I require every participant to indicate here that they are ready.

Looks like we already have a lot of participants. If you create your character swiftly, then maybe we can start the game today or tomorrow with 8-9 characters.

 I will be your up and coming Initiate of Taal & Rhya, i can hope we dont have any nutters about sigmare in our group, that could prove interesting <grin>.

Hello everyone,

Roland le Carcassone reporting in and ready. I will be playing a Knight Errant looking to carve out a name for himself.

Manfred Hochstatter here, your unfriendly neighbourhood vagabond.  Happy to be of service - unless you're a verdamnte halfling!

Frueline Weltschmerz at your service.  I will be your resident bright spark.

 Wanda!!!, are you the wanda who was head of the "Bright Guild" in my other game?.

The girl is back, she might be a little different this time around.

If you wish, you could start knowing each other. Not that way it has happened in the other game, but you should work out the relationship amongst them.

I have to ask. Are you a "Bright" spark? Or a bright spark?

Just curious.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:16, Wed 04 Feb 2009.

Hello folks!

Albrecht, youngest son of the Keller family, recently arrived from Altdorf, reporting in!

In reply to Albrecht Keller (msg #11):

Your description, background, equipment, weapons etc. are still needed. Fill every part of the character sheet!

I will, I will.

On another note, if no-one here has read the Blackhearts Omnibus, I suggest you do so.

That book is totally awesome.

All I can say about it is, be glad no-one is playing a priestess of Shallaya - I would have murdered them in their sleep.

Or ran far, far away, depending on the convenience of killing them/likelihood of getting caught.

Who knows, maybe we'll have such a character.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:58, Wed 04 Feb 2009.

Ready to run whenever you're ready GM.  2 nobles, a Brettonian night, and a squire in the party.  Very fancy.

you future knight to be in the not too shiny armor is ready as well...

We're still waiting for Albrecht and von Hutter.

OK, those, still having missing things in character sheets will finish it, but I'm about to start the game now!
Everyone will be arranged into private threads, then we'll move into the public thread later.

Ahoy!

Looking forward to RPing with you all, should be a good campaign.
:)

We have a group of like, nine people, guys, that's a fairly meaty undertaking!

And on a side note, I'm really glad to have started!

 Mr. Ivan Yelkanov, your group awaits you, will wait for your post. )

In reply to Tyre Slag (msg #21):

Ivan is not in your group, he got there by accident, my fault. Try to ignore him.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:54, Fri 06 Feb 2009.

should I be waiting on Signarlieb von Hutten to post a response to Bosper? or should I just carry on and let him pop in later?

I suspect he will not respond, but I keep going without him. Check the private threads, there is happening.

The journey should be fun to get to know each other, at very least.

I updated everyone's character sheet presuming that no one refused the gold.

 Umm, Whats the distance to our destination from where we are at?. What public transportation is here?, iam guessing the coachs but are there canal boats also?. And what would be the cheapest form of transport. ?

I added a map about the area in the documents topic, there's Krugenheim and Königstein on the map, so you can determine distances, presuming that someone knows about the area or buy a map.

The cheapest way is on foot or with horses but usually there are merchant caravans going from bigger towns such as Krugenheim.

 Hmm, ok, ladies and gentilemen, we need to deceide if we are to take a river boat down to the city before the river turns or walk or as some wish to buy/rent horses and ride there. Now are going to do a vote? or just let everyone get there as they can?.

 Now my toon likes the walking idea or river boat, horses dont suit him where he sometime travels, so he wont be buying a horse.
 What do you guys want to do?.

I say we have a vote here in the OOC thread and let the Gm summarise it in the IC thread, something along the lines of "The group decide to head down the river".

Ivan is for taking a boat, but will hire a horse anyway unless it is very expensive. His reasoning is that if the shit should hit the fan, he'd rather have a horse to flee with.

Hi all,

New guy joining in.

Axel, Halfling Soldier at your service.

Welcome welcome! I'm still here, just waiting for everyone to get ready. My vote is for the river, then by horse.

Works for me as well; I'm for the river + walk/ride option.

Me too, river or walk/ride.

 Umm, with a guess, 2 days paid for the barge=4 shillings

It will be 3 days.

We got a noble removed from the game, I'll manage it in the IC thread.

Good to see some traditional racism to halflings!

Poor ol' Axe, he's not even been paid to come on the mission, lol

Looks like he got the short end of the deal.

Yea, bad puns.

I've been thinking about where I'd like Axel to go if this game were to last for a good long time and xp was abundant.

I have three lines that he might go down. Currently Axel is fresh faced from basic training, he's youthful and eager to see the world but he's also very people oriented, so:

1) Axel sees a lot more of the world becomes hard bitten, experiences the death of friends, the horrors of the world etc. Next career = sergeant or veteran possibly captain, possibly champion

2) Axel sees a lot more of the world and loves every minute and wants more. Next career = vagabond or Outrider and from there scout and explorer.

3) Axel sees a lot more of the world and loves every minute but isn't bothered about seeing the world so quickly and spends a long time in the pubs and inns telling tales about his travels. Next career = raconteur and from there rapscallion possibly duelist... This one's my favourite currently..

Any thoughts on where your character is headed?

To an early grave with liver problems. ;)

I haven't got any major plans for Ivan yet, beyond getting enough money to purchase a farm or such. Mercenary would make sense, but peasant would aswell.

 Fairly straight forward for this toon, on down the priest career but it will be interesting to see how he ties it in with the wild nature side of his cleric.

Dunno about Manfred yet.  Possibly get himself a crest (pie)crust and become a Halfling Slayer!

