On an Evil Sea-Skull and Shackles (Inactive)

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I have been super-sick. I finally got some medication from the doctor yesterday and I'm hoping that my fever will finally break.

I'm even less of a face than you are...

The highest bonus we have in the skills needed for the check is Ordrax's +10 to Bluff, followed by Ravenna's +9. I will cast guidance before the check for an additional +1, and someone may also aid another.

I really like fame/infamy systems, by the way. Giving a slight mechanical edge to our misdeeds is always satisfactory.

Maybe we can make a list on the spreadsheet of certain skill checks we may need to make. If the player that is needed for the check doesn't post in a couple of days, then someone can bot them to keep things moving.

For instance, in addition to what Raush listed above, I have +9 on Know (Engineering) which can be used to fire catapults and removes the size penalty on balista.

I've added a spreadsheet page with our top three scores for every skill.

Thanks Raush.

Ha- boy, look at us scary pirates.

Also, I guess I should throw a rank of K (nobility) on next level.

Been busy with work. Will try to research pirate code and come up with some ideas. Sorry for the delay.

What are you guys wanting here? There are some possibilities for inland adventures, but I'm happy to move on to getting you back on the high seas and pirating if that is a more desireable option.

I think high seas are probably preferable- less decision points to be made, which is where we seem to struggle the most.

Also it's hard to generate scenes out of nothing in a place we don't know full of people we don't know! :D

I'm very ok with picking up a bit of mercenary work if some is available. Otherwise, I think it's time for some raiding!

I was thinking a side adventure while we were waiting for the ship to be finished might be good for some xp and loot but we can skip it if others dont want to do it.

I'm fine with that idea!

A little side adventure might bring in some treasure we could use to lower what we owe? It might help us out in the long run.

I will be away this weekend finalizing last minutes details before we break ground and start to build the viking house. I will be able to post but it will be short responses.

Sounds like the majority are in favor of some side missions, so I'll fire those up. I wasn't expecting you to spin up scenes with the inhabitants of this small settlement, just didn't want to go down the rabbit hole if no one was interested.

Since there was still snow on the ground our meeting was a little shorter than I thought it would be.

I came home Saturday night and ended up going into AFib. I was admitted to the hospital and spent several days on blood thinning medications. I had too many test to remember and blood drawn every 6 hours. Not a fun time at all. I ended up getting a cardio version with one shock at 250 Joules. I am soar as hell from the burns and at home now. I will try and get a post up when I can but I will be honest...it is not my main priority right now. lol Bot me as needed for the next couple of days please. Thank you.

Sorry to hear that Ordrax. That is terrifying. Thanks for checking in.

Thank you everyone for your words. I am doing much better and feel I can start to spread my wings so to speak. I am slowly getting myself back into PBP games. I will post a few times here and there but should be back to normal posting in a couple of days or so. I am not pushing myself to quickly as my wife would not be happy. So baby steps...

I'll be travelling Monday thru Thursday this week, but I'll continue posting when I can.

I will be out of town till late Monday night. I an starting the actual construction on the viking house and will a bit busy. So my posting will be limited at best as it will be from my phone. BOT as needed.

Okay, got the Web drawn.

Just got home. We got a lot done over the weekend. Foundation, floor and walls are all done. We also wrapped the structure in water proofing.

I get to go back up in a couple of days to start filling in the dirt to cover up most of the house. I also will start building my stone wall.

Then it is on to the loft and roof. Still need to build a door and complete the fire place in the floor. Then after all that is done I get to start work on the carvings inside. I have a few people I know who love to do these things. That will help out as I will be very busy forging the a frame to hang all my cast iron pots from.

Posting to my games- Sorry I've been a bit absent from the boards lately, I've been busy at a summer research program, and it's picking up a lot as I near the end.
Also, in a little over a week, I'm going to be out of the country for three weeks. While I'll still try to keep everything updated, it'll be at odd hours and I may not be able to check for a couple of days at a time. So, bot me if needed in combat, and in about a month, I'll be back to my normal posting rate and schedule.

I am at Pennsic War 48 till August 11th and I will be back to normal posting at that time.

I have my phone and I have the ability to post but the responses will be limited and at odd times. I will have to limit how often I post as my wife has gotten my oldest daughter involved in pokemon go. This is eating up a lot of our data for our phones. I want her to enjoy the game so I am limiting what I do with my phone until we get back home. If it is needed..bot me.
Thank you.

I'm on vacation for the next week so may not be able to post regularly. Bot as needed.

I am home from Pennsic War 48.
Lots of excellent fighting and good times even with some very sore ribs.
I will have a post up sometime soon. Still have a tone of things to clean, unpack and put away.

