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Okay, just wanted to make sure! Thanks again all and I'll be seeing you around - some in other games and perhaps others via PFS on the forums? I do dabble in that on occasion as well :) Whenever you get the chance GM, would you please mark Joza as inactive? Thank you!
Aw, thanks guys! Maybe in the future I'll be able to pop back in :) DM, do you need to me to keep playing Joza through the rest of this spider fight or will you be good to bot her?
Alas, as much as I like cookies I'm afraid I'll have to pass. For what it's worth, this isn't the only game I had to make this decision about; I think I've opted to bow out of 5 games and there's a 6th that's basically dead in the water unless they get a new GM.
Hey folks, this isn't 100% related to the most recent happenings in my life (which have included catching the flu and losing my grandmother) but it *has* given me time to think on things a bit and I've come to the decision that I need to lighten my PbP load by a few games. It's been a slow process but I think I've taken on more than I can really handle right now and the stress of trying to keep up with them all is starting to have a negative impact on my mood and capability to write. Rather than have all of my games suffer for it, I'd rather let a few go so I can better focus on the ones that remain (and have a little more free time for other hobbies again, too). It wasn't an easy decision to make (like picking among my non-existent children) but I believe this is one that I'm going to bow out of. It's been a fun game and a hilarious game and it's no reflection on our wonderful GM or the rest of you. I hate to do it right while we're in the middle of stomping around on the 2nd level so maybe Eschie and I can work something out to where Joza stays for the rest of level 2 and then departs, so she won't have to bot me. Or she can just kill me off or have some other gruesome fate befall poor Joza, whatever works :P Either way, it's been a pleasure playing with everyone and I hope our paths will cross again in the future, hopefully under better circumstances for me. And there's a few of you that I'll still be seeing in other games too so I wouldn't be too sad :3
"We've got you covered, Warren!" Joza calls as she raises her bow yet again and fires a shot at one of the spiders.
Hey guys, I'm going to be pulling 12s at work for the next three days so you may not see much in the way of posts from me during that time. I'll try to check in/keep up as much as I can but it may not be until Friday night or Saturday before I'll get caught up. As always, feel free to bot me for combat/skill checks as needed!
You've not really missed anything; we're still scouting out Level 2 and fighting spiders :)
"Grr...these creatures should not be this difficult to skewer with an arrow," Joza growls as she takes aim and fires at a spider once again.
"Augh! I knew I should have practiced harder with the bow!"
"Swiftly, before they can approach!" Joza cries as she too looses an arrow at one of the lurking spiders.
Okay DM, thanks for keeping us updated. Here's hoping your transition at work goes as smoothly as possible!
Hang in there DM!
"I'm getting tired of spiders," Joza sighs softly. "Once we're ready, point them out and Zinli and I can start shooting. With some luck we can deal them a nasty blow before they get close enough to start biting!"
No worries GM, hang in there! And good to see you back (sorta) Dav :)
"Sounds like a plan then," Joza nods as she raises her bow and prepares to cover Voyla and the others up front if need be.
"Hey...is the door broken?" Joza asks as she notices Voyla suddenly flattening herself down on the ground in front of the door. "Or is this some sort of new trap-finding technique?"
Okay DM, no worries!
"Don't worry so much," Joza says as she moves to assist Voyla with cutting Warren free. "These spiders and their webbing would pose a threat to any of us! I am just glad no one was hurt this time."
Hoping to keep up the pressure Joza quickly moves past the others and into the hallway, putting her back to the wall as she stands just behind and to the side of Voyla. She raises her bow and fires...
Happy New Year, friends! :D
Merry (Belated) Christmas! I hope everyone is enjoying a good food coma today :)
"Eep!" Joza squeaks as she grabs both Dav and Zinli by the collar, pulling them away from the mist.
"Wow, those are some quick reflexes Voyla!" Joza calls out as the rogue nimbly avoids the pit trap that suddenly opens underneath her. "Of course I guess after that cage trap it makes sense to be on your guard..." she muses.
"Voyla's very good at what she does, isn't she?" Joza whispers to the others, looking impressed. "I wonder if she's able to set traps as well as undo them?"
"Through the door," Joza responds, giving Voyla a slightly puzzled look. "Or maybe through that other one at the end of the hallway," she adds, nodding at the southern door. "But we'll have to go through one of them if we want to keep moving, won't we?"
"So something other than the undead had to have put those there, to keep the door open," Joza whispers when the makeshift doorstops are pointed out. "Maybe it was those spider-things, but somehow I doubt it..."
