This thread is for out of character discussion.

Don't expect a word out of my character. But having some shared background so you can dump some points in sign language might be useful.

I think Gaiven is faking it and got that name due to a lack of smarts. But, that's just one GM's opinion. ;)

I'm planning on three players. Since all of the characters will at least know each other, dropping a point on Gesture (or whatever it's called – no books on me) for free is allowed. We can call it experience rather than a starting skill. So, the other two characters will basically be 101-point characters.

Sound good?

Speaking of experience, this is how I have worked things for the many years that I've GM'ed GURPS. I don't change a thing with how the game suggests dolling out character points (cp). However, I call character points earned during play experience points (xp). 1,000 xp = 1 cp. This way, I can award more points numerically at the end of a session. That's the only difference.

However, I assign what skills xp is placed into. If you pick a door's lock, you might get 500 xp in Lockpicking. However, if you pick a door's lock while the other two players are fending off a minotaur swinging a greatax down the hall, you might get 1,500 xp in Lockpicking.

Cool?

Th only other difference is that I also give out Karma Points (kp). Karma points and character points are exactly the same thing. 1 kp = 1 cp. You can use those however you wish, just like character points. Karma is normally given out at a rate of 0-3 per session. 3 would be out-freaking-standing. 1 is the normal "good job."

Please record xp and kp somehow on your sheets after the first session.

Frank the Fiddler, checking in.

So, since we know each other, let's share some basic information.

Gaiven is dumb, but on the flipside has an amazing hearing. He is of above average intelligence, and exceptional dexterous. However, he has below average strength making him a suboptimal fighter, despite brawling and knife-fighting skills that meets the prerequisites of the Raven's Claw. His primary skills is his ability to keep an ear out for trouble, as well as climbing and jumping skills, allowing him to get where others cannot.

Frank, too, is more a cat-burglar than a muscle-thug. Although he can speak, nothing good comes out. Again, Frank has sub-par strength, but excellent dexterity and good intellect, focusing on avoiding and outmaneuvering enemies. Perception is good but nothing exceptional.
If Pema has this build as well, I think I might switch to a more IQ-based build.
Wanna post sheets?

Welcome, Iridia Silvermane. I'm just going to answer you here instead of in PM to save time. Love the character concept and the sheet looks good on first glance. Like you said, you need to do a little work on the format of your sheet, becuase without listing how many points you spent on skils and everything, it's going to be a monster to edit. Also, I need the points to be able to make suggestions.

Here is a monster from one of my other games from 2005:

This isn't the best example of a sheet, but it will do.

Gate Keeper
200-point nephilim warrior

ST 26 [234]  HP 26   [-]
DX 11 [20]   Will 10 [5]
IQ 9  [-20]  Per 10  [5]
HT 11 [10]   FP 10   [-3]

Dmg: 2d+2 thr/5d sw
 Maul: 5d+6 crush
BL: 135
Basic Speed: 5.5
 Dodge: 9 (8)
Basic Move: 2 (1) [-15]
Build: 9'1", ? lbs.
SM: +1
Age: 48
Appearance: Hideous [-16]
Languages: English Spoken (Native)/Written (None) [-3]

Advantages and Perks
Combat Reflexes [15]
High Pain threshold [10]

Disadvantages and Quirks
Bad Temper [-10]
Bloodlust [-10]
Callous [-5]
Duty [-15]
Lame (Crippled Leg) [-10]
Loner [-5]
No Sense of Humor [-10]
Quirk [-1]

Skills               level  Points  Notes   
Axe/Mace             8*     2       Parry 8
Brawling             10*    4       Parry 9
Broadsword           8*     2       Parry 8
Knife                8*     1       Parry 8
Shield               8*     1       Block 8
Two-Handed Axe/Mace  12*    16      Parry 10
_{* Including -3 for crippled leg}

Point Summary                         
Attributes: 251
Advantages and Perks: 25
Disadvantages and Quirks: -103
Skills: 18
Total: 199


Equipment

Weapons     Damage   Reach  Parry  Cost  Weight  ST
Maul        sw+6 cr  1, 2*  0U     $270  40.5    15

Armor                 Price   Weight  DR    Loc.             
Heavy Steel Corselet  $5,175  101.25  DR 7  torso, groin
Heavy Plate Arms      $3,750  45      DR 7  arms
Heavy Plate Legs      $3,600  62.5    DR 7  Legs
Great Helm            $765    22.5    DR 7  skull, face, neck
Heavy Gauntlets       $563    5.5     DR 5  hands
Sollerets             $338    15.75   DR 4  feet

Totals:
Cost         $14,461
Weight       267.5 lbs.
Encumbrance  Light

Hello everyone, pleased to be here.

I could not find a GURPS character sheet online in text format. All I found are PDFs, and excell sheets. I even found some programs that can print you out a ready made sheet. But I doubt that is what you want. Anyways I will resubmit the character sheet via PM using the template you just gave me.

That Gate Keeper guy had some serious issues, I must say.

Just spent the last two hours or so remaking your character in PM, so I hope you see her. XD


The Gatekeeper was a guard that opened the gate to a castle and came out to fight. Player(s) approached and were not supposed to fight him, but rather run around his slow ass and into the castle. The real smart ones would close and lock the gate behind them, trapping the giant outside. The... combat oriented... players would fight and probably die. Oh, and the area around the castle was a no mana zone, so magic wasn't helping.

Final OK on Frank. We'll start ASAP. Either before I go to work in 30-45 minutes, or tomorrow morning.

Reupdated the character sheet. I made some adjustments.

I still need to get used to this point system. I apologize for any inconvenience.

In reply to Iridia Silvermane (msg #19):

Take a look at what I did. Don't have time to look again at your new sheet; have to get ready for work.


The in-character thread is up! Forgot to mention that the window is cracked open. You guys can talk IC about how you want to enter, but don't do it OOC. Or, whoever reads it first might just decide to do whatever they feel is right. Either way is fine by me.

I'll go ahead and tell whoever opens it to make a stealth roll when doing so. Also, stealth rolls must be made to climb through the window silently. Make both rolls before posting IC about entering.

Okay, since people only know sign language at the broken level, I'll need your IQ score, so I can roll for your comprehension in the case of stressful situations. In case you want to use sign language in the opposite direction (guards nearby or something) my IQ is 12.

Ain't raining yet Frank.

It is now (please?). My IQ is 12
This message was last edited by the player at 22:49, Sat 20 Sept 2008.

In reply to Frank the Fiddler (msg #25):

12 here too. Should we be sharing our character sheets?

If we aren't here is a summary of what Iridia is.

Basically, shes an ex-noble who now lives her life alone in the streets. Shes 18, and looks like a younger version of the white assassin from the Forbidden kingdom movie. But in my defense, I made this character concept years ago (2004). Shes 5'4'' and 98 lbs. If you need more info just ask.

We can say it started to rain, but now stealing paintings is off your list!

Work was killer tonight. Two fights and one gun-drawn seach of a darened truck stops's lot (gun shots fired) with no backup for at least ten minutes. I'm getting better, but still a lot to learn. Hope I don't get bitched at for anything I did wrong or whatever. My approach was shitty as hell. Could have got my ass snipered. Fucking stupid. I crossed the lot in the wide open. Gah. I hate when I make people cry, even the hardened criminals. Had two tonight. :( Oh, and one runner that got away. Hid in a house, don't know which, wasn't worth knocking on all the doors in that neighborhood!. That fricking sucks. I'll get better.

In reply to Stripe (msg #27):

Nice, you are a cop who is running a thief game. I am begining to like you.

By the way, I really like to get to know the GM and the players I game with. Do you guys mind if we share msn or aim contact info?

I dont have any chat programs. Sorry.

I'm a full-time police officer and an avid equestrian. My other hobbies are merican sportscars, full contact mixed martial arts and marksmanship.

Oh okay, its fine then.

The only sport that I play and compares to one of yours is Paint ball. Its what keeps me in a better than average shape. I also like swimming, bimonthly only though.

I like to read, write, play online games occassionally, meet new people, and always try testing new things in life.

I am 19 years old, a junior in college studying Geophysics (Basically we learn how to find oil, gas, and water.).

Other current activities is writing a script for a manga with my artist friend and an original novel.

The only exercise that I get, is that I've stopped taking the bus, and instead use by bike to get wherever I need, as long as its within an hour's drive.

I play tabletop once a week, RPoL all week, and computer games in between. And in between that, I have all sorts of creative projects, few of which ever gets finished.

I'm 25 years old, and currently work at a temp bureau. In the past, I've studied to become a physics professor and a teacher, but was foiled by the fact that I can't write a decent report to save my life.

I'm 20, 3rd year into chemistry bachelor and have little to no life outside my computer screen.

Gaiven, I am guessing we wrote our latest messages at the same time, so I deleted my last one (which was before yours), and replaced it with a new one.

Edit: The character sheet pmed to you, Strype, has been updated with elements that I must have missed while rewriting the sheet.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:36, Sun 21 Sept 2008.

Frank, that last post was pretty bad in content, form and prose all three. Your character doesnt know the statue exists. It's hard to read because the die rolls are mixed in with what little IC content was there.

Somehow divide OOC content such as rolls and questions to the GM from your IC content. IC content should be the focus of every post with the OOC out of the way and as brief as possible. Describe what Frank is doing with IC sentences, not dice rolls.

For instance, Gaiven adds OOC coments and questions in private lines to me so no one has to see the clutter. I draw a line and hide it down at the bottom.

Do whatever you want, just try to clean it up, ok? Thanks. :)

Hey Pema I guess I'm your other player now. What direction were you going to go?

In reply to Krusher (msg #35):

Welcome Krusher.

I just noticed that I put 300 gold instead of 30 gold for the Dragon's Tooth. You're not each getting $10,000 in a three-way split for it! $1,000 is good enough in addition to anything eles you take. :D

EDIT: And, good post, Frank. That's what I like to see! :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:06, Mon 22 Sept 2008.

And yet you'be seemed to have misinterpreted it.

I believe Frank was going into the sitting room, to scout out what that long piece of fog of war north of the stairs is.

Ah. I did. Well, it seems Frank has decided just to roll with it, so that's what we'll do.

EDIT: And I see why. I read the "living room" as the Great Hall, because that's  what it is. The den/hall/living room. I ignored the direction as a mistake on Frank's part. Oops.



