We have four players with characters ready to go. We are waiting on two more who have confirmed that they want to play, but are experiencing personal delays-- we're going to wait for them, and I will continue accepting new applicants until those final two are almost ready to go.

I'll set up an OOC discussion thread so people can introduce yourselves-- but please, don't tell each other about your characters until you meet in-character. It's more fun that way.

Also, I just realized people coming from vanilla MHR might not recognize the Growth system for advancement, so check the "eXiles Variant" thread for more answers.

In reply to Timebroker (msg # 1):

Can we double-check that this post is available to be replied?

Check.

Hey everyone.

So far so good...

In reply to Timebroker (msg # 1):

Oh! Hey! It's working. Hello other people! Nice to meet you. I'll be trying to play Tigro in the upcoming game. :D

“Peace!”

Can we get a thread that goes over everyone's backgrounds a bit and their home universes?

I think that will all be revealed when we meet in the IC thread.

Exactly. If it weren't for RPOL's handling of the player/character divide, I would have asked you all not to disclose this information to teach other OOC. Spoilers. But since your names are already publicly available...

In any case, I hope that you get into this a little bit in-character as soon as we begin, and continue offering up drips and drabs as gameplay rolls along. Seeing something messed up in a mission timeline is always a perfect opportunity for you to say "Wilson Fisk is in prison? But he saved the Earth from Matthew Murdock and his Hand ninjas!"

Seriously, feel free to make up anything you want about your home timelines. I might even prod you to do so, sometimes.

The Impossible Man conquered the Earth where I come from, and took Squirrel Girl as his empress.

In other news:  I should be done pretty soon, so I won't be holding this up..
This message was last edited by the player at 01:58, Thu 21 Jan 2021.

Hello, hello.  I'm here now.  I'll likely be done in a rather swift fashion, and would be willing to wait a mission if I finish after the people still working on their stuff.  (Don't feel pressured/rushed or anything.)  I'm a quick learn and hungry for some extra fun to look forward to.

Watching the linked video and being new to the system, I heard a rumor plot points are a pain to track, so I'll keeping those tallied OOC in the bottom of my posts I suppose.  It appears I'll have a little bit of learning through observation to do, but I'm far from worried.

I do tend to have a habit of trying to mirroring the ongoing post lengths & styles, but left to my own devices I tend to post in walls.  If you want me to keep longer/shorter posts consistently, let me know.

Feel free to offer little OOC hints (be blunt) to nudge me in the right direction when I'm due for a reminder of something I'm goofing up.  I've had sessions with unrelated people who can't figure out it's my CHARACTER that's being mean, or some equally silly misunderstandings.  I assume none of that tomfoolery here, but my solution of bluntly inform me of how I'm being troublesome can lead to very quick fixes.  I do aim to have fun, and that's easier when everyone is having fun.

I'm kind of a wanna be writer, a die hard reader, and enjoy longer posts from other players.   Preferably, where appropriate.   Most people in a pitched battle, or other high-stress situation, aren't gonna have the mental bandwidth to reflect philosophically about their years on the farm with uncle Ned.

I also tend to adjust to the group, somewhat.   I try to save my longer posts for where appropriate, and where they'll have meaning and impact.  I pretty much always put some meat on the bones, but if a one sentence post is what does the trick, for a particular response, I don't add unnecessary padding.

Some players seem to favor Disney type harmony, where everyone gets along, everything works out for the best in the end, etc.   I'm not one of them.  Unless the GM is being deceptive, this will not be one of those games.   The line between player and character is very clear in my head.  I can enjoy having an antagonist or rival at the character level, as long as it isn't some grudge at the player level.

My only suggestion to anybody who likes to dish it out, is don't be a glass cannon.  I meet a fair number of those on rpol.  (well, in life, really)  If someone wants to poke at me, then I expect them to be able to spar a little.

Anyway, welcome to the game, Rocket (Not Raccoon?); I think this one will be different, and fun.

Like Unseen said, I would recommend keeping the battle posts succinct. Save the “Wall O’ Text” for exposition & transitional scenes. Also, I have no problem telling you if you’re being troublesome. None.

I like you already, Sally.   ;)

You probably won't have any problem finding a comfortable median after seeing a few other people post.

My tolerance for longer posts is inversely proportional to the length of your paragraphs and your use of keywords and formatting-- bold and color the names of other characters, bold and color your dialog, italics and color your inner monolog, orange for OOC. Otherwise, long paragraphs of unformatted text just make my eyes slide right off of them.

I've got no problem with that.

Dibs on red dialogue!

Short posts during battles is good - would be good to have some downtime in between.

I'll go with pink for dialogue with this character.

Speaking in lavender.

Purple for Sally/Polaris.

Dibs on blue then. Mostly done, just gotta learn how to set up my SFX and I'll be set to learn the rest by example.

Edit:

Names and "Chat" are to be bold/colored.

'Inner thoughts' are colored/italicized.

Other peoples names are presumed to be in their color so they stand out then?

Paragraph length is one of those areas I adjust the most.  On my own I like to keep any given paragraph/block relevant to some form of action. If I post a LONG paragraph is likely is padded.

Keywords... like, mentioning Attack (Physical) before a paragraph describing it?  One of those things I figured I'd learn by example with.  I'll pick it up unexplained soon enough.

Simple enough stuff then.

Edit2: Unrelated, but what's a raccoon? :P
This message was last edited by the player at 00:43, Sat 23 Jan 2021.

Put that in Orange with the Dice, actually. Describe your action the way you would normally, and if it calls for a dice roll, specify "inflict Emotional Stress on Paste Pot Pete".

And yeah, use a character's color when you say their name. There's going to be some overlap but it's easier telling Spider-Man from Funnybone than telling Spider-Man from Spider-Girl, Spider Slayers, and Spider-Woman.

And it would help even more if I'd gotten what I wanted and you'd landed Spider-Man, Spider-Man and Spider-Man on your initial team. (I do this, specifically, so you know it's okay for you to request a different pitch on a character someone's already playing. Also, because the collective noun for a group of Squirrel Girls is a "fantasy", as in "a fantasy of Squirrel Girls just walked by".)

Unfortunately, there's a reason Doreen doesn't return my phone calls...

18:56, Today: Timebroker, for the NPC Doreen, Doreen, Doreen, Doreeeeeeeen!, rolled 25 using d12+d8+d10+d10+d12 ((9,4,4,3,5)).

That looks like a 13/d12 to inflict Physical Stress against the Timebroker.

And thus your interdimensional adventure is cut short as your friendly neighborhood Timebroker is bonked straight the Hell to Horny Jail.

Also, god, I am so tired of that joke already.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:34, Sat 23 Jan 2021.

Also, I just discovered that RPOL has options for fudging the dice built right into the dice roller. (First time GM on this platform.) I can guarantee you I won't be using those. If I want the outcome of the dice to go one way or another, I don't touch the dice.

Hi all, apologies if I'm somewhat late to this thread. I'm looking forward to an action-packed adventure with all of you.

Game is Now Live. This is Not a Drill. I Repeat, Game is Now Live.

SOUND THE ALARMS!

Impishly pester the people who haven't finished!

Make the people who have finished nervous by implying they forgot something!

Make time to _(lightly) annoy the Timebroker!

It's time to D-D-D-DUEL! do what we came here to do!

Rock it Rabbit, rock it!

Krutack!  My electric guitar was in the ship!  I enjoyed lying about paying a fortune for that!

Figure I'll wait for everyone to land before moving to hold a conversation.

That's what I figure as well.

SW, it sounds like you're in costume (or symbiote) because of a reference to your mask.

What are we seeing?   Is it the black symbiote look, or more like Spider Gwen?

It's Spider-Gwen look and it is the Symbiote, though that shouldn't be obvious.

I figure this started with normal clothes but falling = danger mode and a shift to the suit.

I was expecting a longer wait time.  Only... Tigro left?  Does Tigro have a color yet?  The only person not to log in today.  That's an impressive hustle.

I'm not in a rush to post or anything, but - do we need to wait for all players to post every time in a scene like this?

I think (and of course I'm not the GM) it's more a matter of this being the very first scene, and letting everyone do their intro.

But I see Tigro hasn't logged on in nearly a week.

I was under the same impression.  Introductions should be a big deal, and he mentioned 7 people.  I had also assumed our local neighborhood Timebroker had means of contacting them through e-mail, discord, in person, phone, something. (Several of those for me... if not all.)  So the not logging in for a week I assumed would be handled through some other means.  If not, I assume Timebroker will fix stuff.

Does he need a color? :3  I think I'll toss in a better physical description of my character into my next post I suppose.  After all, alternate universe people may not line up exactly to their former selves, and it's nice to know what you're looking at.  I feel like it sets the mood. :P

I suppose I could edit it into my last post, but kinda late after nearly everyone else has posted.  <_<;

In reply to Rocket (msg # 34):

Yeah, I had him on Discord. He's not a RPOL regular, and I forgot to notify him when I notified my slower players-- I didn't bother notifying the people who've been quick to respond to me, because I don't have their offsite contacts and because they'd only see the notifications at the same time they checked the main forum.

Also, I was planning on using Royalred for the Timebroker, but as the Timebroker, I'm also going to be using a lot of different colors for NPCs, including stepping all over PC colors.

Don't worry about being unique, just be consistent.

Oh, hey:

You wanna catch me on Discord, I'm V.K. Farfalle#0582 and my public/professional server is https://discord.gg/f7PE7gvQ72

Rocket - surely our modern-ish smartphones are decades ahead of anything Quill has?

He's been to earth several times.  Loves Duct Tape.  And Earth tech is FAR more advanced then Rocket will credit it.  ...shame he only sees the commercial stuff.

EDIT: Quill even bought an MP3 player of an unspecified variety, he was shocked and amazed that it could hold HUNDEREDS of songs!  ...even somehow managed to fill it.  But yes, Quill is the primary reason Earth is a backwater planet.

