Yeah that was absurd.
Gosh yes. GM, can I propose we get a back-up form of communication so we can find each other if things go south again? Discord or email or something?
Yup, I'm still here, just waiting to make sure things stay up for a bit. If we don't hear from the GM by this weekend I will ping him to let him know the site is back up since I play with him outside the forums.
Thanks, Jess!
Hi all sorry for my absence. Between the outage and some family stuff my posting ability was thrown off. I've got a bit of a schedule shift for work starting this week so please bear with me as I make the adjustment. With that said I should be posting again starting tomorrow (assuming the site remains).
As for an alternate method do you think we could use your Discord setup Jess? At least for text communication?
Glad to have you back! Yeah the outage was a bear.
Discord works well for me! Either as communication or back-up gameplay. I've used it for both.
Here is a link to Discord as an alternate communication method. Expires in 24 hours. Please just post in general with your character name or change your nickname to your character name so I know which group to assign you to.
If we need to ever look at using it for backup gameplay I can create additional channels and the like.
Logged on there. Username is Thron.
I know a few games have switched to Discord to avoid the outages. Our Kingmaker moved to Discord earlier on, it seems to work quite nicely!
The only thing I'm not a fan of in Discord as opposed to the forums is the dice rolling. IE you can't really do inline rolls (at least that I have figured out), so the formatting isn't as clean.
Can do that on the Roll20 page though. If Roll20 would send a notification when someone messaged there it’d be perfect.
Might I recommend a subthread dedicated to rolls? Works pretty nice for us.
That's what I said! It's because we both have GM Mustache in kingmaker on Discord.
Hollie I was reviewing the Eidolon rules and noticed Drax should actually have stuck around. Unlike normal summons Eidolons don't return to their plane until they hit negative CON. Not a big deal and worked with the story but may be important in the future.
Oh. Well then. Good to know! Lol
Anyone heard from our DM? Been over a week since they’ve poked in here?
I will ping him, but I know he is around.
Spreading this to all my games:
Sorry guys, planned on some substantial posting today. But upon return from a weekend trip, discovered some house chores that were in desperate need of no longer ignoring. So I’ve been occupied there today. I’ll post something of decent size as soon as life allows. Will continue smaller posts from mobile for now.
Didn't mean to scare you guys, I've been around but just letting you all discuss your plans.
Heh. No problem. Just checking in on ya.
Hi guys, a bit buried today but will get a post up this evening. Sorry for the wait.
I am sooooooooo sorry for going dark like that, everyone. I did not mean to, but the circumstances were... extenuating.
And by that, I mean asinine. It's a long, stupid story, but I will do my best to keep it brief.
Baby sis just falls out of nowhere and clonks he head, but good. Baby sis has coumadin (blood thinner), so we take her immediately to the ER because, you know, thin blood +head trauma = bad sh*t. We suspect it might have been a seizure. Doctors at the ER go "Naaaaaah, it's probably fine, just send her back home for some bed rest!" and discharge her. Her doctors in Philly catch wind of this, call up her local doctors, and rightly go "WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL DID YOU DO!? GET HER IN A HOSPITAL NOW!!!" Baby sis is hospitalized for a few days, while they scramble to figure out what's wrong with her without admitting they royally screwed up. And denying any and all possibility that it could've been a seizure like we suspected.
And then, two of my coworkers just kinda up and vanished for half the week, leaving me to handle a good deal of work that would normally be covered by three people all by myself...
So... that's the whole affair in a very brief nutshell. And I sincerely apologize for going dark like that. I really hate to do that, especially without any kind of warning, but, as you can no doubt guess... that was just a little terrifying.
I should be back in action.
Welcome back, and sorry to hear all that. Being a healthcare worker, stories like that infuriate me.
Real life trumps game life for sure, so no worries! I've personally done the blood thinner thing in the past with myself and my newborn so I can completely understand. Glad you are back though and hope everything else works itself out.
That's crazy Gritz...how's your sister doing?
No worries on going dark for a bit. It happens and, as has been said, real life trumps spending time in our made up shared world :)
She's... tired. Depressed a little. We're thinking it's one of her meds, which they're taking her off of.
It just... chips away at your faith in the medical community, you know? But thanks for the concern.
Happy Thanksgiving all!
Thanks!
Hope everyone’s had a good holiday weekend (if you celebrate it).
Wonder how Gritz is doing. Hadn't seen him around in a while and know he was having some IRL issues. Hope all is well. Was going to try and ping him on Discord to check in, but it doesn't look like he had an opportunity to join.
Hi all. Sorry for my absence, just been a busy couple of days. I'll get a post up in the AM to get things moving again.
I have to admit I'm a little unsure what plot hook(s) we have to follow at the moment. Perhaps going on a date with Foxglove is key to everything? XD *shrug*
This is definitely a lull in direct "go here, do this" type hooks (though some are coming). Right now look at it as a chance to grow characters, familiarize yourselves with Sandpoint and otherwise act as your characters would with no impending threat on them. Bit of a calm before the storm.
