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Oh you're such a joke, um, joker! ;-)

Gang Green are immune to all trolling (unfortunately, not to attacks from actual in-game trolls, ouch), and as long as the money rolls in all is well. For Gang Green.

It pains me to say that post #2 contained neither jokes nor lies. It is indeed a new low for Gang Green. ... Unless, of course, this is a lie, in which case it's a new high for Gang Green?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A new low would have been entirely skipping an opportunity for moneymaking, and thankfully we're a long way from that!

For jokes, something gnome-relevant: What do you call people who sleep in their socks? Tiny.

Coming in at Epic 6, Ara Fay!


Do I have to make a joke, too?

Umm...

Q: Why did the orc cross the road?
A: Grok.

 😿

Q: How do you beg assassins for your life?


A: Ninja Please!

How do you keep a bard in suspense?

I over plucked my wife's eyebrows, she looked surprised!

In reply to DMJSC (msg # 9):

Not tell them what spells they'll be using THIS Edition?

Tell him he is living on Bard ode time.....

Put him in a round room and tell him there’s a copper in the corner.

As a troubadour, I have to say I'm not really feeling the love here...  :D

Tell him he will be able to eventually make a living on only his talent!!!!

Don't worry, Imre, I'll tell you the answer to the riddle tomorrow.

I have heard Imre singing in the shower, which is fun until he gets soap in his mouth. Then it's a soap opera.

Finally, a clean joke.

Lots of rope!

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Those of you who recall that my daughter competes in her school's Speech and Debate Club might like to know that she recently flew out to Reno, Nevada with the team for Nationals! She will return this weekend, and aside from a few photos and texts, we are leaving her be during the competition. She'll tell us how she did when she wants to.  :^)

Updates to all groups this week, dang it!

It sounds like she is doing GREAT and you are doing just fine keeping tabs on yourself and your kiddo. Carry on!

Into the Nationals for Speech and Debate Club? This is when you realise your only winning argument as a parent is, "And who's paying for it?" :)

The college is, except we sent here with enough money to get food and even a bit of room service if she and her roommate want it! ("Bout zarkin' time something other than a sport got some travel money in the budget.)

I'll be away until Wednesday. Heading to see the eclipse totality.

Sorry for the lack of updates, gang. This cartoon says it all at the moment:

Looks serious....

Take care of yourself Jeff! Rest a bit.

On the bright side, the picture shows you as being left handed, that'll help. :o)

I know that feeling!

May the mojo find its way back to you!

Life

It's true - I have finally admitted to myself that after 16+ years of running my AD&D game here on RPOL, and years of running other systems as well that it's time to declare my remaining play-by-post games dead. Flat-lined, with no chance of revival. To those of you who kept sending me positive vibes during this truly difficult period in my life, thank you, moreso than you might realize. Before these games crashed and burned, they were a much-needed part of my hobbies. But as I found out recently, no matter how much we might fight it, kicking and screaming, we do have to change our life as our life changes around us.

I regret not wrapping these adventures up with some sort of coherent finale, but I have too much going on in Real Life to drag this out any more. Let's face it, it wasn't very fair of me to tell you I wasn't ghosting the game, only to become one of those DMs I used to hate who did just that.

I'm leaving the game open for a while yet - if any of you wish to type back and forth with me, well, I's still a decent, "pen-pal," even if I have killed of all my pbp games.

I wish each one of you all the best, and as always, thank you for playing this old game with me.

JSC

Best wishes to you.
Thanks for all the fun
:)

It has truly been my pleasure.  :^)

I'm sad to see this game go. It's been my main draw to RPOL for many years now.

But I have your email, so I'll stay in contact.

Also, I know quite a few players here are i  other games I play in so I will see the rest of you fine folks around!

Thank you for all the amazing stories and times here bossman!

Life has a way of nudging you along to new things and new paths like it or not (going through that myself right now).  All the best to you moving forward and know you definitely will have a ready fanbase if you ever open up shop with a pbp in the future again ;)

Tern, Birahu, and Mitsubishi bow in deep respect for the life you gave them! Thank you Jeff for all of the fun! I'll be here to read any further posts and news you or our dear gaming friends care to share. God bless and take care of all of you, especially Jeff of course, but all the rest as well!

tigger1tom@yahoo.com

Seven years of college down the drain...

I watched Animal House again recently, first time in years - parts of it haven't aged well at all, but I still laughed my head off.