Edit 2: Feel free to call him out on it. He'll finally get a chance to rant about Quill. XD
This message was last edited by the player at 18:44, Mon 25 Jan 2021.

Probably just gonna raise my hand about the Earth thing after giving some time for others to react.  Though technically my suit/powers are from the moon.

Sorry I missed your question, Rocket;  seven is kind of a big group in terms of staying on top of all the dialog, reactions, information, etc.    Sue would chime in as being another earthling.

Totally fair.  I'll just presume it'll get edited in there at some point, and if not it doesn't wind up being important as he sure as heck would have figured it out by the time everybody establishes all these connections he doesn't have.

Does make me wonder though, would it be obvious to someone with enhanced senses that you threw up a force field at all?  He was carefully observing the situation, but your odd movements could be chalked up to an odd fear reaction, and it wasn't particularly specified if your shield(s) would fall inside or outside the webbing that most of the rounds hit.  Unanswered, I'll just presume he didn't notice the shielding.

That said, I suspect the whole group would probably appreciate a chance to react to the random non-threat at their health, so it'll likely be a while before I post next.  ...even if someone finally accused him of being a rabbit.

It's hard to keep up with everyone.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/w.../9b/Old_Trix_Box.jpg

I'm not really sure on that;  I've only played this system one other time, and my character had no energy type powers.

Sue is Marvel's mistress of the invisible; I'm packing the D12s to prove it.  For sure there are some sensory things that would detect her fields. But I'd think it'd be above the usual D8 exceptional senses sort of thing.

Oh, you know, I forgot to write it in; but, you would have seen any number of those bolts strike the force field, which makes it obvious.     I'll edit it in. --Done; Polaris got it too.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:06, Tue 26 Jan 2021.

I feel like we're getting ahead and we need to let people react to the various things happening before the firearms safety lecture can begin.

At least Rocket as he has someone trying to pull him in with a web-line AND someone trying to take his gun.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:14, Tue 26 Jan 2021.

Classic Marvel “Superhero Misunderstanding”. It’s a time-honored tradition!

Participation doesn’t need to be “tit-for-tat”. Jump into the conversation, or post your own reaction or musings. :)

Oh, I love the misunderstanding - I just think the middle of the action stuff should happen before we get too far past it.

We don't know if the gun is grabbed or if there were other effects.

The tag on that visibility thing had two possible hitches: Sue's physical body having motions in line with someone activating some special ability, and the visibility of the effects of the shield.

If Sue doesn't move when activating the shields, he can't make any connection there (especially when ya got shot.)  If she did move, Rocket had (and lost) a chance to notice her movements and an unexpected variable line up without other explanations.  That said, Spider-Woman's webs drew his attention away from you, and the movement part was suddenly limited to sound.  I didn't consider the timing of Spider-Woman acting before you strongly enough, figuring Rocket had a chance to see such movements before he turned around to what happened behind me.  So after reconsidering; my question is currently irrelevant.  I'll consider any offered answer as far as movement goes a 'future reference' thing.

If Sue's force fields didn't visibly stop any rounds (as that wasn't specified when I asked) due to being inside Spider-Woman's web shield, Rocket wouldn't have had a chance to know you did anything at all.

As is though, he's tacking on disconnected evidence to his pile of 'stuff going on.'  His Psych skill does combo well with his enhanced senses, and events in the aftermath so far is lining right up with his intent to find what he can use to get out of here.  He'll get there soon enough I suspect... or diplomacy will win before he gets there.

Unrelated: Wow, an 18 on disarm?  Best Rocket could hope to do is match it.  I knew what I was going to have him do before even reading the numbers, but that's quite a first roll.  Nice!  ...though I don't have any real intent on using the 1, I suspect someone else will when I feel it's time to post.

As far as 'tit for tat' goes, I feel it would be unfair to prevent somebody to respond to getting shot at because they were at work, sleeping, or something equivalent.  Not to mention their character's reactions are certainly being measured.  After all, if someone seams unusually ok with everything going on, maybe they're less prisoner and more warden... opening up another possible exit route.  And that's not counting all responses.

Oh, wait, is Rocket about to actively contribute to more problems?  We'll find out after I see a few more posts. :3  I'm extra confident no-one will wind up dead at this stage.


EDIT: two someones now for the unusually calm camp.  And one of them is reeaaal quiet...
- even if his ability to follow that I fired AFTER they returned is a bit suspect.
- - Then again, complaints about this being hard to follow was voiced.
- - - Re-reading, only one post left to wait for.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:06, Tue 26 Jan 2021.

With the pace we're going, I figure I better claim the mantle of the team's "strong but silent type." This player is used to games that run at a snails' pace, but don't let me slow things down. If I don't react to something before the next beat, just assume I was standing nearby scowling like an edgelord. (This is a more annoyingly edgy hardened Danny Rand than the one we all might know.)

I expect the pace will slow down a little after the initial burst.

I was brought into this campaign under the pretense that it would be about a round of posts every two days, so don't feel pressured or compelled to adjust your character to match pace on my account.  I'm good waiting if ya need me to.

Edit: That said, I can get carried away as well.  If ya need adjustments, just lemme know.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:13, Tue 26 Jan 2021.

I think this has been NGQS (New Game Quicksilver Syndrome).

Most of the games I play in are slower ones, I'd be okay with the pace settling down.   All things equal, I prefer to have some time to consider what I'm going to post, rather than having to sling it out.

This is the only game I'm in on rpol currently (just came back from taking a break from this place)

I usually like games that are a little slower than this - I do think it's good to get a little bit of a foundation built quickly, at least.

I've played this before, and there is (or was) a particular way you build a dice pool.

I noted in looking at the roller, other players seem to just be summing all the relevant dice.   So that's what I did.  It is more straightforward, but not the way the rules I have describe doing it.

Or, if I'm missing something in how this game is working, please let me know.

Never mind on that, I was mis-reading results; will edit that-

Ok, I think we're good now.  I could've stepped up a die, but don't find it needful to re-roll.

And Wade, this is all just appropriate RP.   Sue has no experience with Ghost Rider, or anything like that.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:19, Wed 27 Jan 2021.

In reply to Unseen (msg # 53):

If I assembled the rules correctly, you can only use the total of two dice unless you have specific abilities allowing you to bypass that. (Such as Rocket's Burst/Area Attack SFX) From the remaining dice, you pick an effect die to determine how strong the effect is.  However, I'm picking this up from bits and pieces from their website without actually buying the game, so I could be off.  Feel free to inform me if/where I go wrong.

EDIT: If there are limitations on which dice can be used where, I assume I'll be told otherwise.  I assume they only allow one per pool though.  So no violence/duty, gun/explosives/jetpack, enhanced reflexes/leaping powers at once, for example.  HOWEVER!  Even if such limits don't exist, the more dice you roll, (especially only keeping two,) the more risk you take.  EVERY one rolled is bad for you, after all.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:23, Wed 27 Jan 2021.

In reply to Unseen (msg # 53):

The game follows Cortex rules where you total up two individual dice unless otherwise noted. The die roller, hwoever, sums them anway-- which you can simply disregard.

And I suspect my math may be wrong, but wouldn't it be 19 with a d10 effect

My SFX said to "add a D6" -- I thought that meant to the total.   If only to the pool, then it would be 19.

But, my effect die would actually be D12; I used the D10, but I get to bump it up one.   But it's academic now...

It's to the pool.



Oh, I wouldn't say it's academic. The fire around Funnybone's skull is already low and flickering, and your forcefield is filling up with smoke.

I certainly didn't read the the SFX being used there and missed the connection, so yeah.  I even managed to forget that distinctions were positive/negative usable on my rolls until I reviewed where you got your dice from to spot the sfx.  That hour long tutorial video was... kinda long and wordy.  Details got lost.  That said, nice to get a simple refresher in there.  I be learning.  I'll write myself a reminder on my character sheet.

In reply to Rocket (msg # 58):

It's okay. If anybody's new to Cortex or just struggling with the system... "system mastery" isn't my thing, you know? I'm here to set up interesting choices and watch people make them.

I thought it's just 2 dice that you add, not all relevant.

Yeah, it is. All of the dice you roll should be relevant, but you only keep two-- unless you pay a PP to keep a third, and there are some SFX that allow you to keep a third.

Also not obvious: You can roll your Distinction as a d8 or you can roll it as a d4 to get a PP, which is almost always a better deal.

You can also break up your Specialties into smaller dice: for each step down, you add another die of the smaller size, down to d6. There's no mechanical benefit to rolling a Grandmaster Specialty as 5d4, but it brings a smile to my face.

Why would that happen? Hellfire doesn't need oxygen any more than Wade himself does.

That's a good point. I'll keep it in mind, but I don't think it's worth going back for now.

Nah. It's all good.

That was just me bumbling through it, reorienting to the system.   Less bumbling next time...

Wade, that Paul Simon song is a goodie.   Obscure tune; surprised to see it.   It will, though, be lost on Sue - it's still Simon and Garfunkel where she's from.

Or, maybe Simon and McCartney, being this is alternate.

Thanks. I figured Boy in the Bubble was appropriate, but the second verse kinda spoke to the situation, too. I couldn't resist.

Not that Gwen's questions are super-important cosmically speaking (except the pizza one) but did they get lost in the shuffle of posts?  I posted in-between Funnybone and Timebroker this morning, and all of the later posts have been responded to but not mine.

I'm also wondering if the spider-sense triggering means my symbiote can get hurt.

In reply to Spider-Woman (msg # 68):

Yeah, that's what happened. I'm going to go back and edit my reply to Funnybone to take care of you.

edit: i fixeded it.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:21, Wed 27 Jan 2021.

No more questions? Aww, Rocket still had one more demand!  ...He'll still make his demand, but I'm at work and attempting a long formatted post on my phone with it's various issues would be a bit much.

