GM Zer0darkfire's The Confirmation #6 (Inactive)

Game Master zer0darkfire

Waykand, to answer your question: GM Hmm or GM Regalia(not sure I spelled her name correctly) would be two of the most common to contact.

As to GM Zer0darkfire being a "bully" to Keandre: Keandre is a character of Jason Rodarte. I have had trouble in the past with him as well. At one point, he was running a game and 3 of us characters were forced to go to GM Hmm before a needless PTK happened. Jason was replaced by another Gm and the game finished without any difficulty.

Sometimes things being posted come off different than they would in Face-to-Face play. I have had feelings hurt by others that didn't mean to, and I am sure I have caused the same to others. Please don't take this to mean it is common. Most of the time the games are great with everyone helping out. Just keep in mind we are all Human beings behind the characters. Every has a bad day from time to time, and something may hit your wrong at the time, then a couple days later you wonder why.

There are two sides to every story.

Hmmm. I find that interesting. He has been nothing but helpful to me. So people's experiences are different. All I have to go on is my experience and the current GM does not seem to be impartial. Since you seem to be the one receiving the benefit of the doubt in this case, it seems like you got the benefit of a good game experience either way, something I am not getting.

I mean, I could make the assumption, Houng, that you might be a common denominator in the issue. I could also point out that even knowing that you had another arcane spell caster in the group, you were the only one to get to cast detect magic all of the time.

I am retied, to I have alot of time to look at the game posting. As a result, I am sometimes the first to post.

The fact that I cast Detect Magic and use Spellcraft to check magic items doesn't mean others can't as well. Bad rolls are bad rolls, and multiple people checking works in the party's favor in the long run.

Magic Missiles from multiple caster=dead opponents faster=fewer injured party members. Multiple melee/arrow attacks work the same.

Pathfinder is an extention of AD&D. The main concept Gary Gygaxx wanted the game to represent was a group of people making characters and "adventuring" together to find and vanquish evil, with each person doing their part to help out for the party to continue on. It doesn't matter who does what, it just matters that everyone lives to finish that game session and prepare for the next.

But it is not fun for other players who are not retired to log on and see that you have already done what they could do and were successful, what would their casting of the spell change?

If you cannot see that maybe your attempting to do everything every single time is what caused this and arguing with what Gygax said, as long as you are the one doing everything, then I feel sorry for people, like me, who are play with you. I understand that you built your character seems to be built to do everything, but why should the other characters have to loose out on what they do so that you can win, every, single time?

Note to self: never let another character fall unconscious again.

Seriously though, I don't think Huong's posting speed should be seen as an issue. Most, if not all, GM's that run PbP games on these forums require a minimum of 1 post a day. The fact that we have had multiple lulls in posting is actually amazing to me.

I see Kendre's point. I do not disagree with it. I think that other characters should be able to help and do things. They build their characters with as much love and care as other people do. To be constantly kept from doing something that they can do because someone has more free time on the boards than others (I am not retired so I post when I am able to) can seem to get old.

I might get the powers that be called on me as well for saying what I have observed. As I said, I don't feel that Kendre (or anyone else) had to loose so that Houng gets to win every single time, and the GM not seeing that and threarning Kendre with the ability to play, when it seems he wants to contribute and have fun too, and then calling the powers that be on the situation, without seeing both sides, is wrong! I won't be party to this kind of activity.

If this is what PFS is about, I want no part of it, at least online.

What Ho8ng is not mentioning is that I was trying to run that game at the end of the sxhoom year and dealing with the death of a family member.

What? Wow! SMH.

Greetings everyone,

I am going to hop in here now and help moderate this issue. There are indeed always two sides to any story, but we do not need to delve into anything personal, especially out on open forums.

I understand that there are far more important things in life rather than Pathfinder Society. However we need both players and GM's to respect each other. If a player wishes to use a UMD check for a wand rather than someone that can heal that is their choice. Not one of us are here to tell a player on how to play their characters. (Except for the rules of course :)) Players put skills and feats into certain areas to cover weak areas or even just for roleplay purposes. But we need to respect that for organized play to continue to be a success.

GM's are the front line to this in dealing with rule issues and disruptions to the game that takes away from the overall enjoyment to all. For this they end up taking the brunt of the heat. PbP and text can sometimes be conveyed in a different manner than intended as well (For some reason a sarcasm font still has not been standardized.)

