Please use this for posting out of character stuff

Time to get out of Dodge! I'm going with a Blue Moon "diplomat" who was in Pavis to meet the local Uz.

Welcome, Hurtzag!

Keep calm and carry on, and if you can drop me off at Heruvernalda, that would be lovely.

Look at this cast! We have a cast of thousands (if you count all the NPCs in Pavis).

I'm looking for Three Feathered Rivals...

Hi Folks.

I am looking forward to joining you all on this new adventure. I am new to roleplay online, but I am not a roleplay Noob as I have been roleplaying for far too many years (and roleplay tabletop or online 3 or 4 nights a week, and LARP 8-12 times a year). I am also happy to amend my roleplay style of play to fit in with what ever style of play others do in RPOL. Please can you provide me constructive advice/support on how to play using RPOL while I learn, as I am very happy to learn to get better to provide more fun time for us all.

Gamewise - I am happy playing most character types, but like all of us I like some more than others.

I now need to get my rulebook off the shelf and promote it to bedtime reading.

:-)

PS - It would be nice to learn more about you guys too.

Hi everyone!



The Blue Moon has always interested me.  Actually I'd thought of some Blue Moon character for this game but I'd then wondered whether I'd need to be an Uz character...



I'm Kobal from the Three Feathered Rivals Rpol game, if that's what you meant  :)



I live in Western Australia, and played TRPGs years ago when growing up, then stopped for a couple of decades before getting back into it a few years back (with the Three Feathered Rivals Rpol game I mentioned).

Currently in a couple of D&D 5e campaigns IRL (though we play irregularly due it being hard to everyone to meet up due to busy lives, even though WA has almost no incidence of COVID-19), and trying to run a Call of Cthulhu campaign IRL for friends who know nothing about Chaosium/BRP systems (only 1 session to date).

Edit: just a quick introduction for now, but I might not post again for over a week, as I'll soon be out of town for over a week and might have little or no internet connection (or time).
This message was last edited by the player at 04:41, Thu 15 Apr 2021.

Hurtzag (formerly Ohanzee in TFR and Mabwe in Gold Prax)

I've been gaming for many years, over the last 20 years or so mainly online. Played a few systems and worlds. I like RQ and I love Glorantha, so I keep coming back :)

Best advice Zyxx is roleplay rather than rollplay, and have fun. Will certainly try to help out if you have any RPOL mechanics questions.

I can happily let you know that I strongly agree with you. I have designed my character in my head, and have created a pen picture. I am very much Rollplay over Ruleplay to the extent that I created a group to play in that style, instead of the min-max way that some players want 5E games to become.

Really looking forward to playing with you all

Zarc
This message was last edited by the player at 18:49, Thu 15 Apr 2021.

Like a some other people here, I first got into Runequest in the 1980s.  I mostly wasn't playing for a long time, until a couple of years ago, when I got into the game The Aggabortas mentions on RPoL, having read about it on the BasicRoleplaying Forums. In the meanwhile, I'd sporadically played a bit of face to face Call of Cthulhu, Pathfinder and home-grown systems.

I liked the sandboxy nature of RQII and worry slightly that RQG aims to be too epic, but maybe I'm just a cold war dinosaur poorly adapted to the present day. It did take too long to get anywhere near rune level in the old rules. I like character generated action and the odd comedic moment, but I'm not averse to a bit of chaos fighting or tribal raiding when the occasion demands.

Hello All!

I also played Akala in TFR

Amilcar will be very different if I play him right :)

I’ve played for a long time in rl, and online for maybe 6-7 years, though I took a break recently.

I’ll just say from my limited experience- effort. That’s what makes games great.  When everyone makes an effort the fun grows exponentially, and the experience becomes pretty unique and unlike other “games.” A different level of submersion is attainable. Characters are more personal than, say, a video game, and in a way you can’t get from Chess of backgammon, for example.

Looking forward to this game!

I got a little carried away and started for rolling family background, but I'm stopping there as I understand the GM is mulling over a house-rule for Characteristics (STR CON DEX SIZ INT POW CHA) generation. My character is starting aged 31 if you were wondering about how she got in on the Duckhunt.

I didn't mean to fire the starting gun

I’m finished mulling
You can start rolling!

House rule deets in the private message.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 14):

Great Looking forward to this

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 15):

Hi gang,
I think I've PM'd you each a Google sheet link. If I did it correctly you can edit it with the link without having to log in. The sheet is derivative of a very elegant creation by Phil Hibbs that--in its original state--would do all the calculations (HP, HP per location, damage bonus, you name it).
Because I'm a Luddite though I stripped out all those goodies, but it's serviceable as a place to store information that you (and I) can get at easily. If you need help figuring anything out feel free to ask me and/or we can discuss in the OOC thread.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 16):

There are a few issues with the char sheets, if you run into these before I fix'em please stand by

In reply to Gargle (msg # 17):

OK I think these are mostly fixed! Please note that default skill values are filled in, you will need to add in: any family history/char gen increases (e.g., increased Battle skill); cultural skill modifiers (e.g., Lunar Tarsh (kopis 10 base plus 10 cultural --> 20); occupation skill modifiers; Cult Skill modifiers, and then you get another +25% to any four skills on the adventurer sheet, and +10% to five more skills.

Wow, how many TFR vets is that? This is the artist formerly known as Salen Dustchaser. ;)

I have the RQG rulebook but haven't played it at all, so this will be interesting.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:39, Tue 20 Apr 2021.

It's very close to RQII except...
there's a CHA stat for Charisma (which can go up or down between adventures based on a character's achievements
you have % affinity to element, power and (some) form runes
In order to cast a rune spell you first have to roll under the rune affinity of one or more runes that the spell relies on
In order to cast a spirit magic spell you first have to roll under POW*5 %
You get a chance to replenish rune points (used to cast spells) on weekly and seasonal Holy days of your cult (if you worship successfully)
There are some passions that try to kick 'bad' role players in the pants and make them play their roles
Barbeesta Gor, Maran Gor, Argan Argar, Odayla, and Kargzant-as-Yelm get a cult write up

And sure enough, Amilcar is a polar opposite to Akala :)

Amilcar is a small, skinny scribe. He’s sharp as a tack, but young, and while book smart, inexperienced and far from worldly.

Looking forward to the game

Hi guys-
Thanks everyone for your progress in character generation, we'll be there soon.

A quick note on Lore-

One of the features of YGWV is that we are all bringing into the game our own ideas of what Glorantha is like, in some cases based on decades of playing and maybe posting extensively on basicroleplaying and the like.
That's great and part of the fun.
That said, I've been a player in games where the other players are constantly coaching the GM or correcting them about something they're doing "wrong" lore-wise.
That's not fun. 
It's a bit of a fine line because obviously if I say "Well in My Glorantha, there are no trolls but there are orcs instead, and tehy're invisible, and Argrath is actually an android from the future," this is not why anyone signed up to play a Runequest game.

A vibe I want to bring into the game is the sense of the numinous. There are two reasons for this. One is it's easier for me as the GM is I don't think I need to know every detail and put everything into a mathematical construct that any Runequest player will immediately recognize what's going on. The other is that, yes magic is everywhere and denizens of Glorantha are in touch with the reality and power of the gods... but it's your own gods and your own magic.
The characters know the stories that they were told but they can't crack open the Guide to Glorantha or Wyrm's footnotes from 1986 or something and say, Ok this is how it is.
There will be weird mysteries, spells that the players aren't familiar with, and while I hope that all these things will resonate as being Glorantha-consistent and Glorantha-friendly, they won't necessarily be on page such and such of the guide or entirely consistent with the arguments on BRP. 
In terms of lore my priority will be: 
Runequest Roleplaying in Glorantha rules + bestiary >
Glorantha Sourcebook >
Cults of Prax >
The Guide to Glorantha >
everything else. 

