The game is a year old! Thanks for sticking around/joining up!
I'm having a heck of a time trying to find the map of the mansion. Could you relink it?
Re-posted the map in the campaign thread.
I do apologize that some of you aren't able to get the most out of your characters yet- it's a consequence of being recruited basically at the end of the first act where a lot of the legwork has been done. I can tell you that your research and interpersonal skills will be useful later, but as it stands... all roads lead to Trammel.
Those zoot suited Mexicans might be another piece of the puzzle as to what Trammel is up to, if you decide to tail one of them....
Whether you steal in like thieves in the night, burn the mansion down and bury the horrible thing in the basement under tons of rubble, assassinate Trammel and Walker, try to get in touch with the famously completely not corrupt LAPD, try to find Ayers in Ethiopia or tell Janet that you're throwing in the towel is up to you. And of course other plans may work, but you need to come up with one to get movement happening. Even if you don't have a ton of points in firearms or scuffling, any points help and you can always hope to get lucky- and a good plan can get you farther than wishing that circumstances were different.
Believe you can succeed and maybe you will. Believe you can't and nothing will happen.
I understand, and it's all right.
I do hope our slowness to come up with a plan of action isn't too frustrating. Part of it might be us having missed out on some of the weirder stuff, and being unconvinced of certain things in-character. Before long, I'm sure that we'll all be a bit crazy, so that won't be a problem any longer.
I'm sorry to come off so frustrated, I know half of you are still getting a feel for the game. I do think it will be more exciting for everyone if we move things forward a little more. Half the fun is going mad, after all.
Yeah, I feel like Ralph would have been very useful in the early stages and I'm still trying to get him into book reading mode. I guess the best course of action is for him to grab the big giant crucifix in his office and hoof it to the house...
I will pick back up the pace when I get caught up. Being without power for 4-days, and internet (Except for expensive mobile data), threw me behind, and I'm in PR on a business trip till Friday.
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It's here!
Sorry GM, I must have accidentally hid the thread at some point, because I ended up missing the past few updates. I'll get caught up ASAP.
No problem! Part of why I'm glad to have a full six players now is that we can keep moving even if something comes up.
I wonder if there is something up with the gameplay thread. The (x new) didn't show up on the tab for me for the past few entries.
That's weird, I haven't had a problem.
Glad to hear that you guys enjoyed the game so far! I welcome any questions, criticisms or suggestions going forward if you have any.
Hopefully Freddy didn't screw up Janet's recap too much.
I bumped Freddys Credit rating since Janet probably just paid them and I upped his locksmith since it was fairly low and he used it a few times.
I am putting one point into Firearms, seeing as Evelyn just got out of her first gunfight; probably not the last one, either. Not sure what else to bump up just yet, but Sense Trouble is a safe bet.
I upped firearms and flattery.
Anatoly finds that skills he never thought he would need are in demand. He spends more time working on hiding his identity as he has made several enemies now (Disguise +1). He also, is beginning to care for his partners in this ordeal, and is learning to be more supportive and understanding. (Reassurance +1).
If I can offer some advice- getting an investigative skill over 4 isn't going to be that useful. Spends are mostly a method of getting supplemental information/looking cool or setting up an advantageous position for later and you'll rarely need to spend from it more than twice between refreshes, especially if other investigators have the skill. Languages may be the exception to that, since it's handy to be able to communicate in a globe-trotting campaign like this.
Now, if you have Athletics 8 your hit threshold rises from 3 to 4 in combat which could keep you alive a little longer. Outdoorsman might be helpful for a jet-setting playboy like Mr. Westmore or perhaps he's learned the value of Stealth?
As always, it's up to you, but Investigative abilities can benefit from spreading out a little since you aren't spending them on rolls like General abilities.
Would Freddy be able to look at some of Trammels materials after his stability regain?
Yup, but you won't be able to recover any more lost before starting the next investigation.
