The obligatory out-of-character thread.

Welcome to all who join me for an adventure of a lifetime....

Greetings fellow adventurer.

Ahhh, A tall one in robes I see...

Yes indeed and i hope a short sneaky friend of mine will join in later. You might be intrested in joining the two of us when we clear out that dark place.

Iffin the sneaky one goes first to find traps...and you can trow sum stinking spells we have a start. But just in case one of dem down der gets very lucky, and I said very lucky...I need someone to heals me wounds.  If it fights like ur suppose to, I'll fight it.

What youre one of the kind of warriors that gets wounded? isnt that called harmles flesh wounds that can easily be bandaged? As we dont have much more of the healing power yet so bring some potions.

And looking to your HP what lvl are you?
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Whats a level..ehhhh.. Are you sum elf? I thought you was human.

(He is skin is very covered with scars)

I take it I'm the sneaky one being mentioned?!

Well meet Borin, I'm very in experienced (low level) so we'll have to be extremely cautious if I'm to survive our meeting with Undermountain. I suggest we start looking for a couple of adventurers to join our quest?

Good news is you (Borin) look like a great shield ;P

Okay, something for you newcomers.  If you fill out your bio by the rules, enter a description -- and make it a decent one, not just a single sentence -- and pick out an appropriate portrait for your character, I'll give you 25 XP for each of these.  That's an easy 75 XP.

Also, please post some sort of entrance and introduction in the Yawning Portal Tavern thread.  Right now, the dwarf is there by himself, and you'll need to go there to meet him -- and, you can't access Undermountain without going through the tavern.

Done and done - can I have my 75 xp now? ;P

You got it.  Check the XP notice.

I did that to ;-) Just need to do the IC post.

Do I add the XP to my sheet now or when I reach a new level. I ask because I was in a game where you had to wait in case you wanted to use them to make magic items or such.

Go ahead and add it now.  Borin's got something nice going there, where he posts the date of each XP change; I imagine he clears out old amounts once in a while.  Anyway, if you spent XP on something, you'd just subtract the amount anyway.

Did I make your character sheets editable from your end?  I'm not sure if I missed someone.

Oh, don't rush to get in the action yet.  There's another character joining shortly, and you'll really want to take him along.  (There might be a fifth, I don't know yet.)

Great we'll need as much help we can get. I was planning to try and find some info in the inn anyway, so no problem here.

A healer I hope....

Yep!

That would probably be me.

Does anybody have any idea why I can't get the edits to my bio lines in my profile to take?  I get the dialogue box, I type the stuf in, I hit update, and it all just vanishes...

In case it's just something with my access, and Halaster has time to give it a try, it should be:
Init +4; AC 18/18/10
HP 24/24; F+3 R+1 W+5

I'm still struggling to get his gear list done, but other than that, he's finished.  I'll get the gear wrapped up tomorrow and get it out to HackDoc for approval.

I think it was the semicolons; apparently it doesn't like them.  I used regular commas and got it to work.  (Don't worry, I'll still give you XP for this.)

Cool, thanks.

Though I suspect the last thing that'll be worrying me in Undermountain will be getting enough XP...  Surviving to use them, possibly.

Ahh well, they do say that death is the greatest adventure.

In the Realms, they also say that it's not a career-ending injury.

Now that's the spirit.

I would by more CLW potions to be safe...But I have no coin..Spent it all on full plate..:)

So I am ready to go...

Well, with full plate, hopefully you won't need much curing. ;-)

I hope I have the curing angle covered anyway, but we'll have to wait and see.

I hope... :)

Do those fall under the category of Famous Last Words? ;-)

Hopefully not ;P

I'm also ready to go, I'm really looking forward to this adventure, so let's see if we can stay alive for more than a few minutes.

A lot of hope in this party. That has to be a positive sign isnt it?

Lets show these things down there what we can do. *hides behind borin*

Does anyone want to take the 'party leader' type role?  If not, Malik seems to be nudging me in that direction.  It's not something that I'm really comfortable with, partially because I DM so much that I'd like a break from being out front and pushing things along, but we don't seem to be getting anywhere without one.

I also have DM'd for parties that want to avoid having any sort of leader, and I'm willing to play that way if it works for us, but I will say that every game I've tried running that way has died in a hurry.  (And I'd really like Malik to last, he feels like he'll be fun to play.)

Zorian kan do a leaderly type of thing. Though if he gets to like it he might turn into a drill instructer due to his militairy upbringing.

I'd like everyone to settle on a marching order.  There'll generally be enough room to walk two abreast, though you might want to figure out a single-file order as well.  If anyone is going ahead of the main group, I need to know how far ahead you're going to be.  Keep in mind that the group moves at the speed of the slowest member this way.
   Anyone carrying light sources needs to remember that fact.  If you drop a torch or lantern in a fight, there's a 20% chance it'll go out -- and, with a lantern, there's a 1 in 10 chance that it'll break on landing.  It might be relightable, but it won't be shielded against stray breezes anymore.  (Yes, there can be breezes in Undermountain.)  Note that a mending spell will repair a busted lantern, if most of the pieces are on hand.
   Spellcasters, pay attention to what you're doing with your hands.  If you're using both a weapon and a shield, you can't cast spells until you free up one hand.  (You can use a move action to stow a weapon or shield, then cast the spell, and ready the item again on your next turn.)  And if you cast a touch spell and fail to touch a target, the charge is held until you either cast another spell or touch anything with that hand.

Oh, one other thing.  There's a warmage who's going to join the group soon.  I'm intentionally procrastinating on your progress to give him a chance to catch up.  And there's someone else looking to join, though I'm not sure what he's going to play.
   Sounds a little bloated, maybe?  Well, I don't plan on pulling any punches when you run into trouble.  (That little 'fudge the rolls' option will NOT be used here.)  So having an abundance of help will work out better for you.  Nonetheless, this area will run a distinct possibility of encountering something beyond the group's means, and the chance of a PC dying here is probably higher than in other regions.  It's one of the reasons I made this a 'bubble' region.

Ah the more the merrier and with a warmage on hand we at least have some serious nuking power.

Also a bubble region means you can't play the char in another rregion right? At least noth with accumulated xp.

Not without the other GM's okay.  The way we worked it out, characters who don't have anything weird can migrate from here to other regions.  I made it a bubble region to allow people to start with higher-level PCs -- there's one in the works who's going to be soloing in the deeper reaches -- and to allow migrations from areas like the psionics bubble.
   Those characters will generally be stuck here.  At least, until they get et.
   Incidentally, you will be able to do things 'outside', in Waterdeep proper, though we won't be roleplaying that.  Basically, when you get back to the Tavern, you can step outside to conduct business -- trading items, crafting, looking for followers, whatever -- but you won't be getting involved in the events around the city, and things here won't influence Waterdeep either.
   That last part will be in effect until Waterdeep's DM and I collaborate on a dual-region event.  Maybe they'll have to come here to get something from Hund Hiilgauntlet, or you guys will have to take care of something that got out.  Who knows?

