For anyone interested, I have just registered a new game, Shipwrecked!  A Robinson Crusoe/Swiss Family Robinson type game.
link to another game

Hello everyone, just a brief update on other games I am running if anyone is interested in joining another game/genre.

My Boot Hill game (3rd edition) is finishing up the Mad Mesa module and there is an opportunity to introduce new characters before starting the next module.

The Survivors game (19th century shipwreck scenario) has had a couple of players drop out, there are 2 characters available for adoption in that game, there will not be an opportunity to introduce new players/characters for some time.

I have 2 Star Frontiers games:

The Volturnus Campaign is early/classic Star Frontiers, one character is currently available for adoption, there may be an option for new characters to be introduced to that game if anyone is interested.

The Invasion of Gran Quivera Campaign is late Star Frontiers timeline, with most new skills & tech from Zebulons Guide available.  New characters can be introduced almost anytime, the setting is an invasion of the largest city in the Frontier, the players fighting off alien invaders.

The World of Greyhawk game is classic 1st edition AD&D, the party are currently in the Free City so new characters can be introduced and there are also a number of orphaned characters that can be adopted before the party leave the city.

My Home Brewed project, The Lost Regiment is currently on hiatus until I can find new players willing to take on this game, which is now headed in more of a war gaming direction rather than role playing.  Not to say there is no role playing :)

Anyone interested in any of these games, feel free to PM me :)

 New guy here. I look forward to writing with you all.

Welcome, Rufus.

What do you like to eat?

Welcome Rufus. Glad to have you aboard!

In reply to Jonas Cord (msg # 4):

 Steak and tatters.

In reply to Ben Hawkes (msg # 5):

 Thank you

Hey gang, and I don’t mean that in the traditional western way! How is everyone doing?

Welcome to you too, Caleb!  Glad you're here.

New victims... I mean potential target... I mean... Welcome to the game!

Welcome Caleb.

What do you like to eat?

If anyone is interested in killing zombies in the Wild West, I have just restarted an old test game of mine "13th US Cavalry Vs Zombies".  This game was originally a play test for a set of Home Brewed RPG rules that I now use in a couple of my games.

I have decided the restart the game with expanded skills and backgrounds for a bit of mindless, fun, zombie killing so it is no longer just the 13th Cavalry, survivors can come from almost any background now :)

 With his leg wounds, can Ruf, walk, crawl?

He can hobble around, he doesn't have to crawl but he won't be able to run.  I will look for the specific rules and post them ASAP

Movement rules for combat are already posted here, msg #7:
link to a message in this game
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:20, Thu 17 Feb 2022.

OK just need a post from Caleb for this turn

Just waiting on a post from Rufus and Caleb this turn, although it looks like Caleb may have dropped out already.

 Does anyone need a tracker?

This is an Off Topic thread.  If Rufus has an (IC) question you should post in the Chapter 8 thread.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:41, Tue 08 Mar 2022.

Hum

Important safety tip; try not to blink. A possible town facility disappeared.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:59, Tue 29 Mar 2022.

Hi, everyone- just getting started, looking forward to playing along with you all. Hope all's well.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:22, Thu 31 Mar 2022.

There is a bit of a timeline gap between the two playing groups, I will do my best to introduce you all as soon as you are in the same time and place :)

Oh- well, as a person, hi and hope you're all doing well. See you when I see you!

Welcome to all the new players!

Great to see more people. Let me know what you like to eat so I can stock up our chuck wagon appropriately...

Lizzy the fifth paragraph of your CD

In reply to Susan Serendipity Serenity (msg # 25):

Oops. Thanks.

Bother... Lilly Please disregard my post you don't have a Gladstone.  Sorry my error. Susan didn't couldn't have mention it.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:57, Mon 04 Apr 2022.

How much did it cost each passenger for this Illmanaged journey west, how long will it take?

The three passengers on the stage have paid to get to Promise City, they could not afford tickets any further.  You arrive the next afternoon, as per the updates.

I am going to be traveling starting on the 14th til the 17th.  Do not wait on posts from me during this time.

No problem, thanks for the heads up

So, just wondering- have we all played Red Dead Redemption 2?
Or, instead, what's your favorite Western? (Just getting OOC convo going. :) )

Not into computer games... not that much into Westerns but I do like a few... The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Two Mules for Sister Sara, They calle me Trinity, stuff like that.

I like a lot of westerns and typically break them into different eras or stars.  For example, by John Wayne I like The Searchers, Fort Apache, Rio Bravo, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, True Grit and The Shootist.  From that era I also like Shane and High Noon.

