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I'm going to drop out of this game. I'm feeling a bit overloaded recently on the PBP stuff and I'm finding that I enjoy GMing more than playing anyway. Thanks for the run Jubal, see you in our other games. Nice playing with the rest of you, see you around the boards some day.
I have one that's one floor, with rooms and a dining area/bar. Would that work?
"Aye, that and the whole no sex thing. Love your enemies? Heh, sounds like a recipe for losing to me," Bran replies. "I mean, if it does it for you, whatever. But don't expect us to get it." He pours himself a cup of water, "So, let's move into a loyalist's house in town?"
"Alright. We will try to move closer. Do you know anyone who would take us here in town?"
"What would you suggest then dear? A sedative in his food? Some other method of alerting us?" Bran asks the girl.
"Alright, Gwendolyn, you won't need to fear much longer. The next time Bede comes to see you, make sure you get us a message at ________'s farm," Bran says to the girl. "We'll be waiting there for your word."
Bran can feel the tension building, but he doesn't want to start an argument with his fellow knights, however strange he finds their beliefs. "Whatever, am I on my own to go chat up the whores?"
"Then why is he nailed to that cross thing?" Bran asks, seeming confused.
"Ah, so predictable. Your dead god is so boring," Bran teases the saxon. "I will go and talk to them if it's too dishonorable for you all."
"Indeed, money ought to do it. Perhaps there is a girl that he's particularly abusive towards, who would like to see him punished. She'd have additional motivation to aid us. Perhaps we should take a scouting mission to the brothel, eh, Raedwald?" Bran says, raising his eyebrows a few times. "Could be fun."
Bran makes sure all his gear is in good repair, says goodbye to the friends he's made and stocks up on rations for the journey to Wallingford. He wears the clothes of a common soldier or mercenary, disguising his armor and weapons as best he can. During their journey, he sings in his poor voice and stops to appreciate any animals or objects of natural beauty they come across. Bran seems to be in a good mood, as their plans are finally set into motion. On the third day they arrive in Wallingford and Bran goes with the others to the farm of their contact from their reconnaissance trip, where they plan to hide during the operation. He greets the loyal farmer with a smile and handshake. "We've returned, and this time we're here to free you. It's imperative that as few people as possible know we're in town, so we'd appreciate your discretion."
"True. Clever, Raedwald, clever." Bran looks around at the others. "Who wants to go tell the Lady our plan?"
"Should we not recruit our woman-friend before we go?" Bran asks his companions. "There are probably more courtesans around here than in a small town like, Wallingford."
Glad to have intelligence, Bran turns to the task of gathering soldiers.
No, if we're going to do this, lets keep doing what we're doing. Let's fast forward to getting the intel, and planning our attacks on the three keeps. Get us some soldiers, and let us try to take down the brothers. The mass combat rules should make it relatively quick and painless.
Definitely don't want to play an 18th level character. I feel like that would just exacerbate the issues we're having. In fact, the highest level person in the entire world probably shouldn't be more than like 6th level.
There are times when I enjoy this game, but if I'm being totally honest I'm not that invested in Bran. This (including the game I just shut down, and one other I ran in the past) is the third game I've been in that takes Pathfinder rules to run an essentially real-life Earth as the setting. Each time I've been really excited going in, and thinking it was going to be super awesome. Buuutt, it always kind of ends up the same, feeling less rich than normal fantasy PF (for me anyway). There are only so many ways you can build a character without magic or technology and so the fights become relatively repetitive and there's not that much difference between the PCs' abilities. The roleplay aspect has been fun at times, but I don't have as much time to invest in deep/heavy RP across all my games as I used to. So the characters I'm less invested in tend to become relatively shallow/2D. It doesn't help that Bran sucks at social skills, so even when I try some kind of RP thing (finding a wife, gathering info, etc) I usually fail. I won't have as much free time going forward, but I will continue to participate here if everyone else wants to. Jubal, are you having fun? That's also important in my book.
As far as what info we're looking for... -Troop numbers
I think we should scout out all three cities, from the farthest away first.
"Reconnaissance wouldn't be undue. We'll want to disguise ourselves, of course. Perhaps as mercenaries?"
