Ahoy!
So the plan is to formally start the day after New Years because I know folks are possibly out of town and on vacation.
In the meantime I'm hoping that people on the Recruitment page are aware that the game hasn't formally "started" - this is merely a prelude for new players to see things like:
1. post rate
2. the other potential players and how they interact with each other
3. get a sense of how I GM a game
4. see what they think of the world/game
At this point so far I've seen posts from -
1. Asan
2. Hack
3. Pollux
4. Sunny
5. Taissa
Still haven't seen posts from -
1. Daynen
2. Edeldhur
3. Galahad0430
4. Loup Blanc
5. Zavir Ragin
I made my post about the playtest on Friday and with the holidays going they may have missed it.
There is still time for them to toss something up and get into the mix.
For right now we're basically hanging out the inn "in-game" until the posted date (January 1st - sometime during the day).
The game's pace will likely slow down a bit once things get more structured and we have some solid plot to deal with.
But positions are still open for now.
Well, Polux is my alt :D
I wanted him to be named Pollux, but the name was already taken.
Zavir's player pulled out (per his post on recruitment thread) due to length of people's posting. He said he couldn't write that much.
Ah! Well, I knew that the one guy pulled out, I didn't know that guy and Zavin were the same guy.
I don't understand his concern though; it's been three days and only 60 postings or so. With seven players so far that's a rate of roughly 3 posts a day.
Oh well, it's not for everyone, though.
We'll see what happens next, I guess.
Well, Polux is my alt :D
I wanted him to be named Pollux, but the name was already taken.
btw, I prefer Polux with one 'l'. ;)
Tomorrow is NYE in Oz. I will be out of town until late afternoon on my 1st January. I will try to post something before I leave but then there will be no more postings from me until I return home.
Happy New Year to everyone. May 2014 be a positive year. :)
@Jhim: Welcome to the game. :)
Welcome to the game Jhim ;)
Wanted to drop a line to wish you all a Happy New Year!! Today and tomorrow posting will not come easy, and next weekend the family is going on a snow trip, but I'm still around. Posting will be sparse though, until next Sunday.
Enjoy the holiday everyone!
Thanks for the heads-up, Polux, I appreciate it :)
The action will start to pick up mainly tomorrow, but for now I'll assume you're around for the ride, even if you can't toss something up.
That said, I'm off to work in a few, but I'm eager to see what happens next.
Happy New years, gang.
:)
Bed time for me. G'night all, and happy new year!
It looks like Loup Blanc (goblin avatar) has also backed out of the game. I think people who want to play have responded in social rp on the board. Have positions closed now, Dain GM?
Happy New Year, folks. :)
Yes, Loup sent me a PM on it, it's all good.
But to answer your question Taissa - yes, positions have been closed.
If they're not posting on the board, they're not posting, I guess.
Sorry about last night, I fell asleep early around 11:30 (working two jobs on New Years day was a bit tiring, sadly) and I have to leave in about 20 for work again.
That said, I'm going to check the boards now and have something a bit more comprehensive later today.
See you all soon!
*HUGZ* All tha' bestest Master DM Sir...Unless...in fact...ye is a woman... (>_>)...
I haz done all'a whut ye bin asked of m'self. I hope I gots it right enough.
I be in kind'a Tokyo time...or "UTC +10"...
When I am at work, I can keep an eye on things when I'm on night shift and add small posts...On day shift there are breaks of about 12 hours when the best I can do is look in. When I'm not at work, then I generally have time to burn.
Wishin' every one all'a very bestest! (^_^)
I am in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - EST.
I genreally post mostly all day before 9:00pm EST.
I'm in Florida, EST mostly I post between 4:30PM EST and midnight.
pacific time for me. usually can post around 4 or 5pm. Infrequently I can post at work around 12pm, more so if they are shorter posts.
As mentioned previously. I'm in Sydney AEST (UTC+11).
I can post before work, during lunch time and in my late evening as a general rule. Though I have no real set pattern (I see what the day and night holds).
I am currently on summer holiday. A heads up: I will be away on vacation from January 11 to 21/22. I will not be posting during this time. (Dain GM already knows this.) My holiday was booked before the game started. Sorry, folks.