Since I'm that high level character, is it alright if I introduce myself, and perhaps set up a little bit of a rumor mill so that the other PCs could've heard of me, having departed, solo, a few days in advance?

Hi all!  I'll be playing the role of warmage.

I went with a simple background, I slightly modified the Bastard of Azoun background to fit this character a little more.  Now he wants, as is his birthright, according to paperwork, to establish a training manner on his own strip of land, and one day retire there as a guildmaster and a noble of his own land.

i.e. The King of... Scaredale, or Daggerdale.

He went to Undermountain to prove he can handle it, to recover some valuable items and other treasure, enough to retire a rich, rich, man anyway, and to establish a reputation to go with his title.

Sorry about the hold up guys, I'll try to post a little oftener!

Welcome to the new guys, looking forward to playing with you guys

Yeah welcome to the new peeps.

And Khidrath you wanna take the leader position? you are the one assembling the party after all.

Everyone check your XP totals.  You should all have the standard 75 XP for the three basics -- bio, description, and picture -- but other rewards have turned up since then.  (Check the XP notice.)

I'll post something here when I make changes to that notice.

Since nobody else has tossed in a marching order, I'll put this out for everybody to poke holes in.

Khidrath in front by at least 10 feet.
Borin and Malik side by side next.
Zorian and Trinity next, with at least one of them playing eyes behind to watch for things sneaking up on us.

Changes are welcome, but we'll have to have something before we roll forward.

DM Halaster, on the subject of light sources... Malik has an everburning lantern, so it doesn't go out, and isn't subject to breezes.  My question comes in when we're in combat.  Would it be best to set the lantern down, or would it be possible to have it swinging from a hook at the bottom of his shield?

I am fine with that marching order...Just get outta my way when  I charge... :)

And light, that only gets in me way...

I'm fine with the order, though you shouldn't count on my spot/listen checks.

Well, if you leave something that cumbersome hanging on your shield, I'd have to rule some sort of penalty, 'cause it would do nothing but get in the way.  Since you're using a heavy shield, I'd normally rule that you can't hold anything else in the same hand (as normal), but...
   Since it's a darkwood shield, and therefore weighs half as much, I'll allow you to hold the lantern while keeping your shield readied.  In a fight, you'd probably still want to drop it, so that it doesn't catch on anything.  (In most games I run in real life, I tend to assume that the PCs drop things like packs when they get into a fight.  Here, however, I'll want you to specify what you shuck for mobility.)
   You don't want to be swinging around that morningstar with a lantern hanging freely within its arc, trust me.

Okay – I finally found time to read everything through, now that I’m home sick ;(

I guess I could take some sort of leader role if you’d like, but I think we should make decisions as group, especially since none of our characters know each other very well. I mean, would you really want a stranger making this sort of decisions for you?! I could try to push things forward and make quick decisions should the need arise, if that is what you mean?

I like the marching order Malik came up with, but as you’ll probably notice soon enough (don’t want to meta game?!)  my character doesn’t have to many hp, so please do hurry when the sh** hits the fan

I am fortunate on the light source as well.  My sword glows. :P

Zorian can do a little bit of watching behind but he is drawing the map to at the moment. And he has the tendency to just nuke any movement (trigger happy mage ;-) so its dangerous for friendlies when he does.

Also this is something for our marching order? I left the 5' gap between the wizards and the living shields to avoid a bloodbath when AOE effects hit the party. And ofcoarse Kith can scout ahead if he likes though i think that 10' is enough to detect traps and warn us.

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Sounds good, lets head south.

I personally do not like the light, it gives the enemy warning that we be coming.

But without the light, only you'd be able to see.

Makes sense to me.  I assume setting down the lantern carefully would be a move action?

Yep.

I would too. Perhaps we can keep it a little in the bacground as I scout ahead?

Fine with me.  I'm currently about 10' back from you, or I can hand it off to Zorian or Trinity if they'd rather carry it.

Zorian will eventally end up close to. He likes to hit enemies over the head with his wands. Though i think he could 'mount' the light to his backback so it works like an overhead lamp.

If that works for DM Halaster, that's fine with me.  In another level or two though, I'll just light things up myself. :-)

Doesn't matter how many levels I earn...I will just be a tank that needs healing and can do nothing vs. magic and traps...  I count on you all for that.

Just thought I'd say the pace is impressive 55 posts in ten days, that's an average of a little over 5 posts a day ;P

Good group + good DM = good pace.  :)

I have never played just a plain tank before...so this is new and fun for me.
Just hope I live long enough to enjoy the experience... :)

Borin -> Same here, just rogue ;P

Oh Borin it is easy enough. as long as you remember to fight defensively every now and then while the rest moves into position and stuff. In our group im usually the main tank ands really fun to play untill the DM starts rolling crits (thats where my tanks carreers usually end ;-)

This is my first serious attempt on a spellcaster so its good to hear we are mainly virgins in our classes :-)

You kids are lucky.  I'm supposed to be going it alone without any support. :P

Don't worry will save you as soon as we figure out how this game works ;P

Maybe it'll be me saving you, eh?  I haven't finished my background yet, but I am pretty solid on my inventory for the moment.

I have everything else done. :)

From the way I am writing my background, my character left to go into undermountain a day or two ahead of the party...

From the looks of your stat lines that will most likely be the way things turn out.

What is the background of the bastard of Azoun? What sort of character are you building?

Well, I'm fairly comfortable as a cleric.  The few tabletop games where I actually got to play, I usually ended up as the cleric.  I'm one of those chronic DM types...  Until I found rpol, having dealt with D&D for about 27 years, I probably averaged about one adventure as a player rather than a DM per year, and most of those were really clustered into the years I was in college...

Is it possible to do a grapple on the statue as an attack of opportunity? I intend to pin it down long enough for the others to finish it off.

It sure is.  It'll get an attack of opportunity, but at a -4 because it's prone.  You'll also get +4 to your touch attack, along with the flanking bonus.  Keep in mind that this thing is pretty strong, and you probably won't do any actual damage to it (constructs are immune to nonlethal damage).  It would hinder its attacks though, so it's not a bad tactic.

Just poped in to say I can't post til thursday, feel free to NPC my character if needed!

Is it possible to use Aid another to help Zorian keep it pinned?

Sure, just roll a 10+ on a grapple check.

Grapling is now just a strength Check with a +2 modifier from the assist right?

Well, you add your base attack to it as well, if you have one.

Okay, I need to run a quick poll on how you want to handle further explorations.  Do you want to:

• just explore in the general direction you picked, and skip to the next notable area?
• detail where you go, with maps showing where you are?
• detail where you go, with text descriptions instead of maps?

With the first option, I'll just basically pick some passages for you to meander down, until something notable comes up.  With the second option, it'll be a little slower 'cause I'll have to make the maps and upload 'em to the site.  With the third option, you can explore a little faster, but run the risk of getting turned around.

