Out-of-character chat here please.

Folks we now have four players, enough to start although we can fit one more in. Two of the players are without the rules so please bear with me while I go through the chargen.

Hey guys, I am Mr Skitters and I will be playing Father Glenn Alden. I have posted all of his information under his description, so go check it out if you are curious.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:47, Mon 21 Nov 2011.

This is Gaffer, playing Jonathan Cavendish.

I'm in Florida, Eastern Time Zone.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:42, Mon 21 Nov 2011.

How are we doing?

We have three, maybe four players. Have bumped the add in PW, one more PC would be good. Will keep you updated.

OK folks, we have four firm, maybe five PCs. With four players known to me from other games, including a survivor from iterations 1 and 2 of this one! So without wanting to jinx the whole enterprise hopefully player attrition will be low :)

Am going to do the chargen for two players so might take a little time. Hope to have the first game post up by Sunday.

I'll be here.

Hi Guys, player number #3 here.

George Yates, Captain US Army (Retired).  George is a loyal retainer of the Cavendish family and Lord Jonathan's bodyguard.

OK four characters are done, and a fellow student of Jonathan's will probably be joining him in London. And there is a cousin waiting in the wings.

I won't get round to the game post today, but will try and post a breif bio of everyone explaining their connection to Jonathan.

Except a game post by Thursday.

I was thinking that Yates could be an uncle, my mother's brother.

I'm not sure Jonathan has any need of an actual bodyguard. The Cavendish family doesn't seem to be threatened by anything and he's a pretty ordinary young man. He's not even Lord DeVille at this point.

By the way, if the family name is DeVille, Jonathan will be Jonathan DeVille, Lord (title) of (place) where the place is the ancestral residence. Can we fill in those blanks? Also, how old is the title and what degree. I presume they are only Barons, but the title could have originated with the grandfather (created by Victoria, who ennobled lots of soldiers and industrialists) or could be older, of course, going back as far as George III in the 18th century.

If the title is older than that, the rank would probably be higher, most likely Earl, created as far back as the 15th century.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:48, Sun 04 Dec 2011.

Will do some research on the title.

I was also thinking a bodyguard doesn't really fit. Yates is in his forties and of the same social class as you. How about he is an old family friend who also spent a lot of time with Jonathan when he was younger, teaching him his love of the outdoors and skills such as riding and shooting.

He does feel a strong sense of duty towards you, as he was close to your mother, so was happy to come along at his own expense to keep an eye on you.

Works for both of you?

Very good for me.

I'm anxious to meet Kit, as well.

Well Kit is the Black Sheep of the family as he scandalously dropped out of college to write pulp fiction under a pseudonym. Don't know how old he is yet but depending on the difference they were teenage friends or Kit was the cool older cousin Jonathan looked up to.

I thought that Kit is also funding his own passage in order to follow up on offers with a few contental publishing houses. Jonathan's parents are none too happy about it, but then again he is family and George and Father Alden will be there to keep an eye on things...

OK with both of you?

Hi folks, looking forward to playing with you all.

GM, that sounds good to me.  I was thinking similar ages, with Kit maybe a year or two older.  Hopefully he and Jonathan get on well, even if some of the elder Cavendishes are less well-disposed towards him.

Kit hasn't just rejected a respectable career in favour of writing ridiculous books, he also chooses to associate with Bohemians and other ne'er-do-wells.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:52, Sun 04 Dec 2011.

Jonathan's parents are dead. Thanks, man. (joke)

That sounds fine to me. I wonder how Kit and Uncle George will get along? Kit must be the son of mother's brother, since his name is Cavendish.

Hang on, George must be mother's cousin, not her brother, or else his name would be Cavendish.

Yeah, Kit would be the [son] / [bane of the life] of one of Mary Cavendish's older brothers.

Oops, grandparents I mean!

I agree that Bodyguard may seem a little crude, but there is definately a need for security.

Yates is a man of independant means, an retired Army officer, well placed in Boston society, and a personal friend of the Cavendish family.
George Yates has been mentoring Jonathan in the gentlemanly pursuits of hunting with horse and hounds, and shooting etc.

You can think of George as un uncle, but no actual relation.  George is all too aware of the hazards of life,
and as Jonathan has hardly left New England his whole life, but there certainly is a need to have trusted people around you.

Perhaps George can be the Boston Huntsmaster?  Crimson jacket and all?  Hunting with horse and hounds is still fashionable right?