Don't worry the GM is here. I've read your posts, but I'm at work right now and I don't have the adventure itself here with me. I'll post at the evening (GMT -1 here), to your innfindings, gossip searchings and such, and also I'll update the date information and description about the town. Until that you can chit-chat, work on roleplay, relationships between characters etc.

With the remark of our dear friend Sir Bosper, I suppose, this one just fits here :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...&feature=related

Hi, new player here.

I'm quite looking forward to playing WFRP again.

Welcome and good to have you aboard!

Same from me!

Greetings, good to have you aboard.

Sorry about the bit delay, the others are already on their way back to the Bald Swine.

 Hmmm, talk about wrong typecasting, a cleric of taal and a barbarian going into a hair saloon ?. <grin>

Small joys in life.

Robert is the correct one, as I used always, I assume Ivan used Robart to reflect an accent.

To be fair, Ivan is due a trim.

And yes, Robart is purely for accent.

Then this was simply a misunderstanding situation because of an accent. I like this, smells really reality-like. Good roleplaying :)

Happy 300 :) Let it be much more!

I am moving house this weekend so I might not be able to post until Monday

Waiting for the Barber and the Coachyard scene to move on.

A question to other players: when I tell a story like I did with fragments, do you want more to get something closer to a full story, or is this enough for you?

Seems fine to me.
'Course, I wasn't there so may not have valid opinion.

Don't forget to include, things you took, onto your character sheet! Like garlic.

 Sorry for hogging the post's but was trying to get us moving some.

I see you've got inspired by my comment in the Critics thread :D

 Umm, he will kick in 5 karls to purchase materials for the trip.

Linolil will add five too.

Ivan puts in 5 crowns.

Wanda will add five also.

Tyre seems very, VERY informed on the ways of vampires.
Perhaps a little TOO informed, Herr DRACULA!

 ya hasta remember der monn dat i be a cleric and i would tink dat da clerics know dis tings. ) done with the voice of the ocean dieity in Pirates of the Carribian.

I wouldn't have thought undead 101 was covered in an initiates training.

Some myths are so common that I think most people would hear about them...the garlic thing being one of them. Why else would half the party have stuffed their pockets?

Flavour :)

Just seems abit strange, considering that most people believe the vampires all died with von Carstein. Nevertheless, it's just me being picky.

 I dont know how much a normal peasent working class would know about the undead if the hadnt been raided by a necro or been in the army levi to fight undead. I would guess that they have heard rumors of such creatures of the night but put it off as storys to scare children, now a initiates training should have some training in the types of creatures out there(remember this is the warhammer world) and how to deal with them even if they dont have the power yet to do so.

Fair enough, always thought they left big secrets like the undead still roaming for at least qualified priests, if not higher.

But s'all good :)
Ivan's just jealous, being an ill informed northerner and all that.

We will try to teach you something before we die.

Like how to properly ask where someone is from, ;)

It's of course tricky to decide what you know IC. I decided that, as an elf, Linolil  is aware of the general properties of magic, and has some ideas of the recent (for an elf) history of the Empire.

Undead she know are real, and that some can be extremely dangerous, but further knowledge was never part of her upbringing. Same goes for Skaven and Demons. She's not hampered by false beliefs, but has no true knowledge.

Perhaps we should have a "Common knowledge for insertname" thread?

 I think we are waiting for the shoppers to return from the market before we set out on the road. Tyre would prefer to be out of the city but knows his love of the outdoors doesnt include everyone.

If you are unsure of something, that your character knows or not, ask me and I'll tell, or ask you to make a roll (possibly of Common Knowledge)

Looks like our only halfling got lost in the flow of the adventure

:'(

Another one bites the dust.

Added some art on Linolil's description page

 Thinking of the halfling, jogged my memory of a free form game we once tried to run based off a old series of paperbacks called Guardians of the Flame, the idea being that a college group of students would play every friday a D&d type game with a professor of the college, so this game they all fall asleep at the table and away on the side of a grassy hill and find they have changed into the chars they were playing in the game, etc: the kid in the wheelchair is now a dwarven fighter and so on.
 Getting back to the halfling idea we had a radom roll to see race/class one of our testers ended up as a dwarvin Paladin who had to use a ladder to climb up on his charger.

Kudos to Roland, man loves his horse.

Wonderful interaction! All characters reacting in their own way. How could it be else? The veiled sarcasm of Wanda, the bluntness of Tyre, the 'a horse is a horse' thinking of Ivan, and of course Roland, our true knight!

Not forgetting the arrogance/forward thinking of our one and only elf :)

Well I suppose this is when the slow pace produces a beautiful fruit :) I'm really happy with that how the characters just came to know each other. That will make the whole adventure more personal and dramatic. Good roleplaying from all of you guys! Right now I'm writing bonus XPs for everyone.

Ohh and happy 500 ;)

Yeah, Bella is actually a bit of a nickname from a special girl in my life, and I figured that a traveling Bret would probably feel as partial to his horse as I felt about her.

Not in like any wierd, "head down to Mexico" kind of way. More like Vigo in the movie Hidalgo, who treats the horse as a real person.

Hey, whatever floats your boat there Roland ;)

Happy 500 and heres to many more!

They make them brave, those knights, but not terribly smart do they?

Wondering if we're going to find the priest in a different way then imagined :-)

For sure! I couldn't really see Roland turning to heels on his first fight, especially with the defenseless women and men in the group.

Don't forget to deduct the FP and W in your profile when it changes!