How about: explore in the general direction we picked along with text describing our route (i.e. S-SE-N-E-etc.)?

I'd prefer that we go the detailed route with text descriptions option, but I can live with any of them.

Whatever suits you most. Id say just go in the general direction and pop up a map for any notable sites. But i can live with anthing basicly.

If this was a table I would want detailed maps and decriptions...But being as it is slow PBP.....what ever the DM thinks will keep us moving at a smooth flowing rate is fine.

I agree with Borin.

Okay, I'll aim for pacing then.  Update will be up this evening.

*fidgets*

Somebody asked what Joachim's background is...

Well, finally...

HISTORY / BACKGROUND

Joachim is one of the many bastard sons of the late King Azoun, and it's both a
badge of honor and a calling in life for him.  Now, Joachim didn't always think
like that, and in fact, in his much younger years, he was a real jackass.  He
was once one of those aristocrats who believed that because he was born with a
silver spoon in his mouth that he was entitled to much more then just the name.

Well, that all came crashing down a few summer evenings back when he tried to
mack on Storm Silverhand, the bard of Shadowdale.  Needless to say, he didn't
get very far, and ended up with more then a drink in his face.  Now, for those
who really remember that night, the truth is, Joachim lost a bet, and that was
the reason he was wearing his elven wine.

In any event, the bastard son of Azoun was outraged and went about trying to
declare the bard any grand number of names...  And he'd have gotten much farther
if it wasn't for Elminster, who was awakened from sleep do to the man's slurred
speach.

Now, Elminster, ever the great mage that he is, shouted back to the aristocrat,
"damnit boy! One day you'll be a fine king, at least try to act that way!" and
abruptly slammed his window shut and went back to sleep.

It was either the fact that Storm had blatantly turned him down, Elminster's
words, or perhaps the fact he woke up hugging a straw bail in a puddle of mud,
but Joachim took his situation seriously.  It took him some time to repair the
damage he'd done, and it took him great effort, but eventually he tempered his
will, and finally, in a situation where the Harpers had to meet the Zhentarim,
Joachim picked up a sword that his father had given his mother to sell off for
coin (though she kept it instead, figuring one day her son would be a warrior
like his father) and joined the Harpers.  While Joachim was not wounded in that
fight, he did draw blood of his own, and soon, it was realized that Joachim was
in fact his father's son, and very naturally took to the fighter's path.

Now, several years later, Joachim is bent on earning as much respect as he can,
because he truly believes that one day he will be a king.

This is the Tavern thread here, right?

No, its not the tavern thread but the OOC thread.

If you said it in the tavern thread, your Character would have had to speak it and non of us would hear it since we are down below.

The Tavern thread is called "The Yawning Portal".  Here's a link.

link to a message in "RoA 5: Adventures"

Okay, cool.  I'll post sometime tomorrow.  RL swamped me.

*poke* Hey, are we all still active, or did we get washed away with the hoarde of new posts in other regions?

Still around.

i believe we are waiting for an ubdate from DM Halaster

yup...

ok...

That's what I thought too.  Okay.

*feels for a pulse*

are we still alive?

The players seem to be.

Its been awhile since Halaster has logged in.

Yeah i asked about him in the general RoA forums so well see.

If I remember right, he's also a player in a non-RoA game I GM.  I'll ping him there as well, because I think he's posted there since the last time I saw him here...

Yeah, and I haven't had a chance to look up the maps and such to update this game.  If you guys are okay with it running comparatively slowly, I can keep going... but if you're wanting it to keep up at a nice pace, I think I'm going to have to pass the DMing on to someone else.

:(

This one turned out to be a bit more work than I expected; 'course I've got other games I've been running as well, and this one might've put me over what I can feasibly do.

Do you guys want me to see if someone else will take over, or are you okay with a "when I can manage" pace?

I'm OK.

I'd prefer to move things along.  I don't like games that run at a crawl.

I'm online here for other things pretty routinely, so I'm ok with the 'whenever you can' pace.

I'd also prefer a faster pace.  I'm OK with finding another adventure for myself.  Any suggestions?

Okay Trinity, whuch region do you want to head off too?

I prefer combat and puzzle oriented adventures along with a quick posting rate.  Know any?

Beyond my Moonsea region I know very few of the other regions, sorry.  I guess it's why I was hoping you'd have an idea or so, heh.

It actually depends on what is meant with slower. My character in the hunter region has only had one IC post in the near month im in it.

That's too slow to even acknowledge as playing in a game in my book.  I'm one of those types who insists on no less then three posts a week, because at any rate slower then that, even simple combat can take weeks.

yeah but then again 2 to 3 posts a week is a slow game.

Hence I said no less then 2 or 3 posts a week. :)

In any event... any ideas on games hiring players?

seems all are full at the moment or only need healers. Maybe we should wait a bit and see what the slower rate eventually will be as i havent seen any really fast games on RoA yet.

Part of that is because RoA has an announced posting rate of 3 posts per week.  In my opinion, that's one of its biggest drawing points.  Even though I'm online four to six days a week, I don't have time to post to all of my games every time I'm on.

Two to three posts a week is reasonably fast, in my opinion, and it beats the daylights out of the one to two that I was getting when I was GMing PbeM games.

One of the DMs has a high level Region...

And there's an ECL 9 Underdark region run by Ninjamoo, if I'm not mistaken, but I think he's away for a while.

I'll stay here, either way.

I applied to the moonsea non good bubble with zorian. Though as both are bubble regions i dont think that would matter much and Zorian can just be played here to.

I'm actually DMing the Moonsea Bubble right now.  Party just encountered it's first real challenge - an ogre mage.

lol seems we are posting after each other in all groups. But i replied to the pm and hope ya have a spot for this sweet and gentle mage of mine.

Well, after an offlist discussion with DM Halaster, if nobody objects, I'm going to step in and pick up Undermountain.

Unfortunately, that'll mean that Malik will rapidly move out of the picture (since I can't play him while I DM), so I'll go see if I can hunt us up a cleric to replace him.

Let's start out with a roll-call for whoever's still here and interested.  I started reading this afternoon, so hopefully I'll be coming up to speed quickly.  I should be ready by tomorrow for an IC post, depending on how quickly we get through the roll-call.

Trin here.

I'm definitely interested.  It's not every day you get to play a Level 10 character.  :P

still here

still here to.

And since Khidrath had already said that he was staying here either way, I think that's everybody.  Since I know where Borin & company are at the moment, I'll go ahead and toss out a post for them.

I've been looking over character sheets today, and I'll probably have a few questions about backgrounds and a few rules points so that I can get some ideas about story hooks.  It's nothing that'll hold up the game though.  I'll get to it a little at a time.

I'm also going to carry Malik along in the background until we can get another cleric, but he won't be doing much in combat, and he won't be earning any xp.  I'll write him out as soon as possible.

