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I do have a poster of Samwise Gamgee on my bedroom wall. But its got this weird factory defect because the image has the lips worn off...

Though sometimes I look at it longingly, wishing I was Frodo.

Frodo: I need you on my side.

Sam: I'm on your side, Mr Frodo.
Frodo: I know you are, Sam.

It seem like everyone has rolled some really good stats so far. I'm expecting to be the one who gets awful stats, and I'm actually kind of excited if I get to RP the anchor that weighs the group down. I can try to be comic relief if I don't have the skills to be physically useful :)

Hey! I will take method 3.

Lockwood and I played in a game once where the order you rolled your scores in was fixed. Trying to figure out what character best fit that array of scores was challenging and a ton of fun. Sign me up for that again!

Just like Steve said, I'm all in for option 3. Let's see what I get! Super excited :)

Jyri! Fancy meeting you here :)

Once everyone is done, we are going to meet our new character, who is a Lockwood character - 'nuff said there.

i.e. it's a 'Lockwood character', which means it's super dumb :)

I said usually. Hell, with the way my dice were rolling, I couldn't even challenge you all. Of course, you were playing at an APL of almost 9 in a 7-11, so that should have been expected. :P

It would have been even easier if Steve's toon had flipping pulled his own weight in combat.

Seriously, learn how to make an optimized character, Steve :0

Everyone will be disappointed if Lockwood doesn't do karaoke ;-)

Let the disappointment commence! Because it ain't happening.

Take On Me *does* sound like a risky choice, though...

Yes, the hubris of youth and a few bottles of soju :)

Oh, and now I really want to see Lockwood do Karaoke.

That is never going to happen. If I can't hit the high notes in Take On Me, then I give up on my karaoke career :)

Lockwood, I'm afraid you'll have to endure more than just a handshake and a "hi"! We'll have to play a few scenarios, have a few pints/pitchers/barrels of beer, and maybe even sing karaoke. :D

I'm down for all that, dude. Except for maybe the karaoke. The last time I tried that was with Steve, and in Korea, where I butchered one of my favorite songs of all time :)

Also, Lockwood, are you still alive?

Hey, man. How's everything going for you?

I'm still alive and well. In fact, I'm (very) slowly making a comeback to the boards and posting sporadically here and there, returning from my long absence. Somehow, I was lucky enough to see this note from you. Also, I'm still planning on going to gencon, so if you're there as well, you'll have to put up with me shaking your hand and saying hi :)

Voted!

Heck yeah, Steve! Congrats, dude! That monster is awesome. Time for you to usurp Mikko as the king of monster creation :)

I might recommend a potion of see invisibility on there as well, since you can't always rely on things like purge invisibility.

heh.

Sadly, and what makes matters more difficult, is that (and I think I'm right on this) see invisibility cannot be made into a potion becuase it has a range of "personal" :0

I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens yesterday, and the aftermath of it... I felt really meh. But it's not just that movie, all things in general seem to let down. No surprises, no twists, nothing I couldn't foresee from afar. I'm guessing this is one of the reasons even PFS scenarios have been feeling dull and don't, uh, "cut a dash"? (Checked a dictionary for that)

Anyone else feel like the movies, series, scenarios, adventures, all feel ultimately the same and with little difference or excitement. Even the latest PFS Special—I can't even remember the name—had some really predictable elements in addition to the common never-ending battles I begin to abhor.

So as not to leave you hanging, I'll just add a quick response. For Force Awakens, I thought the movie was great. No big twists or surprises, but it was well-shot, the characters were likable, it had entertaining dialog, and decent action scenes. There are many movies I don't end up liking because of the issues you comment on above, but I thought Force Awakens was far better than most movies to come out recently.

For pathfinder, there are some PFS scenarios and adventure that have some of the elements/issues/shortcomings you describe above, for sure. But there have been a few that I thought were decent (both PFS and adventures), and one PFS scenario in particular that PapaSteve told me about (I didn't play it/don't know the name) that sounded so cool I wish I had been in the group.

Sorry, dude. I'd love to go to Paizo con at some point, but I can't make it this year. I bet it's awesome though.

Awesome, Mikko! Glad you'll be there. None of us were very lucky getting a room today, but it looks you did just fine. We'll keep trying to book a decently close room.

It'll be a great time when we're all there!

Hey all, the Here Be Monsters 2 (monster design) contest is scheduled to start today. This is Mikko's contest, that he referenced in an earlier post on this thread.

Steve and I participated in the first contest (did terribly), and had a blast. I hope everyone joins up to give it a shot. The schedule is up on Mikko's site, A Sword for Hire, and the theme the monster's are to be designed to should be announced today.

Anyway, just wanted to prod everyone, in case they might enjoy participating.