What happens next is up to you all.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:46, Mon 22 Sept 2008.

Big G, side note: Frank's candel was already lit, because in a Private Line OOC, he said he lit it with his flint and "Personal Basics" (see mgs #39). I ruled that was fine.

So everyone knows, the candel was meant to be lit with the low-burning embers in the kitchen, remember? ;)

Well, I know Frank's candle was already lit. Otherwise I wouldn't have lit my candles on it.

Gaiven and Frank are together at the foot of the stairs. The way time works out, I'm going to wait for Iridia's reply before you can go up as you were downstairs as she was upstrais doing stuff. Gaiven, what do you want to do with your two sacks? You'll be at -3 to stealth while you have them, and roll for their weight.

I'll leave them just inside the kitchen, leaning against the wall.

Sounds good.

You two are free to proceed upstairs or wherever, as is Iridia. Good post, Iridia!

The stairs end in a doorway that opens directly into a lavish master bedroom. So that you can post without having to wait on me if you go upstairs, I'll give you part of the description I gave Iridia:

This must be the master bedroom, and it's by far the most luxurious room of the house. Embers smolder in a fireplace on one wall. Artwork and statues adorn the room. An enormous canopy bed takes center stage, and a large bulge under the covers heaves in and out in tandem with the loud snoring.

Oh, and if we decide to keep playing for another round of burglary, I'll keep the private lines private, just so you know.

Like we don't know exactly what we are doing to each other, hehehe.

Another round would be great.

By the way, this first stage is awefully easy, don't you think?

I'm defiantly in for a second round, but
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, DON'T GIVE THE GM IDEA'S!
This message was last edited by the player at 11:21, Sun 28 Sept 2008.

Hehe, come on, its no fun if its all easy. Though I think the GM is saving the toughest for the last. I am particularly wary of this vigilanty guy.

Don't mind an easy first round.

Wouldn't mind an easy second round either, as long as it's ease that comes from caution. Guards that can be easily avoided because they are noisy, and stuff like that.

You don't have the Tooth yet!!! !!! !!! !!! !!!



!!!

Oh, now I understand what you're saying, and it reveals a flaw in how I've portrayed things.

No, you don't have to get the tooth. However, socially, the Raven's Claw wants you to get the tooth. Anyone can open a window in the night, slide in and grab stuff, then get back out.

The gargoyle will be very unhappy to turn your loot into gold if he's not getting what he wants. It will be hard on your prices.

It's not a real big deal. You'll still win your membership without it. And, who really cares if your swimming in gold pieces anyway? ;)

That's actually exactly how I saw things, from the fence angle at least.

Not me, he want's the tooth, we, or better yet I, want everything else.

Ya, but I'm getting the distinct impression, that our characters have very different personalities.

I edited my post to reflect that Frank doesn't want to go downstairs yet.

Frank, your character cant see the chain or the box.

Eh, does this mean that I could get to the post simply by walking around the bed?

And, likewise, I've edited mine to reflect that frank hasn't seen the box yet.

In reply to Gaiven the Dumb (msg #65):

Yes. But, so we're clear, the post, which is bigger than a man's calf, is sitting on the floor. The ring is also on the floor. The post goes through the ring. Like, if you put a straw through a bottle's opening. You can't lift the ring cause it will hit the bottom of the bed. You cant lift the bed or saw through the leg or through the ring without waking the man. Not that any of you have saws.

If we're clear on all that, we're good to go. :)

That's what I imagined.

I'm just going to say this, the dice have been with y'all. More so than in any game I've ever played. I swear, this dice roller is killer against players. But, with you guys, it's never once let you down.

I've actually done some research into the dice roller, rolling hundreds of virtual dice and adding up the results, and I'm pretty sure that it actually is fair. And when you are playing with the bell curve, there's a lot less chance that the dice roller can throw you a curve ball.

Finally there is the fact that you required us to be at least decently good in almost every skill we might need.

So. Think there's a trap on that box? Wishing you took that skill now? Hmmm?

Going to go get a drink down the street, then write my reply. Heh. >:)

You know.. I hadn't even considered that.

...

Can't decide with myself, if you'd be so evil.

You were saying? *Evil GM snicker...*

Oh you would be so evil. Wouldn't you.

At least I'm no on fire

...

Yet.

I feel bad for the merchant :(

I can't hurt a fly in RL.

Uhm.. actually. It was my impression that the chain to the bed went through the padlock. And the padlock has been removed.

So we should be able to move the box. Or am I mistaken?

Shit. My brain was making its last stand there. I was mistaken. But, you're right that if the box has been sitting there on fire, it wouldn't be too smart to touch it. Good rp.

OK. Frank and Gaiven got their "one thing" that I'm allowing. Iridia gets hers next.

One thing?

Here's the Third Edition rendering of the character written four or five years ago for a very similar scenario.


Bobo
25 point Cook/Bouncer
6' 4", 360 lbs. Age 32. Fat, hairy and covered in moles. Jutting brow and deep-set eyes. Poorly mended broken nose. Shaves his head.

ST 14
DX 10
IQ 9
HT 10

Advantages: Collected (+3 to fright) [5]; Fearlessness +1 [2].
Disadvantages: Fat x2 [-20]; Ugly (-2) [-10]; Gluttony [-5]; Loner [-5].
Quirks: Hairy body; Hates children; Loves beer; Likes red meat; Has a lucky apron.
Skills: Axe/Mace- 12 [8]; Brawling- 12 [4]; Knife- 11 [2]; Cooking- 15 [12].
Maneuvers: Roundhouse Punch (Brawling)- 12 [2].
Equipment: Heavy club (cr. sw +2).
Note: Heavy encumbrance, 180 lbs. of fat.


Once a cook for a back ally hole-in-the-wall bar and grill in the worst part of the city, Bobo learned to fight by bashing in the heads of any patron who got too drunk and rowdy. Every regular to the bar knew that if Bobo had to come out of his kitchen to calm someone down, break up a fight, or throw someone out, there was hell pay for the offenders.

One day a drunken noble wobbled into the bar after hearing a rumor that though the atmosphere there was of the worst kind the food was some of the best to be had anywhere in the city. After partaking in a small feast, the noble demanded to give his compliments to the chef in person. Aghast at first, the noble soon learned that though Bobo was a mean and filthy ogre of a man, he was a fine cook. He hired Bobo away from the bar and made him his live-in chef and personal guard.

A year later Bobo is living a happy life well fed and well paid in one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city. He still remembers his roots, however, and sleeps with a heavy club against his bedpost.

I didn't know what I was getting into, and now that I know, I'm pissed off. I was expecting officer slow the screwball, not Huge the Barbarian! Why didn't I just snatch and run when I had the chance!

Did I mention that Iridia almost never melees? She always snatches and runs. :p

Ditto. I considered jumping out the window instead, but considering that we aren't playing cinematic, that might have been even more unhealthy than taking an ogre on.

Wait. Are you trying to use the box as a flamethrower?! :D

Yep. I don't really know how long the range is, but even if I can't hit the guy, I'm hoping it'll at least cause him to hesitate.

LOL! There's something I never thought of, I'll admit!

You should talk to my tabletop GM. We are currently playing a fallout pnp campaign with us players being brotherhood soldiers. Our superior has learned to expect the unexpected.

"I know you told us to bring back two new recruits, but I brought back ten. One's a pretty decent mechanic."

"We acquired the car batteries you asked us to acquire. We also captured a wasteland fort with a full armory. Do you think the brotherhood could use a new base?"

"In the course of our duties as officers of the new fort, we spoke with some water merchants. They agreed to supply us with water for free. In exchange were allowed to set up a small base at their HQ.
Oh, and we stumbled across some raiders on the way back. We've got ten new motorcycles to add to our motor pool."

Yes, the merchant is talking about 1000's of gp. When he says, "I wouldn't let you breath on the diamond for 5,000 gp," he's saying it's worth a lot more than a half million dollars ($500,000).

But, the fense offered you $3,000 for it. Just in case that wasn't clear.

;)

This sounds like we have ourselves a real Mac Guffin on our hands! I'd love to see where this goes.

Damn. I really wish I could talk. Would make so many things so much easier :)

Guess that's why the flaw pays so well.

Frank, Gaiven let you take the fire poker out of his hand, but I don't think he's going to let you take the Tooth... Unless I'm missing something. The box of jewelry and Gaiven's two sacks of loot are downstairs in the kitchen, right? The box the Tooth is in is like a wedding ring box. The other box with all the jewelry in it would be a -4 to climb rolls with (but again, it's downstairs, IIRC). The side of the wall has no bonus or penalty.

EDIT: I went back and read msg #88. You don't say you took the box with you, or that you set it down before going down stairs either one. But, that's fine. In my imagination you took it with you. If you have it, you can climb down the window at -4 .

EDIT x2:
It's like a child being told there's no Santa Claus. :C
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:30, Wed 01 Oct 2008.

I thought I had dropped the box before I when down to lock bobo in, but regardless, I'd go down the window, and if all the loot is still in the kitchen, I'd sneak in and grab the box (and if I'm alone, any other loot I could carry) before running away.

Like I say, either way is  fine.

Well, it's mostly the fact that it was hot when he picked it up.

Ah, I figured I'd seen that somewhere. Just couldn't find it.

Ok. The snake illusion was Complex; the fire was Perfect, with double the casting cost to make it feel hot, and the jewels were Illusion Shells around junk. The spells lasted roughly one minute, except for the treasure, which lasted like five or so (I forget, im at work). The illusions were cast via Link triggered by them being opened. Just so you with Magic looking up spells know.

Youll have to find out how much your stuff is really worth when you go to pawn it. You can go to the Raven's Claw whenever you like.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:56, Wed 01 Oct 2008.

Aw. Hopes the illusion on the magic box would be permanent. That could have made a pretty mint.

EXP time:




You can note it on your character sheet however you wish, but do note it.

Can Gaiven talk to us (in 3rd person) when it's just the 3 of us? All this sign-language is me a head-ache.

I think its cool as hell. I laughed when I read his last post.

If Stripe allows it. Personally I think it removes half the point of mute as a disadvantage, as I'm not only having trouble getting NPCs to obey and fear me, but also problems relating complicated concepts to you guys.