Joachim, I'll be working with you by PM so that I can figure out where you are, and then we'll get you up to speed as well.

Thanks Jim - I'm on vacation which is why my posting is a little poor these days ;P

Of course I'm in ...

Sounds good to me.  Take your time and enjoy your vacation.  We'll be here when you get back.

Hey wait, I'm missing Zorain.  Where'd he go?

Miss me? Im was here all the time.

No I mean the PM you sent me about switching regions... It's not on my sticky list anymore.

So, folks, what do you want to do with the ants?

Hey DM, are you getting a feel for my playing style?  I'm trying to go at this crawl in an intelligent fashion.  It is Undermountain after all, but paying attention to one's surroundings is a nice way to keep yourself alive for a few more minutes.

feed em some honey and run past. Im just waiting on my summon honey spell ;-) For the rest i dont have anything to take care of em i knew i needed some aoe things like greek fire but forgot to buy em.

I'm starting to, but to be even relatively sure, it'll take me a bit longer.  I'll work on the assumption that you're keeping your eyes open though.

*chuckles* I think I saw a summon honey spell in a supplement on Blue Magic, aka nymphology... I don't think ants were what they had in mind though... ;-)

Sorry folks, it's been a rough week.

On the upside, it looks like we may have a pair of new characters getting ready to join in.  I'll go ahead and take that chance to write Malik the rest of the way out, and see if I can get some sort of substantial post done at the same time.

For those who have a desire for a custom item for the RoA birthday gift, just let me know and we'll see what we can work out.  If you prefer a standard item, just PM me and let me know what you've picked.

Hello.

Alec's a happy-go-lucky bard spending some time in Undermountain. He'll keep your spirits up with some merry tunes.

Sounds good, welcome on board.

Bahh, elven tunes...


:)  welcome

Ag someone to play a bedtime song. Welcome aboard.

Quick question, and I currently run for groups that have made both choices, so feel free to be completely honest.

Do you want combat maps and a rules tight feel or do you prefer a looser, more theatrical style of combat?

I like maps.  But if that crimps your style, a looser choice is fine.

im okay with both.

I'm fine just the way things are, though Maps do make things easier to visualize.

Just a heads up to my group.  I'm moving and working and doing a lot for the next few days, so my posting frequency may drop a bit.  I'll get it taken care of as soon as I can.

Also fine with both.

I can entirely sympathise with the pain that is making a map. It's certainly handy, but I wouldn't inflict it on anyone else.

Anyway, I'm a Bard, I just have to know enough to run away. :)

*chuckles* Fair enough.

For this combat then, I'll stick with the looser style.  I may give the maps a shot on the next one, and then we'll see which you like better.

Posting xp for October are now up in the XP thread.  They ARE weighted by the character's current level.  If anybody's interested in details, I can give you a full rundown, but basically as long as you hit the RoA posting frequency of 3/week, you'll get max for your level.  If I don't hit that for a week, everybody gets max for that week.  I don't see why you should be penalized for my RL issues.

I can't imagine that I'll last long being paralyzed and standing right next to an enemy.  It was fun while it lasted.  [braces self for coup de grace]

We'll try to safe you Trin, keep your chin up :D

OK folks, I don't know if word made it this far or not, but I've been down sick most of this week.  I'm actually on the mend today, and have been trying to get posts out, but I'm not going to make it for this game.  I'll push to try to get you taken care of tomorrow.

Okay - hope you'll soon feel better.

It's all good.  I've logged almost 40 hours in 3 days and I still have tonight to go.  Plus I moved.  Thankfully it's my Friday tonight.

Bleah to the hours, but congrats on the move.  Take your time.  I'll be here when you're ready.

I have to leave town for work and will return in one or two days. I am unsure bout my net connection so if a reply takes to long just move me along.

DM swamprose thats for my cleric to but i dont think its an issue there atm.

Hmm nearly two weeks now. Im getting scared down in that big dungeon.

It just means they are scared of us.. :)

Sorry, folks.  Entirely too much going on.  For those that haven't gotten the word through some other channel, I've been busy this week trying to help take care of my mother in law during th last stages of her cancer.

I'll still be busy with her for as long as it takes.  The medical & hospice types keep telling is it's a matter of days, but they've been telling us that for a week.  At least now I have some limited access from here, so maybe I can get things caught back up and on track.

Oh my mate that sucks. Good luck and strength for you and your family and we are patient enough. You do the nasty RL thing and after that we are here for you to vent yourself.

No worries mate - hope things turns out to the best for you and your family.

Yeah, take your time and do what you need to do.  I've been really busy myself, so it's all good.

No worries. I know about Hospice...I was suppose to die ten years ago..they are pissed I hold out....I got news for them. I plan to for much longer.

Dr.'s know very little. They can only do their best...the rest is up to God.

She will be in my prayers.

Personally, I'm glad you held out.  Keep it up!

She's still hanging on, but only barely.

On the game front, Joachim, are you still with us?

Yes I am, but I haven't updated anything in a while.  I've been really busy with IRL...  I moved and started another Job.

After work tonight I will be ready to continue.

I'm here! I was supposed to join in right?

OH no a drow. Can we kill it?

I'll do it ..where is it. :)

Critics!

Just behind us. Give me a movement face and i get a borin in between ;-)

I think I'm finally back.  My mother in law passed away last Thursday, and I've been tied up with personal things here since then.

To try to catch back up, I'm going to hit a few posts at once, if I miss something you're looking for a response to, just point it out to me.

Joachim, I think it's your action whenever your RL issues get cleared up.  I'm willing to wait until you're back on track though.  I certainly can understand about RL issues.

Alec, yes, you were planned for.  Good to see you.  Good luck on not getting killed by our bloodthirsty PC's. :-)

my condoleances mate and trenght to you and your famlily.

Glad to have you back even if you start with leaving the poor me in the hands of a drow sneaking up on us from behind ;-)

Don't hurt me!

I'll be away over Christmas (isn't everyone?). I may have some internet access, but not much.

Y'all appear to be doing fine for the introductions at the moment, so I'm just going to stay back out of the way for a bit longer.  Just wanted to let people know that I'm alive and keeping up.

Once you seem to have the IC stuff settled, we'll move along.

I can't believe I just backtalked to the man!  :O

Sorry, but I just had to.  Laerwen is easy going, but she doesn't want to be told what to do and taken for granted and she's not sure of Borin's intentions in that regard.  :p

I can't either..Borin has trouble not killing his loved clan members and you guys are elves.... Remember he is born this way....

The poor thing can't help that she was born an elf.  :p  *giggles*

No problems from me. Alec's just more of a talky type. Being a bard and all. :)

No one is stopping you from talking...but ya better be fast, I see orcs. :)

*nods* I already have some thoughts in mind to work that direction.  Just wanting to make sure I wasn't jumping the gun.

