Of Battle, Wolves and Winter.

Game Master GM Drachenfels

RULES DISCUSSION THREAD AND OTHER MAJOR OOC EVENTS:

I'll be posting our current Warhammer LITE rules and any amendments we make to them here. This should keep our main thread clutter free and enable us to focus on the story.

What? No fallout from my 98?? Who are you and where is the real Drachenfels?

Oh... oh gods no, he doesn't mean it ser I swear!

I'm being gentle to start with as we learn these new rules :)

Welp, check my sweet rolls.

New rules?? My roll wasn't related to combat! There aren't any soft newbies who are going to cry over a little GM PC rape on this thread. You are making my Eeeeeeeeeeek! look like a maiden afraid she lost her cherry by sitting on her horse and not because Sir Knight just impaled her on his sword!!

I'll let the gentleness slide this time Drachenfels...but next time, don't disappoint me!!

Sir Knight's attempt to impale maiden "WS" 57 v. 1d100 ⇒ 10
That's right...she knows what just hit her.

Maiden's attempt not to like it with purity bonus +10 WP 33(43) v. 1d100 ⇒ 49
Oh, she almost made it, but Sir Knight's sword is just so nice.

Sweet rolls indeed, Albrecht! Here we go again it seems!

I'll let the gentleness slide this time Drachenfels...but next time, don't disappoint me!!

I'm just luring you in with a false sense of security...

And yes, I'm man enough to admit that you were right, Pinvendor. An offtopic thread like this was VERY needed. I bow to your wisdom sir!

WARHAMMER LITE RULES COMPENDIUM
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Main concept: Use common sense, be creative, invent your own use for skills and don't power game. Have fun and don't worry too much about mongering the rules.

I'll be constantly updating the rules compendium as we play, adjust, learn and develop our PBP ruleset. Check this thread for all the info you'll need.

ATTACK

* Roll a total of d100 as the first number of your Weapon Skill/Ballistic Skill total. Each roll under your statistic total counts as a success.

* Two Handed Weapons: +1 Dice to attack

* Exceptional Missle Weapons: +1 Dice to attack

* Strike Mighty Blow: +1 Dice to attack

Note: For 'Epic Boss Fights' we may very well move to standard 2E rules. LITE combat rules are meant for quick resolution of simple fights.

DEFENSE

* Roll a total of d100 as the first number of your Toughness. Each roll under your statistic total is a success.

Attack/Defense successes cancel each other out.

* Light Armor: +1 Defense

* Heavy Armor: +2 Defense

Note: Use common sense. If you have a plate breastplate and the description says you get nailed in the chest, use heavy armor. Otherwise, don't. Play smart, have fun!

* Dodge Blow/Parry: + 1 Dice to defense

WOUNDS/HEALTH

* Take your wounds total and divide this by 3, rounding down. This is your total HEALTH.

* Health resolution: You lose 1 health for each success an enemy has over your defense when we roll dice totals.

* When you reach zero health you are considered to be at zero wounds. Any further damage beyond that will be considered potential killing blows. Again, we'll use common sense.

* There are likely plenty of skills/talents people will bring up that will grant +1 to health. We'll translate those skills as we go.

FUMBLES/77'S/01'S

* These apply as normal for any roll that requires the roll of a single d100.

* Spam rolls such as we'll do for Weapon Skill checks won't take any special modifiers into account. Success/Failure are the only two options. Let's keep things simple.

And yes, I'm man enough to admit that you were right, Pinvendor. An offtopic thread like this was VERY needed. I bow to your wisdom sir!

Accepted!

Lutke will be taking an advance in WP seeing how he has now had exposure to Chaos magic face to face and will now be stronger in controling his fear.

Also, Drachenfels, consider using 'spoiler' for the character specific descriptions. makes the post look smaller and easier to pick out our part of the message

Example:

I'm thinking about leaving entertainer for minstrel early. I don't see Caspar needing some of the excess skills and talents Entertainer has, like throwing weapons, sharpshooter, very strong, wrestling.... I just don't seem them fitting him. Any suggestions?

Lutke Geshburger will be taking his holiday advance as another WP increase since this "adjustment" was definitely not a physical one.

