Hello everyone, your new traveling companion here.  Just wanted to say hi.

I'll just let everyone know now that I'm actually going to be gone for about a week starting next Wednesday, but I've made arrangements with our good DM for everything Taman-related to be taken care of in my absence.  This was just the perfect time to introduce my character considering the party's needs and my concept for Taman.  Don't worry I'll definitely be back. Mike can vouch for me on that, I think.

Looking forward to gaming with you all.

PS I played previously in the Marches with another character, but only Silfrey remains from that time. I hope she does not "mourn" my return.

Thanks, Spydunn, and welcome Taman!

Once RPing in the tavern is done, we'll move on to the forest and its environs.

Hey Taman, welcome.... err welcome back, which ever you preffer. :)

Hear, hear!

Just a quick note to remind everyone that I will be away from this Wednesday (Feb. 22) until the following Wednesday (March 1).  Please treat Taman as an NPC during that time.  Sorry to be gone for vacation so soon after starting up, but I shall return.  I'll be posting again on the 1st or 2nd.  Thanks.

20,000th post in RoA1: Adventures!  Woohoo!

Congratulations (I think). :)


Chatting away is fun for role-play and everything, but I guess that it probably slows down the storyline.

So I had an idea - a separate thread for IC chat and discussion. In the main story thread we do the adventure, just as we are doing now. In the IC thread, our characters can chat, tell tales, role-play crafting and training and research, play music, etc etc, all in character. All the non-story based stuff, really. Discussion here could be assumed to take place in quiet-time in the story (around the campfire, whilst riding and so on).

So, good idea or bad?

I use such a thread in some of my other regions here in RoA.

I find that about 3/4 of the players post there, and I offer XPs for good posts, too.

I'll set one up soon.

And if you don't see it by Saturday, someone kick me in the virtual butt and remind me.

To be honest I don't specially like that idea.  I like the idea of talking to people in same thread I fihgt people in.  both are part fo teh story.  Phylsophy aside, seperating them has the potential to generate confusion regarding timeline.  If I come on and find posts in both threads, I don't really want to ahve to wonder whether i should be talking about my childhood, or slaughtering orcs with my longsword.

I agree with Silifrey

There is already the PC/NPC notes thread, and you could post some comments in there on your PC's thoughts and ideas and reflections, if you like.

Will you be using a battle-map?

We used this sort of thing in another game, using HTML tables.


Dark Grey Square = Open area

N = Nate
J = Jaeden
b = brock
K = Kal'rez
B = Bish
E = Jareel

1 = Wolf1
2 = Wolf2
3 = Wolf3
4 = Wolf4
5 = Wolf5




Dark Grey Square = Open area
X = Doors
c = chest
W = campfire
& = shrub
@ = tree
~  = water
This message was last edited by the player at 03:09, Mon 27 Feb 2006.

Show me how, matey!

Well, just quote my post and you'll see all the HTML code for the table. Copy and paste, and edit as you like.

Each entry has a label such as 6F to mark its place. Edit the entry as required to place in a symbol or letter.

A purple A would mark in Alec, and a k1 could stand for a krenshar.

Everyone posts their position, like 6F, then says where they'd like to move to, say 10F, and thus they get moved.

Some familiarity with HTML would help, but it's not too hard to pick up the basics with this.

In the other game, one of the players was made keeper of the battlemap, updating it as required when anyone, player or NPC moved. I could do that, if you like. I've monkeyed around with HTML tables a bit, and I'm online far too much.

KOol map Alec. I dont know anything about HTNl, though.

So I use this type of map:


It is very easy to work with if you have Paint. I also use a PNG program for the PC and Monster Tiles.

But this type of map requires an image host.


DM if you would like I can send you the blank grid.

I think I get the initiative situation: all our initiative scores go into a group initiative score, and whichever side wins acts first, yes? It sounds like a nice way to handle initiative online.

I grabbed Improved Intiative for Alec however - is it still worth having? (Probably more so if it gives us all a chance to act first.)

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FROM DM

It sure is, since it can add to the total average modifier for your group.

In other words, say you have an adjusted init. of 7, someone else on your side has one of 4, two others have scores of 2, and one has a "0" for a score.

15 is the final initiative.  Divide it by the number of PCs to get "3" as the final average.

Without your "improved iniative" boosted score, the average would be dragged down a bit.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:53, Tue 07 Mar 2006.

Why do I have the sudden urge to refer to Taman as Mr. T?  I blame Alec.

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FROM DM:

That'd be cool, thanks!

PM me your email and I will send it through.

Anyone here can e-mail me, but no spam or viruses, eh?

mgriffith123@yahoo.com

Thanks!

As you can see, DM Dart is running the combat encounters in our region.

Thanks, DM Dart!

This gives me time to be the "idea guy" and plan this and other adventures throughout RoA.

Mwa ha ha ha hah ha hah ha!!!!

Things have gotten awfully slow during the krenshar fight. Is there a problem?

Maybe DM Dart got busy IRL?

I'll get into the game and see if I can get things moving again.

Hey all. Colmar, merchant and mage extrordinare, here. I was one of the characters involved with the Oliver story, but I had to drop out to focus on school. And then the game stopped right after I left, I guess it just wasn't the same without my gnomey goodness.

Anyway, Schools finally finished up and I have free time again (yay!) so I was wondering if I could get back into the game? I just skimmed over the last couple of posts but it sounds like you are looking for another player. Colmar's pretty good as a combat sorceror and he even has a wagon for everyone to ride around in.

So can I join? Pretty pretty please?

Hi there.

You should be warned that if you do join, you'll likely be immortalised in song. :)