I like most Clint Eastwood westerns but my favourites there would be the Sergio Leone "man with no name" trilogy, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Unforgiven.

There are also standalones that I like, movies like Tombstone, Open Range, Appaloosa, Silverado, the True Grit remake and more.  And the Lonesome Dove mini-series with Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones.

Lastly, I've played both Red Dead Redemptions.

That's fair (the categories, and sorting by era). It'd be kind of unfair to grade everything as one thing. I never got to play RDR1- I only have a PC, and they never made a PC version.

Quick gameplay question: If I found (or set up) somewhere for Gil to practice target shooting, is there any sort of benefit he'd get from that, or would it be more of "a thing he's doing" for color?

Just for colour, Charles likes to practice with his new shotgun as well but hasn't been able to until now (healing requires total bed rest).

The only way to learn new skills or improve existing skills or attributes is by spending X Points.

Are we good? Anyone need anything to proceed?

I will do another update within the the next 24 hours.  I am studying away from home at the moment (for the next couple of months) so I don't have as much time or access to all my gaming stuff during the week.  I will definitely be able to do updates each weekend but during the week things will be a bit slower than recent months.

Oh, cool. Just checking in, really. Sometimes I forget I needed to do something, you know?
Let me know if I can help in some way.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:49, Fri 13 May 2022.

Likewise, I'm fighting the Marking Monster and only occasionally looking in here. Try for daily, though.

I am here.  Just had a funeral to travel to during the week which through me off for work and play.  Gus is the small silent type anyways.

Sorry for your loss, Gus.

Hey, pardners.  Am I postin' in the right place?

Rollin' up a Guy and, to my credit, refusin' to listen to Bon Jovi while doin' it.

Bartending 19!

My sheet is mostly filled out now.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:21, Sat 26 Nov 2022.

Good to meet you, Franklin. What do you like to eat?

Hello everyone!  New Ben Hawkes on deck.  Look forward to writing with y'all....

Some good chili, or maybe beef stew.  Bacon and eggs will do, though.

Howdy, Ben!

Nuthin better than good chili!

Better make sure I have the spices I need for a chili, then.

(For the newcomers, I run the chuck wagon when we are on the road. In Mad Mesa, where we are known, I cook in the hotel kitchen as well.

Maybe I can tend bar while you serve it up.  (I rolled rather high on my bartending skill.)

Hello good folk, I look forward to playing with y'all!

Howdy, Max.

Hello Gentlemen.  Welcome

Hey there, pretty lady.

Hello Mis'us, nice to meet you!  Hey that's my fav avatar pic!  Good taste.

Hi, everyone!

Please to meet ya, sir.

Hello Gil!  Well met...

Welcome to all the new folk, we have three new characters as well as a new player taking over Ben.  The three new players all should have access to their solo threads now. As they encounter other players I will add the new folks to the current story thread.  Essentially everyone is exploring the town of Dead Mule so those locations that are explored will be updated daily in the Game Wiki.

High Planes Drifter (actually one of the 5 best movies ever made. It is actually a horror movie disguised as a western...)
Quigley Down Under (So iconic that the Sharps rifle is now called a "Quigley Rifle" and US SEAL teams call any shot that requires two people a "Quigley." Not one of the best movies ever, but a fun romp all the same...)
RIPD (technically not a western, but Roy, for whom this character is named, makes it as close as one can get given the hodge-podge of tropes involved. I honestly love this movie just for the subtle comedy. If you have never watched it...well you should but I take no responsibility for any mental harm done to you, LOL)

These picks are fairly obvious, but here goes nothing.

-The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.  (What a showdown!  And the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission.)
-The Unforgiven.  (Not much to say about it.  Simply great.)
-The Magnificent Seven.  ("Faster!  Faster!") (I'm also a big fan of Seven Samurai, and many other Kurosawa films.)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:41, Mon 28 Nov 2022.

Two Mules for Sister Sara
The Outlaw Jesse Wales
Sacketts Land

- Young Guns
- The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
- How the west was won
This message was last edited by the player at 22:51, Mon 28 Nov 2022.

Silverado is my favorite.  Others listed so far as well.

All time favorite Western after The Magnificent Seven is The Cowboys, one of only a handful of John Wayne movies where he gets killed.

In no particular order: 3:10 to Yuma, Tombstone, Unforgiven, High Noon, The Shootist, The Quick and the Dead, the "Support Your..." movies, this Western comedy called Rustler's Rhapsody, either version of True Grit, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, and a bunch of other ones.

Most of the above, plus Trinity series.

Speaking of Western comedies... Blazing Saddles.