Stavo, I think you're on the right track. Focus on Fellowship and Minstrel related talents. I really like Caspar and I think he's going to turn out to be a really cool character.

Pinvendor! What an excellent update that was. Well written my friend. I'm really impressed and reminded why you were always such a great player to have around for Warhammer.

That being said, I'm pretty certain Lutke is in for a dark fate, haha. If anyone is bound to trigger some sort of Chaos catastrophe (aside from Albrecht), it'll be Lutke. Hands down. For sure.

Pinvendor

Oh, and Merry Christmas fellow heathens!

Merry Christmas indeed!

Maybe it doesn't mean Lutke will be afflicted, but that his choices will affect many. Besides, I had been looking for a way to make the Dwarven lockbox in Lutke's backstory more integral to his story. I don't imagine he'll get either box open in this campaign, if Lutke survives, I foresee the box being opened will trigger my retirement of him as a PC. I really do hope he lives long enough to reach that point. As an NPC he can die or whatever but not before leaving a legacy of deadly dungeons, mind-bending puzzles, and impossible locks.

Whether that happens of course, who knows? I am not going to cry if he dies early and doesn't make it. I will just come up with a new and interesting idea! ;-)

Or a puzzle box for a head

ROFL

On a side note, do you prefer me to format my posts with spoilers like I've in my most recent update? I'm trying it out based on Pinvendor's suggestion. Or do you prefer for me to keep things more free flowing, using the spoiler tags to bring attention to descriptive challenges.

At the moment I kind of feel the spoiler tags are somewhat distracting, but I also understand they are useful to help bring attention to important story elements meant for specific characters.

Let me know your thoughts.

^^ Not sure I'm a fan of the broken feel of having so many spoilers. I think instead I'll just advise that everyone pay close attention. I'll prompt character scenes with caps. LUTKE: Behold! I'm talking to you :)

I personally like the spoilers, it highlights things I should pay attention to and if I fail a roll I don't look at the spoiler. It's not like note passing shudders so it's not like anything is hidden that we couldn't see.

Also in light of new developments I'm actually kind of anxious to meet Jurgen and the rest of the old group in what's developing. Also are we going to go through all of that adventure finally? I think you still have my book even.

Also Caspar is updated with all skills and talents for your viewing pleasure.

Well, the current game we're playing together here is taking place in the same timeline as the live action tabletop game I'm running with my friend Chris. He was/is on the Thousand Thrones story arc, though things have deviated quite a bit (as you will soon learn).

So I suppose we're in an alternate Warhammer world where things have developed in a different way. I like the way Albrecht described it:

"In the universe the Old World inhabits, there are some who believe in the Multiverse, that the Old World exists, many times over with subtle changes and minute details changing the fate of entire worldlines. Most think of it as multiple maps of the world laid on top of one another, stacked infinitium. Each life in the world is a flame, and rarely there comes a man, a being, whose flame burns too high, too hot and makes its presence
known on all the Worlds, as the flame burns through. Sigmar was such a man as was Archaon the Ever Chosen. Albrecht Baer was yet another."

Therefore, Jurgen of the Shroud and his companions could certainly be around. It might be fun to write them in should the story allow it.

HAHA well I did remember that Albrecht, Lawbrecht, and Chaos Albrecht were all among Jurgen's comrades. I think the last two were one in the same but it's still fun to imagine multiple Albrechts of multiple Old Worlds. Anyways, I'd like to see that campaign through still, that's all.

Minus the pigeon of course :)

Shhh! The mere mention of that unwholesome and terrible creature can summon it forth to the ruin of many a gaming group.

I have to admit, for someone who cried and cried about the PbP I failed at before, ODV sure has been absent from the boards...

I hope it's only because of the holidays. :-(

GM Drachenfels: Whatever happened to the owner of MadCat? Did he decide his time was best spent away from the PbP?

I think it's just a holiday thing everything slowed down because of it. I'm not surprised really.

I'm not sure if Madcat will be joining us or not at this point. I know he's REALLY busy in real life. We'll see. I'll prod him to get involved and see if he has the time to update :)

As far as ODV goes, I'm sure it's just the holidays! I have faith in our friend the viking!

