New OOC thread here.

@Erin, don't forget to roll initiative

Wait, are we in actual combat now?

01:30, Today: Erin rolled 11 using 3d6+2 with the AGE System with rolls of {1}, 2, 6.  Initiative.

Posting it ehre becasue my internet is being super weird, and don't want to risk editing the IC post myself.

Better roll than wait? Our Storyteller is busy right now and we don't want them to have to ask for any roll that could be easily made.

I still don't think I made the right choice...

In reply to Tyrus Morven (msg # 4):

At least someone made a choice :D

Sorry. With the holiday and a family issue this week, I haven't been able to follow up on your posts.

I'll also get initiative rolls done for the other principals and nick Fost's table, as usual. :)

@Fost: Appreciate it, I might have doomed us all or only Tyrus but I feel like that's something Tyrus would have done. He'd probably have blasted that mage some time ago tbh.

Life happens, with pbp games its important to post something occasionally or else people are likely to forget about it.

Question: How does everyone feel about puzzles/riddles in TRPGs?
Personally I love a good puzzle as long as its not required to finish the quest.

Depends a lot, I like intuitive things, I am not very good at making the thinking, so it because a bit of a sit down and think thing, I dread it and feels like something akin to torture.

First, got the post out. Sorry that took so long. (New maps are up for 0 & 1.)

Second, puzzles and riddles? I enjoy them in general (I loved doing the logic puzzles from the old crossword magazines and I do a couple daily crosswords online these days, plus Sudoku is fun), but I'm always a little wary of them in an RPG setting. If you make it too obvious, there's no drama; if you make it too obscure, there's no chance of success and the players get frustrated (that's one of the reasons I stopped playing the Kingmaker online game for Pathfinder, got tired of the tedious obscure puzzles). It's hard to find that sweet spot in the middle.

What I like to do is to sometimes show the framework of the puzzle, and allow the players to have their PCs figure it out by making the appropriate skill or intellect rolls. That way, there's still some chance of failure without having to dial in the difficulty to the players' real world knowledge.

I'm running a murder mystery in my online Star Trek campaign, and I'm having to do this same kind of balancing act. Can't make the clues too easy, but can't make them too obscure, either, since, you know, the players themselves aren't necessarily investigators (or mystery writers). I try to have them let the characters do the heavy lifting.

Oh, murder mysteries are fun but my players tend to have troubles to come up with more obvious questions and actions.

In my own game I include puzzles only in big/important dungeons and even then they only protect extra loot. Also, there are always stories/tales that the party can use to solve the puzzles but they have to do their research before they go to the dungeon. I feel it helps to give players who choose "less useful skills" a chance to shine and help the party.

And honestly, some of the funniest moments happen thanks to puzzles.
I send my party into a tomb, the one buried there was a very smart cookie and included a couple of riddles/puzzles. One of them they thought the answer was "milk" and the party druid had the idea to turn herself into a cow to get milked...

(the answer was wrong but I gave them inspiration for trying so hard)

Is there not way at all I can save Nolan? D:

In reply to Erin (msg # 11):

I guess I could try and heal him... after we dealt with the mage.

In reply to Erin (msg # 11):

On your turn, you can take the Heal Action, even if he's at 0 Health. Cunning (Healing) vs. TN11. Success means he gets Health back equal to Erin's Cunning  + the result of the Dragon Die. (She has an even chance of succeeding.)

A character at 0 Health requires healing within 2 + their Constitution rounds or they will die.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:37, Thu 29 June 2023.

This can't be a serious considerstion... can it?

100% serious. Erin's turn is after everyone's right? So the poor hunter gets double bonked goes down and then Erin can try to save his life.

Just as a note, Fost's Round 1 attack will not take him to 0 Health. Nolan will still be able to defend himself this round. I'm waffling a bit on whether Wendoll considers Nolan "handled" by Fost and Erin there, or if he's going to follow through and just shoot the poor bastard before moving on. (I may roll on it.)

Of course, Erin could forcefully interject herself between the two men, if she wishes. :)

After that first attack, considering eh was heavily wounded and prone, I had a mind of basically removing him from both harm and combat this round. So super wounded almost dead after this new round's attack and starting on his butt, what do we understand by "defending himself"? Because what Erin may or may not do varies wildly by the happenings before is her time to go to be hoenst.

