Ahahahahahaa! That's awesome!
Don't forget you guys are out-of-sync right now; the "car group" just got to Thursday morning, while the "train group" is on Saturday night. You'll be doing your rendezvous Sunday some time.
Al-Khidr's reaction made Alastair's smile broaden. He had thought of something witty to respond with but left it only at a silent smile as John dismissed the man.
PbP can lead to a somewhat stilted dialogue with less interactivity that you would see in a a real-time conversation. If you wanted to squeeze in a witty rejoinder before John's question it would probably be OK...
Nope, I am all good and that wasn't a jab or anything, just typing that to fluff things up. If I wanted to add something I would have done what you did earlier but your dismissal of agent green was perfect :)
It's been a busy couple of days, I wont be able to reply till tomorrow night sorry. I don't have any skills in technical, so just roll on as if I think the vehicle looks fine.
Urk... The Malach, Seraph and Chasmal all fly... The Ranger, not so much. This could be a problem of sorts.
This is OOC knowledge at the moment, since none of the Trainers has filled in the Road Trip group on the mission specs, but are there more details on the execution of the missions? Available assets? Transport options?
I mean, how are we getting to each of the locations there? C-10 Griffon makes sense for Rome. SS-7 Striker Fast works for Eritrea.
Also, as a minor point to bring up with everyone, please note that the Engels are going to absolutely suck if we get bushwacked by the EoD underwater, since none of the weapons on any of the Engels are amphibious. Best case situation if we go swimming would be to hand-carry handheld Amphibious Lasers and have Cythery's Malach and Alastair's Seraph hot-load Torpedo ammunition in the rocket pods.
I don't want to get too hung up on getting you guys there; I'm handwaving that you have sufficient transport options to get whatever you need to whatever site. We may well RP some of the travel times, insertion/extraction, things like that, but as you will find out when you get to the base, you have options available to you in terms of transport.
And neither Alastair nor John has brought the "car group" up to speed on what you have available to you, I want to give you guys a chance to RP it, but if it ends up being a hassle we can always just say "power word: infovomit" and handwave that you know it. Whatever ends up working the best.
Had vehicle troubles.
...let's just say that I've developed a new healthy respect for sand.
...there was nothing but sand, sand, and more sand as far as the eye could look
We're like the Legion of Deadpan Snarkers.
Devereux, I haven't forgotten your upcoming Tagerhood, BTW; we just ain't got there yet.
I've had quite a few posts get eaten on the paizo forums. For a while I was in the habit of backing up everything locally after I posted it, just in case. There was a thread on the website feedback section of the forums a while ago... it might be worth putting a post there so one of the admins can take a look at it.
That's cool, I figured nothing would happen till we got to the city ;) I'm having a ball with this campaign so far :D
I've had quite a few posts get eaten on the paizo forums. For a while I was in the habit of backing up everything locally after I posted it, just in case. There was a thread on the website feedback section of the forums a while ago... it might be worth putting a post there so one of the admins can take a look at it.
Yeah, I've long been in the habit of typing my posts in an external text editor and then pasting them into the page so as not to lose anything during the actual posting process, but this is the first time I've ever had it happen where I submitted the post, actually saw it on the page, then came back the next day to find it gone. :-/ I can totally see where it could drive me to do something similar to what you describe above. Sheesh.
Meh, not all of us have been in the military. So I don't know much of when or not to salute. :/
Besides I’m going off what I can google or what I have been told by my friends who have served in the U.S. army and such. If you’re in the field saluting is forbidden, inside it is at times but at least a sniper can’t see you saluting an officer or such.
It actually works out really well, character-wise. I can totally see Dev and Crash being more "salt-of-the-earth"-y in terms of the ins-n-outs with troops and such, whereas Engel pilots can be a bit more removed, and usually anyone they would encounter would be more expecting of being saluted, etc. So yeah. The characters are really alive in this thread, it's awesome.
