Oct 7, 2019 10:11 pm
Not even sure about the burger part, but you'd for sure find some cheese!
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Oct 7, 2019 10:22 pm
Might not be beef in the burger, but there is plenty of roasted meat right now available.
Oct 23, 2019 9:34 am
TLDR:
I'm very sorry about the sudden slowdown. I should be back on tracks by monday. IRL is a bitch.
Longer version:
I'm been working for the past 8 months on a pretty big project, and recently became one of the main lead software engineers on that project. Which is awesome, but also tiresome. The project if very demanding, and even if it is getting better, there still is a lot to do.
On the personal side, I'm pretty busy as a father (and stepfather) of 4 and... [breaking news] well, soon to become 5. Yeah, I know how it sounds. It's just not that crazy.
Anyway, the current rush is coming to an end and I should be back on tracks by monday. Like many here I do most of my posting at work, which means that my workload has a direct impact on my posting rate. I hate it, but that's a fact I can't deny.
Aftermath:
I should have notified you of my inability to keep up to my own posting rate. That's on me, I'll do better next time.
Now, I've been thinking about this for some time and I'd like to give it a try if you're willing to: adding a rule to enforce posting rate to everyone. Including me, of course. Something like :
Game flow
To ensure a decent game flow, everyone must do his best to post quickly. If a player's turn has come or if he has been prompted for action for more than a day, the next player can skip his turn as play. If saves had to be rolled, assume they failed or roll them yourself without any bonus.
Initiative order
To limit back and forth posting, participants of a fight are split in four groups as follow:
{highest half of the party's INIT}
{highest half of the opponent's INIT}
{lowest half of the party's INIT}
{lowest half of the opponent's INIT}
Which group goes first is determined by the single highest INIT. Yep, that init bonus you picked now helps the whole party.
What do you think?
I'm very sorry about the sudden slowdown. I should be back on tracks by monday. IRL is a bitch.
Longer version:
I'm been working for the past 8 months on a pretty big project, and recently became one of the main lead software engineers on that project. Which is awesome, but also tiresome. The project if very demanding, and even if it is getting better, there still is a lot to do.
On the personal side, I'm pretty busy as a father (and stepfather) of 4 and... [breaking news] well, soon to become 5. Yeah, I know how it sounds. It's just not that crazy.
Anyway, the current rush is coming to an end and I should be back on tracks by monday. Like many here I do most of my posting at work, which means that my workload has a direct impact on my posting rate. I hate it, but that's a fact I can't deny.
Aftermath:
I should have notified you of my inability to keep up to my own posting rate. That's on me, I'll do better next time.
Now, I've been thinking about this for some time and I'd like to give it a try if you're willing to: adding a rule to enforce posting rate to everyone. Including me, of course. Something like :
Game flow
To ensure a decent game flow, everyone must do his best to post quickly. If a player's turn has come or if he has been prompted for action for more than a day, the next player can skip his turn as play. If saves had to be rolled, assume they failed or roll them yourself without any bonus.
Initiative order
To limit back and forth posting, participants of a fight are split in four groups as follow:
{highest half of the party's INIT}
{highest half of the opponent's INIT}
{lowest half of the party's INIT}
{lowest half of the opponent's INIT}
Which group goes first is determined by the single highest INIT. Yep, that init bonus you picked now helps the whole party.
What do you think?
Oct 23, 2019 10:02 am
By the way, chr2m is facing difficulties at work too and PMed me that he'll bow out of the game. I thought he'd post here to let you know, but apparently he already left freed his spot.
Given that he's almost hugging an unknown creature straight out of a nightmare, the fate of his character might be less that happy. On the bright side, one of you is about to have a promotion...
Given that he's almost hugging an unknown creature straight out of a nightmare, the fate of his character might be less that happy. On the bright side, one of you is about to have a promotion...
Oct 31, 2019 9:10 pm
Somehow I missed these OOC posts (mostly cause I usually just check the IC thread postings), but I'm still here.
1) Cool stuff about the Paris metro. I've been there and used it and of course it is better than anything we have in Southern California since we don't have a metro.
2) Bummer about chr2m.. but RL is RL.
3) Halfling? do you mean Malchuk? I take only slight offense. But I'm in favor of the Dwarf.
1) Cool stuff about the Paris metro. I've been there and used it and of course it is better than anything we have in Southern California since we don't have a metro.
