For when the first one hits 1000 posts!

To answer your question, Conspirator, I did not get any "crafting" skills. Downtime only allows for acq. xp if you use crafting skills. Honestly I did not keep up with how many of those I was being given because they are useless to my girl.

In reply to Azucondie (msg # 2):

My downtime will mainly be spent drinking, singing and womanising...!

Mine is telling jokes, dancing, and sleeping...alone or with Sai. Mmmmm...so handsome!

In reply to Azucondie (msg # 2):

You could work with Alban to craft a magical bard instrument or two if you feel it would help your character Azu.  You can also use your downtime units to learn new skills, languages, or tool profiencies if that interests you. Hexia does sell magic scrolls to accomplish this.

Adding to what Alban mentioned, "Jack of all Trades" means you can aid others in crafting, no matter what skills or tools it requires. Also, you can use them to earn more than just a stay at the inn by performing. If you want, I can try to figure out how many downtime units you should have.

Well I intend to have Victor sign up and participate once he is no longer a level 1 pleb :)

Great! I'm excited to possibly have you :)

Keep in mind, I'm not counting anyone as having signed up until they post in the thread. So, feel free to do so once either of you've decided you're ready :)

Also, congrats on 1000 posts Conspirator! That's quite a lot of GM work :)

Edit: This is also my 420th post, so a rare mutual hurrah! lol
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Holy moly those are some impressive numbers y'all. And the density of conspirator's posts... Let me jump in on that congratulations and thanks for all the hard work.

I'll sign up too, when I find out how and where, lol

That would be good. I would really like to get some xp.

Keep in mind, spending downtime units doesn't get you a lot of xp. But you definitely get more bang for your buck, so to speak, if you have four people working on the same item.

I choose to read this as "team work makes the dream work."

Question for the near future: If one finds themselves unconscious but with hit dice remaining to spend, do they need to wait the full 1d4 hours to regain their 1hp or can they go through the first hour as a short rest and recover via their hit die?

I was looking it up and there seems to be conflicting agreements.

For reference: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/...woken-up-prematurely

(I know it's an old thread but it most thoroughly sums up what I found.)

Interesting question. Does regaining hp through the use of hit dice constitute an action you need to be conscious about?

If short rest follows the rules of long rests then yes, since you can't benefit from a long rest unless you start with 1 hp. Added the fact that the rule on waking up from an unconscious condition doesn't specify you can use hit dice to do it would indicate that it's external healing or 1d4 hours that does it.

Since a short rest is essentially non-strenuous activity it would seem it doesn't take a conscious action.

Interestingly, as they discussed in the linked thread, the restriction on gaining the benefits of a long rest only working if you have 1hp is not a part of the short rest rules. There's a lot of good debate on both sides in that thread.

Also the exact wording of waking up from unconsciousness induced by dropping to zero hit points is as simple as "This unconsciousness ends if you regain any hit points." Which seems pretty non-exclusive but is also very open ended. Which is why DM rulings are always my go to, hence asking.

I thought I'd ask since we have two unconscious members of our party on patrol right now. 1 hour vs up to 4 hours isn't a terribly big deal in the grand scheme of things but it could be significant enough to have an impact. Gotta make it through this encounter to see if it even matters though lol.

On a separate note:
 How's everybody's weekend going?

Watch out for the wildlife!!

Going well here. Yours?

Wendel, I don't mind allowing it if the Narrator doesn't mind.

Congrats on the new store Sai :D

Hope we don't get so many shops that our games are on page 2, past all the notices. Lol.

I fear at this point, that's inevitable!

Might I suggest one notice thread that acts as a directory, and contains links to the various shop threads which then don't need to be notices themselves?

That's a good idea.

Agreed ... then take the others off notice, and let the shops float among the threads as they are needed

That is a very good idea.

PS: You might want to also remove some of the locations as notices. Not sure if you are still working on that :)

That is a very nice Thread Index.
I think that does the job very well.

In reply to Santio (msg # 27):

Agreed, looks great.

It is very nice and keeps things a lot cleaner! Nicely done

@ Conspirator no rush. When you get the number can you PM it too me?

So....where are y'all from?

I'm living in sunny Perth!

Considerably less sunny Ballarat for me :)

Great job on the threads list!

Thank Victor, it was his hard work. ^_^

Home base is California for myself. But this week I'm in the midwest for most of the week and next I think it's easy coast.

What's it like over in Perth and Ballarat?

I'm born and raised in Ontario, Canada.

It's cold. Please send help.

Ballarat is a minor regional city (or a large town) in the goldfields of Victoria, we had a very wet mild summer down here because of the el nina. We're nestled in a spot that is inland near some mountains but we also still get the cold air blowing up past the coast from Antarctica. Outside of summer heatwaves Ballarat is pretty cold, though I doubt as cold as in Ontario!

Today was the second(?) day of autumn at reached a top of 15 degrees Celsius but was otherwise bright and sunny. I have to imagine Perth was quite a bit warmer today but probably still pleasant.

Today its 26 degrees C and quite humid for some reason. We've had a lot of rain lately though!

It always amazes me how vastly different our simultaneous experiences of the world can be.

Y'all's Thursday is winding down over in australia already as mine is only just about to begin... You're experiencing autumn, and I'm headed in to spring...

I'm looking forward to a nice 12 degrees C for my last day on this project I've got going before flying back home.

Once the world returns to normal, Ontario Canada is actually one of my project locales. Any advice for a first time visitor, Tidelan?

BrisVegas!    Seems we got a healthy dose of Aussies in this game.

I'm just recently arrived in Australia since 2005 from the UK :)

15 years ago is recent? :P

I think you still count as an Aussie at this stage.

Absolutely.

I've spent a third of my life here and half my working life :)

Worcestershire, UK.

It’s cold and grey, as usual...!

Northern Michigan, here (not to be confused with the upper peninsula, which is actually more northern).
Spring seems to be arriving a few weeks earlier here than normal, so a lot of the snow and ice is already gone.

Ahh, the place of the great worcestershireirere sauce ;)

https://youtu.be/WzyUQt3vaI4

In reply to Carmen Diaz (msg # 47):

Lol! Can't stand the stuff myself, but my missus loves Worcestershire Sauce-flavour French Fries!

As would any normal person, surely?

Haven't had those in years, or monster munch, or twiglets. Mmmm, twiglets.

USA, South East, all my husband thinks wise to share.

I'm in Waxahachie, TX about half an hour south of Dallas. Plenty of people around here use Worcestershire sauce. I'm fine with it as a component of BBQ, but on it's own I think that stuff tastes terrible.

Now I'm picturing a Dragonborn with a curly straw, sipping it straight while grimacing in disgust.

