Part 2 OOC

Yeah guys I'm sorry, I need to back out of this game. I just cant keep up with it and it is frustrating me because I want to so bad. Hopefully you'll find someone to replace me. I have to deal with applications for jobs so I can have a place to live in a month. Sorry all, good luck.

I'm really sorry to hear that! You are welcome back anytime.

Sorry to see you go. Good luck with everything!

Good luck, Nick. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

In other news, I'm mostly back now. Thanks for your patience and understanding. I'm completely drained of creative juices at the moment, but I should get a post out later today.

I'm sorry for my extended absence. I've been swamped at work and my laptop crapped out on me at home. New laptop has arrived, but still just keeping my head above water with work.

Not sure how frequently I'll be able to post for the next little while. I'll try to keep up but if I get too far behind to the point where everyone thinks I'm dragging the game down, just say and I'll understand. I want to stay but not at the expense of everyone's fun.

As long as you don't mind me playing for you from time to time, I'd prefer you stay. :)

I'd prefer to stay too and am completely fine with you moving Savi about as you need if I'm non-responsive.

You rock! :)

The enemy's confidence is very unnerving. :(

I've been fighting posting this message for awhile now, but I have to face the fact that my life has gotten busy to the point where I can no longer keep up in my GPForum games. I feel as though I'm just holding games back at this point and that I'm being selfish by not getting out of the way and letting another gamer with more time take my spot.

I'm sorry to have to leave. I've had a ton of fun. When things calm down for me (which could be longer than I'd like to admit) I'll be back. In the meantime, happy gaming and I hope to see you all soon.

Tsavo

PS: That's the message I've been posting in all my games. This one, however has been my fav by far. I just wanted to add how much fun it has been for me gaming with all of you (awesome crew!). Mari - You're an awesome GM. Thanks for making a great story and world for us all.

Thanks, Tsavo! That means a lot to me.

So now we are down to 3. I'm happy to keep going, as this is also my favorite game. I would like each of you to let me know your preference, though! Options are: keep going as is, add player(s), shelve and return, end the game.

Well I definately want to keep going....whether we add another player now or just see how things go as is I'm pretty easy about tbh

I would like to add some players, so long as everyone can work together in how they'll fit in, as a crew, with the rest of us. I feel like what has made this game so interesting is the interaction and interwoven stories between all of the characters. We don't necessarily have to know them previously - not that it would hurt if we did - but some similarities in the backstories to give us talking points or bonding moments, etc.

Otherwise, I think adding people could put new life and energy into it. Might be hard to do in the middle of a job, though.

And even if we only continued with Bo, Doc and Jack, I'd be more than happy to keep going. I have to second Tsavo and say that you've done an incredible job running this game, Marithyme, and I would not want to see it end.

I want to keep playing. Also, don't mind if we add players or keep it the three of us. Your call on adding players Marithyme, but you don't much have a choice about stopping the game. You are doomed to run this for the rest of your living days.

Really glad to hear that, guys! We shall continue.

One thing I've been thinking about is having two of you take on the absent players, at least until the job is done. I don't think I can continue to run Savi and Avox, but they would each be pretty handy to have around (at least with the direction you currently have planned).

I will, of course, adjust things to make it possible with just the three of you as well. I'd remove those two from the story in a non-permanent way, though, in case they decide to come back.

So how about we finish the job and then re-evaluate? I would want to invite new players rather than just open it up, because I think you have all done a wonderful job of building and integrating your characters, and wouldn't want to lose that dynamic to a random element.

The protocol droid is also available as an NPC, should you want to stick with just the three of you. He's not very bright, but he does have other skills.

The protocol droid makes up for it with his lovable nature.

I think this is a fine idea. I feel a little uncomfortable role-playing much as Avox or Savi, because both of their players did such great jobs with them, and I would want to do those characters justice. And they also argue with Jack a lot, which could get tricky! I will certainly try, however, if no one else wants to. I do agree that lumping them all onto marithyme wouldn't be ideal or practical.

I have my hands full just playing Bo. I wouldn't want to play Avox or Savi either. We can pick up some skills since we got a good amount of xp now. Where are our short falls in skills that the droid can't make up?

Okay, I will park them.

Without Avox, you're a bit short on firepower. Savi had lots of social skills.

It's not so much about building up your skills to replace them, imho, as choosing approaches that best use the skills you have.

I don't know if I want to spend any XP until we have the new people and I know what they're playing :) I was transitioning Jack to be a pilot without Ada, but we might get a player that wants to fly the ship.

I also had a mental image of us interviewing the new PCs before hiring them aboard in between jobs, and that felt pretty cool.

Also, Marithyme, if it is easier, I will play Avox or Savi. Whatever you think would work best for the game.

Well I was thinking of picking up either cybertech or droid tech as my next specialisation for Doc but I'm just as happy to pick up Politico if we need a bit more of a talky character as it fits nicely with Doc's background (main reason I was avoiding it previously is that Savi had that side of things covered)

Interviewing new characters to join the crew seems fun. Of course we would have to accept them, but we could make up the reasons why after we have a chat in character.

Okay still just going without new players too.