I mean that he is above 0 Health and can take his normal turn (if he survives long enough to get to it). However, with Arnie acting before him (and the dog will growl and be generally menacing, with a prepared attack if he tries to move), I'm going to have him try to surrender to the group. (Honestly, when I called for Round 1 actions, I didn't expect him to survive the second attack.)

If you want to save him then you could always call out to him to lay down his weapon or better yet, join us against the demon.

Ok, help me to understand why you consider Nolan 'poor' and worth to save.
I really don't understand what makes him, unlike the clearly enchanted non-combattant folk, an 'innocent' person.
Mind, in the heat of battle I cannot really see anybody reacting accordingly (unlike all those US movies/series glorifying eg Navy Seals/Specials Operations), except that Fost then must believe that Erin has been enchanted, too.
Which will in turn, of course, change the whole flow of the confrontation.

Please do note that I am not trying to convince you otherwise, let alone 'command' how you should act. I really want to understand ooc... I will probably still ic 'what are you doing?!?", lol

Erin knows not a thing about demons and magic, people here were behaving strangely alright, but that's about it. She managed to talk some sense in the couple and Nolan while intimidating had yet to really do anything. Moreover, his tone and demeanor had just begun to change too before he got jumped. That's on the facts on the ground as Erin experienced them.

Now adding Erin on top, she is part of the local militia, her job is to keep the peace and see for the wellbeing of the people of the region. Carving up someone just because they are kind of rude is definitely out of the question, she will definitely take a chance if she isn't absolutely convinced that she HAS to cut people up, that applies fifty-fold to people she considers locals. Moreover, she is a happy-go-lucky cheerful idiot with a simpleminded approach to life.

The way things are through Erin's eyes, assaulting Nolan was more or less unnecessary, striking him once he was on the ground, absolutely reprehensible behavior. *nod nods*

Anyway, now that I am awake with breakfast rather than falling asleep on the keyboard I will post (on the assumption Nolan is not super dying yet but that he is more or less giving up).

Ok, well, I see Nolan/Fenny/She-Elf as "the enemy" and strangers to the region.

Personal Memo:
no name provided yet for the she-elf, 'V' on map indicates victim.
Fenny is 'M' for Mage
Nolan is 'B'
This message was last edited by the player at 12:53, Fri 30 June 2023.

You are aware that Tyrus started the fight, yes?
Magic being what it is in DA (flashy boom bang), Erin would have noticed his spellcasting evenif it were at her back

Yeah he told Erin as much, razzle dazzle Demon's magic. That's over there and magical business, this is here and regular business, Erin's concern is with leaving town as she was instructed and taking the happy couple to safety to later escort back to the farm we came from.

gonna update soon. I'm a little bit tied up at the moment.

Question, would you folks rather have Wendoll continue maneuvering to attack Fenny, or do you want him to shift his focus to the entranced farmers?

Should be up to him, Though I wouldn't mind some help against the mage.

I suppose he could shoot the Farmers and hope for SPs to skirmish or knock prone to buy time.
But we are not really the sort of people killing innocents and so I think he'd rather continue to attack mage or she-elf... if only not to invoke Erin's rightful anger :D

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GM, I already had my shield ready,  it's the javelin I intended to ready
This message was last edited by the player at 08:14, Thu 13 July 2023.

Oops. I'll adjust the narrative.

Just to make sure, Fost is going to keep the building between him and Fenny/Fancy? Or is he running along the front side (top in view) of that house?

Also, for everyone, as a general rule, if you don't give me a specific distance (or destination), I assume that you're using your full movement. (And, in case I didn't mention it, the squares in the upper section of the map are 2 yards each.)

Is 'up' = North?

Then NW, NW, NW and then W, i.e. along the northern edge of the house.
Should be 10.5 yards, diagonal factor included.

It's actually where I presumed to end up last round but a) did not describe well enough and b) Speed does not suffice

I still got my minor action to correct any mistakes really but looking at the map and the spot I was a bit confused as to where and they were. Do point any mistakes I may have made.

Fenny acted before Erin (and is trying to get away from her), so Press the Attack would be ineffective in this situation.

If you like, I can have you close on him to 4 yards away (Novice Pole Arm talent ability) and attack from there.