I'm back to civilization but am very busy at the moment.  Hope to work on my character on Sunday...

This message was deleted by the player at 06:52, Thu 29 Apr 2021.

Out of curiosity...

Anybody a straight up warrior?

I see a cook and a scribe (me!) so far, and the cook is probably more handy in a fight.

Hurtzag is a priestess of Seven Mothers, though having said that, where she can't convert she can kill, so she's handy enough in a fight.

I know of at least one straight-up warrior on the blocks.

Hawendona is a lover not a fighter, she's pretty deft with her daggers though. Chef's speciality: slice'n'dice

Is Hurztag an Uz woman?

Because I feel better already if so lol

She MUST have a troll maul so our fights can be filled with our enemies being “smashed around like rag dolls.”

According to Hawendona’s description, Amilcar will have to literally “look up” to her.  But at a skinny, smallish 5’8” that’s probably true of most of the party.  Slice and dice- sandwiches then?  Hawendona’s traveling delicatessen?  Amilcar’s on board- he needs to be fattened up. A roast beef Sando or three will do nicely.

I’d dont want to give the impression Amilcar is helpless in battle- he’s not. He’s just not a Titan or anything. He’s a one trick pony with a decent trick and some spells. As far as the motivation to fight- that can be a different thing- and harder for Amilcar to find :)

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 28):

Yes she is a female dark troll, but no she doesn't wield a maul. She is one of a significant population of Uz on the Blue Moon Plateau who have fully embraced the Red Moon. Her cultural weapons are curved blades.

In reply to Hurtzag (msg # 29):

She will make a great wall for Amilcar to hide behind lol

Hi gang, very busy at work this week, sorry if I haven't replied to provate messages, I'll catch up on those next week.

I'm sorry too.  I'd hoped to work on my character by now, but I've been a mix of busy and unwell.  Hopefully I'll be able to work on my character by the end of this weekend.

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 25):

Zyxx is a Heavy Warrior. Defender of the Empire, protector of the truth faith of the Seven Mothers. Son of Zelah, Grandson of Zennor.

Zennor died Battle of Alda-Chur
Zelah survived many campaigns for the Empire
Zyxx nearly died defending his unit from monsters gaining animal scars to his arm, he nearly died again fighting the Sartraties, but the helm of Zennor protected him but left him with a distinctive scar that run down his next and into his chest on his left side.

Folks say that death follows Zyxx like his shadow where ever he goes.

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 33):

Looks awesome

But if death is in there, Amilcar will kindly stay out of Zyxx’s shadow :)

Everybody please welcome Wanakela! She is no spring chicken.
We should be launching in about a week.
We will start with individual or small group prologues.
If a few folks aren’t quite ready we’ll add them as we go.

Welcome Wanakela we're looking forward to it

Hi Wanakela!  Welcome!

Hi everyone, sorry, I was too busy over the weekend with work etc, but should be able to work on my character tomorrow Friday.

Hi Wanakela, welcome to the party :)

Hi guys,

Thanks for welcoming me.  I will be posting an official introduction soon.

Cheers!

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 40):

I see that people are adding in Bio's to their characters, which I guess my intro should actually go.  Can someone point me to a post that describes how to use the functionality of the message system?  I specifically want to know how people are including pics into their bios.

Thanks in advance!

The Aggabortas is a soldier too, heavy infantry.  Seven Mothers  :)

The “Help” tab in the top right (in red on my interface) brings up a menu that gives you all of the code options for RPOL

The code for pictures is this:

< img src = “ HTML INFORMATION HERE ” / >

But I have to add spaces into this code so that it is even visible.

But the picture must be hosted somewhere. I use photobucket, but any site that allows you to host a photo will work.

Let me know if you have anymore questions, or if this is somehow unclear.

The way that the HTML info is inputted is kind of specific, sensitive and can be tricky, so referencing the help pop-up can be helpful
This message was last edited by the player at 04:52, Sat 15 May 2021.

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 43):

Hi Amilcar - I too found this to be a nightmare. Below is the link to my picture which I have added an @ symbol in. As you can see you need the format to be as shown below.


<img src@="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/be/21/cb/be21cbe94cf4863bf9a2160a896adcbb.jpg">

I suggest you try and post my image to me in a private message, then edit the message to the one you really want knowning that you have the format working. This is what I did.


Zarc :-)

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 44):

It looks like you are using a jpg file.

The ones I use are specifically HTML

I also have to chop the [IMG] bits off the code, as well as start from the second go round of the http section

But yes getting the trick can be maddening.

But once you have the trick of it, it’s cut and paste

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 42):

If you wish I am happy that "Aggabortas" and "Zyxx" were in the same unit, and were also military/temple drinking buddies. Happy to you to jest & joke that Zyxx is a death-walker as death is always near by for him. (Family death seemed to be common, and Zyxx has a high death rune too). I hope you take me up on this suggestion, as it will give a great roleplay foil for us both to work with.

Out of interest how did your background history rolls go?

Zarc :-)
This message was last edited by the player at 10:29, Sat 15 May 2021.

I'm fine with that, but note that:

The Aggabortas:
- is from the Dalini regiment of Mirin's Cross, Holay (not that I'm tied to this specific background);
- is heavy infantry (not cavalry) using 1H spear and large round shield;
- is strong with the Death rune too  :P (Seven Mothers, Yanafal Tarnils).

Family background is that:
- grandparents came from Balazar (so family only assilimated into Lunar culture a generation prior) and one grandparent died (relatively young) fighting for the Queen of Holay;
- parent was hunter and lived relatively uneventful life in Mirin's Cross, dying of illness relatively young;
- The Aggabortas was nearly killed in the defeat at the Battle of Auroch Hills;
- Then he nearly died in a personal feud with someone in another regiment; and
- Then he nearly died in battle with rebels in Prax, giving him a distinctive scar over his eye (perhaps enhancing his high CHA).

So yes, young Death seems a thing in the family.

I haven't written up a bio/description yet (it's late here, and I need to get lots done tomorrow), but The Aggabortas is a big, muscular man, but with a flashing smile, and some intelligence in his eyes.  He's not particularly agile, relying on brawn to win through.  Which suits fighting in largely plate armour in the heavy infantry.

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 47):

Hi, we need a plan-B, as this is my character summary:
Hometown =  Dunstopp
Unit = Crimson Sheilds (Unit name made up)
Weapon = Kopis & Shield
Backup weapon = Bow & fist

It looks like we both took a pounding in the war in 1625, gain similar scars too. My plan-B suggestion is that are unit we both hit badly and we met for the first time on a blood soaked hill. To them met again being care for in a field hospital

How does that sound?

So different units, but have happened to cross paths a couple of times?  Fine with me  :)

Of course, another option is that you're the one I have a personal feud with  :P

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 50):

I considered the feud, but thought that would be a pain for all as the heroes would not work as well together.

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 51):

I agree, prefer to not start out with a feud in the ranks and if known that might put you in separate units

Yeah, I'm assuming in this story, the party is going to have work together if they're going to survive.

Thanks for the help.  Here is my URL that I can't get to stick (added a space before img.)

< img src= https://photos.app.goo.gl/5YQBArexpBvjDJDL8>

Any more assistance in what I am doing wrong would be greatly appreciated.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:00, Sun 16 May 2021.

I think your problem is that link is not to an image (just an image), it is to a google share page that includes an image in it.

In reply to Hurtzag (msg # 55):

Lemme try again here:



< img src="https://tinyurl.com/9phc79fv">
This message was last edited by the player at 22:17, Sun 16 May 2021.

Try with " on either side of the https:URL

Thank you, I see that the instructions say to put the quotes and I didn't do that.  I updated all 3 with the quotes and still nothing.

