Actually, each party was made up of more than a single priority. The first group had both political intrigue and mystery & mysticism as their top 2 priorities. All of them had combat ranked last, so I put them together and their story lines will focus less on combat and more on matters of a political and/or esoteric nature.

The second group was a mixture of folks that rated mystery and combat among their first 2 priorities, with all of those PCs rating politics last. I expect that this group will actually see more combat than the other 2. Story lines will involve investigating matters of an esoteric nature, with plenty of combat and random encounters to keep the martial folks happy.

The third group is a mixture of all 3 aspects, and while combat will play a bigger role in their story lines than those of the first group, the encounters won't be as random, and instead will be more story driven and mixed in with both the political aspects and mystery-solving.

Asides from the playstyle priorities, I also tried to base the parties on the character concepts and how each respective backstory could work with those of other characters in the group.

I hope it will all work out well in the end :)

Multiple parties interacting this way is a really cool idea, and each one having a different narrative focus is pretty cool too.

Yeah, i'm really eager to see how each group's story will progress and possibly intersect!

Group 3 so far looks like a good mix!

What's the framework of the game going to be like? Are we part of an organization? Do we have an over arching mission? Or is it more of a 'you meet in a tavern, have fun' sort of gig?

That's basically what each party is tasked with figuring out this week before we get things rolling next Monday. I didn't have a specific framework in mind for that, and I figured it would be a good exercise in collaborative storytelling--and more fun for you guys--to talk about how each party became a "party" instead of me just making that decision for everyone :)

As far as an overarching mission, I wouldn't say that there is one per say. I have an overarching storyline in mind already, which will link the plots that each group will be pursuing respectively. I've already got something for each party to pursue once we get rolling as well. That being said, I do expect that the game will also have a bit of a "sandbox" feel to it, where your characters will have opportunities to explore the city/empire/continent, or engage in "side quests" for payment, pursue personal goals and other goodies.

Hey guys,

Just wanted to let y'all know that I'm moving this Wednesday. I'll be driving from Virginia to Texas, so my access to the interweb will be spotty at best. I'll do my best to keep up with things and post from my phone when I can, but just wanted to give y'all a heads up that things will be a bit slower for this week because of my move.

Welcome to Texas, y'all.  Hopefully the move into the warm and sunny Southlands is going without excess difficulty.

Hey guys. Talked to the GM and he won't have internet until Saturday. If we can, we should try and keep our threads moving amongst ourselves so we don't lose momentum.

Travel threads (group 2) are the perfect time to wax poetic about that scene where you had to had to pretend to be an orc to sneak into an enemy's stronghold... or aomething.  :)

I just now realized that a post I thought I'd made didn't actually post, and I've been too busy chasing Pokemon to realize it. That's what I get for using campus internet. I'll try to get something up in a bit.

Hey folks,

Sorry about the delays. Got my internet hooked up at my new place, so I'll be updating threads today and getting back into the swing of things. Thanks for your patience guys :)

Glad to hear it!
Hope you're settled in well and that you will like your new place!

Congrats, DM!  Hopefully you haven't yet melted in the warm TX summer.  The sultry warmth of the South can be a presence all its own, but it is a big beautiful state. :)

Gz! It's always exciting to move.

GM, I'm okay if you want to roll reactionary checks on my behalf. That way there isn't a 3 day lag between calling for a check and moving on.

Thanks for the positive vibes y'all :) (see what I did there?)

Anyway, I've updated all threads. If I missed anything, please do PM me. I had some unanticipated things come up over the weekend, but I'm hoping to pick up the slack and get us all back into a good pace going forward. If anyone has any questions or concerns, feel free to PM with those as well.

Hey hey, everyone.  My character's almost ready.  Looking forward to playing with you all.

Welcome to the game!

Hello!

How's everybody doing?

Good morning!  Can't complain and all that.  Got my ancient Honda 'cycle running again.  It's old and rusty, underpowered and a mite too small for me, but dang it's fun to ride!  It makes the commute to work more than a little bearable. :)

Hopefully everybody else has a bit of brightness in their lives, as well.

~Cheers~!

Doing alright. Very busy.

So, hmmm.  Just checking in.  Hopefully our dread and mighty Dungeon Master and everyone else are doing well.

No activity over here either, and the GM hasn't logged in for over a week. He did just move though, so hopefully it's just a delay.

Things are pretty busy for me right now, so I don't mind that most of my games seem to be slowing down lately.