But hey, you could dump some karma points in sign language :)

Gaiven said he wants to go to a familiar inn, but not one he frequents. So, I came up with the Quiet Lady inn, which has a painting of a standing woman cradling her own disembodied head on the sign.

It is in the "Lower Ward," the outer 3/4 of the city. The Upper Ward is 1/4 of the city, and is in the center, surrounding a castle. The terms are informal and there are no real borders or boundary lines. Some people say the divider between the wards are such-and-such streets, but it's unofficial.

According to Cost of Living (p. 265, 266), The Quiet Lady is a Status -1 inn, and the cost for one room to stay the night is $48 (4sp, 8cp), breakfast or lunch costs $3 (3cp), and dinner costs $6 (6cp), wine and/or non-alcoholic beverages included. Rum and spirits are $3 a bottle. We'll say the good 'ol medieval fantasy ale is $1 per bottle.

It's a nice place for the Lower Ward, which has mostly Status -2 places. However, they can be dangerous. The Quiet Lady isn't known for any trouble. It has a small tavern downstairs, which includes an area for about four tables and a fireplace. On some nights, there is a singer or minstrel, but not tonight. The rooms are upstairs.

It is a few hours past midnight.

I'll make a post I that regard.


EDIT: And, never mind. Gaiven my or may not want to go to an inn.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:58, Thu 02 Oct 2008.

A fellow Raven's Claw gang member will probably put you with the other three for the next scenario.

Gotta sell the stone first. Right?

The Gargoyle is harder than the actual robbery!

Are real life fences all like that?

How will the Raven's Claw find out we succeeded? If all we have to do is show them the rock, we could still find a better fence for selling it.

Unless he was speaking the truth, and that no other fence would want to touch it.

If the merchant wasn't lying, we can ransom it back to him for a sweet price. It will be harder, but he said something about it just seeing it was worth more than 500 gold, or $500.000 . That's a lot of money.

I thought it was pretty obvious that the gargoyle who runs the Raven's Claw shop has at least some affiliation with the Raven's Claw gang. He claims not to, but...

Have to saddle up and go riding. Can't post IC till I get back.

Well, yes, but I'm confused as to our objective. Do we HAVE to SELLthe rock to THIS guy in order to get our street-cred, or do we just need to show we are capable enough to get it and the more money we make off it the better for al of us?

Like I said in the first IC post, the gargoyle is the gang's fence (and that would have to be a important person to a gang of thieves). He's also the guy who gave you your "assignment" in that first post. I clarified in a later OOC post that getting the diamond was a social aspect with the gang. If you failed to get it, I said, you would still get your membership, but there would be a social faux pas.

Think you'll get in if you don't sell it to him?

That's all I'm going to say because your characters dont have any more informaiton. If you dont know, then your character doesnt know.

I just noticed that ol' blacktooth originally offered 300 gold for it. I'm assuming we'll just quickly retcon that, eh?

I need to work on my haggling skills in real life. The most I could get with any salesman is 10% off. My papa can get 50% off regularly. And a friend of mine once got 80% off at a fashion shop. So I guess my haggling skills translate into poor rp haggling too :p.

Hmmm, 50% off of what is what I'm wondering. Then again, I'm one of them foolish city-folk, who buy all them fancy elictronic things at a far too high fixed prices, or steals them off the internets.
I'd wish I could haggle 10% off on anything at all. Then again, I still live with my parents, so I don't really have any money of my own to spend.

Mostly cloths, sometimes electronics. It depends on where you get them. Its easier to haggle in small shops, especially ones that don't use price tags or a cash register. Haggling in big shops with price tag everything and are super formal is impossible though.

Then the rest off us can go shoppin. I need some new gear!
Speaking of shopping, how will we deal with upkeep costs? I know there's a page about in Characters, but I can find it. Then again you may want to go into it into more detail, eg: where and what do we eat?
This message was last edited by the player at 10:21, Thu 09 Oct 2008.

Page 265, but still an interesting question.

However, remember that you're not "living away from home." So, Cost of Living would be 3gp/month for Status -2, but only if you guys really want to get into it. I like this sort of thing, but some people don't.

To really understand Cost of Living, you need to read pages 265, 266 in Characters, then read 516 and 517 (and Finding a Job on 518) in Campaigns.

I'll outline it:


Monthly  COL
Status 0  - 6gp ($600)
Status -1 - 3gp ($300)
Status -2 - 1gp ($100)

Make a Job Roll at the end of every month against the job's prerequisite skills. For this game, we can say the generic Job Roll is against IQ. We'll also call this a generic freelance job since you're not clocking in from 9-5.

For this generic freelance job (it's probably something different every day, including theft), if you make your roll exactly, you earn your Cost of Living. Increase or decrease your month's income by 10% times your margin of success or failure respectively. On a critical success, you earn triple your cost of living.

So, if you are Status -1 and have IQ 12 and roll a 10, you would earn 3 gp, 6sp ($360) per month. 3gp ($300) of that would go to your Cost of Living, leaving you with 6sp ($60).

Sound good? That's what we'll do unless you guys say you don't want to mess with that detail. Also, I have a large list of jobs for another game here on RPoL. I can copy and paste if you want to increase the level of detail.

Now that you have a little bit of money, let's say its "the end of the month" and everyone makes Job Rolls. For this first time I'll do it:

Stripe, on behalf of Frank the Fiddler, rolled 13 using 3d6. -3sp
Stripe, on behalf of Gaiven the Dumb, rolled 10 using 3d6. +6sp
Stripe, on behalf of Iridia Silvermane, rolled 10 using 3d6. +1gp, 2sp

Make adjustments to your money now. Remember that I asked (and included it in the RTJ rules) that all players record currency in gp, sp, and cp.

Well, Frank seemingly got screwed, but it looks like he didn't take -5 points for having Status -1. So, Frank, it looks to me like you have 5 more points to spend to bring you up to a 100-point character! Go ahead and record your Status in your Disadvantages (or wherever) and spend those points now so that it's done before our next scenario which is coming right up.

OK. Looks like some want to handle the transactions OOC instead of IC in part II.

PM me what you want to buy.

Also -- and this is not a request -- PM me with how much money you have and where/how you got it. In other words, "I started with 9sp from my Job Roll and I found a bag of 10sp in the house. I also got 9gp, 3sp from the sale of the Dragon's Tooth. That gives me 9gp, 22sp." Not hard for you to do individually, but it will save me an hour going through the game figuring out how much all three players have. It's a quick, simple request, so please do this before posting IC or OOC again. If you don't want to buy anything, I still want to know this. Thanks. :)

Here are some items for sale in Rimuldar:

Weapon               Price     Weight  Notes           
Large Knife          4sp       1
Cheap Large Knife    2sp, 4cp  1       -1 Acc, +2 break
Small Knife          3sp       0.5
Cheap Small Knife    1sp, 8cp  0.5     -1 Acc, +2 break
Dagger               2sp       0.25

Item                 Price     Weight  Notes           
Backpack, Frame      1gp       10      Holds 100 lbs.
Backpack, Small      6sp       3       Holds 40 lbs.
Pouch, Small         1sp       -       Holds 3 lbs.
Large Canvas
 ("Potato") Sack     1cp       -       Holds 40 lbs.
Lantern, bull's-eye  2sp, 5cp  1       1pt oil/24 hrs.
Lantern              2sp       1       1pt oil/24 hrs.
Lantern Oil          2cp       1       Per pint
Matches              2cp       -       Box of 50



See Melee Weapon Quality on p. 274 for the rules on Cheap weapons.

Yes, matches have been invented, as has the printing press.

Remember, if you want the canvas sack, you'll have to carry it with one hand. Also, I assessed a Stealth penalty to Gaiven when he was carrying his sacks full.

I'll update this list as people request different things.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:36, Thu 09 Oct 2008.

Gaiven, when PMing me how much he had and where/how he got it, brought up that his sacks were worth 20sp total. He get's the lion's share, meaning Frank and Iridia got +6sp from the sale of  the stuff in the bags.

I'd like a Large Knife, A Small Backpack, and Potato Sack.
Can I get fries with that? :-D
Also what is a bull's-eye Lantern?

Does anybody else wanna roleplay some shopping?

Well, I thought it was a good idea, because you don't always have to pay for what you want. You are thieves after all. Filch and Holdout are the skills of shoplifting; Sleight-of-Hand and Pickpocket also come in handy during a "shopping" trip to the market. Don't have enough money for that fine Large Knife? Pick a few pockets...

EDIT: A bullseye lantern has only a single shutter, with its other sides being polished inside to reflect the light in a single direction.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:05, Thu 09 Oct 2008.

I love this game.

Am I guessing wrong, if I think there are other places to purchase stuff than the market? Normal people have little use for stuff like a bullseye lantern. Mostly thieves and people who might want a strong light at a distance.

I'd prefer to go through the friendly neighborhood "pawnshop".

Edit: Oh, and I won't go to the market with you. Matter of fact, Gaiven is probably trying to avoid being in the same spot as you.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:05, Thu 09 Oct 2008.

Iridia wants to go shopping, badly. How much are (Grammar?) a long fur coat and leather boots worth?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:39, Thu 09 Oct 2008.

Iridia! Grrr!


I even made it bold! Gaiven and Frank have both done so (Frank even made this super-elaborate table). Please do so as well.

Gaiven, the lantern can be found at the pawn shop... but not the oil and matches. *evil grin* Sorry, they want to role-play it, so you're outnumbered. :> You don't have to go to the market with them, but you do have to go to a general store. There are three in the Lower Ward.

"The market" is just a commercial street in the city between the Upper and Lower Ward. It is the biggest hot sopts for soldiers. There are bakeries, candle stick makers, coblers, taylors, scribes, meat markets, hawkers, gypsies, etc., etc., etc...

If Frank and Iridia still want to go, they can. However, if this time you just want OOC purchace things instead, that's fine. I'll delete your last posts and we'll get on to Midnight. Let me know.

Also, as a side point, after the next scenario, don't change silver and copper coins into gold coins just because you have more than 10 of them. Having four quarters in your pocket doesn't mean you have a dollar bill. I didn't mention that before. Doubt it will come into play in this game, but anyway.



Whisper. I'll just post a new thread for you since it's taking so long to get you worked in. Might get it up late tonight.

Score for me!!