Meh, not all of us have been in the military. So I don't know much of when or not to salute. :/
Besides I’m going off what I can google or what I have been told by my friends who have served in the U.S. army and such. If you’re in the field saluting is forbidden, inside it is at times but at least a sniper can’t see you saluting an officer or such.
It wasn't meant as a knock in any way.
I actually mentioned this to DM Downrightamazed earlier and he pointed out that it actually worked out better this way given that the Engel Corps are in many ways an entirely separate body from the rest of the NEG forces.
I think British author Neil Humphreys managed to explain this phenomena best. I'd assume the local equivalent would apply to the armed forces of any nationality.
National Servicemen are all fluent in bizarre Hokkien and Singlish phrases that mean nothing to anyone else. Approach a Singaporean woman and say “f~&! spider” and she almost certainly will not clean your rifle. .. Singaporean men possess the ability to converse in an exclusive, members-only language. It is not Malay, it is not Singlish, it is not even Hokkien. It is Army Speak. If you do not know the language, you can go “f**% spider”.
- Neil Humphreys - Final Notes from a Great Island (2006)
Sorry about that Dies Irae, I did come across there as a bit cross. My bad! Rough day at work and I was typing pretty quickly on my phone. No you were fine, I mean't to add that your quote was a good reminder for the future. As is Neil Humphrey's. ;)
Hopefully I can get more in character~ I will have to learn a little more about what being a soldier is like, despite Alastair being an Engel pilot doesn't excuse the fact he's been a soldier for a long time. Still having fun though! As DRA put it, all the characters are really neat so far and i'm looking forward to what is coming next. :D
Quick rules question...
PUTTING THE HORROR BACK IN
According to the standard rules of Framewerk, you should be able to use Drama Points for Fear and Insanity Tests as they are simply Tenacity Feat Tests. But this is a game about the dark and horrific and it won’t be as much fun if no one ever suffers Fear Effects or gains a couple points of Insanity. We recommend that Storyguides do not allow Drama Points to be used for Fear or Insanity Tests, or Tests related to the use of magic.
What's your view on this rule? Can we use drama points for fear/insanity/magic tests?
Alastair you've got a pm from me.
Quick rules question...
What's your view on this rule? Can we use drama points for fear/insanity/magic tests?PUTTING THE HORROR BACK IN
According to the standard rules of Framewerk, you should be able to use Drama Points for Fear and Insanity Tests as they are simply Tenacity Feat Tests. But this is a game about the dark and horrific and it won’t be as much fun if no one ever suffers Fear Effects or gains a couple points of Insanity. We recommend that Storyguides do not allow Drama Points to be used for Fear or Insanity Tests, or Tests related to the use of magic.
I'm fine with it. You guys have all been really good about respecting the the game's roots and source material so far, so I think we'll get plenty of horror vibe without resorting to GM railroading on Fear tests. :-)
@Dies Irae: you should make a separate avatar/alias for Chelsea. It'd help.
BTW, you guys can read the spoilers for Devereux and Winston if you want. I just spoilered them to make it easier to avoid potential metagaming temptation for those of you have a tough time with it, and for space.
@Dies Irae: you should make a separate avatar/alias for Chelsea. It'd help.
Done.
You shoulda put a warning, 'Don't read while eating', on your spoiler ;)
Lol Devereux
Nope I am good, I am enjoying reading Winstons posts and thinking. What the hell have those boys gotten themselves into now?
Devereux you should have known better then to walk into the stomach of the hive. Sheesh man! I know Nazzadi's are tough but yikes... ;)
@ DM Downrightamazed: During Integrity Scale combat, Chelsea will be manning the Ranger's turret and firing vehicle weapons, but game-mechanics wise I figure all vehicular combat will be handled at Winston's stat lines (8 Perception, Adept Marksman, Adept Support Weapon). Outside Integrity scale, I'll run Winston's combat actions but I'll leave Chelsea's role to DM Handwavium.
This okay with you? Or would you prefer I stat her up as well?
On that note, game-play wise, if anyone thinks I'm getting too much utility out of a 2-point Quality, please do let me know.