Not that you couldn't just guess what it's going to be, but the Timebroker answering it before Rocket even made his demand doesn't appear to be his style.

In reply to Rocket (msg # 70):

Well, I am about to fall the hell over so you'll probably get the chance to ask your question before I move things much further along.

Would that be some krutacks on your salad, Mr. Rocket?

Have you ever seen Rocket?  Doing jobs means getting paid, and he has quite the price tag to demand.

That's a majority but this isn't a democracy. Plus it's a good opportunity to pause and make sure other players get their say-- all of this has happened in less than a day of real-time, by my count.

Yeah! Don't wanna lose out on our Avenger getting a question.

Rocket: In msg #58 you mentioned a tutorial that was "kinda long and wordy." Which one was that?

Game Information topic, first item under Useful Links

Shh. I'm attempting sleep atm. :3
(Stupid insomnia)

EDIT: The remainder of info anyone needs to figure out gameplay is found on the Cortex RPG website in their own game descriptions offered for free.
https://www.cortexrpg.com/comp...m/explore-the-rules/

The remaining info from the Game Information topic should clear up anything missing, even if I chose to ignore a majority of it and rely on the Timebroker directly.

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Spoiler text: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)
_{Also, if it wasn't clear, the request to be quiet was a joke.}

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...that spoiler tag is not as fun as I had hoped.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:17, Thu 28 Jan 2021.

Rocket, sorry, I'd already written my post before your Exposition tour de force came in.   I don't have time to read or edit any responses, right now.    If there's anything for me personally, I'll get it after I get I-Tallus-ized.

It was very specifically "Don't put on the Tallus."

Well, uh, oops --

Let the group review;   if they think there was a good rationale to wait, I'll edit when I come back.

The only way out is forward.

I'll let you walk it back if you want. Personally, I kinda like the juxtaposition of everyone's "Sue should wear it, she's the calm, levelheaded one" with Sue's "JOINK!"

Mostly, as much as I want to GO GO GO I'm trying to hold the game up a bit so that... like, major campaign decisions aren't made without everyone getting a say in them. Or at least mostly everyone...

So long as your character gets a chance to acknowledge WHY I said not to do it, it should be fine.  He won't be a beacon of guidance forever.

Funnybone is the one Sue freaked out about - if he's good with it, sure why not.

I would call Tigro the calm, level-headed one so far.  Iron fist loses out on that from not saying anything about himself.  Gwen loses on that one from her symbiote.

Oh, there's still a good bit to go between accepting the Tallus and going on your first mission-- there's no instruction manual and the Tallus has a lot of functions.

Noting posts update by checking below when I press the "preview post" button sure comes in handy.  Now I saw Timebroker's post and feel FAR more confident about skipping the backtracking factor.  So we're good either way I suspect. No vote here.




Ideally, Tallus can switch hands just fine, which is why Rocket assumeed that it wouldn't be be an option on his ranting.  Paranoia isn't exactly the wrong way to go.

I'm pretty sure Iron Fist said his name and sworn enemy!  Tigro offered name and 'Avenger' to leave him the same boat in my book.  Rocket can space google that sworn enemy and Avenger nonsense once they get to Earth, not find anything, and assume (s)he(/it)'s unimportant. :P

Story wise, Rocket would VASTLY prefer Spider-Woman to wear it based on the "you are now a giant target" factor.  Rocket's just not impressed with Sue's focus and poor execution thus far. She seems spastic and jumpy, which is a really bad thing to hear from ROCKET.  Spidy's got a crazy reaction speed and masses of sticky stuff on standby.  If we pull back on the 'put it on' phase, (or it can swap hands,) he'll argue that point given anyone contending it, and ask if anyone else is harder to rob.  I'm not gonna vote on if you should backtrack, so assume my vote lines up with if you want to.  This is a game for fun, after all.

Rocket aside, with meta game logic tossed in: Sue's many d12 defenses do leave her in a very keen position to keep that thing safeguarded.  If the backtracking doesn't happen or Sue winds up with it anyway, the party will likely be better off as soon as Sue stops freaking out so much... even if Gwen is the sorta person who winds up taking to interdimensional travel like a fish to water.

However, now that I'm thinking about it, the moment it's obvious the device is complicated to use he's going to hate the idea of anyone else wearing it ALONG the the idea of wearing it himself.  Rocket is not gonna like this adventure.  Shame he's not the one it's aiming to please. :P

The Tallus sounds kinda like what Canon Gwen wears to dimension hop.

Right now, Gwen's assuming Timebroker or someone can get past her spider-sense, so unsure if she can protect it better than Sue's force-fields can.  Most of the others probably don't know about my danger pre-cog.

Nice job turning the nickname around, Rocket.  Has Quill not shown you any cartoons in your world yet?

The one about Racs Raccoon? No, not yet.  But ain't he a stinker?

So, Rocket was outvoted?

Not really a democracy, so anyone could grab it if they wanted to.

In no particular order:

1)Rocket, you may (and this is only my suggestion, disregard as you will) want to try and be a little more concise in how you get your ideas across.  You're obviously smart, perceptive, and have good ideas.    But, if you were to read this story out loud, you'd hit your own character's post and it would sound like a rant, due to its length.    Ranting people aren't usually held as very sane; the fact that the character is furry, flop eared and blue, doesn't work in his favor either, among a group of Earthers.

If you aspire to be listened to, effective communication tends to be on the clear and concise side.   That's not meant to be a slag; I'm just sayin.'

2) This game has turned out to be a fair bit less serious in its tone than I had imagined. That's all good, I've had fun, maybe too much fun.   But I'm aware I could dial it back, and I'd be playing my character more in keeping with how I originally saw her.     I

3) I think Sue's reaction to Wade was reasonable;  she has no experience with the undead, demons, or the supernatural, to speak of.   She was pretty freaked out in the beginning from knowing she had died  (and the GM's intro post said that we knew that, so I was surprised when other characters seemed not be aware)

She held up pretty well when Rocket unleashed a volley of blaster bolts that could have been lethal to all of us, and only ribbed him a bit in humor afterwards.  Sally was the one who disarmed him in outrage (which was wholly understandable), with Sue attempting to diffuse the situation.

4) I didn't ask for the mcguffin, and have no vested interest in holding onto it.  I think we should just go forward and RP this out.

5)I'd really like to move the game forward - get on with the adventure.   Realistically, were this real life, I could think of all kind of reasons to be paranoid about the Timebroker and his offer, and all sorts of long discussions we could have regarding how we want to proceed.  It would make total sense in real life - but wouldn't be much fun in a game.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:01, Thu 28 Jan 2021.

The problem with Rocket is Rocket there.  My fault is playing him too smart at this point. Off the beach? Much more action oriented.  Not taking him seriously is part of his character, and legit on his character sheet in his limitations. If I were rolling his actions so far, he'd likely have his 5 PP limit already.  The ranting is a distinct choice to enforce his character over his nature, which will take over in due time.  I am glad you read right into him the way I intended.  I feel my faults in representing said nature have some justification now.

That said, I am separating myself from Rocket out here.  I as a player am not even slightly angry at anything that has happened thus far, and at worse a little annoyed at some bad timing here and there.  I'm not going about asking anyone to change their characters or processes outside timing for player inclusion.  No-one has crossed any lines, and if I feel they are I will be sure to draw them so they can be seen.

If you assume Rocket and I share opinions, you may be caught off guard.

Serious with Wade Wilson, Spider Gwen, and Rocket?  This has been as serious as it could be, but I suspect it will get darker knowing the GM.  Just gotta read carefully between the lines.  Like that stick. :3

That said, no-one OOC has said (thus far at least) not to move on.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:19, Thu 28 Jan 2021.

I wouldn’t mind moving the scene forward. There’s a strong chance the Tallus will rotate hands anyway, whether because of a cast shift or the device acting of its own accord. I wouldn’t say that Sue acted irrationally with Funnybones, either. Was it a strong response? Sure. Was it out of character or out of line with someone seeing a Ghost Rider for the first time? I don’t think so.

If I didn't mind the reaction, nobody else really ought to be too up in arms over it.

Respectfully, if y'all play rough in-character, all I'm going to think is you want to play rough-- treat each other the way you want to be treated, and all that.

If there's a problem out-of-character, I hope you know you can bring it up publicly (here) or privately (with me or with each other) and... obviously, I have not earned that trust yet, but I hope you'll trust me to handle any genuine discomfort so that the game can progress and everyone can continue having fun. That includes if you have a problem with anyone else at the table, and that includes if you have a problem with me.

For what it's worth... aside from the fact that nobody's said they had a problem, I don't think anyone's had a problem here.

We all know that Sue's player knnew who Wade Wilson and Ghost Rider were before Sue attacked Wade, nobody thought that Sue's player had a problem with Wade or with Wade's player. Wade seems to think it was funny, and Wade's player seems to think it was funny.

Half the team immediately nominated Sue for the dubious honor of "party leader". Rocket has a problem with this, and made it known at length in a way that... really just bolstered everyone else's confidence in their decision to back Sue.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Rocket's player got exactly what Rocket's player wanted out of the deal. He wasn't trying to get Rocket to be the leader, and the (verbal) potshots he took at Sue weren't meant for Sue's player or Sue's player's decisions to play Sue that way.

---

Right now, there's two problems.

One, the group of players who've been playing most actively want to move on, get to the real meat of the game, get to the dark/serious tone I promised them; I'm very much with them, and I'm dying to show off some of the Missions I have concocted. At the same time, three of our players are accustomed to much, much slower games... and one of them is having technical difficulties on his end.

I want to give them a chance to participate a little more in this prologue nonsense before we move on the the Mission, and there's something else I'm trying to line up first (out of game). I'm going to encourage them to put in a little more, but I don't want them to get left behind before the "new game energy" wears off.

Actually, that's both of them. There's one problem.