I've got that series of books Tyre, some of my favourite reading material.

And linolil - how disappointing :(   I thought 'art' was going to be a dismembered halfling boo hoo!

Let's hope he'll show up, or you are going to have a dismembered halfling ;)

He might return as a ghost, eh?

And I'm right behind you Roland :)

Ivan and Linolil are going to be such good friends...

but not in the near future, I gather ;-)

Two people who come from very different backgrounds.

Very different backgrounds, well from what he's gleaned from Ms Linolil.

Just don't be expecting any poetry recitals any time soon ;)
When the sun comes out he'll be a happier man.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:25, Wed 25 Mar 2009.

Well, if we do get in a fight, it might alter things a bit. Depending of course how Ivan considers the warrior 'rating' of using a bow. Linolil will likely (if she got the chance) retreat from melee.

He's got one himself, so Bows are A-Okay.
Screaming like a little girl as you run from the battle however...

:)

  Hello folks, I will be playing Hagar Zweisteiner your humble or not so humble initiate of the cult of Sigmar.  And please no Hagar the Horrible jokes. :)

Hi Hagar the Hero!

Hey, good to have another warrior.

Tired of all these goddamn bookworms and *grumbles off into the distance*

And 600!

Don't sulk Ivan, my first shot hit. I wonder how many hits these creatures have.
2:1 odds isn't great though, we better take a few out quicky.

This bookworm didn't help much.  Rolling a 1 isn't a good start but on the bright side I did successfully cast my fist spell.

The danger is of course that we are overrun before we can get a solid defence.
Ivan and Roland are the only persons with serious armor. They might survive being surrounded for a round or two, but Wanda, Linolil, Tyre, and  Manfed would be in serious problems. We need to concentrate our attacks and make sure that we kill one, not wound several.

 Umm, you dont think we are suppose to be captured?. <grin>

Hm. possible, but it would alter little in how I would play Linolil now. The previous attack killed everybody (as far as Linolil knows), including horses. Why would she think that undead wolves would act differently this time?

The poem we heard might indicate that we shouldn't fight, but at this time Linolil doesn't consider 'defend from ambush' anywhere close to 'massacre'.

If she can drop one (that's iffy, but not impossible, as I have no clue how many hits a zombie wolf has) and Roland/Bella can drop another, we might stand a chance. Ivan, I understood, hasn't attacked yet, did he move into parry-stance?

If you'd like to discuss tactics, then I suppose your characters wants to do that as well. So I say try to shout orders and suggestions around like Roland and Ivan did in the fight. When you are acting normally (i.e.: using up half or full of the round), you can only shout like a speech of one row, because you had to concentrate. If you are doing nothing in that round (or just moving, making ready action or such...), you can say more but only that long, that's still rational.

Please don't forget to adjust your wounds and Fortune points in your profile as well arrows and missles in the character sheet!

In reply to GM (msg #109): use of voice
A round is six seconds, so I figured that as Linolil is moving and reloading, she has time to shout two sentences each less than 3 seconds.

If not, I'll edit.

It's all right they are pretty short.

A round is 10 seconds Linolil.
Or so the rulebook has me believe.

And yes, Ivan is in parrying stance, you learn these kind of things up north...

I updated religious strictures to everyone's character sheet, except for Linolil, I found no patron god for her. Please announce that your character is devout or non-devout believer!

Ivan is a devout follower of Taal and Rhya.

And I spy another amongst our ranks...

Devout followers must stick to their religious strictures strictly.

*wipes tear from eye*

I have to give up my metal gear...?

It seems

 Umm, maybe Ulric would be better for a northman?.

Or one of the Kislevian deities.

Hi everybody!! I came to help you ;) Especially for my "brother" Ivan ;)

Answere to the GM: non-devout

Would it be possible to worship Taal and Rhya under different guises (more Kislevian like)?

Because i'm that stingy on giving up my metal.

Well, how do you plan to worship then in Kislevian fashion?

Sod it, I'll just sell the metal, keep with Taal and Rhya.
Sorry for the hassle.

You could be still non-devout. You shouldn't be a hot headed fanatic, to be a true believer.

 bah, he sounds like a heritic, cast him out, cast him out. <grin> Umm, errr, well if i was a real priest, i might, right now iam about to be lunch for some undead dogs.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:08, Sun 29 Mar 2009.

Aargh ignorant fool! They are no hounds, they are BLOODY UNDEAD DIRE WOLVES! Mwhahahahahahahaaa!

Kornous the Hunter. It is on my sheet (2nd line 2nd column)
Page 188, 1st column, bottom.

Isha and Hoeth to a lesser extend

If it's still coll senor Gm, then I'll be non devout.

As that armour will save my arse.

it's all right

I say again, keep track of your Wounds and Fortune Points in your profile!

Nice move Nicolja! The glowing light is glows with a light of the lantern, that means everyone in 8 squares around Nicolja can act without the -10 penalty in the next rounds. In this round only those, coming after her in Initiative order (and also in her 8 squares reach). That means: Manfred and Tyre. Manfred is far away now, but only Tyre can use up this advantage in this round. The coating of the wagons doesn't count now, they are ruins enough to let through enough light.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:36, Sun 29 Mar 2009.

Sorry, fp use now trails one post: I must remember that if I use a FP I should open a tab with my character details before I post the message.

Ivan still has max wounds in his profile.

My version of these beauties you are being torn apart by.


This message was last edited by the GM at 10:51, Mon 30 Mar 2009.

I would run away from that too!

