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And we're off! Sorry it took me a bit longer than I expected to get things started.

Feel free to use this thread for general chat, questions, etc.

And an awesome start it is! Thanks for starting this game kadeton!

Hi. Just checking the status of this game?
Don't want to push, but know if there is a chances it would start running 1 post a day soon?

I just happened to be in 4 more games that stopped/slowed down dramatically in last few weeks. I am considering starting one more of my own games. Just to to double check that I will have the time for it.

Fair - I was thinking I'd wait for SvanDerh to post an update for Altea before I introduced the next scene, but I think we'll just keep going and they can join in when they're available.

Since it's a starter post I'm happy to wait until we get a opening write up for Altea.

It's all good, she can teleport so is able to show up at any time. We'll just say that she was considering whether or not to answer the call.

I have been posting a little slower than I normally would because I was wondering if we ought to be waiting for our fourth player to join in so that they can catch up, or whether we're proceeding with just the three of us.

Same here. Well gamersplane says that player had "Last activity 8 days ago", so I guess I will not wait any more.

We'll continue with three for now, that should be fine. Don't hold back. :)

Would Lesser Restoration restore lost ayes (as technically it can end blinded condition) ?
We could always wait a day for my druid to change spell list to get Regenerate spell that does so, but I just wonder if any clerics in the city could be able to do Lesser Restoration and save us a day

My PC is not yet there anyway, waiting to have my PC find nothing in ruins and return back to the party. But once returned I would like to know if it makes sense me to role play this aspect or I should skip it as worthless

my thought was that lesser restoration or similar restoritve magic could help, that's why I headed towards someone who had magic.

I'm happy for anything that will cure magical blindness to also cure mundane blindness. :)

Good point, let's compare our expectation, maybe we are wrong group of players:

I only have a single expectation:
I expect a PBP game story to progress (DM prepared content) at the defined peace (1 post per day is it for this game). Battle encounter is an exception of course, just as delays in posting caused by real life.

Beside expectation I have some... how to call it - maybe goals.
- All DnD modules I've experienced provide PC some obvious choices, while allow them to put an effort to discover alternative/better choices. I prefer this style over having no obvious choices. I mean I'm super happy if investigation is a choice unless it's the only choice.

- I play DnD because I want to imagine being a PC ready to risk his life, having unique powers/spell casting and involved in exploring unknown. I'm fine having some small-talk between PCs, intrigues and solving problems, but this is what I do in my Life anyway - I don't need to play DnD to do that.

It's a good discussion to have!

I have been letting the pace of updates slip somewhat. That's mostly just being a bit overwhelmed in real life stuff, but I'll aim to keep it more consistent - at least a short update every day. It's still early days and the game isn't super stable yet, but that will happen over time.

The encounter design you've described (a couple of obvious choices, and some more well-hidden, unlockable or creative choices) is more or less where I'd like to get to. Again, I think this is something that we'll get a feel for over time - what seems obvious to me as the DM may not be at all obvious to you as players, because I haven't communicated it well or have overlooked that there's a key piece of information that you're not aware of, or just because my thought process is going in a different direction.

I agree that we've been lagging somewhat in the current area. It's not because you're doing anything wrong, although I must admit I hadn't anticipated how reluctant you'd be to force entry into Theo's sanctuary. It's very respectful and totally understandable in hindsight, I just wasn't prepared for it.

I'd put the drop in pace down to two things, really: as far as this prologue was planned, it was for four characters and I've had to adjust it on the fly, made more difficult by the fact that the character who dropped had by far the most magical utility for this kind of non-violent situation. The other is that I got a bit sidetracked on figuring out how Theo's sanctuary would function using the spells given by the game, and while it's all very internally consistent, in that process I forgot that the main goal is to make it a fun and engaging experience. The first I think I've done my best on, but the second is definitely something I can improve.

Thanks Greyword, I appreciate very much making new gaming friends, whether at a real life gaming table, or over PbP, and I definitely appreciate different playstyles and different expectations.

Like you I also responded to our DM's ad for the game, but I did not focus on the proposed pace of the game. This is because in much of my PbP experience here, games inevitably pick up or slow down depending on player and DM schedule. So I am now a little concerned if there are times at which my pace might not fulfil your expectations. Kadeton, I'd like to express that I have not felt the pace to be slow nor problematic at all, but I respect Greyword's view of course. I do feel though, that Greyword has been, consciously or otherwise, been trying to push the pace forward. For exampke, Silvanus acts first ahead of the other two PCs at each juncture. I would normally attribute that to characterisation, but now that I understand Greyword better, I understand that that might be his playstyle, to try to 'get through' each encounter efficently and quickly.

