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Jul 7, 2023 4:13 pm
Feel free to chat about anything not related to the game here.
Jul 12, 2023 4:29 am
Just letting everyone know that this is still on and I plan on posting a custom character sheet as I went down the rabbit hole that is the BBCode on this site >_<
Jul 14, 2023 3:56 am
I am planning on starting the game soon, but would like to ask a couple questions first.

Do you guys want the game private or public?

Are you comfortable with continuously open recruitment for the game?

Would you all like to start at the same time or would you prefer individual threads until you end up in a party?
Jul 14, 2023 4:03 pm
Hey everyone. So sorry about my absence. I was in a car accident out of state and it took me a while to get my phone replaced and to get back home. I am going to get back in the swing tonight hopefully. I'm fine, just some scrapes and bruises.
Jul 14, 2023 4:43 pm
AutomAtomic says:
Hey everyone. So sorry about my absence. I was in a car accident out of state and it took me a while to get my phone replaced and to get back home. I am going to get back in the swing tonight hopefully. I'm fine, just some scrapes and bruises.
Off. Hope you recover well!

I don;t even have that excuse. I;m just wrapping up the school year and lifes been hectice. Hoping to start looking into how to build this not-gargoyle tonight
Jul 14, 2023 6:31 pm
AutomAtomic says:
Hey everyone. So sorry about my absence. I was in a car accident out of state and it took me a while to get my phone replaced and to get back home. I am going to get back in the swing tonight hopefully. I'm fine, just some scrapes and bruises.
I'm glad you are ok. And don't worry, no major hurry to get started as I am still learning the ins and outs of GP.
LightOfMidnight says:

I don;t even have that excuse. I;m just wrapping up the school year and lifes been hectice. Hoping to start looking into how to build this not-gargoyle tonight
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want a sounding board for ideas.
Jul 15, 2023 1:37 pm
AutomAtomic says:
Hey everyone. So sorry about my absence. I was in a car accident out of state and it took me a while to get my phone replaced and to get back home. I am going to get back in the swing tonight hopefully. I'm fine, just some scrapes and bruises.
I'm glad you're okay overall! Sounds like a very stressful time for you.

I've been busy this week, but should be much better now (I hope). Two family members have recently passed and, despite things supposedly being handled months ago, things still keep happening with people messing things up. We're having to go to our lawyer (one the family likes, we don't have 'a lawyer' like richer people) and it has created a lot of stress, tension and balls of emotion in our house. We have a sort of plan now, so I should be back to checking here every day.
Feirgon says:

Do you guys want the game private or public?

Are you comfortable with continuously open recruitment for the game?

Would you all like to start at the same time or would you prefer individual threads until you end up in a party?
I don't feel super strongly either way, but private perhaps unless someone has expressed interest in reading it. That way, since we will most likely be dealing with more mature themes, someone doesn't stumble upon it who shouldn't/doesn't want to.

Continuous recruiting seems okay. I think we could revisit that later if we get too many people, or if the game gets longer. Then perhaps we could bring new players in at certain points, so that a knowledge gap will be less of an issue. I do agree with you from another post, the game's nature does lend itself to people joining mid narrative!

I lean on all at the same time. Unless you have an idea for individual threads first. We could just include a little introduction to them in the first post.
Jul 20, 2023 2:20 pm
Hi everyone! Thanks for adding me. I’ll read through and catch up a little bit then start making a character. I’ve run Cortex before but not played, so this should be fun!
Jul 21, 2023 4:10 am
@Miss_Sadie - you’re a three musketeers fan? Aramis was always my favorite of the musketeers.
Jul 22, 2023 2:01 pm
@Aegis not really, I've seen a couple of the movies based upon the atory since my mom likes them. They are interesting but I've never delved into the actual stories. I didn't know one of them was named Aramis xD, I made up the name (for my use of it anyway) one day by adding an 'a' to the name 'Ramis'. I wanted a vowel sound at the start for the character. Don't recall a more specific reason anymore.