I hope my opponents are going to be thinking in the same way ;)

Wow 666 posts. Chaos is strong now.
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:41, Mon 30 Mar 2009.

Sorry Gm, I had changed it on my character sheet.
Should all be good now.

I made a drawing of my character.

This message was last edited by the player at 15:58, Mon 30 Mar 2009.

Wow!  Can you do me?

In reply to Wanda Weltschmerz (msg #140):

Okay if you wish but it will take some days

Tries to put his eyes back in their sockets...

WOW!

I hardly dare mention it, but a group portrait?

Your Elf Bowman is great to!
This message was last edited by the player at 18:19, Mon 30 Mar 2009.

I can just see it now.  A collection of our likenesses spread across a piece of parchment with the legend, in bold letters

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE!

Nooo,

Alive or deep fried.

She's an ice mage...

Ice Witch to be exactly, but further interrogations maybe involved to earn the knowledge by your characters ;)

Thank you very mutch Linolil.
If everybody has correct character description than I will try it ;)

Waiting for Roland to post, to move on. If he's not going to post tomorrow, then I'll be his character's puppeteer temporarily.

I wanna FIGHT!!!

Just read the Deviant Art description and, yes, that's OOC knowledge.

She knows the Art, that's for sure, but which wind, or which god, that is unclear.

Hey! It isn't a nice thing to hurt someone who you don't know especially when she helps for you

Well, friends can make jokes right? And I hope we're going to be such good friends...

Hmm, I think Linolil is nicer than I am.

Of corse :D I hope to but its isn't depends on me:D:D:D Nicolja is a very strange girl:D:D:D

Human strange isn't the same as elf strange.

And helping others at the risk of your own skin buys a lot of goodwill.

I like the elves very mutch! My 1st character was an elf too^^ And I've got still other elf characters too:D:D:D In Warhammer this character is the first which has got magical power.

A group portrait would be fantastic :)

Feel free to summarise from my description of Ivan.

Okay everyone^^ If I will know your character's personality than I will be able to make a great pic ;)

I ask you to make every necessary rolls and paste them into the post.

 hmmm, can i be the first to say without shame, "Go Halfling Go" keep them wolves busy eating on you rather then attacking someone else. <grin>

I was thinking about, casting of spells. There are no description, that physically how does a spellcaster casts a spell (gestures, incantations?)
This is an important question however.
I found out a rule for this, but before importing it to the rules section I'd like to know, what do you think about it.

Modes of casting:

Incantation: the wizard must say the words of the spell (or the words of the prayer for the priests), so he must be able to talk. There is possible to whisper the words however if desired to.

Gestures: the wizard must write runes, forms in the air (priests must use a praying hand pose), so hands couldn't be bound. There could be a selected hand (left or right) to use for the spell, or could use any of them (or both for a prayer for example)

Concentration: No hand or tongue needed only concentration, however the spellcaster can do nothing until the casting time is over (that hard the concentration is yup).

Careers:

Apprentice Wizards, Hedge Wizards, Initiates - Must use both hand gestures and incantations

Journeyman Wizard, Priest etc.. - Can leave out the hand gesture or the incantation, but then the casting time doubles.

Master Wizard, etc.. - Can leave hand gesture or incantation (then casting time is normal) or can use only concentration, but then the casting time doubles.

Wizard Lord, etc. - Can use only concentration.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:42, Tue 31 Mar 2009.

 Doesnt sound bad to me, save that priest initites dont cast spells i think but the prayer idea works.

Priest and Anointed Priest then. sorry.

Only problem I see is prayer or spell casting in combat, you'd be unlikely to be able to you your hands.
Otherwise fine.

Love the colors of the day...

My eyes! What have you done to my eyes!

I agree with you XD

In reply to Ivan Yelkanov (msg #162):

Well that's the point! So wouldn't be spellcasting while using weapons in both hands.

Kudos for April's Fool Day... I bet we can't change the color scheme again >_>

This is the third joke in this day for me...
First my girlfriend called me at 2 AM to wish a happy April's Fool Day, then I saw a man in gasmask on the bus... (how clever he knew I'm gonna fart)
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:20, Wed 01 Apr 2009.

Poor Nagash...:D I think that it was funny XD

Damn sleepless woman >_>

Check out this XD I love these fish XD Funny :D:D:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVu2cX0jEYk

As if the color scheme would not make the feel of this GREAT day already... xD

Mandelbrot sea horses!

That could be called the fractal dance.

Still waiting for Manfred and Tyre to act!

 Shoot, iam waiting on Gotrek and Felix to jump into the middle of the wolves. <grin>

Still defending? Then indicate that!

Come on people write write!!! We should kill those wolves not eatch other Ivan >_>

I think Ivan isn't really doing the Kossar career much dignity.
BTW people, how many of you here speak English as a first language?

A kudos to Gm for the battlemap.
Paint takes a little while, so the effort is appreciated.

Yeah, and I'm doing it in paint after I blamed you with that in Welchmart :D
English is non primary lang for me.

Okay everyone knows that I can't speak in English....So I'm begging your pardon if I write something wrong....

Dutch first, although according to my wife I've become an English speaker, which is vehemently denied by a friend who studied British english. So I'm about half/half :-)

Ouch!  That's twice Linolil and Manfred have killed the same wolf.  Is there a way of avoiding this?

BTW, Manfred, nice use of a FP! I could see it happening.

I shot wolf nr.1 so no it isn't the same

Edit: and the previous time it was Wanda the croaked your Wolf.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:50, Wed 01 Apr 2009.