I agree, good luck and we'll see you when you're done! :)
No worries Dav! I've been a little busier myself since my Christmas get-up-and-go actually arrived like it was supposed to. I could not get into the Halloween spirit this year which was sad because it's my other favorite holiday. I blame it being hotter than usual for that time of year!
"Well, at the least the choice of which way to go first seems easy enough this time," Joza whispers as she peers over the others' shoulders into the corridor.
"We could always try to force it open if it can't be unlocked," Joza offers. "It'd make some noise but after all the ruckus we made last time we were here you'd think that anything able to hear it would've joined the fight then."
"Hum...this is largely up to what Voyla and Warren decide but maybe we should try this door in front of us?" Joza suggests once they finally reach the second level of the Spire again. "It might eventually lead us back to where we've been earlier but even if it doesn't, it might be a good idea to not leave an unexplored area at our backs."
Joza's head spins as Dav shares his theories with them. "You speak of many things beyond my understanding, but I do understand one thing - if there is some sort of seal here, it was likely put here for a good reason. Perhaps to contain something wicked, as you said. If so, we have to make sure such a thing doesn't falter."
Happy Thanksgiving for all the U.S. folks and Happy Thursday for everyone! :)
"Really? But why?" Joza asks as they finish up their burial of the bodies and prepare to continue on.
After a few minutes Joza returns to the rest of the group, shaking her head. "The tracks are fairly recent, but I wasn't able to follow them very far - someone took the time to hide them," she reports.
"I can move ahead a little and see where the tracks lead while the rest of you work on burying these people," Joza offers. "If the tracks lead into the Spire or too far into the wilderness then I'll return to the rest of you and we can decide what to do."
"Yes, burying them would be a good idea," Joza agrees with a sad sigh. "I wonder why so many creatures are drawn to this place? And such a variety, too..."
"Really?" Joza responds, eyes wide. She doesn't seem embarrassed or upset with Dav's forwardness, but surprised. "Most humans and others I've met seem to prefer others of their own race, but then again there are a lot of...er..." she stumbles, a small part of her mind warning her that she might be bordering on saying something offensive. "Nevermind. Thank you Dav, I'm happy you think so," she smiles. Her demeanor then returns to its more task-oriented norm as the suggestion of checking for tracks is made. "Yes, good idea! Let me see..."
"Huh...he doesn't look like a Hellknight," Joza adds as she studies the man's armor. "Maybe someone that was passing through?"
"Er...thank you Dav," Joza responds somewhat shyly. "I'm glad that you and everyone else is safe too." Her expression grows grim as Rahiv pronounces the man dead. "Storm and salt! I was afraid of that," she sighs.
"Urgh...abominable bones!" Joza groans as she pulls herself to her feet, retrieving her dropped weapons as well. "Thank you, everyone...I shouldn't have charged in like I did. I was overconfident," she sighs, hanging her head. "But at least we are all still alive. And him, what about him?" she asks, indicating the unconscious man the skeletons had been dragging along.
Joza's eyes flutter open as Rahiv manages to wring a little healing magic from the wand. "Wha...? Eep!" she squeaks as she realizes that there's an awful lot of fighting taking place over and around her.
Unfortunately, it seems the Folk tend to be free bleeders...
Unprepared for the vicious onslaught, Joza collapses to the ground...
...continuing to bleed profusely.
"She's right!" Joza hisses, pointing towards the group of skeletons. "Whoever they are, they don't deserve whatever fate those skeletons have in mind!" Rather than draw her bow, she instead draws her trident and her mace as she hustles forward. "Oh no you won't! Let them go!"
Joza chuckled as she knelt down to offer the cat a friendly head scratch. "So you're saying that she's saying you need to cheer up? Because I think I would agree with her." She glances up at Rahiv. "Failure at times is part of life - if at all possible, you learn from the experience and are better for it in the end. Going forward you're a more capable healer now than you were a few days ago and that's a good thing, I'd say!" As she pets the cat, something else suddenly occurs to Joza. "You never did say if she has a name or not, did you?"
During their time in town Joza spends her time alternating between helping care for Voyla, wandering around Fort Inevitable, and checking in on the new baby Joza. Although it's relaxing, she's more than ready to head back to the Spire once Voyla feels well again.
I'd honestly be in favor of skipping ahead too unless someone has something they'd like to play out before we head back to the Spire :)
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