Can you try to see if you can reply with the URL and get it to work?  If not, I might try another hosting service to see if google might be causing an issue.

I'm doubtful that any of those URLs are pointing directly to an image (though that may just be my lack of knowledge on Google and TinyURL. Can you right click on an image that you want and select a drop-down option "copy image address" ? You should then be able to paste a URl that ends with an image extension such as .png .jpg

It appears that you actually have to jump through some hoops to get the raw image source for an html tag, e.g. this site talks about it https://www.labnol.org/interne...os-in-website/29194/

Other hosting services might be simpler

This is my take as well. I can right click the image and download "Wanakela_v7.jpeg"; and that or a similar file name needs to be part of the url.
I am doing this through an imgur account.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 61):

I had a PNG version that I used instead of the jpg, which seemed to do the trick, I also did what Hawendona said and copy image address (but it was over 84 characters long, so RPOL rejected it.)  Then I did TinyURL and volia, it worked.

Thank you everyone for help, it takes a village to raise a child you know!

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 62):

Can anyone confirm that they can see the above Pic of Wanakela on a mobile device?  I checked it on my iPad, using Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.  The pic is just an empty box on all 3 browsers.  I though that maybe the tinyURL had expired perhaps, went to my laptop and Wanakela is still there in all of her beautiful glory.  Went and checked her bio page, and it is there as well (using Chrome on my laptop).  It should be in message #56 of this thread, as well as the bio.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:14, Mon 17 May 2021.

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 63):

I can not see it.

But I can not see any code either- which means you’re close.

I’d check that the “ are all in the right places, and also that the source code doesn’t repeat.

I’ll try and show you what I do in the next post.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:31, Mon 17 May 2021.

So, I will show you the code with spaces, and then the pic.

I use Photobucket.  I'll give you my process there in case you are frustrated to the point that you "Just want it to work."  You could always get on Photobucket, host it temporarily, figure out the code, and then switch hosts.  SO, here is that process.

There are options on how to host an image when you hit the "Share" tab.  It is the option to the top, far left of the image.

The second option given in the Share tab is: Embed (All the available links are Direct Link/Embed/Email/Facebook/Twitter/Pintrest).

The Embed Screen then opens and you are given 3 options to choose from, each with 4 options underneath them.  The three options are:  HTML / IMG / iFrame.

Select: IMG

the four options below are: Thumbnail / Small / Medium / Large.  This refers to the size of the image.  We will all have to scroll for a while if the "Large" image is selected.  I usually choose Small, as it isn't obnoxious, but just for this post, I will go Large because the image itself is small.

Here is the code that Photobucket spits out (there is a "copy link" tab right next to the code that copies it automatically from Photobucket).

[URL=https://app.photobucket.com/u/...it=bounds[/IMG][/URL]


So.  That code won't work as is.  I have to chop the code and remove the [URL] stuff.  The code repeats, and I only need the second half (I honestly do not know why.  It was so frustrating figuring it out. *And "code repeats" is not quite accurate- there are differences between the two codes*)

So, after I chop the code, it looks like this:

https://hosting.photobucket.co...&fit=bounds[/IMG]

I have to put this code into " quotes "

I then put this (I have to put a space between the >< or you can't see it): < img src= in front of that code (with the quotes!), add a single space, then / >

All together it looks like this:


This message was last edited by the player at 19:01, Mon 17 May 2021.

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 65):

Let me know if this helps/works for you!

Thank you Amilcar, you are a champ.

I did have an old Photobucket account, that I had pulled up.  Do you pay for yours?  When I logged into mine, they gave me a big warning that I was a dirty freeloader and I had better start paying them $5 a month.  I pulled off the pics and said hasta la vista.

Since you are kind enough to help me, I will create another one.  Will I need to pay them to do this test?

Edit: I just researched it, apparently they pulled a stunt a few years back, holding peoples accounts hostage until they paid $400.  Those guys got fired after losing the remaining customers.  The new guys charge the $5 per month.  So I guess I will try to do all the stuff you have suggested on Photobucket, so we get an apples to apples comparison.  I am frustrated enough to pay the $5.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:47, Mon 17 May 2021.

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 67):

I believe so.

They have made the adjustment to making it payed for, I think.

I’ve had my account forever and had an unpaid situation with them for the longest before they begin to insist, and didn’t want the bother of moving everything (AND WASTING ALL THAT TIME CREATING SEPARATE CATEGORIES)

Some other folks may know free hosting sites

I’d be interested myself, as I could maybe slowly migrate my stuff elsewhere if I knew a good resource

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 68):

I'm pretty sure imgur.com is free.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 69):

Is there an image limit on imgur?

I'll check it out

Not that I've run into, but quite possibly

Hi all, we're getting close! Look for prelude events this week.

For keeping track of who's talking please use these colors:

Amilcar - Goldenrod
Daranmon-Green
Hawendona-Royalred
Hurtzag-Aqua
The Aggabortas-Dark Blue
Wanakela-Rose
Zyxx-Red

Also please finish up your skills etc., if you can't get to it this week that's not the end of the world, we can add these as the game goes along

In reply to Gargle (msg # 73):

Thanks for the update. I believe my character is ready.

Do we need to sort out all the equipment carried, or do you assume we carry stuff that is reasonable?

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 74):

If you're satisfied with the starting gear from the main rules book, that's fine, or if there's something else that you want, let me know, if in reason it's probably fine.
Incidentally, my plan is to hand wave ENC as long as nobody is trying to bring a piano or something.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 75):

*scratches out Elton John aspect of character*

I'm keeping my Northumbrian small pipes
This message was last edited by the player at 23:23, Wed 19 May 2021.

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 76):

So funny!!!

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 78):

It's really everyone else's loss.

*Sniffs and wipes a tear from eye*

In reply to Amilcar (msg # 79):

Thanks for the update. I think waving the ENC is a good move.

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 80):

RQG has lame ENC rules with respect to heavy infantry.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:33, Sat 22 May 2021.

And characters with Strengths of 9.

That's good to hear.  The Aggabortas has very good STR and CON and being heavy infantry, he's already very close to Max ENC just with his armour and weapons, without taking into account any other equipment (sleeping roll, water skin, rations, fire making gear etc).

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 83):

With most folks reporting in, we should be ready to launch scene 1 in the next few days.
Thanks everybody!

It's funny that I went through character creation with an idea in mind, refined it a bit, then wrote my character description and found it matches The Aggabortas!

The finer details are different but the main ingredients are identical.

There is only Aggarbortas!  Hence the use of the definite article.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:29, Thu 27 May 2021.

I'm off to Devon on Sunday for 5 nights camping with the family. Any posting will be by mobile phone, so limited posts from me, but still available.

Hi all!

I'm a new player to Runequest and Glorantha. I'll be playing Astorl, a scout. Good to meet you all! :)

Hi Astorl,
I hope you enjoy it. Our lot are the civilised ones trying to sort out the mess the squabbling ancients have left us...

Welcome Astorl  :)
Look forward to gaming with you  :)
What sort of TRPGs have you played in the past?

Thanks!

I started with 5e,3.5e, and Pathfinder, but since then it's definitely branched out widely.

Welcome and enjoy :)

In reply to Astorl (msg # 88):

Welcome aboard Astori!

Welcome to the game, Astorl!

A note on non-linearity:

With play by post, I don't think it should be a "you snooze you lose" situation except when necessary for any kind of game immersion. So if the broo is already dead, three days later to say "Oh I want to heave a javelin at it"--that's kind of too late. On the other hand, folks shouldn't have to wait too long to post because of the order that I put them in the queue.

For the registration intros though, if this ends up hopping around and coming back to the soldiers we haven't heard from yet, and that's a little out of order for the narrative, I think that's fine.

