Toys to the Rescue (Inactive)

Game Master Johnnycat93

For OOC and the like.

Thanks for having me!

Apologies for the hold-up!
I've got Chitwick set. Here's a cute & cuddly image for reference

Signed in.

For reference, my small's name is James. He's a nerd basically. Tuffet is his only not sci-fi toy. He finds that a little depressing, but nice because he is James's favorite.

He is also James's oldest toy. Having been his toy since birth.

As for schedule, I'm good for now. Mornings mainly. Well... My mornings. Mountain time, USA

Chitwick's small is 8 year old Arthur Freeman (Artie or Art for short). Descended from American slaves, he has had Chitwick since childbirth. Mister Chitterwick, as he was originally called, has been passed down from generation to generation. Each generation either creates another hat and outfit for him, or repairs his homemade doll body.

Artie is an only child, and is considered a bit on the runt-ish side. His asthma and bifocal glasses keep him from interacting too much in physical activities, though he genuinely enjoys them. He dreams of becoming a big sports star when he grows up, whether it be baseball, football, basketball, soccer or all four. He hasn't told many people this, but he has shared it with his best friend Chitwick. Chitwick loves him dearly and wants nothing more than to keep him safe and happy.

Here is an image of tuffet the dog
Just add a small wooden cane and a red bouncy ball. :)

So, just FYI, tuffet isn't a leader. Much less, he was a follower back at his Small's room. He acted as a "big bad tank" compared to The tiny green army soldiers or the alien robots.

Well, it was mostly action figures he dealt with.

Just a heads up: I'm having some IRL issues right now. I'll take care of them but it means there'll be a delay in my posting for this game. I'm still hoping to get some actual gameplay started later today.

No worries. Take your time. RL > game

Depending on your experience with PbP in the past, some of you may know that games in this format tend to be on the slower side. I try to take a few steps to alleviate that.

One of them is posting spoilered results for certain checks (such as the Spot check I just posted in the gameplay). If you succeed on the related test with the listed number of the successes then you get access to the information in the spoiler, simple as that. This doesn't preclude you in rolling whatever skills you may think are necessary, it's just me trying to save time.

I'll try and maintain at least 1 post-per-day to avoid losing any momentum.

GM, can you post the link to the .pdf on either the header or in campaign info if it isn't too much? I tend to post from my phone often, and having to hunt that link down gets a bit bothersome.

You got it, friend! It should be up in the header now.

Oops, *curse word* I can't help guys:(

My schedule has dumped a good one on me and I'll be away from WiFi networks for a while.

Have fun, this game has a great concept! :)

So a question for you all: does anyone absolutely need a grid-map to play? I personally find them to be difficult to create and maintain for PbP games and I'd rather not use one unless necessary.

Nope. I'm fine without a map

Without a map works perfectly fine for me.

Did we want to try to reach out to the person who posted after the submission date to fill in Tuffet's spot?

I'm fine with playing with three if you all are, though I could reach out now before we get too far if ya'll would rather have the extra body.

Now this is my way of figuring out attacking via Boom before it actually comes up. Chitwick is tossing out an insult towards the vague humanoid outline that Droid pointed out. He doesn't know if it's a Primal or a coincidence, he's just taking a shot in the dark. The insult is a boom attack with +2 damage. From my understanding, because I have 2 points invested, base damage for Boom is 2. Due to the cap, it increases to 4. What role does the 7 (5+2) rating of my Boom skill serve? Do I roll 7d6 to-hit? Vs what? I know I'm probably missing it, and I can be a bit obtuse at times when it comes to reading rulebooks, but an explanation would be awesome. I won't be insulted if you dumb it down for me.

Page 10 of the rulebook answers your questions in detail but basically it functions like this:

1) You attack (in this case, with Boom). You roll your Boom skill and the number of successes is how much damage you do. (5 Successes is 5 damage). Enemies do not have separate hit locations, I will roll random hit locations for Toys.

