The Walking Dead

Game Master DEWN MOU'TAIN

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So why did i choose 8 instead of sticking with the 6?

Because you are starting out in a city with a population of around 20,000. While you are not the only ones to have resisted the strange scourage that plagued the night, you are the lucky few. You are the 0.3% that survived from natural resistance. thats 60 people who survived, out of 20,000

This opening sequence will be brutal, bloody, and deadly. You have no idea what is going on, your seperated from your gear, and you know that you have a better chance of surviving this IF you make it out of the city.

IF...

So basically expecting a 50% survival rate.

Nice, and I am a primary arcane caster at the nadir of survivability.

All I can say is bring it on!

Khron is tougher than nails and has no intention of leaving anybody behind if he doesn't have to. He may not LIKE you, but he'll fistfight a zombie to keep you from getting eaten.

I am ready! And when I get home from class, the /tg/ drawfriend who I got to draw a picture of Khron should have finished the picture, meaning this little dwarven ball of steel and hate will be, too!

Jacob is all ready to...well, first he needs something for his hangover! Question through, which side of the debate are you on in the issue of Eidolons keeping their gear when unsummoned, or do they need to re-equip each time they are de-summoned and re-summoned? Either way works, but wanting to be ready.
And I'll get an alias set up when I get home from work.

I figured it had something to do with the deadliness of the game :)

Ready to go! Thanks for picking me.

Thanks for choosing me. I'll have an alias up and running by the end of tomorrow. This should be an interesting game!

So I think my big, number one question is exactly what we start off with.

I mean, the average joe probably doesn't wander around with a backpack full of camping equipment and food, but maybe a dagger or a walking stick might be pretty common. Or even just a club (read: improvised blunt object) that our characters found laying around when we realized what was happening.

I mean, a full suit of armor or whatever might be something we find later on, but nobody's just lounging around in one. :)

Well We were in an inn, in a major friendly city. So most likely no armor, perhaps leather/padded but unlikely heavier. Likely checked any 2h or militaryish weapons were checked on the way in and are downstairs. Not sure how low this tavern is. If they have their own silverware then we might have nothing at all. If it is lower class then we might be expected to use our daggers as eating knives and so might still have them. Good arguments either way though.

The way I see it, you all had already checked into your rooms and had left the heavy gear, weapons, and equipment that you wouldnt have in the common room.

So any armor is off. Ill allow padded armor to be worn.
Any 2 handed weapons, shields, are locked your room.
Swords, maces, and daggers are equiped.
Gold is on you.
Equipment: in your room.

Your current location is in the attic.

Once everyone has signed in, ill post the first game posting

Okay, explains a lot. so maybe he'd have his waraxe, but very little else, while his gear would be in his room. Should I go ahead and figure out what gear he would have in his room, or are we unlikely to even have time to worry about getting our stuff?

How's it going lads?

Khron, how do you have your stats across the top like that?

All I need is my staff, some clothes and my spellbook.

When everything happened I could have been reading my spellbook so I grabbed it and my staff.

It's in the class bit of the profile.

Fighter [ ooc]1[ /ooc] [ ooc][ HP: 12/12 AC: 11 T: 11 FF: 10 | F: +4 R: +1 W +3 | Init +1 Perc: +3 ][ /ooc]

Spaces added for clarification.

I have Shield, Burning Hands and Mage Armor prepared.

Cantrips: Disrupt Undead, Mage Hand and Acid Splash.

It's in the class bit of the profile.

Khron's Class Bar wrote:

Fighter [ ooc]1[ /ooc] [ ooc][ HP: 12/12 AC: 11 T: 11 FF: 10 | F: +4 R: +1 W +3 | Init +1 Perc: +3 ][ /ooc]

Spaces added for clarification.

Cheers!

Still curious about Eidolons gear? He'd probably be dismissed at night, or possibly stayed around with a Drunk summoner? If was dimissed, will he be summoned with or without gear?
Now...Where's my shotgun and chainsaw..Groovey!

He was dismissed. Ill say that the gear stays behind, forcing you to carry it.
That equip would be in your room.

Shallowsoul, your spellbook is in your room. Well say that you stepped out into the common room on your way to the latrine next to the stables.

As for your shotgun and chainsaw, they were with jack when he left town. So your stuck with sh1t :)

So Eamch has probably has a few coins in his pocket, a dagger at his waist and everything else in his room. I can work with that.

Why won't my stats continue across the top?

Goes in the Classes/Level box.

I'll do some quick math in a few for Khron's stuff and the things in his room.

Goes in the Classes/Level box.

I'll do some quick math in a few for Khron's stuff and the things in his room.

Got it! Thanks.

