Sorry, that took a little bit.  I'm in the middle of packing since I'm flying back to the States soon!  I'm back around now though!

I’m in the airport on the way back to the States. I’m wondering what the plan is for continuing on?

 I'm ready to end the episode,  but wanted to make sure everyone is done posting their reactions.

  I had terrible internet access at the beach, so very limited in posting and we have a softball tournament this weekend,  so I'm still a little limited in posting.

I’m good to continue on to the next chapter.

   I'm good here as well.

Same here.

Ready to move on.

Happy Father's Day!

  I posted up, the episode is officially over now. Though feel free to add comments or dialogue during the last part if you wish.

 I will be looking to give out XP for the last session and end of episode, deal out conflict, etc.

 Great job everyone for Episode 1.

I'm back. We were out of town again and just got back yesterday. So I will start working on the the next episode intro.

  It will be on the Reliant. I would like to open the recruiting for one more active player.

  Until then, I do have another addition to the audiobook of our story.

 https://soundcloud.com/eddie-r...otr-chapter-1-part-5

Playlist for all available FotR stuff:
https://soundcloud.com/eddie-r...fall-of-the-republic

We've got a playlist?  Nice!  My wife has been bugging be about our game since it's been going on so long, so she'd totally love the audiobook!  I just didn't have a good way to collect them all before!

And welcome back!  I was starting to get a little nervous after you disappeared so suddenly after the episode ended.  My internal monologue was like "please don't let this be the nice wrap-up conclusion point for the GM!"  xD

By the way, anyone see the new Warrior book?  Juyo is out finally!  And it's scary as hell.  If I was playing a different character I would try it out because it totally plays up the "try to balance the Darkness with Light" angle.  Seems super cool for character growth.  Tarrin's not really the type to dance with corruption, though, so I'll have to reserve using it for some later point in time in a different game.

Excellent, looking forward to the continuation!

 Hi Everyone. I hope everyone had a good week and for those in the US, a Happy 4th of July! I am going to give a bonus, but will wait until we start the scene so you can actually use it. Don't let me forget. :)

 We are bringing in a new player and working on his concept so we can introduce him with the first scene of the episode. He is a friend of Tarrins, and goes by BobThePIR8 on rpol, and joined rpol just for this game so please help him out with any questions he has about using this site.

  During that time, please let me know by PM or private line in OOC if you've finished spending your XP and what you purchased.

  If you've had a chance to listen to the latest audiobook addition, I would like to know your thoughts, suggestions and critiques or anything I might have missed story or character wise. I did make some changes to make the dialogue flow better (and cuts for miscellaneous dialogue), but I kept the gist of all of the conversations and actions. The link for the playlist on SoundCloud is in the 'Game Info' tab so you can find it without searching through the posts.

Hey there!

Finally found the time to update Raana. I spent 15 xp on Reflect and saved the remaining xp.

Sadly I haven't had time to listen to the audiobook, I will try to find the time next week!

 Sorry for the silence. I am still here, just extremely busy this summer. My daughter played in the softball Little League State championship tournament from Friday through Monday. They made it to the championship game, but lost and came in 2nd. We got back yesterday and had another softball tryout for a different travel ball team and then back to work today and I'm swamped after missing 3 days. My daughter was asked to pickup in the PGF Eastern championship softball tournament, which is local but may take up some time as well, but it isn't a lot of games each day so shouldn't impact too much of my evenings.

 I am working on the intro for the next episode and I have a rough draft that I worked on and I hope to finish it up in the next couple of days. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and are ready to get back into the story later this week.

Thanks for the update. Summer is going great, but we're already better than halfway done with it. Where does the time go?

I'm currently on vacation in France but will be glad to get the show on the road.

  How's everyone doing? We are working to get our new player up and running, but there has been a bit of a delay. I will move the story along today or tomorrow and bring our new player in shortly afterwards.

  Hey, Raana, aka Jini (RiP), I hope you had a good trip to France.  I was there a while back when I was in the US Navy. We docked in Marseille and visited several cities up and down the Riviera coast. I didn't have enough leave time (time-off) to visit Paris, which was a shame.

Doing pretty good. Back home after a nice vacation in central France. Looking forward to meeting the new character and getting the show on the road again!

Sorry on my end.  I've been meaning to get a post up, but I've been a bit swamped with work the past couple weeks as I started in on a new study schedule for yet another board exam.  I'm starting to question my career choice.

But, I've got today off.  I'm settling in now to read what's been written for this chapter's start and to get a post in.

In reply to Tarrin Feruwi (msg # 926):

   In the words of Raymond Reddington:

   "In all of the hustle and bustle of your life - don't forget to breathe. I realise that it might be considered a silly notion, but when you're up to your neck in alligators, you have to remember to breathe and how to swim out of the swamp ... at least before you are noticed by the aforementioned fauna."

   You'll get where you need to be, everything in good time should be expected, however. Good luck and have fun!

[/Reddington]

Thanks, K1.  One of my close friends sent me a video from an animator about overworking oneself today, too.  It was after watching that video that I realized I couldn't remember the last time I showered.  I've been pulling 14-16 hour days.  And even though it's my day off I'm getting anxiety about not working.  It's insane.  It brought to mind this interesting thought I've had before.  English teachers love literature, but are cursed to read the worst literature for the rest of their lives from their students.  Similarly, doctors are fascinated by the body and health, but are cursed to destroy their own health in the pursuit of that understanding and helping others achieve it.

All I can really do at this point is keep pressing forward.  It'll probably be better someday.  I just have to get there.

In reply to Tarrin Feruwi (msg # 928):

   And to quote the Man himself:

Heh, I love Reddington. The last season was a bit poorer than the first ones, but it's such a good character.

But yeah, I'll just echo what K1 said!

Thank you both.  I really appreciate it.

  Tarrin, there are many seasons in life, some much tougher than others. I went through several in a row, but I always knew that if I stuck to what I know and can do well, I would be fine. Seasons change and if you find what you do best and continue with it, those seasons will become better and as you build your life and manage your money wisely, you will be to a point of being comfortable and content. For now, take some time and do the little things that give you some stress relief and know that there's a new season around the corner.

  My best advice (one I wish I had learned earlier in life) is don't sacrifice long term happiness for immediate gratification. I spent way too much on stuff that wasn't that important in the long run and ended up in debt and had to add another hard season to get out of debt. Now, I have money saved and spend wisely, but I could've had a much nicer retirement had I learned that lesson of playing the long game.