A late hi and welcome to you though!
Last edited July 22, 2023 2:03 pm
Jul 22, 2023 2:20 pm
Haha. Well still a great name, lol
Jul 27, 2023 12:20 am
So, the current plan is to start this weekend with a single group thread and people will show-up when their character's are complete/submitted. As it stands, A'ramis and Markus will be showing up at the guild at the same time. Feel free to be strangers or have an established history!

Other characters will also be showing up if they are submitted before the opening of the IC thread.
Jul 27, 2023 3:14 am
That’s great! I’m fine with us not knowing each other, but I can go either way.

I’m excited
Jul 31, 2023 2:44 am
Oooooo. I like it!

I'm good with being strangers, works better for A'ramis plot wise anyway when I think about it. They may have noticed each other around, depending on how long they've been in the city. I see A'ramis as a fairly recent arrival.

I'll do my best to write a decent intro post xD
Aug 2, 2023 2:56 pm
@Aegis just checking if you are still here.
Aug 2, 2023 5:33 pm
Life prolly happened. Life sucks like that xD
Aug 2, 2023 6:38 pm
Miss_Sadie says:
Life prolly happened. Life sucks like that xD
Yea, I know that feeling. Regardless, if we don't get a response by tomorrow, we'll just play it off like the person approaching A'ramis was just some random person walking by.
Aug 2, 2023 7:00 pm
Alrighty 👍
Aug 3, 2023 3:45 pm
Hey! Yeah. Still here. Sorry. The weekend and the subsequent week got away from me. I’ll catch up
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Aug 3, 2023 7:04 pm
Boy, do I feel that...some times you just go 'five days have passed?!? When?!?'
Aug 3, 2023 7:06 pm
That is exactly what happened, lol.
Aug 3, 2023 8:13 pm
Glad to see you back!
Aug 10, 2023 8:13 pm
Big picture… do you want us to just roll for whatever we want to? Or will you tell us when we should. For instance, to scrutinize these looks between the two of them. Would you prefer I roll and say "I want to know what’s with these guys"? Or will you say, "you can roll to see what’s up with these guys" if there’s something
Aug 10, 2023 8:53 pm
If you want more than I state in a scene, you are free to roll to gain insight or spend a plot point to tell a "truth" within the scene (though, this truth cannot override anything that has already been stated). If you aren't sure how rolling in this system works, I can help walk you through it. I think the main key is to have an idea how each die you are adding to the dice pool enhances or informs the narrative.
Aug 11, 2023 1:28 am
Gotcha! Sounds good. Just wanted to figure out what you were thinking that way.
Aug 11, 2023 2:04 am
I might need to be walked through it, at least for a bit.

As relatively new to pbp in general, I always wonder on the protocol of rolling. Do we just roll and if it gets used/is okay to roll than yay but if not it ignored? Or is everyone kind of different with it?
Aug 11, 2023 2:13 am
Yeah. I think Feirgon is saying you can go ahead and roll when you feel it’s appropriate. A lot of times on PbP, you’re right, you roll and if it’s the right roll or useful you use it. Otherwise ignore it. It saves time and back and forth for everyone.
Aug 11, 2023 2:36 pm
Oh nice! Excellent. Now I just need to understand how it works for cortex.
Aug 11, 2023 2:57 pm
Georgian can correct me if I’m wrong, but in cortex, you essentially pick one trait from each array (in this game: attribute, skill, distinction, gear, spell and ability, condition) that you can make relevant to the roll. You need at least 3. Then you roll them. You select 2 of your results to sum, and the third die is your effect die,. Essentially saying how well you did based on die type, not your result. If your summed die are over the Target Number, you succeed.

So if you look at my rolls in the IC: I looked at my CS and said "I’ll use wisdom to interpret what he’s seeing between them, along with his street smarts of reading between the lines he got from his childhood in the slums, and his social skills" (I chose an attribute, skill and distinction). I didn’t see how my gear or abilities could help me there, so I just had 3 die in the pool. Then I rolled.

I think I rolled an 8,4,5. But I wanted to get a good read on the situation, so I used the d8 for my effect die (the 5 I rolled). I summed up the 8 and 4, getting 12. So if the TN is less than 12 I succeeded.

I also tried to narrate my thought process to the dice pool in character, I think that’s one of the metatextual benefits of Cortex Prime.