Thanks, Mikko. The last contest was a lot of fun. I'd like to put something together for this one again. I hope everyone else here will as well!

I voted too! Go, go, go Amaranti! Awesome work, dude! That's great.

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PS: Chris, if only you knew what a back-handed link that was. The lyrics touch me. Country music makes my ears bleed. Poor choice to live in Houston, really, musically speaking... but better than a town of 10,000 in rural Australia (where I grew up). At least there are some other musical options here.

It was supposed to be heartfelt thank you. I didn't want our feelings and gratitude toward you to go unsaid. Since I couldn't put it any better, I figured I should just let Willie touch your heart :)

And just in case I didn't tell you enough how special you were to all of us... here :)

@ Damien-

I can totally respect your decision, and the intention to drastically cut back. I felt terrible when I backed out of Isle of Dread, but at that time I was getting overwhelmed on games, and you were very patient and understanding about it. So, one, thank you, and, two, I understand completely the need to cut back.

There are zero hard feeling on my end for a decision like this. It's been great gaming with you and the games you've run have been some of the best I've ever had the honor of playing in. So, thank you very much for all the time and effort you put in. Also, I'll be very sad when/if you eventually stop completely, but I'm delighted you'll at least be continuing on with the drongos for a while yet!

No worries at all, dude! You're the man.

Oh, wait! Mikko's going to GenCon??? I'm out :)

But seriously, Steve is the information master for GenCon, he is directing us on how/when/why to book our rooms. Also, I'll go to any presentations you give about freelancing, even if it's just while having a drink.

Happy new year to you all, my fine friends!

Hey, dudes. I wanted to give you all a heads up that I will have a hard time posting today/tonight. I'm taking my nieces and nephew to the final fantasy-distant worlds symphony in Chicago tonight for their Christmas present. So... I'll be a bit tied up and will catch up on our games soon.

Happy Christmas! Merry Everything! I hope everyone is having an awesome couple of days.

What a great group of gamers we have here. I second your sentiments, thanks for letting me be part of this awesome group :)

@ Silbeg: Hey, dude. I'll also have to pass on having Vox join up for the next Slayer's adventure. I'm trying to keep to 3 active games, and the Slayers would put me up to 4. So I'll be holding off too, sorry man. Hope everyone else has a great time though, and I hope everyone survives!

No worries, Damien. Hope you feel better!

Steve & Lockwood - nice win for the Lions.

Thanks! But to be honest, that's the first I've heard of it :)

Do people still watch football, is that still a thing?

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope it's a great one :)

christopher lockwood wrote:

TheBobJones wrote:

Sorry for my absence today for those that noticed. My mom has been in ill health for the last five years and had a heart procedure today. All went well.

Reading Steve's posts was a really bright spot in a nervy day. I would love for the originals to ride into the EotT, subbing Lockwood for Trapper obviously, and having Gunari would really make it special if someone could run it for us.

Turning in - see you all tomorrow.

You cut me deep, my friend.

I was hoping I could just slide by, for old time's sake, guess I'll have to start looking for a group play Eyes with :)

Bad writing - was thinking about my inaugural run and obviously you are an original Chris. If I may - Steve you should get this - Paul the apostle was always bent because after Judas he felt he should have been the 12th apostle, but they (the original 11) didn't pick him. Even though a clear read of the bible makes this evident.

Chalk it up to fatigue and poor editing. I wouldn't play if Lockwood wasn't there. Who would move us?

Hahaha, we're all cool everyone. I didn't mean to cause a big stir on this. I just thought it was a funny jab which I laughed at. Ibid will be there for sure, so long as he doesn't die along the way first :)

Sorry for my absence today for those that noticed. My mom has been in ill health for the last five years and had a heart procedure today. All went well.

Reading Steve's posts was a really bright spot in a nervy day. I would love for the originals to ride into the EotT, subbing Lockwood for Trapper obviously, and having Gunari would really make it special if someone could run it for us.

Turning in - see you all tomorrow.

You cut me deep, my friend.

I was hoping I could just slide by, for old time's sake, guess I'll have to start looking for a group play Eyes with :)

Yeah, I'll have to pass too. I don't think I could do it the proper justice. It would be fun, for sure, but I'd have a hard time giving it the proper effort it deserves. Cool thought though, Damien, trying to help find a way to keep it going in the interim.

I'm in it for the art.

You guys are the worst. You all make me so mad, creating posts that are so good they get into guides.

Hey damo, just wanted to say that I liked your Tip #1. I'm eagerly awaiting more of your tips to come out, so I can actually follow and use them in my posting.

I read Tip #1 and immediately realized I didn't follow its advice in my very first post in Steve's First Step's game. Ugh, I need to work on my PbP etiquette, I don't know why you all let me in to the 'superstars'!