George <Dutch Uncle> does not talk about Kit...  He views him as an unruly Colt than need to be broken in.

Not so much in Boston, but perhaps if the Cavendish family has a country estate?

It might be interesting if Yates had been one of Mary Cavendish's suitors and still carries a torch. He stood in as a father figure for Jonathan, especially in terms of sports and such, which were not in Grandfather's ken.

Did he serve in the Great War? Does he know something of England?

Just to let you all know, yes I am still here.

No.  The Us Calvaly had a command HQ in France, but were never deployed to France themselves.

Served in 7th Cavalry under General Pershing in the Mexican Border War 1916-17.

Changed my clothes, smartened up ;o)

As far as I know this isn't the case, you inherit the title directly. Anyone know anything different?

No idea, just something Jonathan has surmised. I mean, you can't even join the Masons without some sort of ceremony.

No investiture required.  You just need proof of ID and of direct inheritance.  The second Jonathans dad was dead, ha was Lord Deville - even if he didn't know it.

Now, being recognised in polite society as a Peer of the Realm...  Now that's a different matter.

As a Nobleman, Jonathan is entitled to a seat in the British Houses of Parliament.  Now this requires an elaborate investiture ceremony,
and there's almost no chance of meeting the King...

Hello all, the new wet blanket here :)

Welcome aboard, New Glenn. :)

Oh, I hadn't even noticed the only one had left!

The Great Old One knows this, well it knows all, but I don't think the rest of you do.

I am travelling out of the country from this Wed to next Wed, and I am not sure if I will have access to the Internet or not.  So I am going to set up Father Alden to have a quiet evening in his room - just wanted you all to know so you weren't waiting for me.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Best wishes for 2012 folks :)

And no hangover, Woohoo !

Just read up on the healing rules, you have to rest for four days until natural healing begins. Ceald might heal magically you before that. Going to move forward until everyone is rested...

Ooops!  Wrong game Vinny, but I know what you mean...

If the group's headed to Northumbria immediately, Kit might need to stay behind to meet his prospective publishers.  It's a bit of a long trip.

Game post tomorrow folks :)

In reply to Christopher 'Kit' Cavendish (msg #38):

If we catch the 23:37 from Euston, we'll get to Northumberland by 08:00'ish.

This still leaves us 12 hours in London to take care of side stories.

Sorry, folks - I thought I'd already posted something about Kit going to visit the publishers, and then this week I got hit with unexpected crunch time.  If I'd realised I was going to be tied up until today, I would've posted in the Hiatus thread, so, sorry about that.

No problems, been busy myself. Game post tomorrow folks!

Saw this and thought of you...  link to a message in another game

I dunno, I think four is the perfect number. What do you folks reckon? One of Jonathan's school friends is also in London for the summer after all...

Wasn't there going to be a girl cousin, too?

Yes, the player dropped out before chargen.

Either way is good with me

Jonathan doesn't see much sense in moving to the townhouse for one night. He does send word to the staff that he has arrived, but will be out of town for a few days, maybe a week.

OK I'm back :) Shall we move on to the Blenheim estate tomorrow?

Works for me, as far as I know everyone got everything accomplished in town that they wanted to

Yes. Jonathan will read the journal during the evening and during the journey. Does he finish it?

Hello, everyone! I'll be picking up the character of Kit.

And I'd like to make that a 2-point credit rating spend. :-)

Welcome!  I didn't realise we'd lost him?!?!

Welcome, cousin.

I'm going to say that Jonathan finished reading the journal last night and gave it to Father Alden to read on the first leg of the journey. It then went to George around noon and to Kit in the early evening.

Jonathan asked that there be no discussion until everyone had read it and they got settled at Blenheim House.

Would a Preparedness check help vis-a-vis the padlock on the gate?

In theory, DC would depend on what you want to have with you.

Something to open a lock with. This is where this system's skill system is a bit wonky--I don't know what I'd use for lockpicking off of the top of my head, except Locksmithing, which is an Investigative ability.

I'd say some kind of skeleton key or some hairpin or such big enough to pick the lock.

OK, a skeleton key is concievably something a louche young man such as yourself might carry. And the fact you have the Lockpicking skill makes it much more likely. So make a Preparedness roll target 3. Remember you can spend points on this roll, might be worth it since once you have it, you have it!

Game post tomorrow folks.

Hey, are you guys awake? I'm waiting for Jonathan to weigh in....

