OOC Conversation

Mar 10, 2025 9:48 am
Welcome to the game! I've created other threads here with an overview of how the game works, the starting characters you can choose from, and a few introductory scenarios we can pick from when we are ready to get started. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. :)
Mar 10, 2025 5:05 pm
Welcome @gesges! I see you submitted a character for the other game instead of this one. Easy mistake to make. :)
Mar 10, 2025 9:07 pm
ouch... sorry!
I am still finding my way in this forum...

Hi! I am ges (she/her), it is great to play with you!

So... I have eyed the characters and my first love went to Parish and Lady Sheridan, and then to Gertrude, but I am happy to try others. All of them are... special!

As a chapter, the Breakfast Feast, The Witch Missing Shadow and Lights out are the ones I liked at first sight.
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Mar 11, 2025 6:01 am
About the chapters: I am of course open to another. Perhaps @Dmbraniac, you prefer one as first chapter or there is one that you didnt play yet and want to try :).
Mar 11, 2025 7:45 am
Hi, ges. I go by Brainiac or Brainy (he/him or she/her).

I agree that all of the characters have something special about them that draws me to them. And these are just some of the many we have the potential to unlock as we play.

Let's wait for timplausible to join us to get their thoughts. If we get another player or two as well, that would be great, but I'm also okay just playing with the three of us for now. :)
Mar 11, 2025 7:53 am
Great! :)
Mar 11, 2025 3:18 pm
What do we do first?
Mar 11, 2025 3:22 pm
Hey everyone! Thanks for the invite! I can start with any introductory scenario and improvise as I read the other threads (might take a few days :( ) if that helps getting the game started.

by the way, welcome to the site ges!
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Mar 11, 2025 3:23 pm
@timplausible Read the Introduction and How to Play thread and let me know if you have any questions. Then take a look at the Residents and Guests and see if there’s somebody you’d like to play first. Finally, take a look at the Chapters and pick one or two that you’d like to start with. I’ll select one from everybody’s choices to be our starting chapter we will play.

@CESN Welcome! There’s no rush, so take your time to read through everything as I suggested to tim. :)
Mar 11, 2025 3:49 pm
I'm feeling cranky and old lately, so Lady Sheridan feels right. I'll make her my first choice.

As for chapters, I am weirdly drawn to Gone Fishin', despite it seeming at odds with my choice of character (maybe that's why I'm drawn to it). On the flip side, After Dinner would probably be a great opportunity for playing Sherry. And The Pancake War just seems fun.

After reading the "how to play" section I feel like I don't really know how to play. But I assume I'll pick it up as we go.
Mar 11, 2025 4:23 pm
Sometimes playing characters in a chapter where it seems like they would be an odd choice makes it more fun!

It’s pretty intuitive once you get started. Each category of chapter has its own base rules. Then, each individual chapter has its own bespoke subset of rules. Before we start a chapter, I’ll post all that information so everybody can see it and refer to it as we play.
Mar 12, 2025 7:00 am
Nice to meet you timplausible and CESN! :)
Mar 12, 2025 10:13 am
Had a quick look and I think it could be good to start off with a relaxed chapter just to get used to the game. Gone Fishin' and Breakfast Feast have been mentioned already and both look like good options to me. Still going through the guest list, but outside the ones mentioned I thing Gertrude could fit Gone Fishin' and Amelie for Breakfast Feast
Mar 12, 2025 10:23 am
Yes, a relaxed chapter is a good choice to begin with. I think we should start with Gone Fishin'. gesges could play Parish and timplausible could play Lady Sheridan out of her element. CESN could play Gertrude and I could play Sal. Of course, everybody's free to change their choices before we start, and I'm still waiting for one more player who expressed interest to accept the invite to the game, so their choices might change who we play, too.

For now, at least, I'll put up the chapter thread so everybody can read through the rules for this chapter. I'll keep it locked until we finalize our character choices for this chapter.
Mar 12, 2025 10:31 am
Gone fishing sounds great!
I am happy with Parish, but if someone else wants him, I am happy to try another one, all of them are appealing by one (or more) reasons :)

It is great to have one more player!
Mar 12, 2025 12:31 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
For now, at least, I'll put up the chapter thread so everybody can read through the rules for this chapter.
So in summary, we need constantly whoopsie to get tokens and then:
* 1 token = catch a fish (⚠️ if everyone gets a fish the chapter ends)
* 2 tokens = mark a track (this is the character journey right?)
* 1 token = do a bingo ( = move day forward)
Mar 12, 2025 12:45 pm
Yes, that's correct. Note that spending 2 tokens allows you to change your character's belief between fishing being a Pastime or a Sport, in addition to marking any Track you'd like. This is an exception to the usual Track rules, so you could either mark the Sundown Track in this chapter, your Journey's Track, or one of the Assorted Tracks available (more on those later).
Mar 12, 2025 8:09 pm
No response from the other player yet so we will go ahead and start and they can join in later if they’re interested. I’ve unlocked the thread. You all may either post as your player profiles or submit characters, your choice!
Mar 13, 2025 10:00 am
@CESN character approved
Mar 13, 2025 10:29 am
@gesges character approved
Mar 14, 2025 10:36 am
Everybody should detail one or two fish (or things that are not quite a fish) and assign them a point value between 0 and 4. Once everybody has done so, I'll compile them on a table with the ones provided by the chapter text so we can roll randomly to determine what we catch each time we cast a line into the pool.
Mar 14, 2025 10:47 am
ah right! forgot about that one... since it's water and lakes, I''m thinking something related to Viv (I did considered them for the chapter)
Something with a value of 2 then... Let's make it weird "snowglobe" where inverting it moves the creatures inside from above to below water. Looks like something to play her whoopsie later one.
Bonus fish (value 3): a little talking turtle pet
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Rolls

value - (1d5-1)