Sorry, I wanted to do it, but something came up and I kind of forgot. Here I go.

Raise your hand if you love Zuul. :D

Writing Frank and Iridia's post now...

I want to like him. But I can't help holding back, due to the entire tooth situation.

Iridia hates him.

I do too.

Iridia, I'm very disappointed and offended that you have not PM'ed me the info after I twice forbade you from posting before doing so. I can not believe that you would disrespect me like that. I've never been so poorly treated by a player before.

I don't like Zuul, but that's mainly because all I know about the guy is that he's greedy. I guess I could grow to like him OOC if he's good at being greedy, but writing him like that will take time and skill.

My view of him is wavering between magnificent bastard and just plain bastard. The difference is that magnificent bastards are cool :)

God, I haven't cried since I was... I can't remember the last time. I'm sitting there talking to a SWAT (that's not the name, but it's the same thing) guy thinking, "Man, don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry." That was like 10 minutes ago. I came back here to the station to blow off a little. Not sure I'll be posting.

You know, I lost a child in a fire. I was giving compresseions. Died while he was looking at me. That doesn't hurt as bad as having to leave one behind still alive. God, it hurts so bad.

But, I know I'll get over it. It'll be cool.

HOLY CRAP!!!  Take a day or two or three weeks off!  This game will wait, I'll wait.  I can't imagine ever doing your job for that exact reason.

Just take care of yourself first.

I'm back again. I'm cool and everything. Just had to vent. Only thing I knew to do was sit here and type it out. :)

I typed a bunch of stuff just now, but deleted it. Still served its purpose. :)

Whisper, I'll really, really try to have something for you ASAP. Promise.

Don't know what tvtropes is. Have to look it up when I get home. Might give me something to aspire for. :)

I am really sorry to hear what happened with you, Stripe. Things like these happen, its called fate, and I bet you did what you could. Don't let that get to you, come back to the force putting your best into it, you are a hero to the civvies, after all!


And as for the thing you requested. I could swear I sent it to you by PM on thursday. When I investigated the matter, I couldn't find what happened. Maybe its my internet, as it has been screwing up a lot lately. I even updated my sheet with it on the same day and when I checked now, the change isn't there.. Stupid me. I apologize deeply. I'll send it now again.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:09, Sat 11 Oct 2008.

Alright, Iridia, you're forgiven. I know that's happened to me before more than once. Sometimes I don't click the second Post Message button. With this new version, I really like how it doesn't let you navigate away after typing part of a post. That's saved me a couple times at least. But, RPoL still eats posts sometimes, I swear. :) I'm just very glad it wasn't intentional. :) You can understand how I'd get a little hot over the matter.


Been a volunteer firefighter for less than two years and a cop for only about four months. It sounds so freaking cliche, but I want to help people so bad. Not in the "come running out of the burning building carying someone" type of way, just in the "He really made my life better in some small way. Straightened things out. He's a guy who I can trust, who cares and wants to fix things, make things right," type of way. Hope I get that accomplished.

What's not cliche is that I want to help the criminals, the poor, the crazy, the young and wild, the drunks and the dopers even more than I want to help the good, law-abiding citizens who seem to be able to fit into society better.

In reply to Iridia Silvermane (msg #176):

Nope. You're running the show.


In reply to a inquiry...

Task Difficulty (p. 345):

+10 - Automatic.
+8, +9 - Trivial.
+6, +7 - Very Easy.
+4, +5 - Easy. This is where you start to make rolls. Average, everyday tasks are included here. For example, a Riding roll to ride a saddlebroke, nine-year-old gelding into town. Animal Handling to lead him from the stall, brush him down and get him saddled. Also note that p. 171 assigns a general +4 or more to ordinary people performing mundane tasks.
+2, +3 - Very favorable.
+1 - Favorable.
0 - Average. A Riding roll while chasing game through the woods.
-1 - Unfavorable.
-2, -3 - Very Unfavorable. Riding roll for an all-out gallop, in the night, through a dense forest, chasing a bandit.
-4, -5 - Hard. Riding roll for an all-out gallop, in the night, through a dense forest, firing a bow at a bandit.
-6, -7 - Very Hard.
-8, -9 - Dangerous. The above, during a blizzard.
-10 - Impossible. No realistic chance of success.

Here's the scenario: Filching a knife, from inside a glass case, under a merchant's nose, while he's looking, during broad daylight.

Somewhere between -3 and -6. Not quite sure where. Depends on the details.

More like a -9! Unless you are david copperfield or whatever that wizard's name is.

Oh, just so we're clear, it's not a straight roll. It's a quick contest. Yes, it would be -10 if not a quick contest. Filch "lets you steal objects that are sitting in plain sight without being spotted. Roll against skill to shoplift, snatch documents of a desk, etc. If someone is actively watching the item you wish to snatch, you must win a Quick Contest of Filch vs. his Vision Roll (or Observation skill, p.211) to perform the theft unnoticed."

You get a +3 for Iridia talking to him.

You'll make a Holdout roll if you win the contest, which right now has a small chance of happening.

I wouldn't say that. Riding through at a gallop, through a forest, in the night is pretty hair raising (or at least so I'd assume). A -4 would lower a average skill of 10 to a 9.3% chance of success. IE nigh impossible for the average person.

As long as you've got any kind of thieving skill, you wouldn't just smash through the glass, while the merchant is looking directly at you, which would be pretty nigh impossible. I'd say the roll is about ensuring that the merchant is distracted. That the lock on the display case is picked stealthily (or some variant of getting inside). That knife is removed stealthily (while still keeping the merchant's attention elsewhere). And then getting away.

Hard, but not nigh impossible for a trained thief/stage magician. My difficulty swing depends on whether the case is actually locked, where the lock would be, if the merchant is doesn't want to take his eyes of Frank, and so on, and so forth. If the merchant is truly paranoid, it might be a -9. But otherwise I'd set the difficulty a bit lower.

Edit: This as a reply to Iridia's post.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:18, Mon 13 Oct 2008.

You're very right G. This is the skill of doing what Frank wants to do. However, the fact that he has to open the case is a modifier, like you pointed out. It isn't locked. It just needs lifted.

And, I'm forgetting that I've been a merchant-victim myself.

Alone in hardware store. Only person even in my sight at all is one girl, who I know is a theif. Looking at candy that I know she steals, right under me and in plain view of me at the counter. She steals a pack of Smarties.

She had a nice rack too.

Well isn't a chance to stare at a nice "rack" = a pack of smarties??

Back to the situation at hand. I realized that, so Iridia's plan is to bring out as many knives to the table as possible, hoping that Frank would filch one of them.

Ooooh that's good! I'll try to make a pick, but nicking one from the case seems too risky for a mere matter off greed. I'll try for one of the knives he shows to Iridia. If there are a few knives on the table he'll be less likely to notice that one is missing.
...
But that had better give a really big bonus, because this roll could use it.
Frank the Fiddler rolled 14 using 3d6. Filch: 13.

This is why I don't go shopping with you people ;p
This message was last edited by the player at 21:12, Mon 13 Oct 2008.

If he gets caught, Iridia doesn't know him.

I wish you bad luck on the merchants observation roll.

So we are skipping the shopping spree? Or did we land in jail?

I was kinda hoping we would get a chance to escape. Our high jumping and acrobatics skills would have made for an impressive chase.

Ok. I wanted to let you both stew a bit. :)

Remember, you guys decided to go stealing stuff against my IC warnings and against Gaiven's IC advice, and then failed your roll out in the middle of public! ;)

Yes, you were captured. And, while Frank is right that it might have been a role-playing opportunity, I'm telling you as the GM it would have ended the same no matter what, but it would have taken a lot of real-time to play out (as Gaiven and Whisper wait), and a lot of planning for me as the GM.

Too many soldiers, as I very clearly eluded to with IC posts. Also, the merchant would have been helped by other merchants and maybe people on the street. You can imagine the daring escape however you wish. Bad luck might have been the only thing responsible for your capture.

Now, as Gaiven had to wait and Whisper had to wait, you two are in the "penalty box" for making a mistake. :) Hold tight. You're getting out tomorrow in time for the heist.

One of the in-game penalties is that you've been fined the amount of gold you were carrying. Come up with an amount that you honestly feel is true that you had on your persons and tell me what it is. Frank always had a mind to steal, but Iridia, you were going to purchase at least one expensive item. A "shopping spree" as you called it. You might get hit the hardest. Gaiven told me in PM that he didn't want to carry much more than a few silvers on his person. Neither of you did. If you both tell me you didn't have it all on you, I'll go with it.

Also, you're going to spend tomorrow in the stocks. And, both your characters now have a Reputation Disadvantage as being theives in Rimuldar. I'll give you the point value when I get my books. Forgot to work it out last night.

Next time, you get a dot branded into your forehead! You're lucky the empire did away with the barbaric practice of chopping off the right hand on the first offense. You're also lucky that they didn't link you to the crime last night. That would have got you executed.

Since Gaiven doesn't even have the common manners to even speak to the guy, you two can leave now if you wish. ;) If you let me know that's what you want me to do, we can also "fast forward" to dusk (around 6 p.m.), when Frank and Iridia get turned loose.

OK, in the growing list of things that exist in this medieval fantasy western your-a-pee'n world that are not really very historically accurate: clocks and even rarely pocket watches(!), printing press, eye glasses, and matches. Though we do have a printing press, if anyone wants to take -3 for not being literate, it doesn't count against the Disad limit, as per the rules. Let me know if you want to make any changes since I never mentioned that. Right now, everyone can read, I think.

I had been wondering about the literacy issue.

With this setup, I just need to invent the pencil to be able to start communicating.

If we are finished talking with Zuul and Durgin, I'd like to take a look at the site around the hangman's tree.

I'm definately literate, all that book-learnin' and all.

I want to look at the hangsman tree area as well.

Very well. Off to the hangman's treeeee... *woosh*

With Gaiven around I think literacy would be worth the cost.

That leaves the fine.
Now Frank has Poor, and you mentioned somewhere that effectively makes me homeless, so Frank wouldn't have a place to stash cash. On the other hand, he would perceive the risc of running around with $1200 and either hide it somewhere safe, deposit it in a bank, or at least try a holdout to stop people from findng it. I was planning to buy the knife and a backpack that day (I only chanced my mind when you described the merchant, really!), total of 1g and have some loose change say 2s 5c for a total fine of $125 bucks.
Will that do?