Sure! That's why I said I had that minor action free, in case something didn't match. :D

Absence (no i-net access): 07th Aug - 13th Aug

*Laughs in sporty tomboy at the puny magics*

Hmm.
So Fost downed Nolan pretty easily.
Now I return to him, still drawn sword surely was enough indication that the man should leave his bow right were it was. , kind of intimidating him and... he just grabs his bow?

Just asking whether you missed my 'threat' or whether Nolan truely has the guts to just ignore Fost.

Sorry...I missed that in your post. Was just thinking a professional wouldn't leave an important tool under stress. I'll adjust my post.

No worries, was just curious... and wondering how Fost would react... he is not quite as altruistic as his friends, you know :D

I'll likely be too busy to post a lot from the 17th-24th. Anyone knows something fun to do in Ho Chi Minh City?

Thanks for the heads up.

I've never had the pleasure of travelling west of the U.S. Left Coast (tm), and the closest my dad got to Viet Nam was a landing strip in Laos, I think, when his plane had to refuel on the way to his carrier (USS Constellation); they were allowed off the aircraft, but were restricted to a 50-foot perimeter around it. Needless to say, he never got a chance to take in the sights. ;)

I presume Nolan meant to say Fancy rather than Erinn? Or is that the woman's true name and Fantasy was the one of the possessing demon?

I was the demon all along! buahahaha

He meant to say "Erinn" (two n's). That is the she-elf's true name. Fantasy is the desire demon's name; Fancy is the name the demon-dominated personality used.

(Erinn was the name I picked for her in the episode 102 storyline, before Erin joined us - yes, the apostate, the archer, and the she-elf are the same characters, retooled slightly for the new story.)

Nice.
Of course, Fost will likely not u derstand a word Fenwithe is going to explain... but hopefully I will :D.

Yeah, 2000 posts

I know! Not bad. :)

I was waiting to see if Tyrus was going to respond to Fost's rant before moving on to the next scene. I'll give him a little more time and post something this evening or tomorrow morning.

A rant?
Just read again and don't think it was a rant.
Actually it was supposed to be amusement and the expectation that a mage would reveal details of his plan to someone who would not understand due to lack of magical expertise anyway.
Thanks for the Feedback!

Please don't read too much into the choice of words. After I read it a couple times, I was waffling between rebuke, challenge, and rant, and nothing else was coming to me...maybe I should've gone with "observation." I wasn't making any judgment of the quality of the writing; whatever the intent behind his words, you're playing Fost very well.

On an administrative note, if you are above 0 Health after an encounter, you're able to "take a breather," which is a 5-minute rest that allows you to regain 5 + Constitution + Level Health.

Also, Tyrus will regain 1d6 + Magic in Mana Points for each hour of rest.

Since the apostate woke up in only about 5 minutes, you folks haven't had a time to rest yourselves, so we'll handle that after the conversation.

Edit: It just occurred to me that I may not have given out any experience since the restart of the campaign. You should've received 400 for the demon fight, a bonus of 100 for rescuing Ser Andra (and keeping her alive), 100 for the fade-touched nug fight, and 250 for this most-recent fight. I'll even throw in an extra 100 for keeping both primary antagonists alive.

So, each character should be at 6,950 experience.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:05, Tue 08 Aug 2023.

Almost halfway through to the next level.

Hmm, once again my lack of DA Lore kicks in.
What would templars do with one as Fenwithe?
I kind of am uncertain, might have been 'easier' to kill him in the fight.
Fost does not quite have the moral guts to execute even one as Fenwithe.
Naturally we could bring him to Lothering and the Church there. Seems a bit risky though...

Templars are enforcers and protectors. They guard the individual circles, but also hunt down apostates of all kinds. Sometimes they're required to kill them, but they usually try to capture them and bring them to a circle.

The circle attempts to rehabilitate apostates and bring them into the fold, but, sometimes, they must instead be stripped of their connection to the Fade through the Rite of Tranquility, which also strips of their ability to dream. These "Tranquil" end up in a sort of semi-conscious state, devoid of emotions. Tranquil end up performing administrative, logistic, and service roles within circles, and also create potions and runes.

Based on Fost's understanding of things, the Templars would either hold him until their contemporaries from Kinloch Hold (the Ferelden Circle) can come retrieve him, or take him there themselves.