Good thing for Smooth Talk and rushed diplomacy checks... but that gets rather difficult when battle is joined. It's hard to get anyone to pay attention to you. :)

I could stop that with Calm Emotions mind you. :D

And it's even worse when you don't speak their language. :-)

I like the idea of everyone being involved and playing their classes...
Makes the game more interesting..... I am sure I'll have plenty of opportunities to play my class. :)

Orcs can speak Common, can't they?


So much for being a Diplomancer. :D

Doesn't look like.

Well on the negociations part i didnt have had the time to reply to the request to talk. Then again im sure its possible with the door open. Though Zorian isnt known for Diplomatic aproaches.

Hmmm. My fault.  I read the casting of Mage Armor on yourself as a preparation for battle.

Yeah well it is in some form. But as one of my beloced chars died because i did cast mage armor in the first round of combat usually i thought it was healthyer to cast it now.

Jim, yes that would have been okay with me.  :)  You're the DM, you know what's best, and I trust you.  :)

I've got a weekend class and will be gone until Saturday night, please feel free to NPC me so the others aren't forced to wait on me.  :)

No worries.  Take your time, and take care of what you need to.  We'll be here when you get straightened out.

I'll keep you and your kids in my prayers.

Thank you so much, Jim.  It's hard to come up with anything good for real posts right now, and I've certainly been making little errors, but I'll do my best.

OK folks, I have a question.  Basically, there are two obvious ways (at least obvious to me) to run things in Undermountain.  There's the way I've been doing it, which is to take it turn by turn from the maps and descriptions and to let you pick your own path fairly thoroughly, but with the potential to lose people to boredom, because the turn by turn method has some descriptive pacing problems, to say the least.

The other way is to craft 'regions' that don't exist in Undermountain as it's written and to DM and build for combat and story potential.  The problem there is that it requires either a lot of preparation, a lot of short term 'ARP' type decisions, or a level of 'railroading' that I'm frankly not comfortable with doing without player clearance.

So.  Speak up, and let me know what you're looking for from Undermountain.  It can be either of the paths I've described above, or something else entirely.  I tend to DM mainly for the chance to entertain people, so I flex fairly well in lots of directions.

The problem with Undermountain I feel is that it is just dungeon crawl, with no real point to it, beyond killing monsters and taking their stuff, with a steadily increasing chance of death. :)

And being a bard...

Depicting Undermountain as more of a region than a dungeon would be an interesting change: areas held by one set of creatures or another could be treated like towns, monsters and traps enountered along the way as random encounters, specific rooms as environmental locations. If we want to find our way, we could make underground survival checks and use Borin's stonecunning. Quests could be of all the usual kinds, made to fit the environment of Undermountain.

It would be interesting anyway either way, but whatever works best for you is best.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:45, Mon 19 Feb 2007.

I came down here to test myself against the dungeon with a good team...
But do what ever you think is best for your time schedule.
I am adaptable (Borin isn't, but I am)  :)

Well, going with a 'region' type concept can give us lots of opportunities for both conversation and combat.  It's not necessarily giving up one to get the other, it's more of a stylistic choice on how we're doing things.

Even as written in the original box, there were certain regions within the overall dungeon that looked like towns or temples from other, shorter adventures.

I can try to keep the combat to roleplaying ratio fairly balanced, or even balanced toward combat if that's what people want.  The question is whether I follow the published maps and the old boxed set, tracing our way through each (potentially dull) passage turning after another; or if we take some leaps from 'point of interest' to 'point of interest', allowing either ARPs or DM guidance to select where we go next.

I'm good either way, I just want to find out what's going to be best at keeping you, the players, interested.

I'd say go for the jump to point of intrest approach and run the game you see fit. I got a friend who is so by the books he doesn't even allow us to rename a town we capture. i dont care if we traveling through the Undermountian intended by Wizards or one you make up using their style as a guideline.

Just go with what fits your scedual.

In that case, barring objections from people who haven't spoken up yet, I'm going to start toward the 'points of interest' or region concept, and kind of gloss over the twists and turns in between.  We'll still manage to hit a good deal of combat, and many of the 'classic' high points of the setting.

If anybody starts to feel like I'm railroading rather than guiding, let me know and I'll adjust.  I'll start out with where we are, and look around for things that look like interesting challenges for you that are within reach or where you are.

If you don't like my choices after the first couple, let me know and I'll do the same sort of thing, but we'll put it to an ARP style vote/discussion for the next scene while each scene is being played out.

Hey guys in bed sick I'll post ASAP - feel free to NPC my character DM.

Rest, recover, feel better.

We'll be here when you get back.

I'm going to be busy and away over the next 2-3 days. I'll have some internet access, but not as much as I'd like. Weekends are usually slow round here, but don't wait for me if needed.

EDIT: No, never mind, I'm still here.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:12, Fri 23 Feb 2007.

Thanks DM, feeling better already or at least well enough to post ;P

Where to now, folks?  Are are you waiting for something from me?

Hmmm.  Looks like we may be waiting for Khidrath.... *wanders off to NPC a character*

Sorry about the delay guys, had internet trouble should be over now though.

No worries.  It happens to all of us from time to time.  If I'd been paying more attention, I should have noticed it earlier, but I've been a bit overwhelmed lately myself.

Sorry, I've been wanting to try something like this since I invented Alec nearly two years ago. :D

No problem, hopefully it will ;P

Well i will be most likely be not posting  lot in the following 3 weeks because of my wedding the 13th and the following honeymoon. Please feel free to auto mee if needed DM Jim

congrats mate, hopefully you will have a perfect day.

Are we dead here....

DM Jim is out of town.  I'm not sure if it's last Friday or this Friday he was supposed to be back.  Hopefully we're still good.

OK, thanks. :)

My pleasure.  :)

Folks, due to sudden and drastic changes in my personal life, I will not have any significant internet access for at least several months (unless I borrow it for a few minutes, like now).

I'm sorry for the interruptions this will cause, but I'm going to have to quit all of my online activities for the forseeable future.

It's been a pleasure playing with you all, and I hope to see you again in the future.

Good luck, good gaming, and God bless. (or Blessed Be, for those of pagan inclinations)

Goodbye Jim.


We're looking for a new DM for this region, so hold tight.

Bye Jim and thanks for running our story so far.

Hope RL gets back on track soon and you cna enjoy the joys of Rpol again (and ofcoarse all the spam that comes with internet acces.)

Fear not guys, we may just have a new DM for you... Me :-)

The Undermountain is a favourite setting for me since I have a real passion for dungeon style adventures, I even considered signing on as a player here when the region started but RL and my other commitments kinda took over :-(

I should probably say right from the start that I don't have time to develop the Undermountain into a full blown region as you discussed earlier, and would be inclined to run things as they are presented in the old boxed set.  Like DM Jim before me though, I would move the game through the barren areas quickly to get you to the 'points of interest' as he put it.  The main reason for this is time.  It takes considerably less effort to run the region if I just have to refer to the published material than if I have to write everything myself.  For the most part this means nothing will really change here (except I usually post every day so the game should move much more quickly than it has done in the past).

