For all of your OOC needs, So kick back and take a load off.

In reply to Bringer of Balance (msg #1):

First reply

I can't wait to throw down godly might on some characters!!!

In reply to Bringer of Chaos (msg #3):

Now now my brother you must play nice!!!

Well I don't know about laying the godly smack-down on some poor character right now, And you can't play too nice with them either. So long as there is a good mixture of both I'll be happy.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:32, Thu 03 Nov 2011.

So who should I hit first I can't decide?

Hummm I don't know lets leave that to the fate roll, I'll handle that right now.

I will handle npc's for now.

I won't to taint a kingdom with the doom of a thousand hells Mahahahahahaha!!!

Oh gee I feel Soooooo reasured

Damn I need a fix somethings but rpol won't let me new date a few of the threads?

I've been very busy lately but don't worry. Things will pick up soon.

Ok so we can go back to munching brai... er... running our kingdoms?

Anyone stil around?

yes thing will pick back up soon. been very busy

I'm back, and ready to fling some rocks.

Well people are still here...

Things will pick up again a major way there's going to be a few new players joining as well.

Gonna need at least three more players so that the game can get rolling again.

Sorry from the long hiatus, we will be up and running again soon.

...heard that story before.

Sigh, tell me when you have enough players. I like the nation I made. Will stick around if you got enough guys to keep this going.

In reply to Queen-Admiral Leucosia (msg # 21):

I'm in the house now! 

Not sure if we are waiting for others.

I'm still around and it looks like the PM Vathii is too. I'm up to play even if it is just three people. I've had decent RPing between two.

Glad to see you still Leucosia even though we only have three players right now we'll get more now that i have two more Gm's helping out. and we will be using the pathfinder system from now on.. I'm post the revised rules very soon.

In reply to Queen-Admiral Leucosia (msg # 23):

You're bacK? Cool.

Good evening to all. Looks like I'm the new Chaos/one of the new GM's. I'm looking forward to gaming with you all.

nice to have you aboard my friend..

YAYYY! Now there's new Chaos to be had.

Indeed. Although I must warn you. I am never Random. :)

Oh my god.... We're all gonna die!!!!!!!!

Obviously this guy is random

I haven't played PAthfinder before, but I do have decent experience with DnD3 and 4. I heard Pathfinder referred to as DnD3.75 since it takes some of the best elements of 3.5 and 4. Just so I don't miss the any nuances, where can you get the core rules for Pathfinder?

At your local game store. I tried looking on Drivethrurpg.com but couldn't find it there.

I attempted to get the Bringer of Balance to change the game to DnD 3.5 rules, as that is my specialty, but to no avail.

In reply to Bringer of Chaos (msg # 34):

Let's just say... the both of us had a bad enough encounter with 3.5 that he doesn't want to work with it for a while.

you can find the rules at http://www.d20pfsrd.com as well as at paizo (paizo.com, select the PRD).

In reply to Bringer of Balance (msg # 36):

I am the new Bringer of Peace.  Getting my feet wet as a GM.  I ran a Conan game about five years ago that was a real hoot.  Vathii has been after me ever since to run again.

I should have the Undead Faction finished up over the next few days. Balance tells me that we are currently at 7 players that want to join. That is a great number and should be perfect as far as intrigue and action is concerned.

My greatest concern is about the rules. They shouldn't be so complicated as to intimidate people who want to play, but they should be complicated enough to provide for a variety of options, as well as follow a logical process.

The rules should be hammered out before the players make their factions, so that the players don't have to go back and redo things. That causes frustration and resentment.

Thoughts?

Chaos

I'm excited to meet the new players. It's good that there will be more than one GM as larger numbers will make things a bit crazy. If you think you guys can handle that, that's great.

However I would like to say it might be cool to meet the new players a bit earlier to maybe write some back story between nations. Maybe the Grendel have a few rivals, and maybe even a few friends.

In reply to Queen-Admiral Leucosia (msg # 39):

That and seeing more than two PC's in the OOC lounge would be good too.