Excellent.  I presume that was your "wolf-1".  I didn't really take that in and I didn't bother checking back about the first one. I was working on pure adrenelin.  Getting to 0 wounds does that to you, you know!

Manfred you might want to make our GM happy and change your wounds/FP used in your description. It helps me too, cause you can clearly see who is doing okay, and who really, really needs help.

Sorry Lin, I don't understand.  I have already updated the details in my profile.  Do you mean in my description under 'cast'?  Otherwise I can't see how others would know my condition.

She meant your profile, not your character sheet. I updated it, you still had 8 wounds on it.

I gave time to Hagar until Friday midnight. If he still cannot enter until that, than we'll have no Sigmarite priest. That's pity, 'cuz one could do much good to this party in this adventure.

Well, I'm glad Linolil bought those healing poultices, but next time, she'll buy them by the dozen - smell is not an objection (anymore)

Only the smell of a dismembered, rotten halfling could be objection, to not use them on him (I suppose Manfred is pleased ;) )
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:31, Thu 02 Apr 2009.

 A sigmarite Priest could do much good for the group,"hey iam a priest also" <grin>

You are? I thought Tyre was a knight, or a dwarf. I mean:

Charging forward while outnumbered, leaving a warrior in armour with a great weapon behind because, clearly, you don't need him.

And that while wearing leather, neither shield nor offhand weapon, and without a horse too.

I mean, heroic, brave, ehhh...

Sorry, I try to be nice (said the cowardly elf)

 Well, if what i read about Taal & Rhya are to be considered, then Taal isnt much on "being safe" and since tyre has not spells or a ranged weapon he is willing to confront the bad monsters, how good he is in combat remains to be seen. )

And that is why Ivan follows the same religion.

Roland's horse is kicking ass btw.

Well, impressive round. Just three of us still in danger.

I'm suprised I wasn't gutted last round, my rolls were appallingly bad.

Seeing how the rounds went, I've got a feeling those wolfs are good at the first attack/charge, but that their effectiveness drops afterwards. Real wolves would never slug it out like this: pounce in, and if you don't drop your target, retreat, and attack from a different side.

I know, I know! Even without the use of fortune points, she has hit just about every round, and there is only a 5% difference in our WS stats!

Maybe I should start narrating from the perception of Bella le Mare and her plucky rider, Roland.

To be fair Linolil, normal wolves don't explode in a hail of fire :)

It'd be great if Roland's character changed to Bella.
'Bella pondered over the group decision to head deeper into the wilderness.
"Neeeiii" She says wisely, before turning to eat a hedge.'

>GRIN<

Ivan didn't post any details.  Did he in fact run over to attack wolf 6?  I ask with baited breath as Manfred rolled 56 (all out attack) and missed by 1.  If however Ivan is attacking the same wolf then we both get a bonus to WS (I think +10% but I don't have the rulebook handy)

That would mean that Manfred's panic thrashing around would actually hit.

You do not get plus to WS because of gang bang, Manfread is not really a threat to the wolf now, since he's just under a collapsed wagon.

Not a threat, sirrah!  By George,I should have you taken out and flogged!

Oh!  I see what you mean!

You should act now soon, along with Roland and Tyre.

Ivan aims for wolf 6 to clarify, edited my post to declare this.

My bad, all these undead wolves!

I'm sorry but there will be no Hagar the Horrible. And I ask all of you to post your actions if there's a new round. I see that some of you write in OOC, while not posting your actions in the actual round.

 I hope that Linolil won't shoot down Ivan :S Just because Nicolja's anger will be very-very HUGE

? Don't think so.
Ivan is wearing furs, but Linolil's eyesight is pretty good :-)

On a roll of 96+, well, things could go badly. She rolled lower than that.

She's dropping her own protection to help a seriously wounded companion. One might question the execution, but the thought behind it is beyond reproach.

I hope that he will be allright^^

Roland where are you? :S

Well previous round he came charging in. Linolil is more than willing to trust his skill so she can try to safe Manfred.

... True, Manfred likely killed that wolf himself, but as Linolil acts first, she has no knowledge of that.

True, he shouldn't write this round, because he already determined his action last round. Fine.

 Hmm, so if someone is at 0 hps then they are unconsious?.

Not necessary.

We did it we did it WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just.

I just hope Tyre isn't permanently marked by loosing something (a hand or a foot for example)

Still 2 hundred posts and we've got 1 thousand :D Oh yes!!!
Sorry I can't do anything else :S:S:S I'm just waiting for Ivan.

Hoping, that everyone is satisfied with the XP rewards. Use it wisely.

Wisely... There are lots of things which would be handy. There just not part of my Career :-(

But I'm totally satisfied, now its time to start working on other things to improve.

You can learn additional skills/talents out of your chareer. Good you mentioned, I'll post the appropriate rules, regarding this, soon.

I know you can, but Linolil learns things slowly and has to practice a lot. So healing will likely be in her next career.

I discovered an error in character sheets. Dodge is not a basic ability, I just copied the charsheet from a game, where the GM used the rule, that dodge is basic. Please delete that line from the basic skills.

Line deleted.

Perhaps we could clear up the rules for combat a bit.

For example I noted that Ivan went into parrying stance, and parried twice if he fought two wolves. If we use the standard rules you can't do that (only one parry per round unless you spend a FP). However, Ivan has the dodge skill, so he could parry once and dodge once, getting an equivalent result.

As far as I know you don't need to specify which target you are parrying/dodging, it usually applies to the first one that hits you. It only becomes relevant when fighting an Strong/slow, Weak/fast combo and you really want to parry the blows made by the strong one.