One of my favorite John Wayne movies will always be Big Jake, partly for sentimental reasons.  (I remember watching it on TV with my grandparents, now deceased.)

How did I manage to forget The Quick and the Dead?  Mandatory viewing, especially if you love Gene Hackman in The Unforgiven.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:39, Tue 29 Nov 2022.

Hi, all- just a head's up that I'll be out of town this week. I should be able to check in, but on a phone, so it won't be quite as fancy as usual. :)

I'm still trying to figure out where I slept last night.  Can we say I paid one of you a quarter to crash on the floor in your room?

Also, any advise on how I can temporarily get my hands on a horse... or whether or not this is necessary?

The cost of services available at the High Pass Hotel is listed int he Game Wiki:
http://wiki.rpol.net/?id=75769...0High%20Pass%20Hotel

The link doesn't work.  Anyway, that's not what I asked about.

Who wants a quarter?
This message was last edited by the player at 00:37, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Try navigating from here,
http://wiki.rpol.net/?id=75769/Dead%20Mule
otherwise go to the main Game Wiki page

That link worked.  Thank you.

Still not interested in paying hotel rates.  Not with less than four dollars to live on, no thankee sir.  I was hoping to avoid taking up game time with this, but can I try asking about sleeping in the stables for a quarter?
This message was last edited by the player at 01:33, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

This (OOC) thread is for discussing game related things Out Of Character.  Actual game play is conducted (IC) In Character in the story threads.  If something is to occur then it has to be part of an (IC) post.  You can discuss alternative/options here but a supporting (IC) post is required to make things happen.  Also players cannot make retrospective posts to account for things they may have forgotten or overlooked.

With all respect, I didn't overlook it.  I asked about it, but nobody responded.  Then the thread moved on before I had time to resolve the matter.

Never mind.  I resign from the campaign.  Bye.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:12, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Thin skin? It things happen, guy. No need to get your panties in a wad over minor issues.

If people are not prepared to discuss issues in a mature manner I prefer they leave sooner rather than later, it saves a lot of wasted time and effort.  It's not like we are short of active players and things are about to get interested real soon :)

No time to answer... with players all around the world it's worth waiting at least 24 hours before getting upset that nobody has answered.

Jonas has bedding in the chuck wagon and 3 horses. Two of them are more used to pulling it, but can be ridden if necessary. This will meet all of Franklin's needs... if he hasn't actually gone yet.

Is everyone accounted for?

I suppose I should state the obvious.

Sorry for the delay folks, been a big last working week for the year.  Should be able to get a post out tomorrow

Travelling tomorrow, then embarking Friday... then I'll test the onboard wi-fi :)

Please take care of Jonas until I pop up again.

I expect people to be moving around and having real world commitments over the next couple of weeks but the rest of us will muddle through until everyone is back on the same page :)

I hope everyone had a Merry Xmas :)

Just waiting on Jonas and Artemis before writing the next update

Back now, sorry about absence/keeping you waiting. Went on cruise - search 'Arvia Christmas' for some of the gory details - wi-fi so bad they gave me my money back!

Ben, I'll ask here because I bet other people wondered too- how do you get your rolls to work out to twenty decimal places, and does it help you at all?

Could be because I am using the new RuBB update 68 version of RPOL?  I haven't a clue beyond that.  I have no scripting experience.

Thanks! Just wondering.

How are we all doing?

Sorry for the delay folks, it's been a busy week back at work.  I will try to get the next update out tonight or early tomorrow.

Just waiting on posts from Jonas and Ben

 Hello.
 I shall be the new saw bones for the group.

New old?  Welcome in any case!

Thank you

Hi, Caleb! Welcome!

Just waiting on a post from Jonas and will be re-introducing Caleb once you folks get back to town.

Fridays I lecture & don't have much time for other things. And this gunfight is dragging on a bit. Will go and take another potshot, er, carefully-aimed shot, forthwith!

Come on guys, I am rooting for the team. Got get them varmints.

ABSENCE NOTICE: I'm gonna be away until from tomorrow night until Sunday.

If something new comes up while I'm gone, just have Gil behave reasonably until I get back. :)

Thanks for the heads up.

just for fun, I tried to get MidJourney to 'update' Gil's portrait a bit. Here's the best 'answer' I got out of it:

https://cdn.midjourney.com/de8...1c61dc581/grid_0.png

What do you all think? Better? Worse?
This message was last edited by the player at 06:56, Fri 24 Feb 2023.

I have no idea what MidJourney is but the pic looks pretty good.