2) Bummer about chr2m.. but RL is RL.
3) Halfling? do you mean Malchuk? I take only slight offense. But I'm in favor of the Dwarf.
Nov 25, 2019 1:31 pm
Damn...
I've been thinking about it for a week now and I'm still not comfortable with that decision, but I'll have to let the PbP gaming go.
There are two mains reasons to that:
- first, I hate being unreliable and I've been very inconsistent in my posting rates in the last couple of months and I don't see any good way to avoid it from happening again
- second, while allowing me to play every day, PbP actually requires a lot of time that I'm sometimes struggling to find. One reason for that certainly is that English isn't my native language, but I also spend a lot of time checking references and other stuff that add up
I've started to feel increasingly frustrated regarding the games I'm trying to push because PbP games moves so slowly and are so easily killed by losing momentum, something that happens no matter what you do because some players or GMs will bow out. And while I've loved playing here for almost two years, I think I'll put that daily gaming hour into another project.
I've hired a map artist some time ago to draw maps of the Oakfall realm, and I'm completely in love with his style. With the free time I get by stopping PbP, I'll actually learn how to publish actual RPG material and start working on a fully fleshed out Oakfall setting. Yup.
Anyway, I'm extremely sorry to stop the game so abruptly, but it feels like the right thing to do. Don't feel bad about it, go check out the tavern and start playing another game.
For those who want to stay in touch, I'll read my PMs for a few more months and I think I've put a gmail address somewhere in the OOC thread.
Happy rollin',
Your (former) GM
TL;DR: PbP takes too much of my time, I have to bow out. Sorry about that, I liked playing with you guys. Keep having fun!
I've been thinking about it for a week now and I'm still not comfortable with that decision, but I'll have to let the PbP gaming go.
There are two mains reasons to that:
- first, I hate being unreliable and I've been very inconsistent in my posting rates in the last couple of months and I don't see any good way to avoid it from happening again
- second, while allowing me to play every day, PbP actually requires a lot of time that I'm sometimes struggling to find. One reason for that certainly is that English isn't my native language, but I also spend a lot of time checking references and other stuff that add up
I've started to feel increasingly frustrated regarding the games I'm trying to push because PbP games moves so slowly and are so easily killed by losing momentum, something that happens no matter what you do because some players or GMs will bow out. And while I've loved playing here for almost two years, I think I'll put that daily gaming hour into another project.
I've hired a map artist some time ago to draw maps of the Oakfall realm, and I'm completely in love with his style. With the free time I get by stopping PbP, I'll actually learn how to publish actual RPG material and start working on a fully fleshed out Oakfall setting. Yup.
Anyway, I'm extremely sorry to stop the game so abruptly, but it feels like the right thing to do. Don't feel bad about it, go check out the tavern and start playing another game.
For those who want to stay in touch, I'll read my PMs for a few more months and I think I've put a gmail address somewhere in the OOC thread.
Happy rollin',
Your (former) GM
TL;DR: PbP takes too much of my time, I have to bow out. Sorry about that, I liked playing with you guys. Keep having fun!
Nov 25, 2019 7:17 pm
These things happen and I am sorry to see it happen here but I wish you all the best in your endeavours to establish Oakfall, I must say this was one of the best backgrounds and environment I have seen and for one would love to get hold of a finished product (when ready)
All the best and thank you,
Math
All the best and thank you,
Math
Nov 26, 2019 8:37 am
Thanks everyone!
Mathfuric I love putting some effort into the games I run so that they feel right. The Forgotten Realms brings a bit too much to my taste and I'm sure I'll have fun designing my own pantheon and writing the history of the Oakfall realm. Don't expect it to hit the market before two years though, there's a lot to be done and it's something I'll be doing on my free time. With four five kids. Man, I must be insane :D
I'll certainly put a notification on Reddit whenever the project hits a milestone.
Mathfuric I love putting some effort into the games I run so that they feel right. The Forgotten Realms brings a bit too much to my taste and I'm sure I'll have fun designing my own pantheon and writing the history of the Oakfall realm. Don't expect it to hit the market before two years though, there's a lot to be done and it's something I'll be doing on my free time. With four five kids. Man, I must be insane :D
I'll certainly put a notification on Reddit whenever the project hits a milestone.