I BEEN DRINKIN' AGAIN!

Before we get start, do we need to make all of our NPCs?

In reply to Queen-Admiral Leucosia (msg # 42):

Probably just the 3 main vassals (I hope so anyway)

Well, I would recommend making your 3 main npc's before we start. After all, if you die due to a series of unfortunate events your kingdom will be in the hands of Chaos if you do not have someone ready to take over the reins.

Just sayin' . . .

I have been asked by the Bringer of Balance to explain an unfortunate event. As everyone may have noticed, Balance has not been around for a while. This has been due to a burglary in his home and the loss of his computers. He is expecting to replace his computers in the very near future (hopefully this coming weekend), so that we can get back to getting this shindig off the ground. Those players that have not finished their Nations, please continue to work on them and get them completed. That is all.

Chaos

Yeah that does put a hamper on things.

Ok I'm back now using another computer.

In reply to Bringer of Balance (msg # 47):

The good news is that we have two new players. :) Please reply to this post if you are still active.

Still here.

*waves*

Hello there! I'm one of the new guys, looking to play a Vassal.

Mushin is a Goblin raised in an Asian style monastery. He is a Sohei/Sorcerer training to be a Mounted Eldritch Knight. Character isn't done yet ... but we're working on it! :D

I should mention, I suppose, that Mushin is Lawful Good (very much a "goodie-goodie"). He can often be seen wearing a basket hat (for those familiar with the item), which means that his actual race can be difficult (if not impossible) to detect. For those not familiar with the item, a basket hat is ... well, a basket with a couple holes in it for eyes.

I see that the Prime Minister is still reading -- is he still with us?

I got my primary character sheet done, the stats on the three vassal done. Still working on their character sheets. So anyone else close to ready?

I am. :)

Well, I'm almost ready. Just need to finalize my spell-like abilities and purchase some equipment. Oh, and get a Lord. The last one's a doozy ...

I am reporting that our fearless leader, Balance, is once again being prevented from being here.

Everyone who is creating a character or nation please continue to do so. That way we'll be ready when Balance is.

However, I do not yet have a specific timeframe for his return.

That is all.

Chaos

This game is having difficulty proving that it is not dead.

Yeah. It's difficult to do this sort of thing with only one Regent. As much as I like Mushin, he's not going to work with the queen-admiral and having GM's disappear isn't helping.

For now it's... undead I guess?

Could you use a Monastic Eldritch Knight (in training) on your Team? Mushin is Asian flavored, set up to be a Vassal. Work better with the Asian Flavored Lord, I think, but he appears to be "gone-gone". He's a mounted archer, really.

Could be a Lord Spiritual, but he never would have volunteered for the task.

Hmmm ... A back story seedling is coming to mind ...

I check on this thread a minimum of every few days, and I haven't heard from Balance since I last posted about him being absent. As much as I hate to say it, you may be right that this game is dead. Perhaps someone would care to make a new one or some such?

Thoughts?

Chaos

I am already running a different game, so it seems unlikely that I would be able to run another.

There is not much reason to hit the giant reset button. We have created characters who have decent backstories and drawn up a world that is a good enough setting.

I would suggest switching to a freeform format. It is not as organized as Pathfinder, but if we need to execute several dozen rolls to get through an encounter that could translate to literally months of real-time to get through a single encounter. I would suggest keeping the character sheets, use this as a base line to know what the characters are capable of. Let the GM determine resolutions and results. If it is an absolutely pivotal moment, then maybe even roll for it.

The GMs called people to make characters and they were made (I think Sero made his but that is a guess.)

What do you want to do?

I'm still in it to win it. :)

I like your idea. It makes it easier for the players as well as the GM. I'm going to send private messages to everyone in the game and see if I can get a head count. If there are enough players still around, we'll get the ball rolling!

Still here, but interested to know how the Free Form would work. Especially since I'm playing a Vassal and not a Regent.

A free-form game is just like a game with a system. The difference is that whenever you need a roll resolved, the outcome is decided by a GM. You write an interesting set of actions, essentially a story where you only really control your own character.

