Wow.That is cool you two.
I have two sets of kids, two from when I married young and dumb (A REALLY bad combo!) and my two with my new(er) wife.
My oldest has given me grandkids, who are school age now. And my youngest pair are in college.
The first of my second pair barely (not really) remembers her grandpa, My dad, giving her rides in his wheelchair. :)
Hello!
So sorry all, I have been 'distracted' with work, RL etc. :)
Yeah - RL has been kicking my ass. I hope to update some tomorrow
Hello,
Yes "RL" sucks eggs. Especially THIS week. ;P
(Yeah, I didn't hear what I was hoping from my Monday Dr post-surgery visit) :(
Sincere apologies for my unusually long non-prolific posting.
I hope to get back to a reasonable posting habit, this week at least. (We are on Easter/Spring Break)
Hope that all are well, and hope to see you all in the threads! :)
I feel like I’m selling fence again.
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Not trying to hold things up, just trying to buy time to let Kossel get the lay of the land here as knowing what we are breaking into ahead of time should help!
Hi!
Sorry, (I swear I blink and 3 days have passed) :P
Catching up!
Can we do some shopping for the rest of the day?
Would you allow a blowgun and darts for weapons?
Absolutely. I should be updating tomorrow, hopefully
Wheeee! How's the drug and poison trade 'round these parts? :D
Hey everyone -
So, first a Mea Culpa. I should not have bailed without word for as long as I have. It is not cool. There were reasons, including getting engaged, having several family issues, and having a crazy work schedule. However, none of that excuses me.
I love these games, but my life is continually exhausting. Plus the work I do now precludes me from getting on like I used to. So, although I have the best of intentions to update and upgrade, all of a sudden I blink and two months have gone by. It's maddening.
So, where does that leave us? Honestly, I REALLY want to be better. I want to update on the regular, and I think I can do it, at least a little a day if I put my mind to it. HOWEVER, I know my track record is spotty at best these past few years.
If you're still interested, I will make a good-faith effort to update. Starting this weekend. We can see how it goes from there.
I'm good to go.
I'm glad there were some GOOD reasons in there! ;P
Congrats on the engagement! :D
Glad to hear from you again!
You know me (well enough) to know that I'll be glad to try and keep up with any game(s) that you want to to keep going!
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So far this week I’ve kept up. I’ve also buckled down and organized all my notes. Also, paradoxically from my playing in yours and Janet’s Friday games I feel that I have a much better grasp of the rules than I did previously.
Hey, you've always been a Master of 'The Rule of Fun'!
That is the most important rule of all! ;)
Yes, but knowing some of the rules better makes my encounters more challenging, which makes for better gameplay. Now, I love telling stories, but knowing the rules makes for a better story. I have a strong OG grognard AD&D ‘wing it’ mentality. The rules actually make it better.
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I should post within the next couple of hours. Still mid road trip
Glad to see you back. Now if we get Narl to answer, we have a full compliment
Safe travels!
Yes, but knowing some of the rules better makes my encounters more challenging, which makes for better gameplay. Now, I love telling stories, but knowing the rules makes for a better story. I have a strong OG grognard AD&D ‘wing it’ mentality. The rules actually make it better.
Oh I respect the rules.
(You have to keep me, I mean US from running rampant somehow.) ;)But I also fully appreciate those who can say "The rules dont really say that, BUT your idea is so (something, over the top or fun or 'nobody thought of that!') that I want to see this play out!"
I've always thought that you had a great grasp of both. :)
Heck, you certainly are good at letting things play out different that we expected. Especially when we do something not necessarily well-thought-out.
(smashing an ice orb in the middle of the plane of fire? Water bomb in a fiery tower? or giving a Modron an erased name ring any bells?!?) ;)
Hey, you give us an interesting adventure, and WE keep YOU entertained!
It's a win-win!!! ;P
Yeah I’ll never be a rules maven, or even close to a CharOp guy, but I can tell a good story. And roll with the punches. Because this isn’t just my story, it’s OUR story
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Yeah I’ll never be a rules maven, or even close to a CharOp guy, but I can tell a good story. And roll with the punches. Because this isn’t just my story, it’s OUR story
This is probably why we get along so well, it's how I run game, for the longest time I had a player adjudicating the more technical 3.5 rules that I could never be bothered to learn as I preferred to prep a fun game than a seminar on rules lawyering LOL
All I know is,
Whatever you are doing?
IT WORKS!! Keep it up! :)
FYI, I have always appreciated, (but not always remembered to TELL) those who go to all of the trouble of running the games I have played in over the years.
Back in the day I tried to give our friend who did most of our gamemastering a break from time to time. So HE could play too.
I was always glad to hand the reigns back over to him! He appreciated the chance to play, but we all agreed that his masterminding-Fu was way better than mine. ;P
SO, For those times that I forget to say it,...
THANK YOU to those to GM. We very much appreciate you. :D
Yeah I’ll never be a rules maven, or even close to a CharOp guy, but I can tell a good story. And roll with the punches. Because this isn’t just my story, it’s OUR storyThis is probably why we get along so well, it's how I run game, for the longest time I had a player adjudicating the more technical 3.5 rules that I could never be bothered to learn as I preferred to prep a fun game than a seminar on rules lawyering LOL
Yeah, there was that one guy in Silver Rose who pissed in my cherrios about whether a perception roll would see something. I did not appreciate that one bit. And I let him know it wasn’t welcome at my table.