On a side note, Frank has lived in Rimuldar for a few months, but wasn't born there. How does that effect his 'native' status?
This message was last edited by the player at 09:51, Thu 16 Oct 2008.

Yes and yes.

But, it doesn't mean I need to change that you knew about the hangman's tree. You could know about it and not be native. I didn't say you weren't, just that Whisper isn't. :)

We can mix planning IC and OOC. Let me know if you want some aspect of the terrain described and I haven't done so.

BTW, we'll start the third part when we get to around midnight. Have several hours yet, so if there's anything else you want to do IC, just let me know.

This one is much more open-ended. You know you have an item on a coach, and that getting it without being discovered has been expressly requested. In other words, you could plan to simply stop the coach at arrow point, then rob all the people of everything they have and burglarize the coach, but that would go against Durgin's wishes. So, unless you want to go against his wishes, you'll have to come up with another plan to get the necklace.

How can you possibly steal the necklace without them knowing about it?

Sounds like a job for Iridia.

As long as I'm not informed of the mission IC, I'll do my plotting here.

The way I see it there are 2 obvious ways to get the necklace stealth-ly:
1) Climb the tree, wait for coach, and then jump on as is passes underneath.
2) Convince the driver to stop (for say, an attractive hitchhikester) and then have a second climb on/steal it during the stop.

Other, more elaborate and risky ways:
3) Dig a pothole in the road causing the wagon to break off a wheel or axle, then 'offer' to help carry their baggage to a safe location.
4) Misdirect the carriage off a cliff, then gather the remains.
5) Kill all passengers outright (They technically wouldn't know what hit them).
6) Capture wild animals, and set them upon the horses! We could steal necklace in the confusion.

More ways to come in edits.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:15, Thu 16 Oct 2008.

As I said, the claw will oust a murderer. It is greatly opposed to violence, which will attract the empire's attention.

You keep forgetting, I cast spells.  >:)

I have a few ideas of my own:

a)Illusion in the road would make them stop.
b)Hush spell would allow someone to drop to the top of the coach.
c)Another Illusion within the coach to make them leave the coach.
d)Search coach for necklace.

All this hinges on the necklace not being worn, if it is, then another plan may be in order.

I gave out my suggestions IC. Some of them mirror Frank's. But I just read them, so I didn't copy anything off of him.

Just to reiterate:
a) Sabotage the wagon, offer help, steal necklace in confusion.
b) Put on an act to make the coach stop. The attractive hitchhiker would be Iridia. I think she can pull this solo with a little luck.
c) Play highway man.

Oh and Frank, I am sorry that Iridia is acting like a bitch IC, thats just her character. When someone or something bites her, this is what usually happens. And Frank having no attractive appearance makes it easier to happen. Its nothing personal >.<

Now that you guys have got started OOC, I'd like to follow Iridia's lead with almost all further planning in IC. Again, IC planning is greatly preferred. I appreciate it.

Don't worry Iridia, as long as she hold her tongue, Frank will never need to know. But I should point out he has the 'Bad Temper' disadvantage, and with my rolls, you'd have a brawl on your hands.

Well should I know this?

Of course, IC none of us knows that you can cast spells, unless I've forgotten something.

I don't think any of us can OOC too!

So is the tree directly on the side of the road? Whats the destance?

It's very close to the side of the road. If you want to make some basic assumptions, as long as the are very clear in IC posts and you make sure we're on the same page and our mental pictures are the same, then I'll allow it.

So it is possible to hide in the tree, and drop down on the coach Robin Hood style?

Yes.

Lol a zombie!

From the looks of the dice roller, Frank and Gaiven passed, Iridia did not.

FYI:

No one here has ever seen undead. They supposedly exist. Ghosts haunt houses, zombies raise from the grave, etc. As is general knowledge, the empire strictly forbids necromancy or any spell dealing with the spirit (and their definition includes the mind, so Mind Control and Communication/Empathy spells are illegal too), and punishments for offenses in that regard are severe, almost always being a swift execution. So, people know necromancers can raise the dead in the form of a skeleton or zombie by using evil black magic. It's also believed that the dead can rise under certain circumstances, like a sinister moon, their graves being desecrated, unfinished business in life, etc.

Magic is culturally accepted about as well as firearms in the USA. Everyone's fine with police having handguns, but some aren't pleased with beat cops carrying AR-15's around in their patrol car. If some guy with a mullet and a beer gut wearing a heavy metal shirt is waving around a .357 at the gas station, that's not acceptable by anyone's standard. Some fear/mistrust magic more than others; some hate it, some respect it, some think it's great and dream of being able to wield mystical powers.

There's a clear line between divine power and sorcery in the public's eye as well, though sages know the difference is less defined. Going to a monastery to receive healing is one thing. Going to a witch to get a curse placed on someone is another. Benevolent "White" magic and malevolent "Black" magic are socially defined.

Magic is rather uncommon. In Rimuldar, there might be 10 mages or so.

Good post, Iridia! :D

Don't worry, in real life, we'd all be terrified, I'm sure. :)

That would be nice. So are races very common in the world? Or are they pushed back by humans?

By the way I adjusted my character description with this part.

----

Note: I recently started reading the Eden manga. And I was very surprised to find a character that looks exactly like how I imagined Iridia to look like. Here are some links, check them out, shes the short girl with white hair and a cape:

http://www.mangavolume.com/ind...den-9&page_nr=21
http://www.mangavolume.com/ind...den-9&page_nr=23
http://www.mangavolume.com/ind...eden-9&page_nr=8
http://www.mangavolume.com/ind...eden-9&page_nr=9

While I am sure there are better pages out there with a full view, so far, the mangaka was not so generous with full front views of sophia, the Iridia look-alike, even though she is one of the main characters.

----

I hope it gives you a better picture of what Iridia looks like because I couldn't really find a sufficient picture in the gallery here.

Ha! Bravo, bravo! Good role playing! :D

Everyone gets 1 kp for that!

Iridia, I'm at work and can't open those links... Will do when I get home.

Iridia is going home to get changed.

Whisper is going to a shop back in the city.

Gaiven and Frank, where are yoin going and what are you doing there? If you want to just make a simple IC post saying, "Frank goes with Whisper, and gets something to eat along the way," or whatever, that's fine.

We'll probably just handle this OOC, then I'll write what happened and fast forward to midnight.
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:45, Sun 19 Oct 2008.

Gaiven, whats your character going to do in the plan?

And anyone got any tips on what my "stohy" should be like?

Why would a fine young lady be lost it the wilderness between cities...
Robbed by a bandit, who wasn't interested in 'fun'.
Thrown form her wagon by an angry husband...?
Very lost in the woods.
Visiting an innocently convicted lost relative, this is the hangman's tree after all.
Whilst taking a break from riding, her horse ran away.

Remember that we are on a road, very close to town. And that the coach will arrive around midnight.

Might work though, if she pretends that she had been walking back towards town for a long time, and was only resting by the tree when the coach happened to come by.

With the darkness and all, there also is the chance that she won't be spotted, unless we find a good reason for her to have a lantern or something on her person.


As for Gaiven, he'll be hiding with Whisper, to help in the sacking of the coach, if that becomes necesary.

I just thought of something worrying: what if the diver sees me? He might not spot me up in the tree, but what if he looks behind himself at any point during the trip? Unless his seat is very low there would be no place to hide!

Well, as I said to Stripe, I never considered it a good plan. I'm a burglar, not a heist-planner.

There might be a luggage rack on the back of the coach or the coach mayhave luggage upon the top.

Anyway, if you see anything you don't like, you can always choose not to make the jump.

Okay, have we hit a snag? Hope not. If motivation is lacking, we can end the game and call it a success due to the completion of the last scenario. No big deal.

If that's not the case, then go ahead and make a IC post. Iridia, you've posted OOC and checked in a couple times since then, are you waiting on something? Is there something else I need to post?

Oh yes, I'll be right on it.

I actually checked the post a few days ago but I didn't have time to post. I promised myself i'll do it next time but my memory is really weak, as you must have already gathered.

Perhaps you could start a part 3b thread for Gaiven and Whisper and have something happen. I can imagine standing a few miles down the road doing nothing much can get a bit boring.

More like, don't want couple of city guards happening by, or an old lady that needs distracting, or zombies rising from their graves, or whatever, just so that we aren't bored.

And being mute isn't really that boring. Rather interesting at times. Extremely frustrating at other times. For a guy like me who likes to cook up plans, its worth all the points I got for it.

Should Iridia be riding with the driver or back in the coach's room?

Right, I can do it right here, right now. Iridia can take down and hold the guy by surprize while Frank goes in silently and take the necklace.

What do you guys say? Should I take the risk? There might be someone else in there.

Well then, I'll just have to punch them out cold. With any luck, they'll think it was just a dream.

You know it'd be a good idea if Frank knocked out the driver silently. This way, it'd be hard for him to suspect Iridia.

Wouldn't he become suspicious when he wakes up miles down the road? If things really go sour, you can still distract him and/or knock him out, but it's better to have someone on the coach who can confirm that 'nothing happened'. On top of that, if anybody is awake inside the coach, I'll need the element of surprise to knock him out, rather then waste it on the already fully preoccupied driver.

Good point.

Well, the ball is in your field now.

Not sure how I'm going to handle your Pickpocket roll for taking off her necklaces. I'm going to sub your "touch" roll for a Search, since that is the skill of searching through coaches and baggage.

My books are in my personal vehicle, and I think I might get a chance to pull them out here in an hour or so. "Busy" now.

I have my Internet back at home, BTW...

Thats great.

So, hows life treating you lately?

Made three arrests since I posted that! XD Not trying to sound like I arrest a lot of people. Haven't made one in like four or five days.

Going home soon. I'm an hour over now, still have to go to the jail and come back, put stuff away, etc... Good night for me.

How about you all?

University has been stressing me out for a few weeks now, and I haven't been able to play any sports (No satisfying video games either) to relieve the stress, so I am getting pretty jumpy lately.

I could definitely use a vacation now. I hope the Christmas vacation will start earlier than expected.

Dito to that. I have a deadline for a big report the day after tomorrow (it's that one that caused me all the missed Tuesdays an Thursdays) and although the worst seems over, I have a nagging feeling that climate-apocalypse will have to take a backseat to deranged perfectionist co-student torture.

