Since the first players are already in another game, this is where we hash out things for this. Or post memes. Not sure we can do both.

Hello everyone!

And here I was betting the first response would be 'First!'. Never said I was terribly mature.

Most of you have posting access now, assuming character biography/creation is settled enough I'll swap in your real names over the weekend.

As someone pointed out I had not explicitly stated this, I'm an American. My default is to start the game in the USA so that I'm not having too do research right off the bat. This is a position that can be changed if I fail a DC 8 saving throw.

I don't know where "Nemo" became a word for Emily, Crueltear, Violet or Iron Woman, but hi. :)

My character can definitely start in the USA, yeah - her stomping grounds being mostly the Western US and Northern Mexico.

And I can probably throw together a character sheet in fifteen minutes as soon as it's open. My posting name should probably be America Salazar.

And done. You should have editing rights, if not let me know and I'll poke around in the settings.

I don't :(

Huh, that's odd. Could you try now?

Now it's in.

Not sure why but you were the only one not showing User Editable by default. Ah well, fixed is fixed.

Good day, all.

I have a character description up, which should give you an idea of who Bodie is ... and how I propose her to fit in with this game.
As you will likely guess, Bodie is a very social/political woman ... and I hope that I can use that to help the game, and PC's.

I am absolutely happy to start anywhere in the world ... so America works for me just fine.
I am also very happy to work on any shared history or relationships, and begin the game as a team player.

So, I was wrong - it took about ten minutes to make my sheet. (Of course, I was working with a template.)

Anyway, Hi everyone. I'm America Salazar (just call me Amy if that's too much of a mouthful), a petty smuggler, which mostly means I used to run truckloads of cigarettes between the states and occasionally some drugs out of Mexico, It's a living.

I'm also Inari, goddess of (among other things) foxes. Socially apt (especially when it comes to the fine art of bullshit), not a bad fighter either, and with excellent problem solving skills. Can probably help anyone who needs stuff done discreetly.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:25, Fri 27 Aug 2021.

I will be playing the Twins, an enigmatic and charismatic pair of snakes with more good luck than sense.

What a very interesting concept.

In reply to not-Eris (msg # 12):

Ooh, a second luck goddess. What are the odds? :)

Lucky, that!

Pending approval, I'll be playing someone who talks in Latin sometimes and turns people into animals. And knows a lot about the city of choice.

I am working on an Avenging Angel type.  I understand someone is thinking of a Greek Fury.  Send me a PM and we can hash around so we do not end up making the same character.

Thank you, I'm really proud of this one. I played a Goddess of Madness and War once who had a whole crew of personalities I needed to manage, just two seems easy.



I should have phrased that better. She doesn't twist Luck, so much as Chaos.

A welcome to our new player.

Okay, I have officially let in everyone I plan to for at least the first stretch. Some of you are pretty far along with your characters in terms of background and stats. If everyone can get those to me over the weekend, great. If not then the goal to get the first IC threads up Wednesday night.

We need to hash out starting locales. Los Angeles looks to be hosting one or two already. If you have a preference let me know, ideally at least half of the threads will cover groups.

Also, as a sidebar, I built a basic random Godbound suggestion sheet in Excel and for some reason it loves the Word of Might and put it on nine of the ten trial runs. So my spreadsheet wants to crack your heads apparently.

Tell that bitch from me, “Bring it”.

Awesome.

I'll do background tonight or tomorrow, but the Twins can set up shop anywhere. Could you unlock my character sheet? I PMed you the rough draft.

Are we going into this knowing each other?

I am happy to have contact/acquantence (even a working friendship) with anyone who desires it.
My character description should give you all a good idea who Bodie is, and whether she’d fit into your circle.
Please feel free to contact me.

Not sure why those keep changing from user editable. *grumble* Should be fixed.

I would suggest most of you having met at least one or two of the others, even if only electronically. Especially if you want to share locations and/or starting threads.

