In reply to Narrator (msg # 190):
uh oh spaghettios

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 191):

I need to take a break from this. I put a lot of work in attempting to accommodate a player who violated the basic social contract of the game.
I gave him  a chance to rewrite the character at 250 points, and they neglected to include the previously decided cost of the golem that had been the character's main concept. Just wasting my time.


I have enough issues with the mutilation of character sheet structure that GCA does in breaking down racial packages and alphabetizing them. I accept occasional rearrangement of points, swapping unused disads for new ones that better fit character concept, or consolidation of partially bought advantages for equivalent ones with the same effect. These modifications are always discussed in occ forums and pms, and approved or modified before implementation.

I have to agree that that is not permissible ... I have had a few players try to under value advantages ... done it myself with weights, costs and prerequisites, but always above board and with some rational. They are not always accepted.  Anyone can succeed by cheating, but if we all did it, the games wouldn't be fun, since you could just adjust things to be all powerful.  250 point characters are pretty darn powerful anyway.

cheating when you're already playin' by yaself is pretty damn funny though... *covers mouth*

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 194):

True too...

I've never used GCA -- but I've used GCS since well before it was swapped to Java to simplify cross-platform use (same program works on Windows, Mac, and Linux).  It lacks the direct support of SJ Games, and the developer is a bit swamped at times so fixes and such can take a while -- but it's been very stable for a long time, users can add stuff (like new spells, advantages, and skills), and the source code is open so programmers can even fix the code if they speak Java.  There are support mailing lists so users can easily contact the developer as well as help each other.

Handles templates pretty well, IMO.  Ardenas was done on GCS, and was my first DF character build.

What it doesn't have is long descriptions of anything -- the developer considers that copyrighted material that exceeds the public play aid license SJ has given.  That's fine, if you use abilities from books you have access to, you won't have problems with it -- and users can add notes to things for quick in-play reference.

Now, that said, anyone can cheat at an RPG if they put their mind to it; I've seen it done in OD&D back when a character sheet was a random piece of ruled notebook paper or graph paper.  My take on it was, it was like cheating at solitaire, only worse because you can ruin someone else's fun.

And ruining the fun for others is the only genuine sin in RPG play.

Sorry about all the chaos.  It's already so much work to run these games as it is.  I understand why it happens, as gamers we all probably feel the temptation.  It's all about being mature individually so you can be a good citizen in the game.

On another subject, Happy Father's Day to all for whom that applies.

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 197):

Happy fathers day to all!


At least the work done in designing the adventure will get reused in my con game.

Did a wrap up that should work for my needs.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:49, Sun 16 June 2019.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 198):
a gruesome ending for broderick & co., and only one survivor!

"That's the usual number."  Said Golias to Silverlock...

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 200):

Nasty indeed. It seemed like a sudden end...

All that gold just waiting there!

In reply to Grimaldi (msg # 202):

I am leaving it exactly like that for the tabletop group in August. They will be 2-3 weeks into the future...

haha if we run into their zombies, that'd be icing on the cake.

I'm to meet up with the dismal tower group, when you leave there.

I didn't get all the back histories done yesterday - came down a bit ill so i was just happy to finish the work day.

As seen by my posting, I am back - and apparently I did miss quite some unpleasantness. I'm quite sorry, Gwythaint, that you had to deal with that - given that you spend so much time on creating such an extensive and excellent game, I really wish you the most excellent and cooperative players.

same, sorry that guy was such a waste of time!

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 208):

I should be back posting tomorrow.

In the meantime,

https://gwythaintny.wordpress....ng-from-bad-players/

Wow. I mean, just wow.

Particularly after all the work you poured into accommodating them. Again, I'm quite sorry for that.

well, if he tries to come back under another name, his style and methods will give him away. he can't help himself, apparently.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 211):

Work has been a bit rough lately, mightnot get to posting until Sunday.

Happy Solstice all!

I still owe you a historical read-up on a couple characters.  It's on the to-do list.  Was training a co-worker for the last 2 weeks, and I didn't anticipate it being that involved.  Should be done in the next day or three.

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 213):

One of the OR techs at my job had a heart attack a few weeks ago (he's doing fine, but will be out of work for months), and they have been pulling me out of my usual workspace where things are slow enough that I can post regularly, and having me run set up and imaging in surgery, and chase after portable post operative cases.
 Now I frequently crank out a lot of portable exams when I am assigned  to that detail, but I generally build my own workflow; when I am in the OR, everything is pager driven, and absolutely infuriating.

(This is a little more than my typical "work has been busy" comment, but y'all have been watching my posting become erratic, so here is why. That and my wife has been working from home, so the time difference between our shifts has been gone from my posting schedule.)

Anyway, I'll  be back tomorrow...

Sounds like the sort of work that causes people to go Postal!