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OOC ~ The King's Hall.

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Storyteller
GM, 3 posts
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Thu 25 Mar 2021
at 19:35
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OOC ~ The King's Hall

Raise a goblet and herein allow your musings, conversings, and merriment which hath naught to do with the chronicle of tales be commenced.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 1 post
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 06:43
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OOC ~ The King's Hall

Well, I think the rules part of my character sheet is covered. We just have the social and background details to work out.

I do have some questions.
Do you want to use Traits? If so, any limitations you’d like to put in place outside what the book spells out?
How do you feel about the various optional rules on page 88 in the old book? I may make some adjustments to the sheet if some of these are in play.

Thank you, very much, for making this possible. I look forward to seeing what stories we come up with using this game.
Storyteller
GM, 5 posts
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Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 17:30
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OOC ~ The King's Hall

Welcome, Sir Gerod and Torah! Thank you for joining the game. I'm looking forward to what we make happen here.

In regards to Traits: I like the concept quite a bit, and I think it fits the Arthurian mode perfectly. So I will allow each player to select up to three Traits to begin play with. You'll have opportunities to earn new Traits through your characters' experiences in gameplay.

Your character sheets should only be visible to you and to me, not to each other, so you may list your Traits there. Don't tell the other players what your character's Traits are - reveal them through roleplay!

I'm going to rule that you may not begin play with an Obsession. That strikes me as something that would be more appropriately "earned" through your character's experiences in the campaign.

As for the Optional Rules, here are the rules I think I'd like for us to use:

• Increasing Skills with Complete Successes (on Complete Success, throw again; another Complete Success means an immediate Skill increase of one point)
• Specific Brawn and Presence Descriptions (define your Brawn and Presence with descriptive elaboration and earn modifiers to related tasks)
• Increasing Brawn and Presence with Fame (increase Brawn or Presence with 5,000 Fame)
• Partial Combined Numbers (a relevant Skill may be combined with Brawn or Presence, adding half of the less-important attribute to your total throw)

I think that I'd prefer not to get too in the weeds with Variable Fame, instead assuming that, as a heroic knight and his companions, you'll all share in relatively equal amounts of Fame for your collective deeds.

And while I like the fiat of Storyteller Fame, I'm going to stick to what the rules have outlined for Fame awards, at least to begin with, since this will be my first time actually running this system.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:02, Wed 31 Mar 2021.
Torah
player, 1 post
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 18:46
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OOC ~ The King's Hall

Greetings Sir Gerod!

If you have an opening for a retainer, then I'm your Viking girl bard.  Happy to hand you a weapon in tournaments and to lend my other skills to your cause.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 2 posts
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 18:53
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OOC ~ The King's Hall

Greetings and well met!

I can think of no better companion upon the road to Camelot than a capable bard to life our spirits and tell tales of our accomplishments!

I have a pretty good idea of what traits I'll take, but just in case I'll review them after work today and make final adjustments. Then I'll post a description.

Storyteller, how in depth do you want us to be with our backgrounds?

I'll share what I have so far. It is the same information that I posted in the RTJ, but Gerod wouldn't exactly be secretive about where he came from. ;)

Sir Gerod Angrave is a poor, young, and passionate knight known more for his strong arm then for his quick wits. However, he is determined to make it to Camelot and prove himself worthy of serving King Arthur.

His father was a landed knight from the far north of the kingdom, close to the Orkney Islands, and he studied under a local baron to earn his spurs. However, his family couldn't afford to buy him new armor so he wears his father's old gear and rides a simple, but acceptable, brown mare.

Torah, how do you imagine that our characters met each other?
Storyteller
GM, 8 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 18:59
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OOC ~ The King's Hall

You can be as in-depth with your backgrounds as you like, though of course, I reserve the right to exploit any details you give me for use in future Episodes. >:)
Torah
player, 2 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 19:10
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Sir Gerod Angrave:
Sir Gerod Angrave is a poor, young, and passionate knight known more for his strong arm then for his quick wits. However, he is determined to make it to Camelot and prove himself worthy of serving King Arthur.

His father was a landed knight from the far north of the kingdom, close to the Orkney Islands, and he studied under a local baron to earn his spurs. However, his family couldn't afford to buy him new armor so he wears his father's old gear and rides a simple, but acceptable, brown mare.