(3) - 1 = 2

second not fish - (1d5-1)

(4) - 1 = 3

Mar 14, 2025 11:26 am
I will be out of town next week from March 16th through the 23rd. I will not have internet access during this time so I will not be able to post until I return on March 24th.
Mar 14, 2025 12:08 pm
Have a safe trip!
Mar 14, 2025 12:10 pm
So... lets see the values first...

With a value of 3 a beautiful ceramics figure of a dancer

With a value of 2 an orange goldfish
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Rolls

First fishy thing - (1d4)

(3) = 3

Second Fishy thing - (1d4)

(2) = 2

Mar 16, 2025 2:25 am
Sorry for my continued flakiness. Rough days these days.

Fish(?):

* A nice-sized lake trout. Nothing special, but it's good eatin'. VALUE: 2
* A massive catfish from the darkest depths whose whiskers look disturbingly like small tentacles. VALUE: 4
Mar 16, 2025 2:37 am
@timplausible no worries, character approved!

I'll add a 1 value Three-Eyed Fish to the pool.

https://i.imgur.com/Qz3V0Ts.png
Mar 16, 2025 1:50 pm
I'm off on my vacation. Feel free to play among yourselves until I return. :)
Mar 16, 2025 11:18 pm
I also have a short vacation the 20th - 23rd and won't be posting during that period.
Mar 17, 2025 12:36 am
enjoy!
Mar 27, 2025 11:30 am
@timplausible, hoping you had a good vacation and will rejoin us soon! :D
Mar 28, 2025 11:12 am
So I just rolled the number for something that is already in the cooler. I just re-rolled to get something else, but do you thing the card/deck drawing system from GP could be useful for thing that can't be taken twice? (I think it was pretty much abandoned so I am not sure how developed it it)
Mar 28, 2025 11:25 am
It might be. I haven't really tried the card system here, though, so I'm not sure of its capabilities and limitations.
Mar 30, 2025 5:46 pm
Hi everyone! I heard there was vacancy in this B&B 😁
Mar 30, 2025 8:09 pm
I'm not sure how far you are into this story. If it's still fine for me to jump in, I'm thinking of playing Monday.
Mar 30, 2025 9:50 pm
@TheGenerator feel free to join in when you're ready character approved
Mar 31, 2025 1:21 pm
Welcome! :)
Mar 31, 2025 1:37 pm
Thnx :)
Apr 1, 2025 11:42 am
I already feel bad for doing that to poor Gertrude 😅.
Apr 1, 2025 11:48 am
If you wanted to be nice, you shouldn't have chosen Monday. :D
Apr 2, 2025 12:09 pm
Following up the post's OOC here not to make it too crowded
OOC:
This is a good moment to decide fishing is a sport. I can mark any track, but Gertrude's development is event based, not track based. I'd suggest marking Monday's track (maybe Parish) as they are the ones behind the change. Though I guess picking a toilet seat is not going to be very impressive 😂
I was also think she expressed 2 wishes now (though not directly): have a friend and catch the biggest fish. I was thinking Harrold might decide on his own to the first one before this post, but he can also help with the second. Ideas?
Apr 2, 2025 12:19 pm
Either Monday's or Parish's journey track may be advanced, your choice.

Harrold could grant either wish, though of course it will be subtle and not obvious that he's done anything. Harrold works in mysterious ways! :D
Apr 2, 2025 12:35 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
Harrold works in mysterious ways! :D
Hmmm.. sounds like an opportunity for Monday to steal the thunder 😁
Apr 2, 2025 1:48 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
Harrold could grant either wish, though of course it will be subtle and not obvious that he's done anything. Harrold works in mysterious ways! :D
Oh! this is an even better idea! We can keep it a mystery (for now) since Gestrude got distracted and won't be asking any wish unless asked again. When convenient, we bring it up in another chapter and add some small continuity to the story :)
Apr 3, 2025 5:34 pm
I'm going on a trip tomorrow through Sunday night. Probably won't post while I'm gone (but you never know).
Apr 3, 2025 6:03 pm
Have fun!
Apr 3, 2025 8:01 pm
enjoy!
Apr 3, 2025 8:32 pm
Have a good trip!
Apr 4, 2025 11:05 am
I'm planning on doing some sort of redemption for Monday's rudeness. I'm wondering if I'm allowed to do what I was thinking of doing.