For now, I think I'm going to give the Tallus to Sue, since she went for it first and she has a 50% plurality-- it'll give everyone something else to play with while we try to find a sustainable pace.

Gwen did point out that the Sue Storm she knows is bad news ( I actually toned it down from Earth-65 Sue ) but knows she's not going to win that argument.

Maybe giving the advanced tech to one of the characters from the past is a mistake, but it'll be fine.

I think everyone's character development has been great so far.  Including the long Rocket posts, which I think fit the character.

I do think we're going to have to condense the chat about what everyone's universe is like or make a separate optional thread for it that runs alongside the main action.

IC: Character Roleplay at basecamp if you will.

That's not a bad idea.

I'd contribute to that if people want it.

...Then again, this IS my favorite hoppy hobby.  :3  I'd run an entire side adventure with our backup characters.  Not saying we should.

I am... quite fast paced.  I'm used to slower pacing being due to significantly longer posting. I've written short novel chapters as posts in an RP, with similar lengths in reply.  THAT burns out my pacing.

So again, feel free to slow my pacing as needed.  I'm keen to cooperate. If I need to impose a "5 different player posts between my posts" (or similar) limit I will.

EDIT: It's The backstory thread is a thing now!  Ignoring I'm at work, I'll let someone else go first to set the tone/circumstance attached to the down time.

EDIT 2: Is it bad that Rockets first order would be "open a portal to when the Timebroker calculated this team so I can slap him!" And follow said slap with "you calculated this!"
This message was last edited by the player at 01:49, Fri 29 Jan 2021.

I'll cop to being a slowpoke. Fri-Mon tend to be my more active days on RPoL, but I'll do my best to post during slow moments here at work on the other days. I've enjoyed reading your guys' backstories, and am starting to think I need to flesh mine out a bit more in comparison. Best to keep myself mysterious for now... ;)

Let me clarify here:

I'm much into RP and dialog --  I can spend significant amount of time on it, very happily.

What I don't like is bogging down over some plot point, that we're not supposed to fix or solve.

Like, we're supposed to go on this adventure.   The GM isn't going to let us figure out the Timebroker to a degree that circumvents the whole adventure, returns us to our homes early, and gives us a nice, easy, clean win.

It's what our characters want, but we can't play toward that.  (I don't think)

If we need to slow down for other players, let's do that.    I have no problem, none, zero.

And I'm not looking for the game to become darker, per se;  I thought I was kind of being called out for some (character) behaviors, and so mentioned I'm playing my character in a more comical, over the top way then originally planned.   It's fun; I'm happy to keep doing it.

Last, length of Rocket's post is no issue.   I was pointing out, if you want to be listened to and heeded, (Rocket said he did, but perhaps that was only the character) then consider how you're communicating.   I think everyone should be authentic with their character, as much as possible.

But if you want to influence folks over to your point of view, then you may need to consider how you're being received.

The character would love nothing more then to be taken seriously, and he's terrible at it.  If he wasn't, he'd have never wound up working with some lowlife like Quill. ;3

That said, anything I say in third person is 100% character exclusive.  I personally wasn't calling you out, I was trying to advertise what would get skipped if we bypassed the do-over, which I figured was very likely.  I should have been clearer, but live and learn.  I look forward to what happens next.

Tigro, are you also named Greer? I personally know a male Greer, and wonder how close you’re sticking to Tigra’s backstory, gender swaps aside. It’s cool to learn that IC, but I’m looking forward to it. Just like I’m dying to find out if Sue had a baby with Reed before their rift.

Sue doesn't have a brother in her universe?
I'm sticking with a lot of characters from Gwen's comic universe, so Gwen knows a Reed Richards but he's 12.  Won't make the connection with Sue Richards until she hears the name Reed out loud.

This message was deleted by the player at 06:11, Fri 29 Jan 2021.

In reply to Polaris (msg # 102):

Nope sorry, Grant Nelson.

Hey, Rocket...



If you're going to use actual < quote > tags, you should actually quote the person in question. That's not what Funnybone said. It might be what Rocket heard (and I don't mind that at all) but that shouldn't be in a quote if you're going to change the words.

In reply to Funnybone (msg # 106):

I might have suggested that it might be funny, when I was asking him to use the quote tags in his recaps... for my sake. I thought it would be obvious that the person being quoted was being misquoted, since they were being misnamed.

So, y'know, mea culpa. If there's blame to be had, some of it's mine.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:02, Fri 29 Jan 2021.

Basically everything got changed in those quotes - I think it was good that way?

In reply to Spider-Woman (msg # 108):

Actually, mine was the only one that's been changed.

So you don't see any of these?
"Just goes on and on!"
"—puts on the Tallus." | “Yeah, Sue. Put it on.” (edit: apparently that one not changed.)
"I'm FUNNYBONER."  " [...] That was amazing."
" [...] or else he krutacking stays in there!"

Plus the changes to the names.

The rabbit is being consistent, and it's in character for Rocket who would totally change details the moment he said something.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:39, Fri 29 Jan 2021.

You've completely missed my point, and I really don't feel like making a whole thing out of this.

I'll start with it looks like you care about the issue and I will change it... before I post further at least.

My point was made, but it showed Rocket's deteriorating emotional state, what he found important, and who was annoying him when.  If it went on, the Tallus was going to be a prime target.

*sigh*

All I'm saying is that quote tags ought to be for genuine quotes. You can misquote anybody you want, but you shouldn't do it in the tags that say quote. It's misleading.

I get that you wanted to show Rocket’s filters, but I agree with Funnybone. You could always tweak the quote in your post with a qualifier such as, “Here’s What Rocket Heard”.

She does. In fact, that's where her Vehicle expertise comes from.  But, he was a member of the family (the Storms) who adopted her, not her birth family.

As dreadful as the 2015 FF movie was, I liked that part of Sue's backstory, and lifted the same idea for this character.

I think this is a good note for us to savor while we're waiting.

Gwen: She absolutely associated it with weed. LOL

In reply to Polaris (msg # 117):

I'm just gonna leave my post as-is.

Goddamned kids these days all think they invented the Mary Janes.

Yeah, I should've remarked on that, the association kind of goes without saying.

Gwen, there were definitely white and black musicians in the same bands during the 60s.
Hendrix, for example, fronted his own group, and had white guys backing him up.

An Asian rocker would be unusual -  I can't think of any from the period, though I'm not exactly the expert.

Sly & The Family Stone released “Everyday People” in ‘68. There were also bands like Blood, Sweat, & Tears, as well as Three Dog Night and The Chambers Brothers.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:25, Fri 29 Jan 2021.

I am aware of Hendrix (not the others) but thought it was useful world-building.  I had tried to link a page from a wiki to show the band as it appears in a comic but failed at creating a link.

You are very right about prejudice, segregation, and discrimination being worse in that period, of course.   Music was a bit more level playing field, though.   White rock & roll wouldn't exist w/o the pioneering black artists who came before. Black culture brought us most of the great contemporary musical styles and forms.  Without it, we'd have --  classical, country, polka music?  Folk music.   Not much else, I'm aware of.  (ugh, that's grim!  And I don't mean Ben.)

Yep, Sally nailed a few more.  Santana was (is; I saw'em in 2019) another mixed ethnicity band, including black members as well as the Hispanic Carlos.

In reply to Moon Knight (msg # 76):

Anything (else?) I can help with?

EDIT: Well, I'm assuming no after that transit. (Not that I'd turn down a chance.)
This message was last edited by the player at 05:53, Sat 30 Jan 2021.

Hi, everyone!

I started in on this a few weeks ago then got pulled away by life, and just when I was getting going again last week, something else came up this past weekend. (Usually I'm away from the computer and RPOL on weekends, even for my own game, but I can reply to direct messages, except this weekend when I had an exceptional amount going on.) Also, I started out as Moon Knight and now I'm changing to Cable, but that name might change too.

I'm getting on to this late so I feel like I'm jumping on to a very fast merry-go-round, and I don't want to throw anything off. I know you're waiting for something from me, and I don't want to hold up anyone. What do I need to do next? The more specific, the more I can deliver.

I think we we're waiting on a couple other things.  If ya haven't seen it yet, the Game Information thread is full of good info.  After that, get with Timebroker to discuss character twist(s)/details.  From there, get a character profile set up.  Feel free to use one of ours as a base template.  Links in the previously mentioned Game Information thread can net ya more character specific data.
 If ya got questions, I can always poke around for answers.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:32, Mon 01 Feb 2021.

Cable, you could always play it like the Exiles comics. Show up, no explanation, fight, and explain your backstory during or after the action. If at all. That series often spun a whirlwind of a narrative for the cast. My advice would be to jump in and engage the scene. You’ve just shown up as we bounced. Assess the world we’re visiting. Respond to our commentary, or offer your own about how we’re nothing like the chargers you know back home.

Cable - an in-character introduction would help RP move along now and may not need the sheet fully fleshed out.

a "I have no idea WTF that is" or "That's when shit went bad in my world" or similar would suffice.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:18, Mon 01 Feb 2021.

Agreed - two characters have made Tallus requests, and I've been holding off for that introduction.  There's been a tendency to by-pass members of the group who don't post as fast, and someone's intro post is significant.   So we are kind of waiting on that.

But please don't stress over it --  it can be long or short, as you prefer.   Reveal some of your character's thoughts, or keep them concealed.    The group has no particular expectations; it's your choice.

Rocket:  Infinite corn dog "meat": https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Groot_(Earth-8)


edit: if I make it as a link it doesn't include the closing parentheses and fails.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:59, Mon 01 Feb 2021.

Gwen, that link is more like a vegan corn dog --  no meat:

"There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page."

In the full comic, Uatu looks at the ingredients and asks if it's tree bark, and the response is "It is Groot."

Is eating Groot vegan?

I feel that's a philosophical question, better answered by wiser than I.


