@Tarondor, is that my cue?
Not yet, but shortly.
Waylon, you around? It's only Tilly and Waylon around the table to rp at the moment and I'm wondering if you have time to post in character so the game can begin to move forward and the new players can get into play?
Thanks kindly. :)
I am here. For some reason I thought I had posted. :D
For those who know The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf refers in [url]this post[/url] to some events from the novels. His urgent business in the South is heading to Minas Tirith to examine the ancient scrolls for descriptions of the One Ring. The man he knows who's busy in Wilderland is Strider/Aragon, who is hunting for Gollum.
Funny to read the OoC note about vampires after watching Hotel Transylvania with my daughters. (Well… three quarters of it anyway.)
Things seem very interesting and fun! Sorry for silence been away for the last few days with drill.
Waylon, anything to add re where we should go next in town to gather info on Bungo? I'm just waiting to hear from either Waylon or the GM, so I'm not ignoring you Belle. :)
Good to hear from you Mythicman19. Hoping you can get into the game soon.
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I'll get to this game (and all my others) ASAP.
Ah, I figured this glitch was what slowed you down. Welcome back!
It's really just a good excuse to cover the activities of my caped crusade, my never-ending war on crime.
I don't know what to think about Morwenn or Mythicman19. I'm going to keep us moving but I guess we'll keep looking for at least a 4th.
Mythicman19 is in. It was Kazmanaught that’s out. Haven’t heard from Morwenn.
I was just passively reading until Belle had a place to come in. Even now, I feel like I’ll have more to say as her place in the plot becomes more apparent. Perhaps Lascegore is also awaiting his cue?
I wasn’t sure if you had a particular entry point in mind, I have been reading along. Maybe I missed it but if you’re ok I’ll hop in.
GM Tarondor, would you consider opening recruitment again and taking one new player, please? (Presently we’re down three with Primrose, Morwenn and kazmanaught). Someone who can be around to post consistently and rp with us.
Thanks!
I wasn’t sure if you had a particular entry point in mind, I have been reading along. Maybe I missed it but if you’re ok I’ll hop in.
I was just waiting for an "I'm ready." I'll work you in rapidly now.
My apologies, sorry for the co fusion.
Ah my apologies! Sorry for the confusion
Received my physical copies of the books today, along with dice and some gorgeous cloth maps of Eriador and the Shire from the Kickstarter. I'm thrilled with the quality. I only wish they'd done a similar map of all of Middle-Earth.
My 8-year old son is in third-grade. When asked about girls in his class, said "Daaad! Everyone knows -fourth- grade is the romantic grade!" :-)
Haha. Nice one. ;) You'll have your hands full.
I did not know that about 4th grade. When my daughter was in pre-K she was talking about some boys eyes with her teacher. :/
Not under MY roof… or I say that, but my 3rd grade daughter already broke a boy’s heart years ago. He cried, then decided he likes the girl down the street and asked my daughter to introduce him to her.
Young love.
My son(s) couldn't be more innocent. I swear I tried not to laugh!
Then I remembered time stopping as I stared at Jenny Thompson's legs in the fourth grade and now I'm making plans for an all boys' school!
Welcome Zahir/Chakos!
A dwarf'd be fine, but certainly not your only choice. It's not D&D where you have to cover all the bases. Anyone have advice for a new player?
NOT an ent.
I am still figuring out the new system so I do not really have much advice.
I’m just hoping Tilly rolls dice before I have to, then I can figure it out… I think.
Haha kids are such a treat sometimes, thankfully school isn’t for another year or so for my daughter. I can’t even imagine her in 4th grade.
But hello! Unfortunately no advice besides read the book I guess haha, I’m just waiting for the first situation we get in to roll. Playing and learning rules as they apply always made more sense to me than reading rules then trying to apply them.
Agree 100%.
Pathfinder, Starfinder, PF2e… none make a lick of sense before playing. Then it’s second nature after the first battle or so.
My advice, based on having played and GM'ed a fair amount of TOR 1e is to just play what pleases you for role-playing purposes. Combat efficiency or even skill efficiency are much less of a thing than in Pathfinder or D&D. In this regard the game is more like many rules-light systems (with which I also have some experience).
Everyone's character sheets are available at the top of the page!
Tilly - Men of Bree Warden
Belle - Hobbits of the Shire Champion
Waylon - Rangers of the North Warden
Lascegorn - Elves of Lindon Messenger
Oops, posted in Recruitment instead of Discussion! Let me know if you've still got room in this game for one more!
Just an update, sheet for me is broken. Seems it’s wrong and some things can’t be fixed for skills and what not. Here is a link to a working sheet.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/180nkVBKZcyIeL4E0-q6KR7Fot4Pxghe8/view?usp= drivesdk
Welcome, Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan. Please play something you would enjoy. There are two heroic cultures not covered in game: Bardings and Dwarves of Durin's Folk.
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@Elliot: Hello! If the GM's (and other players are ) okay with it, I'm happy (as a player) to have another enthusiastic/eager player join us.
Whatever Tilly and the GM say is fine with me regarding new, enthusiastic players.
Art of Disappearing is my hobbit special move, and stealth has three boxes plus the favored box. So I think it means I roll a bunch of dice, and remain in Stealth Mode until I decide to show myself again. It seemed the most fun of the hobbit options, and one of two that made sense for one yet to have experienced combat.
Oops, posted in Recruitment instead of Discussion! Let me know if you've still got room in this game for one more!
Welcome! Get yourself a copy of the rules and dig in!
Just an update, sheet for me is broken. Seems it’s wrong and some things can’t be fixed for skills and what not. Here is a link to a working sheet.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/180nkVBKZcyIeL4E0-q6KR7Fot4Pxghe8/view?usp= drivesdk
Tilly created that sheet and had it set to "View" only. Same as you do now. :-) However, I've updated the link.
Whatever Tilly and the GM say is fine with me regarding new, enthusiastic players.
Art of Disappearing is my hobbit special move, and stealth has three boxes plus the favored box. So I think it means I roll a bunch of dice, and remain in Stealth Mode until I decide to show myself again. It seemed the most fun of the hobbit options, and one of two that made sense for one yet to have experienced combat.
Belle, the group knows where Bungo went. They're trying to figure out why.
Roger! I AM going to be a dwarf, same stats, but reskinned from Erebor.
I’ll get him posted tomorrow.
Edit: Profile created
Some would pronounce it “Bay-in,” but let’s go with the correct “Bine.” Rhymes with “nine.”
Alright, PC sent to the GM, I'm sure he'll either a) post the link post haste, or b) message me back telling me I've made a total mess of character creation.
Update: He posted it, so I couldn't have screwed it up too much!
Recognizing that the group is just reforming after a hiatus, and I believe switching to an alternate ruleset, it seems that hitting a 15 with 1d12+1d6 is rather difficult. It's impossible with any skill you haven't added any skill ranks to.
While the rulebook states that hitting in combat is based on your Strength TN, it is also modified by the opponent's Parry, but how? I couldn't find the "how" in the book anywhere. Again, hitting a 15 even with 1d12+2d6 will, more often than not fail, as that will be a 13.5 average, and then making it harder with Parry, well, makes it harder, hahaha.
Am I missing something on these?
I gather that Morwen is no longer with us? If that's true, can we move her to the inactive list on the roster please?
We're not sure about Morwenn. Her player declared they wished to play, however we haven't heard from them since they said they would have to revise their character from 1e to 2e. So officially, they haven't said they are not playing.