On the Road (OOC)

Cool. Though I can't promise it will be 'nice', nor 'quick' nor even 'redemptive' for that matter. :)
EGADS!! Does it never end. :)

Heh, that's fair.
The 'people wrangling' side of being a GM is not something they warn you about, going in, eh.

That is so true. I do make a point of including this when I teach GMing.

But it is also a special case here, both with normal 'pick up group' challenges, and the fact that it always seems to come in waves, all or nothing in terms of new players, or posts, or whatever.

Time for me to take down the posts telling people about this game? Very happy to, if this is as many players as you're comfortable with onboarding.

I was joking, but we will have to start thinking about splitting this party if it keeps growing.

Presumably your post leads people to Gamersplane, where they can find other games as well.

Very fair!

Well, the posts just ask people to DM me if they're interested; so far if they are I direct them to the sign-up page for this game. I have a feeling most of the people who were going to respond will have done so by now, however there are two who DMed me and were interested who don't seem to have popped up here yet.

I reckon I'll edit the posts to let people know this particular game is full but that Gamers Plane exists.

Some use different names on different platforms, making it hard to correlate.
They are welcome here when they show up, be it in the past or the future.
Can do. I am not marking it as 'full' nor closing it for applications, so if you get more inquiries you can send them along.

Meht and Rook: Whenever you are ready, make the meeting with the captain and merchant happen, I don't want to rush the RP that is going on between you two, so it is up to you guys when you are done.

- Everybody -

Meht and Rook are soon going to meet with the captain of the guard and the merchant boss, in the merchant's covered wagon.

Does anyone else want their character to be present for that meeting?

Not the best character introduction, but if you think it would be appropriate (establish some closer connection with the powers-that-be) then we can add you there.

If you want your character to have immediate input on the tattoo/map situation (planning) and where we go next, we can arrange for you to arrive there for some reason, else we will move on to dealing with what comes next and we can introduce you all as that progresses.

Sure, Gusset might be there, getting yelled at for being late, when the characters come in :)

Would you prefer that to being found near the site of whatever is going on with the tattoo/map, which is where we are going next? This will bring your character in a little bit earlier, but not by much.

I assume she is still with you.
It has only been a few seconds since you asked her to look into it. If you have something specific you want to her to have worked out before you see the captain/merchant we can do that.

I'm confused sorry: Is the 'priestess' Rook is noticing Gusset? Or someone else?

Also is there any way to see other player's character sheets before they've posted in character? If not, would others be up for posting the link to their character sheet in this thread or in the 'Current party' thread paladintodd started?

I'm just keen to check I understand who everyone is and what they've chosen, and am finding it hard to synthesise all the details from the threads.

My character Meht is here.

I am not sure. Sounds almost like Rook is addressing Asha? She is just another guard, nothing 'priest-like' about her, but Rook is welcome to assume she is what she is not.

Rezart: Let us know if this is the case and she can respond with puzzlement, else feel free to edit the confusion out.

There is a 'Characters' menu on the bottom red bar, it should list all the characters. Let me know if you can not see links to all 6.

In order for us to be able to see the contents of the sheets, you all need to mark the grey 'note' icon that says Add to Library on your character list.

Red means others can see the sheet.

You can also add a small portrait using the Change Avatar link (top right of sheet). It does not need to be a picture of the character, but having something distinct displayed with your post does help us keep track of characters.
Good idea, everyone should be able to edit that post (even though it is not a real wiki). Add a short (one line) description to help us keep track.

Ah that 'characters' menu bar is what I needed and somehow never noticed - thanks heaps!

It is new. Or at least, it was revamped recently to be more functional. :)

Excellent. Doing that I realised I hadn't added Meht to the library, so have done that now. I was able to see Rook and Cook, but not Gusset or Alicyne, so they might need to be added to the library by their players too.

Thanks. It is hard for the GM tell, since we can see all the characters.