What colour is Astorl going to have?

In reply to Hawendona (msg # 96):

Good point, Astorl please use Purple when you're speaking
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:07, Sun 06 June 2021.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 97):

Alright, sorry about that! I'll take a look later today.

That's Purple in the styled text drop down at the bottom right of the reply window!

And just for reported speech in character (though I've often used other characters colour on their names when I mention them in post just to show at a glance that they were referred to).

In reply to Hawendona (msg # 99):

Oh yeah, I was trying different colors to see what fit and posted prematurely, I'll edit that post and no one will ever be the wiser

In reply to Gargle (msg # 100):

Alright! I can use purple or a different shade of it for when I'm speaking - sorry about that.

Welcome aboard Astorl.  Do you have the rules for character creation?  We are also using the rules for backgrounds (like stuff your grandpa and pappa did before you were an adventurer.). Through the backgrounds you might have relations with other characters in the party.

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 102):

Astorl will be using a pre-gen character but you're right, we should compare backgrounds!

Amilcar is a petty, little man lol

Haha, I do like that interplay! I was going to have Daranmon above such things but decided it was more fun this way. :)

Do we know what phase of the moon it is on the day the unit is assembled at the courtyard?

It's Godday, so "Full Half" moon--or "First quarter" in our world :)

In reply to Gargle (msg # 107):

Actually "Third Quarter"

[img]

Thanks for the calendar, GM.  It's been a long time since I looked at the calendar, so I'd forgotten the phases of the Moon match up with the days of the week  :)

I have a feeling the unit will get hit on Clayday... :P

Good song, Hawendona  :)

Shilkret and Austin's Lonesome Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcsMT1nOmZ0

With regards to ancient military units, here is some information that most of you already know, but I though I would put it here for anyone who is interested.

The main issue with knowing the value of a unit in an ancient military organization would be: "How hard is it to replace the soldier?"

With that in mind, the Slingers (also know as Peltasts) would be the easiest. The sling is a peasant weapon, with most of the lower professions using it (herders, farmers, etc.)  Replenishing their loses would be rather easy, with access to a populated area. They are a foot skirmish unit, very lightly armed and usually without any armor.  Their job is to antagonize enemy units, disrupt them, and create a buffer between the main unit and the enemy.  During the fight, they have to stand apart due to the nature of the sling as a weapon.  When not slinging, they are looking for rocks (that could be future ammunition) and watching out of mounted opponents.  They put a "time pressure" against the enemy. Who will eventually take damage from the Slingers, while the Slingers have basically unlimited ammo.  The enemy will have to send a fast moving counter against them or advance their main battle line.  Either way, the Slingers would scatter, and try to flee to advantageous terrain.  From there, they would continue the harassment.  Their best defense is being spread out and mobile. Their morale would be considered low, and would not be expected to stand against concerted pressure.

Now the opposite end of the spectrum is the Heavy Infantry.  These guys are the hardest unit to replace.  The only harder unit to replace would be "Cataphracti" (Bronze Age Heavy Cavalry,) who would be recruited exclusively from the nobility. Heavy Infantry have a lot of experience under their belts, having seen multiple campaigns, and have progressed up through the ranks.  They are most likely from Tarsh or the Heartland and have little-to-no way of being replaced by the Praxian locals. They would fight in a tight unit, so they could support each other.  The unit would most likely have some kind of throwing weapon which they would use before charging or being charged.  Their irreplaceability should temper any commander's actions that put them at risk. They are the core of any army with high morale.

Below would be an example of a battle line, before combat.  X=Slinger, 0=Heavy Infantry, &=Non-Combatants.



X          X          X          X          X          X          X          X

      X          X          X          X          X          X          X



                          0000     0000     0000


             The reserve --->  000

                                &&&&&&&&&

Ideally, you would want some kind of mounted unit also acting as a reserve.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:27, Wed 16 June 2021.

Thanks for the info, Wanakela.  Interesting, but makes sense.  I don't know much about military tactics, which was brought home to me in the story when I realised I'd be put in charge of a squad of 9... conscripts...?

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 112):

Hopefully expertise in military tactics won't be a requirement for having fun in this campaign-for players or the GM :)

I've always wondered how useful real world military tactics etc would be in a fantasy world with magic and spirits anyway  :)

Castles were useful in the middle ages when airpower was not a thing.  But in a world with flying creatures and lightning bolt spells etc, would people build castles in the same way?

Wasn't there a nice 3D graphic of a fort with (set of) a 100m magician's tower(s) in one of the old supplements to ensure line of sight and increase the volume of airspace defended?

Slingers were historically extremely proficient, able to fire their stones over considerable distances and with unerring accuracy.

The old fable of David and Goliath is one such example. If you've read any Malcolm Gladwell, he uses this in one of his books. He postulates Goliath was a biblical sufferer of gigantism, who liked to get his enemies close and crush them with his bare hands. One of the side-effects of gigantism is severe myopia (short-sightedness), which explains the need to have his 'enemies close'. David had no such issue, and was a slinger from chidhood, so he knew he could pepper the huge Goliath with impunity while using his smaller stature and speed to avoid getting too close to those huge arms. As it transpired, only one shot was needed (crit roll!) and down fell the giant.

David vs. Goliath is told as the tale of overcoming impossible odds, yet it was in fact the walkover it was purported to be - just from the opposite perspective.

I think I was remembering the Arm of Pavis defence tower and enclosure between Mani's Fort and Real City in Strangers in Prax

Looks like I've done the same as Wanakela with a refresh of the dice roller page, I didn't mean to roll the first night meal twice.

44 Crimson Avocets were enrolled at the New Pavis Barracks muster, some others failed to appear.
{edit: names 03 to 10 and the total of 44 including seven women were reported to Amilcar and Hawendona by the GM as color during the early pages of Scene 1 and in PMs.
I have arbitrarily assigned them, mostly as hoplites, and in the three PC files
A lot of those of known origin are Tarshite - this may reflect availability of Lunar replacements, more than Envoranus or Coroltha's preferences}

Not counted in the 44 are:

Lord Envoranus  (son of Idiratus Goldenbrow, Prince of the Kandoor Family, Bearer of the Silver Robes, Heir to the Ruby Sword)
Coroltha (Captain - a Tarshite Red Army veteran with a good reputation as a combat leader, styled Coroltha of Furthest)
Hurtzag (a mysterious troll)
Blazik (a miscellaneous man)

But included are :
01 : Amilcar (a loquacious scribe)
02 : Hawendona (a Tarshite cook from somewhere outside Furthest with a strange shield)
03 : Illaro (a hoplite in the Agabortas's file)
04 : Jaxana (a hoplite in the Agabortas's file)
05 : Theros (a hoplite in Zyxx's file)
06 : Oligur (a hoplite in Zyxx's file)
07 : Phastus (a hoplite in Daranmon's file)
08 : Telvara (a slinger in Daranmon's file)
09 : Madros (a hoplite in Daranmon's file)
10 : Straventhes (a cart / chariot driver)
11 : The Agabortas (a Holayan hoplite, from Mirin's Cross formerly of the Dalini Regiment)
12 : Zyxx (a Tarshite hoplite from Dunstop)
13 : Daranmon (another hoplite, formerly a cavalryman in the Red Horse Lancers)
14 : Silent Trotting (a Praxian scout)
15 : Wanakela Five Deaths (A Praxian shaman)
16 : He-who-looks-for-water (another Praxian scout)
17 : Astorl (a scout, but not necessarily a Praxian one)

We have since been introduced to :

18 : Neesmus (A Tarshite vexilarius)
19 : Busara (a Tarshite slinger in the Agabortas's file)
20 : Yani (a slinger in Zyxx's file)

Which leaves troopers 21-44 yet to be determined.