It's an online picture generator, you give it instructions and you get decent results. Here's another one, just for conversations' sake: https://cdn.midjourney.com/0f2...da7f59125/grid_0.png

I could try other characters', if anyone's interested?

Greetings folks, I have a question for the hive mind!

I have been developing a rules system for RP games set in the age of sail and musket, from basically the 1600's up until around the American Civil War.  I am currently detailing rules for a naval based game set around 1800-1815, think Hornblower, Master & Commander, Hollywood pirate movies etc and I need some price lists for characters equipment, weapons, clothing, supplies etc  For most other time periods there is usually an existing game that offers this info but I am not familiar with and RPG's set in this 'Napoleonic Era'.

Do any of you know of a game or other source for this kind of thing?

Thanks for your time :)

There's a game called Privateers and Gentlemen, set in the appropriate period. There's also a GURPS 3e supplement called Age of Napoleon which has a lot of useful resources.

You might also like to look at Privateers and Pirates and Pirates of the Spanish Main, which are a little bit earlier but might help.

For reading matter, try Dudley Pope's "Ramage" series, and Alexander Kent's "Bolitho" series as well as "Hornblower" and the "Master and Commander" stuff.

This is just scratching at the surface, it's a period I enjoy as well.

I would suggest an RPG called "Beat to Quarters", but Jonas' picks are good too.

TBH, even when I play another game, GURPS supplements always come in handy.

Another thing I use a lot are the old Writers' Digest series of references for authors. There's an okay one for the Colonial period, and a couple of downright great ones for the 1800s. This would include the prices you're looking for.

I also have an encyclopedia of New England history, but it weighs a lot, and might be overkill for the stuff you want.

You might like to have a poke about https://www.napoleon-series.org/ (although if you want to know about awards & decorations ask me, that section is a bit flaky!).

Maybe a bit too detailed: https://libraryguides.missouri...esandwages/1800-1809.

There are a fair number of academic papers around, if you need access let me know & I'll get it for you. They are used to the strange reading habits of this computer science academic!

Thanks for the tips folks, Age of Napoleon has a pretty basic price list but it's a starting point.  Time to wade through my GURPS stuff :)

Just for the sheer hell of it, I'm having Gil pony up two $1 shares, specifically in the prospecting part of the enterprise (as agreed)

 Are we still alive?

In reply to Rufus Wentworth (msg # 113):

We're still alive.

We're waiting for Jonas to post, and then for the Judge to tell us what the sheriff has planned (it may take a day or two). I'm looking forward to this next scenario because we have the opportunity to plan in advance. Hopefully the sheriff will give us a basic outline of what to expect (guarding the lockup) and provide us with rifles. From the description in the wiki, he has five Civil War era rifles, but no shotguns. We also have our pistols.

Reloading
---------
Reloading can be an issue. It takes 6 seconds (1 turn) PER BULLET to reload a rifle, so 7 bullets = 42 seconds (7 turns). The Cap & Ball revolver is even slower 18 seconds per bullet, so a full reload takes 18*6 = 108 seconds (18 turns). Reloading in the middle of a gunfight is not an option, so we have to make every shot count.


Weapon Range (yards)
------------
                       Short Long Extreme Reload Speed
Cap & Ball Revolver(6) 10 20 60 1/3 Fast(+1)
Civil War Rifle(7) 30 100 500 1 Very Slow(-2)

Point blank range is 2 yards or less for any type of weapon.


Accuracy
--------
Base Accuracy = Coordination + Weapon Skill (eg. 17 + 1 rifle = 18)

Modifiers:
Pistols have +4 accuracy at PB range, Rifles get -2 penalty
Short Range, no modifier
Long Range -2
Extreme Range -5

Target obscured -2
Darkness/Night -4

There are other modifiers (see the "Combat Resolution" thread), but these I think are the most important.


Visibility
----------
On a cloudy, moonless night, visibility equals the character’s Observation score.
Under the stars and a crescent moon, visibility is twice the character’s Observation score.
Under the full moon, visibility is three times the character’s Observation score.
If the target is standing near a light source (campfire, lantern), visibility is not reduced at all.

Surprise
--------
A character firing from complete darkness, unless he was previously spotted or is being chased, always has complete surprise.

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I'm going to wait and see what the sheriff expects from us, but then we'll need to come up with a plan.

Can we set traps? I believe the Trading Post has some wolf traps, not sure if these will work against horses, assuming we know what directing they're approaching from. Jonas has some experience with explosives, but don't know if he's carrying any. The Trading Post has a keg of Black Powder for $5, if we can figure out a use for it.

I'm open to suggestions. There are only 5 of us and we don't know how many of them, we need to find a way to turn the odds in our favour.