2) Your target has the opportunity to react (Either Dodge in the hope of negating the attack entirely or Endure to guarantee a reduction).

It's as easy as that!

Boom

You may, as an action, make a magic attack that weakens enemies. Make a Boom check to determine if it hits. This attack deals damage equal to your skill points invested in Boom. After this attack hits an enemy and damage is resolved, Boom reduces an enemy’s Endurance and Dodge by 1, to a minimum of half their original Endurance and Dodge. This debuff stays for the duration of combat.

This is what's confusing me.

Ok, I'm starting to get confused as well...

Just ignore the line that says "This attack deals damage equal to your skill points invested in Boom."

Then we just resolve Boom as a normal attack. i.e. the number of successes = damage. You still get a debuff on top of everything so I think it's balanced.

Does anyone have an inclination on where to head next?

Bump-a-dump

I'm going to give Chitwick another day to post.

Anything you guys are looking for, anything you want to be done differently in the game. More puzzles, less?

We're losing a little momentum is all.

Not for me, I haven't been posting much lately because I've been having trouble with the boards not telling me there's updates.

Sorry, I've been busy with work, running a game and now vacation.

Sorry, life has been a little crazy for me.

Summer work schedule has been beating me down. Sorry for my lack of posts. I just had to drop one of my games, but this is one that I'll be able to keep. I'll try to have a post up by the end of the night

Don't worry about it! I'm just glad we have some consistent posting for a non-pathfinder games.

friendly Lurker here, me thinks Droid is closer to IDW's version of Hot Rod than Optimus Prime. ;)

Yeah kinda a mix of Hot Rod and Blur

I'll give Chitwick a little longer to post before moving on.

Just waiting on Boxy and Chitwick.

I'm trying to give Chitwick as much a chance as possible. I don't know if we'll be able to continue this with only the three of us.

gosh, I'm tempted to throw down a toy to join in, if that's the case.

You're welcome to, though we are getting close towards the end of the night and therefore the end of this mini-campaign.

hmmm, I may very well roll one up just for the enjoyment of it.

What would you say your team lacks? Honestly, my kneejerk reaction is to make Derpy Hooves >.>

Sorry, just got back from a hunting camp where I was the only without cell reception

hmmm, I may very well roll one up just for the enjoyment of it.

What would you say your team lacks? Honestly, my kneejerk reaction is to make Derpy Hooves >.>

Nightlight isn't necessarily a game with definitive roles, being extremely rules-light.

That being said: I'm not sure if we have any Toy with good healing capacities. We also have a lot of attacking power.

Klutzy Klops

An adorable, kindhearted crosseyed pegasus of the famous Pint-Size Ponies brand.

Everything looks to be in order. I recommend having at least some manner of backstory as well as catching up on whatever has already happened.

You are welcome to introduce yourself or I can do it for you, whichever is easier.

I'll set up a bit of BG today probably, and then I figured one of the toys that stayed behind had persuaded me to assist. If that's acceptable, I can introduce myself after writing up the basic background later today.

That's fine, enter however you feel is appropriate. We're still waiting on Chitwick and Boxy I believe.

oh I thought everyone was IN the A&C cabin, silly horse.

Feel free to alter my entry as needed, GM.

I'll give a little longer to Chitwick.

Everyone remember from your first foray into the night that the door to the arts and crafts cabin looked to be locked. How many uses of Neverland do you have left boxy?

2 for other people, 3 for me.

Unfortunately I'll be removing Chitwick from this game for the sake of keeping things moving.

Boxy, feel free to Neverland yourself and the other two inside.

Normally I'd bot Droid but he has a pretty important decision to make...

I'm sorry, I've had a week from hell with my daughter in and out of urgent care and no sleep....

[edit]and he'd act before thinking so the light probably goes back on[/edit]

Best wishes, Droid.

Is everyone willing to wait so that he can participate in the final encounter?

I'm willing to give him a little time when real life calls.