The Capitoline Wolf is finished. She is fluent in Latin, protective, and gifted in speech. I'd love to share a starting thread with others, and the Twins in particular might be interesting for her to interact with; I could also see America's fox connection as being neat with the contrast of the Wolf.

Awesome.   And I love seeing the new character descriptions that are up.


Questions:
- Please, did our characters just recently incarnate as these legendary figures? Or have we been so all our lives?
- Do we live in a world where 'supernatural' is acknowledged and accepted: and if so, how do the populous feel about it?

1) Recent. Some have been vaguely aware for a long time, even to exhibiting relatively minor abilities, but full manifestation is at most a month or two ago.

2) Awareness has been tapering upwards because of a few very flashy displays but it's only a week or so since the balance tipped to 'yeah, this is actually happening' in the national awareness. Public opinion is hugely split which has the government's stance changing day by day from unit to unit. Congress is deadlocked and no pertinent cases have made it to the Supreme Court yet, so States and their constituent units are going in all kinds of directions.

No one is sure what the exact number of supernatural beings in the US is but early estimates are between three and six hundred, making you slightly rarer than billionaires.

Ok, thanks.

Are all of our characters social experts? :)

Ditto.

When the House and Senate get around to defining supernatural mind control that'll certainly be their assertion.

Random fact: I pulled all fifty states in Excel, used the Geography object to pull their populations, and divided by a million to get the Godbound totals originating in each locale. Some Mid-West states have to share.

Hi everyone, good to see you again! I'm late to the party but getting sorted :)

In reply to Arbiter (msg # 31):

I'll be telling at least 41 Senators that mind control is impossible, does not exist, and their constituents will kill them if they purport to believe otherwise.

@Riley: I see you couldn't stay away. <3
This message was last edited by the player at 02:38, Sun 29 Aug 2021.

I'll be


uh


Let me get back to you on that.

So, hooks and tie ins for anyone who wants to build on.

The Twins have not been blatant in the last month, but neither have they been subtle amongst the budding mythological community. They pretty quickly opened up their consulting agency, somehow finding connections to the corporate world that they shouldn't have been able to find, and built a rep that should have taken years in a week. If your character has Miracle generated wealth, or any particular Gifts for finding out information, then it's pretty easy to learn that the Twins are looking to interview people to build a roster of supernatural talent. Connecting supply to demand, as it were.

Anyone looking to connect with other Divinities would have a lot to gain from connecting with them, as would anyone looking to buy or sell their talents.

Specifically, Contract Law.  If you want someone to agree to do something, and know that they will follow through, you go through the Twins.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:44, Sun 29 Aug 2021.

In reply to America Salazar (msg # 33):

Nope :)

I feel your pain Renita, I have a few different ideas. With how the gameplay/team is looking, does anyone have thoughts on which would be better between a seer and a warrior? Those are two things I'm especially looking at right now :) Although maybe I should specify that they're kinda-sorta a seer and warrior respectively.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:45, Sun 29 Aug 2021.

See, I tend to have new concepts pop in mind after I get my first character idea nailed down. :) I actually am kind of considering side-sliding to an eco-scientist heroine instead of a trickster fox. Decisions, decisions, pity me.

For what it's worth I'm debating throwing a rebuild request on the GM's patience as well. >.>

This will make it interesting for my character as his background will be a former federal law enforcement agent.  But I can work with it.



Not Sam.  He is the person called in when the courts fail.  When I thought about how he would be I thought of the Spectre from DC comics (Golden Age) but also High Plains Drifter.  He is meant to wreak blood and death on the unjust :-)

The Twins would love to have a cleaner on retainer.

Or is Sam a fed?

Alternately, maybe an aspiring politician might come to The Twins looking for a competent bodyguard?

Solid, depending on what direction they want to go, of course.

