[PGRiS] Night of the Walking Dead PF1 (closed)

Game Master djpika

That's how I understand the rules.

I read that section a few times and I was hoping it would cover the nuance of Aes Sedai speak deception through omission. Since it's not listed, it kind of falls into that grey area where I can see folks arguing both ways. No big deal. In this case, the DC is 20.

Travelling for the next 24 hours.

Catch you on the other side ;)

Safe travels!

Echoing above :)

FYI, I just received the following message:

"Hi there

just a small "well done" from an avid reader - following your "Night of the Dead" campaign and loving every moment of it. Great peoplpe, great storytelling.

thanks for the inspiration!"

Since this game is yours just as much as mine, I thought I'd pass along the compliments to everyone. I honestly didn't expect there to be interest outside of the game, but it's a pleasant surprise. Well done, everyone.

That's very cool. I've never known someone to follow a game they're not playing like this.

Well, color me pink, 'cause I'm blushing. Thanks, whoever-you-are!

Wow! That's pretty cool.

:)

I held back on the sender's name for now. I figured if they sent the message via DM PM, they might want to remain anonymous. Or maybe they'll just follow up here. It would be kind of entertaining to do a Q&A for "fans", similar to what I've seen with live play podcasts :)

Sebastian needs more fans who aren't made squeamish by mention of undead :D

If he ever does merch for his fan club, I recommend the pajamas.

Bit of a belated chime in [due to real life stuff piling on], but it's good to hear about our thread's avid reader as well. :)

I'd imagine that there might be a nostalgia factor involved since it's old school [D&D2e] Ravenloft and all. ;)

PS. have read in on some unrelated adventures here on the message boards before on occasions myself. ;p

This week and Monday of next week my posting might be off a bit. I'm proctoring AP exams, so I don't know if/when I'll be able to post each day. Please bot if necessary.

Which AP topic? I recall my Brit Lit teacher disappearing for a month and half to allow for scoring of essays. Sounds like fun, though.

Yesterday was US Gov and Politics. I'm doing 4 more this week and one more next week. They haven't released the schedules yet for proctoring the late tests the week after that.

Sorry, Bam. What does AP stand for?

Advanced Placement. It's a national program that allows high school students to take college level courses. In the spring, they can choose to take an AP exam for that class (separate from the in-class tests). High enough scores on the exams count towards college credit in those subjects.

Oh wow, that sounds like a good scheme.

Are there fees to pay for the college credits earned, and I'm guessing it's only certain colleges that recognise the credits?

The exams typically cost in the $200-ish range, depending on the exam, which is much less than a college course. Most colleges and universities accept the credits.

Did you guys want to (1) talk to more NPC's in the room, (2) do some exploring after dark, or (3) advance to the next day?

I'm assuming (3) since that will expedite talking to the constable, but I didn't want to stop other activities.

Yeah, let's go with 3.

I'm good with 3.

Ditto.

Ah, yes. Let's get on the Constable's bad side. This'll be fun! Heheh.

Hmm... I was kind of hoping Chuufa would get the chance to get a post in to add to the scene. I know he said RL has been busy lately, but you guys could probably use a 4th roll :)

Would it actually make a difference? Good thing this isn't PF2 with the crit failures.

We could absolutely use that 4th roll

Hello! This is an FYI that I'll be away in nature (and away from internet and computers) starting Friday (5/26) evening, until I return late Monday (5/30). I will catch up on posts that evening.

Getting a diplomacy would make a small difference here, but it's not a blocking point if you don't make it. It would just be nice to have a grudging acceptance of possible future actions as opposed to operating in the dark to avoid paranoia.

Hello! This is an FYI that I'll be away in nature (and away from internet and computers) starting Friday (5/26) evening, until I return late Monday (5/30). I will catch up on posts that evening.

Sounds fun. Going alone or taking the fam along?

Taking half of the kids that are active in scouts. The others stay home with Bam :) (so she ought to be able to post during this time).

Back to posting again today since last month's sign-in and am now doing the requisite bit of catching up with where the party is currently at in-game.

Apologies again for the lateness of my posting though; the frequency of my eldercare duties for the real-life family had exponentially increased during the past few weeks due to a minor sprain but hopefully things will get back on track here, if everything works out for the best.

Will get right on that attempt for a 4th diplomacy roll from Chuufa although there's no guarantee that it'll take for the constable.

We understand, Chuufa; no worries. RL comes first, especially when taking care of loved ones. :)

Take care of RL first. We won't hold it against you. Elderly issues are challenging and unpredictable, but certainly take precedence.

Taking half of the kids that are active in scouts. The others stay home with Bam :) (so she ought to be able to post during this time).

Know any good foraging skills? I've been trying to find a class locally but they're not really offered here. I can handle the fishing skills, but I think I'm done with camping. The last time I went, the humidity was so bad, a few of us had to sleep in a running car with AC on.

Lol no, worse case we bring dehydrated trail food that needs water. Best case, we camp with the fire or a camp stove. Foraging takes a LOT of know-how in what to *avoid* :D

I didn't want to go too crazy with it. I just wanted to gain some knowledge for the safer items like cattails and hen of the woods mushrooms. No need to have an Into The Wild ending.

I just wanted to check in and open up a table top conversation of what you/your characters are thinking. What clues and leads do you think you guys have?

Several people are going into the swamp in groups. It's unclear if their activities are related to missing persons, but it's a big red flag to check on. Where there be cults, there be sacrifices. Or snackrifices.

Yeah, that's about all I've got as well.

I suppose we could check up on Mordru on the way to the swamp, to see if our bone rattle buddy is still alive.

Check with Mordu.

Check the swamp (which may include following Fr. Brucien)

Check into the bone rattles: Are they generally popular, or do only certain people buy them? Louise at the bakery makes them. I get the feeling they're a red herring, but Bam is curious and grasping at straws.

Check with Luc's family. We just found out they're fairly well off. Maybe they can provide payment for solving these problems. Why was he in that hut in the swamp? Was he put there by someone? It's hard to imagine him managing that himself in his state.

It's a good thing Bam's batting cleanup :)

A little bit was lost with the poor diplomacy rolls, but it's nothing that won't come up again via more NPC interactions or time elapse.

Otherwise how's everything else about the game?

All good my end.

I'm enjoying it (and the party dynamics)!

Ditto. Thumbs up! You're doing a great job of giving each of the NPCs their own personalities. No cardboard cutout copy/paste jobs here. :)

Hey, I know what a huckleberry is!

I had some in a muffin and as a juice shot in some lemonade last time I was in Seattle.

(You can't get huckleberries here)

Ditto. Thumbs up! You're doing a great job of giving each of the NPCs their own personalities. No cardboard cutout copy/paste jobs here. :)

Just circling back to this - the main point in asking was to make sure that enough was coming through the dialog to indicate points of interest. If not, just let me know and we can circle back here for OOC dialog.

Nah, it's all good from my end.

GM, I enjoy your 'not spoonfeeding us the answers' style.

It means we have to work for it, and I continually ask myself, what are we missing? What the heck is going on? I mean that in a good way.

Which is pretty rare when you mainly play 'on-rails' Paizo PFS.

And if we're in-between clues, there's always PC banter to post!

Agreed. Being as confused as our characters is like method acting. ;) We have enough to go on right now, and it makes sense that the NPCs won't share everything pertinent at first contact. We have enough to investigate now, even if some of it may be red herrings, that I feel like we have a handle on next steps. (Now, whether or not that turns out to be true remains to be seen.)