16000th post!  That's a lot!  Kudos Heath!

I have been traveling and will continue to do so for the next week or so, so I may not post much, if at all, but for sure we'll be back into the action by November.

sounds good, be safe

Okay, I'm back in town.  Give me some time to run the next combat round and post anything else you want regarding it today.

I apologize to all of you for my apparent absence.  Our billing year ends in October, which means October (and bleeding into early November) is my busiest time of year, much like tax accountants just before April 15th.  I should be back in shape again and running everything smoothly by the end of this week.  In the meantime, please post any remaining moves, clarifications, or dialogue you want your characters to make.

I didn't want to give your moves short shrift by just a lackluster handling of the current battle, but that's cause an unacceptable delay by me.

You all may have noticed a "Lukas Rimshaw" among the characters in the group.  Well, that player never posted a single time, and I NPC'd him for a few moves.  We will have a new player joining us who is taking over the character.

Since Lukas never posted, you probably won't notice anything, but he will make changes to the character based on his preferences, which may include the race of the character (and maybe the name if he wants).  Just an FYI...

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday.

Note that I will be on vacation Wednesday night through Sunday, so I will not be posting during that time period.

Here is the new Lukas' description.  Note that he is a gnome, not human:

Lukas is not your typical gnome, he is oddly enough quite tall and lanky for his kind standing five foot tall.  His larger size does not seem to hinder him as he is wiry quick on his feet and his hands can be a blur of motion at times.  Most of the time he wears a pair of goggles, claims they help him see better.   

Well hello everyone, glad to be joining up with the group.  I'll do my best to ease into the group, and learn the flow of the game.

Look forward to playing with y'all.

Lukas Rimshank (2.0)
This message was last edited by the player at 20:54, Mon 02 Dec 2013.

welcome :)

After seeing how you guys deftly get out of my traps and conundrums with magic and advanced fighting skills, I sometimes long for the days of 1st level characters who panic at the sight of a fat kobold.  :)

LOL.  It does make it harder on a gm when players can pull forth powerful magics.  As a caveat though, the Reduce spell is temporary so keep that in mind if we have to come back this way.

(btw Reduce is only a first level spell.  With it's potential effectiveness one would think it should be higher...)
This message was last edited by the player at 18:46, Fri 20 Dec 2013.

Sorry about being away, had a work issue that consumed all of my time recently.

No problem.  I hope everyone had nice holidays.  I'm back, for good or ill.

Just an FYI, I edited my turn a little. Should heat things up a tad. ;)

As your characters escape the caves, I will be setting up more campaign level issues and missions (secondary or primary).  Therefore, if there are any particular storylines or character strengths (or weaknesses) you want me to capitalize on for the upcoming adventures, please send me a private message, and I will see what I can do.

I want all characters to feel like they have equal time, but I tend to give a little bit of special preference to those who have been here a long time, not only to reward their longevity with the game, but also because I'm more confident they will be here as the storyline continues to develop.

Heath, I spoke to Shapfren in Elvish which I assume she knows.  I'm not sure how you have the languages setup, but if anyone else knows Elvish they should be able to hear and comprehend me.

Just figured I'd give you heads up as Tahldar knows a lot of different languages.  He may even speak to the Gnome in Gnomish if the opportunity arrives.  By happenstance or luck he knows that language too.

speaking of that, my languages aren't set up, just noticed that

That should be fixed now. Let me know if there are any more issues.

Sorry...big review with the customer at work has kept me busy.

No problem.  His arrows have been flying.

Sorry for the delays.  Life's been just that crazy.

NP.  Same here.  I live in Mass and we've been getting hammered with snow.

FYI, I will be out of town until Wednesday and probably won't post again until then.

Wow, I got pulled out of town on Wednesday last minute, but I'm back in town now.  Thanks for the patience.