Sam is a retired Fed with a "team of people" who help him find targets.  The Feds know about him but he is not in their employ for deniability.   He is also not a killer for hire unless you point him at other killers.  Have a problem with a mob hitman or a serial killer?  Call Sam.  That Jackass Banker foreclose on your house through crooked means?  Not so much.  But if the Banker has hired people who killed...Call Sam.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:40, Sun 29 Aug 2021.

What's the narrative flow of the game looking to be? Like, are we all going to end up as a big "adventure team" by the end, or is it going to be more like a somewhat self-motivated sandbox like the old one?

The answer I received to that question was:

In reply to Bodie Queen (msg # 45):

Thanks Bodie! :)

Hello all! A bit late to the party, but getting caught up now. Looking forward to getting to know y'all!

OK, I think I know what I'm doing ^^ I'm going to wait to make sure the GM is OK with it before I start changing my profile and making plans with others though.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:42, Mon 30 Aug 2021.

Sorry everyone, got dragged into a six hour project I was not expecting which kind of killed my afternoon and evening. I'm doing a quick response to some PMs and will hopefully be able to sort out details in the morning.

As a quick summary of something asked earlier: some of you have vaguely known you were reincarnations for a long time, even having minor powers. Others got it slammed into them with a boatload of strange memories one day. Everything has been building up steam for a month or two and seems to be tapering off. Disbelief was rampant but a few flashy displays around the world, including a palace acting like Howl's Moving Castle moving past Chicago to reach the Great Lakes more or less tipped the consensus to 'yes, it's not a hoax' but public and institutional reactions are varied.

Also, not going to make you act as an adventuring party but keep in mind that confronting serious opposition solo is very dangerous.

I went with a combat focus and I'd be happy to team up with others! As long as they're the do-gooding sort :)

Thanks for the info and advice Arbiter!
This message was last edited by the player at 04:05, Tue 31 Aug 2021.

The Twins say hi, and hand you a business card.

Again, and still, this politician is happy to have tapped the Twins to find her a competent bodyguard.

Thanks! :)

I'm more of a crime-and-monster-fighter than a bodyguard, but I guess I could do spot work if trouble is expected at particular events?

Sam is flexible for starting city.  Put him wherever we have a group.

Rosemary is in a convent #anywhere.  Has origin-roots in Chicago at the moment, but that could become any area with a decent Irish Catholic population, in case someone wants to get entangled.  At the mo', she's not particularly specialized in anything; she even has an early education in Hedge Magic to become infused now with actual power.  But she's hard to pin down and dangerous to attack, and most of her attribute checks are good.  Probably something to contribute to whatever is happening, probably more than a little conflicted about actually doing it.

In reply to notRenita (msg # 55):

Does Rosemary have the Time word?

...I'll see myself out.

Love grows where she goes.

Something something devil baby.

I actually don't know what you're alluding to.
This message was last edited by the player at 07:07, Wed 01 Sept 2021.

Bodie seems like a sage sort, you could ask her.

You could even ask the Twins, but since they're apparently snakes, you'll need to speak Parsleytongue.

;)

Oh.

I'm a terrible person. :)

So how's everyone's sheets coming?
This message was last edited by the player at 09:00, Wed 01 Sept 2021.

I have a rough idea of mine, but I turned out to be super busy lately! Hoping to get it done in the next couple of days.

I could get a visual description together, but otherwise I'm done and ready to talk existing connections.

I am such a character/concept hoarder, my sheet was done weeks ago … maybe 1/2 hour after the Arbiter accepted me.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:37, Wed 01 Sept 2021.

Done!

Done except for background.  I am in a deadline for work so it interferes when my time to think/write about it.  I will try to get a description up today.

I should do more of a background.

I did Influence, because that seems like a good fit for "what the Twins have been up to the last month."

Okay, is anyone waiting on anything from me?

Quick note, start date pushed to Friday. Our CPA Firm put off pulling files so now they get a 100 hour return in fourteen days, with Labor Day between. I'm pulling and filtering information to make it a little less hellish on them.

