New Horizons on an old and stitched together horse... (Inactive)

Game Master Helaman

I’m willing to let them go but we are going to eventually have to fight them.

Maaaaybe, maybe not. You're probably right, but not necessarily.

You've done some good rp here.

Also regain spells... you've had all day.

Sarn won’t want to butcher them from behind as they leave, so unless Terion wants to start questioning their honor or similar…yep, letting them go back down…

Shinneagans at work... will post later than normal but its gonna pick up pace REALLL quick

Hoping I'm giving the impression of a vital living dungeon (even though you're not in it yet) with varied factions each with their own agenda/pattern of behaviour rather than victims that sit in a room waiting to be butchered by adventurers.

On another note I'm working on the rules set again, lots of work in some ways, and some small changes in others. My thanks for your help.

The published/posted PDF remain in use irrespective of changes.

The armour rules. I want some damage reduction. Do I go with this 50% damage resistance thing or a flat DR? Like 1 2 for medium and 3 for heavy (or variants thereoff)?

I prefer the flat DR.

I may well have screwed the pooch.

I was assuming you'd sleep in the tents rather than under the stars.

If not? Anyone sleeping around the fire, feel free to give me a roll 1-2 in 6 you'll wake up.

Anyone in tent is woken by the dwarf.

Your assumption was correct for Din. What self respecting adventurer would sleep outside when there are tents available? ;)

It may have been me screwing the pooch :P

Lol... let's split the difference.

Tenting it. For as much as Sarn loves his life outside the temple walls, old habits die hard. And so do mosquitoes.

Standby all... work is snapping up to be a s#@& storm today

No worries Helaman.

Bad day for the rail control centre but may work in my favour... ;)

Well things did in fact work out for me with about 50 mins of paid sit and wait :)

“SYDNEY’s got the system…” (for those of you not “lucky” enough to have either experienced Sydney’s CityRail, nor heard the atrocious jingle of the mid-late 90’s)

Or the motto "We'll get you there", to which we add 'eventually' :)

Loving your game play. THIS is old school play. Sure you can kick in doors and kill monsters (and you will have to do that too) but this is smart cautious play. Kudos.

Chinese new year is an event in our family and CNY eve is our get together. Between cleaning, shopping etc its a whole production with my wife as the General calling the entire operation :D

Ill post again tomorrow.

Happy lunar new year in the interim.

Happy Lunar New Year to you also!

Enjoy!!

All good everyone or am I missing something?

I think at this stage it is Terion driving the conversation with the goblins. Sarn is hiding in a tent, keeping his mouth shut.

Nilelane is waiting to surprise attack if the sh*t hits the fan.

He is just winging it - you all feel free to intervene at any time :)

Sill in the tent too.

Hopefully this will get things along... I'll work on a map (soonish), that I can upload.

So…is Diplomacy/Intimidate a 2d6 morale check with a Charisma modifier?

Reaction/Morale. It's on the rules summary in the rules PdF. Same as OSE etc.

Moved this over to the discussion thread.

All right folx, points of order:

1. The Stevi Conundrum: Not sure what to do here. He’s a massive liability if we take him with us or leave him bound as someone might find him this raising the alarm, or he frees himself for possibly same result. Though I guess once were in I guess we can consider the alarm raised!

Maybe have Eddrikk stay with the prisoner?

2. Marching Order. Perhaps Eddrikk first if he has some kind of dark/infra/ultravision? Though our human need for lighting will probably destroy that…

Does Nilelane want to scout ahead? Be rearguard?

I guess the only real cautious thing I would do is put Din in the middle.

Sarn is happy to go front or back, if at the front he can go behind Eddrikk with a spear or two abreast with Terion if there is room.

Din is happy to be in the middle ;)

3. Lighting. Sarn has 6 torches. Also a flask of oil.

Din can cast illuminate as a cantrip but it requires concentration so that is all he will be able to do.

I’m posting this in all my games. We are expecting a major snow storm tomorrow. While I don’t expect to lose power or internet service it is always a possibility. If I don’t post tomorrow apologies in advance.

What the heck happened with my inventory...dang, sorry. I must've posted it in my profile and then the site glitched or something. I see the post when I asked about the equipment list, and the followup DM post giving the link and me favoriting it. I also remember looking through the list and organizing it in a google sheets. DM if allowed, I'd like to add a few things to my inventory at this point and pretend I've had them since town:

Starting with 10 coppers. Rewarded with 30 silvers for first fight. Then,

oil (x3) 6
lantern 10
crowbar 10
rope 1
pole 1
==>28 silvers spent.
2 silvers 10 coppers on hand.

1 oil spent.

Ah yes, the Discussion thread. Where I said I’d take the discussion. And then…didn’t!

Yes, great idea - let’s leave Eddrikk with Stevi for the moment until we hear further from Elbowtotheface.