If this doesn't sound too appealing or you all want to move in another direction then I am happy to act as a stand in and at least keep the game running as-is until another DM steps forward to adopt you all.

Let me know your thoughts guys.

Ooh, I want in, I want in!  :D

*Chuckles*  You're such a D&D slut A, you just can't say no!  :-)

Nah, but I know a great DM when I see one.  :-)

*gets on knees and begs Vallah to take over and stay forever, batting eyelashes lots*

LOL.  I'd recognise that butt kissing anywhere ;-)

Hello and welcome!

Don't let the nasty drow kill me, please...

*giggles*  Why is it that everybody thinks I'm always kissing up to people?  :p  Can't a girl be genuinely excited about a few things?  :p  I'm just easily excitable, that's all.  :)  *giggles*  Seriously, Vallah.  I have two absolutel favorite, top-notch DMs.  You are one of them.  I love Thay like crazy, and I was actually just telling Annihilator the other day that I wish you would run another region that I could play in!

Great to have you on board and im looking foreward to delving deeper into this adventure.

*Sneaks up on DM Vallah and uses a staple gun to nail him in our lovely lil group.*

No problem.  Torture and enslavement it is then :P

Oh no!  Poor Alec!  :p

Well at least he looks a bit like them  -well, maybe a drow with a sort of 'disco stu' kinda thing goin' on :P

Maybe they'll go easy on him???    Nah ;-)

*giggles*

A bard with 16 Charisma would be much more useful in other ways to a discerning drow priestess.

A half blood?  Oh yes, I'm sure she'll know just what to do with you mate :-)


I spent last night reading through the old boxed set again and getting all excited about it.  I can't wait to get things started and get you all back into the action again, I'm just waiting to see if Khidrath and Borrin will be rejoining us once more.

I've been looking over all the old threads and it looks like we're missing a few things.  I'll be adding a couple of new threads for you all to enjoy that I've used in my other games (like a Character Log thread for instance) and also something new and a bit different just for you guys in Undermountain.

...and since I really hate to do a job all half assed -and surprisingly have more time than I though I would at the moment:

I've been giving quite a bit of thought to your discussions on a grander plot/story arc for UM than the current Kill monster, grab treasure 'mission' you guys are on at the moment.  I've had a few ideas in that area but I'll keep you all guessing on that score for now.  *grins*

If you have some ideas of your own that you'd like to explore though, just drop a post here in the OOC or via PM and I'll endeavour to accomodate you all.

You know...your log...I really like that in Thay, and I'm sure I'd like it here.  I was even thinking of trying it out in ID, just to see if I'd like it as a DM and to see if my PCs would like it.  Would it be all right to borrow it?

Borrow it?    Sure, go for it!  I'm rather flattered actually, but to be honest it's not like that one was originally my idea anyhoo  -LOL.

If a good idea is worth having, it's usually worth stealing shamelessly IMHO :-)

Thanks.  :)

*Bows*

*giggles*  You're silly.  :)

Drops in with a shocked expression "what the hoo happen.. nah never mind, WILL there be treasure?"

BTW: I like story arches and especially guessing if it is real are all just in my head again - now you know why I'm not allowed at the local supermarket whispers "those undead bloodsucker 50 cent for a bag *WERTWEGF%&%*"

Love to have you Vallah, especially since they all seem to be vouchen for you.

LOL.  Oh yes, lots of the good stuff.  Possibly even a few XPs too :-)

Fare the well DM Jim.  Go with our thanks.

Long Live DM Vallah!

Well then, with those endorsements it looks like you have your new DM :-)

Just a quick note to keep you all up to date:  Tuesdays is when my regular tabletop group usually gets together so I'll not be back on until some time around midnight tonight.

There are a few things I'd like to add around here and possibly a few things I will change a bit to help the game run a bit better.  These will take time though and I'n not going to let my other stuff slide while I'm working on it so I'll bring these in gradually over time rather than have some 'grand reopening'.

We're also a wee bit understrength for an Undermountain party so I'll invite one or two of the inactive characters we have dotted around RoA if they would like to join us too.

For now though, I'll just get the ball rolling again to get everyone back into the action ASAP as I'm sure that's what everone wants.

Look for a post in the game thread soon!  :-)

Slow and steady is better then not at all.... :)

So are we dead again already?

No, of course not!

Sorry to keep you hanging on guys, rest assured I am working on the game as we speak and will start imminently.  I had actually planned to start last week but I just found out I'm going to be a daddy!

I normally update my games in the evenings when my better half is at work but she has gone onto day shifts since we got our good news and I'm just trying to get myself into a new routine. 

I realise that's not exactly inspiring to hear from a new DM and I apologise for that but it's been an unusual week I'm sure you'll agree.  Keep the faith everyone and I'm sure it'll be worth your wait :-)

No problem, just wanted to make sure.

Congratulations with the news and good luck with everything.

I'm sure it will be worth the wait, we got a great group, so with a good DM ... ;P

Congratulations!

Still here, still dreading for my life.

Don't worry bro' I got your back ... erh ... seem to recall last girl I said that too isn't among us anymore ;(

Wait, "last girl"?

Alec's not a girl. Sure, it's hard to tell being a effeminite half-elven bard and all, but still. :)

No no ... I didn't mean Alec is a girl, it was just that she was a girl - as you might have guessed English isn't my native language ;P

Vallah, you are DEFINATELY worth a wait!  :)

Don't worry, your english is fine. In fact, ou seem have to better english usage than some people who were raised on it. :)

I'm no good at learning different languages, and I've tried four!
This message was last edited by the player at 05:17, Wed 25 Apr 2007.

Alec -> thak you, I try and have it in school ;P

Which languages have you tried to learn?

Italian: It was mandatory in primary school, but wasn't followed up on in high school.

German: My parents figured German would be more useful after a year-long working holiday of Europe. They enrolled us in German classes, but the school closed down.

Indonesian & French: Bizarrely, I got into high school on a language scholarship and had to do these. I wasn't any good, so I changed subjects so I'd have a better chance of graduating. :)

I was never able to hear and understand any of them at all well, nor speak them easily. The best I got was being able to read French off the page, but that was after many years. Now I've forgotten nearly everything about all of them.

Fortunately I did learn some other languages: mathematics, Fortran 90 and HTML. :)

Okey dokey folks, we're all up and running again in the game thread :-)

I've added a new thread and posted a copy of the players map Zorian was clever enough to make -and just as well that he did or you would all be well screwed when you tried to find your way out.  :P

I haven't added a key for the map yet but I suspect most of us are familiar with the old (TSR style) D&D map icons.  I have made a few notes but if it doesn't make sense to me just yell and I'll attempt to clarify things for you (actually it was a nightmare reading through 100+ printed out pages to try and retrace your steps just from the verbal descriptions you were given.  My head still hurts just thinking about it).

