Admin, OOC, and Launch Discussion

I was surprised you were so forthcoming. But it shouldn't be so hard to think of it. Or make one attack and then think of it.

Posted this on the Absences thread.

Hey, look who broke his crossbow! Comical timing J!

Note that it's broken, and not that it was dropped. And not a broken string, the wood cracked. Good shit J.

J isnt going to notice that Maeriks rolled a 1 too, is he?

While I like the concept of throwing foes to the jello, grapplers beware. Again, I think we capitalize on the jello slowness and go for distance.

That 1 reminds me... I'm seriously considering that feat that lets characters around Kray re-roll 1's once a turn.

Ha! Yeah. Those prototype crossbows are written with some flaws. Goofy NPC unleashes major malfunction on first operation. Idiot.

Maeriks' glaive snaps right in half!
Just kidding.

Bryn did roll a 1 also though.
Oooo. Isn't their something about those knives? Guess I need to check my stat notes.

Fellas,

On Ep 2, make decisions tonight or tomorrow on what the group tactic is and make it official with individual postings.

Lots of choices, but the general decision is this:
Do I STILL HAVE and WANT TO USE any ROUND 1 Actions to attempt to make Movement out of the POTENTIAL Danger Zone, or do some other specialized power-based Round 1 Actions?

Basically, I think that means do Fighters want to use Action Surge and/or do Rogues want to use Cunning Action through a Bonus Action (if one is left).

There is no invitation yet for ROUND 2 Actions. This is a brief split second technical pause, a last minute blend out of Round 1.

I'm out for tonight (Sunday) and will be hard-pressed to get any posts on Monday unless it is in late evening (US EST). More likely it will be Tuesday morning when I'm back on with entries.

If you post no entry, then we'll leave things the way they are, Round 1 will finish with the Movement of the Acid Goo. We'll see effects, redraw the map, and figure out where everything goes from there.

Good luck!

I have to say, I think this is going to turn out to be the best battle we've had to date.

You rock, J.

Yo, Players' Club:

I might have "over-gamed" yesterday - got a little behind on work. I've got to counterbalance today and tomorrow with some busy day for RL obligations. Will probably be rare or absent on the boards today (Thurs) and tomorrow (Fri).

When I get another block of time, predict there is going to be either a tidal wave barrage or a steady drip of entries for me to send out to cover all the NPCs, monsters, development descriptions, etc. I'll try to keep the flow going, but will admit this scene is cumbersome - maybe approaching unwieldy - on the PBP format, so bear with me if it is a bit stop-and-go.

So those who haven't posted for Round 2 can catch up. Those who have, thanks and hang tight. We'll get it eventually - hopefully it will make more sense in the read-through later.

Crazy scene, fellas. Good luck. As usual, DM is rooting for characters though managing an army to do its realistic best to kill them. Ha!

J-Blaze

WB @HypCo!

Hey DM, look who didn't disappear. Did I spook you? So it got pretty busy, finally found some time on my lunch to write this little update.

I should, key word *should*, be back to our regular scheduled broadcast. Wanted to get your input, if you'd rather me just throw up a quick initiative or wait til I have more time to make it a initiative with some meat to it. I can throw up a quick initiative right now on my lunch or after work for the meaty bits, I'm off at 830, and usually home around 9 pst. Let me know which you'd prefer. I will say I think I'll win initiative, we'll tie if I roll one.

Ha! Glad you are still in the show, Hyp. Take time and proceed when you get clear. Sounds like Trece has Initiative anyway (though a tie would be quite cinematic). Plus, I won’t have time for bad guys’ entries until tomorrow earliest.

Bryn, Thorn, Iasu, Ahri still have options for Top of Round 3 Actions too. Keep fighting.

It’s strange to not hear from Jabes for so long. Anyone have any outside comms response from that GP Living Legend?

He is on Discord regularly, but to my knowledge no one has heard from him for a while. I hope he’s doing ok.

It is definitely out of the norm for Jabes to fall off the radar like that. He's always been considerate enough to post when he needs down time.

Fingers crossed.

Yeah. Hoping for the best.

I sincerely apologize for my recent absence. The mid/end of last week was hell at work (long hours and lots of stress). I was then fairly sick all weekend and still working. It's no excuse for not jumping on and letting you all know. And so I apologize. This game deserves better.

The next two weeks don't look to be letting up much and then after that I'm away for the holidays and internet won't be readily available on a consistent basis. As a result, I think I have to back out of all my games.

I'm truly sorry, especially for this game. DMJ puts in so much work and gives such a detailed experience that I a) feel as though this game deserves more than I can currently give and b) I'm sorry to be missing out.

Happy gaming all.

Tsavo

Unfortunate circumstances man. Best wishes to you.

Tsavo,

I get it, bro. I've been hit with tidal waves of work at times that totally close down my free time and replace it with fucking stress. It's just the way it is sometimes.

Good luck. See how things go in the longer run. You know how this game runs now, and what the flavor is, so you can decide later if its something to revisit. Reach out to me in the future if you want to get involved in another circumstance, a different timing.

I've enjoyed hanging out with you while it lasted. Keep in touch and stay cool, bro.

J