Yep, I was debating whether I should post again or wait for Jonathan

Would be good to hear Captain Yates' opinion too.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 20:13, Thu 22 Mar 2012.

I haven't read the journal yet.  Still recovering from all my RL rubbish :o(

Excuse the delay folks, been sucked into a Mass Effect 3 vortex :) Game post tomorrow!

Okay, just a head's up about this week:

I am going on a trip with my wife and two oldest kids this coming Thursday-Friday and weekend, which means:

a. posting will be less frequent this week due to having to scramble at work to advance things to where they need to be so I can leave in peace--for this game, that means maybe once per day at most.

b. I'll be pretty much offline Thursday-Sunday.

Where are Kit & George vis-a-vis Father Alden?

All four of you have met up in a small brick-lined corridor leading from one part of the cellar to another. You were looking for Father Alden and he was looking for you.

Quick head's up--I am going to be visiting a client site for work, so I'll be down to updating once per day from after noon Pacific through end of day Thursday. I might get lucky on a given day, but for the most part I'll be pretty busy.

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!

HAPPY

DAY!

Wait--who said May 4 was Star Wars day? And they're releasing Avengers (and trying to annihilate Star Wars box office records) on Star Wars day?

It's MAY THE 4TH (be with you)!  Star Wars Day, Get it?

May the Fourth = May the Force

(facepalm) Yes, I got it before Jonathan's post. :-)

Head's up: I will be preoccupied with a business trip Tuesday-Thursday and will only be able to post once/day during that span. Apologies to anyone who sees this several times in multiple games :-)

Excuse the delay folks, game post tomorrow.

No rush!

Hope the GM is enjoying his vacation :-)
This message was last edited by the player at 14:24, Fri 10 Aug 2012.

When he gets back he's got about 200 posts to read in all the games he's in...

OK I'm back! Will post later today... BTW my last post was in the wrong place (Meta) so I'm moving it.

Old-school Sci-Fi anyone?

link to a message in another game

For a forthcoming family gathering I just bought Fiasco, a GM-less story game designed to let the players create their own Coen Brothers type movie. The elevator pitch is below. The system is very simple and the rules are not required to play, only a willingness to contribute. Looking for 2-4 other players, drop me an rMail if interested and if I get enough will start the game.

Things can go wrong, fast...

Maybe some dude from youth group talked you into boosting a case of motor oil, but now your cousin is dead in a swamp and you killed him. Maybe you and your girlfriend figured you could scare your wife into a divorce, but things went pear-shaped and now a gang of cranked-up Mexicans with latex gloves and a pit bull are looking for you.

It seemed like such a good idea at the time...

Fiasco is inspired by cinematic tales of small time capers gone disastrously wrong – inspired by films like Blood Simple, Fargo, The Way of the Gun, Burn After Reading, and A Simple Plan. You’ll play ordinary people with powerful ambition and poor impulse control. There will be big dreams and flawed execution. It won’t go well for them, to put it mildly, and in the end it will probably all go south in a glorious heap of jealousy, murder, and recrimination. Lives and reputations will be lost, painful wisdom will be gained, and if you are really lucky, your guy just might end up back where he started.

Great Old One, what're we waiting for?

I'm thinking you have to decide what you're doing next. I guess Jonathan or George should give their feedback on your proposal. But until there's a plan I'll bow out and let you natter!

Jonathan, your opinions, please! :-)

Well, as I've already said, I'm for direct action and not wasting more time on 'the authorities' who have been no help so far.

Just waiting for the roleplay IC, man.

Have added a map, check the Game Map link. Posting in-game over the weekend.

Christmas is upon me already. My side of the family actually starts celebrating today while my sisters are still in town, so I'll be offline most of the day. Tomorrow my wife's family descends upon us at noon, and then it's a sprint until Christmas afternoon.

For all of you who do Christmas, Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas everone! I'll be here and posting throughout the holidays, but in any event no pressure on any of you to follow suit. Enjoy :)

New Year's Day looks pretty busy as of right now, so I don't know how much I'll be posting tomorrow (1/1). Happy New Year's to you all! :-)

Busy day today; look for an update tomorrow.

Isn't the corpse partway down the tunnel?

Yes it is. Father Alden crawled in to check it out then crawled back.