This was my first game on RPol, FIFTEEN YEARS AGO (and I know others have been here longer). It has been immense fun.

I ran a game on here for a while, it got to be too much. Running several games for all this time? I doff my metaphorical hat to you.

Now, it is only fair that I point to the terms you agreed to in your Gang Green DM's Contract^TM...

Sorry to see this game go.

Is there any hope of turning the game over to a new DM or set of DM's to keep the game alive?

Jeff,

Good luck in your future endeavors.  I always enjoyed this game as diversion from the day to day grind that is my life.  It will be missed.

-Jason

I knew that this day would eventually arrive. Like some others, this was my first game on RPOL, and have had a wonderful time playing with some great players and an awesome DM. Farewell!

In reply to Errol One-Eye (msg # 41):

What a fun time.  I wasn't around as long as others, but I did definitely relinquish some gold to Gang Green.
Thank you for always putting the effort in and keeping it goin g as long as you did.

They never got a copper from us, we don't do extortion!

Best of luck to all of you in your future gaming endeavors.

Blue

In reply to Bardin Firebeard (msg # 44):

Glad you are prioritizing yourself.  You are #1, yes we are all sad but we made great friends and memories over he years.
Best of luck to you and everyone.

Thanks so much!! Good you are taking care of you and yours.

You will always have my immense respect for managing such a huge portfolio, and my gratitude for letting me be a small part of the story.  Thank you so much!

To my Gang Green companions, thank you for including Imre in your chicanery (and illicit earnings)!

And from Coale, sometimes the coin of the Lady falls against you.  These are the times where faith is tested and gains in strength.  Or, as Rend would opine, you end up stuffed in the Barrel of Inky Blackness and it doesn't matter anymore, anyway!

Take care all.  Hope to see you on the boards in the future!

I can only echo the sentiments of others, except I suppose I had a chance to stumble upon Nemrac and play Nex aka Hauraki in this game longer than most, so possibly I have the greatest depth of gratitude for all of your fine work Jeff.

Nemrac was my first game and Nex/Hauraki my first character on Rpol, almost 16 years ago, and you always remember your first.

I see over the years we shared hundreds of lines of posts in the PM Jeff, and it was great to hear about some of the triumphs you had behind the curtain, plus I always enjoyed the stories you shared in regards to insights you had about GG or some of the other early creators of DND that you had gamed with.

I'm okay to be sad to see it end, it means it meant something.

To all you other long time gaming companions, farewell in this guise, I look forward to seeing you through another's eyes.

Thank you Jeff for the stories.  I haven’t even here as long as others but it’s been fun.  Take care.

Things in RL are doing well! I've just run out of pbp time - if anyone wants to stay connected through PMs or rMail, I'd be happy to update you on the JSC family.   :^)

Safe travels, Dungeon Master and adventurers!

;(

So long and thanks for the fish.

All the best Jeff. Thank you!

All the very best!

If anybody wants to leave an invitation to check out their games, I will check them out :)

We all know that gang green is working behind the scenes to seize control!!!!

After Party in the thread later?

Ha! Sure. Your round!

JSC, thanks for sharing your D&D vision with us and crafting this game.  Well done.  I've had the fun over the years of playing several characters in Nemrac.

Enjoy your next adventure and many thanks.

I've actually got a spot in my Gamma World game. One player has apparently dropped the game (although he's still posting in another game where we're both players). I don't want to give over his PC to a new player without his say-so (I've asked, waiting for a reply), but if he's out, the group could use another character or two.

The game is called Gamma Terra, and it uses the 4th edition (1992) rules. link to another game

I’m running a 5e game and would be happy to start another group running parallel to the current one.

link to another game

Right?! That's just like that sneaky, underhanded, and adorably handsome gang of scallywags.

Gang Green will return, when you least expect it!


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On a more serious note: I know some players here are already over there, and some of you don't care for newfangled 5E, but the game D&D 5E: The West Marches, run by aguy777, is always open for new players. I was just PMing with the GM and he asked me to cordially invite anyone interested to join up.

It's another big game like this one, with lots of players, lots of adventuring groups, and no predefined plot. And for a 5E game, it's fairly deadly! He also gives out lots of XP (he doesn't divide it by the members of the group) so leveling up is pretty fast until you get to about 5th level.

link to another game

What makes you think Gang Green hasn't already seized control?

