[PFS CORE] 6-10 The Wounded Wisp - GM Lamplighter (Inactive)

Game Master Scott Young

Discussion thread - will get game play thread in a moment.

Barbarian 1
N, male, Human
5331-27
Dark Archives
Init: +2
Perception: +6
Sense Motive: +2
Will: +2

oh, should have told us in the recruitment thread this stuff is up, otherwise they are still waiting on you not realizing discussion and GD is up.

22523-26
Dark Archive
No Day Job
Init +1
Perception +4

159620-3
Grand Lodge
dayjob: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Initiative +4
Perception +6

Just checking in. I'm still here and keeping an eye out for updates.

Sorry for AWOL - my wife got laid off so we had a difficult couple of days. Back on track now.

No worries, I hope all will be Ok for your wife.

Sorry for AWOL - my wife got laid off so we had a difficult couple of days. Back on track now.

Likewise, no problem. Just a game and all, real life takes priority. Incidentally, been there, and though I don't envy you the stress, it seems folks mostly wind up in a better spot than they started. I wish the two of you good luck moving forward!

Yeah, just a speedbump, she'll bounce back. She's awesome!

I forgot to ask - have any of these characters played any scenarios before? And have any of you played, GM'd or read this scenario before? It affects some of the events which occur later.

This is the my first time playing this character so no XP. I have played this before.

First scenario for Davius
I've already played and GM this scenario

I'm new to this scenario. This character is new.

Davius, are you up at the bar with me?

yes, Davius is with Philonous

Man, our rolls have been abysmal. We're gunna' get our butts kicked if this keeps up during combat!

He's also two rooms away and across a chasm, and so doesn't even know anything has occurred yet. I rolled initiative for everyone together to keep it all in one place, but Davius is not in combat right now.

I don't understand why Davius is so far away as I explicitly said he crossed the ledge and followed Philonius...

I had asked everyone to move their own icons. I will catch you up, and re-do initiative order, but please move your icon after you describe things in the post. If for some technical reason you can't, please let me know. Or, if you would prefer that I do all the moving, let me know that as well.

Yes, sorry, I'm mostly on my iPhone and unable to move my icon on the map.

So, if you can move my icon, it will be perfect. Sorry again for the mess.

OK, no problem - I forget about phone users and how much of a pain the maps are. Will do!

Will be offline until mid-day Monday at earliest.

I'd like to have brought the bottle we were sent to retrieve, hidden passage notwithstanding. Let me know if that happened.

Are the names dated in reverse order like they are listed? Is that typical for the wall?

The wall has names all over the place, it's not really in a particular order.

Uh, I don't got that much. I have... 20 silver. :) 50 gold is a lot, though. That's, like, 50,000 chickens, or 100 iron cauldrons, 25000 continuous feet of pole. Could someone cover that or talk him down?

Wait, is that 50 gold per person or total?

He's asking for 50gp total.

So wait, we've left, just like that? Are we done here?

I suppose we took the strange coin. Put the sarcophagus in place without breaking it and leave the graveyard.

I think the clue hidden in Arkath's grave was the coin.

So wait, we've left, just like that? Are we done here?

You've had 5 days to say something else or contribute to the discussion. Davius is doing what is called a "push" in PbP terms: trying to move the action along by asking other players direct questions and suggesting a course of action. Everyone has chosen to ignore him and this game for the past week or so.

Can we get back to all four players participating, or should we call the game?

I agree, and I think I'm ok with that if our GM will confirm there is nothing interesting about the statues and nothing else of note with the remains.

You also have to remember, this is the month of May, the month that school/college gets out which could be part of the issue.

I understand that, Mordack, but I asked people to tell me if they wouldn't be around for a while. I understand that real life rears its head for people - it does for me, as well. But we basically have 1 player out ofo 4 actively playing, one more checking in every few days, and two ignoring the game for weeks at a time. That's just not fair to the folks who are willing to play - their characters are tied up until this game ends, due to circumstances beyond their control.

Given the difficulties many people are having right now, I'm going to call this game. Chronicle sheets are available in the link on the Campaign Info page (and at the top of the forum page). I'm sorry I wasn't able to sufficiently capture everyone's imagination to keep them involved in the game - it's the first game that has had this issue that I've been involved in, and so I'm not quite sure what went wrong. Good luck in your future Pathfinding careers, and I hope those of you who are new to the PbP format will take this result at the exception rather than the rule.

All the best!

Scott

I'm sorry to hear of the end of this game, but I understand the reasons.

I will not continue to play Davius, as having so few gp and no PP will hurt him too much.

Anyway thanks for trying GM

Philonous, I'll need your PFS number so I can report the game completely. I will redo your Chronicle when I get it as well.

I wouldn't retire a PC just because they didn't get max rewards... sometimes stuff happens. He's a cool character, you should reconsider.

When my character's actions are responsible for not getting max reward I agree.

In this case, it is not.

But I could create a clone of this character and play it "again".

All,
Sorry that my lack of posting resulted in the end of the game. I had not intended to go so long between posts but between work, school, and family I took on too much and ended up letting this slip.

Evan- I wonder if some of the difficulty was how *complete* Okonkwo's character arc was within his narrative and how cerebral his conflicts and development were? Umslopogaas from the Allen Quatermain series (an old pulp fiction adventure series; the titular character was played by Sean Connery in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) has a similar background but is a little (a lot) less complex and leaves more room for you to layer on some of your own touches. That kind of freedom might make him more playable.

Scott- I know what a push is. I wanted to back up a tiny bit out-of-game to ask a quick question. Regarding what you perceive as insufficient participation: Whatever, man.

My ID number is 159620-3.

Philonous - I'm updating the report now, and should have your Chronicle updated soon.

Regarding what I perceive as insufficient particiation, here's the very first line from the very first post on the recruitment thread:

Recruiting now! Before you express interest, please consider the following:

* I am looking for people who can, and will, post at least once a day. People who routinely coast for days at a time and only check in for combat will be dropped from the game.

Don't "whatever, man" me on this. I would have dropped two players, maybe three, had I followed this rule, which obviously kills the game.

Mordack - your character is showing up as non-Core in the reporting system. You should contact customer service to see about getting this fixed. Until then, I'm deleting you from the game report so it doesn't propagate further. Let me know when CS fixes it and I'll add you back ni.

Mordack - your character is showing up as non-Core in the reporting system. You should contact customer service to see about getting this fixed. Until then, I'm deleting you from the game report so it doesn't propagate further. Let me know when CS fixes it and I'll add you back ni.

It is a brand new character, thanks for bringing it up, I'll see what is wrong.