Now, there are generally two types of apostates. Some have never had any formal training, and may not even be aware of their nature (kind of like Brother Loran in the previous incarnation of this campaign). Others have escaped or rebelled against a circle.

My holiday is about to start, I might have time to post but it really depends on the weather there.

Tyrus is going to suggest to bring the apostate to Ferelden's beloved Templars as soon as possible. He doesn't really care about the others and sees little to no use in trying to get the farmhands and the others arrested. We might also want to visit the farm we just came from, after all we brought their brother back.
He'll happily take any coin given and spend a little in the local watering hole. After the experience in the farmer's house he wants some good wine.

You all would recognize this reference to the grove north of Lothering. Fenwithe similarly invoked the grove area when he mentioned a "night at the crossroads."



Verifying the scrap as belonging to a dress of Erinn's should be easy enough. At least one of the women of the homestead should know where Fancy's belongings were kept. (The shift she was wearing today was light, but colored.)
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:44, Mon 21 Aug 2023.

Thanks, missed that somehow.

I'm back!
Gonna need a day though before I can post.

Erin just left ;)
Fost knows she'd be most def shocked so he waited.

NOT(!) to exclude the player!
But because my character knows Erin to object

Ha! Nice. Makes sense from a roleplaying perspective

Yeah I don't mind that at all. : )

Maybe Erin can return and join the conversation... or break it up.

I was hoping to find the elder (or whatever passes for that here) to arrange a few things and then look for that stuff I was told to fetch. :P

Then I think the GM can move the plot forward

And, yes, that's on me. I completely forgot Erin was going to work on that. My apologies. I'll get something written up for her today.

I made a few minor edits to Erin's post, (just thems to yous) since she was talking to Mairet & Garreth. :)

Okay, don't post in the thread just yet.

First thing I need to know is: Does anyone intend to stop Nolan?

Please answer yes or no, and, if yes, whether the attempt is verbal or physical.

Wendoll won't do anything on his own, but will help physically restrain Nolan if someone else is attempting to do that.

Yes, I do, physically.

Why? Because one year back it was my understanding that Fancy only appeared in Fenwithe's dreams... not physically, not posessing Erinn.
Hence I sniff a ruse of Nolan and want that point cleared with Fenwithe.
I do suspect Nolan to be in this after all... not innocent

Just a little clarification on that point, since I know you're new to the Dragon Age milieu.

When mortals dream*, they are connected to the Fade, where spirits reside. For most folk, this is a fleeting connection that usually results in impressions being left in the Fade, and also in their own memories. For mages, however, because they have a stronger connection to the Fade through their manipulation of arcane energy, this is a deeper interaction that can lead to getting lost in the Fade (and never waking up in the real world) or being possessed by a demon (being turned into an abomination).

These, of course, may not be things Fost understands. What he does understand is that demons do cross over from the Fade (and cause all sorts of havoc) and they can possess mortals.

* Dwarves don't dream, and can't make a connection to the Fade. (As such, they can't be mages.)

No
I assume Tyrus would not be paying attention
Though I'm glad that Fost is trying to stop him

In reply to Evil GM (msg # 68):

Hmm, but Erinn is not a mage herself, is she?
Well, whatever.
Fost was suspicious of Nolan from the beginning, I'm going to remain so :D

To Fost's understanding, Erinn is not a mage. As Fancy, she fought like a warrior.

Just want to get a Erin's input on whether she tries to stop Nolan.

Oh, I thought I didn't even count for that. You know, carrying all the stuff and what not.

Anyhow, don't think I will since Fost is already on the case.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:23, Tue 19 Sept 2023.

I think I'd like to change my answer. While Tyrus would probably notice Fost trying to stop him, he'd already have called out.
I'll call out and try to stop Nolan using my voice.
I'll have to roll I assume?

Tyrus Morven rolled 13 using 3d6+2 with the AGE System with rolls of {6}, 1, 4.  communication.
I have a couple of foci...focuses? Though they're not applicatable here.

Admittedly, bit thick on the fluff side ;). It's not as if it's truly that overwhelming.

Am good with the farmers doing the watch but Fost will check on them regularly to keep them on their toes.
He really, really does not want Fenwithe to escape.
Still undecided on Fost's path and Templar could be within reach if I recall correctly. Thus it's more a fluff thing than anything else, i.e. making an impression on the Lothering templars and/or Church.

