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The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Posted by That Old FossilFor group 0
That Old Fossil
GM, 477 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Wed 9 Oct 2019
at 03:09
  • msg #955

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

All good, Celes, post when you can.  You are worth the wait. :-)
TwoOneBee
player, 224 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Wed 9 Oct 2019
at 03:58
  • msg #956

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

I second that, Celes, better to wait until you are up for it.  Sorry you aren't feeling okay, I do hope you feel better soon my friend.  I've been wracking my brain to try and come up with something the doctor can do in this situation, besides hide, and, from what I can tell, that's pretty much the best thing he can do, stay out of the way lol.
Celes Varik
player, 291 posts
Trandoshan Bounty Hunter
Wait...Human?
Sun 13 Oct 2019
at 04:55
  • msg #957

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

That Old Fossil:
By all rights, that Force Point should have went further.  I'm cool with giving a reduction in difficulty due to the tossed glowrod but the darkness is partly due to opaque (in the unaugmented human visual spectrum) smoke rather than mere absence of light.   How much of a modifier do y'all think I should give?


Looking through the book, the section on Cover (PDF page 96, book page 93) does indeed give difficulty modifiers for both smoke and darkness.

If that +4D was just from Darkness itself, then the smoke would probably add another +2D or +4D on top of that, and we're basically screwed. If the +4D was from both the smoke and darkness combined, then I figure the glowrod could reduce it down to just a +2D smoke penalty, creating a bright spot with humanoid shapes to fire at through the smoke. If we use that method and just knock off the last two dice in the Darkness roll, the difficulty goes down by 9 and we'd need to hit 13 instead of 22.

That's probably the most in depth way to handle it. Easier might just be rolling 2D and reducing the difficulty by that much.

Also, fun times: stormtrooper helmets give a +2D to Perception rolls in darkness, and +2D to Blaster rolls to hit targets that move more than 10 meters in a round. Pretty sure they wouldn't actually make it much easier to hit us than it is for us to hit them, just easier for them to spot us. Still, I can easily assume these particular troopers were decked out for literally this plan, because Imperial commanders are cocky but not necessarily stupid. Maybe we should nab these helmets once we get out of this.
That Old Fossil
GM, 479 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 01:24
  • msg #958

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

I like the way you think, Celes. :-)

I will update the IC thread shortly.
TwoOneBee
player, 225 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 03:12
  • msg #959

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Makes perfect sense to me, Celes.  Great to see you doing your thing.  Honestly this is a situation almost made for her :)  Amazing post.
Celes Varik
player, 292 posts
Trandoshan Bounty Hunter
Wait...Human?
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 03:59
  • msg #960

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

I was kinda hoping Shira would get to spend the Force Point to do her shooting, but I'm always happy to pew pew as well. n.n

Hm. Looks like over half the players have left the game. I dunno about Grev, he seems to have been looking about as recently as September but hadn't posted anything since February.

Is it really just Shira, Bee, and me left? At this point the NPCs outnumber the PCs in the party.
TwoOneBee
player, 226 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 06:04
  • msg #961

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Yes I have noticed.  We should either delete some of the old players and recruit some new ones, or I'd be willing to play a secondary character.  I'm always up for playing a droid or alien.  The weirder the better :)
Celes Varik
player, 293 posts
Trandoshan Bounty Hunter
Wait...Human?
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 06:17
  • msg #962

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

I do kinda wanna remove Akiri, Dakert, and Nate. Akiri hasn't logged in for over three years, Nate hasn't posted since then, and Dakert hasn't posted anywhere that I'm aware of for over a year. (He was GMing a game I was in elsewhere and vanished without a trace.)

Thuk hasn't posted in two years, but at least logged in just after my birthday. And Grev might be coming back, since his most recent post and most recent login were fairly recent indeed.

Also we may wanna prune the excess empty threads in this game, since they aren't really getting any use. All the character threads for people who left ages ago, for example.

Aaaaaand maybe open up another OOC chat, since this one's almost full up.

