played PF for 7 hours yesterday, followed by 7 hours of boardgaming... 10am to midnight... then we drank champagne and packed up.. it was a great night.
For the sake of paperwork, would it be possible to get a list of the folks what are playing in Ravenmoor via my Glutton for Punishment? I'd be one, Sara another(?)
I've been writing down folks and what scenario/module they've played in, so that there's a log of all the folks the boon helped.
My brain got eaten tonight by a kitchen remodel discussion. Tomorrow, I will be AFK doing a school visit that will most likely eat my brain again.
Unfortunately, my brains have the delicious quality. I'm always have to fend off predators who want a taste of my thought processes. I hope to give you a post either early in the morning tomorrow or late at night. It's feast time!
Hey Gang, I am waiting on group consensus on where youre spending the night before moving you forward. At the moment it is two votes for the manor. If I hear no more objections, I will take you there after aikido tonight.
Sorry for not posting something last night. Came home from a busy day at work and suddenly INFODUMP and a cranky old grandmother's player just kinda went *brainsplodey*.
Will try to have something tonight after work, sorry for the delay.
Yes, lots going on. I will be overseeing my first special tonight, so don't expect posts from me today. Use this time to process and discuss amongst yourselves.
HP: 8/8 |AC:12 T:12 FF:10,| CMD: 13 | Fort: +1, Refl: +3, Will: +9 | Init: +2, Speed 30ftSpells per day:First:4/8 Second 4/5| Heavenly Fire 7/7 day | Magic Missile 34/50 | Female Tengu Sorcerer 5
I had a tough role-playing what Sarano would be like drunk on flayleaf or high.
I had a couple if ideas but they seemed too disruptive or counter-productive, which is usually what drunk people are but that seemed unfair in a cooperative game.
Ended up just going with "less shy and more demanding"
Heads up. Both Bret and I will be off at VerminCon Friday-Sunday. Posting will be spotty if it happens at all.
Got that?
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So... I really got thrown off my game this week, and I thought I'd better talk about it. I think there were a lot of factors going on here:
1) New VL duties
2) Blood Under Absalom Special
3) Kitchen Remodel eating my brain
4) House projects and painting
5) Flu this week
6) The Live Special I Oversaw at Dreamers
7) School Visits taking me away from keyboard
8) The revealed spoiler.
So, there was a lot going on in my brain. I think normally, a formatting error on the spoiler would not have thrown me, if my brain wasn't already under a bit more stress than usual. But it totally threw me, and then I froze up, unable to post anything significant for a week. I just didn't have the bandwidth this week to go with the flow.
As a result, I let you guys down, giving no one anything to do because I was having trouble moving Hikaru's ambush forward.
We all make mistakes. These things happen. And I know Cody felt just awful about it. So I want to emphasize that I love you all, and I understand the derp moment. Still, I am going to ask that both Cody and Wei Ji avoid posting any future spoilers about this module. If you want to talk about it... PM each other or me. Or start up an email with the three of us. Or we could all do one big Google hangout together.
I love you all and I am sorry that my brain blew up and I did not communicate that my brain blew up. But hey... we're moving forward now. Onwards with the plot!
Male Tengu Shaman L3/Fey Sorcerer 1/Duettist Bard 1 |HP 29/29| Init +2; Per +15| AC 16, T 12, FF 14 | Fort 2, Ref +6, Will +12
Spoiler:
Andrietta Ebonfeather wrote:
Yes, this is playing out REMARKABLY different from the time I played it at the convention. MARKEDLY different, and in a Very Good Way.
Having time to make actual relationships with NPCs is something that PBP excels at, especially under a GM like Hmm who has done some considerable fleshing out of characters.
But I've had similar (not as good, I hasten to add, but similar) experiences with face to face. One key is to NOT try and hurry the module so it lasts only 2 convention slots. Modules like this benefit greatly from people just taking their time to roleplay.
M Tengu LG Rogue 9 | HP 66/66 +14 temp | AC 25 tch 18 fl 19 Mobility | CMB +5 CMD 22 (23 vs grapple) | F +8 R +15 W +11 | Init +5 | Perc +22 Low Light, Trap Spotter | Speed 60 | GM reroll used | clover 1/3 | Active Conditions: Haste
It really depends on the module and how long it is spread out over.
The whole We Be Goblins series are technically modules. Very short, but technically modules.
The local group here recently ran Daughters of Fury over three days at a convention. I didn't participate, but I believe they used two sessions a day leaving you time for other things that day -- like eating!
I do think there are special challenges in running a module at a Convention, but there are ways to make it work.
Male Tengu Shaman L3/Fey Sorcerer 1/Duettist Bard 1 |HP 29/29| Init +2; Per +15| AC 16, T 12, FF 14 | Fort 2, Ref +6, Will +12
I definitely think the module is key.
Some (like Murders Mark and Feast of Ravenmoor) really benefit from just being able to take your time on the roleplaying stuff.
Dungeon Crawl modules are just fine at conventions and can often benefit from being run in a single day.
Of course, the same can be said for some scenarios. I'd love to be able to spend 6+ hours on some scenarios. Its almost certainly impractical, but I've been tempted to see if there would be demand for playing something like the Blakrose Matrimony in 2 consecutive slots :-)
So, I will be updating after Aikido tonight. I have lots of material to give you guys, and I need to read through it again before posting... so you'll have to wait.
Gallako, it is reasonable that you know that Vralk had something exciting happen and that he's just calmer now.