"Or hit one with the majority of our force and set the mercenaries to guarding the roads from the first target's keep to the second brother's holding. If the messengers never get away, neither does any warning. Edward is right in this I believe," Bran says. "If we are lucky we might swell our forces by the addition of those we liberate from the rule of these unworthies as well. Meaning we should start by attacking the weakest brother, and move to the strongest."
"Well, there are three of them and three of us. Each of us knights might lead a force of men, and attempt to infiltrate the brothers' various fortifications before they know what's happening. How many men do you think we could gather if we leverage the jewelry and call in her father's loyal retainers?"
Bran approaches Sir Amig. "Excuse me, Sir. I was wondering if I might speak to you for a moment." If the elder knight gives him leave to speak he continues. "Me and the others would like to aid Lady Elaine in taking back her lands from the three brothers who have usurped them. As the Earl's Marshall I was hoping you could intercede on our behalves to help us secure us some fighting men. We won't be able to accomplish the task with just the three of us."
Still on the road, mates. I'll be back in six days, and back to more normal posting. Sorry for the extended absence.
Still on vacation...sorry. Won't really have time for involved posts until I get back.
Bran appears much the same as he did in the fall, except for the addition of a few new small scars on his face and arms. Blaidd has filled out a bit more and is slowly growing into the large mastiff he will be one day. His clothing is embroidered with his new heraldry, a hound and stallion both in the rampant position facing one another on a field of green. He smiles upon seeing Edward and Raedwald, approaching the men at the hearth. "Greetings, brothers! It has been too long. How fare you and your lands?" Blaidd is also happy to see the two men, jumping up on their legs and licking their hands. Bran chuckles a bit before commanding him down. "Looks like I'm not the only one who missed you."
In less than 24 hours I'll be heading out for three weeks of international travel. There will be times when I'll be able to post, but other times I may not be able to. Please bear with me, and/or bot me as necessary.
Leveled up, Barbarian again. Fixed some mistakes my sheet. Fail
Bran urges Llewyan forward, continuing his onslaught against the Saxons.
The haze of battle is all Bran knows now, he hacks mechanically at the screaming men before him, no longer feeling like a man himself. He simply does, fighting through the pain and mounting blood-loss. Despite his endurance, his blows yield no fruit. Llewyan is proving to be a better warrior than his owner this day. The horse continues to attack the saxon as well, battering him with its hooves. Miss
Bran's strength begins to flag, as he feels another cut break through his armor. He's bleeding heavily and feeling light-headed. He continues to swing his longsword doggedly at the Saxon fiends in front of him, his vision focusing down to a narrow core with them at the center. His weak, slow blows are becoming completely ineffectual. Llewyan however, continues to kick the Saxon to his fore.
Success
Bran glances briefly to the side as Raedwald charges in, and then returns to hacking at the Saxons beneath him with his longsword while he urges Llewyan forward into them with his knees. He attacks the wounded saxon again, but the man has his shield locked above him in a death grip and Bran's blade finds no flesh. Llewyan's hoof batters the man's chest again, breaking a rib. Meanwhile, across the field, Blaidd's wounds slowly clot and the bleeding stops.
Bran continues to attack the Saxons in front of him. He swings his longsword at one, but the man raises his shield in time to deflect Bran's blow. Llewyan tries to kick the man, but the Saxon leaps out of the way of his first hoof. The warhorse's second hoof slams down on the man with a crunch. Miss Miss
Bran focuses his efforts on the wounded Saxon in front of him.
Bran's sword catches the man with a powerful blow, but the Saxon's shield absorbs both of Llewyan's hooves.
"Blaidd, run!" Bran commands his dog, who makes a tactical retreat rather than die here. Bran guides Llewyan forward and continues to attack the saxon shield wall. He draws his own shield as he does so.
Miss Miss
Crit
Hit
Bran guides Llewyan forward with his knees and shouts a command to the wounded wardog, "Blaidd, flank!" He flings aside his overly long lance, and whips his sword from its sheathe, bringing the blade down on the back of the Saxon's head at the same time Llewyan kicks him, and Bliadd tears into his leg. Bran lets off a wordless battlecry.
My main issue with it, is it doubling the length of any combat and reducing the heroicness of the PCs. In the movies and stuff, the PCs always tear through tons of guys and then have a more difficult fight against the boss type guys, I enjoy that kind of play in my RPGs as well I guess. I'm fine with these rules as Jubal suggested them, as long as the same thing goes for NPCs.
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