I PMed him yesterday, and will give him a few days to respond. If I don't hear anything, I'll either PM some players in some of my other games or put up a recruitment thread.
That's fair.
yes it is
Having heard nothing from MDT, I’m going to begin the search for another player or two. Everyone alright with holding on while I go about looking?
I'm fine with that.
Sure.
sure
Yes.
Hi there, thanks so much for letting me play with you. I hope we all have a great time together!
I will guiltily admit I haven't yet finished equipping Dhru, Christmas stuff and work have eaten much of my time. I'll get that finished today and tomorrow if that's okay?
Totally fine! Gear ranks the lowest in terms of things I’m looking for in a character.
Hello Badhru!
Phew, thank goodness.
Oh, how about traits? Can I assume two from any non-AP source, as per usual?
@Badhru: Just to note, there was no problem with me taking a campaign trait for Kristleifur (Trap Finder).
Fair nuff, thanks, Kris! I'll find 2 that fit the character.
I’m fine with using AP sources for traits, assuming it’s not inextricably linked to the AP.
Woohoo! Thank you GM for picking me. I'm excited to play this guy, and meet everyone.
In the near future, could you please tell me what my character would know of the Tetrad? I want to properly portray someone who's been working with them. Thanks
And hello Aakif!
The Tetrad is a mercantile consortium that spans the planes and a currently unknown but sizeable number of material plane worlds. It is primarily administrated by the witchwyrds, or Cyrunians as fhey prefer to be called. However, they value secrecy to the utmost, and as such operate through local agents and front businesses.
Aakif and Badhru, along with the rest of the party, are among those agents.
Hello Kristleifur!
How much does Aakif know about this? Is he a lowly agent who just knows that he's part of a big merchant guild, or does he know he's working for aliens who keep things hush hush and trade through multiple dimensions?
Also, how do you plan to manage crafting in this game? I'm considering picking up Scribe Scroll around level 5 or 7.
Okay, I had written my bio literally right up to the point of Dhru's having called for an appointment, for lack of a better term for it. Are we gonna just handwave the "interview" portion, and pick up with him being a brand-spanking-new agent of the Tetrad? I'm fine with that, just want to get on the same page as whatever you had planned on.
Hello to you both :)
Traits are in (Bloody-minded and Friend in Every Town), gear still WIP. :)
I think Badhru would’ve had at least some amount of training with the Tetrad after being called. I think I’ll have Aakif, as a slightly more senior agent, assigned as Dhru’s partner. You two will have been together for a month or so.
That sound good?
That sounds very reasonable.
I'm gearing up, just wondering, how much are we bothering with encumbrance?
Works for me. Badhru, what would I know about you after a month of working with you?
GM, does Aakif know that he's part of a big merchant guild, or does he know he's working for aliens who keep things hush hush and trade through multiple dimensions?
Also, how do you plan to manage crafting in this game? I'm considering picking up Scribe Scroll around level 5 or 7.
Aakif and Dhru would know what I wrote in the previous post.
There’s not a lot of downtime in the game so far, but there is generally travel between missions that are fine for crafting.
Thanks GM. I'm good to go now
@Aaakif,
Let's see, after a month?
I came out of Belkzen, and I don't sound terribly keen to talk much about that part of my past in any more detail than that. Before coming to the Tetrad, I worked for a PI based out of Absalom, and there, it's probably pretty obvious that the old man meant the world to me. Joining the Tetrad would've been a not-too-hard choice after my mentor passed away, and for now, I seem to be trying to get my feet under me and figure out what this new gig actually means.
LMK if there's anything specific you want me to address. Now, same question for you?
Thanks! I think he'd be interested to know about your religious beliefs, and what you enjoy to do.
Aakif is a kind and overly polite man. He enjoys conversation, but respects those who prefer silence or distance. He's got quite a few stories about his adventures around Katapesh searching for bandits and aiding travelers.
He's a priest of Abadar, and is pious enough to lay down his life for his beliefs.
Dhru seems to revere Zohls, maybe not especially deeply, but sincerely to the extent he does.
Dhru will happily listen to any tales of Katapesh Aaakif cares to tell. He was there once as a younger man, but Woodrose largely made him stay at their lodging, and away from the case (this was before Dhru would've felt comfortable enough disobeying Woodrose so far from home).
Two more random notes:
1) Badhru occasionally can be seen fidgeting with a marble chess piece, a white knight. It's a memento from an old case, and he'll gladly share that much nut not much more (mainly b/c I don't yet know what the "more" is).
2) (for GM in case it ever comes up) Back in Absalom, one of Woodrose's bigger clients could be a bit of a jerk, and he took to calling Badhru "The Urgir Kid," and it stuck a little bit. This annoyed the bejeezus out of both the boy and his mentor, but there was little could do about this with a patron that wealthy.
The chess piece and the aforementioned client both seem like great backstory pieces to use. I’ll give the rest of today for you to hash out details and start the side jaunt to get you two introduced to the party tomorrow.
Fair 'nuff. Just an FYI, in addition to Christmas and NY, I have my anniversary and my kid's 10th birthday over the weekend as well, so I may not be super-prompt through the rest of the week (end of the year is really a full dance card for us).
Tbh, the season tends to be busy for most. I for one am in no rush.
Totally understandable. I’ll be traveling for New Years so I’ll be posting a bit less.
A merry Christmas to all!
Work and holidays have been incredibly hectic. I’m going to be traveling internationally tomorrow morning, and plan to update by the 28th at the latest.
Safe travels!
A series of unfortunate events including two planes decommissioned at the the gate pushed back my plans by about 12 hours. I’ll do my best to update by the end of today, but tomorrow morning seems more feasible.
That's more than fair, this time of year lends itself to that sort of thing. Good luck!
Those are unfortunate. Take care.
Hope your luck improves!
Hey, back and ready to go. Christmas/new year was really busy. Also a bit nervous. If you have read the news, Australia is getting burnt at the moment. Not where I am, but I have friends and relatives in the firing line, and it has been pretty bad.
Sorry to hear it, man. I hope you and yours, and for that matter as many other people as possible, all stay safe.
Take care.
Scary stuff. Best wishes for you and your family.
That's a good question from Badhru.
How long has it been in-game?
Travel time taken into account, probably two weeks?
I may not be available to post at all tomorrow.
There's no way Zyrel is suggesting Armanus have darkvision, but if he cares to volunteer...
Just an FYI, I'm in all-day meetings today (and tomorrow), won't have time to post anything meaningful until tonight.