General conversation/OOC commentary

yes, don't let my tardiness stop the narrative

Thank you both! Not sure why it doesn’t show that folder for me.

And same, roll for me!

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 so sorry to hear it.

I’m sorry friends, but I must withdraw from our game.

I was hoping to keep myself involved (I do remain present in @spaceseeker19 ‘s DB game), but I find myself behind the curve from recent absence and stressed to try catching up and keeping proper pace here. So I remain active on this site on a couple games, but time to respectfully take my leave of this one.

It’s always a pleasure gaming with each of you, and hoping for great rest of your game.

- WD

I'm sorry to hear that. See you in the next game

Needless to say, I'm sorry to see @WhiteDwarf go (he's already left the game); I've enjoyed the flavor that he puts into his posts as Bramlin the fighter struggling to overcome his legacy. But it leads me to ask two questions of the rest of you:

1) Is it OK for me to invite another player to take the spot? Unless I hear any strong objections, I'm going to go back and invite another player to take the spot in the next couple of days. Bramlin could bow out for some reason, right around the time that the party runs into another old acquaintance that they commend to Findal.

2) How do you feel about the pace of this chapter of the game so far, and how many posts there have been? I'm trying to keep to the expectation that you can get along fine posting once a day, and sometimes I wait a couple of days between posts, just to give everybody more of a chance to post in response. But we're still in a bit of the set-up for this chapter, where characters get a chance to find out more about the environment before we jump into more encounters. I think that's kind of a natural rhythm for a campaign like this one, made of modules in a series. But I can go faster if you're not as interested in that information, or post with more brevity if the amount of text is overwhelming at all.

1) That is perfectly fine
2) I'm good with the pace. I actually like the scene change treads where we can finish the scene while the main story moves on.

1. Sucks he had to leave, but I'm happy for another player to join.
2. I love the pace! I know, for me, it's nice to have the ones that I sit and feel like I'm reading a fantasy novel that I get to help write and this campaign has that vibe already to me. So I say, bring on the information!

That's good feedback; thank you. Per @runekyndig's comment, I'll create a side thread for the dinner conversation, in case anyone has further discussion/questions for Argus or each other.

1) I’m good with another player joining.

2) I like that it’s one post a day (as opposed to slower, which I don’t like). The length of the posts are fine, but I prefer things to move a tad faster (keeping threads open to continue conversations is a great solution).

Can I just whine about how much it sucks to write a pretty decent speech and have the dice tell me otherwise lol. I spent too much of my youth in public speaking for the dice to have let me down like that!

I am taking it into account - there has been a benefit for diminishing and discombobulating the mob from both Elysia's wonderful speech and Elowin's Twilight Sanctuary.

Which I highly appreciate! :) Thank you!

Apologies for the absence, I got hit with the double whammy of being sick and then traveling on a 10hr flight the next day. Will get back up to speed tonight/tomorrow.

Oof, flight while recovering illness is not pleasant. Speedy recovery to you!

Take care of yourself, and may you enjoy a speedy recovery! Don't fret; we will continue, but I'll leave a placeholder for Morik's actions in the current turn, and fill it in when you can post.

Okay, so I'm trying to catch up with the posts now, and there are a LOT of reading to do, lol. So, let me see if I understand all the stuff right, because there were some stuff that I was a bit confused about even from my previous posts:

- We were walking to Findal's contact's place when we see a mob wielding fire confronting a palanquin borne by 6 people, and a courtier walking alongside it.
- We (well, Elysia and Bramlin) find out that the courtier was tasked by the Queen to escort emissaries (presumed inside the palanquin) into the castle.
- Attempts to disperse the mob was met with some success, but then they push through, and Mr. All Talk No Action courtier turns tail and skeedaddles.
- Ishi, an old friend/acquaintance of some of ours, sees us and the situation.
- Elysia gives a rousing speech, though perhaps delivered in only an average manner (sorry @Kilikina but the dice gods are fickle, lol), and the mob goes on the offensive.
- Adran wants to use the situation to their advantage and run away with Findal, but even his sister didn't acknowledge him. Instead, Eozindra tells him to stay with Findal while she tries to calm the mob.
- Round 1 starts

I like that some people are bracing for a fight, while the two sisters are singing kumbaya to a mouth-frothing fire-breathing mob. Dear gods, it'd be hilarious if the mob is correct and these are evil drow.

Anyway, do I have this right? I hope I do, cause I'm about to post, lol.

Looks pretty accurate. Although Adran is more a case of "not every fight has to be ours" and "we have something we're doing."

But yeah, mostly accurate.

I'm trying to get out people out of fight that is not ours. That is the intent with the sanctuary spell anyway