I've also played in a game like that, we voted for all stats, though. It was a fun experiment, but I wouldn't want to do something like that with a group that isn't close friends.

It was interesting to try to think about your own reactions and motives in a horror setting, though. Like would you really chop the head of your dead friend, so they don't turn into a zombie.



EDIT: I also don't have anything to add to the interrogation scene until the prisoner actually starts to talk.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:34, Tue 19 Feb 2019.

Absolutely. We took it all in stride when someone was voted by group consensus to have a lower INT than someone else.



Depending on how the prisoner reacts next, N'Rell may step in with a line of questioning of his own with a decidedly different tone.

My college-era gaming group had been gaming together for so long that the idea of playing ourselves in a setting seemed redundant. We all knew each other's preferred character archetypes, even though those archetypes were pretty nuanced. Like, I couldn't tell you what those archetypes were, but we could also have conversations like this:

Player A describes character.
Player B: "So, you're trying to play Player C, huh? Do you see the ways in which you've already failed?"
Player C: "Hey! I don't always play that guy!"
Everyone else: "Uh-huh."
DM: "So long as you guys don't get into a turf war once you realize how your political agendas are going to butt heads, I don't care."

I like Kathra's backstory. What has been revealed of it.

In reply to Bencor Dekarrac (msg # 124):

Thanks! The concept is almost entirely based on a very memorable moment that I had at a party a few years ago. I was in Atlanta, visiting some friends, and a completely different friend just happened to be having a housewarming party that weekend. I was talking to this lovely couple that had just moved from the Back Side of Nowhere, Alabama into The Big City. This was the first week they'd ever been in A City(tm), and this was their very first Cityfolk Party. I made some passing comment, and the young lady's eyes bugged out.

"Did you just make a Terry Pratchett reference?" she asked. "You've read Terry Pratchett?"

I told her that I was about to make her night, and got the attention of the entire party. When everybody shut up and was listening to me, I asked for a show of hands of people who'd read Pratchett, and the entire party raised their hands. Man, I cannot even describe how happy she was. She'd spent her entire life up until that moment feeling like an outsider, reading books nobody else had even heard of. She spent the rest of the night running around talking to EVERYONE about those books, catching up on like 15 years of conversations she wished she could have.

Her boyfriend was amazed, he kept talking about how shy she usually was. She had a thick rural accent, but had taught herself accent-free Japanese entirely from watching anime.

Anyway, all the backstory I started with is viewable in my Character Description, and it's all based on that one meeting at that party.

I'm from a rural part of New Zealand. I know a few women that have lived a similar life with the small details changed.

In my tabletop game, we've had some success with stating our intent and that we don't have the energy to RP it. It's a bit tricky, though, since you want to RP the conversation to stay in the story. Hard to juggle precisely. I like how the FATE system tries to mirror the conflict resolution systems for combat, social conflict, etc.

Edit: Isolde, I'm speaking like I know which dwarf clan you're from, but I don't actually know OOC if your clan name would mean anything to any of us. Would we?
This message was last edited by the player at 07:46, Fri 22 Feb 2019.

In reply to Kathra Silvernode (msg # 128):

Glibhammer is a high-ranking clan very close to the throne of the Mithril Hall. Some of the Glibhammers are in the line of succession.

Not sure what circle to go for 2nd level guys.

I was fond of Circle of the Land, forest, but I'm not sure this is gonna be a game where we short rest that often.

Circle of the Shepard would be my second pick but summons mean more dice rolls..

Circle of the Moon is so strong but our frontline might already be okay if Hassan dips into martial.

Circle of Dreams treads on Kathra's toes for healing, and doesn't really suit Bencor's personality.

In reply to Bencor Dekarrac (msg # 130):

Healing isn't my schtick, it's just one of my duties. I'm happy to share that load.

I'm Forge Domain, which seems pretty popular anyway -- every dnd game I've been in on rpol has had one. Don't worry about stepping on my toes. Play a character you want to play.

I’m going to rely on short rests to be effective, so we’ll have to make opportunities for that.

In reply to Isolde Glibhammer (msg # 132):

I don't think we need to take one yet, but I already suggested we take a short rest while the captive was interrogated

It depends if the DM has some house rule but by raw I don't think nat 20's have any special privilege in skill checks.


RE: Circle. If Isolde, one half of our Isolde/Inanah slaughter chimera, is gonna need short rests then I'll go Land druid... if Hassan still wants to multi into a front liner.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:41, Sat 23 Feb 2019.

In reply to Bencor Dekarrac (msg # 134):

Man, it's like this is a completely different game than what I'm used to. I'll wait until I have a ruling from the DM then.

The line of reasoning was something like:

In combat an ungainly commoner might toss a slingstone directly into a dragon's eye and it really hurts

but...

no matter how lucky a dumb, savage warrior is he's not going to spontaneously produce a written forgery good enough to fool the viscount's seneschal.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:46, Sat 23 Feb 2019.

When level 3 comes I'm planning taking Scout rogue from XGtE. That and all rogue abilities really don't rely on rests at all, I don't think I have anything that requires short or long rest.

I will however get expertise on Nature and Survival, in addition of four other skill like rogue normally would.

I'm also in the opinion that you choose what you enjoy playing. Although I have no experience in if modules require certain skills/combos to be successful.

You all have been talkative!

I was gone all day yesterday and didn't have the opportunity to post. I'll get something up later today.

Edited my post to include an answer to Bencorr's Insight check.

Quick question before I post:

Did Escobert ignore Isolde’s questions, or was that an accidental omission? Isolde’s reaction with depend greatly on that. Thanks.

There were so many posts with so much going on that I just missed the questions.

As they walked Escobert would have told her that they are still assessing the situation as far as the numbers go, but that the keep is secure and that there is still a significant portion of the population of Greenest unaccounted for.

Thanks

Hey everyone. Just checking in briefly to say I may not have a chance to make a solid post tomorrow. Things should calm down here by Monday.

Sorry about the back to back posts, but it'll be at least 12 hours until I can post next, so I thought to bunch them up. If someone wants to interrupt her, go ahead and I'll edit my post.

Time to see what I've missed... post coming this evening.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:08, Tue 26 Feb 2019.