In reply to Conrad son of Leif (msg # 34):

Last time I asked, the GM just laughed at me so I'm loathe to ask again.

If I had to guess, and this is only from what I've heard 'round the campfire so to speak, the GM will try to do a reset based on A) a major conflict and B) passage of time.  Probably whenever there's a major battle and we've got some downtime to recover.

Again, that's just my guess lad, mostly it's rumor and you can't believe every rumor anyhow.  Just as oft I've heard it said the GM is a madman, or maybe that he's everywhere.  I've even heard it said that, in some way, we're all the GM, just different facets of one great whole.

Truth be told, I was never good at that sort of higher thought, never much had need for it.  But these are dark times...

In reply to Olek Longthrow (msg # 35):

ROFL

Just a heads up guys as I'm sure its about to come out in the not too distant future.  My father is the head of the fey military forces (just below the heads of the court) so to that end anyone who is familiar with the Fey military will know him.

I assume that means you too Olek.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:26, Tue 16 July 2013.

In reply to James (msg # 36):

Do you share a common surname? If you do, this seems like something Alveris would already inherently know based on his lineage, place in the court, and knowledge of courtly procedures.

In reply to Alveris Alderis (msg # 37):

We do share a surname, hence why I never give it.  He will know immediately when my surname is revealed.

Additionally we are likely about to start running into a knowledge gap within the team.  Should these expositions take place through PMs or should it happen in the main discussion thread and we play it as if we don't know?
This message was last edited by the player at 16:45, Wed 17 July 2013.

In reply to James (msg # 38):

Allow me to introduce you to my loving father, General of the Fey army, Aurvon Blackwood.

In reply to James (msg # 39):

I don't care how you choose to do it, but it would be nice if James and Alveris could choose colors for speech that are more distinct from one another...

In reply to James (msg # 39):

Roll for purple? d20?

In reply to Alveris Alderis (msg # 41):

I'll change my color (now aqua).

Don't know if you have seen this but I thought that it would perfect given the current events

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqFPujRZWo

Whose my minion?  Whose my minion?  You are!
This message was last edited by the player at 15:13, Tue 23 July 2013.

In reply to James (msg # 42):

Just an FYI I will be out of town tomorrow until next tuesday.

In reply to James (msg # 43):

Not a big deal, since you failed anyway, but I believe sleight of hand (which isn't a skill in the book, but who am I to argue?) would be opposed, probably by my Notice roll, in the future.

Thoughts, o mighty DM?

In reply to Uthor son of Magnusson (msg # 44):

Slight of Hand was a special skill created for James, he's the only one who has it.

In a situation like this, yeah, it would make sense that his roll would be opposed either by smarts or agility (depending on what James is using the Slight of Hand) to do.

In this SPECIFIC situation, since he rolled a 1, no opposed roll is needed.

For future reference, in combat, Gnomish sailor NPCs will act on Conrad's card and he will choose their actions.

Francis (if you're in combat with him) will act on James' card and he will choose said actions (he's a hireling now).

In reply to GM (msg # 45):

It would make sense to be opposed by Notice, since that's the point of sleight of hand IRL (also I'm better at notice).  But yeah, in this situation, not an issue.

In reply to Uthor son of Magnusson (msg # 46):

Everyone, if you haven't already, please update your character sheet (not description) to list all languages you speak so that I can quickly see.

In reply to GM (msg # 47):

Another comment:

If y'all really want to talk to one another IN character in a language some players don't speak, feel free to us the Private Message "PM" system.

Just note in your description that you "say something in Gnomish" or whatever.  I think you can include me in the PM if you want so that I can see it and I can make sure to tell the other Goblin assassins hiding around the ship what you said.

Clearly it's a little early for it yet, but how are we handling XP and advancement?

In reply to Uthor son of Magnusson (msg # 49):

At some point I'll do a "session break".  That will reset Bennies, give XP and allow for advancement.

The goal is to have that correspond with what a normal in person "session" would have been.

In reply to GM (msg # 50):

Big chunk-O descriptive text for the game.  I paused in case anyone wants to say/do/prep anything before continuing the bell ride.

Do said dark shapes appear to be moving in an alive way?  How big are they?  Are they a threat?

EDIT:  Notice crit fail.  There are shapes?
This message was last edited by the player at 19:47, Wed 31 July 2013.

In reply to Uthor son of Magnusson (msg # 52):

Crit failure eh?

There are no shapes Ulthlor, why would you suspect there were shapes?

In reply to GM (msg # 53):

Testing to see if I fixed my signature.

EDIT: Yup. Tantric Troubadour. Notary Public. Alveris Alderis.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:40, Wed 31 July 2013.

In reply to Alveris Alderis (msg # 54):

Do aqualungs come equipped with access to the PA system?  Do gnomish uniforms have "comlinks" on them?  How advanced is the Empire's steamtech?  We appear to be pretty cutting edge.

I'm also assuming Conrad knows how to use one of these things.  If that's not something I'd have covered/know how to do, I might have to take a different action.  Conrad's not suicidal...
This message was last edited by the player at 16:45, Thu 01 Aug 2013.

Neither is Uthor.  Seems to me they'd be pretty intuitive, though.  Probably to the point of not requiring a skill check to use.  Maybe needing an engineering or boating roll to do something fancy like an agility trick though.

In reply to Uthor son of Magnusson (msg # 56):

The aqualungs do not access the PA system, nor do Gnomish uniforms have a starfleet logo you can tap to talk.

All Gnomish sailors (or those assigned to a sub) would have at least a briefing on how to use an aqualung.  They're tough, durable and not complicated (for gnomes).  You do not need a skill roll to use it in the way it was intended.

A Fey, however, WOULD need a roll to use an aqualung (unless a trained Gnome put it on for them).

Doing anything fancy with or while in the aqualung, naturally, could certainly require a roll.

In reply to GM (msg # 57):

In a question much along the lines of some of the nuts and bolt character leveling questions... how many levels do you think this game is going to go?  Will our characters make it to veteran or seasoned?  Just trying to figure out how to layer my upcoming edges.

In reply to James (msg # 58):

To that question I honestly have no answer.

The stuff I have planned spans at least 3-4 "sessions" if that helps.

That being said, if people have fun and the campaign goes on and on... who am I to argue?