 Depending on how many rifles we have, one then one reloaded per man would be good. Locate the weapons would be located in certain potions.

In reply to Rufus Wentworth (msg # 115):

I think Gil has a rifle, and the sheriff has 5 on the rack behind his desk, so at best it's likely to be one each. I'm not sure, but I assume the Sheriff is joining the action (after all, they're his prisoners).

So that's six of us vs "up to a dozen of them".

 A shame we can't buck and ball loads

 Depending on how the jailhouse is set up, we might be able to hold up there until dawn.

I've been studying the map and have a few ideas, but nothing set in stone.

Map Link: https://www.alphadawn.net/boothill/jailbreak.jpg

Assumptions:

  - Each square on the map is 6ft or 2 yards (confirmed with GM)
  - The shops are all closed, including the Trading Post, so we can't purchase traps or explosives (confirmed).
  - There is enough space to have maximum two people shooting through each window (not confirmed).
  - The bandits know their friend are in the lockup and could approach from any direction, or more than one direction.
  - I'm expecting 10-12 bandits, so we're outnumbered 2-1.

Information Provided:

1. The lockup is the square building north of the sheriff's office.

2. We need to take up positions where we "can watch the main street and the lockup".

3. Stay in pairs for safety.

4. We can hide in the Sheriff's office
 - The Sheriff will watch the lockup from the back door of his office (will this be open?)
 - The Office has two windows overlooking the main street.
 - A third window overlooks the lockup.

5. We can hide in the lockup.
 - The prisoners are currently in the lockup.
 - The door is locked with a heavy padlock, but there is a narrow covered slot through which meals are passed to the prisoners.
 - The window is barred.

6. We can hide in the stables.
 - The stables have a loft, but I can't see any doors or windows on the map.

Suggestions:

The Sheriff's Office seems to have the best views of the lockup and the main street, and we'll need to cover both front and back (so they can't sneak up behind us and shoot through the windows).

We could put someone in the lockup (at least two), but if the door is locked, the barred window is the only place to shoot from (unless they break down the door). Visual range from the lockup is somewhat restricted by the toilets outside, and I don't think we can break those down (can we?). The prisoners will need to be bound and gagged. If we move them somewhere else (stable loft perhaps?) we'd need to post a guard, so keeping them tied up in the lockup with two of us there, seems like the best option.

This will be a night fight, with limited visibility and potential penalties to accuracy. If we could light up the "kill zone" somehow, but keep the sheriff's office and lockup in relative darkness, it would give us a massive advantage. It might also alert them to our presence, and we don't want them throwing torches or burning logs through the windows. Maybe if the  High Pass Hotel and La Loma Alta Saloon could keep their lights on overnight, it would help the situation.

I've placed icons for each of us on the map (see link above), but if anyone has a preference, we can easily change positions. Is suggest at least one PC in each area to control the action. Putting someone in the stable is also an option, but I can't see where the doors and windows are located.

That's all I have for now, any and all suggestions welcome.

Did we lose Jonas?

I don't think so.

Most players don't post every day, it depends on personal commitments and how much free time they have. We're expected to post at least a couple of times a week to keep things moving, and to let the GM know if we're unable to post for an extended period.

In other words, I need a life.:)

I'm still here... but my player is an academic. This week the students handed in their Final Year Projects so it is full bore marking (they each have to do a live 'demo' as well as a dissertation), plus next year's final year students start picking projects. Roleplaying time is a bit limited.

In reply to Rufus Wentworth (msg # 122):

@Rufus. I can't reply (IC) as Celeb went off to the stables to see if it had any doors or windows to shoot from. I was keen on the idea of traps, but the Trading Post is closed (they're also quite expensive, bear traps $6-$11.75 each).

I'm losing track of where we all are. Are you still in the sheriff's office?

Been thinking about moving the prisoners, they might be easier to defend if we moved them to the sheriff's office and chained them up to the rifle rank or something.

 Rufus is still in the sheriff office. But is going to walk around the jailhouse as his next action.

You don't need to 'wait until the next round' at the moment guys, nit until an actual fight starts.

 Can we gain access to the roof of the Sheriffs office?

Yes, though there is no cover up there

 Let the lead fly. Party time, wild west style.

 Hope everyone had a good holiday.

You too mate!

I don't know where this is going, it's quite difficult with only two active players.

 I just hope the came goes on.

Still around, just tucked out of the way :)

Sorry guys, still got a week of holidays left but you are on my to-do list tomorrow and I am hoping to speed things up a little with two or three combat rounds per update once all hell breaks loose and everyone is shooting :)

 Sorry, life has gotten rather busy as of late. I will post today or tomorrow.