Three requests:

1) Basic Background in Character Description.
2) Mechanical skeleton in Character Sheet. I'll let you swap out Gifts if they have not been used.
3) Let me know when the above are done.

I'll make sure to get those done tomorrow boss.

Benjamin is Texan but also a college student, so his university could basically be anywhere to hook into stuff. Former Christian boi becoming influenced by an ancient Canaanite deity for a belief dichotomy.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:04, Thu 02 Sept 2021.

Done here. Changed to Li Meilin, a second-generation Chinese American girl. She's really, really good with plants.

San Francisco home, but any city big enough to have an advertising firm works now.

Sir, I realize that very good doctrinal arguments have been put forth for the grace of the protestant denominations, even without the apostolic tradition.  But this sounds very much like heresy, and I cannot excuse it.

Thinking on it, that's actually amusing. You see, where our Christian children are dealing with "my powers are heresy," Meilin is actually dealing with the opposite in some ways. She was raised traditionally, moved towards a modern lifestyle, and is now being dragged back to a traditional Chinese root by her power. Her family and old friends don't see her as a demonic or blasphemous thing - they see her, or would see her, as a living saint of sorts.

In reply to Rosemary O'Rourke (msg # 70):

I mean, technically, I don't think that there's any conflict between practicing Shinto and Catholicism at all.

'course, America may have been raised Catholic, but she kinda drifted away from religion as a teenager, so there's that.

Catholicism is deeply syncretic, after all.

I think I'm getting close to done :) Facts are tripping me up though, gonna have to think more about them next time I have some time to work on my sheet.

As usual for me, I spent way too long trying to find a just-right portrait, gave up, and went with something kinda vague instead.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:35, Thu 02 Sept 2021.

FACTS are the tricky bit for me too:  they are, of the character mechanics, the least 'mechanical' and most narrative part of character creation/sheet.

So, I've redone my character concept, and am no longer foxy (I want to come back to the Inari concept sometime, but it didn't really come together this time and my one connection also got changed). I'm sure you're all sad to hear that :)

Dr. America Salazar is now a 25-year-old recent Ph.D in ecology, having climbed out of poverty by staying in school against all odds. She's still from California, but currently teaches at the University of Somewhere when she's not out doing field research (like her Ph.D thesis, which was on a way to increase cod populations through SCIENCE GOES HERE). Through her advisor (grant-chasing ass-kisser...), she also has significant contacts in the US administrative branch - several officials in places like the Department of Agriculture and the Office of Science and Technology Policy know who she is.

She is also Tethys, the Titan of the Mother Ocean. As Doctor Tethys, she's got a broad grab-bag of potential miracles and isn't half bad in combat, and she's also a useful source of scholarly knowledge. (Omniscient Scholar is a fun gift.) She isn't the mercenary type but will always be happy to take a stand against corruption and injustice, or defend the city against monsters.

It'd be easier for her if the city of Somewhere was on the coast, but I can adapt if not.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:01, Sun 05 Sept 2021.

In reply to America Salazar (msg # 76):

Love it.

The Twins would love to have you on the books as a paid consultant, if you're interested. Them having met already or not being up to our lovely DM.

That seems like an excellent introductory scene?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:14, Sun 05 Sept 2021.

Bodie Queen is running for L.A. Mayor ... with a new, small party who focus on Human Rights and Environmental Issues.   Consider it something of a 'peoples party' and a 'green party'.
If America feels that she might support this agenda, with the promise this party makes towards a better future, please feel free to have made contact with Bodie.

Any one interested in Las Vegas as a starting local?

It's near LA.

There are already two of us thinking about it

I am open to any major city ... but for America, I suspect that she will want to stay near the sea ... as opposed to the great inland oceans of Vegas   ;-P

I am happy to stay with L.A. (or even San Francisco if it suits) so that we can have a player base by the ocean.
It's all neighbour-enough, though, that we can expect and create crossover, right?