For some reason, I didn't get the little new posts indication thingy. Anyway, I think we are ready to get in motion.

Experience is forthcoming, and I didn't mention payment in the opening narration, but you folks were hired to do the work. The agreed fee was 600 silver (150 each). A narration on the reward is also forthcoming.

I just wanted to give you folks a chance to interact at the party before moving to the next day.

Hahaha, I went back and read the first posts but couldn't find anything. Honestly it would make Tyrus' dislike for the Chantry even more believable.
I also like the choice to let the girl be possessed by the demon instead of the mage.

I figured it was part the demon's desire to want to be in the visage of a beautiful mortal, and part of Fenwithe's desire to have his beloved Fantasy in unspoiled physical form. Had the ritual that night been completed, Bad Things^TM would've happened. (For one, she was going to have her coven possess all of the women of the farmstead, except for Ginny, who went mad rejecting her original overtures. They were going to keep her around for their own sadistic amusement. With the men enthralled, they would've started enthralling anyone who passed by.)

Oh, and, aside from Tyrus, all of the PCs have a residence in town. Tyrus is the visitor, and, yes, that small room at the inn has been draining his coffers. :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:16, Wed 04 Oct 2023.

Well dang. I'm gonna have to try and ride the wave of cheers and get a cheaper room.

Fear not, should Erin learn of your destitution, she can secure you a bed back at her family's farm. You may or may not be required to help out though.

Also, speak for yourself, maybe my mind playing tricks on me, but I believe I was getting paid my salary during this adventure or something.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:44, Thu 05 Oct 2023.

That's the benefit of being a local. You get your daily copper pieces.

How much would it cost to buy something? I remember in "The Arl's Ransom" we could pay 50 gold to buy a town house in Lothering (If we can trust that mage)

Yup! The four-room house, purchase, is exactly that. 50gp (i.e., 5,000sp) will get you your own townhome or cottage in or around the village. Or, you could instead rent it for 500sp/month. Alternately, you can rent an apartment (in a building owned by someone else) for 75sp/month.

Good to know and man renting is expensive...

Also I think its Denerim, not Lothering where we can buy a house for 50g

The book is very vague about it, so I had to do some back of the envelope calculations on it. The idea is that each room in a rented place costs a little more than half the value of a nightly room at the inn (i.e., 1.25sp per room), since you're fully responsible for your own upkeep. So, 2 rooms is 2sp/night, or 75sp/month. For the four-room house, I increased the price a bit more, since that's a stand alone building or a townhouse, which will have space for work.

And, for Lothering, I probably should lower the prices a bit. Those were meant to be generic-ish.

So, let's go with 60sp per month (15sp per week) for a two-room apartment, and 200sp per month (50sp per week) for a four-room townhouse or cottage in Lothering.

FYI, I'm on vacation right now (10th Anniversary trip with the missus...gone to Vegas to see the NASCAR races this weekend. :) ); I do have time to check posts, but I may be a bit slow on the response.

Nice, enjoy your vacation

It looks like folks are ready to move on, so we'll conclude Story 201 here.

I'm going to award you 100 bonus exp for delivering Fenwithe to Lothering, and another 400 exp for the successful conclusion of the Story. That should give everyone 7,450 exp.

So close to lvl 5. Let's see if we're going to reach Kinloch Hold without any major hiccups.

New story is up.

Erin, you’re our only hope!

What a week... Ok lets see about that. So to drive the wagon? I have ridding and a truckload of stamina to walk. Nothing about wagons (if there is any such skill have yet to check). But anyhow, Erin would be happy wherever. Will take first watch if that's alright though.

ED: Turns out there is, based on STR I have 2. I suppose we can have our good drive it, doubt he will just have 2 or less strength.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:41, Thu 02 Nov 2023.

Erin drives, Fost rides Tyrus and Wendoll can switch between sitting on the wagon and walking. Not like I have any strength or constitution to speak of...

And I even have the focus.
I suppose it depends on how rough the road will be or indeed if we encounter something that requires challenges in that regard.
I expect Wendoll and Arnie to scout around as they usually do.
Someone on horse to be able to react quickly.
The rest really around that cart to protect/watch over our prisoner.