Climate apocalypse?

Oh noes, my lifestyles =(

Fohgetaboudit.

Been wanting to say that word with this character for a long time. I've also been wanting to say 'Falcon PUNCH' in my IC post, but at the last minute I opted for a more peaceful solution. I really should put some points into acting, this mucking-it-up business is becoming a bad habit.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:37, Wed 05 Nov 2008.

Lol @ your last post.

If you'd have cried, "Falcon PUNCH!" she'd have yelled, "Tiger UPPERCUT!" and knocked you out the roof.

Haha that would have been golden!

Aneeways, welcome back Stripe.

Now what? Iridia can't risk running away now, so Frank, I suggest you run.o

Someone asked. Running rules are on page 354. "Sprinting" adds 20% to Move after 1 turn of running at full Move. After every 15 seconds of sprinting, roll against HT or Running skill. On failure, you lose 1 FP.

Hey guys, should I slip away in the dark or stay?

I don't think we ever said, but the plan was to meet back at the Raven's Claw at midnight the next night. Let me know when you guys are done here.

Shit! I re-read Durgin's last post (msg #60, page 2) and remembered why he didn't set a meeting time. Oh well. Not a big deal at all and it won't affect the game in any way. We'll say you guys made that part of your plan, "If we split up or get seperated, we'll meet back at the Claw at midnight." Or, whatever.

EDIT: But, if you wish to change that time, the claw opens to gang members after dusk. Durgin can be in and out on some days.
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:25, Sat 08 Nov 2008.

In reply to Stripe (msg #287):

Haha! I was hoping he would do that.

Actually I was hoping to do my shopping after our next mission-plan, so we can buy any specialty stuff we need.

And you are going to buy the stuff this time?

Oh yes! But didn't Stripe say that Frank and Iridia are the usual suspects no in the merchant's district?

But I don't even have a golden lighter!

But seriously, if we're getting a burglary or dungeon-crawler I will need a backpack, a Potato-bag and a sap or a knife respectively. On top of that, we may need miscellaneous gear like rope, chalk, torches, disguises etc. That is why I want to know the mission first, and then go shopping.

You know, stealing is REAL easy when you're invisible....

That sounds like an offer to get us our equipment. Good luck, Whisper.

You'll notice I said "you're" not "I'm".   Can't be caught doing anything illegal now.

There are shops that aren't located in the merchant's district. My character has used a couple of them.

In reply to Iridia Silvermane (msg #292):

20 min till work, not dressed.

Reputation -2 (Thief, Almost Everyone in Rimuldar, 7 or less) [-2]. This -2 comes off your point total, making you 2 points less. Record it on sheets.

That's a "small class" of people, BTW.

I totally forgot about those pearls. Coming form a guy who once played with the greed disad, I consider this a personnel failure on my part. Just when I thought I was getting any good at this game. <:-)

Stats noted.
So no shopping for us anyway. I don't suppose we could catch up for our lost sleep while we're up there, eeh?

What loss of sleep? You're all good-for-nothings. You wake up at noon and go to sleep at 4 a.m.

...Hey! So do I!


BTW, random soldiers in Rimuldar will recognize your reputation on 9 or less.

Oh oh...



They won't confiscate the necklace right? Right?

If then, maybe its best if we keep the necklace with Whisper. Although Iridia admires him IC, I don't know about Frank.

Na, he's all talk and no guts. Besides, I never fence Quest Items, unless the GM actually offers an direct IC opportunity. It's to easy to derail a perfectly good plot that way.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:17, Mon 10 Nov 2008.

Is that an attempt to get into Iridia's pants?


Homage to /violin emote in world of warcraft?

No and no.
Not because Frank doesn't want to get into Iridia's pants, mind you. But poor disad. automatically gives homeless in this game, so he really has no place to go.

Aww :(

Hmm? I'm poor, and I'm not homeless. Mind you, I do have water dripping in on rainy days, and its rather cramped, and there isn't a lot of furniture, but at least I ain't homeless.

Sssssh, don't spoil my pitch!

But seriously, I thought it was a rule or something. Stripe? Can we get some clarification?

I'm not sure what you want clarification on, or why you asked if the necklace will get confiscated.

I want to know if:
The police will confiscate (stolen) items when we are put in the stands.
What your rules are concerning status and home-ownership.
What Rimuldar's laws are concerning homelessness.

Just as they did last time, yes, the soldiers will confiscate everything you have of value if you are caught and captured while doing something illegal. Next time you are caught doing something illegal, just as I said, you will probably face worse punishment than a day in the stocks and a fine. That was the punishment for a first offense of shoplifting. Like I said, punishment for home invasion in the Upper Ward is often death by hanging.

My rules do not differ from those in Cost of Living (p. 265, 266), I don't believe. It lists the home, wardrobe, etc. of the different statuses. Page 266 states that a character starts with a complete wardrobe appropriate to your Status. "What Cost of Living Gets You: A modern Example," on page 266 gives examples of homes.

Rimuldar was taken over by the empire and is under its law. If you are found to be a homeless vagabond/drifter with no purpose other than to panhandle, you will be put to labor. After an extended stay at a work camp around a mine or state farm, you will be released and given a meager sum to start a life. In reality, many die in captivity or have been in for more than a decade. There are also horror stories about people who were not homeless being drug away to the mines. Sometimes, the soldiers go on patrol in the lower ward for the homeless, but normally, a beggar in the Upper Ward will be captured.

Either way, Frank, you're not homeless. :) You might live in a filthy, rat-infested slum, but you have somewhere to lay your head at night. I don't think anyone took Dead Broke.

"Elsewhere in Rimuldar" will be a thread I will use from time to time to give you, as players, knowledge that your characters cannot have and thus will not be able to use in game. The thread will be for entertainment only. Do not use the information in there in any way when making considerations. This isn't easy, but it's the nature of role playing. To be a good role player, you must be able to separate your knowledge as a player from the knowledge your character would have.

I think you are all very capable of keeping player-to-character information separate. :)

However, there will be info posted in this thread that your characters could seriously benefit from learning, so I'm placing a great deal of trust in you as players to role play your characters correctly.

RPoL hiccupped after I clicked on post this... Hope everything is alright.

EDIT: Everything looks alright.

And, furthermore, you may not know the time in which the events posting in "Elsewhere in Rimuldar". They may happen years in the future or in the past. Don't ask me for further info regarding posts in that thread.

EDIT x2: That all goes for posts made in threads that are clearly out of continuity, like my last one.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:34, Tue 11 Nov 2008.

Images of the Past (Magic p. 107):

When cast on a mirror or reflective surface, this spell "plays back" whatever images it might have "seen" in the past. The caster specifies the moment from which to start viewing...


Heh, heh... >:)

I think this is the ideal time to say: "Fuck!"

I changed my mind and took the post down, then changed it again and put it back up. It has not been changed. I'm really trusting you all not to use that info to your advantage.

And Iridia, by the way, I knew what i was going to use the mirror for all along, so I was laughing SO FUCKING HARD when you did that in front of the mirror. I've been holding that back for SO long! XD It reminded me of criminals who do things in front of hidden video cameras.

If you think that post was scary, you should see the next one. >:)

I think this is the ideal time to say: "Oh shit!"

I seriously would never have known. But I can imagine the situation being comical. How the hell should I have known that the mirror could be used as a hidden camera?

On a side note, in every single incarnation of Iridia in all previous rps she has been in, she died! Mostly murdered/betrayed horribly. If I recall correctly, it went like this:

1st death: Crossbow bolt through the neck. Betrayed by a party member who was licking the boots of an GMNPC who hated Iridia for jokingly flirting with his comrade.

2nd death: Bled to death from a slash wound. Killed by a GMNPC because she was the first to realize the NPC's secret.

3rd death: Total party kill (If thats the term). An evil emperor fired a hail of arrows on the party. No one survived.

Yea thats about it. I wonder what its going to be now. Poor sod never got a chance to make it into happy world.

Perhaps now would be a good time to discuss PC death. Some players HATE to have their characters killed. Others don't like it, but accept it as a natural part of role playing. For a few, it enriches their role playing experience.

As a GM, I've been described as "killer" on the public forums. I do kill PC's, even when it means ending the game. Want proof? I run a board that's still open but is currently inactive. I've run several games out of it, but only two went from start to finish. Both are archived and both ended in PC death. The first one ended in Nov., 2005. The other ended in Oct., 2006: link to another game

So, I hope no one gets too disappointed if their character meets an untimely fate. In that event, you may make a new 100/-50 point character if you wish. I don't want anyone to go away unhappy, but I will not compromise the integrity of the game. If I feel your character should die, and the dice agree, then it will happen.

I don't like it much, but I accept it as a part of the RP experience!

Dito, provided we get to make a new character and re-participate in the game.

As soon as I reached the part where he wiggled his fingers, I had to utter "Crap!". Though I was fearing some kind of magic that would track us down much more precisely.

As for the death thing, that's okay. For one thing it means that my character's paranoia isn't silly (though maybe excessive every once in a while). For the other thing, it'll be pretty sweet to know that when survives, he could have been dead if not for wit and luck.

Oh, you mean like "Seeker"...? Yeah. Good thing no one left anything behind...


...Like a knife.

>:)


Life means so much more when the threat of death is real.

Yeah thanks for the head up on that you are going to kill us.
...
That will be all.

Well, Iridia was going to disappoint Frank by throwing a stored matress at him. But thats about it.

Oh boy! A whole mattress! Just for me! And it only smells a little bit like mold.

So this looks like this may turn into a solo game for me shortly.  :)

Well, I'm hoping that I'll survive as well. The only thing they've got (I think) is my face, and the fact that I don't talk much. Combined with the fact that I'm taking the merchant's warning somewhat seriously, I hope to be able to stay underground. They might catch Frank and Iridia, but neither of those two know where I live.

I still have a few Character-points to spend. Any tips?

Disguise? ;p

By the way Stripe. Does Henna exist in Rimuldar? Or any hair dyes, for that matter. It might be a good way to disguise to misguide the guards.

Henna is an orange hair dye that was used since the times of the roman empire (Their TL level). Its still used now.

They exist. Not that Iridia will be disguised when the soldiers arrive, of course.