I'd like to thank everyone who has sent PMs, rMails, and e-mails offering to stay in touch. FYI Tonight (Friday) is Family Night. Saturday, I work, and Sunday I'll be running an eight-player game of Coyote & Crow at the FLGS.

So what's Coyote & Crow? It's a sci-fi/fantasy/alt future RPG written by a Cherokee citizen, aided by a team of Native Writers and artists. The game's perspective is that Europeans never made it across the ocean to colonize the Americas, leaving the Natives to develop math, science, and tech alongside spirituality in their own ways.

Last Sunday I demoed Coyote and Crow at an FLGS Two little towns over and since the room only hold seven without getting too warm, I ran that game for seven. A fun time was had by all.


Anyway, next week is emptier, so I promise to make the time to respond to each and every message I have received. I look forward to it, in fact.  :^D


Here are some C&C pics: (NOT Castles and Crusades - no offense to the Troll Lords, but I like Coyote & Crow better!)

The game will be missed. Group 2, this was the most fun I've ever had while living in fear of Samitha's temper. Truly, if I live a million years, I will not be happier than my druid was to venture with you. It was a treat and an honor that I won't soon forget.

That said, Happy Arbor Day; go hug a tree!!

If I may make a bold suggestion:

Instead of closing the game down what about going on an extended hiatus?  Call it a year, and then revisit the idea of opening up again?

Most of us are long time RPLOERS at this point and I would think that, if you were up for it, some of us will still be around in one form or another.

Just a thought.
Brother Byron, crusading cleric

I mirror that thought, given you're going to have to delete the game to get rid of me.  A reboot/refresh/restart in whatever form it takes would be welcomed.

Life swings in cycles and I've got two other games on my sticky list that are in hibernation (since 2018) until the DM finds the time / desire or creativity to play again.  The players and DM keep in contact periodically to keep the game open and stop it being deleted from the back end.  Come back to the game when it feels like an old friend you want to visit, not when it's a burden to carry Jeff.

In reply to Brother Byron (msg # 65):

Sounds like a great idea.

What were the highest character levels in the game in the end?

one of the Original Players has a 10th level Druid, followed by a 9th level Magic-User, and so on down.

Yeah, I'll echo the sentiments on keeping the game on hiatus. I'll certainly be around.

We hung on through a hiatus before, a few years back. I'm willing to keep these characters on the back burner just in case.

Indeed, in a few months, Jeff might feel inspired again! ;-)

So they played all this time and only came in 10th among Druids, an inferior class to be sure?  I mean, really, anyone who speaks to trees and animals can't be right in the head.  Here I have only been around for a little while and am already #1 fighter, a class any good Dwarf can be proud of.

How to win friends and influence people, dwarf style.

In reply to Amalric (msg # 74):

It's easy when you are a Dwarf.  I can't imagine trying to get people to like you if you are an Elf or something worse.

Darn, here I've been here for several years and only made it to #4! How'd you get to #1 so fast?!

Should have been born a dwarf, Tern. Or a gnome.

I joined on Mon 13 Dec 2010. It doesn't feel like 13.25 years since Samitha almost (rightly) brained me with her morning star in my first tavern. Errol just barely dodged learning a lesson and still somehow managed to keep people alive and, in turn, be kept alive, long enough reach level 7. He's a mediocre thief, having only recently passed both a Move Silent and Hide in Shadows check in the same turn for the first time, but an amazingly lucky fighter when necessary. I will forever treasure my time as a rat-gnome, a curse that was nearly Errol's downfall as well as a key element of who Errol is. Especially the moment where, by unprompted die roll, he went completely feral, saved a party member (I think - Errol lies too much), and was patted on the back by Jeff for anticipating the direction of the curse. Nor will I forget the fact that is was Samitha that saved him. Paladins.

Errol was so opposite of IRL me, and so fun to play because of the people in this game. Thank you Samitha for choosing mercy and tolerance and then a huge dose of mercy again. In a way, Gang Green is what it is because of you. ... Sorry? :D

I am glad to hear there was a hiatus  before and it  might be just a matter of waiting.  I can do that...

One of my favorite sayings is
"It's better than Iraq."

I joined in December 2019 and ended the game with level 5 (though I never threw a single fireball :( )

Not sure if I was the best statted character in the game or not, but ended with 16 Str, 20 Int, 19 Wis, 19 Con, 18 Dex and 17 Cha!

