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06:52, 28th April 2024 (GMT+0)

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather.

Posted by The BattletellerFor group 0
Chen Zen
player, 27 posts
Comp: 3D/3D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 4D/4D, Will: 3D/3D
Fri 26 Aug 2016
at 14:26
  • msg #38

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I'm a super awesome Martial Artist.
Red Dragon
player, 15 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 08:32
  • msg #39

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Looking at all the different characters we have we should be called the Odd Squad :)
Flamethrower
player, 17 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 3D/3D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 3D/3D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 14:16
  • msg #40

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Red Dragon:
Looking at all the different characters we have we should be called the Odd Squad :)

Seconded.
Red Dragon
player, 16 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 14:35
  • msg #41

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

And before anyone says or asks i will not be using the word boyo in any of my text its an urban myth that welsh pepe say it...a word first used in the main steam media in the film roukes  drift....WE DO NOT SAY BOYO IN WALES....im glad I've got that off my chest :)
Sister Moon
player, 3 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 3D/3D, Will: 3D/3D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 14:40
  • msg #42

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I thought it was "butt."

How's it going, butt? (as in mate/friend)
Red Dragon
player, 17 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 15:08
  • msg #43

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Have to admit I've never heard of that :)
Flamethrower
player, 18 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 3D/3D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 3D/3D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 16:38
  • msg #44

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

And while we're getting stuff off our collective chests, my knowledge of WWII comes from my grandfather's stories about the War in Madagascar, the Indiana Jones movies and the first Captain America movie. I'm sure that at one point in my life, I knew more, but I sure don't know.

I'm intentionally playing a character who's basically reached the conclusion "Nazis bad/Allies good," but not much more.
Sister Moon
player, 4 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 3D/3D, Will: 3D/3D
Sat 27 Aug 2016
at 19:48
  • msg #45

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Red Dragon:
Have to admit I've never heard of that :)


http://www.walesonline.co.uk/l...u-could-only-6503418
The Battleteller
GM, 80 posts
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 14:13
  • msg #46

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

So I am still coming up with Axis supers but only one year into WW2 and information WOULD honestly be pretty spotty for both sides on the opposing supers. Not trying to be evasive but in this history supers in warfare are a pretty new thing at this point.
The Battleteller
GM, 81 posts
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 16:28
  • msg #47

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I added under the Game Map section a map I found of the UK's radar stations and their ranges as of 1940.
The Battleteller
GM, 82 posts
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 16:32
  • msg #48

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Out of curiosity roughly where are people located? I am on the east coast of the US and I am sure not everyone is. It is nice to have an idea where people are from so I have an idea as to rough times each person has easy availability to post.
Red Dragon
player, 23 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 16:33
  • msg #49

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

London, England here... :)
Flamethrower
player, 22 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 3D/3D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 3D/3D
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 16:45
  • msg #50

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Roughly 65 light years from Aldebaran.

(New Hampshire, to be a bit more precise.)
The Battleteller
GM, 83 posts
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 16:51
  • msg #51

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Flamethrower:
Roughly 65 light years from Aldebaran.

(New Hampshire, to be a bit more precise.)

Pfft....smartass.

Oh and just to be clear, while I AM doing some research into WW2 facts as this is an alt-history game I will be taking creative liberties as needed. Trying to keep everything 100% would just be too much work and not really any more fun for everyone.
Sister Moon
player, 8 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 3D/3D, Will: 3D/3D
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 19:24
  • msg #52

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I'm in Chicago (CST).

Hatte is supposed to be British, so lemme know if I bollix it up. ;)
The Battleteller
GM, 84 posts
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 20:05
  • msg #53

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

So just to let folks know, if anyone is a member of the Supers! proboards forum I have a thread up with some villains that will be around in this game. Since my name there is the same as on rpol.net (xhaosdaemon) I will hope that anyone who is a member there will avoid that thread on the honor system. :)
Red Dragon
player, 24 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Tue 30 Aug 2016
at 20:12
  • msg #54

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I am a member but will not look at anything you post there..... :)
Dr. Jetsetter
player, 9 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Wed 31 Aug 2016
at 01:11
  • msg #55

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I am from the Twin Cities, Minnesota (If not quite the birthplace of roleplaying games, certainly where it grew up as a baby), Central Standard Time USA.
Red Dragon
player, 26 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Wed 31 Aug 2016
at 07:50
  • msg #56

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Hi Fury you might want to alter your last post slightly it was captain Arthur that mentioned his foot destroying the building not Chen Zen :)
The Battleteller
GM, 87 posts
Thu 1 Sep 2016
at 17:09
  • msg #57

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I don't want people to think I am trying to rush them along so if people want the meeting to continue feel free to bring things up in the thread. I just figured to get people to the action quickly to get the game rolling and that there will be plenty of time through the game for extended dialogues. It will also give me the chance to see how well I run a combat using this system and balance encounters having never actually used the system.
Sister Moon
player, 10 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 3D/3D, Will: 3D/3D
Thu 1 Sep 2016
at 17:19
  • msg #58

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I'm all for it.
The Battleteller
GM, 88 posts
Thu 1 Sep 2016
at 17:51
  • msg #59

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Actually, with combat coming pretty soon it brings up something I want to check in with everyone about. As written in the rules Initiative is rolled once at the start of combat and only changes if there is a reduction in someone's reaction score. I am generally a big fan of doing initiative every round because it simulates the ebb-and-flow of action but it *can* slow down things. Do people prefer to do it as-written, once at the start of combat, or every round?

Post your opinion/vote in here.

(I also have to brush up on vehicle combat since that may well come up with Dr. Jetsetter's jet cycle...)
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:52, Thu 01 Sept 2016.
Red Dragon
player, 30 posts
Comp: 2D/2D, Fort: 4D/4D
Reac: 2D/2D, Will: 2D/2D
Thu 1 Sep 2016
at 18:00
  • msg #60

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Each turn would be fine by me
Chen Zen
player, 30 posts
Comp: 3D/3D, Fort: 2D/2D
Reac: 4D/4D, Will: 3D/3D
Thu 1 Sep 2016
at 18:45
  • msg #61

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

since I don't know the system, I yield to the group on the initiative matter.


Question, I have regeneration at 3d... how fast do I heal?
The Battleteller
GM, 89 posts
Thu 1 Sep 2016
at 18:58
  • msg #62

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Chen Zen:
since I don't know the system, I yield to the group on the initiative matter.


Question, I have regeneration at 3d... how fast do I heal?

I will put up some summaries of how combat works including initiative, attack/defense options, special moves, how damage works, and other things. That way you can see everything you need to know to make informed choices in combat.

As far as Regeneration 3D when you are injured each round as a free action you roll your dice in Regeneration. For every full 6 points rolled (total, not per die) you get back 1D of damage in either Fortitude or Reaction. It can also be used as a defense but when used like that you don't heal it just prevents the damage from the attack if successful.
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