General Chit-Chat

This is for all OOC and other game related chat

Keep in mind folks the guidelines makes this suggestion :

Personality
.... Traits --- pick at least 2
.... Ideals -- pick at least 1
.... Bonds -- pick at least 1
.... Flaws --- pick at least 1

These are suggested minimums and while you can have just 1 of each if that is all you want keep in mind that the alternate version of Inspiration that I am using rewards more detail with the Personality aspects. Personally even in games where this version of Inspiration is not being used I go through all the suggested Traits, Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws listed for all backgrounds and take those that I feel match the character I am wanting to play. Granted sometimes the wording has to be changed slightly but the concept generally remains the same. Further you can make up your own as well -- basically the more detail helps you and helps me.

I have a generic method to bring the characters together that is semi-organic but previous ties would be even better -- I have only had one group so far that actually did that and it was a much better start but I leave that to players since not all players like to do that -- personally as a player I am always trying to set up some kind of relationship with one or more of my fellow players and in the past I have been father, brother, son, and good friend to another PC.

I like that idea. Karg would be easily interested in Amos from curiosity and the desire to help him overcome his troubles, but would be unsure of how to do so because Amos has had complex troubles beyond merely not having enough money or being harassed.

The backstory written for Karg is:
From a young age, Karg was fascinated by exploration and devoted to Dukagsh. He advocated for expanding Yroc territory into unclaimed and unexplored regions and avoiding conquests of other nations. The more warlike members accused him of being weak. As a test of his devotion and strength, he set out into the wilderness for a month alone, after a month in the wilderness fending off wild beasts and surviving, he proceeded towards civilization choosing not to return to his homeland until he has done 1,000 good deeds. Eventually he made his way to Waterdeep, by traveling with merchants and adventurers from town to town. There, he joined the Order of the Gauntlet. After spending a few months catching thieves and stopping conflict, the Order requested that Karg travel to Far Reach to help in dealing with problems in that region, they feel his racial traits will help those who are already established a base there.

Perhaps on his way from Waterdeep to Far Reach he met one of the characters?

Okay I can work with that and meld the two stories and if Ulfgar wants to chime in on this too then I can meld that as well.

Yeah, Amos has never given details of his issue to anyone since leaving the monastery. So while you can clearly tell something ails him mentally, he would never speak of it. Even if anyone were to witness an episode, he will just ignore any probing questions and insist that "it's nothing" and try to change the subject.

I guess when I mentioned your paladin training allowing you some insight into his darkness, I was stuck on old school paladin being holy warriors, which I guess isn't' necessarily always true in 5e.

Posted a backstory in my character discussion assuming that is okay.

Yes the character backgrounds can be dropped into the character discussion threads as that is the intent of those threads for players to discuss their characters with me and other players

Okay I have gotten things started and I will be continuing to iron things out with the characters as we proceed.

Okay looking for posts from mlettow and Fairborne before moving things forward hopefully they will chime in today sometime. I have been trying to post at least once every 3 days or sooner if everyone has posted.

I can't seem to find the post as button

Okay this is what it looks like sort-of

Quick Reply

Post As: Player V

B I U S etc...

The V is a down arrow that you click on to get the selection list

I just have
Quick Reply
B I U S ...

try rebooting the page -- or go to your character edit it and save it and see if that updates things for you

I was asking on the discord, and apparently, Karg has not been approved yet.

Hmm okay yep my bad -- but I could have sworn I approved him along with all the other characters -- weird

Did we lose a player already?

hmm good question but yeah Fairborne has yet to post -- I will leave them attached but see if I can round up another player just in case.

Hi everyone,
Just a quick post to say hello.
I'm currently in the character creation process, I hope I'll be able to get everything ready sometime tomorrow so we can start this for real.

I settled for a gnome wizard. Still working on the background.

I'm glad I could join this group :)

Just a heads up I will have the GeneralET's character join you all he was a bit delayed -- I will figure out a why once I see the character info a bit more -- but perhaps he drank a bit too much last night ;)

Nice! Welcome to the group!

Welcome!

Everybody, I don't want to monopolize, so tell me if the interaction with ootah is going on to long, and I will have Karg make an excuse and we can continue with everyone.

I do not expect it to take forever, but just putting it out there just to be safe

Keep in mind that instead of just standing there and talking with her you can ask her to accompany you as you need to check into the garrison

Sorry about that everyone. I was on a family vacation last week that didn’t allow me to post as expected and this storm in the Houston area has made this week worse until now. Shall I jump in at the market or garrison?

You can wander up late as perhaps you had to gather your stuff prior to joining everyone as some of it got semi-misplaced -- glad to you you have returned to us -- and hope the whether in your region does not affect you to badly

Stay safe, Fairborne. Things are looking pretty rough for you folks over there.

Okay not sure if this affects anyone in this game but I have updated all the Backgrounds associated with any that a player has taken thus far so if yours has not been addressed as of yet it should be and you might want to take a look.

