OOC Discussion

Somewhere for us to put OOC comments that might lead to discussion - individual observations, stuff you don't think we'll want to respond to specifically, might fit better in the in-character thread using ooc tags.

Ahhhh @microtheMacroBear I love it! So exciting to see what you all come up with here....!

Thanks! I love that we're doing collaborative world building!

Ahhhh y'all - that's some wonderfully in-the-tone-and-spirit of the Dark Tower campfire storytelling you've shared there!

A heads up that I'm planning on posting to move things forward tomorrow (13th December).

Thanks! I really appreciated the opportunity to get extra creative and engage with the world. Looking forward to what happens next!

Me too! Looking forward to the journey.

With my VERY limited experience of PbP, in the interest of speed of progress I'd be open for @microtheMacroBear just sending Bertie out towards the farmstead, rather than waiting for an OK from everyone else on the course of action. Or to maybe wait a day for anyone to have a chance to say "No, let's wait".

But that's just my take - as players, would you rather move a bit slower and check more often for consensus on courses of action?

Or prefer for players to take more initiative than I expect most of us would if playing live, and "just do it" a lot of the time?

I like a faster paced game so for me personally- I am ok with not having consensus.

second that

not much excitement in that...

That works for me. Let's send him out.

At least he's in good company 😁
Maybe some of that armor rubs off?

Hopefully! I'm also on board with quicker paced games :)

I enjoy faster paced games- but I’m flexible as long as it’s interesting. I was really posting bc I don’t feel the need for there to be a consensus for action to be taken. It takes some of the spontaneity and individuality out of the game.

I agree; unless it's a critical decision (i.e. deciding to engage in a boss fight or doing something irrevocable), there's no need to wait for consensus in a PbP game.

For me as a GM, it's more important that everyone feels as safe and comfortable at the table as possible, than that it's exciting in ways that might upset or even harm players. So for me, Lines and Veils always take prescedence over people's wishes for content to have in the game.

For me, the post with bystanders getting hurt met the Lines and Veils by being cautious about it.

And if anyone wants content we've posted removed, then they just need to invoke the X Card and we will remove it with no questions asked about the why, although we may ask questions to work out specifically which aspect of the content is being X'd so we can avoid it in the future.

Sounds good! Thank you, Beardhare.

Just FYI @Aegis has made a character, you can see it in the Google Sheets Character Keeper.

I've not heard from them in a while, so am just playing ahead without waiting for them.

And if/when they turn up we'll work out how to bring them into the story - I expect as either a member of the existing ka-tet who's been off on their own and returns to the group, or as a new person you encounter for the first time who joins your ka-tet.

I'm on a full-on work trip starting tomorrow (Sunday 17) until end of the week (Friday 22). My posting may be a bit slower during that week.

Sounds good!