Enjoyable fight? Did Pearl winning steal your thunder?
Yes, very enjoyable. I don't mind that my animal companion saved the day! Way better than drowning...
Excellent. Glad you enjoyed it.
That monster was CR 4, which means it is meant to fight a balanced party of 4 NPC of level 4. And you beat it all by yourself. Nice!
Well, hardly by myself! Good thing I picked a kick-ass companion!
I think you'll like this next one.
Bo has maternal instincts?
Who knew? Heck, for all we know, she has a passel of kids back home.
'Passel'?
*looks up*
I've never heard of that word before. Huh.
It's a throwback from my days of watching "Little house on the prairie". :)
Merciful Zeus - is that a beanstalk!?!?
Fee-fi-foo-fum
Is Alice in Wonderland a fairy tale?
Not everything can (or should be) a combat.
That was super cool! If only we'd had a hookah to smoke... :)
If you had 'let the wookie win' things would not have gone so well for you. That thing is a CR 6 beast.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool story!
I hope it is clear what the room looks like. I went a bit over the top with description.
Is this the first time Bo has lied?
Um, yeah, I think so. She's been pretty up-front so far.
I just saw 'passel' used in a book the other day. I felt smart for knowing it!
Having fun? The cloud castle seemed like a fun idea.
Haha! You never know where you're going to learn a new word. :)
Loving the cloud castle. Feeling a bit small here....
This is a delightfully weird scene.
I'm very annoyed that I couldn't get the text to be larger there.
Imagine 'Thief' to be about three times as big.
I know, it's been acting up. I couldn't get something to be ooc yesterday, even though it was all typed correctly. Gremlins.
I sure hope my crumbling beanstalk gambit works!!! I don't want to be bread!
I will be on vacation from April 7th to the 16th and unable to post during that time. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Whew big post, hope you enjoyed it.
Sorry for the silence, me and the family are sick - again. Great scene, and I want to do it justice. Hopefully will be up for a post tomorrow.
And the prologue is done!
Six months and you finally know where you are! First World, the god's first draft of the Material Plane.
So, what do you think of things so far? Having fun? Suggestions, complaints, requests? Things you aren't sure about, things you don't understand? Issues with my GMing style? Changes going forward?
I'm loving the game so far! I really wasn't sure how it would be to do a solo adventure, but it's been a lot of fun. No complaints or suggestions - just to keep it coming! :) I didn't guess that I was on the First World, that was a sweet surprise!
How are things going for you? Enjoying this type of game? I know originally you said the things I was interested in were a bit outside your comfort zone. How's it going now that you're deep in it? Any suggestions for me?
Sorry for the lack of posts.
I will be undergoing surgery on Friday, May 25th. It has placed a giant ? mark over my entire next week so posts may be sporadic. Again, I apologize.
No worries! The next week is crazy for me, so I'll be afk for a bit too. Hope surgery goes as well as it can.
Being up on pain pills is probably a great way to really channel the First World.
And I am back! All is well?
All is well! You all better?
I can breathe through my nose for the first time in my entire life. It's great!
Tag, you're it! Unless you're too busy nose-breathing.... ;)
Just about 10 months in.
Thoughts? Complaints? praise? Questions? Comments? Requests? How are things going?
Thoughts? Love this setting, I'm having so much fun with it!
Complaints? None!
Praise? Lots of it! I was a bit skeptical about a solo game, as I enjoy interacting with other players, but Shari was right - it's loads of fun, and there's plenty of NPCs to interact with. You do a great job of giving different NPCs different flavour, so it feels like different people to chat to.
Questions? Is it true that you have a super secret co-GM?
Requests? Nothing comes to mind.
How are things going? Great! I'm really enjoying the game. How about you? I know you were a bit skeptical at first - is it working for you?
No complaints? I find that hard to believe!
Thank you for the praise. Giving NPCs is always tough, doubly over long periods of time. They tend to migrate to my default voice eventually, and I have to work to keep them fresh.
Question: Yes, I have a diabolical co-GM. I kept him in the shadows for years, but the word is out! He is the one behind everything dangerous ad deadly. If you ever feel something was unfair or felt close to death ...you walk in his shadow.
Request: Well, if anything comes to mind, name it!
I am happy with this game, real happy. The First World is more fun then I thought, I can lean into cliches and stereotypes with gusto and it works. I was a bit concerned that it has taken us ten months and we haven't really addressed the main plot yet, but this arc is going to take us places so I'm good with the pace now!
Seriously, no complaints! The pace is good, the combats are varied, and I don't mind that we haven't hit the main plot arc. I'm really enjoying the First World setting. Okay, wait, I thought of one - my only complaint is that guy who melted into sand, who didn't like my answers to his riddles. He hurt Bo's feelings. :)
I find keeping up a voice hard, even for PCs. I agree, eventually they drift back to basic me. So far, you're doing great! :)
Thanks for all the hard work keeping me entertained! And to your mysterious counterpart too!
Yeah, I felt the scene with the sand guy should have gone better.
Lucky for NPC, fey tend to be really weird so it is easy to make them seem exotic and different. This dwarf will be more difficult.
I will pass along our thanks. It is fun for me, I am enjoying this game. Godsarm is a fun town, hopefully we get to explore it.
I hear Rayka/Shalina is visiting you! Have a fun time.
Oh, we are! We've already talked about you! All good, of course! :)
You guys should joint GM a game!
For who? You and your super secret coGM?
We certainly would not say no!
Hmmm....the idea has merits. We will give it a think. What would you two be interested in playing?
Not sure.
I am always looking for new games. My Co-Gm has, ironically, never played in a PBP game before and has some stuff going on. He is going to give me an answer after the weekend but he gave me a tentative, possible yes. So if it just me, are you still interested?
As for what we'd be interested in playing, we are pretty flexible. I prefer stuff set in Golarion just to keep my canon straight but I can roll with something else if that's you wish.
We'll give it some thought. I don't know if I have the time or energy to GM another game. I'm trying to convince Shari to take the reins, but she's never GM'd before, and might need a little encouragement (and yes, I see you lurking there, Shari!).
Neither of us is terribly well-informed about Golarion, my home-brew stuff is usually pretty vague in world-view. But we'll chat while we're visiting and see if we have any brainstorms.
Camping with Shari for a few days, will post Friday.
I heard you are at a Ren Faire type deal today. Have fun!
Going to a special national park or anything for the camping?