With that Keandre and Waykand, you are free to go if you so wish to. GM Zer0darkfire will issue your chronicles. If the table wishes to continue he can recruit another player to help finish the game out.

As always if you wish to discuss this further we can do so through PM's as we don't need to attack each other or bring out the pitchforks and torches just yet.

Thanks for listening,
Tyranius
Venture Lieutenant, Play-by-Post

I would like to continue.

I would not. If I have a complaint about the GM do I address it with you then, Tyranius?

My understanding is that all chronicles, even the one that I get for being a first time player, need to be signed by the GM. I expect that to be done.

Yes, I sign all my chronicle sheets, they also have my PFS number on them. Your chronicle sheets are done and are here

I appreciate the support from Khoda and Huong and it looks like both of you would like to continue. Wheeler, are you interested in finishing as well?

Secondly, would you like a pregen to join you or another player or two?

I would like to continue.

I would prefer using a pregen to recruitment because of how deep we are in the scenario.

I agree.

Well Khoda can freely activate healing wands, but normally I'd assume Kyra would be joining you. Is there anyone, even Harsk, that you would prefer? Would anyone like to play the pregen or would you prefer I controlled them?

Barbarian or Sorcerer would be fine. Quick damage either way.

I would be ok with Amiri or Seoni as well.

I'm not too keen on running the pregen as well (we've seen my rolls) but I wouldn't mind if no one else wants to do it. As GM, you already have other characters to deal with.

Ok, Amiri it is! I'll try my best to fit her in appropriately. Good thing I've played a lot of the Kingmaker video game with her lately.

I'll take care of controlling her, but you guys are the main characters of this story, so I'll do her actions last after the rest of you go.

Amiri vs... the blob!

My Welcome to Pathfinder boon is not signed. I do expect it to be if it is legal.

I'm not the person that gave you a Welcome to Pathfinder boon and I'm not sure who did, but I've created one for you in the same folder so that you have one.

You posted it in a link, since you were the first GM I had, I assumed that you would be the one to award it since I thought that was part of your responsibilities towards new players. I guess I was incorrect, about a great many things.

I do expect to be taken off this game profile, like I was from your other game.

Is there a reason this is still popping up when I log on. I really could care less what is going on in this game.

Wanted to make sure you got everything you needed before I marked you inactive here.

I edited my post to add my turn breakdown.
Just something I try to do in combat.

I do that sometimes as well if it isn't clear what actions my PC is taking.

As soon as I submitted that post I realized that the acrobatics check doesn't matter anyway. I'd have to move at half speed. IGNORE ME!

You can move at full speed if you take a -10 penalty, but that won't beat CMD of a minotaur easily. Also, for those of you that wear armor, I only just saw this line for the first time, "You cannot use Acrobatics to move past foes if your speed is reduced due to carrying a medium or heavy load or wearing medium or heavy armor."

I mostly play monks, so that usually doesn't apply to my PCs.

Yeah, I figured without the -10 it was already going to be slim (if possible at all).

I'll be making and delivering chronicle sheets for all of you soon. I hope you enjoyed the adventure, even with some of the rough patches, including Janira's death! I've seen her come really close once before, but never die.

I hope the events that occurred in our game do not turn any of you away from PbP or any my games in the future. In fact, I'm planning on running a spree of season 0 games in the near future once I complete playing in more of my current scenarios, so keep an eye out for those in recruitment if you're interested.

I have played in several of your games in the past without incident. Sometimes things just happen. Sad about the new guy though, I hope he tries again on here.

Things happen! I had fun.

I did see you are running Emerald Spire.

I am running emerald spire, but I started that in November and now we are on floor 8! Almost half way there in 7 months through PbP! Anyway, that means that it's kind of hard to join that particular table since everyone is level 8 now and I don't think many of them are planning on dropping out anytime soon.

Chronicles are done!

Will be reporting the scenario to the OSP site soon. Because I'm not directly reporting them, you may not see them on your profile for a few days, but chronicle sheets > website reporting in terms of validity.

Oh I know. It looked like you were basically verifying that everyone was still on board for the next part.

That's some ridiculous pacing!

Yeah, well floor 8 has the option of literally skipping the entire floor immediately. I actually expected some of them to want to do that to save time since its PbP format, but it seems like they all have some adventuring spirit.

Chronicle looks good. See everyone soon.

Thanks for the game. I'm going to let another game or two finish up before I start looking again.