Oh man. Glad you guys are okay. I am sorry to hear about brother-in-law's friend, though. That can't be easy.
I had figured that moving into position with Brandt would be my surprise round move. Carith will cast Divine Favor upon himself if you rule he still has an action.
I've read a bit about what happened, my deepest sympathy for you and your family.
Yeah, I found out more today. The guy who did this had to have been planning this for sometime from what I've heard.
What makes people do that? I just don't understand it.
Live and learn.
I should have given Pinto the feat 'cleave' with his martial flexibility ability, which is now being wasted. :(
This fight is epic! I'm enjoying the hell out of it so far.
Yeah, and thanks for treating the blast like an AoE attack. The rules state that it doesn't get the extra damage, but it still does full damage to the swarm, but hey, Rule Zero.
I make some rulings like those because they just make sense even though they're not precisely RAW.
I still have the "rumor/quest lead" and "NPCs" documents on my radar. They will be helpful very soon now that we're out of combat again and you guys will need to pick something to do!
I'll try to work on those this week.
Just want to say that work is pretty intense right now, my posts may be a bit cursory until that passes next week. Sorry in advance.
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Not a problem. Luckily we're not in the middle of tension or combat so we have some wiggle room.
I will address the availability of potions in my next post (probably in an hour or two). As to the loot situation, I posted all loot obtained from the combat several posts ago, and the Captain is coming to meet you guys "later" to give you a cash reward and supposedly a bonus gift. You are owed 200g for the grumpkin ears but it has not yet been collected - I will address this in my next post as well.
I assume you're referring to the fact that you're female as the reason whey it may be difficult to find your size.
This brings up a flavor notion that I haven't really brought up yet but this gives me the opportunity to do so. In most communities in my game world the gender roles mostly mirror much of Earth history in that men make up the overwhelming majority of the town guards, soldiers, and warriors in general. I don't feel any obligation to insert phony "gender equality" that ignores trends and choices made on average by the sexes or that ignores simple physical differences. The genders are of course equal in many ways and are not in many others.
I veer off from this average with PCs in that they represent the cream of the crop, best of the best and therefore males/females essentially can take on any role equally.
With that said, there are currently zero female soldiers in the keep because the garrison is relatively small. This will likely change as the adventure goes on, but it does mean that Eina is right in that she'll have to look through the entire quartermaster's stock to find a pair of suitable boots!
Not precisely. She's 4 feet 11 inches tall. Her feet would be small even if she has a y-chromosome.
I'm not adverse to mirroring real-world time periods, though I don't do this myself. It bring sup some interesting opportunities for female PCs even. For example, how's Eina going to be received when there's some fancy party that she needs to go to?
... It brings up some interesting opportunities for female PCs even.
That is one of the big reasons I prefer the psuedo-Earth paradigm. I love female PCs shattering the stereotypes and putting jerks in their place. In my home games it's usually my wife and a few of our friends comprising a mostly-female group, and this has become one of my favorite story devices to play off of. Their PCs are virtually always female too and through their adventuring and RP they end up empowering the local women and setting the standard.
For example, how's Eina going to be received when there's some fancy party that she needs to go to?
Just as in Earth history women have been world leaders, wealthy business owners, and have held positions of power. These women were treated with the utmost respect at the galas and balls they attended.
Generally speaking I would put more stock into Eina's cultural leanings and her ability to adapt to new cultures as larger factors than her gender. Also one would have to consider the immediate setting; for example if a party were held at the Keep, Eina already has a reputation for valor and magic might. I imagine she would be well-respected!
Just as in Earth history women have been world leaders, wealthy business owners, and have held positions of power. These women were treated with the utmost respect at the galas and balls they attended.
Generally speaking I would put more stock into Eina's cultural leanings and her ability to adapt to new cultures as larger factors than her gender. Also one would have to consider the immediate setting; for example if a party were held at the Keep, Eina already has a reputation for valor and magic might. I imagine she would be well-respected!
True, but that's also within the Keep on the frontier where those things would be appreciated, even applauded, so not everyone's going to hear of her, at least for the next few levels. Even then, some will think it just stories, even though anyone that meets her is going to learn that she's not afraid to rough it or stick her neck out for her friends. Even if there's a party at the Keep, not all of the guests may be from the Keep. Some may be dignitaries from other places with less libertine views on gender roles and they'll likely take issue with the rather gregarious, strong willed storyteller and lore keeper in their midst.
Sorry about my absence yesterday, I just couldn't find the time to get to my computer to post. I just arrived to work so give me an hour or two for my break and I'll get us back on track.
It's not a problem. I was so out of it that I wasn't in much shape to be posting.
Do you guys not enjoy the RP posts? There are one or two of you we haven't heard from for nearly a week. I'm trying to leave enough tags (not specifically called out though) for most of you to jump on, but it doesn't seem to be working as well as I hoped.
