Tee hee.. if the Raptor is backing in, the results of being bashed by the skycrane hook could be quite spectacular!!!

I have face to face gaming today so probably won't be posting anything else now until tomorrow.

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 119):

SOrry, I forgot to post the results of Smoker trying to figure out the Skycrane controls.

Tony

Not sure I could grab a friendly aircraft coming in to land, but I think bashing an unfriendly one will be possible... :)

If you go first Smoker, I can see if you can catch it or whatever.  If I go first, hopefully it won't be too longer before you, and could hold the action until after I see what you do.

Uh, which of us is quicker?

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 124):

I will draw cards AWAP!

Tony

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 124):

Looking at the dice rolls, I see Smoker hasn't made his Quckness check! For shame! No wonder you don't know who's quicker!

Tony

Have now!

I have to say that getting all of each of our cards on one action kind of sucks in a situation like this when some of us have to wait for the bad guys but they don't go until the end of the round almost. That means I get to waste 3 actions doing nothing kind of. Lol

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 128):

Yeah I was thinking that too.  Smoker?  Think I should not wait for your turn and just go shoot at the thing or hold my actions to coordinate, etc.

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 128):

At this point Peter couldn't have affected the Raptor, anyways. If we went last, what could he do that would be different? He could sleeve a card (1 Action), Wait (1 Action) and then take his last 2 Actions after the Raptor.

It does seem counter-intuitive; if you want to wait to coordinate then it costs 1 Action. But waiting is an inefficient action of a sort so there is a downside.

In combat actions are resolved on your turn so in the normal course of things, going before the bad guy is an advantage. Some variation on sequential initiative (I-Go, You-Go) is pretty standard for RPGs. I believe Deadlands: Reloaded is like this, but you get 1 Action per turn.

In table play, DL normally resolves each Action on a separate card, but that leads to insanely long turns! Think of it: 6 players with 2 or more Actions, plus bad guys, something like 15+ cards might be drawn, with each post resolved in order before later ones.

(What I am doing now is Quickness determines your total Actions, up to 5, and I draw that number of cards for you and take the highest as your Initiative card. So having a high Quickness still is a considerable plus in that you have a higher init and more Actions.)

As for if standing up is a full Action, I'll say it's not. But if you don't take a full Action, then you are counted as "Hip Firing" (-2) if you combine that with a firing Action.

Tony

<holds up hands> Just to be clear, I'm not yelling at you or saying you suck or I hate your GMing or anything, lol! =)

It isn't so much that he couldn't affect the Raptor, but I also can't wait for the Raptor to dock and disgorge guys except with 2 of my 4 actions....of course, it may take multiple rounds for people to emerge from the Raptor as well so it may be moot!!

And I know it can make longer rounds if people can in card order instead of all at once like you are doing...part of the reason I like Deadlands IS the initiative system where the bad guy might go first once and then not go again until 2, while 2 of the good guys both go on Kings and 10s or something. It's more...fluid. But I agree harder to emulate on rpol here.

Shrug. Sorry. I'll stop whining.

Jane pats peter on the head.  That's ok dear.  You'll get to kill or crash something soon."

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 131):

Don't worry, I am not being defensive, just seeing if anything could be different! I  agree that multiple cards for initiative is a key part of the system. It was just taking too long and too complicated to have people make multiple posts per turn. Some aspects are preserved, so there's that.

So don't shrug or apologise, I don't think you're whining. Don't sweat it.

Everyone, get your actions in!

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 09:53, Tue 22 Oct 2013.

In reply to The Marshall (msg # 133):

WOO HOO!  It went down!

Wow. Go you, Janey!

Thanks!  ;)

PS:  I will be away from a computer until around Sunday afternoon/evening.  I know I'm in other games with a lot so can you spread the word if you haven't seen me post my absence yet?  I'd appreciate it.  Crunch time to withdrawal.  LOL.

In reply to Jane Guin (msg # 136):

Ha ha, everyone usually just cuts-and-pastes these messages in, like 12 games!

See you then.

Tony

In reply to The Marshall (msg # 137):

Yeah, I usually do but thought I'd give everybody a break this time.  LOL.  I'm back.

Are there any automatons between Peter/Jane and Simon?

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 139):

Lucky for you, there are none in between you, that is, inside the gondola. There are several in the lift bag, fighting their way down, but you can't see them.

Tony

Hey all!

New player, just brought in to fill the departing huckster's shoes (until I can figure out how to play a junker without constantly risking gun taint...). Glad to be working with you all!

I'd ask a favor, if you're willing- As I'm jumping in without a lot of hindsight, could any of you that feel you've had a decent amount of interaction with Shay either post or PM me how you feel the interaction went? I'd rather continue on with how she's been acting instead of suddenly being completely different when it comes to other PC's!

Thank you so much!
This message was last edited by the player at 00:43, Wed 13 Nov 2013.

In reply to Shay Mordred-Spades (msg # 141):

No one had a lot of interaction with Shay, except perhaps Rowan. The player complained that no one seemed to want to interact with her, but as she chose to have her PC wear black from head-to-toe with a hat and mask, spoke in a hoarse whisper and had an aversion to being touched it's not all that surprising. I kind of edited out the most anti-social parts of her background and persona, hope you don't mind!

Right now, she's in the upper corridor along with the Posse. She is helping Rowan carry her M260 (SA SAW) and 2 ammo cans across her shoulders.

Tony

In reply to The Marshall (msg # 142):

Welcome to the new Shay.  I took over another character so know what it's like when you step into those other shoes.  Looking forward to interacting with you.  In between people shooting at us.