For future reference I should point out that I usually roll initiatives for each individual party member myself when combat starts.  This saves a lot of time and keeps the game moving along nicely for everyone.  If any of you want to roll your own initiative that's fine of course, I just do it because there is nothing worse than waiting for a week while everyone posts an initiative.

I also use run my initiative orders a little differently than you have done previously.  Everyone who acts before the NPCs can post their actions (in any order they like), then the NPCs act, then everyone else gets to act.  I will do an end of round wrapup at this point and all the PCs can act again (posting in any order they like).

So for example, If there is a fight where you have

PC #1 (init 20)
PC #2 (init 18)

---

NPCs  (init 15)
PC #3 (init 10)

The first two PC's can post, then the NPCs act, then all PC's act, then the NPC, then all PC's etc.  Again, this keeps things moving quickly without changing anything much (occasionally you get some AOO anomalies but I usually tidy these up in the end of round wrapup or allow characters to take them next round).

Don't worry if you're still a bit confused, I'll prompt us all through the first combat and you'll soon get the idea.

Whee! We're all going to die!


Am I screwing up those spoiler boxes? I'm not sure if I'm seeing them because I mucked something up or because I authored the post.
This message was last updated by the player at 03:07, Sun 29 Apr 2007.

Sounds fine to me.

Short answer: Yes :-)  I don't think you can add colour to text in a spoiler (all the pink speech is visible to everyone).  Not a biggie though.

Oh yeah, Alec's back. :D


Dang, I've got Killing Queen stuck in my head now.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:35, Sun 29 Apr 2007.

Well im back to can we kill the Drow now? my wand isitching to nuke drow.

Great work on the map btw im really proud of Zorian ;-)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:49, Sun 29 Apr 2007.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee we are alive and kicking, let's see if we can stay that way ;P

Everything sounds great and thanks for the maps, I had no idea where we were or how thinks looked.

Yeah, there were a couple of PM lines to that effect.  I went all through the game thread (several times) as I tried to work out where you were from the directions you had been given.  I had the DMs map and even I was lost so I'm not surprised you felt the same way.

I also like the idea of you having a players map too since it gives you an idea of how much you have (or rather have not) seen, not to mention the passages you have yet to check.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:08, Sun 29 Apr 2007.

Yeah, I love maps they are just SO damn hard to make. What sort of mapmaker do you use? I use Dungeoncrafter, it's is fairly easy.

Sounds like quite a job you had determining where we have been.

Great map, Vallah!  Thank you.  :)  I was really lost.  :p

PM

*Nods*  The maps are a real pain to make it's true but they're worth the effort I think.  I know some DMs don't use maps at all but it's a real pain (as a player) when you need to know where you are in combats and stuff.  How the heck are you supposed to work out things like flanking and AOOs if you have no map?  *shrugs*

OK, got a bit carried away there... (pet hate)

Where was I?  Oh yeah, maps.

I've got a huge library of stuff I like to scan in and use for maps & floorplans.  For the most part I make composite images and then tidy them up a bit on Paint.  Since they take me several hours to create, I usually create a 'master copy' and add the character avatars on in different locations each round (you can print them out to use in tabletop games if you like too since they're usually all 1" =5' scale -or maybe if you just have a miniatures fettish).

Dungeon crafter is cool too (the price certainly is anyway) and makes creating the maps much quicker.  I have DC myself but somehow I always end up doing my maps the hard way because I like all the extra little details I can add.

That reminds me:

Sometimes I post maps in two parts if they are quite large (like the drow chamber).  I posted a huge one a while back and a couple of people had problems viewing it beacuse they were using a different browser.

If anyone has probles with any of the maps due to alignment or whatever, just let me know.

The maps are great!

Sounds like you put a lot of work into the maps Vallah? I will be looking forward to them then.

PM

Just a heads up to let you all know I'll be away this Saturday & Sunday for a stag do...

...but I'll have more than enough time to kill a few of you off before then ;-)

Good, that'll give Alec some time to tell me what the heck I'm supposed to do!  :p

If only I knew...

*giggles*  Well you know better than I!  :p

Okay, the plan should be obvious now. Get up nice and close, then attack.

Simple, really...

Hi!  I'm a new character (Paladin/Sorceror), come to join the Undermountain party -- where's the fun?

Welcome - you should be looking at it - Alec is trying to outsmart some Drow - hopefully he'll succced ;P

Edit: and welcome BTW!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:42, Thu 03 May 2007.

Oh welcome to that nice piece of plate to put between me and the enemy.

I will be updating the game thread again tonight guys, had a busy day taking the missus for the first scan and stuff... turns out the baby is now due on Boxing Day :-/


I also have some rather cool news for everyone else though -lest you think I've been idle!-

We will have another two new players to add to the group shortly.  At the moment it looks like they might be playing a dwarf priest (friend for Borin) and a Favoured soul (perhaps with a bit of swashbuckler).

I've thought long and hard about what would make a good addition to the party without leaving anyone twiddling their thumbs, and these look just about perfect.  Since all our new trio will have at least some healing (and presumably follow different faiths and domains), there should still be lots of variety in the group.  For Laerwen in particular it will mean she can now afford to 'waste' more of her spell slots on the kind of spells clerics rarely get to memorise in favour of healing spells.

For the rest of us, it means we will have more muscle in the party and be able to go deeper into Undermountain and stay that much longer too.  Since we will have a big group of 8 PCs it means I don't have to go easy on you all either and can really start to let rip as the adventure was meant to be... *grins*

All good news I think but if anyone has any thoughts/concerns/suggestions please let me know :-)

Welcome new people! We may just need you after the drow are done with us. :)

Healers....And a Dwarven one at that...Yes!  :)

Not good with all these dwarves, we are having trouble enough controlling the one we got.

Sounds great, erh... not the RIP part ;)

Well that's dwarves for ya...

Welcome!  :)  Glad to have you.  :)  This will be my first time I'll ever have felt comfortable branching out as a cleric, which is something I've always wanted to do.  This should be great, I'm looking forward to it.  :)

Just a heads up to let you all know I'll be away this Saturday & Sunday for a stag do guys & gal :-)

Sorry I'm a couple of days late guys and gals, got problems at home at the minute and D&D hasn't been a priority lately to be honest.

I thought RPOL might take my mind off things a bit but my head is all over the place at the moment.  Bear with me.

No problem, hope everything works out for you. We or at least I will be here when you get back!

For those of you that aren't DMs, I'm really sick and won't be posting much until I can kick this dangerous infection before it kicks me.

I pray you get well soon!

Hello folks.  I'll be playing Rothilio Hammerholder, your requisite gruff and honorable dwarf this evening.  Tonight's specials include an inability to suffer fools lightly, a nuanced view of sinners (it's not their fault they're too dumb to follow his god.  They aren't Dwarfs).  And a genuine desire to do good in the world, especially if that includes getting his hands dirty or pissing off all the right people (basically anyone in a real position of power).