I'm lost here, guys. We have a great group of players, and I'm a decent GM, but I can't find the thread that gets this campaign moving. I would really like for this campaign to be what you guys want it to be, but clearly it is taking way too long to come online. I'm sure your visions were playing evil pirates, not whatever is up right now. Let me know if you want to continue, if you want to fast forward, if it is time to move on.

I think what is happening is the active players are posting and waiting on the not so active players to post. At some point the story can not move forward without a post from those players or the dm bots them to move us along. I have nothing wrong with botting those players and if it becomes a constant issue. Remove those players and get ones that are interested in playing the game.

I was trying to see if the guy was dead, then the game fell a bit off the radar. I'm still here and still interested.

Other than that, Ordrax is not wrong. I have never been in a game that managed to enforce the classic "one post per day", but "one post per month" makes everything sluggish.

I know earlier in the year we mentioned the players botting people if we needed specific skill checks but in general I think we need to run on a rule of 2 (or even 1 if no one posts in a few days?). It may not lead to in-depth, character development or rp if it's pushed along like that, but I think the slow pace is challenging for all of us to get into the game.

Looking back, Vel posted that he was going on a 3 week trip and should resume posting around the end of the month.

I'm here! Well, if by 'here' you mean 'checking in once every couple of days to read what's been happening, and posting even less,' then yes. I am here.

I too agree that it's a shame this game keeps going slowly. I'm not entirely sure what it is (I really need to get into the habit of posting even when I don't have anything to add, just to keep the flow going).

I mostly just haven't had luck "connecting" with the group dynamic. I envisioned my character as a devil-may-care pirate woman but I have no real hooks to interact with most of the rest of the group, and I wasn't counting on the team being mostly monster-types. Thus it's hard to figure out ways to integrate.

Do we want to take an excursion to the jungle to see what is driving the snakes out or skip it and move on to sailing?

I'm not sure what we will find in the jungle. It may just lead to some more xp, which isn't all bad, but some added treasure would be good.

If others think that getting back on the ship will help the game pick up, I'm ok with that too.

Treasure would be nice. Not sure where we go next once we are back on the ship!

I'm always up for some exploration.
One of the problems I found with PbP is that sandbox tends to paralyze groups, so I'll generally jump onto any hook.

Once you are back on the ship, it is basically a matter of picking a place on the map to sail to and then looking for targets for piracy. If you need info on where would be good to go and where might be bad, or just general pros and cons, that would be knowledge: local or maybe geography.

I feel like 'sailing to a place, seeing what we come across' is kind of the perfect solution for a PBP- no need to worry about coming to a group consensus, and while we're discussing our potential destinations, we can be having an encounter.

Also, I'm back. I should be able to post regularly at this point.

How about this - since we're here, let's take care of the snake problem and then we can go sailing. It may help us in the future if we need more work done on a ship.

Sounds good!

Works for me. Let those landlubbers deal with their own danger noodles.

How about this - since we're here, let's take care of the snake problem and then we can go sailing. It may help us in the future if we need more work done on a ship.

Sounds like a good idea to me

Ah, great, I had misread Grak's idea. Sure, let's snake up.

If it's mid-afternoon, I say wait until the next day to go explore the jungle. Do we want to RP the feast/party or skip to the next day?

Also, don't we still have the crew from the island we could use to clear the way? Although, we might be better off hiring someone instead since we are already short-handed. Don't want to risk losing someone.

Cannon fodder yay!

Also, be advised that I have busy days in front of me, so my updates will be irregular. Of course, bot me as you like.

I will be out of town till the 22nd or 23rd. I can still post but it will be from my phone. I may not be able to see the maps.

I will be very tired at the end of each of these days. I am in the process of finishing my roof on the viking house. Thousands and thousands of little cedar shakes sidings to be stapled into my roof. This part is being done by myself...I may not post often, if need be...Bot me.

My posting will be erratic this week due to work.

I have been going through some rough personal stuff lately and I am sorry that I have not been as active as I would like. The quantity of my posts is not there nor is the quality. Planning to move in a couple of months (again) with the drama of personal life and the stress of figuring out all the logistics of the schools for the kids, housing, new doctors and my wife's career is just one huge quagmire of red tape and hoops to jump through. This has all led me to a state of total physical, mental and emotionally drained.

I plan to keep up as best I can with the games but as I know you understand, this is a game and will take a back seat to RL.
Bot me as you need to. I hope and pray that this mess is resolved soon and life goes back to normal.

It seems like we should give up on this campaign. We don't seem to be able to get any sort of traction or momentum, and I certainly haven't delivered on my offer to keep the game moving.