When fighting one opponent he would not need to go into parrying stance - he could use dodge as a free action, allowing for an aim (+10) half-action to assist your attack action.

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Defensive stance (half action) is not the same as parrying stance (half action), although they can be used at the same time. With a defensive stance you cannot attack.

Ivan used an FP all the time he parryed I suppose.

I was under the impression that the parrying stance, whilst it does not specifically say you can parry twice, allows you to parrying all incoming attacks up to a degree ie. no more than 2 attacks. It seems a tad, if you'll pardon the irony, unrealistic to enter parrying stance and only be allowed to parry one attack then have to stand there like some fool.

And yes, I reserved my Fortune points for parries.

*removes lawyer wig*

Well, if you wield a two-handed weapon, then normally you can't parry at all :-(
Parry stance is for people wielding big weapons, or have nothing in their off hand.

Ivan can dodge though, as a free action. Again only once per round.

To clarify, in battle I PM all my actions to the GM. Nearly every round I was entering a parrying stance and thus could parry.

And don't be a rule nazi Linolil, i'm sure the GM knows what he's doing.
:)

...

Ivan. I just want to make sure that we all follow the same rules.

Strait from the book, a variation, or 'The GM decides', I am perfectly fine with.

Just as long as all players understand the rules equally.

You clearly use the parry rule different from how I understand them. No problem with that, as long as all character can also do that. So my reason to comment had to do little with being a lawyer and more with fairness.

So, I just stated what the book said, to check if perhaps there was a different rule.

So please no nazi for me, okay?

I'm not trying to argue with you Linolil, it's the GM's job to enforce the rules. You don't need to nag me about them.

Just enjoy the RP, it's going really well I reckon.
:)

the roleplay is really good.

so true.

"Proudfeet!" interrupting Bilbo's erm... Manfred's speech

 Umm, just so there is no misunderstanding, he isnt doing a power play but feels that they must get to the village as soon as possible, so he wants to have a head start if those who go down to the woods attract another wave of wolves out of the woods.

Grin. I never said Linolil was right. Just that she has certain ideas about her skill, and an expectation of the location of enemies.

Undead yes, but those wolves still acted like a pack. So to her mind it follows that there are no other packs close. What she fears are wandering zombies/skeletons/... near the road. Without Roland and Linolil the rest of the group is far more vulnerable.

As said, her interpretation. Don't make to much of it that she sounds so sure - elves are very good at that (dwarves even better).

Ohhh, what was that movie trope again?

Oh yes:

Let's split up.

And disaster follows

How physically hurt is Tyre btw?
I'm curious of how far we could walk, but if that's knowledge not to be revealed, then that is fine :)

I think is as hurt as I am.  Heavily wounded with two wounds left.

So you both would be stumbling along?

We have quarter staffs to help us walk.

Fair doo's.

Well, best of luck. Be a shame to find more companions dead on the road.

I do think it is a bit dangerous but Wanda wouldn't let her friend go on his own.

 Now this is his thought, the bulk of you on the road enduring another wave of the undead wolves, he does want to miss that extra fun.

S'okay Tyre, you don't have to justify your actions.
Who has the map, btw?

Linolil has the map

 Umm, he bought a map also.

Fantastamundo, Ivan's only covers Krugenheim-Königstein area.

Nice map GM XD

Thanks a lot! :)

Looks like the girls are chatting :) We should wait up the other though. Roland will have to read a LOT!
This message was last edited by the GM at 09:59, Wed 08 Apr 2009.

Sylvanian Soap Opera

I expect some smooth moves from Roland.

"Bonjour madam, you vaunt to share ma shambers, non?"
This message was last edited by the player at 15:31, Wed 08 Apr 2009.

Yeah, that's why I like Brettonian characters :D

Soap Opera...Oh my God! I dont understand why they stare Rosalind so mutch..it's just a simple woman nothing else >_> Men... I'm more beautful than she :P

White haired women are creepy :D

I'm not creepy...I looks like as a snow angel or something like that :P

busy caring for my kids. hopefully time in 2+ hours

Or an old person, Nicolja.

Old people aren't hot.

Each refresh several new posts...

Wait for me!

Well sorry about that, it seems this game is a bit intense, and that could only mean that it's good :P

yes yes very good :D:D:D I sit here all day and wait for the others XD
This message was last edited by the player at 18:09, Wed 08 Apr 2009.

Bit worried though if the others could keep up, I don't wish to leave behind anybody.

Just keep the rest of us busy with non plot things: somebody fall under the fallen stump, a donkey panics and needs to be caught, lots of things can interfere.

Or some of the locals want to know who we are, were we come from, what's the fashion in Altdorf, ...

Yeah, they are that kind of people... :)

Oh, and I'm waiting for the first 'cunning plan'.

 Umm, will some please shoot Roland, that has to be one of the worst attempts for seduction since the "bard". ouch

Haha, everyone is a critic, but I like the rose line myself....such a play on her name...I should get some points for that.

Utilitarians :D

Tyre I help I help

Calm down all right? I'm glad that he's happy with his subplot.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:16, Wed 08 Apr 2009.

and 1 thousand!!!

Roland, you utter cat
:)

Well, I liked it.

Even if it comes a little early in the story for Linolil to be really angry about it... And now nothing might be happening.

But still.

Well played.

Well played! Agreed!

And here's to the next thousand!

*raises pint*

Ouch to Linolil, maybe I should change the Game Rating to Adult soon.

Near miss, that one.