Where is the 'Tell Us' thread taking place?  I sure hope we're not doing all that in the alleyway!    I was still waiting (pending Cable's first post) to do two things in the main post:

a) Get mission parameters, including full info on the Registration issue.

b) Clothe and equip us properly, up to whatever extent the Tallus can manage.   It sounds like that kind of was just taken care of?   But, I'm unclear where we are (time & location) in the Tell US thread.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:51, Tue 02 Feb 2021.

In reply to Unseen (msg # 133):

You're still in the alleyway-- noone suggested they were leaving. Otherwise, the alleyway opens up into Time Square, which is where the Big Thing happens, but we can move to Time Square without moving too far forward.

No, is the “Tell Us” thread in the Civil War timeline or back on that desert where we all met?

In reply to Polaris (msg # 135):

I had presumed that it had started up when we were discussing music, which was before the Timebroker showed up.  Now?  I'm lost.

In reply to Polaris (msg # 135):

Whoops. It's in the Civil War timeline... assume that it happens before or after finishing the introductions.

Then I am editing in the mood killing line I put OOC instead.

Ah -- I'm too used to games that have 'gray' or 'fuzzy' threads for RP outside the main story, often with the assumption you're somewhere neutral, reasonably safe, without having to get too specific.  Some downtime or other, somewhere along the way.  I guess we more or less are, but I would have RPed a bit differently if I understood it was the alley.    Lesson learned-  ask the GM.

In reply to Unseen (msg # 139):

Well, it is what you said it was-- assumed to be in safe spaces during lulls in the Missions. We just haven't technically gotten to one of those yet... but we can assume these conversations take place in the near future.

I'm not trying to jam up the feel of the current RP, I was just answering the wrong question.

I'm sorry if I held things up, team. Now I'm on the rails and ready to go. Really excited to be here.

Rocket, from msg #77: Yes, I'm familiar with that YouTube tutorial. It was meant to be specific to that campaign but it could be used for others. Also, I hear the Watcher who put it together is very handsome.

Oh my god and I know this watcher (a little);

And will vouch he's an excellent addition to the group!

Thanks! Though if that "oh my god" is for me being here, I'm not sure if it's for a good thing or a bad thing.

Cable, Sally was reading the newspaper.

Sorry if I rushed anyone. I thought you were all more-or-less committed to the plan and wanted to get a move on. I didn't think of the image inducers before they were mentioned.

It's good to get things moving.

In reply to Spider-Woman (msg # 146):

You might not have been listening to the news, but you didn't see Peter's face? He got old, too.

As one does.  ;)

In reply to Timebroker (msg # 147):

I will edit - I thought I was captivated by the other screen.

Being Times Square, it will all repeat in a moment anyway.

They're the same screen-- I set up the ad so you'd be watching the TV when the press conference came back.

So... random unimportant question: Did the Rocket-sized tux include shoes?  Rabbit-sized shoes sound like a feat fit for a circus.

Speaking of feet fit for a circus... your shoes fit perfectly.

Noticed I decided they were tuxedos instead of business suits. Edited in the relevent fix.  And that's amazing, Rocket wearing shoes sized for a human clown. :3

You're lucky the Tallus didn't provide you a car.

Worse, Rocket would try and drive it.  He does not know traffic law, but would likely fit right in with New York driving.

Glad no-one responded to the wallets, meaning Rocket got to pilfer through all of them.  ...Not that I didn't specifically write the comment in a way that allows it to be changed easily in edit.

Now I gotta wonder if Rocket can put together that the Tallus wanted them to catch that news bulletin.

Someone else realizing there's a picture of Gwen and Peter is a good RP opportunity, so feel free to have rifled through mine.

Connection noted.  It appears a visual link between face/name is to be a very relevent dot to connect.  I'll get on that after work.

That said, that announcement also just painted a big fat target on certain people.  Is Stark the kinda guy to think about his allies' enemies before acting on a reveal? 'Cuz the Stark I know sure isn't.

(Cues 007 theme:)

http://tinyurl.com/2h4ktepu

There could be names on the photo.

I'm willing to retcon Rocket's shopping spree given that SW's reaction to what's going on (in the same area) was WAY faster then Rocket's ability to get directions, and specifically mentioning nabbing Rocket away.  Despite Rocket's size hiding him, he barely left the start of the alley, was doing a lot of talking making him easier to find, and would assume SW was snagging him to help his objective along until after getting pulled along into the alley where she could make her case.

The hell-bike is pretty noticeable too.  What have I done?

Yeah!  It's not like New York has thieves walking around in giant rhino costumes, realizing their 'crock in the sewer' fears, shooting electricity everywhere, flying around in bird costumes, using illusions to steal the statue of liberty, or other such shenanigans!  I'm sure this will shock and horrify them beyond their capacity to handle!  The horror of a guy on fire on a flaming bike riding with a furry combined with seeing a rabbit wearing a suit will be their end!

...Until Funnybone stops.  Then we miight have an issue.

Well, that'll teach me to go to sleep...

I'd post something, but I don't know if Tigro came with me or not yet.

No Tigro login since Saturday... Maybe I should have suggested someone else?  Other people should have opportunity to follow one of these groups too.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:19, Thu 04 Feb 2021.

From what I gathered, we were all in Times Square but split up to do some investigating. The first group being:

- Unseen
- Funnybone, and
- Tigro

And with Spider-Woman and Rocket pairing up.

Assuming that leaves me to team up with Polaris and Cable, I'll hang with them, so long as neither of them has other plans.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:25, Thu 04 Feb 2021.

I can fly you two to a preferred location, too.

Tigro doesn't seem to get on much -- but sometimes a GM can make simple actions for an absent player?

My intent was to go to the same location as Funnybone/Tigro; but I'm not exactly "with" them.  Potentially I could've caught a ride from FB, if Tigro isn't going.   But we're a bit past that now.

How does the Tallus communicate?  Through my phone? (I assume that it otherwise has no signal) The clothing?

In reply to Unseen (msg # 168):

Sorry, I've been sick (virus, just not covid) and fighting a dead computer. I am still here. Just been miserable, and trying to fight for stuff.

Why don't you go ahead, and we'll just keep Tigro in the background as much as possible? He's there, just just letting you do the talking for now.

I can live with that.

Oh, sorry to hear, Tigro;   thanks goodness not covid.  No biggie, your health is more important, but Funnybone is ready to burn rubber, melt asphalt, etc.


Gwen, Tallus:  It's a telepathic channel of some sort.   In the head, no devices needed.

Tallus said it was a telepathic link, did it not?  I assume it did this the whole time, which is why Rocket didn't yell at it to stop talking. :P

O.O Beat me to it! Darn slow phone posts!

Sue would not be broadcasting audibly over random devices.  That would be stupid.

I feel I should note that Gwen has an empathic/semi-telepathic link with her symbiote already.

Edwin Jarvis and May Parker are a couple --   that's so apt, and adorable --  you're such a romantic, Timebroker!    ;)    (assuming they both don't spontaneously combust in the next scene or anything)

May's far better off with him than Doctor Octopus.    I like the old, human Jarvis.

I am curious if Rocket still has that gun license.  If he knew guns were supposed to be registered to the government, he'd find the idea of registering super-human people ridiculous.  It's not like labeling all the guns to their owners stopped gun crime.  That said, he is missing a LOT of key context as well, but it would be a nice alternative topic to bring up.

EDIT: If you hit 'preview' before posting, it lists recent posts below the dialogue box.  REALLY helps spot ninja posts.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:32, Fri 05 Feb 2021.

Too busy looking through other people's wallets to check your own?

Of course!  More like, it was in the first post, and I don't recall seeing it in the repost. :P  Not that it wasn't there, I'll re-look.

EDIT: Re-looked, not mentioned.  So yeah, I wanna know if he still has it. :P
This message was last edited by the player at 19:35, Fri 05 Feb 2021.

I'm still unclear how SFX works vis-a-vis PPs.    The book says "some" SFX require a PP to activate, and I'm sure it explains that somewhere, but so far it's evading my best Ctrl-f efforts...

Basically, if it costs a PP, it says so.

I feel like Funnybone has been forgotten.

Hope I'm not dealing with that for days with the edits in Gwen's thread.

@Unseen If an SFX costs a PP to activate, it should say so in the description. For example, my Chi Healing. (Which I probably ought to remind everyone I have, for those inevitable SHTF moments.)

Maybe split into two (or three) threads the next time we split up this much?
Could keep a post from getting buried.

I thought they all took one, or I probably would have used a couple more.

It’s not much, but I’ve got you in the loop in my latest post.

Yeah, I found it a little unclear;  I thought I read something that said they all cost 1, but there's a paragraph that says only "some" require one.   I think what IF said makes most sense.    But it is the GM's call.

Split threads would be better, probably, if the GM wants to go that route.

I'm sure you've not been forgotten, FB.    GM's just waiting to reveal Aunt May as Umar, and Jarvis as Dormammu!

You're not forgotten. I just don't have anywhere to go with that situation unless you want to add something, or let me know you're headed back.

I thought the Timebroker and Jarvis being the same person (at different ages) was a pretty big reveal.

I'm looking, and I've had mod privileges on a couple different kinds of forum software before, but it doesn't look like I can move posts to different threads or split threads at all... so we're going to have to remember that going forward.

Give me a minute, and I'll try to copy-and-paste-and-delete Gwen's subthread, Rocket's subthread, and  Wade's subthread... leaving Sue and Sally in the main thread.

Oh wow...I was thinking maybe next time, or going forward!

Yeah, there's no quick & dirty way to move posts.   I believe you'd need to copy each one over.

It's probably better as a do it next time thing?  Or split from current?  No reason to split out a backlog.

Whoa, don’t subject yourself to that sort of headache, TB! I’ve done it in old games, and SO not fun.

Also, if May & Jarvis were really Umar & Dormammu...EWWW!