As a side note I don't recall if I ever asked but who's played through some/all of RotRLs before? Anyone not played it at all?
I’m currently DM’ing it, and am on Book 6. But I am fully capable of not meta-gaming.
Shaedeen was a Hero of Sandpoint twice previously on these boards, but both games faltered during Book 1. I've also played into Book 2 on another occasion and own the whole set (for the D&D 3.5 rules). If I metagame at all, I do it to make the game more immersive, not to cheat.
As an example, I'm totally thinking about having Shaedeen--Queen of the Bow--try to work out a sort of sponsorship deal with Savah's Armory to show off some of that merchant's wares.
Ah ok gotcha, GM! Sounds good.
I've DMed through the end of Book 2 and currently running a group through but they are just starting.
As a side note, with the recent turn of events I feel really bad for Matthias. Being as timid as he is, I imagine it is terribly uncomfortable for him being in the middle of what went on with Shae and Hollie when he just wants to find some scrolls. :D
As a side note, with the recent turn of events I feel really bad for Matthias. Being as timid as he is, I imagine it is terribly uncomfortable for him being in the middle of what went on with Shae and Hollie when he just wants to find some scrolls. :D
Yeah, I hear ya. I figure a little drama between Shae and Hollie might take up some time and allow Gritz to get back into the game without missing anything big in the adventure.
Any word from him?
Nope. I sent him a friend request on Discord to see if I can reach him that way, but no word as of yet. Looks like he(she) joined the server but then left, so I can't message directly.
Yeah, I'm kinda just posting random RP tidbits that fit the scene and Hollie's character. As for Matthias...yeah, I have had some inward chuckles picturing what he would have done there. I ultimately conclude to myself that he probably just stood there awkwardly a moment before just getting up and slinking out to get away from it all. LOL
Side Note:
Did we ever do a loot split from the goblin raid? What kind of gear did we claim?
Nothing I've heard but I'll PM him and check in. Hopefully things are good on the home front for him.
To clarify the question on experience I wasn't concerned about meta gaming but rather asking as a lead in to asking how on the rails you guys want to be. If you're all ok with it I'm going to try and have the story flow more around your characters. Certainly the events in the book will help drive things but, assuming you're all cool with it, I might shift some of the how or why they happen or we might swing off to dig on something related to one of the characters for a bit.
In all it would be a bit of a meld of the AP and home brewing. Let me know what you think.
Lastly, great RP going on!
I remember I grabbed a bow and some arrows since I had run out of bombs, but I don't think we ever specifically went and looted.
I'm all for an amalgam of AP and home brew. It's how I've always run AP's I've DM'ed as it makes the campaign more connected to the characters, which I love.
I've been kinda waiting excitedly to see if the Sczarni do make an impact on this game, as it's the first one I've been a part of with a character connected to them. Also, Hollie has some skeletons in her closet that need to show up eventually!
*evil grin*
Second what Hollie said. I can definitely foresee some potential interesting twists. :D
I've been kinda waiting excitedly to see if the Sczarni do make an impact on this game, as it's the first one I've been a part of with a character connected to them.
Well as it happens....
*evil grin*
Heh. In the first RotR game I played as Shaedeen, there was another player whose PC was ex-Sczarni...left after his wife had been killed while he was off on a Sczarni job. Shae was ordered to convince him to rejoin the 'family'...or else lead him into a set-up. Of course, Shae couldn't bring herself to do that, and when she came clean and told the other PC that she'd been ordered to seduce him and lead him into an ambush, he simply smiled and said, "I think it's cute you think you could seduce me."
That was a great game while it lasted. This one shows some real promise of following a similar path.
And just to be clear--Yeah, I'm big on the GM personalizing APs for the players.
I'm good with personalization!
Yeah Matthias was real stealthy during the Shae/Hollie interaction. Oh boy... Not trained for this... scampers
Yeah Gritz is in my Kingmaker game on discord and he's been spotty but occasional there. Very busy IRL with work, etc he's shared.
This vision thing is my way of foreshadowing taking a couple Paladin levels when we start leveling up. Just FYI. Although I’m sill not sure which deity I’ll serve.
@Hollie
The intent was less to gather holy symbols and more to collect the items that appeared in your vision. As an example it's not that you would get a holy symbol of Erastil but rather bring an actual bow and arrows, for Gozreh a leaf and water (rain or sea), etc. The specifics you can play with a bit to fit how Hollie might see them or go about collecting them.
As an example, another take on it might be what you brought up in your last post where Hollie might visit people she knows who follow each god and get an item from them. Feel free to play it as you prefer but the main point is for her to make a sort of pilgrimage to collect these items before seeking the gods favor/wisdom.
@Group
When you guys are ready will proceed with the evening. If you would please post what your evening plans are (Shae has a date but I'd like to know where the rest will be and if there's anything they'd like to do.) Don't feel you have to rush the afternoon's activities though :)
Unless otherwise moved to something else, Jess was planning to call it an early night. Head back to Brodert's maybe do some light reading and turn in early, still recovering from the previous night's festivities.