Has anyone heard from Black Tom? I don't see a post from he or his character in the thread...
His character was done, I think - but I don't know if he saw the link to this thread...
And, Oscar Salt reporting for duty...
I'm in.
Awesome! I think the gang's nearly all here!
Uraisa Ellsworth, Female Human Wizard (Thassilonian Evocation Specialist)
Ellantera Kilundi, Female Human Ranger (Urban Ranger)
Oscar Salt, Male Human Fighter (Tactician)
Erwin Chrysophrase, Male Dwarven Cleric of Abadar
Galyna, Female Human Ranger (Warden)
Miet Silverback, Female Gnome Sorcerer (Arcane bloodline)
Severus Kilundi, Male Human Rogue (Scout)
Still in development (as far as I know): Witch
Background added
Here's my Witch.
Looks like the gang's all here.
Took the words right out of my mouth. I know Shisumo's active on the boards today, so I imagine he's started his magic for us. I can't wait!
(Sorry, there's a little Roylenna in me at the best of times.)
All right - sorry about not getting things up yesterday, I got called in to work early and didn't have time to get the thread started. (That's Christmas in retail, eh?) Everybody's characters look good, with one small exception -
- so we're ready to get things moving. If you don't have your background finished yet, that's fine, although I would like something from everyone as soon as you can get it, but we can work it in as we go. For now, might I suggest clicking on the Gameplay tab at the top of the page?
Kassandra
Fixed.
I remember the answer to the puzzle box, so I dont want to solve it. Hopefully there are a couple who haven't read the initial adventure recently...
Never read it, so venturing a guess and trying to think in character.
I have received a gift horse and, rather than looking it in the mouth, I'm going to go for a ride. I will be far from home and computer for the next ten days or so. Please bot Ellantera in my absence.
Talk to you soon!
I am totally just roleplaying with Shiv. If anyone wants to change who got the magic/mundane items feel free to bring it up here. I have no attachment to the ring or otherwise and will happily give it up if someone has better use for it. I'm kind of playing him as a "man of action" type.
I have received a gift horse and, rather than looking it in the mouth, I'm going to go for a ride. I will be far from home and computer for the next ten days or so. Please bot Ellantera in my absence.
Talk to you soon!
The gift horse in question was a ticket to a Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Magic. We had several days at sea and stopped at Montego Bay (Jamaica), Georgetown (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), and Cozumel (Mexico). We got to snorkel out to a shipwreck and hike to (and climb up!) a Mayan pyramid.
I know some of you are much more traveled than I am, so this might not sound like a big deal for you, but this was an absolutely amazing experience for someone that had never even been to the seashore. It's going to be very hard to return to reality...
That sounds absolutely fantastic. Count me among the jealous but definitely glad you had a terrific time :)
Ok, I am totally confused. I thought I had tossed the magical gem to Uraisa on the way out since nobody claimed it. I even brought it up in this very discussion thread that we could change possession of it if anyone wanted to bring it up but, alas, silence. So, ok, Miet has the gem but why would we offer that over one of the mundane gems? Especially since it has been too powerful (thus valuable?) for any of our resident arcanists to identify?! I am at a loss but then again I am outside the negotiations.
Ok, I am totally confused. I thought I had tossed the magical gem to Uraisa on the way out since nobody claimed it. I even brought it up in this very discussion thread that we could change possession of it if anyone wanted to bring it up but, alas, silence. So, ok, Miet has the gem but why would we offer that over one of the mundane gems? Especially since it has been too powerful (thus valuable?) for any of our resident arcanists to identify?! I am at a loss but then again I am outside the negotiations.
That is accurate. I put it on my sheet and made a post about stowing it away for the time being. I sort of thought Miet was talking about one of the non magical gems, since I had the magical one.
Well then, we need to figure out what's going on. Did Miet offer something she shouldn't have, or do you want to run with the events as they stand?
Well I certainly expect there to be a bit of confusion with 8 players so I just wanted to mention my perception of previous events. As far as where to go from here I leave that to you, Uraisa, and Miet.
Even meek Uraisa wouldn't have quietly let an unknown magical gem she was carrying be given away without argument.
Ellantera is in no position to weigh in on the matter, but I know I was confused regarding what we got out of the box.
To be fair I did say I only thought Miet was the last person to have the Gem but fair enough my bad. Problem is Miet is the only one that was really willing to go in and negotiate and well she now has nothing to really negotiate with.
OK. Let's just get past this and move on with the game. Let's just pretend that Miet offered one of the non-magical gems at first, and if that's not enough she went to Uraisa, and brought her into the conversation with the other gem. If not enough maybe she told the seer to wait a bit, she might have another option. If it is enough then problem solved and we move on to the plot.
I think with 8 players we have to be careful to come up with a balance of "moving the game along", and "Letting everybody play". Let's keep up more carefully with what each character has in their possession, and who we know. Maybe we should add a "loot" tab to someone's profile, and let them keep up with everything...??
Just making it clear I'm still here and watching, but since Galyna stayed in the alley, I haven't chimed in.
I'm here too, but I'm not very useful in negotiations right now. Also this is about as far as we got in the previous campaign and it felt a bit weird to replay it, so I've been lurking for a while. When it comes to gathering information, Erwin might actually be a bit more useful.
Okay, so we've been going for a bit, and I think by now most everybody has gotten a grip on the pacing of the game. We are, however, rapidly closing in on the first serious fight of the campaign, and I'd like to make sure I have it calibrated to the actual number of players I've got. So if you could all ust check in and confirm that you're still onboard, I would appreciate it. Also, this does sort of serve as notice that more frequent posting will be appreciated in the next little bit, to keep the combat going. Thanks!
Still here!
Present and weapon drawn.
Here
Here, catching up
Sounds about right to me, with her decent stealth Galyna can definitely work dockside.
I'm going to assume that you're going with Ellantera's plan, but there is one small hiccup: Miet would need to maintain line of effect to her illusion, so she can't really take the rear approach if she's going to handle the illusion as well. Also, I need to know if she'd be hiding people in the alley beside the tavern (i.e., Oscar and his partner) or the team across the street watching the front door (Ellantera and Erwin, plus one more, it looks like). Once we get that settled, we'll get this party started.
How about Miet as Oscar's partner and Kassandra joins Galyna; or Galyna works dockside alone while Kassandra and Miet join Oscar.
I did not realize there was anyplace to hide across the street, thus my post about the street group being down a bit.
It's a dockside at night - there's places to hide pretty much anywhere you look.
It doesn't really matter to Kassandra where she will be, as long as she has someone to protect her - she would go with Oscar then.
Sorry for the absence, final project for my degree. Posting soon.
Ok I'm back joining the fray now!
Sweet! Hope the project was a success!
So heading out of town for a Valantine's day/Anniversary weekend. Not sure how much posting you'll see out of me before Monday. If need be DMPC me.
Happy anniversary. Have a great weekend :)
On a side note. It's going to be ponderous with eight people keeping any sort of momentum. I vote DMPC someone for a round if they haven't posted a response within 36(?) or 48(?) hours of the round starting. I usually can post daily but I know that isn't realistic for all. Of course this is dependent on how frequently Shisumo wants to post himself. Just my 2 cents.
I am fine with anyone running Uraisa if necessary. I think its a good idea.
Agreed
I tend to agree as well, but I'm not pushing it as hard as I might, since it's the first real combat of the campaign and I imagine it's going to be a bit of a learning process for all of us. (I've certaily never done an 8 person PbP before, for instance.) I will likely start pushing harder on that end as we go forward, though.
And for the record, I usually post at least once every 36 hours; sometimes a lot more often, but rarely less.