I hope this helped clarify a little bit.
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Aug 11, 2023 9:31 pm
Thanks Aegis! You did a great job explaining it however, you missed one small part. Once you roll your dice pool, you always take the two highest rolled dice and the effect die is the highest die that isn't one of those two (that didn't roll a 1). As such you rolled a 13 with a d6 effect die. With that said, for the most part, effect dice will only come into play when appropriate as this situation isn't likely to necessitate you needing assets and dealing with complications (unless that is what you want...I can't stop your character from making a scene or starting a brawl).

So, for most low-stakes situations, a simple pass/fail will be your two highest dice and against my two highest dice.
Aug 11, 2023 11:25 pm
I think I get it? Will take some practice and rereading those posts. Thanks!
Aug 12, 2023 1:54 am
Great. Glad that was it!
Aug 28, 2023 3:22 pm
Sorry for the delay. Had a hectic weekend which has bled into today. I am aiming to have a post up tonight.
Aug 29, 2023 2:19 am
Yeah, my last little bit has been busy @_@ needed some work done, needed to get work done, and this weekend was my mom's birthday (a fun busy, but still busy)
Sep 2, 2023 3:11 pm
I still live, I promise!

My hectic weekend turned into a hectic week! IC post incoming!
Sep 6, 2023 2:47 pm
I'm going to give @Aegis until the weekend to respond before moving forward. Seems only fair since I disappeared all last week '^_^
Sep 7, 2023 2:29 pm
Of course! Life happens like that. No worries ☺️
Sep 7, 2023 4:48 pm
Hey. I’m here. I’m going through and updating now. Sorry. Some RL stuff caught me but I should be good to go now.
Sep 9, 2023 1:57 am
Not a problem, I'm glad it seems real life is giving you time for fantasy life now!
Sep 11, 2023 7:30 pm
Heys! Was a busy weekend, but nice. Went to a Blue Jays game woo. I think I will wait for Feirgon to answer Markus as Megan/Wraith before posting a reply. A'ramis has probably met more people in this short time than he has in a few months (well, not including any patients but he usually doesn't have to converse or be quite so social with those)
Sep 11, 2023 8:24 pm
Nice! The Blue Jays are baseball right? Love a good baseball game.

That makes sense to me.
Sep 13, 2023 1:28 am
They are! The only sport I actually enjoy. It was super fun, but a looong day. An all day thing when you have to take public transport for two hours each way xD
Sep 14, 2023 4:18 pm
Whew… that makes for a long one. Hope you had a good book, lol
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Sep 15, 2023 4:32 pm
As a heads-up, I'm sick with covid so I have been a little low on energy. Feeling better today, so I hope to have a response post up soon.
Sep 16, 2023 1:53 am
@Aegis I did not @_@ I had my sister though! And the way back we met two nice guys on the train section (the longer one) so that was fun. One had also been at the game, and the four of us just got talking since we got crammed into the train together. When people started leaving we actually found some seats together.

@Feirgon Oh wow! No worries, just focus on getting better and do what you can when you can. I've been unwell for the last couple days as well (not covid at least) so I feel you.
Sep 18, 2023 1:20 pm
@Miss_Sadie That sounds amazing. Like a great day out.

@Feirgon Yeah. No worries Feirgon. Thanks for the update. Do what you’ve gotta do.
Sep 19, 2023 1:21 am
It started off rocky, but yeah it was totally worth it. A great day all in all :)

We went home and streamed the game and found him in his seat xD He had been in the 'in the action' seats thanks to his friend so I was like 'I'm sure we could find him.' Was neat, couldn't see us though. We were in the blob of blue.
Sep 27, 2023 2:43 pm
Sorry for the extended absence. I failed to keep the rest of the household from catching covid, so my wife and I had to nurse ourselves and two small children (4 and 1). Then my wife ended up getting a secondary infection. Needless to say, I have had little free time and even less energy.