Seeing reluctance among the others, Ser Ragnall will drive the cart. His prisoner, his responsibility and all. (He's like Fost - he much prefers the saddle.) He'll gladly take occasional relief, though, even to just stretch his legs in transit.

So, it looks like we have Wendoll & Arnie scouting head, Fost on horseback just ahead of the tumbrel, Ser Ragnall driving, Tyrus alternately riding passenger or walking alongside, and Erin walking alongside (and, to Ser Ragnall's hope, occasionally spelling him as driver).

On a side note, you would all know that the Old Imperial Highway isn't fully intact (and some of you would know it wasn't fully completed by the Tevinter Empire; some sections were completed later). There are sections that have fallen beyond modern capabilities to shore up or repair, requiring travelers to go to ground from time-to-time. A number of stretches on the west bank of Lake Calenhad and some sections traversing the Frostbacks are in disrepair, but there is at least one section on the east bank of Calenhad (your route) that requires bypassing; it's supposed to be marked.

I wanted to post more, but I ran out of time. I'll add more tonight or tomorrow.

YAY for Squishiness!

Yay for picking first! :D

Onvioulsy, Private Lines have entered this game.
Most unfortunate, simply put: I hate it.
The game is slow as it is (which is fine), to then read mono-phrases is
.. well, extremely boring.
Imho.

Nothing to add IC, nothing to react to IC atm.

Fine. Sometimes, though, private conversations are necessary within the game, especially when requested.

The whole point of me posting it in the game thread is to provide an opportunity for folks who may want to eavesdrop or join in. If Fost respects the privacy of the conversation, good on him. I'm trying to move it along quickly within the bounds of RL smacking me around.

True, if everything is just in private lines then that's probably annoying. I'm wondering what Fost, Erin and Wendoll do...

I've posted and included a question on what you folks want to do, but no rush in responding for the next few weeks. We'll get back to our regular schedule (such as it is) NLT 8 January.

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone!

Merry Christmas gang!

I have this vision in my head that everyone just stops and looks at Tyrus sideways for that comment...just before they remember that he's not from around here...

Ha ha ha, totally.

Tyrus, as the "expert" in magic, feel free to make a Cunning (Arcane Lore) roll to answer Erin's questions.

Erin is asking the important questions! :D

I'm gonna post it here so I can include my roll into my answer

Today: Tyrus Morven rolled 14 using 3d6+3 with the AGE System (({6}, 2, 3))

Explanation for Tyrus to post:

bump

Nothing to add atm, I have nonidea what we can possibly do except hurry on to,deliver and stay alert

Yeah, unless our resident scout or knight have a particular initiative about leaving food behind as suggested.

Post is up. Sorry it took a while.

What do you guys want to do with the raven? Who's communication higher than 2? While Tyrus would probably prefer to capture the raven I personally don't think we'd learn much from it.

Let's try and capture one and move on should it prove fruitless.

I do have COM+2 but Fost feels too weird to talk to a raven. A horse would be a different story, I guess :D.
So, well, yeah, take it with us and continue?

Same here, +2 in COM no focus, don't know what else I can roll here, I have a focus for seeing stuff, acrobatics, and a truckload for anything constitution.

Lol, detecting ambush because of one of the assailants telievibg himself first... hehehe, lmao

There added the combat breakdown of what Erin did. Of all the rocks and trees out here, they had to pick one by the road, not very professional of them.

You gotta go when you gotta go.

I take it the darker areas on the map indicate a damaged high road?

No, I was just being artistic with the pathway. They're normal stones in the highway.

Ser Ragnall offered some insight.

How do you folks want to proceed? It sounds like Fost wants to perform a cavalry reconnoiter. Ser Ragnall suggested Wendoll accompany him at a distance.

Oh man, that just sucks. lol

That ramp does not appear to be going more or less straight but 'within a box'. It switches back on  itself, i.e. like a staircase inside a building.
Given the height of the road I presume that there are further ramp sections that are beneath earlier ones. So essentially it has a 'roof' of the earlier section that blocks sight.
That's what I meant ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 06:10, Fri 08 Mar.

I believe Wendoll is going to stand watch over Fost who's riding ahead to scout out the ramp. Erin is waiting halfway between the wagon and Wendoll while Tyrus stays with the wagon looking around.

