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RetroCon GM Signup
When: January 14-March 8, 2019
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Hey Gang!
For our next Play by Post convention, we will be running four different older specials at the same time. This convention consists of only multi-table specials, but we expect normal games will continue during this time.
During this convention, we’ll be running the specials
Siege of the Diamond City run by Shifty,
Legacy of the Stonelords run by Redelia,
Year of the Shadow Lodge run by GM Dennis, and
Cosmic Captive run by Tyranius
We are asking GMs who are interested in participating to sign up by October 14. Please go to this google form and fill it out carefully.
We will notify all GMs who fill out this form of our decision soon.
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An announcement directed at players, including sign-up instructions, will be coming in a few weeks.
Thanks for your interest! I’m looking forward to this, and I hope you will join us.
Redelia
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I play?
We will open player signups closer to the beginning of the convention. We’ll be returning to our popular master spreadsheet format for signup for this event!
Will there be boons for Players and GMs?
Absolutely. This is a convention for which you don’t have to leave home.
Will I receive the scenario for free?
Yes, we will be getting convention support for these multi-table specials.
Will the Adventure Card Game be included?
Yes, we plan to include tables of the ACG as part of Cosmic Captive, if we can get the three RPG tables required.
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Will the ACG component of Cosmic Captive be offered? I have player and GM credit for all of these in Core and Standard (except for core Legacy of the Stonelords, which I've thrown my hat in the ring to run), and I've never tried the ACG version of a special.
Also, could somebody point me to a tutorial on how ACG works in PbP?
Thanks!
EDIT: I don't have standard GM credit for Blood Under Absalom, or core credit for playing/GMing Race for the Runecarved Key, in case you are planning to run those in the future! ;)
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We do plan to include ACG Cosmic Captive. For more information on ACG by PbP, I would suggest looking at Flaxseed on Deck.
Hi Michael. We are planning to do Cosmic Captive. The RPG VOs were kind enough to do some extra work to make that possible.
As for how ACG works in Play by Post, we use a database to manage the game. Players themselves can use some kind of deck handler (we have a google sheet version that is by far the most common). You can put the info about your cards into the sheet and it will shuffle, draw, etc all the cards for you. It also generates a little tag to go at the bottom of your post to let others know what you skills, powers, and cards are.
The database manages all the locations and includes some random cards in each post in case the players need one. If on a turn a location gets shuffled, we just use a die roll to randomize until the person running the db has a chance to catch it up to the actions in the forum.
Aside from that, we make lots of notes for each other, like "feel free to use my blessings, but leave me 1 for my turn." It is also fairly common to rely on Google Hanouts to help facilitate some quick communication.
You can check out an example of a gameplay thread here. Feel free to post in the link Christine gave you or contact me if you have more question.
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ANNOUNCING Player Signups for RetroCon!
When: January 14-March 8, 2019
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Hey Gang!
We’re excited to announce player recruitment for our next PbP convention. We will be running four different older specials at the same time. You may only play in one of these specials, and either core or classic, not both You also may sign up for one ACG table. Signup for players opens today. We will remove all sign-ups for players that do not respect these limits. Please also note that posting frequency is important for the success of all the tables, so please make sure you can commit to posting just about every day before signing up.
During this convention, we’ll be running the specials
Siege of the Diamond City run by Shifty,
Legacy of the Stonelords run by Redelia,
Year of the Shadow Lodge run by GM Dennis, and
Cosmic Captive run by Tyranius
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I sign up to GM?
We have already finished GM recruitment. If you are interested in GMing specials in PbP, keep your eyes open for our next convention, starting in March.
How do I play?
Enter your details on this spreadsheet.
Will there be boons for Players and GMs?
Absolutely. This is a convention for which you don’t have to leave home.
Can I participate if I am new to Play-by-Post?
Certainly! Just let your GMs and Players know. They’ll be glad to help.
How many games can I sign up to play?
You may only sign up to play at oneRPG Ptable during this convention.
Wah! Why do you have so few tables of the Special? I won’t get a seat!
Don’t panic! We will be starting with only a few tables of each special. We’re doing this so that we can better respond to demand, and so that we don’t overschedule tables. For each special, we’ll have a waitlist. We will add tables as the waitlist fills.
I have another question! You can post here, or contact me or any of the other overseers. MorkXII is the card game overseer for Cosmic Captive, and you may contact him or any of the other ACG online venture officers with questions related to the ACG.
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***** ANNOUNCEMENT *****
I believe everyone has had a chance to sign up, so at this point, we are changing the restrictions on games. As of now, each player may sign up for two RPG games, as long as they are for different specials and at least one of the two is either Cosmic Captive or else not on Paizo.com. Each player may also sign up at one table of the Adventure Card Game, if they wish.
Noob question: what does a special/ACG mean?