Hey Gadjet, are you still there?
Pokes gadget
If Gadget has disappeared into the void beyond, I wouldn't mind taking over. The running gag of my life seems to be always a game host, never a player.
Although I'll admit I wouldn't be too confident progressing something on the Paizo boards, I'm still adamant that virtual tabletops are better. Not to mention it's not even my campaign, would feel a bit underhanded. I'm thinking maybe Gadget is just, busy with crap that got in the way?
Yup, crap can get in the way pretty easily. Running a game is big time-consuming committment.
well i'm in no matter what happens as long as the game continues
I'm cool either way
I was thinking of taking over the gm role myself, but I don't want to step on gadjets toes if he is just hsving problems. I have sent him a pm but no reply yet.
Whoever gives Dergosh the most explosive devices gets his vote for DM
I bid 'Would allow Grenades into the campaign, setting-adapted of course' to Dergosh's vote auction.
Lol
Odak if you want to run the game I have no objections, but if you can't then I may be willing. This assumes gadjet does not pop back of course. I suggest we give him a week or so, then as a group decide.
And yes. I will allow grenades, also known as goblin bombs in the gane. And boom sticks.
I'm still here too. I hope Gadget is okay.
If he has anything like what has been going around here, I wouldn't be suprised if he is out much longer.
More than 3 weeks since he lasted posted here..however, he has posted as a player to other games, including in the last week, so I think there is a high probability this campaign has been punted.
If what Dergosh says is true, the only way to save the campaign is for someone to take over and try to rewrite the current segment about the evil wizard.
Like I said before, I'd be interested in keeping the game afloat as a GM. I much prefer Maptool/Virtual-tabletops but understand everybody can't make it to the same time, so I figure I would work something out with me posting screenshots of the battle-field so we at least have a round-for-round overview of people so we're not getting confused.
I'd probably have to roll a lot more wisdom/intelligence checks to avoid crossing the meta-line with Odak, but that's fine.
Dergosh speaks Truth. See alias posts here: http://paizo.com/people/ArwyneFeywatcher/posts
Kind of weird that Gadget hasn't got back to us already. I had this campaign tabbed ever since we started and check back every so often for new posts. If we are going to have a change of GMs we should see who's on board with it and who wants to be or help GM'ing from now on.
Me, Durgosh, Tigerwolf and Karol have posted at least once in the last week. It will be good to know who's still in and aware of a change of ownership (if any).
Still no word. Anyone else heard anything?
I have PM'd him and looked at his other games, but from what I can gather he has disappeared from the boards.
Kind of worrying that he's been gone so long, even sick people manage to sneak online to post on boards these days. Maybe he's somewhere without a connection.
So, it's been a week. No gadget. Options?
If Gadget's truly gone and everybody wants to keep going, I'll try to baton-pass the responsibility of GM and figure out some way to keep the current storyline going, the synopsis is there but I know zero of the details, I'd have to write something up from scratch.
Not to mention I would need time to get things set up and the story rewritten. Would've been a lot easier with a clean slate.
If you are taking the Baton with GMing I am willing to help. I'm not much of a GM, quite the beginner, but I am a decent writer and would love to be able to help take some of the burden. I like Runt and want to continue playing.
Sure! I don't mind, as long as everybody's cool with everything.
I can help as well.
I sort of see the game as a bit like the European incursions against various aboriginal peoples around the world. Giving the civilized races advance fire arms and good organisation skills would show this dynamic. And a contempt for the savage races.
just suggestions of course.
Well, we all can't be a GM, it would be too much coordinated effort for something we haven't even spoken in IMs to. But having plenty of back-ups is a nice idea. I think maybe we should just take turns depending on the part of the story we're dealing with at the moment.
I could handle combat and social scenarios (Maptool for combat, general human disdain for Orcs and Giants). Someone could handle what is considered the 'main quest', and maybe someone else handles how the world's resources work.
I know I'd make a terrible impression of an Orc Elder but I know I can pull off Zealous soldiers or stereotyping thugs.
Gm by committee. Interesting.
Actually, when you think about it that's probably how most modules are made.
Ok, how about I write up the setting, with questline, gazette and so on, you handle encounters,social or and combat. And the maps . We set up a new game recruitment, allowing old players to have automatic spots if they want, but recruiting others to fill the gaps. Odak and Karol fade to npc's and so on.
maybe six players.
It would take me about a week to write up the setting basics, but we could recruit in that time. Make it a homebrew world so we have creative freedom.
Or if you want to stay a player, I could be GM.
What do you think?
Why not do Gming chapters. Simular to modules. Each chapter being separate pieces. One feeding into each other. The over all story being about the tribe.
That's also a good idea
That way every one gets a chance to play.
Sounds good to me!
Although it would be nice to still do combat stuff as Odak (He's a freakin' battletank), thankfully given the nature of play-by-post it's not actually too hard to play multiple NPCs at once. The Maptool thing would just be in screenshot form only; which I can update every so often by reupload from my website.
Taking turns per module is a good idea, so who's better to run the Human-Prisoner of the Evil Wizard module first?
I'll give it a go.
Title: Slaves of the mage lord
Task: A unknown wizard has entered your tribes range, seeking wealth and dominion. Ruling his servants with magic and an iron fist, he seeks strong slaves to build his own personal kingdom.
So. Yea or nay?
Yay!
Sounds Great! That way everyone still gets a chance to play. ^.^
No problem. I'll start working it out now.
Rollcall please. We need to see who is still with us so we can recruit if needed.
Oh and who wants to go second.
I'm here. As I said, I am new to gming but I could do mini ones between chapters.
That's cool. A way to get your feet wet, so to speak.
Yeah and be something to do during "downtime" And gives the next gm a blanket to get things prepared.
OK I'll wait a day for Odak and the others to weigh in, then I'll open a recruitment. Any former players have a place, if they want and that includes gadget if he turns up. If I don't hear from the others by then I'll PM them, and open anyway.
I'll write up a setting, based on what we know from the notes gadjet has made, and as each player GM's, he/she can add to it.
Well I'm definitely here, and one thing to note is if we're going to hot-reboot the campaign, we should try making a new campaign section in these forums. It'll refresh the character list and we'll leave a redirect here.
Well I'm still in for the long haul so don't count me out!
Glad to still have you Garmack! Wouldn't be the same without you, Tigerwolf or Dergosh
I'm in as I said.
I'll start it pretty much as the party arrives back in camp.
Apologies for the sparse posting. It's finals week for me.
I'm up to play any new direction you guys are willing to take the campaign in but lack the time to commit to any DMing myself.
No prob. I'm starting up the recruitment now. I'll send PM to dergosh and draxia.
New campaign here
Sorry for being out of touch, was camping for the last 4 days. I'm in, and I like Jazzai's idea of rotation DMing.
I've only been in a few games as a player, and it seems nearly all of them end very quickly, just as this did. OTOH, I've been running a PBeM for 13 years and still going strong, so I'm happy to take a rotation behind the screen so long as it isn't the first one.
Cool. Head over to the new campaign.