Also for Unarmed Combat I have update that in the Weapons Table but to sum it up
.... Simple Weapons version (which everyone has regardless of class) has Finesse and does 1d3-1 plus Dex/Str Mod
.... Martial Weapons version (folks you have taken or have all Martial Weapons) has Finesse and does 1d4 plus Dex/Str Mod

The Tavern Brawler Feat simply upgrades a Simple Weapons version to the Martial Weapons version and I may look into a Feat to augment the Martial Weapon version if any becomes interested in such.

Okay due to recent events it has come to light that the price for magic item consumables is inconsistent and as such I am applying a consistency aspect to them so that I can more easily calculate their values and this can give you all a means of getting an idea of what a magic item might be worth.

First : Spell Level of the Effect x 100gp
Second : Casting Level of the Effect if not equal to Spell Level an additional +50gp per level
Third : Consumables cost half as much

For instance a Healing Potion cast at 3rd level would cost as follows
1st Level Spell Effect -- 100gp
3rd Level Casing ------- +50gp x2
Consumable Magic Item -- (100gp +100gp) / 2 = 100gp

Note this currently only applies to Spell Effect Levels from 1st through 3rd -- upon entering 4th and above I have to refactor this in order to make sure those magic items get the appropriate costing structure. I will be trying to make a list of the magic item consumables that are not Scrolls and pricing them out -- however if anyone wants to lend a hand please do as that would just speed things up.

Also if you did purchase a Scroll at the 100gp -- you can use the 50gp refund for another scroll or you can apply it some other magic consumable if you like -- in short you get the refund but you must use it or lose it as previous

I was looking through the house rules section and noticed divine smite in the spell adjustment list which I didn't notice before. Is that the same Divine Smite I get as a class feature?

Yes that is the Spell you invoke when you use that 2nd level Paladin ability -- it was toned down a smidge to bring it alignment with other first level spells but its duration was extended also in order to bring it into alignment with other first level spells.

Basically I looked at the ability and said why are we breaking consistency and creating an ability that was nearly useless and definitely not on par with any of the other 1st level spells which it seemed to reflect. So now you can expend a spell slot for that spell which you always know that requires Verbal component and your Holy Symbol. Like saying, "PatronName help me to smite thine enemies." or something to that effect.

Thus I feel this ability is now balanced with other features that are of a similar nature without creating some weird mechanic that is anomalous to the rest of the system.

Ok, thanks. That makes sense, I see that you balanced it with less damage over more time. I will fix that part of my character sheet when I get the chance.

Everything okay? It’s been quiet for a few days.

For me, just waiting for others to chime in

I think it's dead Jim...

No not dead was hoping the players outstanding would have posted -- I will proceed

Have we heard from any of them in any way? I think I've only seen the three of us lately.

They may have ghosted so if you know anyone wanting to join a game let them know we have openings -- otherwise I will see if I scrounge up some more players -- sadly this is not all the unusual for PbP I am just grateful for the steady players I do get. Post coming soon-ish

Yeah especially this early in a game I imagine it being commonplace.

Early late does not seem to make much difference but I have learned to roll with it and try to keep things going.

Okay I need everyone to chime in here -- especially those that have not posted in a while. I need to ascertain who is and is not still active and I will consider you inactive if you have not responded within 3 days of this post.

*raises hand*

Sorry I have not posted. I will get on that immediately

Still here

Okay making adjustments today in group make-up hopefully things will progress a bit quicker once this has been finalized

Nice to see you MrDeVale are you planning on being a bit more active? Like closer to 4 posts per week active?

So is everyone okay ??

I haven't been super active on GP in general due to stress from applying for college but it should be getting easier for me to post really soon.

Okay still checking on folks that was one -- I do not pursue players -- if you are not active you will be replaced -- so please say something in here at least so that I know you are still interested.

All right checking to see if there are players in this game that are still wanting to play in an active game?? This one seems to have stagnated and I have another instance starting up that could use one or two active players giving those here first chance before reaching outward. However if I have enough active players to move things forward here then I will simply do that so please chime in so I know who is and is not still active. This has an immediate 3 day threshold per the posting requirements for this game.

I believe I would be up for another active game if this one continues to show no activity.

I apologize for not being very active. I will not be able to be active enough for another game. Thank you for all the work you put into this game

Okay mlettow just validating -- I was asking to figure out who was active in this game that would be active if I either continued it or moved players to another game that will be active.

Your comment is unclear -- are you saying you not able to currently be active enough to participate in any active game -- or were you saying you would not be active enough for an additional active game.

I ask because the latter is not happening the former is what I am checking on. As I will be closing this game down and moving anyone capable of being active to an alternate instance of this game.

So that is a heads up to you DragonDweller62 I plan to move you to another instance of this game with a new crew as this one does not seem to have enough active players to currently support itself and the new instance could use another player.

I am not able to be active enough for any game.

Thanks mlettow. Okay DragonDweller62 I will be posting an invite to you via PM to the other game where we will just simply move your character over to. If you would care to skip the general introduction that you have already participated in then we can work that out otherwise I can include you in it like before. The incites you have will be of little value over all just role play the character as if they did not have them.

Okay DragonDweller62 I have invited you to the other instance and copied most of your character discussion thread over there. Please remove your character and yourself from this instance and add yourself and your character to the other instance thank you. The other instance can be found HERE