I love passive checks. I, uh...uhh..oh good, I have a perception bonus. Usually I don't, because I don't like to make perception rolls. Don't tell my regular people that, I'm sure they'd be upset.
I just assume, on a regular basis, the 10+bonus for my dming stuff. Cause that's about a normally aware person would get. But you roll whatever you want and I'll see if I can shred with my poor dice rolls.
You better believe I'll be going for full, open-chested description in my posts. No shirt, no problem.
Handling passive checks that way certainly makes sense to me.
I'm more in favour of character-specific things being behind spoiler tags, but it isn't going to upset me if they aren't.
I'll shoot for having my character finished and moved over to my alias tomorrow. I'm sort of considering using a different name/alias, which is why I haven't done it yet.
Apartment stuff going on, I'll have an opening post up soon.
No worries, Yorick. You've got the crunchy bits done.
Lock and loaded!
Annnnd Alias is together.
Gameplay thread is now existing. Writer's block and a cold have conspired to keep me away from focus, so if all of you would be so kind, please make your opening posts. Your motivation:
• Your skills have allowed you to stand out. As such, you have been hired as part of the guard for various merchants making their way to Aspenthar in Thuvia for the next auction of the Sun Orchid elixir. You do not have a date for the auction, but much of the talk seems to imply that these merchants are arriving earlier than the usual. Perhaps to get ahead, or perhaps because of business.
(Edit: I may have b0rk3d the Gameplay thread. We shall see.
Edit Edit: Yup. Can't post in it. Opened a thread regarding the situation.)
The only questions that remain are, "In what coin would you be paid?" and "Where will your curiosity lead you?"
The Gameplay thread now properly exists.
Sweet, I'll have a post up real quick like.
A note on Heat hazards since all of you are traveling in the desert. I'm generally taking ten for all of you and going in order:
• Survival(+5 or higher) gets @10 for the +2 Fort bonus for surviving environmental hazards.
• Traveling adjacent to the caravan will grant an additional +2, so for the most part, everyone is (mostly) covered, barring extreme circumstances.
• Fortitude saves (again, taking 10) for traveling while not overly exerting yourselves.
I also realized I should note my terminology.
Taking Ten= @10
Skill check number= Skill(xx)
Holidays period and guess what? I'm going to be absent again this weekend, for some days. I'll be back Tuesday. I hope you all have a fantastic New Year's eve.
For the games I'm playing in: please feel free to bot me as needed, GM. I apologize for the inconvenience!
For the games I'm hosting: don't worry, I'll be back! Feel free to use the period to get your posts current.
I may be able to log in spottily during the weekend.
Cheers!
Everyone okay out there? Anything I should be changing in my approach?
Sorry, I've been sick with the flu. I'm enjoying the game, though!
Thanks, Agatsu. Was concerned there.. A couple of weeks and no movement, I would have scrapped the game.
Rasheeda, I believe we discussed you swapping in Osiriani. Has that been done?
No, and I don't think I will after all - mostly because I like Agatsu translating, it's giving us a good excuse to bond together.
How's the pacing? I'm trying to convey a sense of the situation while allowing you to react without dragging it on or moving too fast.
Agatsu, which skill is the "Clever Wordplay" trait applied to?
Intimidate. Apparently Hero Lab calculates correctly, but doesn't specify on its output - I will manually update.
*checks in on*
I have no actual computer until tomorrow, but I can post a little.