What the heck happened with my inventory...dang, sorry. I must've posted it in my profile and then the site glitched or something. I see the post when I asked about the equipment list, and the followup DM post giving the link and me favoriting it. I also remember looking through the list and organizing it in a google sheets. DM if allowed, I'd like to add a few things to my inventory at this point and pretend I've had them since town:

Starting with 10 coppers. Rewarded with 30 silvers for first fight. Then,

oil (x3) 6
lantern 10
crowbar 10
rope 1
pole 1
==>28 silvers spent.
2 silvers 10 coppers on hand.

1 oil spent.

All good.

Ah yes, the Discussion thread. Where I said I’d take the discussion. And then…didn’t!

Yes, great idea - let’s leave Eddrikk with Stevi for the moment until we hear further from Elbowtotheface.

We will have schrodingers dwarf... he is deemed at the tent with Stevi UNLESS the player shows up. In which case he was there all along bringing up the rear guard.

I'll move the game forward tomorrow... which is a public holiday so I'll get some mapping ready. I'll use roll 20 BUT take a pic of the screen and post it as an image file in the game folder with an A-Z and 1-9 axis as some players have issues using R20 on their devices.

Also slowing grinding through version 2 of the game. It's a wordier version as I might (in the current climate of OSR interest) want to push it out there.

Writers block AND format issues in GM binder are pains in the arse BUT gives me something to do tomorrow.

Sarn Ket wrote:

Ah yes, the Discussion thread. Where I said I’d take the discussion. And then…didn’t!

Yes, great idea - let’s leave Eddrikk with Stevi for the moment until we hear further from Elbowtotheface.

We will have schrodingers dwarf... he is deemed at the tent with Stevi UNLESS the player shows up. In which case he was there all along bringing up the rear guard.

Yep, that’s what I was thinking. Or something like “Stevi got away so I hustled here to tell you guys.” Or something a little…darker. But I guess neither of those cast Eddrikk in a great light, but they do tie up the “Stevi conundrum”.

I'll move the game forward tomorrow... which is a public holiday so I'll get some mapping ready. I'll use roll 20 BUT take a pic of the screen and post it as an image file in the game folder with an A-Z and 1-9 axis as some players have issues using R20 on their devices.

Thanks Helaman…

Also slowing grinding through version 2 of the game. It's a wordier version as I might (in the current climate of OSR interest) want to push it out there.

Writers block AND format issues in GM binder are pains in the arse BUT gives me something to do tomorrow.

As long as it keeps the complexity low and the clarity high I’m all for it, but as you can see from the For Gold and Glory game I have a pretty peculiar view of both complexity AND clarity.

GM Helaman wrote:

I'll move the game forward tomorrow... which is a public holiday so I'll get some mapping ready. I'll use roll 20 BUT take a pic of the screen and post it as an image file in the game folder with an A-Z and 1-9 axis as some players have issues using R20 on their devices.

Thanks Helaman…

GM Helaman wrote:

Also slowing grinding through version 2 of the game. It's a wordier version as I might (in the current climate of OSR interest) want to push it out there.

Writers block AND format issues in GM binder are pains in the arse BUT gives me something to do tomorrow.

As long as it keeps the complexity low and the clarity high I’m all for it, but as you can see from the For Gold and Glory game I have a pretty peculiar view of both complexity AND clarity.

POSSIBLY. You approach questions pretty methodogically. Its helpful to me because I need to examine my wording etc.

Sarn Ket wrote:

All right folx, points of order:

1. The Stevi Conundrum: Not sure what to do here. He’s a massive liability if we take him with us or leave him bound as someone might find him this raising the alarm, or he frees himself for possibly same result. Though I guess once were in I guess we can consider the alarm raised!

Maybe have Eddrikk stay with the prisoner?

Good idea, otherwise would suggest taking Stevi along ;)

Din can cast illuminate as a cantrip but it requires concentration so that is all he will be able to do.

Maybe we will save that for if/when we run out of light sources? Terion has a lantern and 3 Oil Flasks.

Re: Marching Order: Terion is ok with taking the front.

Ok, looks like Nilelane scouting with light as discussed.

Then Terion/Din/Sarn. Terion has a lantern. Sarn has torches.

Eddrikk stays watching Stevi.

Ok, looks like Nilelane scouting with light as discussed.

Then Terion/Din/Sarn. Terion has a lantern. Sarn has torches.

Eddrikk stays watching Stevi.

That is correct.

Guys, apologies but taking a day.

Wrapping up a later than normal AM shift soon.

Will post in about 2 hrs. Apologies for the delay, yesterday was weird.

Yep. Understood mate.

Map is uploaded... I just went with a screen grab for the moment. No combat, yet... details up in 5 min.

Sorry guys missed the post last night and wont be able to update until after work (6 hours).

All good

Anyone here have any game experience with Lamenations of the Flame Princess? Or Dark Albion for that matter?