If I were using the original America, that would be sweet. But LA (and California in general) will be my home base for the time being.

Which is a short drive from LV, so if Twins need me for something they can always call.

That was my thought as well.

So we've got 2 in LA and 2 in LV.

Anyone else want to join?

I've been thinking about swapping out my last Word as I haven't found something that fully clicks with my mythological source - if I joined the Vegas group it could be fun to put Luck in that slot :)

Very noice   ;-p

In reply to Bodie Queen (msg # 84):

LOL, I didn't even think of that :)

Join us.

In reply to The Twins (msg # 86):

Now I'm picturing the Twins standing in the hallway of an old Vegas casino-hotel. "Come play with us, Phoebe!"

More seriously, that sounds like fun :) Hmm, I'll have to wrangle a fake ID though. Vegas with the Luck Word isn't quite as fun if you can't gamble!

Since when is there activity on weekends???
Uh.

Well, I'm still available for stuff...?

The Twins are always happy to adda Hedge Mage to the roster.

Though... Catholic?

What about?

I'm not saying I repurposed the Faerie Queen Word to make the Twins a literal crossroads demon.

But their working name before I came up with the Twins was La Maudite.

Some interesting potential for drama there.

Dusk is really well suited to Las Vegas, and I could see one gift in particular being very well rewarded there. There's not much worth more in the desert than a sudden oasis, after all...

In reply to The Twins (msg # 91):

??



You're going to have to forego a scrap of mystique or accept that I have no idea what drama you're looking for.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:31, Mon 06 Sept 2021.

In reply to Rosemary O'Rourke (msg # 93):

Oh that's awesome.

I totally misunderstood what you were going for. My fault.

What...??  That's the imdb description for La Maudite, a 1949 film.

Heh, we had to use Discord, but we figured it out.

In reply to The Twins (msg # 96):

Of course you would, Eris.

Hehe, not like I've got friends here who I've been gaming with for almost a decade with on rpol, and who I talk with on Discord virtually every day or anything. Not this game specifically, but rpol in general. This game? I think I've only been Discord friends with some one the people here for like... a year? Maybe more. Probably more.  What even is time, things being what they are?

In reply to The Twins (msg # 98):

What I meant was, of course Eris would use Discord.

I've had my coffee, I got it, I swear!

I am feeling so tempted to volunteer with the Miranda Vine campaign. Someone discourage me.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:04, Wed 08 Sept 2021.

Give Bodie a second to work out what kind of campaign she's running first.

Sorry, posting will resume Monday afternoon. My company is putting on our first event since the pandemic started and I'm getting shot in the eyes with lasers in the morning.

*blink blink*    Ok

Well, good luck with that.

Oh, I did that!

15/20, better than 20/20, laser eyes.

I considered it, but honestly I like the eye protection that wearing glasses gives me.

Let's hope that they'll get the beam out of your eye when it's done :)

I had it as well.  Well worth the effort.

Side note.  My wife, who watched the procedure, refuses to get it because it grossed her out.

Welcome back, survivor.

Thanks.

Vision still hasn't stabilized so they're doing extra follow ups. So far it hasn't been any worse than when I was wearing glasses and much less squinting at Excel.

Tax paperwork is also all done so hopefully tomorrow is a chance to catch up on the other half-dozen projects that were paused for the conference.

One quick round of posts tonight.

Sorry for not posting yet, I've had nonstop sleep disruptions the last couple of days and it's really cramping my writing style :P I'll get it it when I can!

Ooo neat!  Is the blond fellow Worthy?  How old does he look?

Late twenties to early thirties. Hard to tell since his face is the only visible skin and that's partially hidden by the sunglasses. He does get a save against most things.

Sorry i missed this. Hope you're doing better.

I'm also sorry for not posting. The class I teach was being audited this week so I had to spend a lot of extra time preparing for it. Plan to get something out this weekend.