Sorry, I've been out of commission with the flu for the last week and my brain is a bit scrambled. I'll reaquaint myself with Freddys situation soon.
No problem. I've been out of town so I haven't pushed the game forward too much- seems like everyone was busy over the holidays either way.
It just occured to me, since we went the route that Freddy originally suggested, should he gain stability points back?
Also, apologies again for the prolonged absence. It took me a while to bounce back from being sick. Feeling back to 100% now, so I should be good.
This weekend I'll be officiating a wedding, so I may not be able to post until Sunday or Monday. Take some time, discuss your plans and we'll take off from there.
It just occured to me, since we went the route that Freddy originally suggested, should he gain stability points back?
Also, apologies again for the prolonged absence. It took me a while to bounce back from being sick. Feeling back to 100% now, so I should be good.
Any word on this? I have a feeling Freddy's stability is going to crop up when we enter the room across the hall pretty soon.
Oh, sorry. I'm going to say your stability remains as-is since the refresh was for appealing directly to another player's Drive to get them to go to the locale with role playing. It seems like the decision was made mostly with logic, which is cool of course, but I wanted to push the Drive mechanic a bit more.
Got it. I thought might that be the case, just wanted to be sure.
Hey Joseph- I can't see your post right now for some reason, only through the preview blurb in the messageboards. Anatoly hasn't been able to go to the meeting yet since Freddy, Amadeus and Evelyn are doing the hospital excursion on the same night as the warehouse stakeout. Once we resolve this, we'll cut to the meeting. Sorry if it's dragging a little.
Hi Guys. Work is insane right now, so though I'll keep up and post as needed, I won't be able to expand upon my actions for a couple of weeks.
I think Anatoly is back at the hotel anyway keeping an eye on things. He'll rejoin when the telegraph is anwsered... or not.
No problem, Anatoly.
How's everybody doing? Anything I can do to move things along better/anything you're waiting on me for?
I think we're all waiting on the reply to the telegram.
Ok, sorry. I thought you were just going to go to the meeting place and see if he showed up.
Just poking my head in to say that I'm still alive!
Is there anything Evelyn can do behind the scenes, or should I just wait until the meeting with Donovan is over? I'm fine with it either way.
I apologize, I'm not sure that there are other leads to follow up on at the moment- you've found out that Donovan's son is in the hospital and another boy is being used as a guinea pig for his treatment and you know his house and warehouse locations. Anything else at this point would involve breaking and entering or coercing Donovan to let you into those places to try and put an end to the cult operations. I will give the guys a little time to pose questions or anything to Donovan and decide what to do but I would recommend giving them some ideas for where to go since it's possible that they are busy/at a loss for how to proceed.
How's everybody doing? Posting has slowed down, so I want to check in with everyone. I apologize that the pacing seems to have slackened, maybe I'm not pushing things forward enough or not providing enough direction? I don't want to step on your toes too much, but I don't want you feeling like you're floundering either. Of course, I understand if everyone is just busy.
I've been busy the past two days, but before then, the message boards have been a huge pain to navigate.
I think we need to work on teamwork a little more. We've kind of drifted into doing out own thing, and waiting for the others to finish before moving on. Let's communicate more about our plans and intentions (especially Anatoly), and try to work together more.
Sorry for not pushing things along sooner, work has been really crazy.
Hey all, I had a family member pass away over this past weekend, so my next few days will be full of family and funeral stuff. This coming weekend is also commencement at the university I work for, which generally takes up a chunk of my time. My posting will be a bit spotty this week as a result. I’ll still check in and post as I can though!
Sorry for your loss, man. No problem if posting slows down.
Hey everybody- I'll be out of town tomorrow (6/13) until 6/20. I should be able to check in and update, but it may be a little slower than usual.
Sorry about my slow posting rate, it's been hard for me to access the boards.
Yeah, they've been a mess recently. I think everyone is having problems.