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OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Posted by Pun-PunFor group 0
Dekar
player, 106 posts
Heavenly Knight
Dragonrider
Fri 26 Dec 2014
at 04:07
  • msg #344

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

This game is still alive?

I thought it dies ages ago.

Christmas miracle.
Pun-Pun
GM, 269 posts
The Pungeon Master
Fri 26 Dec 2014
at 10:35
  • msg #345

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

The game still exists, and I had given serious consideration to restarting it with the downtime rules, to simplify bookkeeping; I think, though, the way I had eventually set the game up was not what some (or most) of the players had in mind originally.

I still think the basic idea might be interesting but... Eh.
Baron Sider
player, 119 posts
Human male 70 yrs old
Wizard 20/Cleric 1
Fri 26 Dec 2014
at 17:31
  • msg #346

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

I would ask that the current game be killed and start afresh. Nothing has been going on for so long that a fresh start would be needed.
Byron Ashenblood
player, 8 posts
Sat 3 Jan 2015
at 19:56
  • msg #347

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Hi, So sorry I haven't posted recently.  I am just getting back into the mix after the holidays.  I hope my silence didn't burn any bridges.  I hope y'all had a great holiday too!
Pun-Pun
GM, 270 posts
The Pungeon Master
Fri 25 Dec 2015
at 18:42
  • msg #348

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2016 everyone.
Tilly
player, 125 posts
Heavenly Oracle
Mon 11 Jan 2016
at 00:43
  • msg #349

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Howdy Pun-Pun!  You can always build another world, y'know.
Pun-Pun
GM, 271 posts
The Pungeon Master
Sun 25 Dec 2016
at 09:56
  • msg #350

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Merry Xmas everyone.
Mirelinda
player, 144 posts
Starsoul Sorceress
They call me Grandmother
Sun 25 Dec 2016
at 12:57
  • msg #351

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Merry Christmas
Tilly
player, 126 posts
Heavenly Oracle
Sun 25 Dec 2016
at 15:33
  • msg #352

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Happy holidays!!
Pun-Pun
GM, 272 posts
The Pungeon Master
Mon 25 Dec 2017
at 16:40
  • msg #353

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Merry Christmas everyone, and a happy... 2018? Already? Wow. Soon enough we shall all have flying cars :P
Pun-Pun
GM, 273 posts
The Pungeon Master
Tue 25 Dec 2018
at 12:07
  • msg #354

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Merry Christmas, everyone, and a happy 2019.
Tilly
player, 127 posts
Heavenly Oracle
Sat 29 Dec 2018
at 13:10
  • msg #355

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Happy New Year!
Pun-Pun
GM, 274 posts
The Pungeon Master
Wed 25 Dec 2019
at 17:09
  • msg #356

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

And to those who are still around, Merry Christmas, and a happy 2020.
Dekar
player, 107 posts
Heavenly Knight
Dragonrider
Thu 26 Dec 2019
at 21:07
  • msg #357

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Merry Christmas. Are you restarting this?
Mirelinda
player, 145 posts
Starsoul Sorceress
They call me Grandmother
Thu 26 Dec 2019
at 21:11
  • msg #358

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Merry Christmas
Pun-Pun
GM, 275 posts
The Pungeon Master
Sun 29 Dec 2019
at 17:47
  • msg #359

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Dekar:
Merry Christmas. Are you restarting this?


What an excellent question...  The one thing I know for a fact is that, if I do, I will be clearer on the goals - not just to the players, but to myself as well.

What happened was, when i started out I had a general outline of what I wanted to accomplish, but no specifics. That's what I mean by "being clearer to myself" with the goals.

As the game progressed, I figured the specifics out: the best way to allow the players to shape the universe would be to actually make them design each encounter - by having them recount an "adventure" from their characters' personal stories.

This would shape the "arena" for their "encounters", and the encounters themselves would shape the world. Obviously I would then adjust the encounters, which would be approximately 20 levels behind in terms of CR, to the actual group that was facing them.

Only, I didn't quite inform the players as to why their "background" stories would be important, nor did I get the necessary feedback. You may remember how well that turned out.

So, yeah. If there is interest in restarting the game, I'll start an entirely new thread with a "the story so far" reintroduction. I will also probably look for a couple of players to reinforce our numbers, depending on how many people are still around and decide to give it a second go, as well as add a couple of house rules to try and streamline encounters.

One of them will be way of handling the encounters that will allow players to finish each round without having to wait for me, by summing up the results of what happened.

It's a bit tricky, because so much of Pathfinder is predicated around combat mechanics, and the premise of the game is that these characters are incredibly powerful entities that are, by their actions, shaping a world, which, put together, effectively means that the PCs' encounters are what shapes the world.

And that means the encounters are supposed to be epic in scope and execution, which is a bit tricky when you are playing by the "balance uber alles" pathfinder rules rather than, I don't know, Exalted or something.
Pun-Pun
GM, 276 posts
The Pungeon Master
Fri 22 Jan 2021
at 13:11
  • msg #360

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

So... 2020 happened. Happy new year, everyone?
Tilly
player, 128 posts
Heavenly Oracle
Fri 22 Jan 2021
at 14:19
  • msg #361

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Yay for 2021!  The feeling of relief is huge... Happy new year, Pun-Pun!
Pun-Pun
GM, 277 posts
The Pungeon Master
Sat 15 Jan 2022
at 14:44
  • msg #362

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Happy 2022 everyone. Hope you are all well.
Pun-Pun
GM, 278 posts
The Pungeon Master
Wed 1 Feb 2023
at 08:39
  • msg #363

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Happy new year everyone.

I want to say that 2021 wasn't as bad as 2020... But I guess it's been bad in different ways.

Hope you are all okay.
Tilly
player, 129 posts
Heavenly Oracle
Thu 2 Feb 2023
at 12:04
  • msg #364

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Happy new year as well, Pun-Pun!  I hope this year is a big improvement over the last two.
Dekar
player, 108 posts
Heavenly Knight
Dragonrider
Thu 2 Feb 2023
at 12:51
  • msg #365

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Last 3.

2020, 2021, 2022...
Pun-Pun
GM, 279 posts
The Pungeon Master
Thu 9 Feb 2023
at 09:35
  • msg #366

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

I also happen to apparently have forgotten which year we are in, at least in my previous post.

Probably just a side effect of wishing it were 199something again.

Possibly 198something.

Hugs all around.
Pun-Pun
GM, 280 posts
The Pungeon Master
Tue 2 Jan 2024
at 11:53
  • msg #367

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

Happy 2024 everyone.
Tilly
player, 130 posts
Heavenly Oracle
Tue 2 Jan 2024
at 19:28
  • msg #368

Re: OOC: Who is doing what now?!

In reply to Pun-Pun (msg # 367):

Happy New Year as well!
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