No problem just got back from holidays  today do still jet lagged :)

Final push of grading student papers, should be clear by the middle-end of next week. Please take care of Jonas until then.

 We are waiting for Cord. Yes?

Yes, but you need to take your turn as well.

Check Franklin's post, he is severely wounded and won't survive another hit. You'll need to cover for him. Look at the map too, he may be safe if he stays in the ally and doesn't try to shoot.

Expect to be clear of the Grading Monster by end Wednesday at the latest... then I'll get Cord to start shooting.

Works for me :)

 crap rolls

Thank you for your patience. Marking is now done!!!

Oh well, still need to put the marks in this fancy spreadsheet they feed into the system to generate the reports for the Module Board. But the gradins is complete :)

And Jonas has at long last fired a shot!

In reply to Jonas Cord (msg # 143):

Are we waiting on me?

You and Jonas, I think.

Read msg #48 and #50 in the main Chapter 12: Jailbreak! thread and go from there.

Of course, after the grading come the Examination Boards. Spent the morning deciding the fate of Year 2 students... can they progress, do they have to resit anything, or are they doing so poorly that they are put in Jeopardy which is not a quiz show but when a student is summoned to explain how they are going to pull their socks up or they get chucked out.

I'll go and do some more shootin' now.

 The gunfight is over, I am assuming. Any chance of turning on the recruiting sign, GM?

For anyone interested in a short One Shot adventure I am considering running the old White Dwarf magazine adventure "Bar Room Brawl"

Nothing wrong with a good bar room shindig!

I will participate.

 White Dwarf magazine

 Back when the world was young, and WD was a real game magazine, instead of a house organ.

 Sure, I am in
 Why not

I’m confused about the rooms. £35 is fine, I have that. But you said one room, double bed and there are four of us. I guess we could put two in the hotel and two at the camp/wagon, or try at La Loma.

Where are you going to get the second bed?

I think it might be a good idea for everyone to read through the previous chapter, there are a couple of clues there about potential plot lines/happenings in town.  The day before (actually the day of) the jailbreak attempt there was an influx of people into town, which is why the hotel only has one room and the town has a lot more people in and around it, including the tent town springing up around your camp site.

It’s these two statements that have confused me. If there is only one room, and it’s a double bed, why is he asking fir $35?

Are you familiar with the concept of demand and supply?  There are less rooms and beds available than the current demand.  The rooms only have one bed but you want a room for 4 people, so two can sleep in the bed, the others are on the floor if you want to squeeze 4 people into a room designed for only 2 people.

Does sleeping in the floor count towards the recovery, or would we be as well off sleeping under the wagon in a comfortable bedroll (with an extra $17.50 in our pockets)? Or we could take the double for two weeks and switch occupants half way through.

I’m not quite clear what benefit the hotel floor has over the chuck wagon.

Try sleeping in a bedroll in winter outdoors and then sleeping in a bedroll indoors in winter and tell me which you prefer?

Either, but I have an excellent warm sleeping bag :)

 GM, There is a GM wanted for someone looking for a Western to rp in. I spoke to the  person, and he wanted me to put you in touch with you. Below is the add he placed.


LFG - Western free-form or Rules-lite   [last] CTWraith

If they want to join this game they can send an RTJ, I check this site daily.

 How are we going to pass the time healing?

Hello everyone!

Welcome my dear. What do you like to eat?

Howdy, Ma'am.

Nice to meet both of you gentlemen. I'd say I'm quite partial to a nice rabbit stew, you certainly can't go wrong with that!

Yes, that can be good. I have an old family recipe for rabbit, somewhere between a stew and a soup. Bag me some rabbits and I could try it.

 How long before we can get the game rolling again

I should be able to post again tonight. Are we mostly waiting on Sally to catch up?

Hey guys, not sure when I will get the next update out, I have some real life issues to deal with, my father is in the ICU so I am somewhat distracted but will try and get around to it as soon as I get time.

Every good wish for your father's speedy recovery.

 Blessing to you and yours, GM. Hope your dad get better soon.

Very sorry to hear that.

I am hoping to be able to use Sally as a way to tie in a couple of other ideas however t loos like we may have another new character also joining the game but I won't be waiting for them, at this stage just Sally.  She is currently having a discussion in the Trading Post (none of the other characters are present at this time) that will hopefully lead to an introduction.
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 11:14, Sun 03 Sept 2023.

Hope your father is getting better, Blessings.