Crawled back?  Ohhhh, I see when I said "shines the flashlight around the chamber to see if there is anything of interest" I made it sound like I was going back to the original chamber we started in, when I meant the new "chamber" the corpse was in.  Okay, I am back in the original chamber with everyone.

Sorry for the confusion.  Did I notice anything unusual or out of the ordinary when I was at the other end of the tunnel with the corpse?

Have to say I'm really enjoying this game, guys. I appreciate the continuity, the tone, the players and the GM. :-)

Thanks, am enjoying it a lot too :) A game with four great posters who stick around is a rare jewel indeed...

I concur, good sirs - sorry a bit of St Patty's day in there.

I had some friends who played a face to face Cthulu game, by my schedule never could quite work out with theirs, so this is the first one I have every played.  Playing the pious character is actually more fun then I realized it would be :)

Folks, have just purchased the new offering for the Gumshoe system called Ashen Stars. Looks great! Same system with a few rules wrinkles but aiming for a specific style of story (episodic sci-fi like Firefly or Star Trek).

Take a look at the links the in Game Intro for more info on the game:

link to another game

Would rather try recruit players I know first, so if you like the Gumshoe system and want to see how it works in spaaaace would be great to have you.

Don't I plan on starting formally until April at the earliest, but the earlier the better especially as there's a fair bit of co-operation during chargen .

I'm in. I'll see about buying the book.

A heads up -- I have a scheduled medical procedure Wednesday that will probably keep me offline that afternoon and maybe all of Thursday.

Good luck!

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Sorry folks, missed the good father walking over to the books. Update soon...

I am going to be on a family trip Wednesday-Tuesday coming up (April 24-30). I will have my iPad and a MiFi with me, but I will not be posting more than once per day.

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!

HAPPY

DAY!

Apologies for the hiatus folks, game update at the beginning of the week.

No problem! Still here.

RL got crazy on me rather abruptly. Look for my next update Thursday evening

My luck. Got rather spectacularly ill last night, recuperating. Can post again tomorrow (tonight if I'm lucky and feeling up to it). I now hate blue cheese for at least a few weeks.

All better now!

Will update later today when I have access to a proper keyboard.

Paging Jonathan and George :)

Sorry, been slammed by RL and getting ready for Origins Game Con where I'll be 6/11 through 6/16 with little possibility of posting.

Sorry, I've been very tired recently.  I'll try to catch up tomorrow.

Sorry about the hiatus on my part folks. I know some are you are busy, and have been myself. Will try and get things moving on the weekend, but Glenn's question on sending the police into the cellar need answering!

Kit is abstaining from that vote. He still prefers to burn the place to the ground and walk away from it all :-)

Whatever Glen and Jonathan decides works for Kit in that capacity.

Hello folks, back from my hols refreshed and ready to go. Sorry I couldn't post while away, I appreciate your patience. Will be updating all my games in the next two days so just a little more to wait :)

Welcome back!

Although I'm back, I have nothing to post! Waiting for Jonathan to rule on the next steps, plus you still need to address Glenn's question on sending the police to the spore room...

Remember it is the early evening.

Jonathan, I'm really confused. What do you mean the cops have been called already? Our good GM seems to have the impression that they weren't.

The plan is/was you will direct the specialists from London / local bobbies to the cellar tomorrow. They will arrive in the morning.

Then what's this about not sending them to the spore room?

Glenn was wondering if they should at least be warned if they are being sent into a (possibly) dangerous situation. Remember, they also need you to show them the way...

In reply to Christopher 'Kit' Cavendish (msg # 122):

I was going off of George's msg #370 from May 19.

I expect Jonathan and George can deal with the police while Kit and Father Alden continue their research.

Okay, works for me.

OK, will post shortly.

A question about game rules.
So I think I rolled a jackpot and lost 6 points of Stability.

I didn't use and Spend, but if I had chosen to where would it be coming from?
Where do I see what is available?

And with a stability of 4 out of 10, can you give me a rough guide as to how my character should be affected.

Thanks.

Crazy Priest! Crazy Priest!

Glenn, with a 6 you made your check and avoided losing 4 Stability! So as you're not crazy at, it all might be worth editing your last post ;)

Game post at the weekend, celebrating Swiss national day tomorrow :)

Sane Priest? Sane Priest?

It just doesn't have the same ring somehow.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:27, Wed 31 July 2013.

Quite the opposite, you prevented losing any Stability at all.

I knew that :)   Post edited, I will have to wait a little longer for our Priest to lose his mind.