Linolil prefers to keep it Mature for now. :-)

My posting might be slow over the next week.  I am heading to Turkey for a break, I am bringing my laptop with me but I am not sure how often I will get to internet.

Have a happy Easter everyone.

Happy Easter

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This message was last edited by the GM at 09:26, Sat 11 Apr 2009.

Oh no! it's the bunny, with white sharp teeth!

Give me the holy hand grenade! (and learn to count)

White bunny=white fur
Hmmmmmm I think that Nicolja will get a new fur-scarf :P

I wish Happy Easter for everybody

Eggs all round!

Wakey wakey

Kislevian sympathy FTW!

Sorry guys but tomorrow I couldn' post messages because I have to go to the preliminary examination...

Well, you are building a reserve, that's for sure :-)

Yes I'm on it :D:D:D

I've tried to make a draw about Ivan...but as Nagash says he looks like a knight not a kislevitan...maybe he's right...but now I've got enough time to make a better one and make pics from the other characters ^^

Ivan if you have any idea to the poses or the clothes or anything else please say ^^

I did not say he does not look like a Kislevian, but he's not Ivanish at all I think.

Aaaaand 1 thousand and 2 hundred :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

>_> and 1....
This message was last edited by the player at 06:53, Thu 16 Apr 2009.

You missed it xD

I've told you that I'll try to make a better pic but I need some instructions...

Thought about the picture to make it more Ivan'ish (although it's a nice picture now!)

- A bit more width in the shoulders, neck (!) to make him look more bulky.
- a bigger 'face' in comparison to his head - and a more solid jaw (?)
- nose ring
- give him a two handed axe, not a dagger. It's warhammer so the weapon may be very big.

At least, that's how I 'see' Ivan.

But I'm in awe of your drawing skill!

Okay okay I'll try to make a line-draw today night but soon I have to go

Also I suppose Ivan has a wider mouth, raised cheek-bones and an angular face with a stern look, at least if he's a Ungol (I suppose he is). He should have a black and thicker hair.

It seems it will be a very-very long night XD

If you have the time, another pic of Ivan would be fantastic. Most of it looks great, but if possible could he have;

A giant two handed axe in his hands.
A bow across his back with quiver.
Thicker stubble.
Nose ring (like s stub of something).
Bigger biceps.
Thicker jaw.
More defined cheekbones.

For a pose; legs apart and holding his greataxe with both hands across, the axe facing the floor. Maybe his coat a little open so that the armour underneath can be seen (it's mail). If doing a group collage, Ivan would be mega tall, he is 6'4".

I'd be eternally grateful if you could do that and am highly impressed with your artwork.
Balshoye Spasseba :)

Come on guys. Looks like you are ready to head to the Cemetery. Or are you wishing to do something first?

Ready for action - Just move us.

Yup, we ready to be moved.

I see two characters on collision course...

I know (and Linolil knows too), but Linolil was not very happy with the way Nicolja acted, so she started to be fairly nasty in an elven way - remarking on the details and using an almost Shakespearian manner of pointing out things she did not like.

Wanda got the essence right. Nicely done Wanda.

I like the pic well done.

Prepare yourself to welcome a new player.

 Yikes, is it that ogre pick pocket?. <grin>

'Prepare'?

Oh dear.

So I can't accidentally shoot Ulbaz Dorrgar? Linolil isn't as relaxed as she usually is...

Wait a minute, he isn't a dwarf isn't he? Like elves and dwarves really like each other...

*evil grin

NOOOOOOO!!!

Some refreshment, some color in the party, as I assume that we are about to loose a Roland.

Where did my true knight go to?

With that trollop no doubt!

Men.

I don't know, but he better come back in time, I already planned important role for him in the adventure.

The pace slowed down. What happened? The adventure became boring? Let me know.

Slowed down a bit perhaps, but nothing major as I see. Everybody (except for Roland) have been around in the last 24 hours.

I'm happy with the adventure.

Oh, so you know, my in-laws celebrate their 65 birthday and being married for 40 years this weekend, so I'm not sure when/if I'll have time to post.

Two weeks after that (the weekend of the 8th) I will be away for 3-4 days. I might take a wireless laptop with me, but that depends if others need if for business.

 Maybe some but we should pick up again.

Unfortunately, all pbp's slow down eventually. It has nothing to do with how fun or well planned the game is (which in both regards I rank this game highly), it's more of a person related issue. Once a day is the minimum and with jobs and studying many of us can only post occasionally.

But I assure you I can and will post regularly as I have done so as long as the game exists.

'Cos Ivan wants a drink.

 Right now i am in two games that have gone well over a year and a half. We have lost some players along the way but seem to have some solid players also.

 In one we have the DM having to move to another state where he found a job then we will be back into it.

 Another was slowed when the DM moved to another state to find more work, worked couple three monthes then lost his job now has to move back to where he started, so we are waiting for him to get set up again.

 Sigh, the joys of Online gaming.

Hi everyone, I'm one of the new guys.

 Hiya new guy )

Hi Klaus. More faiths in the party!

Collect them all :-)

Let me whisper a rumor about a third new guy.

Sorry about the shitty sribbling

??

And a third? More people with armour I hope?

Or another elf. That's (almost) always good.

Prejudiced? Who me?

Scribbling... I meant the map.

Considering all the characters, we have a very interesting, colorful party, don't you think?

You've already know my oppinion...

Colourful. Most certainly. Perhaps we'll learn to cooperate. One day. Not soon.

The map is fine by the way.

Hello to everyone!

