OOC Thread

You know what this is for.

I'm going to be out of town until the 15th, but I have opened this forum for character development and discussion. I have offered invitations to those who expressed an interest in the thread.

Thanks for inviting me to this game. Note that I only post once a day Monday through Thursday and take weekends and holidays off. I take weekends off due to they are my self care days so I hope that is ok. I have never played pathfinder before but would love to give it a try.

Sounds good. Gives us some time to all build a backstory on how we know each other

I can't wait to see what everyone decides to play.

Can't wait until we officially play but am staying patient. Hope you guys are having a great week though.

Let me know when we are officially starting. I'm sick right now but hope to feel better soon.

I am going over the characters that have been submitted and we should be getting underway today or tomorrow.

Woohoo, thanks WhtKnt!

Thank you @whtknt for starting with a bang. Lets get this party started.

Before I jump into the posts, I want to make sure that the ideas I had in the message I sent were okay, @WhtKnt. I had just a couple questions regarding Fen's companion and the way archetypes work for the character/companion combo.

@whtknt

Is Anwyn Chondathan? She certainly looks that.

She can't tell you that. :)

Just got over a bad sinus infection and chest cold so can post now

Will be jumping back in after work today! Sorry I fell behind 😓

Just a heads up I won't be online this Friday through Monday as its Christmas weekend and will be offline for New year's weekend and I take weekends Friday through Sunday and holidays off and will be offline March 2-10 due to a family obligation so am just giving a heads up in advance.

No problem. I fully expect things to slow down between Christmas and New Year's, anyway.

Fyi-- in my head I'm envisioning Tom is still off alerting the Watch while this occurs/until he's needed on screen. Someone could send word to his house on where to meet up or knowing Crow he'd eventually check if they had stopped by his temple, and falling that check in with Gern's parents in their shop.

That's fine. Probably a good thing to report her to the Watch.

Hey I am going to drop out of the game. I can't commit to it right now and am getting ready to go do something with my family in a few weeks so I won't have time to fully commit to this. Thank you so much for allowing me to join the game and good luck on helping Anwyn find her family.

Okay, Amber. Thanks for playing and if things get a little clearer and you want to return, you will be welcomed.

I have a convention I am assisting in running in two weeks, so my responses will be slow or perhaps non-existent until March 4. Please forgive delays.

The con was a lot of fun! Our Gaming Guest of Honor was Shane Hensley, of Savage Worlds fame, and both our Author Guest of Honor (Max Gladstone, Empress of Forever and Last Exit) and our Media Guest of Honor (Jake Stormoen, The Outpost) joined us in playing games! Jake and Max even underwent the Klingon Day of Honor ceremony where they pronounce their great deeds for the year and bring honor to their house (our local Star Trek club does the ceremony every year for anyone who wishes to undertake it). I'm sorry to take so long to get back to this. It's been a whirlwind three days since the convention with wrap-up details (getting people to the airport, paying taxes, etc.).

may be a little quiet this weekend. I was just let go from my job today. would have had my 10 -year anniversary in june. not sure if I will be shutting down for a few days or going batshit crazy trying to distract myself. we shall see.

I'm sorry the hear that. Hope it all works out.

Ugh, feel for you Red. Hope you find something even better.

The struggle is real. Keep your chin up

Tyr is definitely with Crow Nomansson

It's okay, keep it up, Tom is here to balance the party out to the mean.

This would be an excellent time to recruit a 5th player.

And maybe we levelled up? Seems we hit a milestone.

Yes, everyone can level up, and we can certainly try to recruit another. I'll make a post in a bit.

Yay new friends

Hello! Thanks for the invite

Hello new friend.

Howdy folks! Thanks for the invite! I'm really looking forward to this :D

Welcome everyone!

(Awesome in character scene from Crow there, Joms!)

Thanks!

I'll be jumping in to introduce my PC as soon as I can, but I also am catching up on reading everything that's come before now.

I am still actively here but had a horrendous situation unfold yesterday (can this year get any worse? I don’t think so at this point) so if I misunderstand a post or don’t communicate clearly, please let me know. My brain is a bit … muddled as I cope with reality. My husband lost a his best friend since high school; a man I had also become very close friends with. They were basically brothers and were living together when I met my partner. Life is exhausting.

I can understand and sympathize. Two years ago, my best friend since high school (I'm 54) committed suicide. He was very much my brother. You and your husband have my deepest condolences. Take the time you need and we'll see you when you feel up to returning.

I'm taking a short vacation without Internet access from Wednesday, 5 June until 10 June, and will be unavailable during that time.

In general, I could go either way on this. That is to say, I have enjoyed both approaches here on GP.

I'm currently playing in a couple of other games where we are exploring dungeons - Stonehell and the Caves of Chaos - and in those games, a big part of the fun is finding each room, mapping it, and discovering whether there's anything of interest there (treasure, secret doors, etc), even if there isn't an encounter there. Since there is a map in this game, I could see this proceeding in a similar vein (I've been assuming it will).