Other than Wanakela and Hawendona, six or seven more Avocets are female. Busara is one, as (probably) are Jaxana and Telvara

The Agabortas, Zyxx and Daranmon each have four hoplites and five skirmishers in their file, leaving 14 of the muster not in these files. Four of these are the scouts. Two are non-combatants Amilcar and Hawendona and one is vexilarius Neesmus, leaving seven, either a small reserve directly under Coroltha, or specialist engineers / magicians or a combination of the two. {Some may be Three of these are} driving the three carts.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:47, Sun 20 June 2021.

In reply to Hawendona (msg # 119):

Excellent, thanks for posting this.
Only small corrections-
It's Avocet without a D, an elegant shorebird found along the Oslir River and elsewhere, with an upward curving bill (sort of a bizarro ibis).

The cart drivers are non-combatants (or at least plan to be) from the Lunar palace/Envoranus's entourage. They are lightly armed and are part of the 44 registrants.

The remainder are under Coroltha's direct leadership and you get a sense that, apart from Old Neesmus, are the least hardened and  ready of the company.

Oops, that's me failing to reverse the spell chucker turning it Into advocate.

This message was last edited by the player at 16:26, Sat 19 June 2021.

In reply to Hawendona (msg # 121):

Hawendona is a super star.  I wish RPOL had a way to +1 posts.  There are several of her’s I would of give kudos too.

I have found the above to be very interesting.

I have been a wargamer for past 40years+ and do enjoy looking at different rules at times. I used to DBM rules most and was a successful player with them too.
(Link: http://www.wrg.me.uk/WRG.net/History/DBM%203.2.pdf)
(Link2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bellis_Multitudinis)

I was using my wargame knowledge to use the slingers (unit type Psiloi) inline with that of how they were used in this historical wargame to support heavy infantry normally spear and sometimes blades.

When I wargame using blades and psiloi, it is much better to keep them apart as they have both have great strength and love for different terrain. But in our game with only 9 men to use it is not wise to split them as the numbers are low and also each unit will need a squad leader. If there was a skirmisher in the group then I would give away my slingers to them as that would be the wise thing to do.

The joy of tactics and planning, is there can be many right answers. The answer often will change on the environment (terrain) and foe. Attacking the enemy flank is often very useful.

Historically, battles roll too. This is often as the right side wins.

This posting is very useful. I had missed these two names, and would really like to thank you for it. Could you point me at where this was, so I can chase my personal slip. Thanks.

GREAT WORK on this.

Could there be a thread, that just contains the names and roles of characters in the story which could be updated by all? I am thinking like a point of contacts list or references which you get in documents.

Thanks
Zarc

You didn't miss anything before Zarc,

The names were in Scene1:message1, in two private message lines addressed only to Amilcar and Hawendona.

The theory I guess, was that the rest of the line were talking amongst themselves and too far back / ahead to hear what was being said to Amilcar for the roster. There was no mention of what the troopers' roles were or who was to lead them, I made that up. Since two squad leaders had already named a slinger, I only added one slinger and made most of the rest heavy infantry. After the GM commented that there were cart drivers in the group being registered I made the spare name a cart driver. Each squad currently has two of four heavies named and one of five slingers. There are also two unnamed cart drivers, and a couple of other troops under Coroltha (or Hurtzag?).

I've seen in another RPOL game that Amilcar has a real-life exigency that means he doesn't have much time for RPGing for the moment.

Since squad leaders have needed to mention some of their subordinates already I thought I'd put the existing names in OOC available for reference.

The numbers seven of 44 came in reply to an OOC question that I asked in a private message after I'd seen the female sounding names in Scene1.

I'm not sure we can edit the same post but we can all edit the same thread.  I'll fill out the list in a bit.

The extra listed names are from a private message for the people doing the signing in (Amilcar and Hawendona) and was intended to communicate the monotony of the process rather than to secretly establish important NPCs.

Also, keep your ears peeled for the prince's speech!

</quote>
I'm not sure we can edit the same post but we can all edit the same thread.  I'll fill out the list in a bit.
</quote>

Could the thread just be one entry that has a link to a google excel sheet that all have access to? This could include the names and descriptions.

OOC - Big night of Football for me tomorrow night as I watch England play (badly in the Euro 2020 competition)

Sorry, I've been a bit unwell and am busy at the moment.  Will catch up when I have more time, which should be later this week...

RQG Red Book of Magic is out in physical copy today.

Guys

I will be away for next 48hours. Therefore will not be online

Zarc

Not in the Australian warehouse  :(

Also, sorry, have been busy the past few weeks.  Hope to catch up in tonight (in about 12 hours' time).

Wanakela, unless you have some very impressive shamanic ability, it's a 1 hour ritual (even when using the discorporation rune spell) to leave the body. I love playing shaman, but like sorcerers their good stuff takes a lot more time than rune or spirit magic :(

In reply to Hurtzag (msg # 132):

She could start the ritual while the company is stopped at the damaged bridge, and once the ritual is completed her braves could delicately move her body, but safest might be to wait till you rest for the day

In reply to Gargle (msg # 133):

I guess the confusion is that I am assuming that Wanakela has 3-4 hours while the military column is stuck at this dilapidated bridge.  We have no combat engineer types, our group has no experience overcoming these issues, and the boss has already gotten bored.  How did I misread this short delay?

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 134):

I don’t know that anybody misread anything.
Wanakela can do what she wants.
I don’t know what experience she has with knowing how long the delay might be.

I guess nobody loaded up on devise? Hawendona has no added skill, and regards the in-motion part of logistics as somebody else's problem. If all else fails, she will put her clack's worth, but hopefully someone will have solved the problem before then.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 135):

Sounds good.  Wanakela’s actions will stand.

Daranmon has next to nothing in Devise, hence the limited advice!

Thanks for this roster, Hawendona.  Very helpful  :)



And thanks for this info, Zyxx  :)



Haha, definitely not The Aggabortas.

Will just have my phone for the next day or two, won't be able to post much. Visiting my mom :)

Enjoy the weekend.

Everybody who wants to make a battle roll, this may come up in a bit.

01:35, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 51 using 1d100.  Battle.

Success!

Failure for Hurtzag

Success for Hawendona, (which may be distracting the Impala lookouts, or just be not leading the ersatz 'prince' into the worst of the ambush).
07:52, Today: Hawendona rolled 23 using 1d100.  Battle (just in case, 25).

23:13, Today: Daranmon rolled 38 using 1d100.  Battle.

Success for Daranmon also.

20:45, Today: Astorl rolled 94 using 1d100 ((94)).

TA - I have no problem assigning numbers to each squad, but as much as I love the number 7 (my favourite!) I'm not sure numbering the squads anything other than 1-2-3 (if you want to number them at all) makes any sense. I'm not sure if the Prince can count up to 7, for one thing!

If someone wants to assign them TA - 1, D - 2, Zyxx - 3, or whatever, I really don't mind.

Since Lunars like the number 7, I figured The Aggabortas would always assign his squad as 7th Squad for Luck (subject to any commanding officer's orders...).
But if people find it a bit confusing or jarring, I'm happy to change it  :)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:53, Sat 24 July 2021.

It's not important to me what you call the individual squads.

Unless I hear otherwise in the next day or so I will assume that people are following the prince's orders, that Daranmon and Zyxx will lead their troops with Hurtzag and his beetle to the west and then cross the stream, climbing the hill up to the ravine where the impala riders are believed to be camped, and that The Aggabortas will accompany Blazik the servant whose being steadied by Hawendona, followed by Coroltha and Neesmus, Amilcar and Astorl. Prince Envoranus is on foot but leading a horse.
If anyone plans to depart from that plan (or otherwise comment on how they arrange themselves/their troops, please let me know, otherwise I'll advance the scene.