Rather accurate. I love soy sauce, and have literally taken sips from the bottle. My first encounter with the worce I expected a similar liking and was sorely disappointed.

Good thing no one was around, I laughed out loud at that.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 53):

I thought .Wightvane would be more a Tabasco kinda guy!!!

I'm from Texas, we put hot sauce on everything (except steak, you get shot for that).

Haha, wow. I like soy sauce, but that just sounds like enough salt to give me a head ache lol

Though, I do actually enjoy eating raw lemons as though they were apples. Sour citrus is a good taste imho



Haha that was a really endearing video. How is that actually pronounced, though?



Hm... I suppose it's good for you to keep in mind while driving or being chaperoned that you can turn right at red lights in Ontario. Funny thing is, you can't do the same thing in Quebec, so it's a tad confusing.

Besides that, I'd keep an eye on the weather and read up on how we deal with the cold. We don't really get a lot of tornadoes, hurricanes or any major disasters, but getting snowed in or slipping on road ice could be traumatic for an unprepared tourist :)

Safety-wise, that's about it. It's a pretty safe country, and you wont need a guidebook to get by with communication, since you already speak english. Though Canada is bilingual, you don't need to speak French at all, except maybe in Montreal (ive never been tbh).

While you're here, I recommend you try and get your hands on our few national foods:

 - Maple syrup (trust me, nothing beats the local stuff. It puts sweet ol' aunt jemima to shame when it comes straight from the local forest)

 - Poutine (I mean this is kind of obvious. Remember, the best poutine has real cheese curds, anything else is inferior lol)

 - Beaver tails (I've always wanted to try these, but haven't yet. Also, no, they are not actual beaver tails, it's just a nickname for a waffle desert)

Unfortunately, I don't know much about local attractions, but I'd assume your best bet would be Toronto, as that's basically where everything that matters in the country is (also traffic is terrible there)

A second sad note: If you were looking for gorgeous scenery, I'd actually recommend British Columbia. Ontario surely has nice places, but it's very urban and it's natural beauty also just doesn't stand up to BC, anyway.

Haha that was a really endearing video. How is that actually pronounced, though?
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Lol! I really chuckled!!!

Whu-ster-shur Sauce... !

Looks like our group might need one more player as ours hasn't logged in for 3 weeks. (Assuming we survive the trip back to the town!).

*Agrees unconsciously*

We might need two more depending on how we decide to deal with unconscious people near death.

Does it look suspicious if two warlocks come back with two dead bodies???

In reply to Carmen Diaz (msg # 61):

Yes.  *L*

In reply to Brohm of Clan Stonehelm (msg # 62):

Cool, we will ,are sure to bury them well then ;)

In reply to Carmen Diaz (msg # 63):

Cremation is better.  No body for necromancy.
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Haha, yeah. I wonder why anyone does burials in high-magic fantasy settings.

It still leaves ashes though, like Disintegrate does... I guess 'True Resurrection' is a different kind of Necromancy than 'Animate Dead' but it's worth saying that it would allow you to bring a cremated character back to life, since you don't need a body [nor thir ashes for that matter, lol]

It's a good reason to bury people on Hallowed ground.

There's a ritual, iirc, that prevents buried bodies from being reanimated. I think its in Xanathar's.

In reply to Conspirator (msg # 67):

I think Gentle Repose from the PHB also works for the short term.

Boneclaw, you'll have a client someday. Kelemvor is patient!

I'm not tuned into what your group is doing, but Chelsie's popping back into town now. I'm a celestial warlock with healing abilities; what's your quest, and would such a third warlock fit?

In reply to Chelsie Primrose (msg # 70):

Three warlocks! Sounds like we’ve got a coven building...!

Paladins, time to kick some witchy butt!!!

3 Warlocks and a questionable paladin, sounds like an interesting party!

We're currently on night patrol about to take a short rest then possibly call it off early due to near deaths experiences and the development of a saved elven sacrifice. Depending on how much is left to go we might also finish it.

Depending on posting rates we might be back in a couple of RL days if you can find things to do until then?

Azu is available for downtime hyjinks. I can aid anyone with anything. Bards is cool like that.

Hello, Everyone! New player here just waiting on a final check from the DM(s) before getting going. I wanted to at least say 'hi' and make myself known. =D

Welcome to the game, my friend :)

Hello and welcome!

Welcome!

Hello :)

For now, I've signed up for Under the Moonless Sky. If you're in the mood to save more sacrifices, check it out on the job board. Whatcha think?

I don't think I can speak for the others just yet but Victor'd probably be in. The main problem for him will be his limited options for attacking at range and overcoming resistance to non-magical weapons.

Wendel would be in as well, just gotta make it back first.

Sure, why not.

Sounds like something Nutcracker would get in on for the terrain exploration, so you could count him in once all else is set.

I think the GMs are looking to keep us at parties of 4

Welcome Nutcracker.  Glad to see another Ranger.

That particular job says room for 3 or 4 more, so I think nutcracker could fit in as well! We could use all the help we can get I think.

Oh really? Thats cool then :)

Another body between frail Wendel and the bad guys is always welcome in my book. :D

Wow, that built up right quick! Excellent, I'll be in town while you sort out what you're up to.

I suppose post-patrol drinks had best be had at your establishment eh, Carmen?

Congrats on the new enterprise.

Hey sweet! Can't wait to check out the Dragon's Den when we get back.

Quite correct. A place to relax, drink, pay for secret services that we cannot mention in this game, and gamble!

Sounds like an establishment where ne'er-do-wells might congregate. I suppose that's good for a bounty hunter though!

It sure is :)

Method in the madness!

Last time I am making this offer.

Brohm hasn't run into you yet Azu.  I look forward to it, in the future.

Where ya at in down time? I'll come around and bother you.

Brohms' out on a mission, at the moment Azu.  I'm sure he'll have stories to tell when he gets back.

You can be in Down time at the same time as a mission, if I understand the rules correctly. It just happens between missions.

Brohm had about a day between the Duel and the Keenbelow mission interview, and a few hours after the interview before sleep Azu.  What's good for you?

Lets start with that full day. That way they might actually get to make something.

Brohm ain't quite making anything right now.  He is attempting to learn a language.  Specifically Goblin.

That is cool. I could teach you Orc directly. I can help you learn I suppose, Jack of All Trades. Where can I find ya?

We could use the Frosthide Inn, if that's acceptable Azu.

Great, that is where she sleeps!

Same for Brohm.

So, Carmen, how does one go about taking over an establishment? Was it just a conversation with the GMs?