Yeah, there was that one guy in Silver Rose who pissed in my cherrios about whether a perception roll would see something. I did not appreciate that one bit. And I let him know it wasn’t welcome at my table.Yeah I’ll never be a rules maven, or even close to a CharOp guy, but I can tell a good story. And roll with the punches. Because this isn’t just my story, it’s OUR storyThis is probably why we get along so well, it's how I run game, for the longest time I had a player adjudicating the more technical 3.5 rules that I could never be bothered to learn as I preferred to prep a fun game than a seminar on rules lawyering LOL
I remember that, the creature was on the ceiling right? I believe that was one of the first scenes that Hamar was in.
Yeah, you Blayze, him all came in on Ranais
I remember that incident.
I also recall that was one of the best 'reveals' in print /game I had ever seen. :) (IMHO)
(Drip of blood onto the parchment that Justin was drawing a map on? Perfect.)
Being a stickler for rules is OK, but please dont piddle on a perfectly good game moment over them.
I will admit I'll bend the rules a bit too far if allowed.
(Not intentionally. I don't think. But lets be honest. I would.) :P
But being over-stuck on them ruins the 'Rule of Fun'.
There's a happy medium in there. Which you guys excel at.
Like you, I am an 'Old-School Grognard', from WAY back in 1st/Basic/AD&D rulesets, where half the things didn't have rules covering them yet, So we had to make them up on the fly.
Heck, thinking back on it, that was half the fun.:)
LOL,
Remind me (or not) to bore you with a 2nd ed tale of how a mage/thief used an Alter Self spell to get brownie points with an overprotective ghost in a tomb. ;)
Thanks again for the fun guys! I'm just glad to be along for the ride! :D
I was very proud of that reveal. One of the reasons I didn't react well to the Roger Taney of rules lawyers harshing my storytelling buzz.
Sorry all I am still interested in playing just had a busy week here.
welcome back! no worries! We are basically just ramping up. Within the next few days (hopefully)your party will be exploring the Lotus Dragon's lair.
I was very proud of that reveal. One of the reasons I didn't react well to the Roger Taney of rules lawyers harshing my storytelling buzz.
LOL
I was very proud of that reveal. One of the reasons I didn't react well to the Roger Taney of rules lawyers harshing my storytelling buzz.LOL
<Facepalm> ROFL!
So, I am here, but I Think many of our PCs have real life issues. I will keep monitoring the page, and hopefully we can get to a more active stance soon. The Lair of the Lotus Dragons should be interesting
Game Life Rules!
Real Life Drools!
:)
I'll keep checking in! Just let me know when to do a speech with lots of added "SSSS"'s ;P
Hope all are having a good (If HOT!) summer?
Ok. Week started off bumpy, but I should have an easier time of it these next couple of days. Stay tuned for an update tomorrow
Annnnnd, my AC died.
Again.
And my free-lance AC guy is slammed, and cannot get to me until tomorrow.
(I hate Lousy-anna in the summertime!)
Looks like Im packing up and going to sleep in a hotel tonight.
Ugh.
;P
SOOOOoooo,...
Under the category of, 'It never rains but it pours'
(Or, 'Adding insult to injury')
The 'cold' I have had for a week is now officially COvid. ;P
We figure that my recent radiation treatments lowered my immune response somewhat.
On the plus side, at least my AC is working! (The main AC breaker had fried. I replaced all the big double pole breakers in the box)
On with the show! :)
Site's being Wonky. Posted inti 3 times and not seeing post.
aaanndd, of course now it works. LOL
That has happened before, I'd try 2-3 times, only to check back later and find that I had posted the same thing 2-3 times ;P
Hey Mark, just to let you know we are also in some dire combat over at the Silver Rose. I can DMPC Blayze if you are busy, just let me know.
Will get back in there. I'd stopped seeing updates then two days ago I see there's a hundred posts. Reading through now.
Is it really being a murderhobo when they try to kill you first?
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Hey, man, it’s my birthday!
#DubsStillDontGiveAF!&!
#MurderHobo4Lyfe
Hey, man, it’s my birthday!
#DubsStillDontGiveAF+@+
#MurderHobo4Lyfe
ROFL!
HAppy Birthday man! :)
Hey all, apologies for my unannounced vanishing act this weekend.
My mom & aunt rented a condo for the holiday week, and I go tthe chance to go and visit them this weekend.
SInce I havent seen them (OR left the house except to go to work and grocery store) since my surgery a YEAR ago, I took the trip. :)
I'm back now! Catching up!
Hey, man, it’s my birthday!
#DubsStillDontGiveAF+@+
#MurderHobo4Lyfe
ROFL!
HAppy Birthday man! :)
Lol. Sorry, that was from a game Max ran where an amoral rogue I was playing killed some guards who were just sitting there. Max was like, “those guys were discussing where to take their buddy for his birthday and you sneak attacked them. So, ‘hey man it’s my birthday’ is our murderhobo code.
I apologize as well. I worked some serious labor hours for Labor Day weekend. Anyhow, I will attempt non-map updates until later in the week where I’ll then update the maps