However, we are all now relatively symptom free and recently tested negative, so things are looking up!
Sep 28, 2023 6:30 pm
I'm so glad you are all getting better! That sounds super stressful.
Sep 30, 2023 4:01 am
That’s great to hear! Glad you’re doing better. Whenever you’re ready, I’m still around.
Oct 10, 2023 3:42 pm
Sorry for the late post, I had intended to do this on Sunday, but was getting some kind of network issue.
Oct 10, 2023 4:26 pm
No problem. Yeah I think the site was down.
Oct 11, 2023 12:06 am
Yeah, there was a huge issue for a few hours. The discord was aflutter.
Oct 11, 2023 10:16 pm
I’ve gotta get on this GamersPlane discord so I know the news then, lol
Oct 12, 2023 1:28 am
It's pretty useful overall. Mostly for shenanigans, but it does help with things like that. Also a great place to ask for help with stuff (GP specific or no, but generally ttrpg type things)
Oct 12, 2023 3:40 am
Very cool. I’ll track it down and check it out.
Oct 23, 2023 4:42 am
Sorry for the once a week posting, been playing catch-up with everything since covid. I'm hoping to get back up to 3 posts a week shortly, though.
Oct 23, 2023 7:09 pm
No worries
Oct 23, 2023 11:48 pm
Same, don't worry about it. Covid is a beast, and life jus do that sometimes. I posted in absences, even though not a true absence, but I'll be slow off and on as well. It happens!
Nov 8, 2023 2:30 pm
Sorry for the unannounced absence. The household got sick again, but luckily not covid.
Nov 8, 2023 8:56 pm
No problem. Glad you’re all ok.

I think Markus is done in this scene. I can’t think of more questions to ask, lol.
Nov 9, 2023 4:38 am
No worries! Tis the time of year for illness to spread around jauntily. Hopefully you and your family don't suffer more bouts of it.

A'ramis is pretty good too. He could ask more questions, but as he doubts the ability to get new information that makes sense, why bother? xD
Nov 22, 2023 5:02 am
Just a heads up, I’ll check in and post when I can but I’m traveling for Thanksgiving for the next week and a half, so my posts will probably slow way down.
Nov 22, 2023 3:09 pm
Oh nice! Enjoy yourself!
Nov 22, 2023 3:29 pm
Not a problem Aegis. Enjoy your travels!
Dec 1, 2023 7:26 pm
Sorry. I’m still here. holidays and real life caught me, so I’m catching back up. I should post soon.
Dec 1, 2023 8:19 pm
Yup, real life and holidays do that. They always sneak up on me as well, so it's always a surprise xD
Dec 1, 2023 11:31 pm
Not a problem! I had illness and real life make me disappear, so completely understand.
Dec 8, 2023 12:16 am
Heys, will hopefully post soon. My dog had her surgery to remove the tumor on Tuesday, so hoping things and my emotions calm down a bit now.
Dec 14, 2023 5:54 pm
Just in case of curiosity, thought I'd wait to see what Markus thought before posting again.
Dec 24, 2023 4:40 am
Looks like Aegis has been inactive for 2 weeks. I'm cool with pushing the story forward with just you and me until we finish this first arc and maybe recruiting some more individuals after the new year.
Dec 24, 2023 1:58 pm
Sure, works for me! Can give me more time to figure out the limits of what I can/can't so as well.
Jan 25, 2024 10:26 pm
Sorry for disappearing, my computer decided to die in horrific fashion which required me to rebuild. Not a fun way to start the new year. Let me know if you are still interested in the game (I understand if you have moved on).
Jan 26, 2024 2:54 am
Oh wow, that is awful! I'm still interested if you are still interested to run it.
Jan 26, 2024 8:18 pm
Hey. Super sorry I just dropped off the planet like that. I had a TON of stuff happen in RL (wife had a kid super early AND a brand new job and new responsibilities) and got pretty overwhelmed. I kept thinking I was going to post something "tomorrow" but tomorrow kept moving and by the time I realized that, it'd basically been a month, I guess.

Anyway, with all of my RL stuff going on, I've got to scale back and basically quit any of the games I was in if they didn't quit me first, so I won't be on the site much for a while.