That's the fun part after all :D

Oh dear...

Welcome!

Heh.  Don't worry, I suffer fools lightly.  He'll just add you to the book of grudges.

Welcome, this should be interesting.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:55, Sat 12 May 2007.

Welcome.

Okey dokey folks, life at home has taken a considerable turn for the better and life is thankfully all good again.  Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes guys :-)

I've been lurking about like a cleptomaniac in my local bookstore waiting for the new Undermountain book to hit the shelves.  Superb timing from WOTC there methinks and I can't wait to get a good look at that one when it's released.

But just in case it's not obvious:  Don't read it yourselves!

Now there's temptation for ya :-)

Hello folks, just wondering if there would be any movement in this game?  I'm really excited to join you, but I can't until I'm freed.

Yes, my bad Rothilio.  Everyone is waiting for me :-(

I won't bore you with my latest woes but suffice to say, RL has been keeping me busy of late.  Grovelling apologies all round and I'll get my butt in gear ASAP.

Sorry all.

*hugs Vallah*

No worries....Real Life happens!

NP Vallah.  Real life happens.  Take care of what matters for reals, and come back to what doesn't when you're done.

What you mean this fictional life doesn't matter?




Anyways take your time and slay that RL monster and we are patiently waiting for you mate.

Wadda ya mean fictunal?!?!!

Oh its nothing borin. Its just a beer brand for those who cant stomach dwarven stout. Thats why it doesn''t matter ;-)

Ahhh. Now dat makes sum good sense. I wouldn't be enterested in weak beer.

Okey dokey folks, I'm all up to date again and you should all have plenty to get your teeth into in the game thread :-)  I'll update the XP thread (probably when this combat ends.   Assuming anyone survives...

Remember you can post in any order you like during the round, no need to wait until it's your turn in the initiative order (it just helps keep things moving along nicely for everyone.  If there are any inconsistencies I'll tidy them up in the end of round wrap up).

If everyone can give me some idea of the kind of posting rate you would prefer to see here in UM, I'll try to accomodate you all as far as humanly possible and keep the game running at a comfortable pace all round.

I usually check RPOL a number of times a day.  I usually shoot for a posting rate of once per day, if the game can support it.

Quick question about my state in combat: Am I wearing my armor, and are my weapons close by?

Welcome to Undermountain! :D

I'm online all the time, I live and work in front of a computer. I could go post a few times a day, but that's usually impractical and not always possible. I think once a day is a good rate.

Yes, Rothilio still has his armour on and his weapons are near to hand.  The drow have only recently ambushed him and as far as any of them are aware, he's still unconcious from the blow to the head... All praise Gorm Gulthyn for those thick dwarven skulls eh?

Welcome to Undermountain indeed, none of that meeting in a tavern stuff for me (or Rothilio apparently)  *grins*

I'll be out for... what 3 day weekend is it again for us USAians?  Memorial Day?  Labor Day?  Anyway, I'll be leaving Friday evening, and coming home Sunday evening or Monday morning.  I may have no time online then.  I may have a bunch.  We'll see.

I see that the greatest fighting race has decided to act last so as not to take unfair advantage of their adversaries...Init: 4's for the dwarves....hmmm

I got a feeling you two dwarves are gonna be a lot of fun ;P

I can post every day during the weekdays, weekends depend on what I'm doing so I really can't tell ya. I guess once a day would be good for me too

"I just want [them]to feel that [they] are doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed."

Since we've been quiet for a while, I'll give Zorian a day or two to post before I NPC him for this round.

Sorry Work has become hell. 3 people turned in sick just before a deadline. I do not know when life gets normal again but feel free to let me zap magic missiles at the enemy if all you are waiting for is me.

Well that was a nighmare round for the party... Despite a stirring rendition (or shameless rip-off) of We will rock you from Alec, EVERYBODY missed...

Well, almost everybody.  The drow warrior who is slicing Laerwen into bitesize chunks rolled max damage and only just missed on a crit threat roll that would of aced her... Ouch!!!
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I know how you feel bud.  When I saw the result on the dicebot I had an Oh-oh moment myself :o

Word of advice:  Don't provoke an AoO whatever you do!

*is totally speechless*  :o

*blushing*   Don't blame me, I only work here :-)

*doesn't blame you*   *hugs*

Aww... you're too sweet.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:29, Mon 28 May 2007.

Sweet?  No, I just know it's not your fault.  :)

Hi guys

Ah, oops. Don't forget the Inspire Courage bonuses.

No I did't...was that affecting us last rd as wrll?

DM Vallah can contradict me, but yes.

Have you guys seen how many natural 20s I rolled for the drow?   I couldn't believe it when I was rolling them -never seen anything like it before (I was even beginning to think Jase must of been tinkering with the dicebot or something...).  Go take a look at the rolls history and you'll see what I mean.

Critical hit on a Ray of Enfeeblement at Borin was super nasty.  14 strength damage!!!   Ouch!!!

That must explain my low rolls....  :)

And mine ;(

Hello Echo!!

Hello Echo!!
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Vallah's not been around for a while. It's probably just more RL stuff.

they should forebid GM's to have a RL it so unsettles the normal world we live in ;-)

*as usual, worries*

RL is tough....

I'm thinking of calling Vallah if we don't hear from him soon.

On a side note, I'll be very busy with my houseguest from June 30th until July 19th.

Well, he hasn't been online for a while, so that might be the way to go.  I don't think a PM or rMail will get through.

As some of you may know I’ve been away with a lot of exams, which went very well as I good into the school I wanted.

Sadly this means I’ll have to end all my gaming activities for now. I have to start working full time till I start school and read up on a lot of stuff so that I am prepared for school, it was part of the reason I got in.

I sincerely apologies for any inconvenience I may have caused. I did not see this coming and if I had I surely wouldn’t have taken on a game and joined few as well.

I have enjoyed the time I’ve had here thus far and was really hoping to make more of it, but I simple cant the way things are right now. Sorry guys ;(

/d-wiz

Awww well was fun as long as you where with us. Hope to see you once you find a lil hole for Rpol again in your scedule(sp)

Well since I've actually been considering keeping this game, since it is slow paced and was  my first game here. SO I think I'll stick around here to see how things work out :)

Glad to hear it..Stay!

Maybe the posting rate will allow for your participation. :)

Yeah that was shat I was thinking, would also give me some sort of contact to the site, so I want forget it completely.

Forget what I said I'll be staying in this game ;P

I just spoke with DM Vallah's girl on the phone, internet problems are keeping him away, but they're looking for a new provider so hopefully he'll be back soon.  *is relieved*

*cheers and makes a happy dance*

okay im done dancing now. You cna come out of ytour hiding spots.

*giggles*

No recent news.  I'll likely be calling Vallah again soon, just in case.