At the exact same time, I'm running a game where the PCs are following a map through some labyrinthine sewers. There is no map for the players; their characters are following a map, and it takes X amount of time to follow all the directions and traverse all those tunnels, and at regular intervals I check for random encounters in addition to the prepared encounters that happen at specific intervals. The thrill of discovery in that game is from finding out what happens next, not creating a sense of space. Since the party is following Oshgal's tracking, I could see making the transition to this mode of play for this section.

Either way works for me, but when there's a player map, I do expect to be filling in that map.

I'm with you, I think, Space--I'm amenable to either approach depending on how the story is structured. Detailing the exploration of an unknown space is fun if you're mapping it out and trying to figure out what doors lead where and focused on the suspense and potential danger (and I'm also having a lot of fun with that in Stonehell, and would here); but I can also see the appeal of a more concise 'you walk until you hit the next key decision point, now what do you do?' approach depending on the tone the party prefers and the feel of the game the GM wants to present.

Me, I'm fine with either, I'm just happy to be here. :)

I tend to think of PbP as a comic book. You can of course have transitional scenes in comics but they tend to be an establishment cell, and then not done again until some new location is found.

My friend likes to detail everything, when he makes a dungeon it accounts for toilets and broom closets and looks super beautiful, but it was useless. We would spend hours mavigating a complicated labyrinth with nothing to show for it. Also it slowed the pace so much he seldom ever had a chance to roll random encounters. And this was at a table.

My design philosophy is that there is no empty space. Everything tells the story, because we are both actor and viewer. Empty corridors do exist in real life, sure, but are we in a game or running a simulation?

I am not arguing either way, just pointing that engagement has decreased and this is a potential resolution.

I will move things along tomorrow (been very busy the past four days) and will gloss over the unimportant parts.

Apologies to all. I think I need to step away from this campaign. I thought I could handle learning a new rpg style, but I have found myself anxiously avoiding these threads because I feel stupid not understanding Pathfinder. Rather than continue to be dead weight and frequently mia, I think I should just stick to what I know (or what is a group test run, for those of you who have game overlap with me).

Again, I’m sorry for dipping out like this and all the stalling I’ve done between posts. I just am not ready for Pathfinder. :(

I understand. Thank you for letting us know and not just ghosting us. Have fun on the boards!

I will try to get a move out in the next few days. I just wanted you all to know that if I should suddenly disappear, it's not any of you. Know that I have enjoyed the game and it has been an honor to be your GM.

No worries, I've been having fun. I appreciate the effort you've put into the game and keeping us running!

Be well, and best of luck.

Thabks for playing with me. Hopefully see you soon.

Just a scheduling head's up: I have a busy weekend this week, and may not manage to post every day.

Once again, my wife and I are on our way to Walt Disney World, Dec 1-6, there will be a suspension of gameplay during that time (though if I find a moment, I may check in). Thank you!

I'm back, but I walked into a hornet's nest of busy with the holidays. I will try to get something posted in the next day or so.

Happy New Year everyone. Look for a new post tomorrow, when I can take a minute.

Happy new year

I am going off the grid this weekend and will not have Internet access, but I hope to be able to get a move or two in before then.

Have a good trip!

Jomsviking, I just made the connection. Your name is a reference to the semi-mythical land Jomsborg. Very clever. I knew it seemed familiar, but I just couldn't place it.

Jomsborg may have been a myth, but Jomsvikings were and are real. Just like most knightly orders of Europe have their roots in Heathenry, most notably the Teutonic Order, the Jomsviking were/are a Heathen "crusader" though it should be noted that the Æsir(Tyr exempted) have no use for an unwilling adherent. Therefore crusader is a misnomer as there is no convert or die imperative in heathenry.

Tyr's use for anyone is to die or kill in war and all who die in war regardless of their religion are a sacrifice to Tyr.

But Tyr is an enigma, for he is no Euhumerized. Many take this to mean Tyr is force itself. As his mortal enemy is indolence. The ancestors seemed to have a strong understanding of quantum mechanics.

Thanks at any rate.

Okay, I just checked and WittyName has been inactive for 8 months and MinMin has been inactive for 3 months. I'll play their roles to finish out this adventure, but it may be time to either recruit some new blood or call it quits. What do you folks prefer?

New Blood!

I'm enjoying it and would be happy to continue.

Right then, after this section, I will try to recruit some players.

Woot!

Higher level than 1 should attract some interest

I'm going to be out from next Tuesday (April 29) until the next Sunday (May 4). We are making a trek down to Disneyworld and I will not be able to respond to posts. I should be okay to respond until that time. If I am in your game, please bot me as necessary. If you are in my game, sit tight and I'll pick up when I return (though as I said, I should be able to post up until Tuesday).

Bon voyage!

Safe travels

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