And by "we" I mean "you, boss". :P
Shira
player, 259 posts
Ghostling
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 08:39
  • msg #963

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

In reply to Celes Varik (msg # 960):

Oh, I plan to pew pew, but RL was keeping me really busy. I'll post today
TwoOneBee
player, 227 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 11:43
  • msg #964

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

YAY for the pew pew lol.  Nice to see our favourite Ghostling :)

Celes I agree with everything you said about removing those players, its exactly what I was talking about.  I agree, Grev may still be around, I wouldn't give up on him just yet.  Oh and yes, we need a Cantina Part 2 soon lol.
Shira
player, 260 posts
Ghostling
Tue 15 Oct 2019
at 06:46
  • msg #965

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

In reply to TwoOneBee (msg # 964):

Thank you! I've been delayed a bit. Too many early mornings.
That Old Fossil
GM, 480 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Wed 16 Oct 2019
at 04:00
  • msg #966

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

All your thoughts are good and it is time to take stock of this game.

Let me go ahead and update the IC tonight and then I will post about what we can do to update this game.   The years have just flown by... :-)
Celes Varik
player, 294 posts
Trandoshan Bounty Hunter
Wait...Human?
Sat 19 Oct 2019
at 03:35
  • msg #967

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

I'll take my turn after Shira and Bee. I just did a thing. Time to pass that spotlight. :P
TwoOneBee
player, 229 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Mon 21 Oct 2019
at 16:19
  • msg #968

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Its up to our brave and ever resourceful Ghostling because there's little TwoOneBee can do at the moment.  He's neither equipped nor programmed for a blaster fight.  He'd be the most useful staying out of the way of the ladies who know what they are doing lol.
That Old Fossil
GM, 483 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Wed 23 Oct 2019
at 03:23
  • msg #969

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

OK, what's the new name for our new OOC thread, whereupon we shall discuss new directions for your game? :-)
TwoOneBee
player, 230 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Wed 23 Oct 2019
at 03:30
  • msg #970

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Why be complicated.  How about the Cantina Part II?
That Old Fossil
GM, 485 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Thu 24 Oct 2019
at 05:31
  • msg #971

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

I like it.  Let's give it a few more days in case anyone has another idea for consideration.  Otherwise, it is a go! :-)
Shira
player, 262 posts
Ghostling
Thu 24 Oct 2019
at 08:08
  • msg #972

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

In reply to TwoOneBee (msg # 968):

I shall post today!
That Old Fossil
GM, 486 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Sun 27 Oct 2019
at 03:54
  • msg #973

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Shira, are you sure you want to spend a Force Point on a single Stormtrooper who is now effectively as blind as y'all?

Thuraya has removed his helmet and the nightvision goggles.  Celes will likely use the purloined helmet to fire with no penalty.  And Thuraya will also fire, now able to 'see' with the Force (actually, it is more like intuition in the same way that Luke was able to reflect the remote's bolt back at it).
Shira
player, 264 posts
Ghostling
Sun 27 Oct 2019
at 04:01
  • msg #974

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

In reply to That Old Fossil (msg # 973):

Oh, I guess not. I'll redo the roll
Shira
player, 265 posts
Ghostling
Sun 27 Oct 2019
at 04:02
  • msg #975

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

21:02, Today: Shira rolled 2 (6 excluding the wild die) using 4 dice with the WEG Classic system.  Blaster shot.

Goodness.
Celes Varik
player, 295 posts
Trandoshan Bounty Hunter
Wait...Human?
Sun 27 Oct 2019
at 06:17
  • msg #976

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Would it be considered heroic and dramatic to end the battle with the punctuation of a single blaster bolt? Because that Force Point could be justified, and it'd be a nice way to put a little spotlight onto Shira in this tense scene.
That Old Fossil
GM, 487 posts
More Machine than Man
Twisted and Evil
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 03:09
  • msg #977

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Tell you what, I will consider the Force Point well-spent (and thus returned at the very least) if y'all would like.  Shira's first encounter would then stand. :-)
TwoOneBee
player, 231 posts
Medical Specialist Droid
Rebel to the core
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 03:52
  • msg #978

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

As a scientific specialist droid who only utilizes logic to come to his conclusions I must concur...HELL YEAH WOO GO GO SHIRA!
This message was last edited by the player at 15:32, Tue 29 Oct 2019.
Shira
player, 266 posts
Ghostling
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 06:29
  • msg #979

Re: The Cantina (Game Forum Default & OOC Thread [Read First])

Okay! I have restored my original rolls
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