OOC

A place for any OOC stuff like absences or jokes, etc.

Hello! I think it might be good to start off with player expectations.

How cooperative should we be? I'm not talking about stabbing each other in the back, but if we're being hunted, someone's limping and the monster is close behind, is it fair play to slam the door in their face?

How careful should we play? If I'm making a rash decision that could endanger the whole group like tinkering with alien tech, is that a valid option？

Good idea!

It is a delicate balance. In general, the game ethos is that you often have to choose between surviving, solving the mystery, and saving the day. So in the case you mention, that would be a fair response if you feel your character would do that rather than risk their own life to save someone based on how you've been playing them. The fallout would be that anyone else who saw that probably
would not trust your character anymore. Your character might even feel guilty about it later. And it is important that we all separate character from player to avoid hurt feelings. Anyone is welcome to talk to me or other players at any time about how things are going if they feel upset about something that happens in game .

For the last case you mention, that is definitely a valid option. You would be prioritizing investigating the mystery over being completely safe. And it would be fair for another player to have their character tell your character to stop.

In general, players have to embrace the danger while still trying to stay alive.

Always good to keep that in mind. And for the record, no hard feelings if my PC is the one left behind :P

Hi everyone.
Thanks for the invite @redcroc, I'm looking forward to this.

I appreciate that we discuss expectations in advance, and I'm ok with what has been said so far.

If you are ever in doubt whether the actions you plan for your character might upset another player then I would suggest to discuss it OoC first

Thank you for the invite. Weekends are busy for me, but I will read up on everything on Monday morning.

Great point about discussing things here before hand, @runestone.

@Dmbrainiac - Sounds good!

This site has an explanation of the system and includes videos. Also, the Players Survival Guide pdf is free here.

Rolling... Hah, scores much more suited to a bruiser than an academic, but I'll stick with them.

We are waiting on one other player to accept the invite to the game. I have PMd them and will wait a day or so for them to respond.

That's me. I'm here. Sorry about that. Didn't even see the invite, but I'm very much looking forward to playing with you all. I'm fine with everything mentioned so far. I will roll up a character here shortly so you don't have to wait on me anymore.

Alright! The Christmas party will start today. I'll get the first post up later and everyone can do a post or two introducing their PCs and what they are doing at the party. And then things will really get started...

Cool! @Redcroc do you mind keeping the game thread is in the main forum too, so we can access it with one click instead of needing to enter the subforum?

Sure thing! It's my first time running something on GP, so Im still experimenting. I'm glad for any feedback!

No problem! Another tip is that you can pin the story thread so it floats to the top of the forum.

I'll have Geneva's introductory post up either today or tomorrow.

Hey, guys!

Sorry, I was fired on Monday, so I don't think I will be able to participate in the game at a good pace for some time now. Don't want to slow anyone down and there is no way to guarantee stability in such situation, so @Redcroc, remove the character from the game in any way you like, please.

Oh no, hope you can land somewhere better soon! Take care.

Fired right before Christmas?? Did you work for Ebenezer Scrooge? 😕

But seriously, sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting us know and hope to see you around in a game sometime once things stabilize.

Sorry to hear that akkarin. Good luck.

That's a bummer. Good luck!

Rolled the save earlier today. Things got in the way, so I wasn't able to finish the post before now.