Have a great holiday! (^_^)
Thanks, Suny. I'm hoping to have a nice break from the daily grind. :)
Update: Just have to deal with weapons and armor. Should have it all turned in early-ish tomorrow. Sorry to be such a turtle.
Asan - that sucks, trust me - I know. I've typed a few long posts before that have had a tendency to crash.
I've noticed if you have Google Chrome and it doesn't post for some reason and you hit the "Back" button it will take you back to the screen you were working on just before it failed to post (generally).
Another suggestion is to type it in a Word document. Then you can cut and paste it up onto the boards without worrying if it crashes; plus, if you keep an ongoing Word document you'll have a record of your posts saved as sort of a "log" to remember what's going on.
A final suggestion is to highlight everything that you type before you post it, then - if you post and it crashes - you can always try to repost it via "Paste".
But after all that, yeah - I still make the same mistakes sometimes, and it sucks.
Anyhow, take your time. I'll be here :)
Dain DM, I noted there was no information on Ella on the Campaign information. Any reason why? :)
Dain DM, I noted there was no information on Ella on the Campaign information. Any reason why? :)
Yes, I was slowly updating the page after you got more information on each of the characters.
So as you get to know Ella better, you'll find out more details - and soon I'll have the gist of it on the page.
This is the same reason I've also not put anything up about the priest.
After you've met him and chatted a bit, you'll learn enough that I'll post up a summary for easy access.
Unless, of course, the priest is fictional and all part of a cunning ruse to put you on a cursed ship...
Nah... that's too easy. I got something better in mind... ;)
Dain GM, hope you didn't get hurt when you slipped on the ice and dropped your dinner.
Dain GM, hope you didn't get hurt when you slipped on the ice and dropped your dinner.
Actually, my knee is still sore even now. I ate, then posted, then took a nap - set my alarm so I could wake up and do some response before formally crashing for the night.
But thank you for asking, I do appreciate it. And luckily, since the take-out tray was in a plastic bag I was able to sort of carry the whole thing home and simply empty the bag into a bowl. It wasn't very pretty, but it was hot and tasty and very good.
Okay - now that I can settle in and buckle down and get some responses up.
FYI - the board says 21 posts; and all of them while I was taking a nap - good times, gang :)
Sorry to hear of your injury. Wishing you well...as well....
Much cheers to all.
Dain GM, try not to slip over today and look after that knee.
Indeed...rest it up proper.
Thanks, gang!
Well, the real issue today is that although there wasn't any snow last night, instead we got freezing rain and sleet.
The weather's been chilly, too.
Yesterday I came to work and some guy told me it was warming up. I said "How, it's 22 degrees out." and he tells me "Yes, that's true, but two hours ago it was 10 degrees out, and by late afternoon it should reach a high of 33."
So while it got warm, the sad fact is - it was still cold.
Now I need to glance at the main boards and see if I have time post before work.
See you all later tonight!
Just saw that you hurt your knee. Hopefully it's doing better.
Well wishes to you for recovery.
Thanks, Asan.
It's all good, now. Just a bit sore.
Anyhow - on with the show... :)
Hey guys, sorry about the late post; works been kicking my butt lately.
I'm working on the first battle map. I should have something up by later tonight (that is, 16 hours from now tonight) or the day after at most, it all depends on how work goes and how much energy I got when I get home.
Any follow-up questions for getting prepped for combat, toss 'em up.
Otherwise feel free to do any more social RP.
We'll be fighting soon, so if you signed on for some action, good time, 'cause it's coming! :)
Tomorrow's high is going to be 18 degrees.
That's the "high".
I think I'd be warmer if I shut my window, but I'm too busy posting ;)
I'll have something on the campaign thread soon, by the way.
see you then!
We close the schools here if it gets below 40 :)
On my neck of the woods it is raining like there's no tomorrow, and I we're going from 13ºC min to 14ºC maximum temperature. Not too bad to be honest, though I'd much rather more cold and no rain.