Hawendona is following the Prince's orders. Once there is contact, her aim is to keep in a position that allows her to use healing magic on Blazik. That may make it more difficult to control his mount. If he becomes dismounted, she will stay with the servant and let the horse go.  She won't discuss battle tactics with Blazik until something dramatic happens. If She can't stop the horse bolting with Blazik on it, she'll try to scramble up behind him (ride horse 15%)
This message was last edited by the player at 11:43, Sun 25 July 2021.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 142): "Everybody who wants to make a battle roll"

Zyxx rolled "09:53, Today: Zyxx rolled 77 using 1d100.  Battle (85%)." success :-)


Zyxx will also follow the orders he has been given, he is very loyal to the lunar empire.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:59, Sun 25 July 2021.

OMG!

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 153):

Maybe I could be clearer--spirit magic is fully available but as far as Rune magic goes it's capped at one point and is nonstackable the next couple days

I may be away for a day or two. It's all a bit vague - last minute work visit due to problems with electronic communications...

So it looks like Wednesday and Thursday. I may have hotel wifi Wednesday night or maybe not.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:34, Tue 03 Aug 2021.

Be careful out there!

BTW I am going to see how cumbersome it is to use private lines until the PCs are reunited. Some sense of time flow management (always tough in PBP)is a little tricksy with the current encounter.

Yeah, tell me about it! its a 4 hour train ride each way, all because of an administrative hiccup.

Still, it's a change of scene on company time...

Math fail, it's six hours each way, I thought it sounded too short.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:47, Tue 03 Aug 2021.

Yep, I figured spirit magic wouldn't be affected by the phases, but it's been a while since I read the effect of on rune magic.  Thought it might just be: 25% effectiveness on all rune spells, not 1 point spells only  :P

Sorry, had a really busy/bad week, back now.

sorry i've been so busy, all - been prepping for my first interview (i'm not really qualified for the position, but the company was seeking positions and contacted me)

Good luck, Astorl!

Daranmon, hope this week has been better for you  :)

Good luck for the interview

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 162):

thanks - it went well, but unfortunately they don't have any entry-level positions available. back to the grind unfortunately. They are keeping me in mind for future positions which is very helpful.

In reply to Astorl (msg # 163):

The experience is priceless, as this enables reflect, learn and improve for the future. Its fantastic that they are keeping you in mind too

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 164):

It is, yeah

Sorry, I've been very busy the past week and only just caught up.

We are off to sunny Wales for a week of camping. Only phone and likely will not use that much either, so may be quiet this week.

Sad news about Steve Perrin passing away.  One of the original designers of RuneQuest back in the 1970s, and more recently joining Chaosium again.

Yeah I only just noticed that a couple of hours ago. Shows the longevity of the game system I guess. He was a relative youngster when they mapped it out in the 1970s.

Very sad. To me his Runequest 2 is the definitive version in my mind, before everything in Glorantha was all filled in. It was a world full of mystery
I rolled up my first runequest character in a hobby shop, maybe 1980. I was lucky enough to roll up a poor noble who trotted out with his lance, and was promptly eaten by a T rex.
Good times!

I met him briefly at a convention, along with Ray Turney and a few other of the originals.

So sad, I didn't even know he was sick.

It is sad.

Uh, I didn't know if we're continuing with keeping a wall between the two parties in the IC thread, so I made my most recent post private.

Yeah, neither did I.  And I didn't realise his wife was Luise the artist for the RQ2 (or maybe I did a long time ago, but had forgotten).  Or that she is unwell as well.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:26, Tue 17 Aug 2021.

Thanks, Aggabortas. I probably should, PBP really offers itself to the party splitting up without the GM passing little notes or something.
But I'm not too worried about the two groups being influenced by each other's intel

Wanakela and the brave made their rolls.  I am going to be incommunicado for the next 4-5 days.  I will pop in if I get a chance.

Hi guys, I have been on vacation since Wednesday and been very busy away from home. I get home again on Wednesday

We are still on the road but stopped due to fires.  Is there anything I need to post that you folks are waiting on?

Fires?  Hope it's okay where you are, and where you're going.

08:34, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 43 using 1d100.  spear attack.  Success!
08:38, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 10 using 2d6+1.  spear damage.
08:38, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 10 using 1d20.  hit location.

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 178):

Not waiting for you but about to post the first combat round; as Wanakela gets to the other shore you can plan your move.

Stay safe on the road!

So I am assuming that Wanakela is finished for this round and should plan for the next, correct?  Also, are we sort of abstracting the combat rounds, as in we are not holding to specific Strike Ranks?

In reply to Wanakela (msg # 182):

That’s the end of round one.
Saying what strike tank would be helpful

Gargle - Do you want rolls recorded here or in the scene?

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 184):

I'd say more of the game-y stuff here, but it's fine to have an OOC line with details of damage or if it's a special or something in the scene.

Apologies for the silence, been a hectic week. Got back from our Wales camping trip and then 3 interviews and a new job offer on Thursday. Been too shattered to look at a screen in the evenings.

Congrats on new job. I love going to North Wales for my holidays too, this year I went to Somerset instead as I had not idea on what rules the English & welsh would put in place.

Game rolls for turn two

Kopis Attack 61 under 115 (Normal)
Sheild Parry 19 under 115 (Special)

Kopis Damage = 4
Damage Bonus = 3
Total = 7
Location = 3 <Looks like another leg>

I hope the job hunting goes well.

On the staycationing front I had a few days (not camping) in the Lake District with my mother last week.

With regards to the 3 figures approaching, I am assuming that they are all mounted, the lead character (Mr. Blur) has Shimmer on himself and Mobility cast upon his bison.  With those assumptions, could Mr. Blur make it to the Eastern half of the party during round 2?
This message was last edited by the player at 23:03, Sun 29 Aug 2021.

Hope you're feeling better Zyxx.



Congrats on the job offer  :)



Over the weekend, I was at Balingup to attend their annual medieval fair for the first time.

On the east side, can the sounds of the battle on the west side be heard now?

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 192):

How was the fair at Balingup. Do you go to many of these? I go to some of the shows in the midlands to look at kit for LATP.

To be clearer, Mr Blur's blurriness is with respect to his speed. Also there may be more figures as part of the group but at least 3 can be seen.

You think he'll be in range in the third combat round, he's a fair distance out.

(I've been reading a lot this morning on the BRPcentral about people's opinions on movement rates, sprinting, armor etc--pretty interesting stuff. I'm gonna say he can close about 1 hex per round galloping and mobilified)

Yes, the sounds of the battle can be faintly heard on the east side, but only by people who are not right in the stream or immediately on its banks.

First time I've been actually.  And due to COVID-19 concerns, the fair was much reduced this year, I understand (I think it was cancelled last year):
- one day event this year whereas normally there's a feast on the Friday and then a two day event on the weekend;
- 20 stalls (plus exhibitions and performances) whereas I understand normally there are over a 100 stalls and more exhibitions etc;
- limited ticket sales this year (which seems to have caught some people out).
Cheap costume hire to for attendees to get in the feel of things.
I enjoyed it.  Hope to go again some day to experience the full event.

What's LATP?  :)

Ah, okay, The Aggabortas is still in/near the stream.  But his next action was going to depend on who's still crossing the stream.  Can you give an idea who's still crossing?  That'll affect whether he continues to fight or withdraws to return to his squad (or what's left of it).

Easier with minis at the tabletop ;)

The trap was sprung when the group was partly across the stream.
On the north side of the stream are: the prince, Coroltha, Hawendona, Blazik the servant, Amilcar, Astorl, the Hoplites Neesmus, Tongora, Simfenus, Lonthina, one wagon, a Praxian sable brave and Wanakela.

