OOC

Starting an OOC thread so I don't clog up the other ones with stuff that doesn't belong.

I find that I prefer having a character sheet on my phone for keeping track of characters. I found 2 options for Numenera:

1 - I found this fillable pdf of the Numenera character sheet

2 - I found an Android app that does custom RPG character sheets, called, accurately enough, "Character Sheet for any RPG". If anyone would like one, I can share the template file with them.

I feel kind of silly asking but... how did you all set up your character name above your username in your posts?

There's a small drop down box marked "Post as:" and you select your character.

As well, you can attach your character avatar inside your GamersPlane character sheet so it shows up when you post as Lyle. Give a shout if you need help with, it confounded me at first

Thank you both!

I'll be out for the next six or eight hours. I'll answer any questions about combat when I return.

Talk amongst yourselves, haha.

I'm going to be slow-posting this weekend. We're prepping, completing, and cleaning up a moving sale, so my mind will not want to do anything creative until at least Sunday night. If I find a few neurons to rub together, I'll try to get something up.

You're a prepper, eh? Doomsday a-comin'?

#jk, thanks for the heads up

SenorDeebs, you somehow dual posted in the story thread.

It doesn't bother me if it doesn't bother you, just letting you know :)

Ah thanks- no clue how that happened.

Sorry for being MIA for a bit. This week is proving exhausting and I just haven't had the energy to contribute. Hopefully it's calming down.

Me too. Been dealing with a possible sale of our business and the uncertainty that might bring.

I need to step back a few days while I'm moving. Hoping things will be back to normal by the weekend, or at least enough time and energy to post.

Thanks for the heads up, and hope the move goes well

I think this is a good place to post that I am buying extra Intellect edge with my 4xp.

Would Lyle be able to purchase proficiency with the shooter for his 4 xp?

OK! Thanks! Can I tell if it is loud or not? I didn't want to use if in the last battle because I didn't want to make too much noise. Also, are ranged weapons (bow,shooter) are Speed based? If so I'd like to use the 4xp to get a speed edge (If not I'll have to rething this!).

I'm going to think about it for a bit, but I'll likely use those 4 xp to train out if my inability in salvaging numenera. I suspect Emmett will eventually be quite good at it as it fits his past well

I know I've been slow lately. I just finished a complicated month involving a move. Will be buying a computer desk this week so I can finish mobile posting.

I've looking at the book and i dont know if those 4 XP could be used to train a tier 1 ability or is it posible to gain a tier 2 one, like adaptation..

No, you need to reach tier 2 first to gain access to those abilities.

I'm going to use the 4 xp to train out of Emmett's inability with salvaging numenera. With his past as a scout/soldier, he was undoubtedly digging up all sorts of things and finding a way of putting them to use. He doesn't seem the creative sort, so he wouldn't touch that, but he seems the type to find just what a creative type would need.

So he's....neutral! I suppose sucking at something is the first step to being sort of good at something, so there's that!

Ok , i understand it now, so i will use the xp to get tbe ward ability to have +1 armor

What's the situation with people from Ninth World in space? I figured our group were one of the first to make it out of atmosphere in centuries, but "human spacers" makes it seem like it's fairly common. Would our group have heard of other people leaving the planet? Is it known that it's even an option?

It's entirely unheard of on the surface, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. You'll need to discover just how common that might be as we go.

Cooool. I’m just glad the game is afoot!

No, the game is a game. The foot is a foot. Easy mistake to make.

Lol- and also the door is ajar.

That does not seem like a very efficent door..n

When we were first discussing the premise of the game, I latched onto a Western personality for Emmett and it dug in. Does that bother anyone? Is it messing with your view of what the setting actually is? I just don't want it to mess with anyone else's game, if I can help it.

Nope, doesn't bother me at all.

Yeah absolutely that’s fine- he’s a great character.

He's totally fine. It makes sense considering where we came from.

I'm trying to decide what I want to do with my xp.
Thinking getting trained in Onslaught.
Though if noone is interested in Piloting i can grab that, but that seems to be Emmet's thing right now. Plus I would only ever take this one level in it.

Emmett can't train anything else since he's already trained for Tier 1. If you'd prefer to pilot, we can write it in so it makes sense, otherwise I'm happy to have Emmett fumble his way through it.

On that note. . What pool is Pilot?

I would think Speed. It requires hand/eye coordination, good reflexes, etc. If I were to pick what pool Han Solo relied on, I'd say speed.

Hey guys, I'm just not connecting with this game so I'm going to bow out. I hope you have great fun and I'll see you in other games!

Sorry to hear that Nezzaraj, thanks for sharing Y'breq with us.

Question- can I spend 4xp to pick another ‘trick’ from the Jack list of tier 1 abilities?

Not trying to step on GM's toes, but it looks like yes, per the rules you can. Page 128 in "Discovery" has a section on character advancement. There are 4 steps to complete before moving on to Tier II, all of which cost 4xp:

- Adding 4 points total do divide between your stat pools
- Increasing an Edge by 1
- Increasing your Effort by 1
- Puchasing a stat (or, like Emmett did, buy your way out of inability into a regular ability (still not trained yet).

At the bottom, there's a section called "Other Options":

"Players can also spend 4 XP to purchase other special options. Selecting any of these options counts as purchasing one of the four steps necessary to advance to the next tier."

One of the options in that list is this:

"If you’re a Jack, select a new trick of the trade. The trick must be from your tier or a lower tier."

That's right. Thanks for looking that up, Skeptical_Stun

All right, cool - thanks to you both!!

Thanks for your patience with me, it's been an exhausting week or so. I should be back to normal until next week when company arrives. I'll still be able to post at that point, though.

I think we're largely stuck in our current spot. I can narrate the gap to the next stage if you want, and give you all some narrative space to fill in what happened from nowish to thenish.

Yes, please.

Sounds good.

Oh i just saw this latest post, so yeah I vote to move forward

I will do so tomorrow. Get us onto the Secret Railroad

Sounds fine. I think we were just BSing/RPing around in any case. But let's back up a sec. What's this about a Secret Railroad?

I put in a name change, I'm Ezz now!

It's a name I've used for twenty years, and I figure I'm here to stay!