OOC Discussion Thread

We'll use this thread to post Out of Character Conversation and Questions.

Do we need to establish how our characters know each other and what we're doing setting wise?

@Remnant: We'll definitely establish that as soon as the other characters are done being made. It seems like after the characters are made, if we decide how they know one another, the story can start out making more sense that way.

Also, the artist is awesome. You're the first person to ever pick that profession so far.

Also, if you don't mind, I'm gonna edit your character sheet. I won't change anything; all I'm going to do is put your bike's "character sheet" at the bottom...

@Remnant: I put your bike's stats in your inventory. So what that reads is your bike's Strength is 2 (after 2 damage it breaks), -1 Defense (this applies to the rider's defense when someone attacks your character specifically while he's riding it), it can only carry 1 passenger, and it's movement speed is whatever the rider's Current Strength is x2.

That's fine by me, I didn't know I had a character sheet besides the post I made, is there character sheets I should be using?

Nope, that's good.

The original looks like this:


So it doesn't need to be fancy, by any means.

Posted my character. I figure the car would cost 20C since there shouldn't be anything fancy attached to it.

As soon as we have the setting we can figure out how we know each other.

@Remnant: Maybe our characters will get along, since they are both artists?

//Handle

If she has a couch I can sleep on... new BFFs o3o.

@handle: I put your car's stats on your character sheet in parenthesis: since you bought the 20C model, you got the basic setup of having a starting Strength of 6, the driver's Defense is at +2 when inside of it, it holds 2 passengers, and it's speed is the car's Current Strength x2. It's probably some tiny little zippy-thing that looks pretty sweet when she pulls up to the valet parking at her media events.

@spaceseeker19: You don't have to roll for profession you know right? Just Strength... I might have mislead you guys when I put the numbers next to the "professions" section.

Dang, everyone's rolled really high Strength Scores...

No, I rolled because I like the randomness; I did +2 so I wouldn't get what the others got. I didn't notice numbers in the professions section...

*rolls around waiting for the 4th*

@Remnant: A starving artist on my couch?! We'll have some sort of deal where I give you a place to sleep in exchange for you keeping the paparazzi away.

I like your character Space, I imagine him screaming 'GET RIPTED' at inappropriate times.

Any idea on what our scenario will be?

//Handle

No idea maybe we solve mysteries.

Fairly close I think, Remnant... It looks like it'll just be the three of you, so I'll make a new thread today and we can begin.

I call dibs on saying 'Jinkies!' and 'Urban Zen'.

Okee-doke! I started the in-game thread. It's called TWERPS Trashy Tales of Neato Falls.

I'm going to be flying from Florida back to South Korea, so I won't be able to post for a little bit. My vacation is over, gotta go back to cold, slushy work.

//Handle

Okey-doke! We'll assume she's taking a brief nap.

So if I want to do stuff how does the system work...

Well, like in most RPGs, if it's something that's easy to do (say your character wants to start a car with a proper key, eat a sandwich, or put on pants), you just announce it and it's done.

If it's something that might prove more difficult to do (say your character was raised in a jungle as a small boy by poop-throwing apes and wants to start a car with a proper key, eat a sandwich, or put on pants), then you declare what their intentions are and I give you a difficulty number between 1-10. Then that Difficulty Number is added to a d10 roll for the Difficulty Total. You roll d10 and add your Current Strength to it. If your total is equal or greater than my Difficulty Total, you succeed.

For the sake of speeding things along you might say, "I wanna read this book." If it's an easy book to read "I'll say, okay you read it, and now have a craving for off-colored proteins." Or I might say, "Uh oh... This book has big words! Like Difficulty Number 7 big words!"

I'll then roll 1d10+7 and say, "Roll 1d10 + (your Current Strength) and roll equal or better than the Difficulty Total I rolled."

If I get a tour of where things are being dumped at the landfill I want to figure out how to make a mural from above where locals probably won't notice. Don't know if that would be doable to begin with though.

Hmm... Something HUGE overnight? Anything's probably possible in TWERPS... What sort of time frame are we talking about?.

From when they let me in and leave and I scavenge the place for supplies, start work, until I get arrest, dragged out, or pass out... XD

Okay cool, so like a project over time. Yeah that will probably be a lot easier to accomplish, but require multiple rolls.

Cool I just have to win a ticket or sneak in...

Yup.

Did you want us to RP things out a bit more? (I haven't posted for a minute since I wasn't sure).

I'd say just get us to the landfill to spend the night and we'll go from there. Everyone's goal is pretty much to get to the grand opening for publicity.

//Handle

No, you're good remnant. I wasn't sure if Devin and Julie were going to be opposed to Evan's volunteering them to the Landfill or if they had other ideas, but I've just gone on and assumed they're on board. I've posted by I've left it open still if they decide they have other ideas.

Just found out that I am getting sent to a month long training course for my job that will eat up all of my free time. I have to give up a month of my life for a higher paycheck, basically.

So I'm gonna have to put everything on hold until this training is over, including my games on this site. I will be back by mid-February though, don't forget about me!

I feel bad noting being able to play this game since it is low on players, perhaps advertising a super simple PBP game on reddit would attract some people?

//Handle

Edit: I'm still gonna be here, but I will most likely not have time to write I post I will be proud of. Consider me frozen, like that one guy in the Star Wars movie.

Alright, well if we don't hear from you, good luck!

I'm not really sure what to do about the loss of a player here. We already started the game short of characters, and now we've lost another one. I was initially going to give control of Julie to another player now that they've headed to the landfill, but that doesn't seem right, especially as handle didn't really abandon the game, but got called for work training.

My other thought was to postpone the game until handle gets done in a few more weeks...

I was also wondering whether you guys have run out of steam yet.

Thoughts?

Im okay with waiting I have enough to keep me busy with other games... Speaking of which I'll poke the other one we stalled in Fun

I was wondering about that other one as well.

I was wondering about that other one as well.

We could try to continue, with Handle's character as an NPC following our lead, or we could take a break. I don't have a strong preference either way. I've noticed that most of the games on the site went into a slump during the Christmas holidays, and haven't really recovered yet.

I AM ALIIIIIIVE

Well not really. I still have a week left, but I figure I would post. This last month has been a mass of stress and work, at least it's finally over. I should be able to start posting again on the 12th, hooray!

//Handle

Great, we'll start up then with you all getting picked up from the motel and heading out for you night in the landfill.

I'm going to be at DunDraCon 40 starting on the 12th, so my posts will be terse and infrequent for that weekend.

Alrighty.

I have to keep reminding myself that a "muscle up" is the name of an exercise, similar to a pull-up. I keep forgetting that when I re-read my last post and then I think that Devin's turning into the Hulk or something.

*pokes* Checking pulse since it's been a minute.

We appear to be in a deep freeze. Quick, lay out some dead leaves so some fungi will come back!

It's too bright in here for the fungi to grow! (drawing the shades)

It's been over a month, so I'm gonna pull out of this game. See you guys when we play again!