Instead of having Monday fish, can I spend a token to have any other character get a fish on their hook? It would be a sneaky way for her to help out without showing compassion in public. Cause I feel like she's someone who's wearing more of a mask than Gertrude is.
By the way, whenever Monday does something sneaky, feel free to have you character notice it :D
Apr 4, 2025 11:15 am
@TheGenerator Yes, that's fine :)
Apr 10, 2025 9:53 am
gesges says:
"Oh my! look look what I've got!! A beautiful snowglobe! Yuhuuuu finally some luck today! I... love it! It is perfect for my room, dont you think?" he asks everyone showing his precious catch]
Just checking my summary of the rules and found this one:
CESN says:
since it's water and lakes, I''m thinking something related to Viv. Something with a value of 2 then... Let's make it weird "snowglobe" where inverting it moves the creatures inside from above to below water (Viv's whoopsie).
Looks like there's some details on the snow globe to keep in mind for late
Apr 10, 2025 8:51 pm
While I’ll do a full Housekeeping post in the morning, we can start thinking about which chapter we want to play next. Let me know if you have any preferences!
Apr 11, 2025 12:05 am
CESN says:
gesges says:
"Oh my! look look what I've got!! A beautiful snowglobe! Yuhuuuu finally some luck today! I... love it! It is perfect for my room, dont you think?" he asks everyone showing his precious catch]
Just checking my summary of the rules and found this one:
CESN says:
since it's water and lakes, I''m thinking something related to Viv. Something with a value of 2 then... Let's make it weird "snowglobe" where inverting it moves the creatures inside from above to below water (Viv's whoopsie).
Looks like there's some details on the snow globe to keep in mind for late
Uooo that is fun! :)
Apr 11, 2025 8:07 am
Congratulations on completing our first chapter!

I've created a new thread with a link to the tracking document for Characters, Tracks, and Shelves. Here we can see the progress everybody has made on their journeys, make notes or changes to character sheets, fill out assorted tracks, and place Mementos on Shelves to make progress towards unlocking new things. Take a look at it when you have a chance.

At the end of "Gone Fishin'" everybody takes tokens equal to the value of their catch and holds on to them, as well as any other tokens they've collected, as Leftovers for Housekeeping. By my count, that means the total Leftovers for each character is 2 for Gertrude, 5 for Monday, 3 for Parish, 5 for Sal, and 2 for Lady Sheridan. These Leftovers are used to mark tracks on each character's journey. I'll go ahead and marked them for Monday, Parish, Sal, and Sherry.

@CESN, Gertrude's journey doesn't have a track. Instead, she makes progress by accomplishing specific goals. Take a look and let me know if you think any of those goals can be ticked off after this chapter. Her 2 Leftovers can be used to mark the Assorted Tracks. Some of those tracks unlock new Guests and a few lead to more Mementos, so take a look and let me know where you'd like to put them.

We now have our first Memento, a Square (Soggy Old Boot)! Take a look at the different Shelves available. The one Memento on its own isn't enough to unlock anything just yet, but we can decide as a group which Shelf we want to start working towards unlocking first.

Once all that's done, it'll be time to pick the next Chapter that we play! Take a look at the Chapters threads and let me know which one(s) you'd be interested in playing next.

Let me know if you have any questions! :D
Apr 11, 2025 8:35 am
Thanks everyone! I jumped in late but had great fun :D and a pet turtle!!!
I loved how nice Parish was about everything. You all made the characters come to life :) Just good vibes all round (Even with Monday trying to be annoying :P )

Looking forward to the next one.
Apr 11, 2025 10:38 am
Dmbrainiac says:
@CESN, Gertrude's journey doesn't have a track. Instead, she makes progress by accomplishing specific goals.
Oh yes she doesn't have a track:
[ +- ] Finding my place
Making a friend could work, as this is the wish the talking fish "will be granting". Even if we think Harrold is the friend she made himself, this would still have to wait to be marked. So maybe not yet...

I might have impressed one of the other residents (I guess that's either Parish or Sal, the other being guests?). Maybe fishing becoming a sport impressed Parish? Not sure that is strong enough to mark it (mechanically that's 2 points for a track I guess)
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Apr 11, 2025 10:39 am
I do think Parish can be considered impressed enough to mark that one off. As for the close friend, I don't think that has happened yet, but perhaps the next time Gertrude is played in a chapter, we can see the effects of Harrold's wish playing out. :)
Apr 11, 2025 10:53 am
Dmbrainiac says:
Take a look at the Chapters threads and let me know which one(s) you'd be interested in playing next.
I wouldn't mind trying one of the pensive chapters like "Ice skating" or "Firefly catching". If people are up for something like that.
Apr 11, 2025 10:59 am
I accidentally had access restricted to the document I uploaded. It should be fixed now, so you all can view and edit it.
Apr 11, 2025 12:23 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
I do think Parish can be considered impressed enough to mark that one off. As for the close friend, I don't think that has happened yet, but perhaps the next time Gertrude is played in a chapter, we can see the effects of Harrold's wish playing out. :)
I confirm that Parish is impressed by Ger's enthusiasm :)