Torah, how do you imagine that our characters met each other?


Being a raider's orphan, Torah could have been taken in by your father.  She could have grown up in his fiefdom's village and looked to return the debt by accompanying Gerod on his travels.  Perhaps they have met a few times prior to Gerod's pilgrimage?  Simple but effective :)
Storyteller
GM, 9 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 20:03
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

As an option, I do have a system-agnostic tool we could use that I've been wanting to try out. It may help us to flesh things out a bit between your characters, and it won't omit or replace anything you've already decided about your background and relationships.

It's called Decuma; it draws cards from a Tarot deck and presents questions that you'll answer about your characters and details about the setting.

It may take us a few posts to get through it since it involves each of us drawing cards and collaboratively answering the questions they pose, but if you're interested in trying it out, I'd love to use it.

However, if you'd prefer just to get right into the game and figure details out as we go, that would be fine, as well.
Torah
player, 3 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 20:10
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Willing to give the deck a go, if you handle all the carddrawing and then pose the questions/scenarios.

I’ll check back in later to see what you have.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 3 posts
Wed 31 Mar 2021
at 20:18
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Agreed. I enjoy using elements like this because they inspire ideas that I probably wouldn’t have on my own.

Also, Torah, what you’ve posted thus far makes good sense. That’s a good simple starting point. If we don’t get better ideas from the card drawings I’m cool with running with that idea.
Storyteller
GM, 10 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Thu 1 Apr 2021
at 16:18
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

It's my birthday. :p
Torah
player, 7 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Thu 1 Apr 2021
at 16:26
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

April fools joke... or real?  Happy bday regardless
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 9 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Thu 1 Apr 2021
at 16:44
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Happy Birthday! May your day be filled with family, friendship, fun, and good food!
Storyteller
GM, 11 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Thu 1 Apr 2021
at 18:40
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Torah:
April fools joke... or real?  Happy bday regardless


I imagine it will shock you to know I've gotten this before. :)

Sir Gerod Angrave:
Happy Birthday! May your day be filled with family, friendship, fun, and good food!


Thank you both!
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 11 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Thu 1 Apr 2021
at 22:18
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Princ...-HC-RPG/333908560726

Here's a copy of the latest edition of the rulebook if anyone doesn't have it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Episo...8:g:clAAAOSw-q5gXPB6

Here's a copy of the Episode book too.

I have a copy of both the old book, the new book, and the Episode book so I'd rather just spread the word.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:22, Thu 01 Apr 2021.
Storyteller
GM, 12 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Fri 2 Apr 2021
at 16:17
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Great find! I may need to put in a bid on one of those. It would be nice to have a physical copy of the book.

I compiled the last few card draws in the Decuma session into one post. You'll have a few questions to answer at once, but I admit I'm eager to get to the game itself so I didn't want to draw the session out for too long.
Torah
player, 9 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Fri 2 Apr 2021
at 19:30
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Happy Easter all.

I’ll get around to answering the cards in an hour or two, depending upon work stuff
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 12 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Fri 2 Apr 2021
at 19:57
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Happy Easter to you as well.

I'll also post later today. I'm trying to think of something that isn't a cliché or overly simplistic. ;)
Torah
player, 12 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Sat 3 Apr 2021
at 21:47
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

So I'm guessing we will be rolling d2 dice instead of throwing coins.  Will 'Heads' be a 1 or a 2?
Storyteller
GM, 13 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Sat 3 Apr 2021
at 23:36
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

I figured Heads would be 1, Tails would be 2.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 16 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Sat 3 Apr 2021
at 23:43
  • msg #21

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Cool. Works for me. For once I’ll want to roll all ‘1’s. :D
Torah
player, 13 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Tue 6 Apr 2021
at 06:39
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Was there anything else we needed to do?