As far as updates go, I really love how this is turning out to feel like reading a book. Really impressive and fun so far :)

Haha I'd agree. It's cool to think that we can easily go on side stories and not derailed the group as a whole because of how slow paced the responses are.

Of course the awesomeness which is our "old" RP group puts so many others to shame. Seeing other PbP threads on here prove there are actually others who like to roleplay as much as us, but I have found so precious few in RL who do so. I was running a WFRP game for some people up here and I actually got an email from one as the others' spokesperson telling me they wanted a more combat oriented game since my story was too slow. I was caught completely off guard since it was the group roleplaying like crazy which made it move so slow. I had thought they were enjoying it, but evidently they only had enough RP juice for a couple of sessions before the need to crunch DnD/PFRP numbers reared its head, lol.

Incidentally, have you asked McKeen if he is interested? He always had some mad RP skillz.

Wow bro, our group not doing it for you? gotta add more? can't seem to get that fix?

Lol, it's not like that...just want to include the people I like. They always add so much that it's usually fun to have them participate when they can.

Take note that I am using spoiler tags for lengthy text that requires a lot of reading/attention. If an update for a player is short, I won't be needing the spoiler tag.

^^ Everyone is welcome to unlock and read those spoilers.

IF however a spoiler is marked with (character name) EYES ONLY, then understand that the info within is meant for only a specific character and not the entire party. I certainly can't stop people from reading this info, but if you do make sure you roleplay without said knowledge.

What? You didn't like my "meta gaming" the loud cries of passion into my post? ;-P

^^ No that was fine and well suited :)

So Draschenfels I like how even with the time difference, You and I are on the same schedule. Also why I don't take challenges too often cuz everyone else is asleep. Of course, while I'm at work you guys get all the good stuff going!

And for the record, Caspar, I felt your turning to run was exactly what Caspar would have done. It was hilarious actually. The guy isn't a hero. I'd think it out of character if he stood his ground against a Troll :)

I think if driven in to a corner (like the war) he might as well go out fighting. Who knew a bard would be so dramatic. But stand him up against one foe and give him an exit and or someone to hide behind? You bet he's going to exit stage right! I thought it was funny, it reminded me of something one of McKeen's character's might have pulled...

Lol, that last post on the story thread was truly inspired, Stavo! Well done. Give him some XP, Drachenfels!!

Lol, that last post on the story thread was truly inspired, Stavo! Well done. Give him some XP, Drachenfels!!

LMAO I basically ripped off what you do, only my pace is all wrong. But sure I'll take the Zack Snyder award for this one!

You both have been really involved and making some great posts. +20xp for Stavo and Pinvendor!

It's back to work for me starting tonight. I'll update as I'm able. Hoping to have everyone roleplay and get the story on track. Feel free to add what you need to make things work, I trust you guys :)

Indeed it was the holidays slowing me down. Not being at work(where I am on my iPhone all day haha) and putzing around with folks making updating a irregular thing. Should pick up come Jan 3rd. Mostly I've been checking At morning, and then again at night thinking it would be successful, boy howdy was I wrong!

New update up and no worries. The beauty of play by post is the ability to play at our own speed :)

FORTUNE POINTS:

In Warhammer 2E Fortune Points allow for re-rolls and such, refreshing each game session. As our game sessions don't really have an end or beginning, I think we'll refresh them through heroic acts, epic descriptions and other related PBP activities. But once your Fortune Points reach zero, you'll need to look for opportunities to refresh the amount you have.

* Everyone starts with as many Fortune Points as you have Fate Points.

* I don't want to encourage hoarding, but since we're handling how Fortune Points regenerate, I won't put a cap on how many you can have. I think we'll find plenty of scenario's where you'll need to spend them.

* Please try to track Fortune Points in your character info. As you use them, deduct 1 point, or add 1 as you gain them.

* What they do: Allow you to re-roll one failed roll. Example:

1d100 ⇒ 95 vs Will Power 27 <-- FAILED!

I'm going to use a fortune point to re-roll (removing 1 Fortune Point):

1d100 ⇒ 14 vs Will Power 27 <-- YES! SUCCESS! PRAISE SIGMAR.