I loved playing Parish! He was a lot of fun :) And he felt like "fish in the water" while fishing :p
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Apr 11, 2025 12:45 pm
TheGenerator says:
Dmbrainiac says:
Take a look at the Chapters threads and let me know which one(s) you'd be interested in playing next.
I wouldn't mind trying one of the pensive chapters like "Ice skating" or "Firefly catching". If people are up for something like that.
"Firefly catching" also got my eye
"Wash cycle" and "A birthday for Gertrude" too.
OOC:
but I am happy to play any :)
Apr 11, 2025 12:56 pm
Two votes for Firefly Catching, which I think is a good one to do next. I've posted the rules for this chapter in a new thread. We'll need one person to play Sal and one to play Hey Kid. Everybody else can pick whomever they'd like. Once everybody's chosen, we can start posting. Let me know if you have any questions about how this chapter works. :)
Apr 11, 2025 1:34 pm
Summary again to be sure I understood:
* There's two questions, each with 9 tokens.
* We take 1 token for each bingo (keep) or whoopsie (give away)
* Once there are no tokens we answer the question (and can finish the night)
* We can spend tokens on the final question to get a reward for the B&B.
I guess this time there is nothing limiting bingos like last chapter then?
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Apr 11, 2025 1:42 pm
Yes, that's correct! You can do a Bingo at any time, unlike with relaxed chapters. That summary is the basic framework for almost all of the pensive chapters.
Apr 11, 2025 1:46 pm
I think amelie could be a nice contrast to this chapter, or maybe Yola since she refused to act her age
Apr 11, 2025 4:23 pm
I think I'd like to be Hey Kid if nobody else wants dibs on that :)
Apr 11, 2025 4:58 pm
I am considering Percival
Apr 13, 2025 7:01 pm
Since I have had trouble keeping up even with the relaxed schedule, I'm going to bow out now that the fishing chapter is over. Had a lot of fun though. Thanks for the game, everyone and thanks for running it @Dmbrainiac.
Apr 13, 2025 8:36 pm
You'll be missed! I loved Sherry in the previous chapter.
See you in another game!
Apr 13, 2025 8:50 pm
Thanks for the game, @timplausible !
Apr 13, 2025 10:55 pm
Take care, timplausible!

Alright, it looks like I'll be playing Sal again. The TheGenerator can play Hey Kid, gesges can play Percival, and CESN can play either Amelie or Yola.

I'm out of town until Tuesday morning but the rest of you can start posting at you're leisure. I may have time to write a short post later tonight.
Apr 14, 2025 8:38 am
Dmbrainiac says:
Gertrude's journey doesn't have a track. Instead, she makes progress by accomplishing specific goals. Take a look and let me know if you think any of those goals can be ticked off after this chapter.
So I sort of marked Impressed Parish for this one
Dmbrainiac says:
Her 2 Leftovers can be used to mark the Assorted Tracks. Some of those tracks unlock new Guests and a few lead to more Mementos, so take a look and let me know where you'd like to put them.
I think we can add two leftovers to the bookclub track. Does that unlock a new chapter? I'm curious about what a chapter with book would be like in this magic B&B
Dmbrainiac says:
We now have our first Memento, a Square (Soggy Old Boot)! Take a look at the different Shelves available. The one Memento on its own isn't enough to unlock anything just yet, but we can decide as a group which Shelf we want to start working towards unlocking first.
I'd say either the front desk as some sort of a group trophy, or the pantry (a boot doesn't fit there, but it is Parish's place and he is a proud fisherfrog after all)
Apr 14, 2025 8:41 am
timplausible says:
Since I have had trouble keeping up even with the relaxed schedule, I'm going to bow out now that the fishing chapter is over. Had a lot of fun though. Thanks for the game, everyone and thanks for running it @Dmbrainiac.
It was nice to have old grumpy Sherry musing about the good old days! I guess this is actually the game where we can confidently say you're welcome to join us again anytime for a little chapter when you miss it :)
Apr 15, 2025 1:18 pm
Man, it's fun being a kid again :P
Apr 15, 2025 2:51 pm
CESN says:
Dmbrainiac says:
Gertrude's journey doesn't have a track. Instead, she makes progress by accomplishing specific goals. Take a look and let me know if you think any of those goals can be ticked off after this chapter.
So I sort of marked Impressed Parish for this one
Dmbrainiac says:
Her 2 Leftovers can be used to mark the Assorted Tracks. Some of those tracks unlock new Guests and a few lead to more Mementos, so take a look and let me know where you'd like to put them.
I think we can add two leftovers to the bookclub track. Does that unlock a new chapter? I'm curious about what a chapter with book would be like in this magic B&B
Dmbrainiac says:
We now have our first Memento, a Square (Soggy Old Boot)! Take a look at the different Shelves available. The one Memento on its own isn't enough to unlock anything just yet, but we can decide as a group which Shelf we want to start working towards unlocking first.
I'd say either the front desk as some sort of a group trophy, or the pantry (a boot doesn't fit there, but it is Parish's place and he is a proud fisherfrog after all)
I like it! :)
Apr 16, 2025 10:42 am
Got a very busy weekend coming up. From Friday to Monday I expect not to have much time to post. If I find time, I will though :)
Apr 16, 2025 11:05 am
dont worry! Happy Easter everyone :)
Apr 22, 2025 10:51 am
Hmm, do our posts cause issues, @Dmbrainiac, since we're both interacting with Percy. If so, I can change mine.
Apr 22, 2025 10:51 am
No, it's okay. Yours will happen first, then Sal's, and Percy can react to both. :)
Apr 24, 2025 4:03 pm
gesges says:
You touch my hearth everytime you play
If this was a typo, its the most suitable typo for that character. If not... genius !
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Apr 24, 2025 6:43 pm
CESN says:
gesges says:
You touch my hearth everytime you play
If this was a typo, its the most suitable typo for that character. If not... genius !
It was a typo... but now I can not correct it 😅
P.S. Sorry, as you probably noticed, English is not my first language 🙈
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Apr 24, 2025 8:29 pm
CESN says:
gesges says:
You touch my hearth everytime you play
If this was a typo, its the most suitable typo for that character. If not... genius !
I didn't even notice that typo. Thanks for pointing it out. Amazing!! 😁
Apr 25, 2025 8:18 am
Yes, nice one!