Best not be too far back or any surprise from behind will get you for sure. =O


Another short Ranger, too, interestingly enough. Wonder if we could have a small camp community outside of town made of all the wilderness characters.

If you'd like to freeze your rears off out there then go right ahead :P

Honestly, Tidelan already has a nice home but he'd most probably be happy to be involved in something like that!

*L* @ Wendel.  Brohm will definitely be eating better than you.  And with other compentant hunters, they could easily be feasting every night and feed the inn with their leftovers.  Right Tidelan.

Wendel: Well, seeing as how I don't have the external cartilage ears that is a non-issue. =D Maybe some freezing will toughen up your outside enough to count as armor.

That would be an awesome and intimidating camp to have everyone capable of surviving out in it living there. Nutcracker would just like to have a tree house or other high dwelling. Because bird.

Made me smile :)

Edit: I built Tidelan's home near the bay. Because water genasi.

Edit 2: Also, congrats on 8K posts, everyone!!
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Please, as a newbie to DND, what does the ‘PP’ in people’s bio lines mean?

Passive Perception.

Photographic Potential. It's the number you have to roll under for a great selfie.

It is common for DnD players to compare the size of their characters' respective PPs. Keep in mind these PPs are imaginary.

eewww      I didn't realise this was THAT sort of game!


but thanks ... I think.

Don't worry, this game isn't rated Mature-- so immature humor is A-Okay!

Sorry, I can be quite inmanure at times.

@Carmen, What is the payout on the Dice Game at the Dragon's Den?

Roll a 7 or 12 and you double your money

Oof, it's good to be the House.

In reply to Victor Iusticia (msg # 122):

I was just copying game rules from a site I found. If nobody takes it up, I'll have to look at changing the odds!

See, it's really quite simple. First roll is a winner :)

18:41, Today: Carmen Diaz rolled 7 using 2d6.  Gambling check :). – [roll=1615372885.70915.352983]

Question about scribing scrolls, are we using the Xanathar's rules as written for scrolls (p. 133)? That would require 25 gp and 1 day of downtime (so, 1 downtime unit) for a 1st level scroll (15 gp for a cantrip), up to 250,000 gp and 48 workweeks (240 downtime units) for a 9th level scroll.

Chelsie is considering scribing scrolls down the road, and probably selling some of them. After buying a home to work out of.

I wonder how long it will take me to fill the scratchpad with usable phrases just from the people here. =D I have a short list that is based on Nutcracker's background, but when you live in the woods for several years and mostly interact with your mentor, you tend not to pick up too much. City folk may or may not provide speech that is appropriate to a game with no M rating. XD

GP cost is based on Xanathar's, but as a single-use consumable, downtime cost is always 1 unit.

In reply to Conspirator (msg # 127):

Thank you! That seems quite workable.

If I survive this next mission then I'll definitely send Wendel to the fighting pits as well. He won't make it far but at least he can be fodder for someone else :D

LMAO. That's the spirit.

Though, since Tidelan's fighting tournament is a downtime activity, you can do it while you are away on a mission :) [chronologically it's a bit of a weird rule the GMs made, but everyone just treats downtime like it happens between missions. You can, in a way, consider it like a filler episode of an anime haha]

IIRC, Conspirator told me it will cost 1 downtime unit to enter, since it is a downtime activity.

TL;DR You're free to wait if you like, but you don't have to.

The reason for waiting is to have at least a chance to level up first, and hopefully break into the double digits on my HP.

But if it looks like more folks start filling in the board before we get back I'll pop in as I am to get the fight on as it were.

In reply to Wendel (msg # 131):

Same here... I'm sooooo close!!!

I feel y'all. I've been there in this game before... Since big quests can take so long to get done with, it can actually be a better usage of your time to just wait for another milestone of one thousand posts to push you over that edge... Which is kind of the opposite of what you might expect, but also sort of true.

If you are literally in the double digits away from your experience requisite, it's also possible to spend your downtime on something cool to get that measly little last bit. Though, that seems like a rather huge waste, to me.

Still requires a long rest, tho. I think it's been a couple months since our last, and I acquired enough XP at our 6000 post mark(I think). Sometimes it's just about timing.

Yikes. I feel you though. Quests can drag on for a while in play by post. IIRC, a group I was in spent like six months or something on a long quest. It was fun, but oh boy was I happy to move on when it ended ha ha... I think we got like 2 or 3 long rests during that quest in total, so we would go on average 2 IRL months per in game day... That's like a 60:1 ratio of time dilation... Well, more, actually, since we only really acted out like an hour per day, where the rest was time skipped... So, like a 1440:1 time dilation ratio, yo.

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 135):

Lol! I was in a Twilight 2000 game a few years back. We had an epic firefight, loads of action and several PC deaths (players then took over NPCs). It lasted over six months IRL, but when it was done we looked back and the actual battle lasted less than 10 minutes!!!

That is wild, ha ha.

My OCD demands that I translate it as a ratio - 1:26352

Though, I suppose the correct way to write that would be ≈>1:26352, since the number may be a few off due to rounding and also you indicated that it took 'more than' so in a way this is a lower bound.

Sorry, nobody wanted to see math today lol

Pi day isn't far off...

It's not too far away from my cake day

Mmm, y'all got me thinking about dessert...

Okay, time to blow up the OOC thread:

pie or cake? also, which flavor?

personally, I prefer pie, and my favorite is either strawberry rhubarb or banana cream.

Though, for cake I adore cheesecake.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:30, Fri 12 Mar 2021.

I'm old(ish), not much beats a properly done black forest gateau but a rhubarb crumble and some nice custard comes close :)

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 140):

I'd prefer the bowl of fruit before you turn into a pie/cake filling, but if I have to choose, it's a tie between peach pie or carrot cake.

Lime Meringue Pie was an old favourite alongside Mississippi Mudcake.

Also, I'm on to you. ; P

Y'all gotta get down on some tres leches cake. Changed my life. Luckily I'm no good at making it or finding places to get it, so I don't have to worry about over eating.

Favorite pie: pecan

Favorite cake: baked Alaska

Pie: Pumpkin

Cake: Red Velvet

I have to practice more on making a good red velvet since we have to be gluten-free in the household, so most everything is made from a recipe than a box or bakery.

Also re: Carmen, my cake day is coming up on the day after the drinking excuse day.

Then your cake day is the same as mine :)

Darn! I've been made! Time to flee the country!

defenestrates myself

Pie > Cake, no question

Pumpkin Pie > all other pie, though many pies are delicious (I consider cheesecake to be a pie as well, screw its name, and it's a close second)

Cake w/ chocolate frosting, either chocolate or yellow cake > all other cakes, though many cakes are also delicious

Autodefenestration FTW.