Do you guys not enjoy the RP posts? There are one or two of you we haven't heard from for nearly a week. I'm trying to leave enough tags (not specifically called out though) for most of you to jump on, but it doesn't seem to be working as well as I hoped.
I wouldn't make any conclusions based on the last couple of days because the site has either not worked at all or logs you in as 'guest' and you don't realize your threads have been updated.
The last couple of days have been a momentum killer for ALL games. :(
Sorry I've been so quiet, I've had a busy week and then I had to catch up on the games I run after the board crash.
Enjoying the game a lot, and the party interaction as well. I'll have Brandt blathering on again soon.
Okay then, that's good to hear. :) I won't sweat anymore about it.
Sorry for dropping off the radar. Between work, birthday, personal issues and spending time with family, I really haven't had time to post. I'll try to get one up tomorrow.
Again sorry for dropping off the radar this week.
I had a few issues myself with the site being down but the chatter I'm seeing in games is that it was apparently pretty bad.
I'm not worried about it anymore.
I'm getting behind on the loot, so just wanted to verify. Since our last distribution, I believe we have 200 gp and a letter of credit for 250 gp, is that right? So if we split the gold right now, we each get 33 gp, 3 sp, and 3 cp with a 2 cp commission for our resident accountant, Erodin, am I right?
Yes, your last reward was 200 gp (from 20x grumpkin ears) plus a writ for 250 gp credit.
Forgive me friends, today is busy for me and I don't think I'll have time to get up a post.
Check back either late tonight or tomorrow AM.
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Happy Halloween!
Taking my own brood out for trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween to you all. :)
Taking my own brood out for trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween to you all. :)
Happy Halloween!
Now we have the items identified. The ring with a CLW loaded goes to Pinto?
The Staff to Eina?
The amulet to either Pinto or Eordin?
Just a note, I'm away from home for the next 10 or so days. I'll try to keep my posting regular, but if I'm slow in responding please bot me.
Now we have the items identified. The ring with a CLW loaded goes to Pinto?
The Staff to Eina?
The amulet to either Pinto or Eordin?
Just a note, I'm away from home for the next 10 or so days. I'll try to keep my posting regular, but if I'm slow in responding please bot me.
Thanks Brandt, it is a good idea to hand out the magic loot now before we proceed.
Quick reminder about the ring - it can hold up to "3 spell levels" worth of spells, so it could hold 3x CLW or 1 CLW, 1 Shield, and 1 Charm Person. You guys positively identified the ring the night of the battle, so if any casters had leftover spells you may assume they were cast into the ring, if you so desire. Otherwise any new spells put into the ring will count toward today's prepared magic.
Casters - please chime in and inform what spells, if any, you are casting into the ring, and if you cast them last night or this morning
Thank you for the heads-up Brandt. Have a safe trip!
Carith can contribute 1 CLW from the previous evening.
Eina's going in a more blasty direction with some dips into oracle every few levels. She's going to be more reliant on her Electric Blast than her oracle spells anyway, which is usable in close quarters as a melee touch attack. She wouldn't get that much out of the staff. I dare say that Carith would find it much more useful.
I honestly would say sell the staff, if it were left up to me.
So right now Pinto has the ring, tentatively Brandt could hang on to the staff (until you guys decide to sell or trade up) --
Who's taking the Earth Talisman?
Works for me as well. Take the poison immunity Taecuss.
I fourth? Sounds good by me, at any rate.
Fifth.
Though given the shenanigans I think Eina's about to set off
Stopping by for a sec, I'll have a post up later this evening.
Hello my friends,
It is with a heavy heart that I have decided I need to pull away from the PbP forums at this time, and so this game will no longer be moving forward.
This is sudden, I know. I first want to say that you've ALL been awesome roleplayers and fun people to game with, and have made this short game fun for me. Secondly, I would like to apologize for the abrupt end. I've seen many PbP games fall apart for a number of reasons, and I always promised myself that *I* would endeavor to not be the reason why a game fails, if it could be reasonably helped.
As some of you know (from other games where I shared) I had some personal tragedy in my life several months ago. In hindsight I believe I came back to the forums too quickly; I was searching for a crutch, a sort of distraction to keep my mind back on normal fun things that I love, diverting from the sadness that was (is) in my heart. It is now clear to me that I returned too early. My head is not where it needs to be to properly run a game or play in one.
My last and only PbP game that I GM'd went on for a very long time and I was hoping this would be another long-term energetic game. Alas I set a poor foundation and here I am, saddened but resolved to do the right thing for my own peace of mind.
I hope you'll forgive me and maybe we can still be friends who game together again someday. Happy trails and full purses to you all.
-Zedth
Oh well, sad to hear but thanks for letting us know.
It was good while it lasted; I was enjoying playing Pinto.
I was enjoying your narrative style and the players were posting more than the typical one-liners that PBP games sadly devolve into.
I hope things get better for you.
Game on!
Sorry to hear this, but I understand needing to be able to give your games your full focus.
I really enjoyed your game and the story you were creating.
All the best and I hope you feel better soon.