I'm a long time GM for WFRP (both editions) and thrilled about a chance to play for once. I'm presenting a norscan character to the party, and though I'm not an elf Lilonil, I think you are going to scratch your head because of my Thorolf =D

Another one from the north?

Are we invaded or something?

Perhaps that dwarf is bette... Nehh.

 Hmm, welcome aboard.

OOc more, tyre may be foolish but if he doesnt believe in his dieity then he shouldnt have any special powers?. He is doing what he believes. )

Maybe he should, but this is what happens.

[ Heading off to work right now, will be online this evening, and most of the night. I will respond to those PMs about my character when I get home. GM Thanks for accepting me to play, I hope to have a great and wonderful time here with all of you. The GM uses lots of pictures and maps to detail his games which is a plus. It all looks very exciting and fun. Again, I will be back a little later. Hope you all have a good time. ]

Bloody foreigners, coming over here, stealing my party...

:)
Zuhdrastoitye moi droogs!
Welcome aboard.

Edit: Is anyone else finding the crypt frantic :)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:58, Fri 24 Apr 2009.

I'm from Finland, so I speak Finnish and Swedish. Should I write in Finnish my curses and sayings and so forth ;o) ? Then you would have even more to wonder about =).

Anyways, I hope this gets going, I have haft some bad experiences with rpol games in the past =(

Accent would be highly appreciated.

Just a remark: Anyone failing the terror test, must run away from the threat at full speed trying to get far away. If he/she cannot flee, then goes into a catatonic state.

Accent is quite hard thing to do, because I don't have a slightest idea how I should write the talking parts. The best two options I have is 1) to just use a minor version or Tarzan speak like "Tell me the paper-place or I smack with your head" or 2) try to use the language part of the time like Finns do, which will be... odd to say the least. Tell me, if there is some other way.

And one question: can I use multiple fortune points to try the same test. The corebook page 135 only mentions 1 fp per EXTENDED test, so how is it with normal tests? Just checking to be sure, I would not like to get too many insanity points this early in the game... and how about when you fail the test multiple times during consecutive rounds? Do you get an insanity point every time? The rules a bit vague...
This message was last edited by the player at 19:00, Fri 24 Apr 2009.

Only one reroll per test, so yes if you fail the terror test, you gain an insanity point, that refers to the others as well.
(Did I say in the rules thread that I'm not that bad...?)

So as I failed my Terror test I get an insanity point? That is okay. If I fail the next one also, on the next round, I get another one? SOunds a bit crazy, I can end up with an insanity after only 6 rounds! When you consider that most insanities make your character to end up dead in a few months, that sounds very bad...

Well terror is a bit shitty. But no... you do not fall into terror in every round, you are in terror constantly, just trying to overcome it.

Okay, that sounds okay. Now I have to deal with my "furious" and "dangerous" barbarian sobbing like a little brat =), but at least he is somewhat sane after the encounter.

This game is kind of hard on your WP attribute, true.

It is so different when you are a player. When I'm the GM I don't care awfully much who is terrified and who's not. I've got all the people of the world so why should I cry after a few. When I have my character and nothing else, it quickly becomes my dearest treasure that I want to protect from everything =D. New kind of challenge to me...

In that case: wear armour!
And increase your WP.

HAHA! I'm working on both, but as money and xp are luxuries, I don't have either yet =D

We northerners are brave and fear nothing.

But come on, it's a bloody talking skeleton!
I'm not blaming Ivan for running like a Bretonian.

Also, I always thought fear was actually worse than terror in that you cannot physically move. At least with terror, you have the option to run with the proper geographics.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:42, Fri 24 Apr 2009.

Well with Terror, if you can't move, you are prone, which is even worse than just standing still.

Plus with terror you get an insanity point. Which is never good.

I still think fear is worse, simply because even if you have space to move, you can't.
*reminisces of days gone by where characters have been killed as they stared down a zombie*

Well, you could always ask the GM for permission to panic and flee. Pain is a very good trigger for that. So Fear is stand still and flee after the first hit. Feels 'natural'

I hadn't thought of asking the GM for an alternative action.
Cheers Linolil! That's why you're the brains.

Well brains is nice, but I would like some more brawn with all these gathering skeletons around me. I mean, I've got no clue if this is what the poem is about, but I do know I'm busy getting surrounded by undead, and I think I can't even hit that Kurt von Steintzmert: he's floating so that suggest my arrows will just fly through him.

Hmm, I wonder, that's why he took Wanda: her magic was probably the only thing that could harm him.

I think Linolil realizes that too, but first let see what happens in this round.

Off to Scotland for a couple of days tomorrow.  BAck Tuesday night.  I will try and post while I'm away but it might be difficult.

ARGH! I had forgotten how painful it is to try to achieve anything with a fresh character, that lacks even most of the basic skills =D. Fighting seems to be the easiest thing one can do in this game, it is almost only thing that doesn't require a skill =)

Well, I'm glad I made my check (with a fp): we need to get Wanda out and make a run for it. I hope Ulbaz and Klaus make their checks.

I made my check, Ulbaz has a WP of 49, +10% from his Stout-Hearted Talent, so 59%, on Fear and Terror rolls.

Oh btw "Greetings Pointy Ear"

Greeting short and broad.

Stout hearted is a good talent.

Linolil would have come over for a meet-and-greet, but we have a companion caught in a barrow by that Wraith.

Well like a posted, shame my short stature wont let me jump up and attack the Witch, Only if my hammer was longer. I feel so inadequate.

Only for you Ivan XD : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOaGgY2yUHw

That's pretty much what Ivan's military training consisted of.
Too bad nobodies asked him for to sing...:(