Bullseye 'might' be here to murder someone?  That's like saying there 'might' be a protest.  Less tangeble, there could also be a very real Tigro/Tygra showdown!  They're both quite available.  Or that Wade is gonna wind up shooting himself at some point.  Heck, if things get loud, we may get Sue Richards in duplicate as well.

There are a ton of ways this can go six feet under.

Sorry Funnybone, at least Rocket didn't forget about the two of ya. :P (Or better yet, at least you aren't making the Doom Pool all doom-like.)

I want to thank everyone for being so patient with me as I'm getting used to a new format... and just generally shaking off the rust.

I think, at this point, I can promise it's going to start paying off.

Don't forget the creepy abandoned Stacy household when you choose your safe place!

Abandoned warehouse lottery jackpot.  Can't wait to see how this (d)evolves. :3

I wasn't sure if Rocket was gonna take up the offer of telling them who you are/staying at Stark Tower.  Since you're friends with the doorman.

He was still working on the assumption that whatever they're supposed to stop is happening sooner rather then later.  He might just camp out in the security van if he isn't given any real info to work with.  That said, I'll recap relevent telepathic data and decide after I get off work.  Phone isn't the easiest thing to rpol with.
This message was last edited by the player at 07:22, Sat 06 Feb 2021.

(sings, snaps fingers)

Rocket went from the desert to a bar with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the bar, he met a guy with great aim
If he's not careful, he's gonna get brained...

Na na nah, nah, na nah nah nah...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4BrZjY_Sg
This message was last edited by the player at 20:40, Sat 06 Feb 2021.

Forgive any strange auto-corrections or such in my very slow phone posts.

EDIT: I think I got it fixed up, but it can be easy to miss my autocorrect's shot translations sometimes. :3
This message was last edited by the player at 01:46, Sun 07 Feb 2021.

About sixty miles away from my computer with closed highways between me and it. Will hopefully be able to go home tomorrow.

Hope you got to somewhere safe - that's a difficult situation under normal circumstances, I imagine it's much harder these days.

I'm going to be starting a new job tomorrow. At least some days will be onsite, the rest remote... so some days I'll be able to respond to posts more quickly than others. Tomorrow, I'll probably be MIA.

Congrats!

In reply to Rocket (msg # 204):

That is...so profound, in a Zen like way.


Congrats, FB...hope you like it!

Timebroker had issues anyway, so good timing. =^-^=  Hope you enjoy the new job.

I was curious what the response to that would be.
 I just figured it was a <b> statement. :3

And now the chemo appointment I missed on Friday has been rescheduled for today-- I'm sorry for furtherdelays, but I should be able to catch up tomorrow afternoon and get this show back on the road.

Take your time.

It goes without saying, your health and well being comes well before any game.   Whatever you're dealing with, I can only hope it goes as well as possible.    If you need downtime, however long, please take it.

One of the great things about PbP is that it's easy to pause. Do what you need to do, my friend. We'll be here.

No worries, I had to have more toenail removed, and have mostly started recovery from the not-covid/flu virus

Hope you feel better.

In reply to Tigro (msg # 214):

While visiting our mom in the hospital when we were kids, my older brother got his toenail "removed" when my grandma opened a door too hard against his open-toed shoes. One of the most brutal things I've ever seen. Needless to say, he got to stay in the hospital too.

Hope you're doing OK.

Sorry about being even more delayed than advertised... chemo went well (eventually) and I recovered in a timely fashion, but I had a couple of bad days in a row psychologically.

I'm catching up on game posts now.

Squeee! I can't wait to get home and continue my bar scene now!  Makes my cold work day warmer.  Should also be fun to see how things turn out with (most of) the others at the warehouse as well.

Looks like you're almost caught up as I'm typing this.

EDIT: Not mostly now.  Great stuff.

EDIT 2: "Various medical supplies" without a prior prompting sets off my spider sense.

EDIT 3: Captain America of Halfworld would be interesting.  Would he be a dog?
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Sorry if I've fallen silent this week. Between the new job and really not knowing what to say anyway, I've been a little drained for things to post.

Where's the best place to respond to the telepathic messages?  Should I respond back to Rocket in his channel?

A good question, much like "Where do we send telepathic messages?"  I assume everyone here's invested in the whole story, so my assumption extends further to say I expect others will see it regardless of where it us posted (as I will) given that investment.  That said: If a preference exists, I'll adhere to it.  Especially as our friend the Tallus is not a fan of 'private' communication, so it affects more then me. :P

Rocket -  You're from outer-space, and you're square.

You know what that makes you?    The Cosmic Cube.  ;D

Oh, sorry.

Seriously, I've thought about it too;  a thread dedicated to telepathic messages might not be a bad idea, if the GM likes that all.

Otherwise, if you're 'sending' to someone else, I think it may be better to post in their thread, rather than making them hunt it down in yours.

The flip side of that equation is that EVERY message goes to EVERY member, so even ignoring that I was intending everyone I'd be posting in THREE THREADS at this point.  So 'in their thread' is a lot more complex at this moment.

Again, I can, it just doesn't sound ideal.
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I see where you're coming from, but not sure I agree --

I was dialoging with Sally, at one point, through the Tallus, and it would have been ridiculous to go post that in everyone's thread.    It's there for anyone to read, at their leisure, at some point, and applied to the situation we were in.

To me it is a little different, when you're trying to get some critical, time sensitive, message to another character in another thread.   I feel that should be brought to that player's attention in an obvious way, somehow.  I suppose a simple ooc alert would be the simplest thing.

It is one my to-do list to at least try and see if the Tallus can facilitate closed or private dialogs.   It's likely asking too much; but we don't conclusively know it can't be done.

Obviously I saw Rocket's message - I just don't know if everybody is reading all the threads.  It's perfectly reasonable to skip one that doesn't involve you - there's a lot going on.

Rocket's message had information for both me and Sally - so in their thread is complicated.

My argument was a "devil's advocate" one.  I'm down with an OOC heads up if that's what people want.  We'll figure this out.

Cosmic Cube?  I'm super dangerous!  All those hugs gone wrong!

I haven't thought this all the way through yet... but it seems like the best practice is that when a teammate sends a telepathic message in their thread, other teammates should respond to it in the same thread.

So Gwen relays information about Peter and MJ from the Stark Tower thread, and people respond to her there. Rocket relays information about Bullseye from the Bar with No Name thread, people respond to him there.

Not ideal... but it's still better than trying to run four threads around the kitchen table.

Thanks for clearing up where to send it.

I knew where you were, Funnybone.  I remembered.

You're okay. I just got back from a bit of a break myself... if you ever need a hand to get back into the swing of the story, don't hesitate to ask.

I think that's everything that's going to happen before midnight, yeah? Still need to wrap up business between Murdock/Nomad at the Warehouse and then we can skip ahead a bit.

So if Gwen wants to do anything else in Stark Tower... or Rocket wants to do anything but rent a hotel room, or anyone else has questions for Cap... now's the time.
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I feel like a Rocket and Gwen are lacking critical info about the whole "private army" and "theft of human rights" aspect... along with the "anti-regestration" stance taken by the rest of the party.

Rocket still thinks we're protecting SM here, so he'll be asking for a recap...  After Rocket takes up Gwen's "join me in Stark Tower" offer.

EDIT: Post merge.

On THAT note, I edited my message to Spider Woman to cut down on that time table.  May as well accelerate to where the Timebroker wants to be a touch faster.
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Is there (or going to be) a turn order? How frequently are we allowed to make dice actions?

If a turn order is relevant, it'll show up in the thread:

Notice: Action Order and Status Tracker

I'm a Texas resident in RL --  and, right now we are more 'Winter is Here' than Westeros.   If I'm scarce this week, it is for related reasons.

In game -  While the Telepathic thing has been a blessing, it's also been sort of awkward in terms of posting, and staying on top of who knows what. At the next point I've got the real life leisure, I'll read back over and summarize for the characters not in the warehouse.   Or someone else could, or maybe it can just be assumed to happen during the next scene shift?

Good luck with the storm - I'm in the Northeast and have friends in Texas and am kind of amazed that they're the ones having colder weather right now.

I have burst pipes that have shorted out electric in my house. It'll be a few days before any of it can be fixed.

Geez. Sorry, TB.

I didn't post it because it was just you and NPC Daredevil. I gave him first because of the sneak atttack, you reacted and declined to follow up-- so if you change your mind (even with an M/E attack) you'll get initiative.

When we get three or more people in a fight, I'll use the Action Tracker.

Assuming the Earth doesn't swallow us whole or Santa Clause doesn't conquer North America first.

Stay safe.  Frozen pipes suck and sounds like you got a bad case.

Yes, that's a real problem, one we've managed to avoid, so far.

I don't know what your area's like TB, but the complication here is that gas stations, local stores, etc., are mostly all shut down.   And then long hours without power.  It's the lack of preparation that's bad --  prepared for, this wouldn't as big a deal.

Yeah, you guys stay safe! I have friends & family near some of you, and they’re telling me some harrowing stories. Take care of yourselves during “The Winter of Our Discontent”!

In reply to Polaris (msg # 243):

I'm in Texas, in the middle of the "unusual for this part of Texas weather." So forgive my own slowness.

Stay warm, all of you!

What fight on whose roof? Have I missed something?

Cable and Daredevil are on the roof of the building you're on and it hasn't been too friendly but now DD saw the Captain America shield so maybe they'll stop?

And with a Steinbeck title tossed at us, I think we're all just a bit warmer.  ;)

Tigro, c'mon man, you've got fur.  =^.^=

As for Cable vs. DD, I tried to smooth that out with our hosts.   They aren't looking for trouble, it seems, if we aren't going out of our way to cause it.

Want to share this, but their rules on portraits won't work, this is the first version I've gotten, a more human one is on its way when I can afford it, but I felt he needed to be a LITTLE more feline than just a human with fur. Empress is a great friend and fantastic artist, and she's a bit more of an anthro artist than a hero one, but still.


https://www.deviantart.com/emp...Lion-Tigro-871138868

That's really cool Tigro!  Really getting into the game.

