In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 74):

Huh, no one interested in this OOC topic (see quoted note)?
(except Jake, who discussed in PM).

I reckon that tells the Judge something.

The Judge is traveling on business this week; my daily logins should continue.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 76):

I guess I'm not sure what you mean? We had a little action order hiccup that I think we corrected.

Or are you referring to ENS' actions?

In reply to E.N.S. Ringgenberg (msg # 78):

The Judge's post had nothing to do with the "action order hiccup." The reference was to specific facts that changed during the course of PC posts following the Judge's narrative. In the 3 messages to which I referred, a fact was initially stated and by the time ENS spoke to JEB, the fact had changed by several orders of magnitude.

It is moot at this point, game-wise. I just thought it was fascinating to see what happened. I guess it's just me that finds it fascinating.

The Judge is happy to explain what he witnessed, but wanted to give players a chance to see it for themselves.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 79):

I guess, by my reckoning, I sort of 'inserted' my message to account for Jake's statement to ENS. I see the 'corrected' message order as follows:
211
212 "ENS moves to the front of the column"
214
217 line 1
212 (the rest)
213
217 (the rest)

... as a result, the only change I see is the inserted exchange between Jake and ENS. Am I missing something?

In reply to E.N.S. Ringgenberg (msg # 80):

Awaiting pm response from JM to continue posting.

In reply to E.N.S. Ringgenberg (msg # 80):

Totally missing it, you are. As I stated in msg 79, this topic has NOTHING to do with the order of posts or anything like that.

The PC statements changed a fact, significantly, that was originally stated by the Judge.

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In msg 211 the Judge said the rider on the hill was "50 yards away"
In msg 214 Jake told ENS that the rider was a "off to the west a mite" (my red emphasis on the 't')
In msg 217 ENS told Travis that the rider was "west of us, about a mile" (my red emphasis on the 'l')

So by the time Travis heard the report, it had changed from 50 yards (150 feet) to a mile (5,280 feet)!
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:15, Wed 28 Mar 2018.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 82):

I will be on the road next week taking #2 to visit colleges and will have limited posting opportunities.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 82):

Ahhhh, so!

Yes, that is totally on me then!

Chalk it up to the "Phone Game" effect!

Sorry all, rl got a bit in the way. My FL son was home this weekend and we all got together with the 'newly discovered' family for the Easter weekend and I just didn't get to posting.

Happy Easter, spring etc.. to you!

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In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 83):

Meant to say this earlier . . . thanks for the heads-up. I hope the visits are going well.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 87):

I have returned.  The Big Ten showed very well.

In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 88):

You mean the Big Can't Count? Which in particular? I could venture a guess . . .

Gamewise: at the moment, the action is in the hands of the players. At some point, JEB and Cole may even speak to each other.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 89):

So I have multiple versions of Savage Travis.

One does a one-to-one map of skills edges and hindrances
One starts at zero level and "advances" over time.
One focuses on mapping what Travis does best and edits out the lower level skills and edges.

I did Skill mapping two ways.  One based on skill points, one based on skill points plus attribute bonus (as that is not in SW)
I have no idea how many experience points he may have gained. Is Travis seasoned, veteran, heroic, Legendary?

It was a fun exercise.  Some things were easy. Dodge plus Evasion is Improved Dodge. Others had to be evaluated as a whole. For example to emulate a D20 Prestige class I wanted to create a professional Edge with some of the benefits.

In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 90):

All very interesting. Glad you are experimenting. In general, the Judge is open to any design that is valid and balanced with other PCs.

However, if you look at the "Savaged Goin" sticky forum, in msg # 4 you will see that the Judge already answered the player's question about the experience: Veteran, 10 advances is the guiding rule.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:30, Fri 13 Apr 2018.

In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 91):

Yes you did.  Many thanks.

In reply to Travis Sunday (msg # 92):

Please read the rest of the messages in that forum. The Judge will likely add more, especially as questions come in from players.

The Judge is waiting for PM follow-up from JEB.

The Judge has told Art in PM that he may rejoin the group at any time. He has not made a public post about that and hasn't posted in several days. Jake also hasn't posted in several days. The Judge is fine with either of those characters being available. Whoever posts first in response to Cole's game message, I should think, is the natural choice. Of course, ENS or Travis could step up iffin that suits their mood.

The short version here is that this is up to the players, not the Judge.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:14, Wed 18 Apr 2018.

Hey Art,

Since you (IC) have been away from the group for a bit, I wanted to give you first right of refusal on working with Cole -- your call, I'm fine with it either way. If you aren't so inclined, I'll have Jake step up. :)

I'll probably post for Jake some time this evening if you haven't either posted IC or noted your druthers in the meantime. Thanks, pard.

Edit: Fixed a typo.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:05, Wed 18 Apr 2018.

All players must know by now that a natural 20 or natural 1 on a skill check means nothing. Natural 1 or 20 on an attack roll is significant, but not on a skill check.

The Judge is engaged in PM with PCs and prefers to hold adjudications until follow-ups are completed. Please log in daily.

In Travis's line of work, it pays to be faaast. If the Road Runner ever calls in sick, it occurs to me that  Looney Tunes could do worse. Beep, beep! :)

In reply to Jake Richardson (msg # 99):

Travis is min/maxxed for initiative. As you suggested...it is nice, as a gunslinger, to have a free action to draw and to generally shoot first.