Discussion point: I never envisaged Taissa as a leader (mover-shaker), especially in this group. The more charismatic characters of the group are being rather silent IC and the beastmaster with no dip ranks is asking the questions and such. I don't want to keep doing that, to be honest. It doesn't really make sense character wise (she's not meant to like being around people all that much - prefers animals and is picky with people lol), you know. Someone else want to jump in who has the charisma/diplomacy to pull it off and desire to lead? ;)
Edit: The funny thing is that Suny has the highest CHA at 17 but her island lingo can't be understood by anyone other than Taissa and the priest. ;) But her characterisation and naivety make it impossible for Taissa to respect her as leader -- sorry Suny. Just stating Taissa's truth.
Stefan has a CHA of 14, Polux and Taissa are at 13. Asan has a WIS of 15 but CHA 10 (so he's not the most charismatic one in the group). But the problem for me is that both Stefan and Polux have no wisdom to save their lives (let alone lead with their respective 8's). ;p So they're pretty boys with fine manners. But lack life/street smarts/common sense. I believe a great leader needs a goodly amount of wisdom on top of charm. At least they would for Taissa. ;)
Pshaw! You're doing fine. (^_~)
But...really..Suny is probably equally good trying to shoot things with bow or cross bow...or trying to hit things with sword or fists.
With another level she should be quite a nice skirmisher in that I;m reasonably sure she can get some neat attacks against enemies who she can catch flat footed.
Haha. Thanks, Suny. ;)
Taissa has a +8 with her bow and a +6 with her lucerne hammer. She's designed primarily as ranged but can hold her own in melee if need be as secondary support.
I get a little antsy with a group of people and there being multiple chiefs so to speak -- can get in the way of certain things. I personally like having someone lead. Perhaps when we get to know each other better IC, it'll become more apparent ... We'll see.
Okay, logging off for the night. Catch you all tomorrow.
Night Suny. :)
*Begins 'Interlude dance' to pass the time till other folks log on and begin chatting...*
(^_~)
Well... As you have probably noticed so far, Polux is usually not much of chat guy, at least until he "warms up" to people [which hasn't been easy so far, because he was freezing his pants off :D] - I've been trying to have him place the questions that he believes to be important for his survivability, and the group's efficiency.
Because, fact is, cultists, Dark Gods and all, for him, and for the time being, this is just another "gig" ;)
Get in, bash some heads, hopefully get some cash, some rep, and that's that. This is Polux's current, and somewhat cold view of things around Beacon, I'm hoping to have the character grow as the game progress, and perhaps become a better man... Or not :D
Back on briefly to leave a message for Asan: Happy Birthday!
Don't confuse low wisdom with lack of street smarts. I usually RP low wisdom in this type of character as brashness and overconfidence. Stefan just doesn't believe there is anything that truly threatens his life (a common thing with young people). He also has no experience with anyone close to him getting killed, so he hasn't crossed that bridge yet. As far as questioning, the problem is the disparity in time zones. It is hard to get involved in a back and forth conversation with the delay. Perhaps it would be better if Dain GM and the players would delay some of the responses until others had a chance to post a response also. A good example is last night, I logged off after seeing there was nothing to add and eight hours later there are already 17 posts in the game thread. I really like the interaction so far, but it is hard to get involved in those conversations when they passed by in so short a period.
I concur, the time zone differences require us to be a little more diligent about not wrapping up conversations or plans of action when only two or three people are involved. I am a fairly active poster, but only when I am physically awake. The interraction has been great, but let's allow everyone a chance to weigh in before decisions are made.
*Hugz* I feel for you Stefan.
Today I was 'locked' into the work place and only able to watch the posts until recently.
Still..I try and pick the 'best' comment to respond to and wing it from there. (^_^)
*Continues to bop and caper to the music...*
Stefan, I can't really delay my responses because then I would miss out on the game being that when you guys post I sleep and vice versa. I try to wait out responses from other players when I make my postings. Waking up to umpteen posts doesn't faze me anymore and I expect it, so I work with it as best as I can.
Least I know how you're playing your low WIS. Not seen it done that way before but it is your characterisation and I will work with that. Thanks.