Strange Aeons Too?

Game Master Just a Mort

I really liked this part if the path. You could probably cut half of it without affecting the plot much though.

L.S. was the reason I joined so I wouldn't be upset if you wanted to call it. If continuing we should do a recruitment. Otherwise one of the ideas I had in a similar situation was to give each PC the leadership feat for free. We're already a third of the way there with Winter hanging out. The downside is that each of us is playing two characters.

Part of the problem with this AP as a PbP is you really need to be there from the beginning to get the best experience.

I have been slowly, but steadily cutting down on the amount of games I am part of - this game right here has had its ups and downs for me. I loved it when we started, but lost track of the story as we went along and did not really feel my character was too involved/part of the game.

However I think Mort is one of best DMs I have ever played with, even when availability is not at its best, either from DM or players, so I am up for continuing. My preference is for a recruitment, as I do not currently have the mental agility to play two characters :P

If on the other hand it is decided that we should stop, so be it.

Mort, your input is also very much relevant for this. I get the sense you may be feeling a little demotivated by the game? It is perfectly acceptable to just call it.

I thought about the whole thing over the weekend. These days my interest in D&D is dying off. Even the other game where I am only a player.

I also looked at our last attempt for recruitment. Frankly I feel that at the pace we're going (it's really slow), the caliber of the recruits we can find will not be very good. The problem with going too slowly is at least for me, I have the tendency to forget what I was supposed to be doing.

I'm also starting a new job soon so I have no idea how much time I will have available at a computer to post on paizo and frankly running a game from phone is not optimal at all. I feel that my abilities to conduct an enjoyable game have been detrimentally affected ever since I've moved to phone posting. It's sort of hard when trying to get longer posts on phone, making the game rather flat.

If you ask why I don't use PC - it's because the time I'm at a PC is when I'm at work and I don't feel comfortable in new jobs to be logging into game websites for posts. I thank all of you for staying this long and apologize that it didn't work out. I'll wrap stuff up over the next few days and close this campaign.

I think your reasoning is more than sound Mort - I want to thank you for being an amazing DM in all the times we played together.

It goes without saying - if you ever feel the will/urge/need to GM again, please feel free to reach out to me. I know I wasn't at my best with Garrosh, I admit I felt a bit detached from this game/plot for some reason - it might be the slow posting like you pointed out (even if I was one of the reasons for the slow posting after a while - I guess it is kinda like a snowball).

That being said, I shout out also to the players - Tiff definitely brought a new life into the game. My hat is off to you!

And Piotr you already know what I think about you as a player ;)

@Rose: Great character concept as always! I did miss Hanako though.

Mort, good luck with the new job! And please no apologies - you were amazing as usual.

Hope to see you all around the boards sometime! (I know some of you I will see for sure).

Totally understand.

Cheers.

Hi Mort.

Thank you.

Thank you for descriptions that make npcs real, and interesting, and delightful. FOP THE BEST FOOD OPTIONS I HAVE EVER HAD IN A GAME, period. Goodness, I have often salivated at them when thinking where in the heck I'm going to lunch.

Thank you for Winter... that one is from Piotr. They need to end up happy and snuggly somewhere. The universe owes them that.

Thank you for sticking with a game through people leaving, lag, and bad technical situations. PAIZO!!!

Thank you for being stubborn in all the great ways but continuously respectful each and every time.

Thanks simply for being you, and for running a game I've been proud to be in.

I enjoyed it.

If you EVER, I mean EVER, want to run another game and want an odd ginger from Alabama in your party, I am There. Without question of system, without question of setting. I know it will be great no matter what.

All my respect for you as well as massive hope for your new job.

And thanks, again.

(and the rest of you of course, Garroush for sticking through it all, consistent, grumpily awesome, and always interesting. Tiff, simply amazing from the start, I hope to play with you again. Rose, brilliantly insane is one of the greatest compliment I can give to almost anyone, and it is yours)

But in the end, it is all about the Mort. :)

Bye, :(

Thanks. Sorry to see the game ends here, but I echo everyone’s sentiment. In addition, Mort, I appreciated the happy ending for Hanako.

Thanks for your compliments, Piotr especially about the one without question of system and setting. That is quite touching.

Unfortunately I think my time for D&D in general has probably come to a close, and I'm sorry that it entwined all of you in it.

I also chose to let you write your own retirements because I think the last thing I gift I can give you would be free will...

Unfortunately I think my time for D&D in general has probably come to a close, and I'm sorry that it entwined all of you in it.

Give it some time Mort. Sometimes all that is needed is a break ;)

It may sound corny, but RPGs keep your mind youthful and imaginative. Or at least that is what I think. Nowadays I spend more time pouring over RPG games, and marveling at the possibilities, than actually playing.

And I am giving serious thought to more freeform gaming, instead of rules heavy, or too much according to predefined plots. I think I enjoy it MUCH more.

'See you' around!

Thanks for your compliments, Piotr especially about the one without question of system and setting. That is quite touching.

Unfortunately I think my time for D&D in general has probably come to a close, and I'm sorry that it entwined all of you in it.

I also chose to let you write your own retirements because I think the last thing I gift I can give you would be free will...

Nothing to apologize for. I enjoyed getting to write my exit!

As far as quitting D&D, I’m sick of d20 systems but not RPGs. I find rules-lite or PbtA works for me, particularly Masks and Thirsty Sword Lesbians—both of which use the Apocalypse World system, but with a twist that you’re a superhero (or… sword lesbian) who doesn’t kill.

I GM gory nonsense, but must admit beating up the bad guy and being able to gloat or watch him flee is more rewarding than knocking his head off.

But more to the point is the simplicity of the system. Advancing does very little in terms of dice math or decisions.

Another thing that works for me personally is GMing one-shots. Two weeks to two months, and done. Not a lot of stress, and I take a few months off from GMing before I run the next.

Just some thoughts if you’re getting burnt but don’t want to stop cold turkey. Loved how you ran this. I didn’t leave this or any game because of the people running/playing them.

Done. Hopefully not too sappy.

Thanks for giving us this, Mort.

:)

That was awesome!

You could add Ann into your ending story,Garrosh, if you so desire. Once freed from Piotr, the world is open for exploring. Having a companion on the trip sounds great

I like that idea a lot Piotr - we'll keep it under wraps though. Who knows? Maybe one day I will play Garrosh again, and Ann can make a grand entrance :)

Thanks guys for writing your own endings. I don't think I will be running anything for a while. The next time I might be running stuff would be a one shot master of fallen fortress for the next generation lol. Something that doesn't require a long term commitment. Kinda busy with life in general with longer working hours and figuring out times to batch cook etc. And phone got busted due to getting caught in the rain over the weekend.

I cannot imagine free form play though I could be persuaded to simplify some of the rules if kids were involved.

Free form play can be quite excellent. It doesn't work for PbP but I highly recommend Dread.

I am firmly convinced PF1 would be much more streamlined using something like Core rules only, perhaps allowing APG classes, and ARG races, but with no feat bloating.

Never tried Dread :)