GM Sphen Rise of the Runelords: (Clever Subtitle)

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GM Sphen wrote:

Ceven Valdemar wrote:

WOW - now someone needs to tell me why across all the campaigns and all the years, this is the first time I would read this amazing and inciteful perspective. WOW. Not going to say I've searched for it, but what an awesome train of thought.

That was uncalled for.

Confused: I was serious, and I'm not sure how that is bad. Sorry. Maybe I'm not saying correctly that I thought this was insightful. This wasn't sarcasm, it was sincereity. Sorry. Maybe that's lost in context somehow because my other post seemed negative or accusatory. I haven't GMd a lot either, so maybe that's the problem. Adjusting encounters for challenge levels I've read about, adjusting treasure based on the party's class composition wouldn't have occured to me and seemed like a great idea. My bad.

I did read it as sarcasm. Likely because that is how I would have naturally reacted in a similiar situation. My apologies.

I think A7 next, then A6, since A7 doesn't have any doors leading elsewhere.

Ah right, I missed the closet and thought A7 was the smelly room. Yes, A7 next, then.

Alright folks, it is that time of year again. Me and mine are ramping up for Farmageddon once more. A very busy time of year for me that will last until the beginning of May. Be patient with me if I miss a post or two in the coming months, especially since I usually miss some even when I'm not extra busy.

And my standing offer persists. If any of you want to come to Farmageddon, link under my name, I'll pay your registration fees. But not any of the other stuff (travel, hotel, food, etc). I'm a working dad, after all.

I would come if I could! Alas, I don't have traveling money. Best of luck preparing for Farmageddon!

Heh, I will actually be in the US at that time, and even fairly close. But in a different "Con" of our own, gaming all day and night.
But maybe one year it'll be time for Farmageddon as well :)

But thanks for the offer, and best of luck with the preparations!

Good luck with the preparations this year as well!

It's been a week folks. I caught the ick, but I'm on the mend. Everyone good with the "going upstairs" plan?

Sure, upstairs.

Also a heads-up: I'll be travelling Saturday to Friday - not sure if I have a chance to post. Bot if needed

It's been a week folks. I caught the ick, but I'm on the mend. Everyone good with the "going upstairs" plan?

Sorry to hear you're under the weather, but glad you are on the mend.

Upstairs is fine.

Feeling unwell the past couple days, please bear with me.

Get well soon!

Was right there with you; some food poisoning that has taken me over a week to get controlof :(

Fell better

Yeah there's something going around lately i hear. Although may just be where I'm from

I think that it got warm for a day or so, then back to freezing hit a lot of people. I'm still fighting the drainage from last week.

Take your time everyone. The game isn't going away.

Thanks, folks. I pushed myself way too hard, crashed and burned for several days as a result. Maintaining my "I am a confident, skilled, and totally neurotypical professional, no autism here folks" mask at a large, crowded, noisy, overstimulating career fair while talking to a bunch of strangers took a lot more out of me than I anticipated. I pulled it off well, but I paid a price for doing so.

Fortunately I'm feeling more alive now, so let the adventure commence!

Everyone okay? I thought it might be time for a wellness check :)

I'm down with a flu, thanks for asking :)
But I doubt that is the reason for the game stalling...

Still here, waiting on statements of intent/action.

Reading a couple of new books. The Elusive Shift finally came off back order.

And I just got my copy of Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme. With coconut dice rollers.

I think this door-kicking part of adventure leans on Elisani's lead to check traps and open the door. Well, anyone could take that lead, but they're just much worse for that job.

Yeah, I would love to stick to the front line, but this is very much a trap house and my best way of discovering traps is by being on the receiving end of them! :)

But reading the last posts back, I think Elisani might have been waiting for us to confirm we're good to move on. If that's the case, consider me good.

None of that is to say that everyone couldn't stand back and let Cev blast doors down either, but that won't always perserve what might be found within.

Yeah, I was kind of waiting for input from the rest of the party. Also, I hadn't realized how long it's been, sorry about that!

I feel like we all need a bit sometimes.

No post from me tomorrow. I'm going to be busy study the effects of tariffs on uninhabited islands.

Also, I'm a chaperone for my daughter's field trip and then taking the family to a hockey game.

Have fun!

Enjoy!

So Ain has gone silent, no posts since Feb. I've reached out but have yet to hear back. If anyone else has another way of contacting them (long shot, I know), I'd like to hear from them.

If Ain comes back, they will be re-added to the Initiative and we all move on like nothing happened. Real life gets the best of us all, sometimes, and this should be a place of fun not stress.

