I got a bad feeling about my situation. :(
Hey all--I'll respond to recent posts soon (hopefully sometime tomorrow). Today turned out to be crazy stressful. I got a job offer for a job that's DEFINITELY a good one, step up in the career path, etc...but would mean another year away from my SO (though we're living together this summer). So stressful life choices are mid-swing. But hopefully I will get some posts up tomorrow!
Thanks for bearing with me. :)
Updates posted! With the exception of Adoros/the trial, since I ran out of time. That should hopefully be coming tomorrow! Thanks for you patience!
Hope your job stuff is going well, Norv. :)
*sigh* It's ok...I'm turning down the job away, though actually not because of anything to do with my SO. It's been a stressful week...at the moment I have nothing lined up past August. So THAT'S exciting! :P
Unfortunately I forgot that my flatmates and I were hosting a birthday party tonight, so I've kind of run out of time to respond to posts/get the trial up (I have a feeling it might be a longer post, and I want it to be good). Apologies for the many delays--it should be up tomorrow.
I'm writing this for every game I'm in:
A few days ago, a very close relative was diagnosed with the initial stages of a very serious disease, and my family and I are trying to cope with what it's going to happen.
It's been a AWFUL few days, and I'm sorry I didn't post anything but saying I was crushed would be an understatement.
I'll try to sort through the posts since I was gone later today and post something in the gameplay thread tonight.
Thank you all for your patience with me.
Oh, Imperia, that's awful. *hug* I wish you and your family the best. :(
Prayers for you and yours, or well wishes if that would be weird.
:( So sorry to hear that, Imperia. I'm keeping you in my thoughts!
I hope for a speedy conquest and recovery for your family member, Imperia.
Sorry to hear that. Hope things get better soon!
Terrible news Imperia. I'm so sorry to hear that. Best wished to you and yours.
Adoros should have been a barrister.
Korvosan justice is rough, y'all. :P
If you haven't checked out the little box in the Guide to Korvosa that lists 10 common crimes and punishments, I highly recommend it. My favorite?
"Unionizing: branding, imprisonment (5-10 years); no appeal."
Ha! Jeez, I wonder what Korvosa would think of communists. :P
Korvosan laws mimic the Motherland, comrades. Great People's Dictatorship of Cheliax.
At least in Korvosa, not all crimes end on the tip of the Tines like in Cheliax (think what Vlad the Impaler did to most of his enemies.)
Giving people a bit more time to respond to the proposal; then will move on to the Rosa for the night!
And don't forget to split up the morally questionable loot! ;P
Hey, Norv. Random question: do you intend to add things from Paizo's adventure modules? I know you're adding new and unique content. But it's just a curious question. Some of the modules would actually be good. Beyond the Vault of Souls, one of Paizo's 3.5 modules, actually centers around Groteus and then there's Academy of Secrets (which is about the Acadamae's Breaching Festival). Just a thought.
Hmmmm, interesting! I hadn't planned on it at the moment (the AP seems pretty well built to take you straight through without any big gap in time/experience awards), but if I find myself wanting to inject some new/different content I'll definitely eyeball those. :)
Just waiting to see where people want to head and what other loot will be claimed before we move on: is there a consensus on Rosa v. barracks v. Lancet v. 3 Rings Tavern?
I vote for the Rosa.
Teodor trusts the area around the Rosa more as far as pretty sweet doorways and alleys to sleep in.
Any other thoughts? If not, that's fine--we can head there!
What about picking up Celia and going to the Rosa?
Raina would prefer to go somewhere else, but it looks like she's been out-voted on this measure.
(Sorry for sporadic posting rates lately. University's been kicking my ass.)
Hmmmmm. I know it's a weekend, but I want to make sure that nothing lags too much here, so...guess it's off to the Rosa!
No worries, Raina--things happen!
Before my official post, I would like to ask if we should move Celia to the Rosa as well. As well as anything that those with places to live might want to take (in case of burglars). Strange thing to ask about, I know. But still, just a thought.
Raina has nothing she'd be particularly sad to lose. So onwards we go.
You see... back in Cheliax, there was this one halfling maid that the Porphyria 'employed' (or slavery, cause Cheliax where 8 out of 10 halflings are slaves)...
Yeah.