Again, sorry to be so flighty.
Jan 26, 2024 9:54 pm
Woah. I hope your wife and kid are okay! As a super early baby myself, that can be very hard. Totally understandable, I hope everything goes well and gets less chaotic.
Jan 27, 2024 5:30 pm
@Aegis I hope the best for you and your family and I completely understand IRL > PbP. I hope to see you around when life gets to be a bit more normal for you!

@Miss_Sadie I am planning to make a post this weekend, but is there anything you wanted to RP before I do so?
Jan 27, 2024 6:32 pm
Hmm nope. I'm good to see what you post!
Jan 30, 2024 9:35 pm
I just want to make sure I plan to roll the right things, sorry I didn't think to ask first.

Intelligence, to understand what message he gets
Magic, casting or summoning, as it is definitely a magic aspect of himself that he has to trigger but I'm not sure if you would prefer summoning as he's getting help from the plants and not just his innate skill
Cursed Child, as this is one of the abilities that has given him that label over his life

If I can avoid using Nature's Blessing I will, but I'm leaning on needing to roll that as well
Jan 30, 2024 10:19 pm
Ah, so this is just like a communication spell not a manipulation spell. Then, yes, you can choose any attribute, distinction, and skill (and gear if it applies) that makes sense. Again, think of each choice as something that adds to the RP of the action you are writing about. This especially applies since we are still learning about your character.
Jan 30, 2024 10:42 pm
Okay, will do! Yeah, I just picture plants liking him and so they often naturally come up to him if he lets them. As he wanted to ask them things, he let them know they could hang out on him.
Jan 31, 2024 5:23 pm
I edited my previous post instead of doing a new one, and added in some lines to hint to why I chose what I chose. I left the rolls separate as I'm not sure if you wanted a final total or the individual rolls.
Feb 7, 2024 12:20 am
I am so sorry, I misread your previous post and thought I was waiting for a post from you.
Feb 7, 2024 1:06 am
No worries! I was going to leave a post here tomorrow in case that had happened, but you beat me to it.
Feb 11, 2024 4:57 am
I just realized I should've awarded a Scene Record for the introduction in the mess hall of The Misfits with Dohavin. Feel free to add a blurb in your character sheet about that scene and add an unspent Scene Record to your sheet.
Feb 12, 2024 3:19 pm
Will do!
Feb 26, 2024 5:09 pm
I'd thought I'd done that part right, but I guess I didn't. I'd love some help setting it up and figuring out more on the rules around them. Thanks for the patience @_@
Feb 26, 2024 7:43 pm
Not a problem! This system is new to you, so it isn't expected that everything should click right away.

As for help, look at the character sheet here for Dohavin. As you can see each Distinction has two SFX: one that can be used to earn a PP (hindrance) and one that can be used by spending PP (benefit). Mechanically speaking, the benefit SFX edits or adjusts dice rolls and you can have each Distinction have the exact same mechanical benefit. However, I would like a little flavor for each benefit by giving it a name that ties it with its distinction.

Let me know if you can't access Dohavin's character sheet and I'll post a copy, though I think there is a posted copy somewhere on one of these forums.
Feb 26, 2024 10:34 pm
If you could post a copy, that'd be great :) I did a rough search for it but I don't see it around. It may be in the game thread, but not sure.

Flavour I can do :D I'll work on those sometime tonight when I get a good chance to figure stuff out, and then the mechanics aspect when i can see Dohvin's sheet.
Feb 27, 2024 3:22 am
In my previous post, I posted as Dohavin:
https://i.imgur.com/b1Yt9Wq.png

Do you see his name a link? And if so, can you click on it? I want you to be able to see when I am playing as a character and I want to make sure you can see those links and sheets.

Here is a copy of his character sheet:
Dohavin is a ~30 year-old, male (he/him), who is a minotaur.