Not to be confused with automobile-defenestration.

Hot take: cheesecake is the part of the Venn diagram where pie and cake overlap.

I'm going to bed soon, so our lil battle can't start until tomorrow Victor.

Sorry about that, time zones can be really inconvenient, ha ha.

Edit: Also, I find it hilarious that Wendel is watching this. lmaooo
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He finds himself wishing to be the powerhouse that a lot of folks around here seem to be. Naturally he is inclined to watch and try to feel the thrill!

One day he'll play with the big boys. One day.

@Tidelan no worries rest up!

@Wendel I fully expect Victor to go down like a sack of bricks after a round or two.

I multiclassed bard, so I’m not going to be setting and dips records :)

Ooooh I forgot about multiclassing. What is your instrument of choice?

Pan flute

Fun! I'm planning on multiclassing bard waaaaayy down the line (thinking level 14ish) if this game goes on for... many years.

I was actually planning on being sorceror/warlock but screwed it up and took warlock at 1st level instead of sorceror :(

Have you tried asking the GM really nicely to retcon that you did?


Yeah I might look into MC after level 8 or so.

This is one of the few characters I don't have plans to multiclass with. Normally I multiclass most of my guys.

I'm actually also planning at least one fighter level at some point to up my AC. But even that will probably be a while; I'm sticking with warlock for a while first.

Just catching up on this thread and now I’m really hungry...!

If we’re talking pie then I’m going to throw a grenade in the mix - gotta love a traditional Cornish pasty. You can’t find then often nowadays, but you get meat & veg filling at one end, then sweet (like apple or similar) at the other. Main course and dessert in one yummy dish!

BTW, for those asking about a certain dwarven jeweler, then leaving before any NPC's respond, yes, Horace made it to town safely, and I'm sorry I've been a bit slow lately.

No worries, RL comes first, always. I figured he'd made it to town and due to the wibbly wobbly timey wimey nature of the on town interactions I figured Smith would have responded before Wendel headed out but I can stick around in future interactions to keep the timeline a little better strung together :D

Thanks for all you do!

I've considered multiclassing to Fighter or Rogue depending on what archetype I'm going to go with. Still lots of ideas, but I'll see how things go up to that point to make that decision.

Going back to interesting dishes, I need to make a decent GF a flatbread first, but my friend found a middle eastern recipe called shakshuka that has an awesome smelling spice that goes into it.

In reply to Conspirator (msg # 166):

I'm impressed you can keep a game with so many characters going like this! And occasional slowness is more than a fair trade for a game with such longevity (and so much character freedom, too). Thanks for this fun playground.

I've always loved Turkish Flatbread, if it's anything like that it'll be amazing.

Sorry about that taking post taking so long to get up, Victor. I spent the vast majority of that time figuring out how tf to use HTML table tag. The table looks good though. It's up to you if you don't wanna use it, but I mimicked what the GMs usually do when we get into combat :D... I also realized that my initial measurements in the original post are literally impossible, since both Brazier's cannot be both ten feet away from the corners while still having forty feet in between them... unless this is some sort of impossible noneuclidean space my druid accidentally created, then no.

So, I went with the closest version of that I could think of. I'll edit the original post when I get the energy haha.

Also, I'm gonna roll initiative ahead of time, since I don't know when Wendel will make his post lmao. I'll put the results in the bottom of this reply.



Well... that's certainly something.

Hmmm rpol is doing some slow loading for me this morning, hopefully it's not an indicator that their server hosts are having trouble again...

The Arena looks fine, because diagonals are weird on a grid you could have it be a rectangular (elliptical arena) rather than a square (circular arena) by having the distance between braziers not be equidistant and that would have people facing of at 30 ft apart. 35ft apart would be great for Victor's tactics but probably not for most competitors.

Here is some quicker/easier* code you can use:


* In my humble opioion
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"And they're off." In my best announcer voice.

Hm... It's a good suggestion, but this would mean an increase to the size of the arena, and I don't really want to spend any more gold on that thing [even retroactively].

In all transparency, Tidelan's current gold is somewhere around 130... So to even pay out the top place prizes [that is, ignoring the solid gold trophy], he will either need to rely on civilian bets, or finish his current quest first.

Technically speaking, there is a precedent in this settlement for allowing people to take cuts into their future pay in lieu of payment [it seems interest isn't a common concept, at least when dealing with Smith]... So if IRL timing doesn't work out, I can always make the trophy with some or all of the current gold to present upfront, and then give IOUs to the winners for their rewards.

Basically, I'm losing a shit ton of money, but it makes sense for the character so it's totally okay. I've stressed often that he either doesn't understand or care about money, which would make sense 'cause he's a wilderness fellow, and also from a foreign land that uses money quite differently.

Also, thanks Wendel :)

Alas poor Victor I knew him... Well... For a few hours at least. :D

Hehe, Victor might have to start praying to the dice gods instead of Lathander :P

Tidelan doesn't know the meaning of the word Overkill :)
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 23:33, Sat 13 Mar 2021.

1 more damage on that crit and it would have been an outright kill, that was close!

That's why I [albeit retroactively] chose to target the ground instead, ha ha.

What level is Victor by the way?

Just hit level 2 :)

My goodness what a quick and decisive victory... Facing off against someone twice your level though. At least you made it to round two lol. Just not past that. Maybe you should face off against someone like Wendel next time instead :P

I mean... I can top off Victor's HP with some lay on hands if you want to come down from the bleachers and face him :P

As long as somebody can bring me back from death, why not.

Straight up. Though, I did forget about reckless attack before round two...

This build is definitely one that excels at combat in the early game. After level 5, it scales rather badly though.

Well played Victor, I laughed to myself at "?!" being used as a quote.

I feel a little bad about how one-sided this was, but I'm sure you expected that, ha ha.

Totally expected, and the "?!" is only part of that, he said something in Infernal I just messed up that tags, I'll fix that shortly.

IDK, I kinda like it that way as well. "?!" Very clearly comes across as a surprised sound of some kind. Unintelligible sounds are the best. Makes me think of good ol toons in the papers

Yeah I used private to group instead of language group in the tags by mistake, fixed now.

I don't know if anyone other than the GMs are in the Infernal language group but it seems like the sort of language he would swear with when surprised.

Makes sense. I hadn't even checked the language groups I'm in until just now. Looks like maybe Terran wasn't a group...

Do you have Primordial instead? I think that covers Aquan, Ignan, Terran and the other one...

Tidelan speaks primordial :)

He actually spoke it earlier when he reaffirmed his Sylvan Oath in that language.

I wonder now if it didn't show up like yours didn't?

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 190):

It shows up as an unknown language so I think you did it just fine.

