OOC Thread

This thread is for Out of Character discussion. This is where the players can discuss what is happening in the game as themselves, not as their character. If I want to address you rather than your character, I will post that here.

Currently this thread is locked. We'll unlock it when the game begins. Now unlocked!

I took some liberties with my entry in the game forum, based on everyone's bios, I think I've stayed pretty true to everyone's intent for their character and what I would see as Barennd Dankill. If I was off base my apologies, but it looked like we needed a starting point.

I like what you've done, and I don't have any problem with liberties. There's an edit button.

I have a couple quibbles with the characterizations of Kit, though. A lot of it's my own fault for not fully fleshing out my background, but I wanted to get it out there since I hadn't been able to work on it over my four-day weekend.

Anyway, yes Kit is from a wealthy family, but when he was disowned by his father, he was left with nothing. He had to work his way up to the position he most recently held in the theater, so he's familiar with performing for coppers in down-and-out inns and backwater pubs. Though he's no longer used to it, he's familiar with bedding down hungry on flea-ridden straw mats, hand never far from his dagger.

Originally the background I had envisioned was that Kit was a wanted man, but I changed it so that his uncle was the one who took the heat. That way, I wouldn't have to worry about dealing with Kit trying to hide his face and dodge the authorities wherever we went. As long as Kit left town and kept his head down, the crown would look the other way, sort of thing. The troubles would still be in Kit's immediate past, but it wouldn't have to become a focus for all the other characters to deal with. Although, if Kit had to hide, he is proficient with disguise and can imitate the voice and mannerisms of anyone he watches closely for a mere minute. And in a pinch, he can cast Disguise Self.

Edits away then. I enjoy writing so i can retool what I put I'll strike it through though in case straight up deleting is frowned upon.

I think your characterization of Kit is spot-on for the first few days of our journey. But once the reality of the situation was clear to him, he would have adjusted his attitude. He's arrogant and not terribly wise, but he is intelligent and good-spirited.

Edited, I think this fits better based on your feedback here.

I liked your post as well. In fact it makes it easier for me to deal with my question which I was struggling with a bit.

Was I able to submit my character properly? I do not see the option to "Post as Character" under Quick Reply.

Did you submit your character to the game? Go to the Game Details page and see what it says under "Submit a Character". Len might have better insight since he can see more details as DM, but it looks to me like your character, Iman Pyregrip, is there. But when I click on "Characters" on the bottom left in the forums screen, your name and Iman don't show up. If you're ready to post something, you can go ahead and post it as G3rmanicus and edit it later to show it as posted by Iman.

In other news, I may not be able to post mine until later today or tonight. I have a deadline coming up at work and it's a short week (state worker here, so I get all the holidays!), and it's tough composing anything more involved than game help or short posts at work right now. At home, I typically can't get on the computer until after the girl goes to bed.

G3rmanicus, it should work now. I'm not sure what happened, but I didn't approve your character until this morning.

Starrbeardo, looks good :)

For everyone, don't worry about posting a masterpiece, just a short paragraph is fine. If this was at a table and we were face-to-face, you would spend at most 2-3 minutes on this, and say whatever came up off the top of your head. The asynchronous nature of PbP allows you to craft perfect prose, and if you have the time to do so then that's okay. But, if time is short, then a quick paragraph is more than sufficient.
The goal is to add some context so that we can start in the action without feeling like we're appearing out of the blue. Gives a bit of history and texture to the party and some material to role play with.

Posted my piece. I didn't know all of Raishe's backstory so I may have taken a few liberties about where he comes from. If there are any problems, I should be able to edit it around 3 central time.

Also, a Happy Birthday to you too, G3rmanicus! Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks! :D

@Daykinator
I see your character, Aegar, being a mentor-like figure to Iman since he rescued and kept him under is wing for a time. Let me know if im getting the wrong impression.

@G3rmanicus First off Happy Birthday!

Secondly I like that idea! I was thinking that Aegar might have taught Iman some basic fighting skills during the fall of the empire. And they hadn't really seen each other since coming across one another in Barendd's tavern before leaving on this journey. Aegar may even feel initially like he had failed Iman all those years ago, after seeing him having turned into a barbarian, and very much like the people who brought the empire to ruins. This would give Aegar a drive to mentor Iman to try and give him a more righteous path to follow. While also allowing Iman to fill some of the void that Aegar has with the loss of his wife and child.

Does this work with what you were thinking?

@daykinator
Yeah, I like it. I think we will be able to make it work.

That was a great bit, thanks for including Reishe in on it. I had actually envisioned him originating from a monastery by the sea so it's all good.

Oh, if anyone doesn't like anything I mentioned regarding your characters please let me know as well. I'll make sure to edit it if need be.

BTW, happy belated Birthday Len, and happy B-day too you too G3rmanicus!

Question, is there any restriction to the type of language used either in this game specifically or on the boards in general?

Well, gents, my tale is posted, and I don't think any of you will ever worry about the length of your posts again!

Oh, and everyone should be able to see my character sheet now. I thought I had already posted it to the library, but I guess not.

That was awesome @McDunno! Lengthy or not I could picture it all perfectly in my head.