This message was deleted by the player at 20:41, Thu 21 Mar.

21:36, Today: Tyrus Morven rolled 8 using 3d6+1 with the AGE System with rolls of {2}, 4, 1.  initiative.

I hope this was the last low roll for this encounter or its the fade for me again... or turning into an abomination...

20:48, Today: Erin rolled 13 using 3d6+2 with the AGE System with rolls of {4}, 2, 5.  Initiative.

Don't you worry, if it comes to that, we will promptly 'help' you out.

This message was last edited by the player at 20:42, Thu 21 Mar.

Folks, RL has been kicking my backside these past couple of weeks, and I feel like I've had too many stretches like that lately.

So, I just want to make sure y'all are still interested continuing despite these intermittent delays. I've been enjoying running the game for you, but I understand if you would prefer to spend your time elsewhere (or in a game with more pace).

In reply to Evil GM (msg # 134):

I'm still fine with continueing.
Yes, it's not a fast game, and yes, it's not even a regularly paced game.
I still enjoy it anyway :).

I am not in any regularly paced game nor in any fast paced game.
Heck, the game that interests me most from a system perspective is also at max 1-2 GM posts per week, if that. The ooc:ic ratio is something like 5:1 and it's kind of waiting on GM decisions seemingly all the time.
I completely missed out on an Expanse, a MERP, a SpaceMaster and a Traveller game. A week inactivity became a couple if weeks, became months and I did it even find the time to inform, an utter shame and something I have taken pains never to do since 2010 (since joining RPoL). So I can sympathize with RL taking punches at oneself.
I urgently need to find a new job, too, and have not really found the strength and concentration.
So, well, really...

I'm good, sure I'd like to post a little more often than 1-2 a month but honestly, I also don't have as much time as I used to and it fits me rather well.

Same here, do things at your pace if you need boss, no hurry here.

You wrote the thugs wear leather, no? Damage roll of Wendoll was 13 but you noted inflicted also 13?
I am happy if they do not wear armor:D

That was a mistake. Forgot to apply the armor. Somehow slipped back into D&D mindset between applying damage to Fost and the Thug. Fixed.

I have the next post mostly finished, but I had to step away from it for a while. I'll get it finished tonight or tomorrow.

Oups, you did warn that the horse would become a problem but I had not realized the extent, i.e. that our foes would actually spend their actions to calm or intimidate it.

Cannot remember: is the horse war-trained? Would it rather spook and flee or lash out at everyone around it? Does Fost even know? Or would it take a roll? Cunning maybe?

You've spent enough time on the horse to know without a roll.

The horse appears to have some war training, but it's more of a rouncey than a charger, that is, it's more of a ride to the fight than fight on it. As such, it felt like Fost feels it would be a bit more skittish in a fight than steady.

And the bandits trying to move the horse probably has to do with getting more bodies on the line against y'all.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:03, Mon 15 Apr.

Question just so I don't mess up, I don't find anything against it but want to be certain. Can I do several different combat stunts in one round? I got 6 SP And I could mirror Fost's dual strike for 4 points, but was wondering if I could pair that with mighty blow for another 2 points for a total of 6. I also understand that this extra damage would only apply to the first target (if doable at all).

Sure you can combine SP expenditure.

Do note that Dual Strike for Warriors of our level only costs 3 SP!
This message was last edited by the player at 18:55, Fri 19 Apr.

Bother I just read that Skirmish only allow for own movement or target of the attack.
So no moving of the horse.

I'll edit asap

Well, with our combined strikes and some luck, this ramp business shouldn't take too long anyway.

We really are in sync this fight, for the better. Felt it would be tougher, but those good rolls are tilting things in our favor rather fast. :D

In reply to Erin (msg # 148):

Yup, just wonder where our dear mage is though...

If we don't hear from him today, I'll ping him.

Sorry guys, mid term exams swamped me. A quarter of the students were sick and I had to redo the whole test...

Tyrus, you can use Spell Stunts (p.106). For 2SP, you reduce the Mana Cost of the spell by 1. I think that's the only one that applies.

I know it's a short post, but I'm recovering from a wee bout over the weekend. Not a lot of energy...I'll get out something more comprehensive in the next couple of days.