Amelie and Hey Kid still need to answer Hey Kid's question. :D
Apr 25, 2025 8:44 am
Ah, I didn't realize Hey Kid had to answer their own question. Thanks for letting me know :)

I'm going to wait for Amelie's response so Hey Kid can compile the suggestions from their friends.
Apr 25, 2025 8:48 am
gesges says:
Sorry, as you probably noticed, English is not my first language 🙈
ahah no problem at all, mine isn't as well. And everyone makes typos all the time anyway. But this one really felt in character :D
Apr 25, 2025 9:38 am
Can I make a suggestion for the final question? The big one.

Would you all be interested in answering that question not as your character, but as yourself? OOC.
The game doesn't really specify how it should be answered.

Just a suggestion, feel free to decline :)
Apr 25, 2025 9:43 am
I think that's an amazing idea. :D

Amelie has already kind of answered the question, but CESN may offer more thoughts of their own, and everybody else may do so as well. The Big Question has 13 tokens on it so we can give a full answer if we have one.
Apr 25, 2025 11:01 am
Dmbrainiac says:
The Big Question has 13 tokens on it so we can give a full answer if we have one.
I'm terrible at tracking tokens clearly xD I thought it only had 9 😅 If it was more than 13 I'd want my token back to reprogram Amelie, but 13 is just a nice number. I might add more to the answer if i feel inspired as I was only thinking of "1 sentence answer"
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Apr 25, 2025 11:14 am
Heh, okay. Before you put the token on it, it had 12 since gesges indicated Percy would place his 4 tokens on it. It's up to you if you want to push it to 13 or keep the token to use towards Amelie's journey.

Or gesges could only put 1 token on it to get to 9 and keep 3 tokens for Percy's joruney!
Apr 25, 2025 11:59 am
I also don't mind it being downgraded to a 9 token question. Just like CESN I didn't realize we were already above 9. Either way works for me :)
Apr 25, 2025 12:06 pm
Heh, alright. One sentence answer it is! :D

The final tally will thus be:

Amelie: 3 tokens
Hey Kid: 2 tokens
Percy: 3 tokens
Sal: 1 token

Big Question: 9 tokens
Apr 25, 2025 7:05 pm
sounds good! :)
Apr 28, 2025 10:07 am
ok. one sentence answer it is then... so I'll consider it done 🤣

(for now at least, maybe someone else's answer inspires me )
Apr 28, 2025 10:40 am
Once everybody else answers, we can wrap up the chapter. We'll get a second Square Memento (Jar of Fireflies) to add to a Shelf. We didn't decide on the final placement of the first Memento. If we put both of them on the Front Desk, we can unlock a new Guest (Muckleby) and open up the rest of that Shelf, which features several more guests that can be unlocked. Or if we put both in the Pantry, we're one more memento away from unlocking a new chapter (The Tomtom Hunt) and opening up the rest of that Shelf which features some new guests and Parish-related chapters, as well as new things related to Parish's interests.

I've applied Amelie's, Sal's, and Percy's leftovers to their respective journeys. @TheGenerator you can choose which track(s) on Hey Kid's sheet advance using the two tokens they have as leftovers.

We should start deciding which chapter we would like to play next! We've done a Relaxed and a Pensive chapter now, so maybe a Frantic or Eerie chapter would be appropriate for the next one. Let me know which one(s) you'd be interested in playing!
Apr 28, 2025 11:09 am
I thought firefly jar would go well in the garden, though that is definitely not optimal for unlocking things
Apr 28, 2025 11:28 am
Yes, you could spread the Mementos around to multiple shelves if you prefer. It will just take longer to unlock things that way, but it's all up to you! :D
Apr 28, 2025 6:11 pm
I think Hey Kid's 2 tokens go to "Deep" and "Creative" for this one.