I did not think to bring this approach to this game. Again, going by our DM's ad, I read the invitation as an exploration of what a level 20 character would do, eg they have many powers at their disposal, many social responsibilties, unlimited resources, much political clout, etc, to quote Kadeton's ad. So I am expecting some degree of world-involvement and role play, not so much 'what power do I have to dispel Peregrine's bubble', 'how do I cure his blindness', 'how shall I best burn cobwebs and hack a door down'. So my PC choices so far have involved trying to rally the city, speaking with the mayor, evaluating whether Peregrine ought to be trusted, debating whether to destroy the sanctuary, etc, things like that. For example, I would use Crivelln's power and influence to go back out, recruit a bunch of mages, and come back to dispel the sanctuary's defences. I would try to figure out why Theo still has the dragon heart. It may sound strange, but I can't imagine trying to hack the door down to be honest, because it isn't some lich's fortress for Crivelln to destroy. It's something a lvl 5-10 PC in a dungeoncrawl would do, and I didn't expect to play a level 20 the same way but with bigger traps and bigger damage. If Theo's clone were active, he would've made himself known already.

So because it's just the prologue, I have not felt that the PCs have been doing the 'wrong' things. But I confess I might be wrong here, that the game our DM has been trying to run is one I'm not playing properly in because I haven't figured out what this PbP table entails. I guess that's what session 0s are for.
I admit though that while I agree wholeheartedly with Greyword on the first point, I completely differ with him on the second in what I imagine a game could be. So Greyword, you might be right in saying we could be a wrong match of players. If so, then I apologise in advance to all here that we might find it hard to play together moving forward because of our different preferences. And to borrow what Greyword observes, I have deadlines to meet in real life, and do not wish to also have to worry about a daily deadline to meet in my recreational gaming as well.

@kadeton thanks, I am am happy we are on the same page there

@BedzoneII
I must admit I forgot one more expectation. I expect everyone to have fun and my PC and me as player to contribute to that fun. What I hear is that my PC actions are stealing some fun from others. If that is the case I'm totally fine to leave the game and allow other players to fill my spot. Let me know if I have misunderstood anything

In case this is not an OOC conflict we are having - probably this could help

Not at all Greyword my friend. We are all here to have fun. And I would much like to contribute to your and everyone else's enjoyment of the game too. Thanks for helping me understand your perspective. I will certainly add we have zero player conflict here, so no worries. I hope I haven't conveyed any personal conflict with anyone, if I did, I apologise.

And if it helps, I will also explain Crivelln's motivations.

When I look for a Game, I am looking for a few things:
1. Something New: when I look at game ads I look for something that sets the game apart from any other I've played, this game it was the exploration of high level abilities and what they could do, I've never even played a game where an PC could cast 6th level spells, and there's so much beyond 6th level spells plus all the abilities that I've never explored.
2. Someone with A GM style I like: I played with Kadeton once and could tell by based on that and the requirement thread that I would enjoy his GMing style, and I still hold to that.
3. Game System: I primarily look for 5e games but occasionally if a setting piques my interest I'll take a look at the system they're using and see if I think it works well in Pbp and if I could learn it.
4. Posting Frequency: a very slow posting frequency can kill a game, so I like to make sure that my games will Include 2-3 GM posts a week.

I realise I am the contributor to much of the disharmony in our game. I would like to take this chance to apologise to Greyword and also to Koldlik. Kadeton, thank you for opening this game and for creating this opportunity and offering me a chance to play.

As I feel terribly guilty about my role here, I will respectfully withdraw from this game. I apologise again because I understand this will leave Kadeton with only two players. I wish all of you better luck in finding more suitable players. Yours sincerely, and may we meet again under better circumstances in our future gaming.

@BedzoneII let's agree to disagree on wether treating your own HP as renewable resource is worst that treating summoned skeletons as one and just play on. I do not want to touch play style topic any more.

I will agree my play style is "RAW" and goal to 'get through' each encounter.I promise to play more passive to let your PCs go around the encounters and resolve them less efficiently. I admit I just don't want my lvl 20 wise and intelligent PC to do something inefficient.