:-) Edited mine as well. I had to get that last statement in to build toward the inevitable doom....

Off the radar until Sunday folks, game post coming then. Excuse the delay!

No worries!

Sorry, sorry. Make that Tuesday :)

Hello again!

I am reading the documents, back story (and game rules) but I haven't caught completely up. Forgive me if this question has been asked, or the answer discovered, but if seems like it might be useful to inquire as to the cause of Mary's divorce from Joseph.

Thoughts?

They were never divorced. He was placed in an asylum and she went home to her family in Boston.

Ahhh.... thanks!

Been doing some general reading, and the posts received re: events to date have been quite informative. I would like to know where exactly we are active right now however. I have been reading back story, but it can get tedious after awhile...

Apologies, been a busy few days, will answer George and post in-game tomorrow.

You and Jonathan have spent the day directing some police detectives into the cellar of the Soran institute, where you had earlier discovered (and killed) evidence of human experiments.
Kit and Glenn have been to London to do some research on a revolting parasite that, if it exists, infected your three comrades in that same cellar.

Gak! I feel my own sanity crumbling a bit...

Only a little?  Give it time :)

Will be moving the game on tomorrow folks :)

Before I do, would help to know:

1. In the morning are you going to inform the police of your movements, as you were requested to?
2. If the answer to 1. is yes, they will be wanting the books. What will you tell them?

Also, am assuming if George doesn't find any more info tonight he will be coming to London.

Correct sir...

As to telling the police, I will contact them, but let them know that the decision is in the hands' of the new lord, as he currently possesses the books.

We'll send around a note to Scotland Yard once we're in London at Blenheim House.

So I'll call them and tell them to expect the note...

It's a small thing George, but are you planning calling the police from Axbury or London? If it's the former, be aware you will have to wait until the post office is open. It is right next to the police station, where the inspectors from London have been bunking up. By the time the post office is open they will be up and about...

As I believe we are leaving early, I will write up a note explaining that his lordship wishes to peruse the manuscript a bit longer, and that we were heading on to London...

It would greatly speed things up if you would advance the game with the knowledge we are going to use as soon as we set a direction, rather then wait for us to role-play foolish and silly things that will have no impact on the game.

Apologies, should have reacted when I saw the post but has been a busy week.

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This message was last edited by the GM at 09:44, Mon 21 Oct 2013.

George is right to be annoyed, I try in general to jump in asap when continuity errors like that crop up as it is irritating and disruptive to correct later. Mea culpa!

But Kit, don't worry, nothing is going to alter this tortoise of a game from it's slow but inexorable pace :)

So, boss, how out of it and/or drugged am I?  Not sure if I should continue to convalesce or if it would make sense to start staggering around the house?

Have I mentioned lately how much I enjoy this game? This is a lot of fun :-)

It is one of the few I share with my friends...

Thanks gents, appreciate the positive feedback :)

I don't believe Kit has any blood connection to the Deville line. He and Jonathan are related on the Cavendish side, Jonathan's mother and her father.

Roger that, I'll change my post accordingly.

Game post tomorrow folks.

Hey, since when have you been the "Great Old Six?"

since I asked...

Um, okay. Why the change?

Because someone suggested the reason we were rolling so many ones was because the game was being run the great 1.

Hello?

Home internet down all weekend, sorry. Jonathan, please see the PMs.

Ahhhhhhh :-)

In reply to Great Old Six (msg # 171):

I see that my 11/19 response appears to be the last thing in the PMs.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:03, Mon 25 Nov 2013.

No idea how, but I totally missed that, apologies. Update tomorrow.

Apologies folks, xmas slowdown is upon us. New post coming at the weekend.

It would be great to have a description of Percival in the cast list. It's still Father Alden.

Unless I misunderstood Great Old Six it is on it's way in the next couple of days

I think Jonthan is refering to your character Description (what comes up if they click on your name).

I do have to update the skills list however, but that can wait until the weekend.

Ah, I think I have it in both places now.

I'll assume Jonathan just finds the nearest likely-looking chemist and proceed as before. Post later today.

Sorry to be dilatory. Credit Rating is spent.

Bermuda is not in the Caribbean by the way, but is a small speck in the Atlantic. It is an English possession at this time, English-speaking and English in its customs and habits.

Man. You ask someone if they want to go to church and just like that you're a 'mean Lord.' Uppity peasants.

I was trying to make the distinction clear, but obviously I did a bad job!