How do you do languages? I'm not sure if I'm in the language groups I'm supposed to be in (Elvish, Celestial, Gnomish, Draconic), or I just don't know how to access them.

On that note, I can also read all writing now, and I'll be using Comprehend Languages (and later Tongues) with some frequency as the campaign progresses, so that will probably mean some headaches for the DMs... : )

Chelsie's planning to offer translation services for a small fee, or she will be, once she realizes she can do these things.

I would expect a fair amount of work, should her services prove reliable and accurate.  Perhaps even a conditional offer of office space, if things go according to intent.

I think the GM's put me in abyssal rather than primordial. Perhaps a request to be put into that group should be made.

GM's could I have my language groups corrected please? Thanks. Sorry for not realizing earlier.

Under styled text where you do colours there is an "Insert a private line" dropdown, go to "The language group" and select the language you want.

Alternatively you can use the [Language Celestial: Text goes here} syntax replacing that "}" with a square bracket.

I've heard that using curly brackets can be used around words to exclude them from being obscured which is potentially useful for shared words or names, testing that theory above.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:35, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

Yeah, I'm not seeing any language groups under the private line dropdown, but I can try the brackets...

[Language unknown: ofbetait illtinfor] [Language unknown: houratverati Chelsie riutic uloun]

I can see the angel-y text and make out "Chelsie" in the other language Victor doesn't know
This message was last edited by the player at 02:05, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

But how does that work when someone else speaks the same language?

Okay, so that worked for you, but I can see them both. I decided to test both a language Chelsie speaks and one she doesn't (Celestial and Primordial), just to test, so it's interesting that you don't need to know a language to post in it. And the curly bracket worked for the name Chelsie.

I'm still not sure if I'm actually in my language groups, though.

Here's the text I see Brohm:


Here's the private line dropdown I was talking about Chelsie:

This message was last edited by the player at 02:04, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

Thank you; I definitely don't have any language groups, then.

If you're posting from a phone (as I tend to) the language groups are hidden all the way down at the bottom after every character's name is displayed individually.

I can't stand typing on the phone, how do you control yourself to not toss it across the room?

The buttons are not only so damned small that I always press two or more at once, but they are arranged so poorly that I have to type with one hand until I sprain my thumb.

I can type like 100 Wpm on a keyboard, but on a phone it would take me ten minutes to write a medium-sized paragraph...

Though, I may have to start doing that, since my laptop keyboard is at the point where it is no longer able to print 'p', '4' or '9'. I can only get the former two by copy and pasting that digit from somewhere, and the last one only works if I use the number pad...

Actually, besides 5, 6, and 0, I have to use the number pad for all of them, which also means that I can't shift click any important symbols like the exclamation mark, the 'at' symbol, the hashtag, the dollar sign, the ampersand, the asterisk nor the left paranthesis.

It's so annoying, and I've been dealing with this for months, now.

/rant over
This message was last edited by the player at 02:20, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

It's something I've learned to be able to do out of necessity I guess. Very rarely have access to a computer anymore due to the nature of my work and since I don't want to miss games like this I've practiced a lot. Typing on a computer I can get about 80 wpm still but I've actually practiced with the phone to the point where I can get as high as 60 wpm or so if I know what I'm going to say/type.

It does tend to leave some interesting autocorrects in my posts if I'm not careful though.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:24, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

Swipe keys, predictive text.

But I have to admit that I hate using the phone simply for putting colors on speech. It’s super clunky for me.

Most of my character posts are from a pc

Colors on speech is definitely the worst part of it for me as well.

I never got the hang of swipe or predictive text. I can use it but prefer to manually type, I'm quicker that way usually. I actually tested it against a website to see how fast you can type on your phone a few months back. If you know the swipe and predictive stuff I bet it is even faster. Just haven't yet

Edit: also Tidelan, if it causes you that much irritation perhaps investing in a new keyboard would be wise (: they're generally pretty cheap
This message was last edited by the player at 02:28, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

I've only posted from the computer (although I've checked in from the phone a couple times). I don't mind typing on the phone too much (no swiping, no predictive/autocorrect), though it can be cumbersome at times. Dealing with the browser windows and the size of text boxes is usually more annoying than the typing, though.

As for the colors, I'm guessing you select the text and then add formatting, then? I'd hate to do that on a phone! But I'd just type out the color brackets as I typed, anyway.

Tidelan, if you look into the accessibility options on your computer, there's probably a way to bring up an on-screen keyboard, which may be more convenient than what you're doing right now for certain characters. I've used that in the past on a water-damaged but still functional laptop where half the keyboard didn't function...

Typing on the phone would be way easier if the “ / < and > buttons were on the front page of the keyboard

The on-screen keyboard is a great suggestion, thank you :)

I don't think getting a new keyboard works for laptops though, right? I've assumed since they are built into the machine itself, that they cannot be replaced?

Ah, depends on the laptop. Sometimes it's just the connections underneath from what I understand. A quick call to a computer specialist would probably be enough to know if it's possible.

You can always bluetooth or wire in an external keyboard if you really wanted to I'd imagine.

However I think the onscreen keyboard Chelsea suggests may be a great solution for the minor inconveniences.

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 209):

If you have a USB port, you should be able to find a keyboard that works with it. There might even be some bluetooth options out there, if you're out of USB ports.

Colours and tags are very annoying so I've mapped common ones as quick keyboard shortcuts on my phone, for example I've set "ooo" as <Orange><small> and "oooo" as the matching closing tags. I actually find the copy-pasting of dicerolls to be the most frustrating part of posting via phone. I don't think I'll ever get over my distaste for touch interfaces.

As for laptop keyboard repairs, yes usually it's a case of the control ribbon having jiggled loose, something you could fix pretty easy yourself if confident with such things using YouTube or ifixit teardowns as a guide. Otherwise a local computer repair person should be able to do it for a fee.

That being said, buying an el cheapo usb keyboard from a garage sale or online would be cheaper and the on screen keyboard through accessibility may be better for you. Setting an additional physical keyboard in front of your laptop takes up valuable desk real estate.

What phone?

I use a moto G7 (I think) but the custom shortcuts should be available on all android phones afaik. I imagine iphones would have something similar.

This is me “Using a bbb shortcut to insert  speech stuff. ”

Yay, much easier :)

Nice :D

Yeah. It creates the whole set of tags that I normally put around the text, then I just click inside and write my speech. Much easier.

Apologies for the short post, but it's quite literally midnight in my time zone, and tomorrow is spring ahead, so I'm technically up until 1 AM right now.

