Just throwing out a what's up and how's everyone doing to everyone on the forum.

I hope all is well.

*My attempt at not letting the forum stagnate regardless of mindless blather. ;)

Hi Yollie. Doing great over here. I'm still in a game on rpol, so I've got my eye on this one ;)

Hello everyone. Same here. I am in three other rpol games and co-gm one, read a few more that are entertaining enough. ...so I check here whenever someone posts.

Anybody in a particularly good rpol game? I could possibly play one more...

I looked at Jari's "Twilight 2000" game and that is high quality, but a bit more complicated than I was looking for.

Yeah, sadly that is why I didn't join Jari's game either although it looks pretty awesome. I just didn't have the time to learn an entirely new system.

Maybe in the future, though.

I am involved in a few other games on a freeforum I moderate - mostly Warhammer 40k, with some Star Wars, Pathfinder and a Shadowrun playtest tossed in.

As far as Rpol, I just got involved in a Werewolf: The Apocalypse game. It is my first time playing Werewolf, but the system is a lot like Vampire: The Masquerade which I have a lot of experience with so the learning curve is really low.

Sounds great! Vampire the Requiem was my gateway rpg, so I'm peripherally aware of the Werewolf games and very much grounded in urban fantasy. The rpol game I'm in at the moment is Apocalypse World, which I guess is as different to our game here as is possible while being post-apoc; more gonzo things to worry about than where our bullets come from. We've made our post-apocalypse a jungle-choked, rain-soaked affair with lots of psychic scars and witchiness colouring the land, which I'm enjoying a lot. Anybody else like PbtA style games?

Sorry, Christmas (excuse my ignorance) but are PbtA and PbP the same thing?

What type of system is Apocalypse world?

It's kind of a neat, narrativist system with a very collaborative playstyle, where only 2d6 is ever rolled. Mechanics are principles defining focus/tone an the GM side and moves which look like this on the player side (a move for the biker boss 'class'):



PbtA means 'Powered by the Apocalypse' which is any system derived from Apocalypse World's 2d6 & principles thing. There are some really great, thoughtful ones and a lot of meh ones.

That looks like a lot of fun. Simple. Super simple.

Would you mind describing your character in that game. Color me intrigued.

Sure thing, although it'll be an infodump that may look like gibberish :P

I'm playing a Skinner, which is the irresistible rogue/performer/fixer character type. Her name's Ingenue, and she's a neo-mystic, aesthete grifter from cult-infested jungles, with all the ethereal magnetism associated with psychic monsoon country. She's become a strange post-apoc celebrity* figure, owing in part to her insane look, a torched marriage to a notorious cartel figure, and performance art to do with her tattoos that glow and creep to the psychic maelstrom (which is probably a weird consciousness that butts against the real world and is probably made of psychic feedback from the big kaboom. *the concept of celebrity, in our game, is possibly a churning, half-decayed mass-memory cobbled into a very scary, imperfect thing that a lot of people think is a God)

Anyway, in the game she's ingratiating herself into a radio cult, partly because she wants it to be about her and partly because she wants to use mass-communication to experiment with the maelstrom's unpredictable symmetry.

In reply to Christmas (msg # 236):

Everything about that response was super sexy.

That game sounds awesome. Let me know if there is an opening that needs filling.


...ugh, I swear I wasn't trying to make a lame double entendre.

Thanks, will do! There's actually a 2e in the near future, that may prompt me to run my own game. I'll let you know.

Just checking in, seeing how everyone is doing. I hope you all had a good holiday season and are having a good start to the New Year.

Cheers.

Hello Yollie and all!   I am okay. Survived the holidays.
Hope you all are well ...or at least improving. Merry Happy!

Hi everyone. I also made it through to the post-2015 wasteland of today :P Hope everybody's doing well.

Work trip tomorrow.

I am not quite sure how to integrate Yollie back into what is happening currently with the others. She for sure wouldn't be aimlessly wandering around the Motel 6. So, I think I am just going to sit back and wait for an opening.

Yes, I did Christmas' and I need to do yours and Lucas', and Higgins if he's with us.

In reply to Uncaring Fate (msg # 244):

Yrt another work trip begins tomorrow.

I've returned but I'm sick as a dog.  I will continue when able.  Thanks again for your patience.

No problem. I am just excited to see this PC progress.

Sorry I have been so slow to post guys. I am still around though.
And sorry you feel bad Uncaring. Get better!

Yollie I am not sure how to get Yollie back to pestering Lucas?

If you can think of something I'm open to it, but most likely Lucas will be trading off parts from his salvage trailer to NPCs I suppose.
As its still "Market Day" I think...

Higgins? I think I still owe you a bike repair? ..Sorry man.

It's not your fault Lucas.

So, we have some action in the IC. Let's get to it. Sound off if you're still around.

I believe Higgins and Lucas at least are in the scene with Donnie.

Jari and Higgins can easily opt for meeting up with Lucas after his response, since their business at the arms merchant wouldn't take too long to conclude.  I have to respond to Christmas and set the situation with you, Yollie.

Will try to post IC tomorrow.

Thanks.