No complaints, I command a dragon on top of my character in Legasy >.>; so I have no room to complain, ever.
Not that I would though, I think its awesome to roleplay more then one character. =D
@ DM Downrightamazed: During Integrity Scale combat, Chelsea will be manning the Ranger's turret and firing vehicle weapons, but game-mechanics wise I figure all vehicular combat will be handled at Winston's stat lines (8 Perception, Adept Marksman, Adept Support Weapon). Outside Integrity scale, I'll run Winston's combat actions but I'll leave Chelsea's role to DM Handwavium.
This okay with you? Or would you prefer I stat her up as well?
Yup! This is fine with me.
Heh, I think on the scale of OPness, what with Engels and Tagers, you having two peeps to role-play and use isn't so bad.
Trufax Devereux, Trufax =)
Personally though I'd watch out for the quiet one. She's studying yo(u)...
I still haven't figured out how to type up a proper post response to this, so I think we're probably going to have to settle for THIS at the moment.
Perfect response lol.
Is it sad that this campaign has me so hooked that I refresh the window every 15 minutes I'm at the computer in case someone has posted something?
Lol yep I know that feeling! :)
I guess The Hive has parts of itself it doesn't want us to know about..."
Oh gee... I wonder why...?
Okay so Devereux, you have been joined with a Shadow symbiont. Adjust stats as necessary, and assume you know how to use your powers/call forth your symbiont. If you want to RP up some awkwardness at first as you learn or just be "instant badass", that is totally your call.
Sweet. I've been trying to find in the rules how long it takes to transform from "normal" to "badass" without too much luck, is it just an action?
Sweet. I've been trying to find in the rules how long it takes to transform from "normal" to "badass" without too much luck, is it just an action?
Hmm, I can't remember, but IIRC it's pretty quick; either one action or one round, something like that. I don't have my RAW handy; let's call it an action until we learn otherwise.
Sweet. I've been trying to find in the rules how long it takes to transform from "normal" to "badass" without too much luck, is it just an action?Hmm, I can't remember, but IIRC it's pretty quick; either one action or one round, something like that. I don't have my RAW handy; let's call it an action until we learn otherwise.
Rules thread discussion indicates Tager Transformation is a free action.
Bingo. Thanks, DI!
As you're sifting through this info, Devereux and Winston walk in the door. Devereux seems...bigger, somehow, and Winston looks a bit green around the gills.
*FACEPALM*
Pants?
Heh, hehe...
My MY, what have you too been upto?
Devereux put away the drill sergeant staff theirs kids in the hanger. Yeesh man!
;)
Hey, just FYI I'm on another short tour the next five days, after which I have some sound gigs and then another short tour after that, so the next two weeks might be a bit spotty, post-wise. As always I'll do my best to keep things up on the road between engagements, in hotels, etc. But if I go a day or two without posting, please stay with me, I haven't ditched ya, I probably just haven't had a spare hour to think, much lest write down coherent thoughts.
That or I'm stuck on another damn turnpike with lousy 3G and no WiFi. :-)
Roger that boss man! Have fun!
Babies and Keyboards, = no good!
He was slapping my laptop for a couple of seconds and somehow opened every single bookmark I have. Like a couple hundred tabs opened and locked up my comp for awhile. It was funny. :)
LOL! Baby 1, Computer 0.
Kinda waiting on you guys to decide how to approach your targets right now, or if you're going to hold off and explore the hive. Assume everyone is in the hangar together right now; Winston is cleaned up, etc.
Oh ye gods, this girl has messed with the wrong guy!
I look forward to how this plays out, maybe she could be my foe drawback... hmmmmm ;)
Heh, my baby does the same thing >.> I come back to my laptop which I've foolish left open and she's going nutso on the keyboard, but she's oh so happy...
Oh yes! Oh so happy! xD
Kinda waiting on you guys to decide how to approach your targets right now...
Oh, I think Alastair has made it very clear how he intends to approach his target...
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