In reply to Christine Bjorn (msg # 888):

Spent a few more points than you had...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 891):

Yep. Sorted that out. He good to go now?

In the new party, perhaps i'll create a scout/thieving type....

In reply to Christine Bjorn (msg # 892):

Yes. Will set something  up in a few days, when I have better PC access.

What is the point number for building our characters here?  I keep thinking it's 125.

250 seems to be what normal builds are, and 125 are the juniors.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 896):

Ales, do you have DF1, 3 or 15? Those are the primary template sets, although if you were going for a funkier spellcaster, there is 9, and 5 if you want a familiar.

Hello, all. Apologies, but I am going to bow out of this game. I have enjoyed it thoroughly and wish you all the best! Hope to share time and table in the future.

In reply to Hilerno Orison (msg # 899):

Thank you for you time with us!

how do familiars work? i've been interested in having one, but something a little different than your average black cat, or owl... i was thinking of having a "ghostie" or similar spectral anomaly. for another concept of mine.

Familiars are simply Allies with a bunch of specific Enhancements and Limitations thrown on.  What you are talking about is a Spirit Ally, so I'd actually suggest picking up DF 9 Summoners (Spirits and Ghosts are dealt with in there) and figuring out why a Ghost is following you around.

Might also ask that necromancer in the Defiled Sanctuary thread how his works.

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 903):

sadly that is the same player as Oren/Jin/Harlan...

allies can eat a lot of points; as play is continuous and not broken down by session, you have to pay the price for constantly present as opposed to occasional appearance.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:38, Wed 28 June 2017.

I was about to ask that.  So we've lost Azrael as well then?



And remember that is times 4, so unless the Ally is cheap (like Jareth's "Familiar") it's going to be very pricey.


Also, keep in mind the x4 comes before any Limitations or Enhancements; frex Sympathy (-25%), Power Modifier (-10%), Summonable (+100), etc...


For example a 'lesser' Ghost is built on 125 points, so as a Constant Ally is 8 points [50%*, Always Available x4].  A 250 point 'Better Than Average' Ghost who is Constant would cost 16 points.


* For a 250 point character.



Something to consider for our Narrator:  One thing I looked at as a GM with PCs who wanted Allies but not at the Constant level was to treat them as Constant but use the Frequency of Appearance instead as "Loyalty", IE how reliable/loyal is the Ally.  For Example:

A shield bearer Ally is expected to pretty much alwys stand by the character and guard them from attack.  One that has a FoA of 15 or less might not always do this.  At the start of battle I'd check, on a success they perform the job as described, on a failure they'd get the bright idea to go do something else (usually something that fit their personality), leaving their buddy high and dry in the face of dangers.  Or say they get ordered to specifically do something that falls outside their expected duties in a battle, they might rebel and say "No".

Or if they found loot that was overlooked by the group, on a 16 or higher they'll pocket it instead of sharing it.

Several of my Players took Allies at the FoA/Loyalty of 12 (to drastically save on points)... so this lead to some "good times" on their adventures.


Thios might work very well for Ghosts/Spirit/Divine Allies who may have restrictions that are unseen/unavoidable that even that aren't aware of.

Frex:

PC:  "Hey Ghost buddy, go check out what's down this hallway for us."
Ghost:  "I cannot.  Something prevents me from going that direction without a living a person nearby"  or even "I'm being called away, I will return shortly."

The later is especially appropriate for Divine Servitors who, of course, answer to a Higher Power.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:30, Wed 28 June 2017.

Oy Vey! like hebrew national hotdogs

I've been wondering about that a bit, not so much in relation to allies, but in relation to other "per session" or "per player time" advantages like Luck or Wild Talent.  Since we don't have sessions, and can't readily count an "hour" of table time or a "once per session", it's hard to be sure when one of these can be used again (which can make a big difference to a character under some circumstances).

There are alternate rules available online, specifically designed for play-by-post and play-by-email games.  I asked a question on rpg.stackexchange.com about this; it's here:

https://rpg.stackexchange.com/...-by-post-environment

I don't have Powers, so would never have found this on my own, and I'm not sure the time frames they give will fit our rate of play -- once per player day is a lot less play than I'd hope for in an hour of face-to-face GURPS.  This might require some GM adjustment, as a result, but I think it's worth considering so those of us who have "per time period" abilities can know when to expect them to be usable again.

Is there somewhere which lists what the various Hidden Lore specialties typically cover?  Things such as Hidden Lore (Creature Type) is pretty obvious, but a few others have names that are a little more ambiguous.

The Narrator has their own set-up... which I think boils down to "When it feels like you'ld have been playing an hour you're told your hourlies have refreshed" and the same for 'sessionlies'.


I have only one character with a "per something" power, it's Once per Sleep.... which makes it real easy to know when it needs to go off again.




Yes.... multiple DF books.

Yes, I have a list somewhere (of which Hidden Lore is in which book, with page numbers).

No... I don't remember where I stored that file.  If I find it shortly I'll post it for you.

Is there a snag hit in Silver Jade Palace?

we've lost a key player, which means more work for the GM.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 911):

Which characters did they play?

more than a handful, i reckon. jin/oren/mancini/harlan/quint/azrael/that orc, who's name eludes me...probably missed a few.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:34, Thu 29 June 2017.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 913):

Beodir and Hilerno just quit. That leaves Reanna active in Ogrekin, and several up for grabs characters, if we want to continue there.

Hilerno and Mancini make for 2 npcs in revisiting the winecellars. I needed one badly to stir the plot. Are we continuing?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 914):

I am in both threads with characters I inherited to keep threads running. As such, I am happy to drop either thread to ease the load on the GM, or continue with either or both if others in them want to keep them.

The Winecellars wasn't my quest, I'm just a hired hand there.  I'll keep up with it if it keeps up, or find something else if it doesn't.