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers, my father passed away on Wednesday.  By the time he got to hospital the disease and infection were too far gone.  He fought as long as he could but there was a limited amount of time the hospital could administer the drugs and other treatment but he did not suffer, he told us there was no pain and he drifted off in his sleep.

 I am sorry for your loss. God bless.

So sorry to hear of your loss. Love and blessings.

I'm so sorry to hear that <3

How'dy pardners

Almost dead, sorry to be so late coming here today... last night, 7:45 pm, dearly beloved fell over. Spent the entire night trying to get him upright, finally managed to get him to admit defeat at about 4:30 am and he let me call an ambulance. Took about aan hour and a half to come, but they were able to help him up with a brilliant device, an airbag they put under his butt and which inflated until it was about chair height and he could stand from there.

He didn't hurt himself at all, he just could not get up.

Now looking into maybe getting one of these lifting devices. It's called a Mangar Elk and the cheapest I can find one is £600. Thinking about getting one. He fell over last month too but managed to get up again.

Supposed to be working today but went to bed and slept all morning. Then got up in time to give 4 supervisions & write 2 weeknotes, then flaked out with a coffee and a muffin. Dearly beloved got up then had a coffee and a ham & egg mayo bun and has vanished again.

I aim on making some fish and chips - apart from the muffin hadn't eaten in over 24 hours - & will then go to bed.

Best of luck there Jonas !! Real life always is more important !!

I'm really sorry to hear about what you've been going through. Don't forget to look after yourself too. Maybe check with a doctor or a professional about how to prevent future falls and what to do about them. Take care!

Have you considered including images as part of IC posts. Doing so circumvents uncertainty whilst providing a guide for players to respond to.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:52, Fri 26 Jan.

Huh?

When I first started using RPoL the first game a ran here was a home-brewed game based on my favorite series of novels.  I made many mistakes.  I didn't understand how to get the most out of the Game Wiki or how write any code for automating dice rolls etc.  I didn't always communicate clearly with players and the game system was constantly being tweaked.  The game started out strongly and over time players came and went until eventually it faded to a halt.  I'd like to think things have improved since then.  I have run quite a few games here now and have 4 active, regular games with stable playing groups.

The Lost Regiment is still my favorite campaign to referee and I am much happier with the game mechanics now, the rule set has been play tested in a number of different scenarios and seems to work well, I just need to get better at running games and managing players :)

With a few years experience on RPoL under my belt now I'd like to try and restart this game and invite old players and new players to come and join the action.  Whilst there are many opportunities for role playing in this game, once the campaign really gets going there is a big focus on combat.  Players begin the game as privates in the Union Army but over time they have the opportunity to get promoted and take command of larger and larger formations?

Each player will have their own solo thread for solo play (something I should have done long ago) and there will also be opportunities for players of a similar activity level to work together in joint story adventures/threads.  All depending on the preferences of the players.

For more info on the campaign back ground, character generation and game mechanics, feel free to visit the site and if this sounds like the kind of game you might be interested in, please send an RTJ.

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Characters for The Lost Regiment are members of the 35th Maine regiment, the 44th New York Light Artillery, sailors from the "Ogunquit" or nurses from the Christian Sanitation Commission.  Their birthplace, language and background should reflect this.

There are no Native American or African American members of any of these units however there may be a small number of immigrants from Europe.

Over the course of the campaign, players will have the opportunity to generate additional characters from the new civilizations their Yankee characters discover.  Rus, Roum and Chin characters allow players to explore multiple cultures and character options.

Hum; will you be closing these game?

No, I am waiting for players to respond to the latest update in this game.  So far only Jake has responded.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:40, Tue 30 Jan.

In reply to The Judge (msg # 187):

Phew

My dearly beloved husband is in the hospital right now, so please consider Jonas as continuing to retrieve wounded and generally staying out of the way until further notice please.

I'm sorry, but as a roleplayer, The Lost Regiment run in the manner you describe holds no appeal whatsoever. I am enjoying this game, however.

Thanks for the heads up and I hope your husband gets the treatment he needs, all the best in that regard.

May I ask what you mean by "run in the manner you describe holds no appeal whatsoever"?  Obviously players have preferences about the kinds of games they like to play and won't go for just any game, so I am curious about what turns you off about that kind of game or what might be required to peak your interest?

It's the "big focus on combat" that puts me off. I prefer it when combat has a lesser place and only occurs when absolutely necessary. So a game based on soldiers in wartime is probably not a good fit for me. I suppose I could play a relatively non-combatabt character, a padre or a medic perhaps...

