coming from.

It's the Czech word for milk tea. :)

It's the Czech word for milk tea. :)

What exactly did you have in mind for the leader? That is something that had never really crossed my mind as something to do so at the moment I'm not at all sure what I would do.

not sure myself. How bout giving me a # in your group? If they have permanent city or rovers. All druids? Live mainly mountains or just go th er for companions?

Tag Milos:

Both...

And I had way too many type o's in my last in game, post dang this can be a lot of work

Hey Seth just lettin ya know that you're time traveling. The rest of us haven't progressed on to the next day.

I will be making atleast one more hopefully lengthy post this week.
I leave friday like i have forewarned until the 13th

BTW I have a "bench test" set up and an interview for while i am down there.
Here is there site.
http://www.lashbrookdesigns.com

So during that time I will be trying to post but it will be sporadic at best due to my "not sure where I am staying and sleeping and eating yet" situation while I am in Utah

Mang DOnt stress where Seth is at in game. I got it.

NOW AS A FOVOR AND PROBABLY THE LAST TIME I WILL EVVER ASK TO "KEYHOLE" THE GAME

Will you all see that you make it into the main room the next morning as soon as possible?

I want to connect the group if you will so you all may talk and story tell etc. while I am in and out this next week.

Hey, nice site! What're you going to be doing?

If this is a collaborative story, I don't see a problem with anyone requesting we move towards certain courses of action as long as it IS a request, and is for the good of the game. Obviously I'm not conding railroading but "could you unsplit the party" is a very reasonable request.

@Mang: Awesome last post. I've been trying to do something clever with it, but drawing a blank. Is there anything you want to do before we draw it to a close?

Thanks Milos.... it is all you alls story so I really try to give options and NOT railroad. I feel I am an experienced enough DM to roll with what is thrown and not have to railroad.

I will be a bench jeweler. I just completed some courses in begining jewelery fabrication and am changing fields of employment.

Badali Jewelery is the other company that I have connection with all though they will not be able to do hiring until end of August.
They tend to b quite a bit more up my fantasy alley but both are great companies to work for.

Milos:

The only last thing I wanted to delve into was telling a little bit into the homeland, as you had asked, as well as a short story I came up with for the leader to set the tone for him. After that I think we could put things to a conclusion for the night and bring about the next day.

Seth ooc comment

I am pausing you for a bit in order to finish prepping some stuff but also in order to let the days catch up for the whole party.

You ok with this?

Happy birthday old man shadara :)

UNK - now you not just a stunk cuz your guy starts to more than just thunk and be bump. :) :) Great post now I can work with it

everyone
I know that the spoilers and all are making things hard to follow (i'm not having issues but....I have all the power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so I am compiling all that we have so far into not spoiler and post format so that it will appear more of a cohesive story. Yes it is in prep for other writing but is also a help here I think

I will have it up asap but it is taking me longer than anticipated getting it all to sit in the right place. Whoo'd have thunked that this would be so hard to see once its been seen?

In the meanwhile hang in there the best ya can. Always welcome and open to and for feedback

I will be a bench jeweler. I just completed some courses in begining jewelery fabrication and am changing fields of employment.

Well, best of luck! I changed fields once, and it was terrifying. Hope it all goes well for you!

Milos:

The only last thing I wanted to delve into was telling a little bit into the homeland, as you had asked, as well as a short story I came up with for the leader to set the tone for him. After that I think we could put things to a conclusion for the night and bring about the next day.

Sorry it took so long. Hopefully this is enough of a lead in. Feel free to say something, stay (or not) and then skip to the next morning.

Happy birthday old man shadara :)

** spoiler omitted **

UNK - now you not just a stunk cuz your guy starts to more than just thunk and be bump. :) :) Great post now I can work with it

everyone
I know that the spoilers and all are making things hard to follow (i'm not having issues but....I have all the power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so I am compiling all that we have so far into not spoiler and post format so that it will appear more of a cohesive story. Yes it is in prep for other writing but is also a help here I think

I will have it up asap but it is taking me longer than anticipated getting it all to sit in the right place. Whoo'd have thunked that this would be so hard to see once its been seen?

In the meanwhile hang in there the best ya can. Always welcome and open to and for feedback

Who would have thUnk it?

that must have been a pun unk