If you want to attack someone just write something like "Luecosia opens fire on Sero with a Browning Automatic Rifle that she found while exploring a dungeon." At which point the GM will tell us exactly how long Sero has to live before he dies of blood loss.

The GMs take the place of rolls essentially, and we have good faith that they act in order to make the game fun. That means post realistically and don't expect to kill other players unless you manage to really corner them or they overstep their bounds grossly.

A Free-form game requires a great deal of trust in your fellow players, but it can be a helluva lot of fun.

No, I know what a free-form game is. But, in my experience, they're never quite that simple.

I was wondering how the general format would go: politics, with some adventuring? Mostly adventuring? War & Bloodshed?

Several different, err, Genre' (for a lack of a better term) wouldn't really work for Vassals.

I think the best choice would be something akin to Politics with some Adventuring. Something akin to Game of Thrones that strikes a pretty good balance between political backstabbery and actual backstabbing.

Ok finally I return after a series of unfortunate events I've endured lately.

I see i have lots of work to do..

Sooo ....?

I may just bow out. I'm really not into the politics/backstabbing part right now -- which is why I chose this character and stuck to Vassal rather than playing a Regent. Point me to the Big Bad Guy(TM) and give me a few Adventuring Companions(TM) and I'll take care of the Kingdom-wide Random Event(TM). Courtly Intrigue and Backstabbing(TM)? I'll be in the back meditating.

I'm sure there would be enough random encounters and dungeon diving to keep your character busy and badass.

Unfortunately... This game was started nearly two years ago, it doesn't seem to have forward. Can we have a timeline when things will happen? Some indication this game is not dead?

I'm sure the GM has had some RL crap to deal with, but it might just be at a level that you can't handle a game.

Well, there is that.

I've tried to run games like this, but the whole "adventuring vs. politics" thing gets in the way. Even with the new Ultimate Campaign kingdom bulding rules, the medium (PbP) has a major challenge: an "adventure" can take years RT (but always at least months), leaving the "monthly kingdom building" posts as so infrequent as to be almost irrelevant. In a tabletop game, this would not be as much of an issue: you could take a bit of time at the start and then do the adventure.

At the moment, I do not have a timeline as to when we will be up and running. Balance has had some RL issues in the past, but judging from his recent post above he may have cleared those up.

I am unwilling to run the game without him, as he is the originator and owner of the game.

Chaos

I will be working hard to get this game up and running.. there's still a lot that need's to be done.

Alright, I'll bite: why, after so long, did this game suddenly show up on my sticky list? Without a post, no less?

I have no idea. It happened to me too. O.o

Hey GMs! All your players are still around. How about dropping a line?

Hey folks!

I haven't been on rpol in a while due to IRL reasons, and I apologize for that.

Now then, the Bringer of Balance has officially cancelled this game, I believe, so I have no idea why this game suddenly reappeared on your lists.

As much as I would have liked to have gotten it up and running and actually SEEN this thing in action, it appears it was not meant to be.

My deepest apologies to everyone who put in all the time and effort it took to create your kingdoms and characters. Next time I'm in your neck of the woods we can stop at the nearest tavern and have a glass of whatever you fancy, with a toast to 'almost games'.

I hope everyone's gaming life is going well, but if not, keep hunting! Fortune favors the bold!

Sincerely,

Bringer of Chaos
The Dark Father
The Voice of Destruction

In reply to Bringer of Chaos (msg # 78):

Just checking in... looks like we are due a reboot.

Yeah. Or something ...

I have almost forgot about this game time to do some restoration..

In reply to Main Story Teller (msg # 81):

I know it's a long shot but can I get a head-count.

Huh. I had written this one off. Well, I remember Mushin ... I think ...

Also out of left field — my character sheet and description both appear to be missing. This happen to anyone else?

Ah, well that would be why. Mushin hadn't actually entered the game yet.

Nice to see you again Mushin I'm currently working to restore the game and refresh the rules.