General OOC Chatter

Out of character discussion thread.

Hello all! I am new to Gamers Plane, but looking forward to learning how things work here. While I've played a fair number of OSR-styled games, this will be my first adventure in Knave.

Hello!

I read many RPGs but almost never played any of them.

I'm quite new to Gamers Plane and the whole world of PbF, but I deeply enjoy playing asynchronously on Board Game Arena. Lately, I've been reading these posts on PbP, and they are interesting.

I never played OSR games but I love roguelikes and the philosophy of a reactive world with emergent gameplay seems quite similar to me.
I read several OSR-games and I think I prefer the new wave like Knave, Mausritter, Mörk Borg or the Black & White hacks rather than the truly old schools ones. Other than that, I love reading Forged in the Dark and Pbta systems but my favorite recently was Spire (and also Heart), which seems so full of potential.

It'll be a pleasure to die at your sides.

Oh, and I want to point out that 'deets' is not actually a word.

Harrigan.

Hey everyone! Long time vet, used to play by post all the time but haven’t for a couple years. Have been heavily involved with the OSR but haven’t played Knave since it first came out. Looking forward to it!

Welcome all, and nezzeraj as well if they take the bait accept the invite.

I've played quite a few PbP games with Ciriaco -- we are very much on the same page when it comes to OSR. And I know 'Deets' isn't a word man, but come on! It's 2021! =]

Loddfafnir -- for not having much experience playing RPGs, you've got great taste in games! Looking forward to playing with you.

bdssp, good to see you again as well, and thanks again for helping to inspire me to get back into live play all those many moons ago now. Super looking forward to playing Knave with you.

RPG experience-wise, I'm an old fart who's been playing and mostly running RPGs forever. In the mid-90s I lost my regular group after grad school, and that's when I stuck my toe in what were the MUD and PBeM waters back then. I switched to PbP/PbF play in the 2000s and have never looked back: I adore this way of playing RPGs.

On the OSR, a dirty secret: most of the new stuff is way cooler and better than the crap we were running back in the old days. Just don't tell the grognards that!

Right. Looking forward to seeing these first PCs. Hit me with any questions.

Hey all. Been gaming since Pathfinder and D&D 4e. Moved away from crunch heavy games in the last few years, and just started doing PbP when the pandemic hit and I had a lot more free time and couldn't game in person. I am pretty sure I've run into Harrigan on Tavern-Keeper awhile ago when I played on there lol.

No doubt, nezzeraj, I still play tons of games over there! Welcome to the game.

And we're off! Let me know if there are questions.

I have one. Knaves appear to start with zero copper coins. Does it look that way to the rest of you?

I haven't seen anything about it. I would say it should be one of your first rulings.
Which may depend on the type(s) of advancement you want to use in the game (accomplishment, milestone, XP-coin).

Yeah u think you usually are assumed to be literally broke and can barter or sell some of your starting gear.

I might end up giving you each a coin or three. Or not. We'll see how this unfolds. Bartering is definitely a thing!

Alright. Copper coins! You might have a few buried deep in your pocketseses. Here in the OOC, or in your next post, please make a 1d6-2 roll, resulting in 0-4 coins. So generous!

Am I feeling lucky?

Edit: Yes. Yes I am lol.

Moneybags!

Coins roll for Endrei...

Moneybags -1!

Also, meant to mention before, but please keep your character sheets up to date with things you find, etc., but I'll also be tracking the basics here: https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/20587/?p=938481

Hit points, statuses, coins for the most part. Over the years in PbP, I've found it easier to centralize tracking that often-changing stuff.

Hope you're all enjoying the game so far -- I am!

Thank you for reminding us to edit the sheet, I had forgotten.

And thank you for running the game, I enjoy it too!

Money