I'm hosting friends for tabletop based stuff for the next 2+ days from tomorrow, so don't expect rapid responses.  I'm sure I'll be able to sneak in posts here and there.
Storyteller
GM, 14 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Tue 6 Apr 2021
at 15:47
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

No worries - everything's done on your part. I've just been putting together how I want to start us off. I'll be posting a proper first turn you can both respond to later today.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 17 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Tue 6 Apr 2021
at 17:59
  • msg #24

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Sorry for being quiet. Easter celebrations, then a serious case of the Monday's. But I'm back and good to go. :)
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 23 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Tue 13 Apr 2021
at 21:36
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Aaaaaand this scene is stuck in my head. I have no idea why... ;)

https://youtu.be/yygNdTxoHus
Storyteller
GM, 21 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Tue 13 Apr 2021
at 21:47
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Ha ha, that's perfect.

I love that movie so much.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 24 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Tue 13 Apr 2021
at 22:44
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

It has such a positive feeling to it even when dealing with serious topics. I love how it incorporates Chaucer and his famous characters as well as other historical figures. The music is also fantastic. I love how it uses modern music to communicate the feeling that the music of the time would give the characters instead of trying to use period music that the modern audience might not understand.

However, the music of the time is also fun when you can find groups that re-create it.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 25 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Wed 14 Apr 2021
at 05:31
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Storyteller, do you want me to post something describing Gerod doing decent on the dance and performing in front of people? Or, do you want to wait for Torah to post?
Storyteller
GM, 23 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Wed 14 Apr 2021
at 18:32
  • msg #29

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Sorry I missed your question. Looks like it's been resolved.

As a side note, I'm keeping track of the passage of time, an enjoyable habit I've developed in other campaigns I've run, and I'll keep a record of the current time and date as of my most recent posting under my profile description.

Not that your characters have access to clocks and calendars, but you would likely be aware of the current date based on religious observances (like holidays and local customs) and monastic hours (which are marked by the ringing of bells).
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 27 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Wed 14 Apr 2021
at 20:33
  • msg #30

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

That all makes sense to me. Thank you for including such details. Keeping track of the time according to what bells are ringing makes a lot of sense to me.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 28 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Thu 15 Apr 2021
at 19:06
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Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chaos...5:g:u0YAAOSwAHRgdsaz

In case anyone is interested.

My day is filled with Zoom meetings and training. I'll try to get a post out during my launch break within the next hour. Otherwise I'll be unable to post for the next eight hours.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 29 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Thu 15 Apr 2021
at 19:46
  • msg #32

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Nope, not going to make it. Torah, the stage is yours! Have at it!
Storyteller
GM, 25 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Thu 15 Apr 2021
at 19:47
  • msg #33

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Och, my mouth waters. It's a first edition, but still, if I had the spare money, that would be tempting.

I also put the Prince Valiant books on my wishlist on Noble Knight Games, so they should send me an email if they get a copy in. Fingers crossed!
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 30 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Thu 15 Apr 2021
at 19:52
  • msg #34

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

I get daily updates from Ebay in this catagory. I'll keep sharing links if they are helpful. That older printing is actually easier to find these days than the more recent reprints.
Storyteller
GM, 27 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Fri 16 Apr 2021
at 17:55
  • msg #35

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

I can't recall if you'd already mentioned this or not, but what is Sir Gerod's horse's name?
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 32 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Fri 16 Apr 2021
at 21:52
  • msg #36

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

It appears that I haven't given my horse a name. Zounds! I must ponder this.
Torah
player, 21 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Sat 17 Apr 2021
at 02:53
  • msg #37

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Zounds is an odd horse name :)
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 33 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Sat 17 Apr 2021
at 04:48
  • msg #38

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Ha! Don't tempt me.
Storyteller
GM, 30 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Tue 27 Apr 2021
at 21:40
  • msg #39

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

And now we come to a fight!

Drawn by the sight of a knight in armor, many of the pirates will come at Sir Gerod at once. However, they will be limited by the restrictions of fighting on or between ships, which will limit them to about two at a time.

Torah won't face this challenge initially unless she does something to make herself a focus of the pirate crew's ire. She will likely face a single opponent at a time.

Your throws will generally be Brawn + Arms or Brawling + any modifiers from armor, weapons, or other factors (location, morale, weather, etc.).

You will be making Opposed Resolutions against the pirates.

Depending on the actions you describe taking (or intending to take), I will apply appropriate modifiers. Most of the fighting will incur a -1 penalty due to the unsteadiness of fighting upon a ship deck (neither of you has earned your sea legs yet!).