Attributes

Attribute Die Size
Strength 1d8
Constitution 1d10
Dexterity 1d6
Intelligence 1d6
Wisdom 1d6
Charisma 1d6



Plot Points: 3
Wealth: 0
Unspent Scene Records: 0
Unspent Quest Records: 0

Skills

(Add specializations as necessary)
Skill Name Specialization of Skill Die Size
Athletics None 1d6
-Running Athletics 1d8
-Lifting Athletics 1d8
Combat None 1d6
-Slashing Combat 1d10
-Brawling Combat 1d8
Crafting None 1d4
Knowledge None 1d4
Magic None 1d4
Medicine None 1d4
Skullduggery None 1d4
Social None 1d4
Survival None 1d4
-Cooking Survival 1d8
-Perceiving Survival 1d8

Initiative Dexterity + Combat + Combat Specialization (only with applicable weapon and skill)
Init 1d + 1d + 1d0

Distinctions

Brash and Obstinate 1d8

Too Stubborn for His Own Good | Hinderance | Gain a PP and treat this as a d4
Following One's Gut is Rarely Wrong | Benefit | Spend a PP to reroll one die.
[ +- ] Personality Details
Enslaved Gladiator 1d8

Blood Stained Childhood | Hinderance | Gain a PP and treat this as a d4
Properly Trained to Fight | Benefit | Spend a PP to double the highest die in the dice pool.
[ +- ] Background Details
Cooking Savant 1d8

Bull in a Kitchen | Hinderance | Gain a PP and treat this as a d4
Understanding the Palate | Benefit | Spend a PP to step-down a complication.
[ +- ] Professional Experience Details
Half Bull, Half Man 1d8

Never Not Intimidating | Hinderance | Gain a PP and treat this as a d4
Body of a Beast, Mind of a Man, Soul of a Child | Benefit | Spend a PP to step-up this distinction for the rest of the scene.
[ +- ] Uniqueness Details

[ +- ] Distinction Benefit SFX Reference

Gear

Item Name Description Tag(s) Die Size
Fire's Edge A magical great axe that can erupt flames from its edges when activated. Attack, Magic, Fire 1d10
Fine Brass Bangles One of Dohavin's first purchases after becoming a mercenary. Defense, Fine 1d8
Cooking Journal A gift he received from his mercenary captain when he left the outfit. Dohavin has been adding to it ever since. Control 1d6

[ +- ] Effect Tag Reference
[ +- ] Item Type Reference

Spells and Abilities

Ability Name Description Tag(s) Die Size
Thunderous Charge Dohavin lowers his head and charges toward a target and tramples through almost any obstacle to reach it. The target of this ability will find itself gored or knocked-down, depending on Dohavin's mood. Or how many times he's used this charge in a battle. Attack, Movement, Draining 1d10
Bloodrage When nearing death, Dohavin can enter a battle trance that seemingly makes him invincible. Enhancement, Defense, Limited 1d10

[ +- ] Ability Tag Reference
[ +- ] Weakness Tag Reference

Complications

Complication Name Tag(s) Die Size
??? Wound 1d0
Multiple slashes across his chest and back. Scar 1d8

Record Journal

record1
record2
record3
[ +- ] Record Journal Reference


Backstory

Everyone comes from somewhere!
[ +- ] Extra Information
Feb 27, 2024 4:24 pm
I can click on his picture and not his name. Just takes me to a page that says character not found.

Thank you for the sheet though :D
Mar 1, 2024 4:42 pm
@Feirgon Hey, sorry this is taking me a bit. I haven't forgotten, just haven't had the time to sit and wrap my head around it properly. I hope soon my brain will work for it
Mar 1, 2024 5:48 pm
@Miss_Sadie Oh wow, I just looked over your character sheet and I seem to have missed that you actually filled in your SFX benefits...I am so sorry for the confusion. Either I am losing my mind or my sight, but they are there as clear as day.

In any case, A'ramis now has 4 PP to spend and I guess I just wanted to make sure you were aware of how to spend those.

*facepalm*
Mar 1, 2024 5:50 pm
I did? Oh good. That does clear up a lot of my confusion xD

And hey, we all miss stuff. Could have just been tired. I miss a ton of stuff when I'm tired.

When did he get 4 PP?
Mar 1, 2024 7:55 pm
He rolled a 1 on his last check, and I capitalized on it, which nets him another PP. A'ramis started with 3.
Mar 14, 2024 3:05 pm
Would him taking a shot work the same way as other rolls?
Mar 14, 2024 6:41 pm
Yes, you decide an attribute, skill, distinction, and gear (if applicable). Then describe how all these decisions manifest in the attempt.

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