The Journey of a Thousand Miles (Jade Regent AP)

Game Master Sensen

Still traveling here, sorry!

Oh, right, sorry. I totally forgot you were doing that. Yeesh. Perils of PbP, I suppose. Hope you're enjoying it!

Okay, so I've got some bad news for everyone. I'm not sure how effectively I can continue doing all of the games I'm running. I've got a lot more going on nowadays than I used to, and juggling everything with the games that I'm running is getting harder and harder.

I've been wrestling with this difficulty for a while - since the end of 2024, but it's only going to get harder to get full, thoughtful posts in every weekday as I reengage with life once again. I'm not quite sure how I want to proceed, whether that's posting less often (which will definitely lose some of the momentum and engagement from everyone involved) to dropping some of the games that are ongoing (which isn't something I'm eager to do, either). If anyone has any thoughts, I welcome them.

Sorry to hear, GM. I'm good with a slower pace, or whatever works best for you. I am still very much enjoying this game.

I am still interested in the game, and will go with whatever you can give us Aganhei. I would say we can look for another GM if you are tired, but the campaign would not be the same without you!

By the way, I am back home, my posting rate should resume to normal.

I'm also having fun and am happy to play on at a slower pace if that's your preferred solution. That said, if you are feeling too taxed and it's becoming a slog instead of fun for you, you have every right to step away from the game and shouldn't feel any guilt over that. I'll support your decision, whatever you choose to do.

I'll spend some time considering it, but I'm not sure what I'll come up with.

I'm back now. I'm very happy with the game and would be fine proceeding with a slower pace. It's up to you though Aganhei.

Reposting parts of this from my other games' discussion threads.

I want to give a bit of insight into my current thought processes: I'm currently trying to get into doing productive and meaningful things for the first time in a while. This means that I'm pushing myself a bit since I've gotten into a variety of bad habits when it comes to mental exertion.

These games I run via PbP are enjoyable - sometimes exhausting, but enjoyable overall. However, it does take a lot out of me, drawing from the same sort of focus/emotional wherewithal that the aforementioned efforts do. This means that when I attempt to pursue those things, I'm left with the distinct sense that I don't really want to post, as it's too exhausting to contemplate. In other words, it's not something I can do to relax, per se. It requires effort to post (obviously), and that effort is rewarded, but I just don't have the effort to give so regularly.

This has been going on for a bit - a few weeks or so - but I'm beginning to fear that it's untenable to keep going on with one post every weekday, which leads to my next concern. Specifically, that if I lose the habit of posting daily, I'm going to lose that habit and become disengaged from the plot - it's hard enough to remember who the NPCs are, what their quirks are, etc. after a single weekend of not posting, which can only get worse if I take longer breaks between posts.

I do enjoy these games, I think, but I'm not sure how easy it'll be to balance them with my increasingly involved schedule.

I completely understand where you are coming from, GM. I have some of that challenge myself - lately I picked up some new IRL activities (like learning Chinese, lol), so while PbP gaming and GMing *is* enjoyable, it does require mental effort and trying to do both can leave you feeling drained and unmotivated.

In the end, you do what's best for you. Whichever you choose, I wish you all the best and I want to reiterate that this game is/has been very enjoyable and you have done a great job so far running it.

I will try to get a post in tomorrow, but I can't promise anything. Just... really tired.

Don't know if freedom of movement + air walk would let me charge through water, but if possible I would do so to try hit the merrow this turn, because otherwise it is much possible he drowns Torra :(

She still has 40+ rounds of holding her breath, though she'll go through that in 20 if she uses her standard action each round.

From what I can tell, the freedom of movement spell should allow you to move normally through the water, so I think you can charge.

Sorry for being away for a while. Being gone a week left me very backlogged at work, and I've been taking care of my dog after a serious surgery. I'be been too exhausted to post.

I understand completely. I hope your dog recovers!

A phobia of bodies of water and swimming sounds good for Torra. Especially if they are murky - the fear is not so much of drowning, because she was able to swim for the most part, but of something grabbing her and holding her underwater.

While I know I haven't actually posted in a while, I wanted to check in on everyone. I'm concerned that everything's slowing down enough that it might end up with the game dying slowly.

I’m still here and still interested. I’m fine with the slower pacing.

Yup, if you want me to push things forward at a higher pace I can try to.

I'm still here and still interested! I'm pretty busy IRL so the slower pace is fine with me.

On that note, heads up that next week (June 16-20) I will be travelling for work and won't be able to post.

Glad to hear everyone's still interested.

Unfortunately, I've just been a little burnt out on this game for no reason I can immediately discern. I'll try to figure out what I want to do, but I'm not sure I'll be able to keep up with this. Things are just getting busier these days, and I don't know if I can juggle quite so many games as I have been doing.

If it isn't fun for your anymore, don't feel guilty about calling it quits. We all have our limits.

I'm right at the end of the school year now, which will help with my free time. I'm fine with the slower pace.

However, it really is up to you Aganhei GM to decide the question of continuing the game or not. If you're really struggling, is it worth that to keep the game going? I'm sure we'd all understand perfectly well that continuing isn't worth you paying a heavy price.

To be honest, it was a big hit for the campaign when we lost Teruko. It got worst when we lost Riftun and the last hit was losing Andochtuir. We others have tried our best, but there is just so much anyone can do when the cast is so unstable.

We either find the magic back, a new different magic for this is a different party, or it will indeed feel like dragging our feet along.

The adventure does not help either. I have the constant feeling our characters are apart outside of the moments we go into an encounter. It gets difficult to met the characters each other and bind together.

Unfortunately, I have to concede that the current setup just isn't working for me, and that I have to call an end to this game. It sucks, but I'm just not enjoying it in the way I want to, which leaves me feeling kind of crap whenever I think of posting.

I wish it were otherwise, but that's how things stand. Sorry, folks.

I enjoyed the ride! Thanks for running this game and inviting me along!