Really?  That constitution bonus alone would mean you should have a minimum of 30hp at 5th level, so your INT and WIS are probably not as high as you're stating either.

A 9th level mage isn't too shabby.  Sounds like someone was lucky enough to come across a Libram of Silver Magic.

Hauraki got to 7th level

Minimum 15hp at level 5 mage with that Con. Remember, we aren't all fighters with an upgraded con bonus!

That's a good point Lionel, obviously Hauraki's INT wasn't 20.  I think Nex's crowning achievement was to have a place named after him on the map, (Nexlanding) but then I had to change his name to Hauraki to help avoid the previously unknown worst monsters in Nemrac, land tax agents.

In reply to Hauraki (msg # 82):

Nadya's crowning achievement was a beautiful green and gold dress and matching slippers and full set of gold and emerald jewelry, but yours is OK too.  Oh, she also sent enough to her family to build a new house and stables.  And maybe buy more livestock.

I'm sorry to see the game will no longer be running. I am in consensus with the others that we could at least keep the game open to keep in touch with each other and also maybe a revival of sorts. I know I was here about 15 years ago and played consistently for about 10 years before taking a 2 year hiatus. I came back and now hopefully never to leave again!



I second this West Marches game. My personal longest running game here. It's slowed down recently, but I'm sure it'll come on back soon.

Never played 5th edition, know nothing about it. He teach newbies?

I knew a little bit of 5e when I started, so I can't personally say, but the DM's been good with me with rules questions or if I screw up something.

I will also endorse the West Marches game. Pretty fast moving and fun. Just don't expect too much story/plot since it's a West Marches game.

I'm playing there too ;)

Calista says hi to those playing there :)

I hate to quit in the middle of a fight. Heck, that was the beginning of a fight. Does this mean we were set upon by those hungry blighters and were never seen again?

Thanks Jeff. I enjoyed playing Lycurgus. It's been fun, especially having had a stable group for many years - with Sam, Graes, Gwire in particular - for many years. Harukai has been good as well, though not as long. Was looking forward to getting to know Stone better but alas, it was not meant to be.

Lycurgus started off level 1/1 and though he got a bit of a lift from the others who were a bit higher level, it wasn't that much. So mostly he earned each level on his own, climbing up level after level reaching 6/7 Fighter/Mage - the level 7 being a benefit from the Librium. He also was the one to find the secret door that earned us the most wondrous stash of magic items we found the entire duration of the game. You had me rolled a d12 and I rolled a 1. At the time, before I knew the outcome or even what the roll meant, I knew that was either really good or really bad. Turned out good.

There have been other twists and turns along the way. The shocking death of Samitha, after years of play. I had thought that raise dead scroll we got from the above magic hoard would never be used. Also worried Sam might not make her Raise Dead survival check (she passed). Was glad the dice weren't bad that day! Then there was the time when we were almost overwhelmed by a Ghast together with a group of Ghouls. We had thought we were ok because Sam's Protection from Evil keeps Ghouls at bay but not Ghasts! It was Sam and I and maybe 3 1st levelers. Sam and 2 of the 1st levels all got paralyzed. Lycurgus had to make 2 saving throws - which he fortunately did - because I don't think the first leveler would have had a chance. There were other anecdotes - won't mention them all.

My favorite, though, was when Lycurgus was young (low level) and was adventuring with Elornia (spelling?/something similar). There was a young Green Dragon flying towards us and there was a near-consensus, not including Lycurgus, that we should try to talk to it. I think it was wishful thinking but when it started diving and roaring Lycurgus had enough and fired an arrow at it, hitting it for max damage. There were a few recriminations for Lycurgus winging it and statements like now we're going to have to fight it. However, it was all in good fun and worked out for the best (no one died except the dragon).

Best wishes!
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I put an rtj in for the West Marches game a few days ago. Haven't heard back yet though.

It's been a slow burn for the last few months

If anyone's looking for...


Revised 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons: Over on Myth-Weavers, there is a gestalt game lounge called "The Realm Folded Tavern".  You can start from 1st to 3rd level.

5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurers League is anticipating an uptick in activity, but I'm sure if a bunch of people came flooding in, the Dungeon Masters would be delighted and spurred to run a game or two...   😼😹 Especially with that Vecna adventure coming up!  In any case, "Aldara Figments" or "Dilemma" sent you!
AL games are organized play, so there's generally very stable rules, and you can expect to complete an adventure.  More information can be learned at the Adventurers League section of the Wizards of the Coast website for Dungeons & Dragons.  And, Adventurers League is VERY newbie-friendly -- the Dungeon Masters I play with, and the AL people there in general, have a very "there is no such thing as a stupid question" attitude about things, which won me over.