Ha, Steve! That'd be cool. It would even be cool if Paizo thought we could help with anything in any way. Just tell me what I can to do help, especially if it's running ideas for future adventure paths by me. That or asking me to write a module :)

As for the forum location discussion...

I can say that my vote would be for us to remain here on the Paizo forums. I like that the history/old games for this group is located here, and I wouldn't want to be disconnected from them. Also, it might be a bit vain, or maybe naive, but I like the fact that a lot of other people/groups use Paizo and can check into/see our games if they want (not that anyone actually does). And, one thing that painlord mentioned/eluded to at gencon is that this group has sort of carved out our own little corner on the Paizo forums, and in doing so we have sort of removed our selves from the general population in some cases, not that this bothers me at all, but I don't think I'd want to remove ourselves even more from community.

Whatever the 'community' means in this case.

These are just some thoughts off the top of my head. I know the forums crashing/eating posts/generally being stubborn can be a really big chore to deal with (sometimes), but even given all that I still think I'd like to remain here.

I'll go with the group consensus though, if we decide to move on.

Hmm, does youngsters at heart work better? Maybe what I'm trying to say is that I'm basically an old man already :)

I act like Ibid looks.

I can add that if I am lucky enough to make it gencon 2016, there will be more napping for me this time around. I can't keep up with all you youngsters and your late nights :)

@ Mikko: and your scenario is level range 7-11, thanks for writing it specifically with my precious toon, Ibid, in mind :)

Hey Mikko, thanks for checking in, dude. A new scenario, that's great news, I can't wait to play it! Like Damien mentioned above, we're going to try and do gencon again, that's the plan so far. We can keep you updated if anything changes, but it'd be cool if we all could meet up next year.

As for me, nothing much is new. I'm a pretty boring dude :)

So after some discussion with Damien - I have decided I am going to GM for this group!!! I am going to take on the ALTS.

Ugh... not this guy :)

Wow, just wow. Did not expect that. Steve and Lockwood that was truly fantastic. The time to craft, the detail, the twist.

Painlord there were points when I was reading their story and I was like - 'Oh yeah, I remember that' and I clicked on the link and totally remembered the post. That shared experience makes such a difference.

Steve and Lockwood, thank you ever so much for including us. That was awesome.

Thanks for the kind words, dude. Steve and I had fun coming up with it. Originally we had no idea what actually happened in the mine/tomb, we just knew that something bad happened. But it was fun to write up, figure out a backstory, and, most importantly, hopefully it was not too much of a hassle for you all to slog through.

The reason we wrote this backstory is also the inline with some the preceding comments about PFS in general. We wanted to try and make a more cohesive story to tie the characters together, which for us made playing them much more fun, and since the scenarios would have a hard time doing that for us, we just went ahead and had a bunch of fun doing it ourselves.

Anyway, thanks again for all the kind words! And like Steve said, if anyone else wants to get down on the Cyrus/Ibid plot line moving forward, just let us know!

Cool cool. Thanks for the kind words, dudes! Steve and I hoped it would be entertaining for more than just our dumb selves :)

Just a warning ya'll, I've been playing some PbPs and since a majority of them sucks donkey balls, I've begun to think of just running ONE game, albeit it'd be big.

Dragon's Demand. I own that thing as a physical copy and managed to run it for a select home group for some time, but we lacked a proper place to play, and weren't able to get a babysitter. So it died down almost immediately after finishing chapter 1.

I'd run the module in campaign mode, stripping away the rules of PFS and allow almost everything (but limiting to good taste). I'm intrigued to know are you interested in investing into a much larger PbP game.

Dragon's Demand sounds awesome, but I don't think I could do you justice with my posting quality/frequency if I joined another game. So, I'm sorry, dude. I would really to, but I don't think I can manage it. Thanks for offering it up though!

Oh and for God's sake, someone call 911 and find out where the other Chris is. I for one am worried.

Is this 'Chris' supposed to be me, Chris? If so, I'm here but just very busy with work and stuff lately, and so have neglected this discussion thread (a little). But I'm fairly (kind of) confident this comment wasn't actually directed toward 'me, Chris'... so, don't mind me butting in :)

You all make me so mad

Please, please, please, let's not turn our sacred zedroom into the same as that RPGSS thread of only puns. I'm begging you.

Time got away from me today doing... well, work... But I still had to post and say you guys had me laughing pretty hard about the Lockwood statue and such.

Everyone wants to be remembered and at least now I have a shot at leaving a legacy :)

So... right out of left field, my Confirmation newbies pulled...

A LOCKWOOD!

I swear, I had not told them about it. They got it (I'm sure) from the maps section of my guide to play.

Hahahahaha, let's hope it sticks and eventually others start using it :)

That can be my lasting contribution to pbp... not being able to move my own token :)