In the stream are you, Jaxana(?), Onjur(?), Thylla the servant, two wagons and their drivers (the middle wagon got stopped abruptly and the third was stopped by the traffic jam), and the slingers Busara and Philos.

On the south side are: the slingers Trigus, Miliandor and Yenesta; the hoplites Illaro the Red and Yaranbora, and Kelsamos the servant.

Sorry for the typo :-(

LARP = Live Action Role Play. It is dressing up and playing make believe. I play in a Game of Thrones game (before the Pandemic). I play a person from Wintermark (Winterfell).

Link = https://www.profounddecisions....mpire-wiki/Main_Page

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 199):

Uh oh, there goes my afternoon!

They certainly have impressive makeup and costumes. I've seen some of Zyxx's event pictures before.

Sorry, have had trouble accessing this website today.  Hope to post later today...

Sorry for the delay.  Busy day and a half...

The Aggabortas attacks at SR 6.
22:17, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 17 using 1d100.  spear attack.  Success!
22:17, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 3 using 2d6+1.  spear damage.  Worst damage possible  :(
22:18, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 1 using 1d20.  hit location (incorrectly described as damage in the die roller).

22:18, Today: The Aggabortas rolled 26 using 1d100.  shield parry.  Success.

Ah, okay, LARP.  But that looks like an impressive game, with the level of organisation, costumes etc.

They had three combat exhibitions at the festival:
- one was by a group which are more focused on historical recreation than combat;
- one was by a HEMA group (historical European martial arts) and was the most brutal; and
- one was by a LARP group.
The focus for the festival was on entertainment I guess, for none of the groups explained the rules for their combat.  So it was nice to read a bit of the rules for combat in your game, Zyxx  :)

BTW, coming from RQ2 to RQG, I found The God Learners episode 3 podcast discussion on passions, runes, augments to be very informative.

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 205):

I have played in a number of LARP games over the years, but my combat years are coming to and end as I am now 52.

The most common combat systems are
(A) Player has total hits based on health and armor. Count hits to yourself and when your hit number then you hit the ground and start to die
(B) Player has total hits based on health and armor, per location. As above but a little more counting to do, plus only lie on ground unconscious if head or torso gets to zero
(C) Make-believe that you are 8years old, playing with your friends in the woods. Play the character you think you are, and take wounds and die when you think you should. Clearly this is open to abuse but the rule is don't be a knob (If you play fairly so do others, if you play like a knob then nobody takes your hits as you are viewed as a cheat).

Makes sense.  Options A and C seem reasonable.  Option B sounds like too much to keep in your head/calculate as you're trying not to get stabbed  :P

I do all of these. I like to just enjoy life and like all of them for different reasons

I will be back on Monday. Off Camping at 7am tomorrow.

Sorry, I've been busy the past few days and am still busy.  Will try to catch up tonight if I can, otherwise in the next day or two...

I am back from camping trip

Sorry for the delay.  It's been a busy week.

Hi, I know the feeling

Which way did the remaining 2 flee Hurtzag, through the darkwall towards the east or back west?

I will be away Friday to Sunday this week.

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 215):

Sorry I've been dropping the ball with this game lately. If it's any consolation I'm behind in all other areas of my life as well right now. I'll move the attacking impala riders up in the next day if at all possible.

To Hurtzag's question: the darkwall isn't wide enough to block the whole canyon exit. The remaining riders will definitely not try to ride through it (as a huge troll just came out of it and they don't know there aren't more on the other side)but they are trying to skirt it and are faster than you

I'm sure we'd all understand that maybe some of the other areas ought to be given the priority :-)

However, I'll be ready to face up to Hawendona having to do something other than warble in the face of imminent demise whenever you get free

I know that feeling so well  :(
Take your time with the game, but hope the rest of your life gets back on track  :)

Gargle - your real life matters. The last 4 weeks have been very poor for me in the real world, so I have not had as much time as I want too.

I do hope things improve.

All the best

Z

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 219):

Thanks guys!

Will try to get in a little better rhythm here.

To recap the situation thus far:
On learning of the waiting Praxian ambush from one of Wanakela's braves, Prince Envoranus sent two squads west to surprise the ambushers, hoping to crush them between the two forces. He also set up the hapless servant Blazik as a prince decoy. Hawendona used her singing skills to soothe the terrified servant.

Waiting until about half of the Avocets had crossed the steam, the ambushers summoned a water elemental that did something to one of the wagons, causing a traffic jam in the stream. It then took advantage of the confusion and two hoplites were pulled under water, both are missing. The elemental seems to have dematerialized after the Aggabortas struck it repeatedly with his spear.

The goal of surprising the waiting ambushers waiting in a ravine about a km to the west went much better than expected*. While half of the impala force circled to the north to gallop off and attack the wagons, the other half ran headlong into Zyxx and Daranmon's heavy infantry and were destroyed. A few survivors rode off through the ravine and one was killed by Hurtzag, the other two are fleeing.
The Crimsons Avocet force on the west side of the engagement is making haste to get back to the main force but it will take a while.

Back on the east, a mobilized Bison rider (why are the Bison and impala tribes working together? that can't be good) made a solo charge with the goal of killing the prince, but Wanakela's magic (which had been unsuccessful against the elemental) landed, sending him packing.

The Aggabortas got all of his troops out of the water and organized to meet a cavalry charge with slingers behind the hoplites.
The northern group of impalas joined up with the bisons and are conferring

The real prince saw the retreating bison rider as a target and took off solo to the north, in spite of the other developments. Coroltha dumped Blazik out of the saddle of the other horse and is off to try to save the prince. Wanakela is also going to ride with He Who Looks for Water in pursuit of Coroltha, the Prince, and mobilized Bison rider (aka Mr Blur).

Let me know if anyone's understanding is different.

*Due in part to the dice gods favoring the Crimson Avocet Company over the impala ambushers, at least so far...
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:43, Sun 26 Sept 2021.

It's Wanakela who's getting HeWhoLooksForWater to take her after Prince Envoranus, Hawendona is going back to the wagons in the stream

In reply to Hawendona (msg # 221):

I have such a tough time with those two names. I actually caught and fixed one error like that before posting! Fixing in edited post.

In reply to Gargle (msg # 222):

If it was easy to keep straight, then we wouldn't be Praxian.

To us, you guys all look alike. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 20:36, Sun 26 Sept 2021.

I am not well at the moment, and have spent the last 2 days asleep with flu like symptoms. Therefore please understand that I am unlikely to post any orders till late this week (Friday is my guess).

Hope you feel better soon!

Hope things get better soon.

In other news, job hunting really sucks in software right now.

Get well soon, Zyxx.  Hope it's nothing serious.



Good luck with the job hunt, Astorl  :)

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 227):

thanks

Hi Guys

Sorry I have not been online as I have had covid and really not been at best this last week. I will now sort out orders.

Oh no  D:
Hope you haven't had serious symptoms and are better soon.

Yeah, I hope you feel better soon Zyxx

In reply to Hawendona (msg # 231):

Agreed, sorry you've been ill, Zyxx! Hope you bounce back fast!

Unrelated to anything much, I drive a jeep and apparently there's a thing in the US(?) where people will put DUCKS on jeeps.
Don't know how it started,
No ducks in this campaign yet...

In reply to Gargle (msg # 233):

1. (I should have specified--the ducks are put on your jeep by strangers. It's a delightful surprise)

2. You can assume that the three groups of the Crimson Avocets are reunited and the characters can interact. The prince and Coroltha are conferring about something. The third wagon is on the north side of the stream, the middle wagon is still stuck.