Am I a bad person if I'm super tempted to have Gadriel stumble upon Adoros on her way back from a midnight snack? :D
"Whatcha' doin?"
"Um...looking for the bathroom? Yes, looking for the bathroom."
Ahahahaha was definitely not expecting THAT from straight-laced Adoros...I'll wait to see whether anyone else notices him or anything like that before I put up my own response. ;)
(Also, I tend to keep things non-graphic, so if anything does "happen" we'll be drawing a modest veil over it. I know that's pretty standard, but figured I'd let you know.)
Gadriel, Korriban's room is on the second floor, so it's got roof access for you. :)
Wow, tough love from Lialda at the start.
Oh and Adoros? ...Korriban noticed. ;)
Yeah, you noticed a lot there didn't you? :P
Now this is going to be even funnier when we come to find out this is the broom closet Adoros is knocking on.
As requested, I added a floorplan for the Rosa up at the top! It's uh...a bit of a hackjob (I'm not the most brilliant with Google Drawings), and some things aren't quite to scale (I forgot to make allowance for a hallway upstairs when laying out the plan, so poor Falko got demoted to a garret), but it should give you a rough idea of where things are. :)
Let's see what else (if anything) happens during the night...if you're just going to sleep and staying there, feel free to just post "So-and-so goes to bed."
Also, I know it's a "medieval" building in Bridgefront and what-have-you, but I keep looking at this thing and thinking about how totally not up to fire code it would be. I just added a back door out the kitchen so it would stop annoying me. :P
Hey. I can't see it. Requires me to log into Google and then it says that I don't have permission to view it.
Dang it. How do I share without having to demand emails from people...
Ok, think I fixed it. Let me know how it goes.
Works. And it looks good.
Yeah. Korriban's a fan of Vencarlo Orsini.
And I posted in the Flex Time Thread.
So did we decide on what to do with the gear? I know Korriban took the potion, Adoros took the armor, and Gadriel's probably going to take the spear. So it's just the composite longbow, the arrows, and the silver dagger.
You know Teodor's vote.
So... Teodor wants nothing. Got it.
Also, posted in Flex Time.
Hi guys, just two heads-up I wanted to get you sooner rather than later:
1) I sent Imperia a PM a couple of days ago to this effect, but I haven't heard anything back, so I'm assuming that it's ok unless I hear otherwise. It feels a little silly for Imperia to be tagging along with you guys but not helping out, and ze obviously has a ton going on in hir real life right now. By that token, I also don't want to cut hir out of the game just because RL's been crappy lately. So my plan is to have Imperia bow out of the next mission in order to go into hiding from the Five Fists with her sister. I'll keep the characters in the game--not in combat but as story NPCs--and then Imperia can rejoin us if and when ze's able to. I think this makes sense, and then we have an in-game reason for Imperia not to be present but potentially return. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns on this front! I'm not planning to recruit anyone, since the AP was originally written for 4 PCs in any case (I've been beefing up combat encounters).
2) I'll be traveling out of the country fairly soon, visiting family. I'll be gone from the evening (EST) of May 27-June 7. I'll post whenever I can in that time (and as much as possible before that), but it's impossible to know when I'll have internet in that period. So just be aware that things may slow down slightly in that period!
As a side note, let me just say how truly immensely I've enjoyed playing with you all so far. Now that I've gotten a bit more experience on these boards, I see how rare it is for a PBP game to make it this far with the original group pretty much intact, and this story is going strong! I hope you're having fun too--I look forward all the time to seeing what you've posted lately. :)
All right. Sounds good Norv. Hope you enjoy your trip.
Huh. I had no idea about the canon conflict with Vox! Interesting. :P Our Vox IS human--fascinating though the centaur thing is, I don't know enough about centaurs in Golarion to quickly adjust that--and my understanding of Korvosa (given the way they respond to Shoanti, for example) suggests they would NOT take a centaur well...
Will try to post soon--I'm working off my phone. Apologies for the lack of posting yesterday!
Just to be clear, it isn't that Teodor doesn't want anything, he thinks it should be saved for the true owner, especially his bow.
So, here's an idea. How about whatever we don't take we give to Imperia for safekeeping?
Also, I posted in the Flex Thread.
Wow, Raina's displeased with us.
When is Raina not displeased? ;)