Not sure if anyone's interested in another game in another system, but I started a game using the 13th Age system:

link to another game

Come and join if you like!

Jonathan, I think you need to be the decider on the hotel.

Update tomorrow folks!

Update tomorrow folks, apologies for the hiatus.

No worries!

Catching up, post tomorrow :)

No problem!

Apologies folks, real life has overwhelmed. Updates tomorrow.

No problem! Can relate, bad cold on my side.

Yeah, I'm sorry, but I'm just not having fun any more. Please remove me from your game. Again, sorry...

OK, we're down two players now. I had hoped to continued with one down, but with two missing we are going to need a replacement. Trouble is, it's always difficult and/or disruptive to add someone new this far into the game. Jonathan, I know you are a Cthulhu GM, know any players in your games that might fit??

I haven't been able to find any additional player. Where does that leave us?

I could recruit people in my games if you want.

I do have another player waiting in the wings, who has followed the game and played an earlier incarnation of Jonathan, but he won't be available until the end of September.

We can carry on with the pair of your for now or wait until then, I am happy either way.

Kit, re recruitment, that's a kind offer, but let's see how it pans out with our new guy.

Will this be a replacement George?

Yes.

No problem. I'm flexible!

We have our new George! Letting him catch up now. Jonathan, once you finish your own thread the party can be reunited :)

I thought I had said this already: welcome aboard!

Thank you!

OK folks, we are good to go! I am sure the new George is on board with the slow-paced nature of this game :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:36, Sat 25 Oct 2014.

George, I believe Jonathan and Percival have returned to our rooms to await you and Kit.

Oki, edited my post.

I'm still unclear how much money Kit needs.

Noone knows :D
It is for Great Old One to fix.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:56, Tue 11 Nov 2014.

Aye, I need the GM to answer that question. This is supposed to be abstracted out as a Credit Rating spend.

Great Old One, help us out.

I couldn't really determine what it would cost in 1930s dollars to set up a thug from Bermuda in a new life, so we abstracted it away as "a lot of money" a.k.a a 2-point Credit Rating spend.

In reply to Great Old One (msg # 210):

'A new life'? Where? Jonathan's not made of money, you know. I don't think he can access his accounts in England right now.

What information is this thug supposedly providing that he needs to disappear and that's worth so much to me?

The spend (or not) is entirely up to you!

Okay, a bit frustrated, here. I wanted to make a spend of my own but was told that my PC had already spent the money when he was being run by another player.

I don't remember how, but I got the impression from the Great Old One that we could do a spend of your points to get information.

Now, I need the Great Old One to reassure you that the spend is worthwhile, because you should always get something for a spend in the system.

To be really, crystal clear: Kit wouldn't have offered money if he didn't have it, in-character, but I was nudged in that direction metagamely by the GM.

GM, help us out here.

OK, let me clarify my understanding of what happened:

During a confrontation with the thug following Kit and George there was an attempt to bribe the guy for info and Kit realised that he was greedy but shit-scared of the consequences, so he would need a large amount of money (i.e. a two-point spend) to betray his employers and disappear. As Kit was out of points I allowed a pre-spend on Jonathan's behalf.

There have been no spends yet, and there doesn't have to be. What's the guy going to do, complain ;)

Okay, well, for the sake of sanity I'll role-play this out as Kit jumping the gun. In the future, though, for the record: I don't want to spend other people's points, or pre-spend, or what-not.

Cool?

I should have called it a free option on a spend :)

So Kit told the guy that he'd ask his principal for money for the man. Now he will respond by offering twenty pounds, willing to haggle up to fifty. That all seems reasonable.

Actually, he should take the guy to an observable location and end the negotiation by smiling as he hands over some money and shaking hands as if the guy told him everything. If the watcher is watched, he won't be trusted by his boss.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:08, Tue 18 Nov 2014.

Nice idea :-)

Happy Thanksgiving for all those in the US and abroad that celebrate the holiday.

Apologies folks, updates coming tomorrow.

No rush, busy week for me.

For me too, going to have to push back to tomorrow in fact. Sorry gents.

Agian, no rush.

FYI, going to be offline a lot gaming-wise this week. Slow going on my posting.

Apologies folks, been really letting things slide, but December is always a busy time. Updating later today.

Merry Christmas folks! Normal service will be resumed on 27th :)

This message was deleted by the player at 03:57, Wed 21 Jan 2015.