Lets keep the class line to display hp, ac, and saves please. Otherwise its crowded up thete

Alright. All ready to go. Should of bought a horse to carry all the stuff for the str 8 hafling..xD Then again...Horse would be zombie horse now! Now everyone remember all..Double tap...:)

Cheers for choosing.

So dagger and morningstar(Assuming it's cool if maces are) I can definatly make that work.

Oh and what kind of formatting shall we be using. Like bold for speak, for example?

What about combat stuff like for example.
Round 1 Init 14
Move action to X4(assuming map here)
Standard attack with power attack on zombie in X5
Attack and damage roll
Descriptive text.

What about posting turn. In order or everyone on the same side before the first on another side(enemies) then those after that etc.?

Okay, worked out his stuff, have the things in his room in a separate spoiler in his profile, and here's Khron!

I wonder if we could try and capture one of the undead because I would like to study it and see if I can figure out what's caused it all.

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How about something like this?

And some of the more common conventions I've seen used are:

"Character speaking!"

Character thinking...

Description of character actions, both descriptive and in game terms.

Player talking out of character, or an update on status.

For example:

"We've got to get across to that other building!" Eamch shouted. If we don't make it, we're dead. he added silently. In a burst of action, the half-orc rogue takes advantage of the few feet of running start and leaps.

Horizontal jump, landing in square E9, acrobatics 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11.

Status: nauseated, longstrider.

Hey guys, if Eamch doesn't make this jump, it's been great gaming with ya!

The way eamch described it works best for me.

Ok. Seems like everyone has chimed in. ill post in the morning.

Please take a moment and list what your pc is currently equiped with. I saw some of you have made notations on your profile, but id like to have them posted for easy refernce.

Khron currently has:

• Dwarven Waraxe
• Dagger
• Belt Pouch
• Traveler's Outfit
• 82gp 11sp 15cp

No armor, no shield, final destination.

oh dear. Alfonso is only a 20pt buy.
Let me add those points

Gear on Alfonso. Rich parents trait to represent noble-ish background. only odd purchase was the wand.

Dagger
Walking/swagger stick (club)
Wand of Mage armor in wrist sheath
Courtiers outfit
50 gp in gold and silver jewelry
Several handkerchiefs
Signet ring

Scroll case
~Stationery and calling cards, Offical, personal, and blank
~Sealing wax
~String

Belt pouch
~2 candlerods
~1 sunrod
~Signal whistle
Snuffbox
2pp 10gp 7sp

Other belt pouch
~2 doses Alchemist's kindness
~1 dose bachelor snuff
Vial of perfume

About 30gp of other clothing and general gear in room.

On person:
-Morningstar
-Dagger
-Explorer's outfit
-4.1gp

Room:
-Great axe
-Sling
-Sling bullets 20
-Pathfinder kit*(-the dagger)
-Hide armor
- Blanket,Winter

* backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a clay mug, a dagger, 2 fishhooks, flint and steel, a sewing needle, a signal whistle, 50 feet of string, 50 feet of thread, a waterskin, a week's worth of trail rations, and a whetstone.

Also I replaced Stability with the Mountaineer racial ability

What's in the room:
Leather armor, Light crossbow, Backpack (empty), Bedroll, Rope, Bardiche
What's on him:
Booze and gold

Awesome, jacob! pure awesomeness!

Hmmm...seems the cleric hasn't signed in yet....
ill still post the opening scene and IM the person.

*speaks to Jacob*

Mind if I take a swig of that? "motions to the booze"

What's on him:
Booze and gold

"Whiskey?!? You couldn't grab any food or a weapon, but you grabbed whiskey!?!"

...

"So, uh, you gonna share that?"

On person: Peasant’s outfit, coins, dagger.

In room: Leather armor, other weapons, backpack o’ gear.

Lets keep the class line to display hp, ac, and saves please. Otherwise its crowded up thete

um minor quibble but putting HP on the status line makes spells like deathwatch and status far less valuable. My 2cp.

Its more for my benefit than the PCs.

but the two spells you mentioned will have no bearing upon the players and whatnot.

But thanks for the 2cps.

BTW...gameplay thread is open... Feel free to chat.

don't remember seeing this info, but what is the expected posting frequency of this game?

Rizzen. I never did get an ok on my gear. All kosher?

Hey Jakob!

Are you going to make a separate Alias for Fritz? I mean he can talk and all so it might be a plan. A summoner in a Carrion Crown game I am in did this and it has worked well.

I probably will, when he first appears.

alfonso:
yup. its plausible that you can carry that upon you, and still be comfy, so ill allow it

alfonso:

yup. its plausible that you can carry that upon you, and still be comfy, so ill allow it

It's basically what he would have on him for a night on the town. Figure last night's assignation was either quick or unsuccessful so Alfie returned home.