Solstice Scar B GM Thread, Session Two (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Muldoon

Please post links to the last page of your Gameplay and Discussion threads. If the link doesn't end with "=last", then it will create problems once the thread has multiple pages.

*bump*

I'm here, but just as a backup.

Okay, I think I have the formatting right...

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All players are checked in, all players are in tier.

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Still waiting on 2/3 of GMs to post their links!

I don't know they realize you are waiting for them. When I dotted in there was no discussion thread, and so the 'x new' notification didn't work to tell me there was stuff to read.

Thanks for the heads-up! PMing GMs now . . .

Thanks for the notification.

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All players have checked in.

Thanks for the PM, this wasn't showing up.

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I had one drop via PM, and one player who hasn't checked in yet (I sent a reminder PM yesterday, so I want to give them a couple days before I assume the worst)

I have only 2 check in of the original 6 sign-ups. 2 more have either been moved tables or played in session 1, they have promptly been replaced via the waiting list. 2 more have yet to respond in over 24 hours, I'm giving them benefit of the doubt for another 12 hours before I start finding replacements.

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6 people signed up, but 2 of them dropped out. 1 additional player has not checked in even after I messaged them.

I found 2 replacements so far.

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All players have checked in.

Yarr, I'm on vacation until Wednesday, plan to get my stuff up by then.

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3 out of 6 players signed in. I will send PMs to the other 3 this evening, after that I will be mostly offline until Sunday.

btw, on the forums page it says this thread is

#0-07: Among the Living (1-7) - Discussion

But when I click on it the thread's name is

Solstice Scar B GM Thread, Session Two

Does anyone else see that?

Your Perception is higher than my Stealth. I believe the last GM thread was named for #01: Silent Tide. I do that to make it harder for non-GMs to find the thread.

All but one of my players have checked in; I sent the last one a PM last night but have yet to hear back or have them check in to the campaign though I've seen them active elsewhere on the forums.

I've got a replacement for my drop and a standby if my AWOL sign up doesn't check in tomorrow.

We're just waiting on Upaynao and Pirate, and I kinda need your links now. The whole show is getting held up at this point.

Since this is my first time doing a special via PbP, can someone give me a quick run down of how things work?

I’ve both GMed and played specials in face to face and GMed normal scenarios and a module in PbP.

I’m looking for an indication of what changes are done to the special in order to run it PbP.

I would also be interested in resources available to decrease my prep for the PbP.

Resources, and hopefully answers, will be appearing shortly in the Gameplay thread.

Resources, and hopefully answers, will be appearing shortly in the Gameplay thread.

Very nice. Thank you!

My 6th finally checked in a few hours ago so my table should now be good to go :)

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Should we directly contact backup GMs, or just post here and see which one responds?

I will need a backup during at least some of my travel time around PaizoCon. I can get some posting in during the convention, but it would be slower than normal for what I hope are obvious reasons.

At a minimum I need May 23rd and morning of May 24th, May 28 to 30 covered.

Is anybody in a game with Upaynao? He isn't responding to PMs, and hasn't even created his campaign yet. I'm getting worried.

I am in a game with Upaynao, he has been posting but less frequent from his usual. From what I understand he has been extremely busy.

Can you please get his attention in the game? If he doesn't catch up with us soon, his table may end up cancelled.

Done! Last time he posted was Thursday in game, hopefully he checks in soon.

I'm here! I'm setting up. All is well. I will have walked through the valley of the Shadow of Death on the day we begin (5/7). But I should be good enough to set up.

And because I lack the ability to read what is upthread...

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Everything is (hopefully) ready on my end. If any of you need something, just shout. That includes replacement players. At two days out, we need to quickly fill any remaining vacancies by any means possible.

Also, please check the Recruitment thread. Like the Discussion thread, it was added after the campaign was created, so notifications may not work for it at first. Recruitment will be used for passing and requesting aid tokens only. Questions and discussion about the aid tokens should be here. Like the announcements in Gameplay, I'm hoping to keep the aid tokens clean and easy to read/search.

Question about the prepared copy and past text:
When players identify monsters, the text always links them to a list of questions they may ask. I strongly dislike this approach (both as player and as GM); may I instead choose an extra piece of information to give at each step?

I strongly dislike this approach (both as player and as GM); may I instead choose an extra piece of information to give at each step?

Absolutely.

As per this post I have space for somebody from the wait list for classic 5-6. Should I go about tracking them down myself?

As per this post I have space for somebody from the wait list for classic 5-6. Should I go about tracking them down myself?

I moved Kalderaan into luckless' spot on the sign-up sheet, and PMed him a link to your table.

Heh! My group decided to boost-n-pass right off the bat, soooo...

***Token #2***

Passing Aid Token to: Upaynao
Current Boosts: Provide Spellcasting (Lesser Restoration; CL 5th)

Actual game time--when players may take actions--hasn't started yet. Boosting and passing a token once is fine; that can be the players' readied action for when play starts. However, this is not an opportunity to stock up on a whole bunch of boosts. No token may be passed more than once before the announcement officially starting play.

Alrighty, good to know!

Oops, I should have read this post first.

Kalderaan's obligations have changed since joining the waitlist, and he is no longer able to play. That makes Batpony next up. Do you still want the spot?

I'll bow down too, I've just committed my character to another game that was available.

Andrew Torgerud is next on the list, and has been notified.

He's checked in, thanks.

I should be re-connected in about 4 hours, but if someone is available to start my crew on Guard Animals before then, they'd probably appreciate it.

WooHoo! First success reported.

The spreadsheet seems to have an error, though. That success was in cell D2, and the Falling Wards conditions seems to start checking at D3, so that success is not being included.

Possibly another dumb question but is it permissible to 'call' an encounter early if the end seems a foregone conclusion? One of my guys has the animated owlbear mascot pinned and it ain't breaking free against his CMD so it's basically just a matter of time for the rest of the group to beat the thing to death, even with the Hardness. Seems much more fun and a better use of time to call it a victory and move them on, but I'm not sure how much leeway is allowed for that in PFS?