It's not a comment on your game running by any means. I'm enjoying playing in this game - exploring, prospecting, making a life in the Old West, great fun. Yes, sometimes people there got into brawls and shoot-outs, they didn't call it the "Wild West" for nothing. But a lot of people stepped away when that happened, we've all seen the movie trope of people pulling their kids off the boardwalk in front of their house and slamming the door when the fellows in black hats ride into town!

OK that makes sense, thanks for taking the time to respond.  Yes this game is largely combat focused so players who are into war gaming or the combat side of RPG's should enjoy this game during the War time phases of the game.  There are occasional scenarios more about politics, trade, science, medicine and engineering (later in the games we get a bit of almost steam-punk influence) which sounds like more of the aspects you would prefer.

Would you be interested in a non-combat style of character that has cameo appearance rather than a regular soldier type?

I'm too busy at present to add on any new games. And trying to get my Battletech figures painted.

I'd only be interested in a non-combatant - padre, medic, something like that.

Not madly focussed on gaming right now, though. Dearly beloved is still in the hospital but bored, grumpy, and clawing at walls... we only live about a mile away and I expect the escape tunnel to come up in the middle of the lounge floor any minute :)

I hear you Jonas. I do food service at the local hospital & I have patients who have been there since I started 18 months ago. No idea how they have stayed sane. Visit when you can. Best wishes for a full recovery !!

Could we get either a grid over the map or XY(grid) references bordering the map.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:52, Mon 25 Mar.

No, I prefer players use descriptive writing in their posts, not co-ordinates.  Or I could stop making maps altogether?

Franklin hopefully you didn't shoot me
This message was last edited by the player at 00:48, Wed 27 Mar.

Maps do help to picture terrain & such.

In reply to Jake (msg # 199):

  And all too often the work required to make the maps is taken for granted.  I do not use grid references in any of my games and I am not about to start now.  Most seem to forget that in face to face gaming it is up to the players to draw their own maps, the DM does not provide them.  Yeah, old school :)
  If players cannot write descriptions using landmarks and directions (north, south, east, west.  Left and right is relative and confusing) then perhaps play by post is not for them.  This is not a computer/video game where imagination has been subsumed by a game developer.  Play by post is about actual role playing and descriptive writing.

On that we agree...

I always used to be the party mapper, 'cos I like maps and could do them on the fly.

I remember my monk character, who literally used a brush and a block of ink, Chinese-style. Made for some interesting maps. This long before Oriental settings had been invented, but he was played as Chinese and often baffled by the 'European mediaeval' style setting of the game. Haven't thought about Vanitas Brother Amor, the Passionate Monk, also known as Jeng Jung (Chinese, roughly translates as 'Justice, the Middle Way' - aka Lawful Neutral!), for a long time.

Still waiting for posts from Jonas and Sally.  If you are not going to post during gun fights you are slowing the game down, we have been stuck in this gun fight far too long because players are not posting or getting involved in gun fights.  If things do not improve soon I will shut the game down due to lack of interest.

I've not been posting much because I've a) been busy at work and b) am completely bored by a lengthy & pretty pointless gun fight. I'd like to get on to the roleplay, the prospecting, that sort of thing. Sorry.

If you guys don't shoot back then the fight will keep going.  Jonas has not fired a single shot.  The longer the bad guys are alive the greater the chance you will get killed before the game continues.  Boot Hill is all about gun fights.  I think you are in the wrong game.

Sorry guys. I have reached the conclusion to bow out. This game was not what I was hoping for. I was more looking for a game with more focus on roleplaying and I have come to understand that this is not that type of game.

Thank you everyone for letting me onboard and good luck in the future.

Take care!

It seems my vision of the game is quite different to what the current paying group expects from Boot Hill.  I think it best to wind things up now, we've have taken a long time to get pretty much nowhere in this scenario and things are not improving.  Thanks for playing but I think I will focus more on my other games and take a break from Boot Hill.

Thank you for your time. Apart from tedious fights, it has been a good game with an interesting Old West feel to it and roleplay that I've enjoyed.

Hmmm, you it can take awhile to work thru combat stuff. Somer intersting RP though !! Sorry to see it go.

 Bummer..
This message was last edited by the player at 02:51, Sun 31 Mar.

Sad to see the game go, but if anyone is looking for another western themed game there's a new Aresmush game called The Devil's Due that just opened up. It's set on the backdrop of the Mexican-American war and will have some supernatural elements to it as well. I've made a few changes to Sally so she fits the theme better and plan to continue her over there. If anyone is interested here's the link.

https://devilsdue.aresmush.com/

Thanks for the notice Sally. Not quite my cup of tea, but enjoy !!