I'm not terribly sure if there's a rule against what I just said, since in around 2012, when I registered here, I do recall seeing something about not talking about games on other forums, or telling people to look there, or something.  Regardless, if you like gestalt v3.5 (gimme Epic6) or 5th Edition games, head on over.  They'd love to see you there.

Don't worry, Ara. Gang Green are no snitches!

In reply to Ara Fay (msg # 94):

I'd be interested in learning 5e and getting in a campaign, but I'm not into Living Campaigns and I like it here. I tried playing on Unseen Servant, great people and games, I just couldn't get used to it and came back here. I don't even like Discord.

* Unless there is an appropriate profit margin or it means our heads remain firmly attached to our shoulders.

I, too, am non-Evil with terms and conditions applying!

In reply to Ara Fay (msg # 98):

And, we have the Dungeon Master of Sons and Daughters of Fortune, an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition game, also willing to take on more!  I talked to them briefly about it.  That game's been running for a spell!

 link to another game

DM's pretty cool, and the group's got great footing.  The creation rules seem to have changed since the game's conception.  If you show up, "Ilean Istarma" sent you!


If you look at Offsite and like Old School Essentials, we've also got someone looking for OSE adventurers.

My longest running campaign is Blackmoor Living World (Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2e) and new players are always welcome: link to another game

In reply to Ara Fay (msg # 99):

I may have to see about that
Everyone needs a Ranger / Cleric and a big furry beast

Same here. Already working on it. The DM is a bit illiterate, I guess I can deal with that! :-)

I'm in his Star Wars game, he's in my Gamma World game. He's not a native English speaker, but he's fluent.

Ahh! That explains the spelling errors! I play with now, and GM'd a French player, RegisP. I understand! Thanks! He's quite fluent too, but English grammar takes a lot of getting used to, and, most Americans have very crappy grammar as well. My grammar has greatly degraded with age and being exposed to many functionally illiterates, and it does drag you down! ;-) Most kids today ARE functionally illiterate due to our education system being screwed over by folks more interested in power than teaching the kids. But I digress! Thank God there are still so many great teachers and educators, just wish we could clear out the bad ones!

Is it just me or whenever someone talks about grammar I always picture the scene from Idocracy when the guy approaches the crowd and the narrator describes how he sounds to them?

The world of RPoL feels smaller and smaller... isn't it?

It does. Hard to find any games I'm interested in any more. The DMs are retiring, leaving, or dying. I've been in, and am in, a few highly enjoyable games, but they get fewer and further between it seems. Odd and new systems I don't play. The ones I do play, no one runs any more hardly. After StarMaster passed away last year, almost no Traveller games now. I'm in a CT game that rarely posts now and is winding down to the end, and one Mongoose 2nd edition game. StarMaster ran 6 himself! Plus an unknown number of other system games I wasn't in. I had 3 lady DM's, I was in 10 games between them, all disappeared within a month! It's getting rough out there!

I'm doing what I can to get people over here, but it's all horses and water.


And I bet that hypothetical Cleric/Ranger would be MIGHTY appreciated by everyone!

Actually with the house rules over there, I am going to be slightly different
Ranger/Druid

Neat.


Oh, yeah, the DM said to give me names of people, but I just kind of shrugged, since you might be playing someone different there than here... If you wanna tell me you've applied or want to, you can, so that the DM can get an idea.

I'm in as Birahu Blackstaff.

Erwyn Madyys was my second character in this campaign. The first character I had was Hootuk Madyys, a fighter that retired at level 4 and went back to his little town (Curtal) to build and run a inn called The Face of Helios (with features aligned to the sun cult of Helios, such as a facade painted in yellow, exposure to south with big windows allowing light in, etc.
Hootuk has a hired follower to carry stuff for him and minding his alpaca (Hootuk had a full plate armour, so he couldn't carry much with him...) and the follower was a relative. When he retired, I decided to play Hootuk's follower and made up that he was his cousin Erwyn.
In practice, all this was to participate with a little piece of the jigsaw to Nemrac's world building, adding a notable location (an inn called The Face of Helios, in Curtal) to the list :)
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