You should be able to put it in your character description - portraits are a whole different thing.

How are the folks dealing with winter weather doing?  Things improving?

Nice art work --  there are some very talented artists on DA.    And, commissioning them is a small good deed -  my mom was an artist. I know how much it's appreciated.

Oh, yes -- weather.   It was in the high 60 F here today, over 70 tomorrow.   The whole thing just seems like a dark dream, at this point.   Surreal.
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It was a little warmer than that here in Arizona today. Crazy for February.

The coldest weather I ever experienced was in Arizona.   The winter I drove through, it was 0 degrees F.      I was shocked.

Then remembered, it's a desert.  With valleys. Desert valleys get cold...

I live in near-desert, we're officially the farthest edge of the hill country, plains, and desert, all at the same time, and it is an actual pit in Texas (well 'basin.') We got colder temperatures than normal, and serious snow for us--last time we had it was nine years back and I wasn't living here then. (Plus looks like the electric companies of Texas are going to use this as an excuse to increase rates a LOT, but one of our representatives has stepped up to try and halt that.)

Where are we at with this game?  It's been a while since any of the IC threads moved forward.

I'm still here, just wondering what's going on.

I should be able to catch up and post by tonight.

Okay, I think we're moving again.

Thank you.

Do the Tallus descriptions of people here come through the telepathic link or do I need someone to translate?

That's a good question.

Unrelated, I totally forgot I mentioned anything about the serum to the team. XD  Went back and looked, saw it there, and went "Oh, I did mention it."  I might need to re-read some things after that snow break. ...maybe at work today.

I'm still around, planning to have a new post up over the weekend.

I've tried to care take of that, in the best way possible, so you've got the full skinny on Norm Osborn.

I'm all for what ever's simplest.   If I have to reiterate everything personally I will.   But hope it's easier than that.

Only the Bearer can make requests, but yes, let's assume the Tallus transmits all telepathic information directly to all team members.

So... Is the Daredevil/Nomad/Tigro fight on hold?

Until either Nomad or Tigro does something about it. And as soon as Sue attempts to contact Reed, or changes her mind about trying, it'll be Midnight.

Okay, I really underestimated how difficult it was going to be to keep player colors separated-- anyone got any ideas?

What if we just used colors for players but not npc speech?

Alternately - there's a bunch of colors that aren't being used - there could be good uses for them - or maybe they're not used because no one likes them.
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I'm sure you noticed that I just underlined shared color lines.  The main reason we did it was to seperate confusing overlap, like Wade fighting Wade situations.  So Rocket and Peter being blue doesn't bother me, as I can still tell who is who rather easy so long as I avoid typing any of Peter's lines outside quotes and remember to preview before posting.

Past that, I think text engine limitations block the easy answers.  If we had basically every color (outside the drop down menu) I could use some odd blue like #00aaff or something just different enough.  Not choosing colors based on target but instead on what isn't used is our next best bet, and only when they're likely to have lines to limit the overlap... which I will re-add that said overlap doesn't phase me personally.  If Osborn isn't likely to have lines? Being green won't matter.

-----===== EDIT ====-----

Heck, when reading books, doing as little as

Putting spaces

Between lines

is all you need to specify a change in who's talking and still follow along just fine.  So even if I did wind up writing Peter's blue lines, I'm sure I could make it something people could follow along with juuust fine even without colors at all if I needed to.  Same tricks should work with two blues just as easy.
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In reply to Timebroker (msg # 264):

I've said what I need to say, waiting for a response from DD....

Are we ready to move onto the next scene?

In reply to Spider-Woman (msg # 269):

I am.

So "tonight" I'm going to have Gwen and Rocket, and Peter, Harry, Bullseye, Kraven, and Rhino respond to one emergency.

I want to split the warehouse team into two teams to deal with two separate problems. One is going to go into into the field to rescue a potential ally from SHIELD forces, and the other is going to stay back to guard the warehouse and fail at doing that.

At this rate, I reckon that we have until the end of the week, or the end of next week, to figure this out, but:

Three teams:

Gwen, Rocket, Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Bullseye, Kraven, and Rhino

Captain America, Luke Cage, Venom, plus whomever's going with them.

Daredevil, Punisher, plus whomever's staying home.

We have eight players, ten NPCs, and there's no reason I should have to play all of them-- let's divvy up those NPCs so everyone's playing at least two characters, but not more than one in each scene. If we need to, we can add more heroes/villains to each team to reach twenty-four, using the official Civil War datafiles.

This isn't mandatory, so if you just want to stick with your own character that's fine-- I just figure this is a good way to get everyone involved, and it'll be more fun than watching me play with myself.

I'll volunteer to take Venom as long as Gwen isn't in the same scene.  A lot of NPCs are in my group so I will avoid those.

GM notes on what you want to do with the character appreciated.

I think Wade should go with Captain America's team. I'll gladly play an NPC in either/both of the other teams.

I'm thinking that I should take over the Rhino, because I haven't been reading Gwen's thread. (I prefer not to know things my character won't know.) I suspect Rhino hasn't been paying too much attention.

I call dibbs on Rocket!  ...That said I'm not super confident I'm as familiar as everyone else with these characters, but I'm sure I could pull off a basic 'boy scout' role if needed, and/or that of either of the 'home' team to a basic level.  However, my confidence in doing those roles justice may be lacking, so I'll defer roles to others who may want them.  That said, I'm also down to play antagonist roles and the like as well if boredom is the key factor.  After all, this is a campaign where we can enjoy losing, after all.  ;3

That said, I'm not going to be disappointed if I don't have any extra roles, my life in the immediate short term does have some added stress factors, and it won't hurt my feelings none if I'm enjoying the campaign in part like I'm reading an in-progress fan-fiction.

Unrelated, I'll re-list all of the Talus-Mail you would have overheard from the Rocket/Gwen threads here just because.  The lack of context may have made for some fun misunderstandings. XD  All before the Midnight trigger.



If I missed any, my bad.  Feel free to correct me.

I prefer Sue to stay at the warehouse.  Both because

a) She's a defender by nature of her power, and;

b) She's decided that she personally wants to keep an eye on Frank Castle.

Unless Cap's group finds her invisibility power desirable for their mission.  She'll go if asked.

Happy to help with npcs, it is too much work for one GM, no great preference.  Give me one, or I'll pick from whatever is left over.

Polaris could go with the field team. She’s handy with protection, crowd control, and sabotaging enemy weapons.

First post-midnight (and later in the AM) Talus com:

I so wish I could have made a Gene Simmons comparison.   But the 70s is like, so tomorrow.

In reply to Rocket (msg # 277):

One more "way too early in the morning" telepathic message right after that one from Rocket:

* I think disposable is the way to go.  No SHIELD tech.  Norman is already talking about things that are supposed to be confidential. *


Sue: I'm sure someone else can make that reference.  Looks like there will be plenty of opportunity.

Let me know who's left, I can take Daredevil..if needed.

I didn't realize this might be an issue, so I apologize, but to assuage any concerns: this is not a PVP event. Three different teams are going to be addressing three separate problems, and there's zero chance they're going to meet each other at this time.

If it ever makes sense for your character, with their motivations and their circumstances, to attempt to harm or undermine another player character... I'm 100% okay with that, I am prepared for it, and unless I'm asked to take it off the table, I want everyone to go ahead and assume it's on the table.

On the other hand, I can't think of a circumstance where it would ever be fun to deliberately put you into situations where you were pitted against one another-- certainly not this early in the game, and certainly not without making sure everyone was down with it. I'm not going to do that. It happened in the eXiles comics... but what works in the comics doesn't work in games, and frankly, I don't think those were some of the better eXiles comics in the first place.

You don't have a choice where your characters are sent, or when, but when it comes down to what your characters do-- what choices they're allowed to make-- you always have a choice, and you're always allowed to make any choice you think feels right for the character or for the game itself.

This is a promise.

You wouldn't have offered me to play other characters if my own character was involved in the same scene.  I got that.  I didn't mean to make that confusing if it's my fault  :(

I just figured in a situation where you were offering NPC control I'd offer a different angle for the sake of entertainment and/or management.  Not so much 'PVP' and more 'actor playing a role.'

I play my bad guys as written! :3

...Though upon re-reading your post, Rocket stockpiling anti-party gear may look like I was looking forward to it or something.  I will say 'forced PvP' is my least favorite part of the Dark Souls games, and wasn't expecting it to actually happen.  I expect the serum may wind up being used on an evil spider-character several dimensions in.  It's bound to happen eventually... assuming the serum can even travel through Talus-reconstruction.  Rocket would be mad enough to accidentally out himself if it didn't. XD

Unrelated, if it wasn't clear, I was willing to play left-over character(s).

I thought we'd be up against one of the groups too.  I don't go looking for PvP but civil war makes me kind of expect it when I went off to a different side than the others.

If I do see any of you on the other side of something - there will be warning messages across the Tallus telling you what to watch for.

If the GM doesn't want you carrying around the anti-spider syringe, the syringe itself could trigger spider sense for either Pete or I.

Harry isn't carrying around a syringe of the anti-spider sense serum. You can ask Peter (or Harry) if you really want to know how the punch landed, but it basically boils down to the fact that it was a very fast sucker punch that Peter more or less thought he deserved.

Harry knows how to produce the formula as an aerosol. He's probably very curious about whether or not it would work on Gwen-- he's something of a scientist himself-- but it'd be very interesting to see how you two would convince him to try it when he's convinced there's a threat on Peter's life.

Of course, if you really want to get your hands on some, there's always Norman Osborn..

I wasn't expecting exile vs exile combat.  <tease>So it wasn't my fault at all, I seeeee...  It all makes sense now, Gwen's the only one who could see it because Gwen's its son! / There can be only one Goblin, the Gwen Goblin!</tease>

If Rocket wound up on an opposing side, he'd be expecting our group to backstab both sides rather then risk either side going too far. XD

They can talk things over while tied to chairs blindfolded.  Or strapped to a table with a death ray laser slowly inching towards them.  That'll encourage less murdery cooperation, right?