Sounds cool to add Muckleby to the mix! :D

For the chapter, how about "A Birthday for Gertrude"?
Apr 28, 2025 6:37 pm
Here's Muckleby so you can see who you'd be unlocking.
[ +- ] Spoiler
Apr 29, 2025 9:11 am
I like Muckleby for our first memento.
For the second, the garden sounds cool too

I will try to post later Percy's final line (yesterday was a crazy day in Spain)
Apr 29, 2025 10:02 am
gesges says:
yesterday was a crazy day in Spain
I saw! :O Probably will take a little while for things to go back to normal completely.
Apr 29, 2025 10:51 am
Alright, I've posted the details for the next chapter, "A Birthday for Gertrude." We'll need somebody to play Gertrude, then everybody else can pick any character they'd like.
Apr 30, 2025 6:12 am
TheGenerator says:
gesges says:
yesterday was a crazy day in Spain
I saw! :O Probably will take a little while for things to go back to normal completely.
OOC:
Fortunately we are back to almost normal :) But I learned the most crazy things these days... did you know that if an electric car is charging and power goes off, you can not unplug the car? (at least it happens to some) 😂l
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Apr 30, 2025 6:14 am
Dmbrainiac says:
Alright, I've posted the details for the next chapter, "A Birthday for Gertrude." We'll need somebody to play Gertrude, then everybody else can pick any character they'd like.
I will be happy to be her (I will be happy to play another character too :) )
Apr 30, 2025 7:48 am
I'm thinking Yola would be a good character for this one
Apr 30, 2025 10:19 am
I thought playing Yazeba for this one could be nice, since Gertrude is confidence the witch doesn't like her... But not sure how she would fit "trying to help". I'll read again and see if I get inspired. Otherwise, Muckleby sounds like she would be very chaotic xD
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Apr 30, 2025 11:10 am
Starting tomorrow (Thursday) I'm out of town until Sunday. So I'll likely be slow to post.
Feel free to progress the story without me.
Apr 30, 2025 8:45 pm
I rolled randomly to determine who I should play and got Parish!

I’ll get some posts up tomorrow morning. I’ll also create a private thread for everybody but Gertrude to discuss which room to have the party in. 😈
May 1, 2025 8:40 am
Okay, I think I set up the Party Planning subforum correctly so that everybody but Gertrude's player can access it. @gesges please let me know if it is locked for you! :D
May 1, 2025 8:56 am
I can see it 👌 left a comment to test it (not revealing yet until gesges confirms)
[ +- ] So, usual summary:
I'm going to try Yazeba. Feels like terrible dynamics waiting to happen, so perfect for this chapter :D
Last edited May 1, 2025 8:58 am
May 1, 2025 9:06 am
Good summary, CESN! When you check your Chaos Coins, you can roll 1d2 for each one you have. A 1 is heads while a 2 is tails.

Since this chapter is designed for large groups, I'll probably make a few posts for some of the other residents and guests during this chapter even though I'm not playing them as my primary character. :)
May 2, 2025 1:09 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
Okay, I think I set up the Party Planning subforum correctly so that everybody but Gertrude's player can access it. @gesges please let me know if it is locked for you! :D
I confirm I can not see it :)
May 2, 2025 1:28 pm
Awesome, then we can conspire about where the party will happen behind your back. ;)
May 8, 2025 1:58 pm
sorry for being radio-silent the last days. I had too many things to deal with at home and needed to give a though to Gertrude (baby is sleeping badly... and as a consequence we are sleeping badly... and... I need sleeping to think). I will try to post tonight at the latest!
May 8, 2025 2:01 pm
No worries, gesges. If you'd like me to skip Gertrude's reaction we can just say that she's too preoccupied with the book or something.
May 8, 2025 8:39 pm
post done! :)
No! It was perfect Yola's question! Thank you!
I just wanted to think calmly about how to deal with Gertrude and I could not find the moment.
May 8, 2025 8:53 pm
Cool. I wanted to give you some interaction. Now I have to come up with an answer, I guess 😅

I like the reference to Percy's cookies 😁
May 12, 2025 10:59 am
Just realised I need to be mean to people. I was annoyed at Parish, but I don't think that is mean.

But maybe to Yola?
CESN says:
"And don't get any ideas about inviting those bachelors again." she leaves the room to prepare the B&B for the surprise.
May 12, 2025 11:14 am
Sure, that counts. And there's still plenty of time to be mean to Parish and others. :D
May 12, 2025 11:24 am
ahaha... well after that whoopsie... unplanned meanness towards Amelie for sure XD She is not a guest but she is someone who can take it.

Yola is a guest, so the question is if she deserved it or not. ( I'm guessing she did 🤣)
Last edited May 12, 2025 11:25 am
May 12, 2025 11:55 am
I don't think Yazeba should care about who deserves it or not :P
May 12, 2025 1:19 pm
TheGenerator says:
I don't think Yazeba should care about who deserves it or not :P
ahah, she doesn't, but the advancement track does 🤣🤣🤣
May 12, 2025 4:14 pm
gesges says:
"Oh hi Amelie! I heard Yazeba screaming, is everything all right? What are you doing?"
I'd add that (though not specified) I have a feeling Yazeba would have asked for secrecy and Amelie is programmed to never disobey Yazeba.