Additional challenges, such as leaping across the gap between ships or climbing the rigging may further decrease your coins as the difficulties pile on.

Alternatively, using the environment to your advantage will give you positive modifiers - tumbling a barrel between you and your attacker, setting something on fire, attacking from higher ground, and so on. I encourage you to be creative and put on the Storyteller hat to improvise useful items you might reasonably expect to find aboard ship, worn/held by your allies/foes, etc., even if I didn't initially describe them being there.

Given that this is a large combat scene, there are three ways I currently see that we could handle this:

   1. You describe your intended actions and wait for me to tell you what coins to throw. Given our slower pace, this could take longer.

   2. You describe your intended actions as above, but at the end you may append your unmodified coin throw. Then I'll apply modifiers, either adding to (throwing on your behalf) or reducing your coins thrown ("deleting" your throw results one by one, beginning from the last coin thrown and working backward).

   3. I could perform all of your coin throws on your behalf.

The last two options seem like they would be faster, but I want to allow you as much sense of agency as you would like. It's fun to roll the dice!
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:41, Tue 27 Apr 2021.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 38 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Tue 27 Apr 2021
at 23:57
  • msg #40

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Excellent!

Of the three options I prefer the second one if that is acceptable to you. Having you do all of the coin tosses is also cool if that makes your life easier.

I'll give the scene a good think and then make a post.
Torah
player, 25 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Wed 28 Apr 2021
at 09:26
  • msg #41

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Sir Gerod Angrave:
Excellent!

Of the three options I prefer the second one if that is acceptable to you. Having you do all of the coin tosses is also cool if that makes your life easier.


Agreed, option 2 sounds best... but I'm fine with option 3 as well.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 39 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Wed 28 Apr 2021
at 18:14
  • msg #42

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

https://about-history.com/knar...norse-merchant-ship/

To help with setting the scene I want to confirm that this is the type of ship we are currently standing on. Is that correct? I neglected to double check before my previous post and don't want to make the same mistake twice.
Storyteller
GM, 31 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Wed 28 Apr 2021
at 22:40
  • msg #43

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

In reply to Sir Gerod Angrave (msg # 42):

That is correct! I read that knarrs were often used to convey livestock like horses as well as cargo, so that's what I've been picturing.
Storyteller
GM, 32 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Thu 29 Apr 2021
at 06:06
  • msg #44

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

I saw this cover of a song from "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla" and it made me think of Torah: https://youtu.be/KRqIkTlGIOE
Torah
player, 26 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Fri 30 Apr 2021
at 05:15
  • msg #45

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Nice song.

I’m going to wait for Gerod’s IC combat post before I make my own.  I’m also expecting a busy weekend too.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 40 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Fri 30 Apr 2021
at 06:50
  • msg #46

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Sorry about the delay. Work has been springing twelve hour days on me as the school works on reopening. I've been losing track of time. Posting now.
Sir Gerod Angrave
player, 42 posts
To Dream the Impossible
Dream...
Tue 4 May 2021
at 06:40
  • msg #47

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Torah, if you don't mind I'd like to wait to decide how Gerod will react to all of this until I see how Torah is taken out of the fight.
Torah
player, 29 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Tue 4 May 2021
at 12:46
  • msg #48

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

No bother at all.
Storyteller
GM, 34 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Mon 10 May 2021
at 23:21
  • msg #49

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Just checking in. I hope everyone's doing okay!
Torah
player, 30 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Tue 11 May 2021
at 11:13
  • msg #50

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Been pretty busy the last few days, but I’m out of the melee... so no harm done :)
Torah
player, 31 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Tue 25 May 2021
at 14:35
  • msg #51

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Just checking in :)
Storyteller
GM, 35 posts
Mercy to him that asketh;
Succor unto her in need
Tue 25 May 2021
at 19:40
  • msg #52

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

I'm here!

Sir Gerod's player hasn't logged onto the site since May 3rd. Hopefully, everything's okay with him.

No pressure from me -- as soon as he's able to return, I'm happy to resume the game.
Torah
player, 32 posts
Viking Lass
Self styled 'Bard'
Thu 24 Jun 2021
at 15:53
  • msg #53

Re: OOC ~ The King's Hall

Keeping busy but still checking in on occasion.
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