Since Frank is (about to get) screwed, I want to ask some questions about point-spending: Do you allow the purchase/buyoff of (dis)advantages between parts? For example, if Gaiven has to 5p spare, would you stand for it if he were to 'sell' 1 IQ for 20p and would then buy off mute for 25p? What if he has the full 25p and buys of in one go? Alternatively, if I wanted to join the guards and get 'law-enforcement powers' could Frank get those at all?
Same for skills, can you unlearn skills, and then use the points to learn a new one?

Depends on the subject I'm pretty certain. I'm thinking of buying of my poor disadvantage, and think I've gotten the okay, as long as I gather the money and points.

I thought you couldn't really buy that off. Since poor only effects starting-$ and nothing else, it would have any point, anyway. If you want to 'live above your status' you can just increase your CoL, to match (donno if that will buy you a decent house though).

If I just want to improve my standard of living, I just need to use more money. However, if I want to lose the status disadvantage, and want to earn more money each month, I have to buy them off.

Oh, yeah, right.

So what are the odds that Kane has already notified the guards of our other endeavors? Do Iridia and me still stand a chance to live when we're captured, or should we have run when, well, a little bird told us we were screwed?
This message was last edited by the player at 19:59, Wed 12 Nov 2008.

Still mulling things over in my mind. I know what my PLANS are...

Just thinking it over.

Frank, some Disads can be "bought off" with points earned in play. You cannot, for any reason, "sell" something you paid points for.

For instance, I lifted weights at the gym last night for almost four hours. Let's say I'm a character and I got points that I put into ST for those four hours. Now I can press 5 more pounds per rep on the bench lets say. I can't say to myself, "You know, I wish I had read a book about criminal law instead of going to the gym." I can't suddenly press 5 pounds less and have a better understanding of law.

Everything must have an in-game reason. There must be something representing reality behind the points. If you wanted to "buy off" Poor, you would have to not be poor anymore. Just having a nice stash of cash isn't going to do it. You become a good career burglar, buy a place in the Upper Ward, start a small business, etc., then you're looking at a reason to "buy off" Poor.

However, as a GM, I would GIVE you those points. Like I say, I am the one who appoints where your points go. Yes, I give you Karma, which you can put wherever you want, but those points must be justified, as per the GURPS rules.

Gaiven could find a mage to cure him of his mute Disad. He would suddenly gain those points. If we go by the strict GURPS rules, all of his Karma (Character Points) earned in play would have to go to paying that Disad off.

Aw C'mon, let's have them get chased through the back alleys and over rooftops and maybe make an escape or wind up horribly injured...   ;)

Considering I don't want the necklace getting out of my sight, I'll stay there as well.

This is a twist I hadn't considered....


Going to work. I'm sick as a dog... a sick dog.

So, the soldiers will have to go through the shop or through the alley to get inside. Alright.

We'll say it's a bakery, which begins its day before sunrise. That's also the time we cops like to execute search/arrest warrants. I'll say the empire is no different.

One thing funny about real-life cops that this post has just made me notice... We always go in through the front door. I'm not going to bore you with details of my other four home searches (five total), but we always go in through the front. No reason, we just do. Have you ever seen an episode of COPS where we didn't? How about clips on the news? We always go in through the front. I never realized that. XD
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:05, Sat 15 Nov 2008.

A quick note:

Shouldn't the guards ask about Frank rather than Iridia? Since they are following the lead of his knife. Or did they assume that the dagger was Iridia's?

Nope.

Only on an IQ roll will Iridia remember this. If you don't make it, she forgets.

Okay. Frank and Whisper should do that too.

Aaaaand I lost the roll.

This will be a good RP!

So like... before I begin this, you guys should know that I am not religious.

The PI stands for Petroleum Institute (its more a university than Institute). Its where I study.

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Subject: Dear Koffar


Dear Kaffers:

It is not important to know who we are but we know you. Over the past semesters in the PI you have managed to anger a considerable about of us conservatives. We urgue you to respect the Islamic culture and community you study and live in. you have offended us by bringing your kaffersʼ religion to the PI and we demand you convert at once. For those of you Muslims that take Islam as a joke, we demand you start following the Qurʼan. We demand you convert at once. We hope to see you in the mosque from now on. If you donʼt comply, we will make your life in the PI a Living hell! The conservatives will beat you up, and PI will be your judgment day

Salam 3laikon

______________________

This was sent to every single person in the PI.

A big troll or something serious? I don't know, but this week should be interesting at college.

Troll. Nothing serious.

BTW, i dont want to talk about religion or politics in here.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:58, Sat 15 Nov 2008.

Can whisper or me still make good on the necklace, or has that ship sailed?

Whoever posts first about it can get it. You may not have even followed Iridia. Since your invisible, she wouldn't know.

My bads. I don't know how invisibility works in GURPS and the books arent with me.

http://www.myth-weavers.com/

Looks cool...

I figured Whisper would get the necklace, but since he hasn't I'll get it.

Today: Frank the Fiddler rolled 7 using 3d6. Remembering where the necklace is. IQ=12.

THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
WISH TO CONTINUE THINKING? Y/N... Y
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...
THINKING...

Sorry guys. I was very sick today. I did nothing but sleep and eat and take "night time" medicine. Four days of this, and today was the worst. But, I think I'm better now.

I've had a lot to consider. I think I've reached my conclusion. :(

If I recall the necklace was on the dressing table, in plain sight.
But anyway, did you rule with or without the optional rule.
If so, I need to edit my sheet (again).

That's where Iridia thinks it was, but she didn't tell Frank where she put it. That is also not where it was anyway.

What "optional rule?"

But at this point it seems moot, as I've already been noticed by the inspector.

If I hadn't seen it coming, something along the lines of 'saving roll' and 'level inappropriate encounter' would be appropriate.
Frank won't move before somebody else does btw.

You missed your saving roll by 3 and made your recovery roll by 2.

Oh poor Frank =(.

Wait, what? What did he cast paralyze or command human? Can I make another break for it, or what?

Your character doesn't know, but he cast Stun. You could try to run again, but you would have to take the Change Position (Stand) manuver on your first turn, then on your second turn, Move. that would be a possible two attacks Frank would take before his first step. One for Kane's Wait manuver, the other for his turn after Frank stands.

So I had little chance to escape. So lets see where this interrogation goes.

PS: 'Block-head' is what popped into my head when I thought of people in the stocks. It seemed like a nice street-slang word for the occasion.

I like that! :)


This may or may not be fun for you as a player. We can reduce it to a series of rolls, if you'd like.

If we continue, and I hear no objections, this game will proceed under the Mature flag.

On one hand, using rolls would definably gives Kane the advantage and I'd love a shot at psychological warfare with him. But on the other hand, he's played by a professional cop, any mind-games I know, you would know and then some, and letting you just roll the whole thing keeps the game-speed up.
So let the dice decide this one.

Very well. In that case, I'll let you know that the situation was not meant for Frank to survive under any circumstance.

However, had you made your resistance to the Stun, you might have gotten free long enough to lead them to Iridia and Whisper. So, your character's death has saved them from magical capture, at least for now.

With you staying there looking for the necklace and being captured, you saved the other two from sharing Frank's fate.


He was a great character and I enjoyed GMing for him. He will be missed.


If you'd like to create another, by all means I invite you to do so. He can begin play at midnight game-time, if you'd like.

WOW!  Frank will be missed.
Quite the penalty, ouch.

I'm a little worried what the "Man" may have learned...

By the way, Frank has added to his list of crimes against the empire at least one count of "Practicing in the Black Arts." That is, of course, punishable by death (not that home invasion to a house in the Upper Ward wasn't). However, this will mean he is burned at the stake, not beheaded. Before he is burred alive, he will be "cleansed by fire."

Thought you might be interested in learning this, Whisper. Your character no doubt would know the empire's policy on the matter.

I've posted it before, I'm pretty sure, but any magic dealing with the spirit (and thus, the mind) is illegal. Necromancy, Mind Control, and Communication/Empathy colleges are all deemed "black magic" and are all illegal.

* Any magic used for the purpose of evil (e.g. to assist in the commission of a crime or to escape punishment of one) is also considered black magic.

* Magic used to manipulate or even influence indirectly the decisions of another is considered black magic. That means gypsies conducting palm readings or crystal gazing are considered witches eligible to be burred at the stake.

* Mages should be very careful when using magic in their defense as harming another with magic is considered... black magic.

Yes, Frank will be missed. By me as a player, and by Iridia too.

I wonder what our options are now, however. If Iridia knows that Frank died, she could be scared shitless and decides to leave Rimuldar, if that is possible.

That is no more or less possible than in the real world. Brecconary is very similar, if a little smaller, than Rimuldar. There are human cities outside the empire as well, though they are far off and the people there might not speak your language.

Iridia and the rest will learn Frank's plight. But, I don't have my books at work, so I can't continue with Frank. That's why I closed the thread for now. I'll reopen it after Frank and I get resolved.

Hey Stripe. Don't you think its about time we met some other Raven Claw members?

Feeling alone?

Remember, there's only been one night between now and when you completed your task. And, the coach was a surprise thing, as Durgin eluded.

There is a celebration planned in your honor. They are waiting for "Friday night" to call everyone together, have a little fun with you, then introduce you to the gang. There will be a short ceremony, a big meal, all that.

However, this may put a wet blanket on all the fun. Everyone's probably going to scatter like roaches in the torchlight.

Time will tell.

The only thing I'll miss about Frank is the funny accent and the boatload of cash he had.
Making a new character may take a while. Maybe you could do a part without me, while I sort out who me is.
On a similar note, will the newbie need to go through the initiation as well, or can I make a character who already is a member?

Good sport, Frank! Hah. That cash will go toward a good cause, I'm sure.

You may join as a character getting ready for his induction ceremony, just like Iridia and Gaiven are.

Iridia, Raven's Claw hideout? You mean the pawn shop? The only other place is the cave in the woods outside of town mentioned in the rules. You've not been inducted yet so you don't know of any other in-town safehouses.

So where can she go now?

It's a bad time to be Iridia for sure.

Do you want to go to a friend's? I'm sure Iri knows dozens of people. You can just make someone up. Give me a barebones description in OOC or something.

However, Gaiven said that no one knows where he lives, just FYI.

I'm not sure where Whisper went either. Whisper?