Update from me in the morning.

Hang on!

Kit and Percy are to wait in the taxi outside the graveyard until I come to them. They aren't to come inside and hopefully will stay a distance away from the gates.

I guess in the heat of the moment Kit forgot the plan!

Whoops. Player error. I need to retcon. Kit wasn't going to stay in the cab, though, to be clear :-)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:39, Sat 07 Feb 2015.

OK we will go with the retcon, editing posts later today.

DANG! The girl I'm chasing is rolling out of her mind.

I didn't think Madame Lowe was young, am I mistaken?

I was roleplaying, man. Kit is a bit spacey.

Update this weekend folks.

Apologies for the hiatus folks, posting at the weekend.

That's probably my last post for a week or so.

My daughter arrives today for a two-week visit before going to Japan for a year. She'll be researching her doctoral dissertation. I'll check in here as often as I can.

Year, I know I was kinda slow to answer before, but What are we waiting for?

Me to post! Which I've done :)

Hope you all had a good Christmas folks! Game post in a day or two :)

...and a happy new year!

Happy New Year, gentlemen!

Update tomorrow folks :)

Sorry for being slow. Been sick again, and still is. Problems with migraine, etc.

Sorry to hear it! Hope you feel better soon.

Seconded!

Okay, help me out--Bynoe was who? A rough message number reference is fine.

The police inspector.

Home internet down and can't post substantively from work :( Technician is coming on Thursday, update then.

Update tomorrow folks.

Apols, update might be a day or three later :)

No worries!

LOTs better than my monthly checkins :)

Game post tomorrow folks :)

Some good news folks! One of the original players of this game, circa 2003 has returned to RPoL after an eleven year break and is keen to rejoin the game. In the circumstances I am sure Jonathan wouldn't mind giving up Percival, who I was poised to kill off in the surrounding gunplay anyway ;)

Welcome back!

Hello everyone,

Thanks for welcoming me back. I'll do my best to interpret Percival as good as Jonathan was doing.

I read the recent post but I'll start from the beginning and soon I'll be posting with Percival.

I'm very happy to be back! :-)

Welcome! I picked up Kit and George over the last couple years. Glad to have you!

Excellent! Welcome back!

Let's see if GOO will kill you off in the surrounding gunplay anyway ;)

I'll do my best to survive. :-)

Back, update tomorrow, thank-you for your patience :)

No problem! Here's hoping we survive :-)

Sorry guys, I was kind of lost because I didn't know what to do with Percival, if I continue his "escape" or if I made him go back and help the others.

So let's go fighting!

Hey lads.

Vacation times, so even harder to get posts in. Will be like this until med August.

Apols for the delay, update tomorrow :)

Guys, are we missing anything? Is there anything we should do to move on? :-)

Just waiting on Jonathan to get back up to speed after a busy summer :)

If you think this game is moving slowly, you should see my Mouse Guard one!

No, that's fine by me. I just miss the game, curious to see what is coming next.

I'll wait for Jonathan. :-) And I can imagine all those mice, standing still, waiting... ;-)

Oops. Memory didn't serve me well. I thought I said you would be faster without me.

Anyway, I'll post now then. Hopefully more time now. The summer is almost over... ahem... ;)

Back in town folks, will try and post by the end of the week. Anyway, in the context of this games that's barely a pause ;)

Apologies, will post by tomorrow at the latest :)

Apols for the hiatus folks, busy week. Updates tomorrow :)

Just waiting for Jonathan/Percival to give their assent to the plan.

Update at the weekend folks.

Apols, make that this week.

Apols folks, had some RL stuff to deal with. Update later this weekend.

Folks, apologies have been busy in RL and have been letting my slow posting game take up the slack - that's this one in case it wasn't obvious ;) Posting something in-game later today.

Paging Jonathan!

Hadn't factored in the jetlag. Update tomorrow :)

If you haven't heard from me by Saturday, poke me please.

Post from me in a day or two :)

No problem! Will be here.

Apols folks, RL got in the way. Post before the end of the week...

Wohooo!

Happy New Year!

Likewise to you all :)

Apols folks, RL bites, game post at the weekend :)

Sorry, for some reason I missed my need to roll. Rolling momentarily!

Folks, back from hols, will be catching up and posting in the next few days :)

Update tomorrow folks, apols for the hiatus!

No worries. Still around.

Updates tomorrow folks, apols for the hiatus :)