3. I'll be in travel mode but still expect to be able to post some over the next week.

Hey all,

I wanted to let you know that I have a family member who's not doing well, and my family doesn't expect him to make it through the weekend. I just wanted to let you as a heads up.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:55, Sun 10 Oct 2021.

Sorry to hear that Astorl, I hope you and your family are able to support each other in these difficult times.

Thanks so much <3

I'm very sorry to hear that, Astorl.  Hope you and your family are okay.  Having family around for support really helps.

(As for the game, I hope to get up to date later tonight.  Been busy the past few days.)

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 238):

Thanks so much. <3

Does this mean that the combat is over?

Correct, with a final set of parting shots they have ridden off into the wilderness. There's no guarantee they won't return, of course. The mobilized bison (Mr Blur) who was in a  one-on-one(ish) duel with Prince Envoranus lost his last hit point from Wanakela's disruption spell.
The party is reassembling.

Strange... but nice!  :)

In reply to Astorl (msg # 239):

That family member passed away this morning. Unsure of funeral plans at the moment.

:(  I'm sorry to hear that.  Hope they passed away peacefully.
Hope you and your family are okay.

we're doing the best we can.

Just returned from Colorado.
Beautiful country and the non-mountainous, eastern third of the state definitely informs my take on Prax.

In fact I think this might be the ravine that the impalas were hiding in

Those are some nice pics! Very “Plains of Prax.”
This message was last edited by the player at 02:31, Tue 19 Oct 2021.

Haha, nice.  Hope you had a good trip.

BTW, does anyone know how Lunars normally deal with their dead?  Burial?  Cremation?

Since the Prince said we will reach a walled city by night, I guess we could bring the bodies along for the appropriate rites...?

Gotta love the West. I was in New Mexico briefly, great landscapes

Let's go with Cults of Prax listing on the 7 mothers here:

"For persons beyond resurrection, local preference always is given to burial functions. Rune Priests and Lords will have their bodies preserved until the full moon, but others will be taken care of right away. Both will have songs of creation sung during the rites, and have their souls commanded to the “Circles of the Moon, of Time, and of Being.”"

Local preference is probably burial in the earth. The prince agrees that time and tools for this would be better at the end of the day's journey.

In reply to Astorl (msg # 235):

Thinking of you and your family

I have been real life busy of late, and I am sorry i have not been about much

In reply to Zyxx (msg # 253):

Thanks so much, I appreciate it. <3

Bit crazy here too, and I feel for you Astorl.

Thanks, Hurtzag. <3

Sorry, I've been unwell since Friday.  Feeling a bit better today.

I hope The Aggabortas is on the mend

Yes, better today  :)

Hi

I am sorry but real life is full on, but I hope that I will be able to give a little more back to the game. I am happy for him to be controlled by others if needed.

Zarc

Are Brokalakt and the Prince holding their discussion in Tradetalk?

The Aggabortas' Tradetalk fluency is... poor  :P

For MGF purposes (at least for my MGF), their conversation is understandable to all gathered, and/or there are suitable translators.

Sorry, was busy over the weekend, and I expect to be busy the whole of this week (until at least Saturday) so I might be slow in posting over this period.

hope everyone's doing well

I'm fine thanks, Astorl.  Busy with work and get-togethers with family and friends.  Hoping to have some time to myself over the Christmas break.

Hope you're well (and everyone else too)  :)

Yes, thanks
Incidentally, I know Zyxx has some real-life concerns that mean he's not got much time for on-line stuff
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all

All good here thanks. Started a new job last week, so still gtting the lay of the land there, but all good.

Assuming they don't stop travel with the new variant going crazy here in the UK, we are off to Scotland on Monday for a week over Christmas, so looking forward to that!

I hope he's okay...  :/



Congrats  :)



Good luck and have fun!

Hi folks, sorry for my disappearance there. I'll get back on track after Christmas with some kind of pacing that I can sustain. I hope everyone has a great holiday!

Also I will open the game for new players since we've lost a few along the way.

Looking forward to it.

Have a great Christmas break everyone!

Happy holidays to everyone.  Be careless  :)

Merry Christmas,
Hope to be back in Pavis County in New Year

Hi gang!
I apologize for my delays in posting.
Since we've had a number of players who for totally understandable reasons have had to dial back their contribution to the game, I'm going to suggest we hibernate the game for now. I've opened up the "looking for players"option, and hopefully we can recruit a few more folks to get us back to a critical mass.
Will the prince kill the two giant brothers and return to Pavis in victory?
Will the Crimson Avocet Company find and destroy the monster that is killing the farmers around Indagos?
What's with those thunder-y noises coming from the south?
Hopefully we will explore these and other mysteries soon...
Stay safe and Happy New Year!

No worries, GM.
Thanks for all your efforts to date.
I'll be happy to continue once we get more players.
Happy new year to all :)

Welcome Katal,
I hope you enjoy the game

Hey!

Just getting started with character creation, hopefully we'll be able to get the game going again soon.

Hi Katal, glad you could join us :)

Hi gang!

So sorry to have not been able to follow through on this campaign.

I really appreciate everybody’s participation and creativity, I’m sorry that I ran out of steam.

I did want to give you guys a few of my notes on how the adventure was probably going to unfold in case you’re interested in that level of closure.

I was planning on a scouting/hunting mission to find the source of the evil that was plaguing the town of Indagos, which is actually a malevolent invisible allosaurus. The players would have opportunities to discover this, and hopefully (for me) the hunt would result in further loss of life and limb to the Crimson Avocets, between desertions and being eaten, and more hopefully the monster would be defeated, leading to celebration of the company.

The company leaves Indagos to complete the prince’s mission and his quest for glory.
So what I was trying to gradually reveal is that the prince was sent to kill these two giants, Mothdarsh and Dothmarsh. Characters might have opportunity to learn about these two brothers, but what they learn would not convinced the prince (it might convince Coroltha). The reveal is that, after a slog to the north (in which hopefully the company grows smaller), there is indeed a Mothdarsh and Dothmarsh, but they are not giants but dwarfs. These Mostali brothers live in the shadow of two large round hills that might look like giants from a distance, but the fact is, the prince has been duped, tricked by a political rival into leaving Pavis and, instead of returning in glory, he would return as a fool (of course no one knew it was a good thing for him to be out of the city with what was coming).

Returning in a dark mood to Indagos, the fickle townsfolk have removed the Lunar flags and instead are displaying some banner like a white bull…
The crashing noises to the south during your journey north were the crashing walls of Pavis as the Lunars in Pavis have been wiped out and are being hunted throughout Prax.
At this point the party would need to decide what kind of path they will take to get back to the security of Alda Chur, with different dangers along different paths, and a kind of “monster of the week” feel as our heroes try to escape, running into helpers or enemies or frenemies along the way—hopefully sort of like a 1960s-70s sci fi show.

And that’s as far as I had really thought through the campaign.

Again I apologize for running out of magic points for the campaign. I appreciate you all and hope you all have a wonderful and blessed new year!

Thanks for your notes/plans, Gargle. Interesting :) Hope everyone is well during this Sacred Time :)

In reply to The Aggabortas (msg # 282):

I'm doing alright. Miss this game. <3

Thanks for the reveal, Sounds like a cool campaign in a "Space-Above-And_beyond" emptying barrack room sort of way.

My camp follower was going to be a Marta-Hari Lunar spy minding the shield of her Lasgag Lion late husband and trying to keep it blooded to give one of her sons a legacy-recruitment option.

Mostali was one of the few languages around Prax/Dragon Pass that she couldn't speak

Do let us know if you ever get the GMing mood again. I've enjoyed both your games.

Happy Sacred time
This message was last edited by the player at 18:30, Mon 02 Jan 2023.

I loved 60s-70s lost world/sci-fi mashup shows & films! Great idea.

Happy New Year!