Also, Gwen Goblin was too fun to say to wait until meaningful context to use.

Gwoblin?

Silly Rabbit, Mary Jane is the Gwen Goblin!

Earth-3109 confirmed as the next stop.

All this Gwen Gwoblin stuff is making me think of Elmer Fudd!

I'd really like to see Rocket take on an Elmer Fudd version of Ronan, or maybe Kang.  Galactus.  Even better.   That would be all kinds of epic.

Either that, or Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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I admittedly haven't been able to post as much or as lengthly as I ought to the last couple weeks. That said, I could take Punisher if it helps, provided he's not expected to give a TED talk or anything. Though I suppose that could be pretty entertaining.

Judge Doom dumps toon killer sludge on Rocket.

Rocket angrily shakes off sludge like a dog.

Judge Doom melts.


...I'd pay money to laugh at that anticlimax.

I was mentioning that since Rocket seems to have some.  So Rocket's bag could trigger spider-sense if the serum itself registers as a danger, which it may not since it suppresses it.  It's also possible it wouldn't because Rocket has no intention of using it.  GM discretion of course.

Wait, were we taking over characters BEFORE said situations?  Timing was not addressed.

I'd wanted to wait and assign these all at once, to make sure everything was settled, but...

Gwen is with the Thunderbolts team, and she's playing Venom with the Away Team.
Danny is with the Away Team, and he's playing Frank Castle with the Home Team.
Wade is with the Away Team, and he's playing The Rhino on the Thunderbolts.

So the Thunderbolts team is Gwen and Rocket, plus The Rhino (played by Wade), with available NPCs Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Bullseye and Kraven. There's room on this team for other characters as either Pro-Registration Heroes or as Thunderbolts.

The Away Team, as far as I know, is Wade, Sally and Danny, plus Venom (played by Gwen), Captain America and Luke Cage. There's room on this team for other Anti-Registration Heroes.

The Home Team, as far as I know, is Sue, plus Frank Castle (played by Danny) and Daredevil.

I don't for certain whether Grant is Home or Away, but it seems like his intent is to go with the Away Team-- I'd like confirmation, please.

Nomad's player is indisposed, so he's off doing something very important that I will square with him when he gets back.

By my count, that means Gwen, Danny, and Wade are on two teams and are eligible to pick up one more character if they want.

Everyone else is eligible to pick up to two more characters, on the teams their primary character isn't assigned to-- this can be an established NPC or a character proposed by you... subject to my approval. I have rough plans for this segment that I can bend to make a character available, but I don't want to bend too far.

If you don't want to play more characters than are already on your plate, please confirm with me so I'm not waiting for you to decide.

Is Moonstone/Karla Sofen available?   I'd like to play her with the T-bolts.   If no, I'll take Kraven.   Or give me both.

I'll stick with just Danny and Frank for now.

I'm going to try two characters for a while before I add a third.

Thunderbolts team is Gwen and Rocket, plus The Rhino (played by Wade) and Moonstone (played by Sue) and She-Hulk (played by Sally), with available NPCs Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Bullseye and Kraven. There's room on this team for other characters as either Pro-Registration Heroes or as Thunderbolts.

The Away Team, as far as I know, is Wade, Sally and Danny, plus Venom (played by Gwen), Captain America and Luke Cage. There's room on this team for other Anti-Registration Heroes.

The Home Team, as far as I know, is Sue, plus Frank Castle (played by Danny) and Daredevil.

Rocket, are you interested in picking anyone up on the Home or Away Teams?

I wouldn't mind.  If you want me to, assign me one/two/eleventy and I'll do it.

I'd say yes for sure without the wishy washy answer if personal stuff wasn't being a bother.
I could always change my answer later if you don't like that one, but that's what you get for now. :P

Just a quick heads up: my city celebrates St. Patrick’s activities this weekend. It’s my busiest work week of the year, so I’ll check in tomorrow & post, but it likely won’t happen until after 10 p.m., EST.

Since you play a character whose hair is normally green, this seems sort of apropos.

Happy St. Pat's, to anyone who celebrates:

https://tinyurl.com/3xdzak4x

IS it? ;’

Thanks!

So, where are the Away team and the Thunderbolts, anyway?

No, no, you're safe;  it's we blondes who're at risk for that, given a pool with enough chlorine.

Hey, gang,
If my absence from this game for the last few weeks isn't already an indication, I'll say officially that I'm dropping out. I've got a lot to keep up with (school, new job, family, my own MHR game) and it's not fair to priorities to keep up with this too. There's a lot of effort and enthusiasm that our Timebroker has found in players in this game and I'm proud that he's gotten this going, and so well. I like the idea for the campaign and I really like the character I've created, so hopefully I won't be far. I'll still check in from time to time, and maybe sometime soon I'll be able to rejoin (though I'll have to take some extended time off just to catch up on the posts I'll have missed). So keep fighting the good fight and I'll see you around.

Good luck Cable, maybe we'll see you in the next mission if you're hanging around in the background.

Apologies for the delays, I'm going to be getting caught up tonight and tomorrow at the latest.

Deadline slipped. It's not a workload issue, I'm just having trouble focusing.

I know the delays are frustrating, but I can promise all of you that I'm not ghosting on this game and that I will get moving again soon.

Please don't worry about it --  I remember you've mentioned health issues.   If the game can fit in with that in a positive way, then that's great.    If it doesn't, I'm sure anyone could understand, if it does come to you not wanting to do this anymore.

Most of the games I've been in long term have down time, anyway.

Can attest to that. No pressure from my end as far as pace goes, Timebroker. Just happy to be part of this game.

I've been behind a bit myself. Just tired a lot.
You know I'm here, and willing when you can sort things out.

Running a game is hard.  There's 7 of us, one of you, 3 threads to deal with, and the source material for this game has tons of holes to fill in - it's not like this is a published adventure.

You're doing a great job with this game and I hope you're taking care of yourself.

While Timebroker takes some needed time, do we have any Dungeons & Dragons 5e fans?

Oh, definitely. Just joined my first-ever campaign with some co-workers, where I'm playing a Storm Herald barbarian named Rolf. You?

Definitely! I don’t play in-person, but I’ve played a few settings in 5e: Eberron, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft. I joined an Al-Qhaedim (?) game here, but it folded before we even started.

How are those settings? I may have tried to join one of those a while back, but yes, new campaigns tend to fizzle out on here sometimes.

Eberron was my least favorite. I’ve always loved what I’ve read about Ravenloft, and the pbp on this site is my first time. It’s Gothic Horror, with nods to Stoker, Shelley, Eastern European folklore, and the Romani. Parties typically arrive after a magical abduction by “The Mists”, not unlike our own game. Lord Soth and Count Strahd (“Who Is Totally NOT Dracula”) figure prominently as the of the most notorious characters from that setting.

Like many, D&D was my rpg roots.   My brother brought it into the house.  I thought it was mock worthy, at first --  until I began overhearing the story they were creating.   Then I got hooked for a bit.

I didn't touch D&D again until I began writing online --  around that time, 3E was a common game engine for medieval (and other old world) fantasy.    I hated (still do) 3E D&D.    Just a necessary evil to take part in a story.   I'm fond of systems like MHR, where once the character's done, you play off of the sheet, instead of forever looking up rules.

I'm in a pathfinder game on Rpol - have been for over two years.   PF is better mostly by comparison.   To say I like it would be stretching it.  But, I love the setting (the Stolen Lands), the story, the GM, and several of the players.

I got set up for a game of 5E, once -- played a short time.   It was encouraging.   Seems better than the 3E model, in a list of ways.   Insofar as how I like things to run.

More than not, I've played in homebrew settings.  Heard of Eberron; nothing I'd like.  Have heard of Ravenloft, too -- that would be fun in the right hands, I've little doubt.

I've played Ravenloft in an older version and it was a good setting.

Would anyone be interested in killing down time with a quickie 5e adventure that I ran for a tabletop two years ago?

I might be.
Do you have a brief description of the adventure?

Intrigues in a slightly home brewed swamp, otherwise using the primary world from the source material. Our travelers must solve a grisly series of murders, while evading the “The Danger In Deadwater”. I’d allow all official books for character builds, including Xanathar’s Guide To Everything and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. I’m thinking a 3rd or 4th level adventure, decided after a review of my notes. Maybe even 5th, depending on what I see. 5 players would help.

I'd be down for some casual 5e adventuring.

I've never managed to play 5e past first level.  My 3 tiefling bards have always managed to fill an MvP spot at some point and break the setting at the same time.  Two of the games fell through to shifting schedules, and the third to the new GM underestimating my warning about following a module too closely not working with my bluff-centric tiefling bard.

He's sure fun and all, but maybe I should stop playing an ex-noble tiefling bard that pretends to be a noble for a living.  No joke, randomly rolled that background 3 times.  Anyone walking around with multiple signet rings should probably be avoided.  (The race/class combo was by choice though.  At level 1 multiple cantrips is nice.)



EDIT: As I was typing this, my visual theme for this site just randomly up and changed itself to a strange purple/green combo I did not see in the options list.  Considering it forced me out of blue into green earlier, it's an interesting change of pace.  Odd, but I won't fight it this time.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:05, Thu 01 Apr 2021.

The April 1 color scheme is special.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:53, Thu 01 Apr 2021.

Special is one word --   for those of us who've seen it again and again, we can feign surprise:   "Whoa - the colors -  is this going to be permanent? OMG!"

Sure, I'd be up for this  -  again, with the admission I'm no expert in 5E.   But I'm pretty sure I can manage.

If you end up needing one or two more, and want to fish outside this pond, I may be able to help.

So, Unseen, Rocket, and Spider-Woman?