So well played in forcing someone to lie @gesges :D
May 12, 2025 4:50 pm
@gesges since you already have 1 chaos coin, you’ll need to flip it and get heads to get Amelie to answer your question!
May 12, 2025 7:11 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
@gesges since you already have 1 chaos coin, you’ll need to flip it and get heads to get Amelie to answer your question!
Ouch! forgot!
Coin flip added :)
May 16, 2025 2:19 pm
Dmbrainiac, is Amelie also collecting coins or just there as a side-character?
May 16, 2025 2:37 pm
They might get one coin and advance the party track, but probably no more unless other people want to interact with them! :D
May 16, 2025 3:08 pm
TheGenerator says:
@CESN I don't think you need to bingo to cash in the 5. The bingo is only to give away your coins to someone else.
But in this case, it doesn't change anything for you I think.
That is true! No bingo then. All chaos is back. Much better that way 🤣
May 16, 2025 7:02 pm
ouch! was waiting for her answer to continue with other characters.
she will cross paths with Yazeba next then ;)
May 16, 2025 7:24 pm
Sorry, I missed that you were waiting. Since you failed the chaos coin check, Amelie would ignore Gertrude and focus on tidying up.
May 16, 2025 8:49 pm
perfect!
By the way! I was not aware that Gertrude had already 6 coins!
May 16, 2025 8:54 pm
Well now you are! Yola did a Bingo and gave you her 2 coins earlier. It’s easy to lose track of things, that’s why I post the Chapter Status every so often. You can cash in 5 to automatically succeed at asking somebody a question or to tick your suspicion track and get closer to being able to guess where the party is happening.
May 17, 2025 1:29 am
I will cash 5 for my question to Yazeba then :)
May 17, 2025 9:08 am
gesges says:
perfect!
By the way! I was not aware that Gertrude had already 6 coins!
Ah! I wanted to cash 5 to finished the gift track actually 😁 so let’s get back down to 1
May 19, 2025 11:24 am
Well handled, CESN :D
Hope you don't mind me putting you in a bad spot there. I thought it would be fun.
May 19, 2025 1:26 pm
@cesn Gertrude cashed 5 coins so... you had to say the truth! :p (see post edit)

but!

It was sooo Yazeba that I would feel bad if you change your post

I will target another character with my 5 coins then!
I believe I didnt interacted with Parish, but as Yola just appeared, perhaps I go with her again :)

Will post tonight (CET)
May 19, 2025 1:27 pm
The 5 coins means Yazeba has to answer the question, but she doesn't have to answer truthfully. If she lies or evades the truth, you mark a spot on Gertrude's suspicion track. :)
May 19, 2025 1:49 pm
Ah true! I checked the roll's results and didn't notice the coins were cashed.
It is a bit of a tough response to give because...
gesges says:
"Oh Yazeba... what a mess is all this... ha! hmmm Luckily Amelie is as efficient as always... So... I am doing... what you told me to do... which was... what was it? ]
Since Yazabe didn't ask anything of Gertrude, then I can argue the truthful answer is: I didn't tell you anything 😅 which I guess was not as indented.
gesges says:
"Can I help in another way?"
I'll go with answering this one by saying "you can get out of my sight" as in the post.
Also probably true 🤣 but I'd count as a lie as it is totally evading the point
May 19, 2025 5:30 pm
😂😂 ok ok good then!
Sorry I missunderstood!
May 23, 2025 7:59 am
I’m visiting some friends and going to be posting slower for a few days but I’ll try to keep up with the game
May 23, 2025 1:53 pm
Have a good trip! :)
Jun 3, 2025 7:26 am
I think we're at the end of the chapter?
Jun 3, 2025 7:53 am
Gertrude still has to open up Yola's gift, but then yes! Gertrude gets to decide exactly how the chapter ends. :)
Jun 3, 2025 1:52 pm
Done! everyone gets a slice of cake :)
I am not sure whether I managed to honor Gertrude during the chapter... Tried to.
All presents were great!
Last edited June 3, 2025 1:52 pm
Jun 3, 2025 9:59 pm
You played Gertrude great! It was a good chapter :)
Mmmmm cake ...
Jun 4, 2025 7:37 am
I've advanced Parish's and Yola's journeys based on the number of tokens they got. Amelie's token gives them a chance to edit their programming, which I'll do later today. @CESN,@gesges you can see if Gertrude and Yazeba did things to advance their journeys. I believe at the least that Yazeba recognized Gertrude's efforts and offered her a real job. And I'm pretty sure Yazeba was mean to several people!

Since neither Gertrude nor Yazeba have tracks on their journeys, we can use their tokens for assorted tracks. If we put them all towards the book club one, we can complete it!

We have one Square Memento now. We can use it in the Front Desk to unlock one of the other guests that use a Square Memento (Bethsy, a spoiled white cat hunting for a treasure; The Dabrowski Family, Lily & Her Dad Bill, an exhausted wizard-in-training and her oblivious father; or Rowan & Zephyr Lyrathiel, a pair of dandy elven bards with foppish and cosmopolitan tastes). Or we could hang onto it and wait to get more mementos to unlock other shelves.

Either way, we'll need to choose a new chapter to play next!
Jun 4, 2025 6:50 pm
My vote goes to Lily & dad or the Elven bards :)
Jun 5, 2025 9:14 am
TheGenerator says:
My vote goes to Lily & dad or the Elven bards :)
Both sound fun to play!
I think it fits well the chapter to advance the book club track!

Perhaps Gertrude can mark "Yazeba acknowledges my effords"?
Last edited June 5, 2025 9:17 am
Jun 5, 2025 9:30 am
book club sounds really like the right thing after this chapter. there were a lot of books involved :)
I think I managed to be mean to: Yola (who deserved it?), Amelie (who can take it) and Gertrude. I think Parish managed to escape... this time...