Tomorrow is Sunday, but I still have work on Monday so I can't really stay up toooo late tonight, unfortunately haha

Thanks for the flurry of activity with me today Wendel and Victor [couldn't find a good way to phrase that sentence]. This has definitely gotta be a record for the number of posts in a single day in this game. I think the cast made like almost 200 today, wow.

Also shoutout to OOC chat for teaching me a lot of stuff about computers and android ios :)

I hope you don't end up needing Tidelan to heal anyone while I'm asleep, but he will in the morning if needed lmao

Anyway, GN yall

Haha, I think the diceroller has decided it is not Victor's day today.

That's alright, I missed as well :D

And thank You, Tidelan, for letting us use your pit! See you on the morrow.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:46, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

Would be interesting to fight Wendel or Victor but I'm skint.

Haha, perhaps you'll have to join the tournament and face us there?

If we all sign up, maybe one of us could make it to the semi finals at least :D

One more level opens up a whole new bag of trucks for me if I can make it there.

Edit: I've got to hit the hay now. I'll see y'all in some handful of hours perhaps. Depends on how much sleep I end up getting.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:39, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

You already hit like a truck :P

That's the cannon part of the glass cannon lol.

The glass part scares the heck out of me. I've never intentionally played someone as fragile as wendel before this.

Yeah that Con score is a scary Achilles' Heel. It just means you need an effective meat shield.

Casts sleep....

Half elf, can't be out to sleep magically. Thank goodness.

As for me though... Hmm feeling kinda sleepy. Really should knock out.

In reply to Wendel (msg # 228):

Morning all! Blimey, you lot have been chatting!!!!

Good morning. Aye, I think timing wise several of us just happened to have the time and desire to put fingers to keyboards for a little while there.

How's it going everyone?

I'm decently well rested, hbu?

Also, I'll make a post in the fighting pit now :)

4 hours of actual sleep, should get through the next 20 alright. Then I get to crash tomorrow.

Yikes, that's rough.

I've also had major issues with sleeping for many years now.

It's cleared up lately, thank goodness. I hope you're doing okay, and I can maybe offer some advice if your situation is similar to what mine was.

It's on and off for me. I can go months at a time with a decent sleep schedule now and then like a switch being flicked everything reverts to days of old. I try all the tricks but my mind just runs a thousand things a minute and won't shut down. Even so i can generally get myself back in track these days. Learned a lot of necessary mechanisms for it.

I appreciate the offer of advice though and welcome it actually. Never hurts to learn something new or reaffirm previous understandings.

Okay. Took a look at language groups, hopefully, everyone is now where they should be. If not, PM us in your original RTJ PM, we tend to answer those the quickest.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:07, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

Mine look good!

Looks good as well, thank ya much :D

You're welcome :)

Is there anywhere in town to buy a rowboat?

Ooo, bonus xp.

Thank you , kind sir :)

Nope, sorry. That water isn't deep enough for one, anyway. If you can't find any at the apothecary, Hexia sells potions of resist cold for 150 gp.

Of course you got xp Tidelan. You got into a fight, didn't you?

Hmmm.... She also seems to sell rings of water walking. Is hers the one that is only accessible through that portal?

Not that I have enough money for a either the ring or the potion... Perhaps a group effort is in order

Edit: Oh, the tritons have one to and for cheaper
This message was last edited by the player at 23:05, Sun 14 Mar 2021.

Whee, full weekend of working after working all week. Yay for having two jobs. Slowly catching up on everything.

Oh right! You won't have time for the portal!

It looks like Azu and I are looking to head out on the relic hunt.  I'm guessing we can probably handle ourselves, but if anyone is looking for an adventure, feel free to make your way to the inn to join up!

Joyous Saint Patricks Day to everyone :)

In completely unrelated news; Tidelan is about the announce the beginning of the BIGGEST BRAWL EVER IN THIS GAME :D

Come watch the shows and make your bets if you so desire :) This is likely to last an IRL week, depending on how long the matches last :)

REMEMBER EVERYONE: You can participate in the tournament even while on a mission. It is a downtime activity, so it does not require you to be waiting between jobs :D

Elisar, if you want to sneak in without paying, you should at least beat Tidelan's passive perception with a stealth check.

Otherwise, he's gonna apprehend you as automatically as you evaded his gaze.

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 247):

Lol! I may use a stealth, blagging and Invisibility spell combo!

I will revise my post...!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:28, Wed 17 Mar 2021.

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 247):

Updated, trying charmy charmy over sneaky sneaky...!

Elisar brings up an interesting point with proficiency use: Does Persuasion work on player characters? Each DM runs it differently. All examples provided by the entry list NPCs and I cannot recall if the DMG says anything on it.

I've never applied opposed PC rolls to any game, but I'd suppose theres a case for people to do a roll and hope that the opposing player can take it into account.

If the player being rolled against allows it to, sure.

I'm sure that is the best way. After all, we are controlled by our players. Taking away that free will sucks.

I've played a lot of FFG's Star Wars, and that's exactly how they apply opposed checks. It ends up not feeling clunky. Ofc, if the target wants to go along with a high-result persuasion check without rolling (especially when the actual argument is pretty valid), that's cool too.

Combat is kind of like that, too. The base AC is ten, which is also the average roll of a d20 (think of the old "take ten" rule). After that, you apply modifiers like DEX and equipment.

It should depend on whether or not the roll is strictly mechanical in nature, or if it's more amorphous, no?

I mean, if a rogue rolls a 27 on stealth, and the opposing character has a passive perception of 13, that character is simply not going to see the rogue.

In social settings it's more difficult because you don't want to remove agency from a player, and in that case, I would PM the opposing player and ask if so and so is ok to role-play, and if no one is being taken advantage of, I would view it as great RP to get strung along on some wild and fanciful tale because the bard happens to have great persuading skils, and the opposing character's passive insight is lacking :)

I agree with everything said here so far.

I'll also say that I didn't know the perfect way to interpret a persuasion roll against my character, and I wasn't sure if I should roll insight... his passive insight is certainly below that roll, but he would have been keeping a keen eye on all his senses, even the sixth, since he was basically acting as security atm.

I decided to have Tidelan interpret it as friendliness, rather than being taken advantage of [I mean, both can be true, depending on what attitude you approach with].

If the roll had been terrible, he probably would have been really annoyed and told the guy to get lost.

Basically; I think a good way to keep player agency while not making charisma skill proficiencies redundant when other pcs are involved, is to let the player decide how their character interprets the situation.

I mean, a high roll going to waste feels bad, but it also feels bad for a player to be forced to go along with someone's ideas or suggestions because they spec'd for it in character generation.