Until then, we solider on with some good news. This past weekend, I helped both of my kids make new Pathfinder characters. The oldest will be joining my ongoing IRL group and the youngest has made a character for when she gets to start learning the game next year.

It is so impossibly cool for me to read that someone is gaming with their kids, wow. That is so awesome. Do they get to go to the big gaming convention? I don't remember if there was an age limit. Congrats!

Very cool! I’m open to a game with young players if that is ever a thing you want to try.

Hooray for next generation!

My eldest had some interest in rpg's a couple years back, and we played some DnD (visited a Con, even). But she didn't have any of her friends playing, so lost interest eventually. Make-up, clothes and sports stole away a promising geek :P

@Ceven: Not to the big one, not for years yet. But some of the local, smaller ones. She was going to come and try out Farmageddon, but th 1E tables filled up to quickly.

@Tarphrex: Maybe once she gets her own computer to use.

@Sherman: She'll be back. She'll find a nice geek to settle down with and get pulled back into the scene.

Hooray for next generation!

My eldest had some interest in rpg's a couple years back, and we played some DnD (visited a Con, even). But she didn't have any of her friends playing, so lost interest eventually. Make-up, clothes and sports stole away a promising geek :P

The seed has been planted. She will be back.

@Tarphrex: Maybe once she gets her own computer to use.

I’m in!

Aw, that's great! My first play by post, we eventually got joined by one of the players' two children. They were a joy to play with!

Tactics-wise, I have more tool against Kraul (confusion, murderous command) than the plant. But we might need to hurry to save Estella from the Tendriculos' belly.

Ceven really is built like a gun that you don't need to reload, I'll keep blasting it. Do we know if electricity is better than bludgeoning? He could do either.

Ceven really is built like a gun that you don't need to reload, I'll keep blasting it. Do we know if electricity is better than bludgeoning? He could do either.

Without another Knowledge (Nature) check, you only know what Elisani has told you; bludgeoning damage and fire damage stop the creature's regneration, and don't use acid or mind affecting.

Sorry I’m slow. My intention is for Tarphrex to move up and into the room away from the threats (haste speed) and putting a pit below Graul away from the door. I will try to post tomorrow, but am unsure how early I will be available to do so.

Considering the current situation, I'm still waiting on the rest to see what situation I'll be in, but rest assured I'm watching like a hawk.

Well, no acid means I’m less effective against the plant. I’m hoping I can keep Graul off the team while they assist you with your predicament. Drop him in a hole, blind him, spray him with acid, generally make his next minute or two unpleasant.

As a reminder, I'm out from Thursday this week till Tuesday next week for Farmageddon. And even next week I'll be slow as I process the financials.

Same here, I'm travelling until Wednesday next week (not to Farmageddon, sadly).

Will be glad of the slow pace tbh -- today is Day 3 of my return to work after 17 months unemployed. So happy, and so tired, and so excited all at the same time.

Ah, that's great news! Congratulations!

I'll toss my absence in the ring as well, though a bit more ahead of time: I'll likely be gone between May 14 and 26. I'm traveling far.

Yes, congratulations on the return to the workforce! I will have a trip in the middle of May, as well. But my addiction is strong and I will probably continue to post via phone.

Everyone, take care of yourself and someone you love.

Howdy folks, I'm back.
Thanks for the patience, and I'll still be a bit slow as I need to compile reports.

Sherman: Have a fun trip.
Ceven: Congrats on the new job (hopefully it is what you want to be doing).
Estella: Have a fun trip.
Tarphrex: Have an ok trip.

Tarphrex: Have an ok trip.

Hey, I don’t know what you were told, but it wasn’t me!

;-D

I hope Farmageddon went great!

GM Sphen wrote:

Tarphrex: Have an ok trip.

Hey, I don’t know what you were told, but it wasn’t me!

;-D

I hope Farmageddon went great!

Say what you want. You know what you did.

Farmageddon went well. Attendance was down some this year, so we won't be donating as much to our various charities. But the event itself went much smoother than it has in years past.
There is a (semi) local gentleman that has been converting PFS1E scenarios to be played as though you're Aspis agents, and he brought a full spread of games this year. And we're discussing a combo event between ACORN and our own Gauntlet for next year, so that is very exciting.

And we had the most vendors we've ever had. 3 isn't a lot, but we've never had more than 1. And they all want to come back.

Back from my trip. Waved to your general direction (Farmageddon was south of Chicago, right?).

Oooh, sounds like Farmageddon's growing! Remember us when it becomes bigger than Gen Con!