For Gertrude, my gift was intending to take her "under my Yazeba's wing" and give "her a job", and cross 2 tracks with one gift while open potential for another one down the line! These and the fishing wish ca easily be followed to cross "getting a close friend", "Yazeba acknowledging effort" and "helping other guest".
A slice of cake would look good on the Front Desk for the guest to take, or on Yazeba's study given the way things when. But I guess it's better to focus on unlocking stuff so we have more diversity down the line. Actually, do we have access to the guest options to check what they are looking for? In principle I'd like to see how a "a spoiled white cat hunting for a treasure" would play out, but given he votes, maybe Lily & dad
Next chapter could be a eerie one to try a different mood. I think one of those was voted last time.
Last edited June 5, 2025 9:32 am
Jun 5, 2025 10:06 am
Here are the guests you can unlock:
[ +- ] Bethsy (and Chapter X)
[ +- ] The Dabrowski Family
[ +- ] Rowan & Zephyr
An eerie chapter would be perfect next so you can experience each chapter type. Let me know which of the four available you'd like to do.
Jun 5, 2025 11:00 am
Dmbrainiac says:
An eerie chapter would be perfect next so you can experience each chapter type. Let me know which of the four available you'd like to do.
I'd say Lights out to have more flexible/different characters for the next one.

Since Bethsy needs to be played in specific chapters, picking her is the optimal gaming choice for slow PbP (avoid repeating chapters). But I like Bill's potential for cluelessness
Jun 5, 2025 11:02 am
We can retroactively give Bethsy credit for chapters you've already played before she was unlocked if you don't want to unlock her just yet. :D
Jun 5, 2025 12:09 pm
I don't mind being sub-optimal in this game :)
Get Bill in there!
Jun 5, 2025 12:37 pm
Alright, I'll unlock the Dabrowskis!

One vote so far for Lights Out. Anybody else have a preference for the next chapter?
Jun 5, 2025 12:49 pm
I created a new subforum for miscellaneous roleplaying separate from the chapters. The first thread there is the book club! We can post there at our leisure for some extra fun.
Jun 6, 2025 2:25 pm
Lights out works for me.
I'm thinking of being either Parish or Grackle (no particular preference between the 2)
Jun 6, 2025 7:49 pm
Lights out sounds good for me!
will take a look at guest again :)
Jun 6, 2025 8:34 pm
I’ve created the thread for the next chapter so we can start posting once everybody has chosen their characters.
Jun 7, 2025 6:36 am
[quote="CESN"]
For Gertrude, my gift was intending to take her "under my Yazeba's wing" and give "her a job", and cross 2 tracks with one gift while open potential for another one down the line! These and the fishing wish ca easily be followed to cross "getting a close friend", "Yazeba acknowledging effort" and "helping other guest".

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I will update Gertrude page accordingly then :)
Also have to add her gifts!
I need computer for that, so will try to do it tomorrow
I am tempted to play Grackle Mcfran 😃
Last edited June 7, 2025 6:36 am
Jun 8, 2025 1:24 pm
Looks good the scenario. Basically do bingos and whoop dies to draw cards and see what happens right?

I was thinking hey kid or… rag-and-bones, since what else would be as sinister ? 😆
Jun 8, 2025 2:49 pm
ouch, sorry, just re-read that @the generator wanted also Grackle! sorry! I am happy taking another character if you finally decide to play him. Someone has to play Parish too, I enjoyed him!
Jun 9, 2025 7:47 pm
No worries, gesges. I'll be Parish you can be Grackle :)
Jun 9, 2025 8:56 pm
I think I’ll take the Dabrowskis for a spin! I’ll post tomorrow morning.
Jun 10, 2025 1:11 pm
I think this is going to be a crazy chapter with Grackle, Rag n Bones and Bill. Haha! :D I'm excited.
Parish will have his work cut out for him.
Jun 11, 2025 5:07 pm
I have baby in hospital since saturday and it is going to be more days. I am right now out of order (my brain can not take much more).
I really loved this game and the team... I hope everything will be more settled in a week or so. I can update in a few days. Would it work a small stop for a few days? If not I perfectly understand :)
Jun 11, 2025 5:11 pm
Of course! That's no problem. Take as much time as you need. Real life comes first, especially for health and family reasons.
Jun 11, 2025 8:37 pm
Absolutely fine, gesges. Hope your baby recovers soon!
Jun 14, 2025 3:51 pm
Oh yes , don't worry about the game. Real life comes first! I'm ok with slowing down the pace as well so you don't miss much. Quick recovery for your baby!
Jun 14, 2025 7:52 pm
That Rag n Bones post made me laugh out loud, CESN! Just perfect 😁
Jun 14, 2025 11:27 pm
Yes, nice job! When I've played Rag-and-Bones in the past, I've pictured him as a cross between Skeletor and Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants. :D
Jun 19, 2025 8:14 pm
Hi all! thank you for your patience. Back to life little by little :) Great first posts everyone!
Jun 20, 2025 8:18 am
Welcome back! :D

It seems we're ready to fully begin. @TheGenerator, would Parish like to do the honors for the first Bingo or Whoopsie to push on into the basement?
Jun 20, 2025 9:12 am
Welcome back :)

Will do!
Jun 24, 2025 11:48 am
@TheGenerator, I moved my post to after yours. :D

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