Also; Another huge merit to this approach is that a character actually has to put forth good ideas or be persuasive in character, rather than just relying on an abstract die roll... This does put more burden on the player running face characters, but I've run characters like that before, and they are the more fun the more involved you get.

Finally, in my experience, it's best to treat ANY rolls made by one player against another player as initiating pvp, though not necessarily combat.

Maybe I listen to/read too many RPG Horror Stories, but my thoughts are always on Persuasion and the jerks who would use it to either "seduce" an otherwise unwilling player or the one who used it to "convince" the rest of the party to give them all of the treasure and leave them with nothing.

I totally agree that mechanical checks like Stealth vs Perception is totally allowed. But anything that would take away player character agency outside of magic is a no; particularly since spells like that offer a save to avoid the effect.

I remember seeing a video by Zee Bashew on social encounters a few months back that changes how I saw social encounters in general. It also has some great implications for pc interactions using pvp skills.

I'm not great at summarizing so I recomend y'all check it out. A quick search of zee Bashew Social Encounters should bring it up.

Basically though it touches on how what you say and do before the roll has a chance to sway someone's disposition and then the roll comes into play.

I'm thinking, when using this with pvp saying or doing something could have just as much opportunity to shift their disposition to the point where even an amazing roll doesn't get you what you want. Just keeps them from deciding to whap ya in the head for your indiscretions.

Oh yeah, happy cake day to Carmen!

Thanks, but that was yesterday now :)

Happy cake day to you (since it seems that it's still the 18th where you live :) )

Oh yeah, happy birthday folks

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday! Hope it was a great one!

Happy birthdays y'all! (Belated or otherwise)

Hippy barfday frenz

happy b day! :D

Sai and Azu, Relic Hunt is up.

Fear not, Carmen. Malkus isn't much of a gambler, but this tournament is giving him a mighty thirst.

Yay, a customer??? :)

Of course! I was the original customer, after all. A guy's gotta have some sorry of legacy / claim_to_fame, right?

:) glad to see some repeat business....

I know I still have two levels to go, but I keep thinking of what archetype would be good. Definitely sticking with the archery focus, but so many ranger archetypes look so nice~

Considering: Hunter, Gloom Stalker, Horizon Walker, Swarmkeeper

Heheh...

https://youtu.be/CYuvLSFFalo

In reply to Spark (msg # 273):

I was picturing a swarm of ravens or something, myself, but the bee-thing is pretty great

I was thinking ravens/birds or maybe ice sprites depending on how things go in the setting. But it is hard to go against the power of BEES!

https://youtu.be/KbWug0sFAJQ

In reply to Nutcracker (msg # 275):

I was expecting more bees, TBH =)

That's a song I've had stuck in my head for a few days now.

I do have another video that is more bee-centric: https://youtu.be/58ZjxPlUxpM

In reply to Nutcracker (msg # 272):

Could you go Beastmaster and have a human companion!?! :)

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 278):

Are you volunteering? ;)

In reply to Malkus (msg # 279):

Lol! Hey, less of the human thank you, that's just part of who I am!

Can you believe it's only a few weeks ago that we hit 8000 posts?

I was going to say the fighting pit really got the posts flowing, but looking at the numbers that's only half of the story. Well, I guess there was a fair bit of fighting pit discussion here too, before its own OOC thread split off...

Either way, yes, it's been a very active month! Let's keep it rolling! (More because game momentum and engagement are very good things, but post XP ain't bad, either!)

More posts > fewer posts

:)

In reply to Elisar Moonraven (msg # 278):

Nah, humans don't make good pets. Very high maintenance and costly compared to having a spirit of nature as given in TCoE.

I'll post my next action after the fishmen go.

And since this is coming up soon I am pondering the Fighting Style pick I will have at lvl 2: Archery or Druidic Warrior. Since ranged is my focus, Archery is highly appealing, but getting two Druid Cantrips is also really nice since Rangers have none.

I know I can change it at level 4, but level progression is not rapid (which is good), so decisions must be pondered.

I went for blessed warrior on Victor despite that tasty +1AC defense style that was very tempting. It feels very thematic and useful.

You could always try it out and swap to archery style at level 4 later if you feel you need it, picking up a druid cantrip or two with a feat. I think Magic Initiate or something like that?

Regarding progression, with one quest and a couple of fights in the Arena Victor is ready for level 3 already once he can rest. I think it will come quicker than you expect.

In reply to Nutcracker (msg # 285):

Do you know which cantrips you'd take?

Archery will make a difference on 10% of your attack rolls, so that's fairly substantial. It'll sting a little to just miss without it. But if you're getting something useful or even just flavorful that you enjoy from the cantrips, that could make for a lot of fun moments of play. Can't really go wrong either way.

As far as Cantrips go: Mending and then Druidcraft or Produce Flame. I'm leaning towards Swarmkeeper once I hit lvl 3, so I will get Mage Hand there.

As far as Feats go, I know Sharpshooter and Piercer are definite picks. After that I may just take the ASIs.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:12, Thu 25 Mar 2021.

If you go for sharpshooter then the archery style is a huge buff.

The +1 AC is pretty nice, Victor. Once I get splint I'll have the same AC as if I otherwise had plate.

That's one of my intended priority buys. I imagine Spark's might make splint or possibly Sai's given it is metal plates attached to leather. Ordering in via Jessop's seems like a bummer but possible.

So many purchases to make, so little gold :p

Since I've multiclassed as druid 2 barbarian 2, and still need 1 more barb level before i'm a fully finished barbearian, I won't be getting any ASI/feats whatsoever until Level 7 ):

Once this tournament ends, I'm really gonna try to save my gold so I can make a rare magic item. Honestly, by the time I make enough money for that, I'll likely have more than enough downtime units. I'm already at 68 Downtime Units :D [not counting the units i've used]
This message was last edited by the player at 23:32, Thu 25 Mar 2021.

Yeah, Spark doesn't know it yet but I'm just a payday away from bugging him

I'm definitely strapped for gold having just started. I'd like enough for a few utilitarian magic items and a magic bow for DR purposes, but other than that... I live off the land. The frozen, frozen land.

Or at least I'll try to.

Nutcracker, you're only one screw up from being our next meal ;)

I mean, he contributed more to bringing down that devil than Victor did, softened it up for you so to speak.

Plus crow/raven tastes awful.

And the ability to forage and find food for multiple people. Or Goodberry, next level.

Rangers are stupidly useful and have tons of roleplay opportunities in a survival/frontier style game.

The mimicry thing might be an obstacle at some point but we just have to sit down and recite the dictionary one day during downtime and that should be easily overcome.

My -1 to INT a may have something to say about that! =D

In reply to Victor Iusticia (msg # 298):

Also, I think the mimcry only applies to verbal communication.  Written language should be able to be done easily.