Hmmm, Whisper would return to his lab and let this blow over a bit.

Indeed she does. I'll think of something in a few hours.

Cops always check friend's ouses. So I did an int roll, and had Iridia decide to go to the Gargoyle's.

Great IC post, Iri!!! It was good for 1 kp! :D

The hand sign for the Raven's Claw streetgang is an inverted Gangster Deciples hand sign. I couldn't find a good picture without going to sites that I wouldn't want to go to. It would look like this, but upside down:



Even if you do a search and find a good pic, let's not post it here. It's not a big deal at all, but hotlinks can be traced and I don't want this site coming up on any records. I think we can imagine it upside down anyway. :)

The Raven's Claw sign is representative of the three-toed raven on the business' sign. It has nothing to do with real-world signs, of course. All initiates know the sign, as well as other street urchins.

I'll let you know this guy isn't some sort of undercover agent or anything.

...Or is he?

No. He's not. Just kidding.


_{...or am I?}



KIDDING! XD

By the way, you may have noticed that Iridia is overracting to the recent events, or being too dramatic.

The thing is, thats the way she is. Iridia overreacts to minor inconveniences, and when she can't do anything about something, she cries. In addition, Iridia gets easily attached to things/people around her, especially nice ones, she also may overreact to the loss. This is due to events in her past.

Besides, its more fun that the insensitive shadowy rogue in the corner, eh?

Anyways, I hope this clarifies things about Iridia a bit.

To be honest, she, in addition to being the first, is the most enjoyable recurring character that I have created and role played.

And just to get this over with: I don't know much about games that use well known systems like DnD or GURPS because I haven't played any (Been RPing using freeform and homebrew systems since I began three years ago). This is my first. And I'll have to say, I am having a blast playing it. Thank you, Stripe, for hosting this game, GMing it, accepting and tolerating me, and for being made of pure police awesomness!

:)

Thanks, and I'm glad you're having fun. I am too. But, people tend to give GM's too much credit for both the success and failure of a game, I think. It has to do with the players and how much they get into it, IMO. When you get a group of good players who are interested in the game, it should be a really good one.

Right, my new character is finished. I'll upload the sheet as soon as possible.
Name: Eddy 'labbie'  Smalls

Whisper, is your evil lab located in the heart of the nearest active volcano? Muhoowaha!

J/K, but give me a creative description for my next IC post. You know, about all the tubes and beakers and magical tomes and stuff -- if that's what you have. Thanks.


From now on, Frank will be playing Eddie Smalls, a character that has been taunted from childhood by all the cool kids about working with a small lockpick. Actually, he's the first male character not to be butt ugly.

By the way, if you add up all our posts, we're almost at 800. I've deleted 80 OOC posts. They had nothing to do with much of anything. I like to keep the OOC to 1:1-1:1.25 or so.

#I'm too sexy for my Frank,
too sexy for my Frank,
too sexy for my Frank,
I had to be Frank.#

Wait wait, Frank is eddy and the hunchback is?

A character from group 2

I think I was the one who made the 666th post, which makes this the second game where I've managed to do that. L0LZorz!!!1!!1one!!exclamation-mark!

BTW who do we get Eddy to meet up with the rest of group 1? Will they meet at the party or some time before?

Well hung? From a rope in the church bell tower that is ;P

Whisper. Let us know when you get back, and write me that description so I can move us along. Thanks. :)

Whisper, next time you log in, try to at least drop a quick OOC note or PM with the info I need. Just a couple sentences if you're busy/tired.

Bet ya a silver it has something to do with the holiday-season line up on games.

Wrath of the lich king or left for dead.

or fallout 3 or gears of war 2 or Red Alert 3...

No...

It has alot to do with moving and the failed promise of internet on Monday.  A quick change to a different provider and now I'm here.  Will write up something suitably mysterious and magical.

Great. :)

Good post! :)

Yeah, he doesn't have any real alchemy going on ...yet.  But he does have the lab for it!

Iridia, if you drink that, you'll need to roll against magic resistance or be turned into a small dragon.

XD

How cute! Can I keep her? I always wanted a shoulder dragon.

This particular type belches highly acidic, green, poison gas, by the way. Better not feed it anything to upset its stomatch while its riding your shilder. o_O

"Shilder?"

Ya, shilder. It's like a small dog, but reptilian. Why I'd have my shoulder dragon ride a shilder though, I don't know.

SHHHHH!  You weren't supposed to say anything!

Don't listen to him, now drink up.  You need to drink all of it for it to work right...

Hmmm... Sounds like I was wrong Iridia. Go ahead and drink it. No worries.

Wow, I am totally fooled by your act!

Wow. What an asshole for leaving you, Iridia.

Just improves my chances. Bwahaha!

Ehr.. I mean.. I'll shut up now.

In reply to Stripe (msg #461):

Indeed. If a more composed Iridia was watching the scene as a viewer, she would be appalled by Whisper. Good thing she isn't right now.

Give her a few hours of rest and some food. Then she'd be back into effective mode.

I hope this isn't causing any trouble though.

@ Gaiven

Oh, yes. You got yourself a vulnerable Iridia now.

Just did my first sit-down office "interrogation." Ended up with a confession to two class 3 felonies. :) I'm still at work. Said goodby and sat down here. I wrote a whole big thing on it, but deleted it. Better not say too much 'till the courts get done with it.

Good thing for me then not to roleplay Franks interrogation. With you at the wheel, he wouldn't even need to show the rack let alone use it.

Yeah. I didn't even have to show them the rack in real life, either. ;)

Did you get to do the 'good cop bad cop' thing?

With my dual personalities? I was alone. :)

Vidar, don't wander far. I'm moving to dusk soon, then midnight. Doing a little OOC via PM right now.

By the way, I want to ask about the magical tracking skill. Where can I find it in the rulebook?

Also, should I worry that since the mage-detective is inside Iridia's home. He may use one of her stuff to track her out.

I guess the answer would depend on how much Iridia really knows about magic.

Next to nothing. Here is where I hoped whisper would come in.

I did give him a few questions about the way they got tracked but he didn't give any satisfactory answer.

Yeah, we won't be staying long in one place for awhile.  Don't worry, given my looks I don't own many mirrors.  ;)

Iridia has no idea at all, but the rules are found in GURPS Magic. Kane used Seeker, then Trace to find Frank. Again, Iridia wouldn't know, but Kane picked up something like a hair brush and will use it to cast the same two spells on Iridia. Generally, the populace believes mage trackers are inescapable. However, I don't know how Iridia or Whisper or Gaiven would have any idea that a mage tracker is after them at this point in time.

If she learns a mage tracker is on her tail, Iridia might believe her best bet would be to get far enough away that it wouldn't be worth following her. For instance, to Brecconary two weeks away (~500 miles), or even out of the Empire of Man. The former would be like someone comitting a crime in Ohio then going to Illinois; the latter would be like someone committing a crime in the USA then going to Mexico. Most big-time outlaws try to flee to the south, to Haukness, then elsewhere. Haukness is a rather lawless town just outside the empire. It suffers from "monster" attacks.

I planned on starting Vidar and Eddy with group 1 at midnight with a burglary in Part 4 to follow. However, we're taking some time getting there. I have one player still making a character. If he gets done soon, then we could just have Vidar and Eddy be in group 2 with "Flit," a fairy. That would be two groups of three players...

What say ye?

Whisper believes that someone "Ratted" out the trio and that's how they knew where she lived and who she was.

Game on, no need to drag more character's to their doom with us!

Ummm... is Frank dead or not?  One part says he's been slain while the other mentions a later public execution.

What part says he's dead? IC, I never said he was dead.

Nevermind, it was the slaying of the OTHER guy that made the paper as well. thought it was Frank...

Ohhh... Heh. Yeah. That was the Reaper thing.

Damn, that seeking/magic tracking thing is kind of overpowered! If you don't know whats coming at you, you can't do anything to protect yourself.

Actually, if it was the detective alone, we could take him on. But its the detective plus half a dozen guards.

SCRYGUARD.. I as a player know what works, but Whisper, alas, does not.

It's not overpowered by any means. But yes, when used in this situation by Kane, it is very helpful to him.

Most players overlook GURPS mages because they are so different than those in D&D. However, in the hands of a skilled player, they are very effective.


Whisper would know of the spell at least. The book flat out says all mages know of every spell in the book.

BTW, as I was typing that, I spoke on the phone to my best friend, who is an active Green Beret Special Forces. Don't tell him, but I'm proud of him. He was one of my table-top players back when I used to do that. Told him you guys had just learned what a mage-tracker was. He laughed. I couldn't believe it, but he asked, "Are they in 'Rimeldar' or whatever?"

I said, "Yeah, 'Rimuldar.'"

He said, "Have they met the Reaper yet?"

I laughed and said, "Not yet, but they know he's around."

He told me to tell you all, "good luck." XD You just got told good luck by a Green Beret. XD

We talked briefly about one of his characters got sliced in half... no! We were wrong. I just remembered how it really went. We remembered it wrong. Ok, I'll give you the really short version of it:

Three PC's (out of either four or five) are in a 'dungeon' we'll call it. One is... not doing so well. The other is tied to a chair. This is not the Reaper's dungeon by the way. But the Reaper comes. The Green Beret's character sees him, then hauls the 'hurt' one into another room where the third character is tied to a chair. The GB's character shut and barricaded the door, which is tick, solid oak. (Now that I think of it, all these years and years later, the barricade shold have been on the other side of the door...)

I'm going to reveal that the Reaper was set up to be able to defeat a party of four 200-point PC's who had been in-play for quite some time. Months worth of table-top play. He was a 1,000-point-class NPC, and that's not counting his extreme wealth of magic items. We were also a little loose on the rules. We didn't let them get in the way of a good time by any means.

OK, so, the GB finds a way out if the room, but it's going to take time to get through it. He tells me he want's to slide the tied-up PC against the door to block it further. This might be a hint as to the power of the Reaper. The tied-up player is all like, "Bull crap!"

I tell the GB if he does that he's risking the death of the tied-up PC, which he already knew anyway. He informs me he's not too worried about that. HA!

Long story short, the tied up character does indeed die just as the GB's character escapes. XD

Well, that starts a whole big thing where the other player is always trying to kill the GB's character. But anyways... Good times. Good times... :)