In reply to Brohm of Clan Stonehelm (msg # 300):

A character that can only write in "plagiarise" would be pretty great

Read a dictionary, and use all the words they want.  The hardest restriction is that they can't come up with anything original.  That is part of the curse they suffer under.  They can duplicate perfectly all they want, but varying from a plan that they were informed of and used is not within their abilities.  But they do make excellent messengers and henchmen.

Yep. It makes for a role play challenge which is nice since in almost every other game I have played in it came to me to be the diplomat/spokesman/unofficial leader. I was even considering a bard for this until I saw a few in the roster. Then there is the nice additions from Tasha's that made ranger far more appealing.

Mimicry is great for a ranger since you can imitate all manner of animals with no problem. Should come in great with animal handling. =D

In reply to Nutcracker (msg # 303):

Does imitating come with understanding? Would be hilarious if you tried to mimic at a bear by inadvertently re-telling "yo mama" jokes :D

In reply to Spark (msg # 304):

Mimicking does not come with understanding.  *L*

Yes, Kenku can freely read and write any language they know. They can only mimic things they've heard, whether they understand them or not is another matter.

9000 posts :DDD

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 307):

*L*. I was going to do that.

:gives a smug smile:

In reply to Brohm of Clan Stonehelm (msg # 308):

Lol Brohm. You play the "gruff dwarf" so well I postulated the BS'ing in the OOC chat annoyed you ;)

In reply to Malkus (msg # 310):

*L*  Thank you.

Haha you're welcome

What does the scouter say about his power level?

In reply to Victor Iusticia (msg # 313):

Who are you refering to as "the Scouter"

Whoever happens to be out front taking a cheeky peak.

I keep getting the idea in my head of being around someone who says something they would later regret and then having the opportunity to repeat it back at the least convenient time and see the person sweat bullets til they are dehydrated. =D

Now can a kenku pantomime to represent things they have words but no sounds for? Or is that a form of creativity that they can't do until they see someone else do it?

Also, whose level are you reading with that scouter? Besides, we all know power levels are BS. =)

Just like challenge ratings!

Pantomime? I would think they'd have to see someone else do it.

I will keep that in mind if the opportunity arises. The books only mention communication by sounds/speech and didn't seem to consider the written word. It does say they can flawlessly copy written text, but not that they can't convey thought into text.

Kenku work so much better in pbp, where you can narrate your thoughts and easily contribute. In live play, it would just be more awkward. I guess that's something I like about the written game in general—you can see into the characters' minds more.

In reply to Chelsie Primrose (msg # 319):

I like that it gives me time to think up a better response. I'm also a visual / active learner. If you tell me something, I'm liable to miss part of it. If I read it, I retain it a lot better. Pbp lets me read and reread things which helps me feel current. During live games, I feel like I'm in a fog at times.

I prefer pbp because of the odd schedule and availability I have. I can post daily no problem, but at a consistent time is something else, so weekly Discord meetings or Roll20 like others do wouldn't work out for me.

I did have an old gaming group before I moved away that would meet weekly and that was fine, but now it wouldn't work so much now.

But, yeah, you can be much more emotive and expressive in text and don't have to worry about sounding odd and there is no pressure from something like the Mercer Effect.

Rpol differs game by game. I’m in one right now where the GM is super controlling. He even argued against my reasons for magic item distribution for the party recently and accused me of trying to scam the players.

In reply to Carmen Diaz (msg # 322):

Yeah, the DM(s) will always have a huge impact on how the game plays, one way or the other, and that's true regardless of the gaming medium. I've definitely no complaints about how this game is being handled. :)

Same here, except for the glaring omission that Tidelan Wavyrus has not been given access to an armory full of enchanted assault rifles by an overpowered anime-style self-insert of my hollywood crush. I'm confident that severe blunder will be remedied soon, though.

;)

I love RPoL for several reasons but mainly because I do not have a local group to RP with , even before COVID, and my personal life makes allocating specific time very difficult (two SEND kids). As such I dip in and out at various times during the day (and sometimes during the night too).

The thing I love about PBP is that I can really get into a character. In a F2F game it is all too easy to just go “okay, I’m gonna hit the orc with my mace. Okay, I rolled a 16 so that’s a hit. Damage, I rolled a 4 so that’s 7 damage including modifier”. Pretty boring to read, huh? PBP allows me to act out the scene far more than I would have the confidence to do in person. This may be different for other people, but that’s my experience.

It also gives me time to consider my response and edit it if I need to!
This message was last edited by the player at 08:50, Sun 28 Mar 2021.

In reply to Tidelan Wavyrus (msg # 324):

Lol! I can make you an illusion of a magic assault rifle... will that do?

In reply to Chelsie Primrose (msg # 323):

Agree. Good DMs are vital in any medium, and we have excellent ones here!

I feel you. I am way too self-conscious to make my in-person gaming very animated.

If I am comfortable enough with the group I am in I will get a little more into it as I did some improv stuff in high school, but I definitely can't do voices much as I have a draining sinus problem. =P

On a different note and just for fun(ny) speculation: What would be the weirdest template/curse/half-species to be applied to your character?

For me, vampire or any lycanthrope would be odd and funny already being a bird and all. See my beak-fangs! Fear me as I can't make a noise I haven't already heard!

I use PbP, because it fits easily into my schedule.

In reply to Nutcracker (msg # 329):

Half-fiend would be amusing for me. The CHA boost would be really powerful too

Appreciate the compliments, folks. I can't complain about any of our players, either. You guys have definitely made DMing worth the work!

As for me re: pbp vs live play, I enjoy both, but I can't do a consistent accent to save my life, so pbp has an edge there ;p
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:55, Sun 28 Mar 2021.

I enjoy both. I have about 6 rpol games I play in and a Sunday morning session weekly for 2 hours on foundry and an in person game for 4 hours every 2 weeks on Sundays :)

In reply to Carmen Diaz (msg # 333):

Wow, that's a lot of games! I run a (roughly) weekly in-person game and play 3 pbp games now, with the other two being waaayyy slower than this one. As far as accents go, my group doesn't seem to mind that almost all of my NPCs are narrated in third person without distinct voices (and when I do improvise dialogue, their personalities start to converge)... The PCs are the ones with the wacky voices, but they seem pretty happy with my scenarios. :)

In reply to Carmen Diaz (msg # 333):

Damn that's a lot of games. At my peak, I was in probably four rpol games, co-gm'ing two of them. No on-person games would have been part of my life at that time.

Let's see... on RPOL. there's this, and three others, then two games on roll20 on alternating Saturdays (why I don't post much that day,) one of which I DM.