Oof. That's a procedure. Glad you made it.

It happens. Hope the audit went smoothly.

In reply to Arbiter (msg # 113):

Thank you :) It's been one thing after another lately but hopefully I should be able to post tomorrow.

Hi Bodie!  I think I can help.  Vine isn't playing only to win; she wants whoever else might win to adopt her policies in the process.  She wants to be in the race partly to make sure that the things she focuses on *are* part of the focus, when they might otherwise disappear from the news cycle.

Ok.  I get that.
I kinda thought that was the case.

So she has said she wont step down, but from what you’ve said, would it seem reasonable that she would ‘join’ what is more likely a winning team; so that when ‘that team’ wins, she will be within it, with leverage.

That's far more concise than I've managed so far, and yes.

Functionally she wants a spotlight she can point at the things she cares about because if no one is thinking about an issue that issue is unlikely to change. So long as she's at least theoretically relevant to the race she can elicit reactions from the public and other candidates. She could get more certain control by throwing in with Bodie but a lot of that agency and freedom to maneuver would go away.

As an example if Vine pushes prison reform hard then, even if none of the other candidates started with a stance, they'll have to articulate one. It goes from being a non-issue to a visible issue even if she loses.



She probably (no mind reading) agrees with Bodie on a lot. She might even be willing to work for Bodie afterwards. But her ability to influence the other candidates gets a lot weaker if she isn't a candidate, as does her ability to proverbially 'keep Bodie honest'. Vine knows she can't win, which lets her be a little reckless with her campaign in service to her policy goals.

To add to that explanation: She will probably throw her support to you once the primary is over (as of America's current state, Democrats and Republicans working together is not a thing except in a few places). Which shouldn't be much of a problem, since you mentioned that Bodie is firmly on the progressive left.

Thanks folks, that helps solidify what I had thought ... and dispelled the doubts I had.

Ah, wonderful!  Let the hubris begin.

I apologize for a bit of slowness. Been dealing with contractors who can't differentiate their collective ass from their elbow.

It happens. Good luck sorting them out.

Updating threads now. Managed to hit two traffic jams yesterday and no one needs me dropping the Department of Transportation into the game as a Parasite God.

...has bound the Words of Inertia, Forms, and Bureaucracy

Keeping in mind that my state used to rank below countries that had just experienced military coups in corruption indexes I feel like Deception and Theft are better than forms and bureaucracy.

Are you saying that the filing cabinets can't devour people by wrapping them up in paper?

Oh. That place. Well, anything but Journeys.

The DMV has Time, Fate, and Passion.

And the filing cabinets can but that's because they're remnant beasts.

No posts tonight. Still at work. US Tax System has more hit die than expected.

Taxes. They beat the alternative.

We were good, then they remembered that they also needed cash basis accounting to file the owner's taxes. That then had to be allocated by states where we have a tax locus. I've stitched together data from a dozen sources in a daisy chain of pivot tables, look ups, and conditionals that probably counts as a weak AI.

Pursuant, please:
I know that at higher levels of American politics, Candidates have 'running partners', who will become their Vice- should they win the elections.
Is that true of the lower levels of politics:  namely, running for Mayor?

Down to the state typically, with the size of the city affecting whether there's a secondary figure. Sometimes they're just the top two. Sometimes it's supposed to be a Loyal Opposition thing.

It literally varies across everything mentioned above. In some states every county might have a different structure.

San Francisco has a strong mayor and an elected council. Council makes laws, mayor administrates them and has some veto/approval powers. If the mayor is removed from office then one of the President of said Council gets the job until elections.

Sorry for the delay, I'm still here! Just a little flattened by real life recently.

So I assume we'll run with that same process for L.A.?

There is no beta/Vice Mayor with the authority to step up if the Mayor is removed from office?


(just making sure I know the lay of the political land in the game; so I can plan)

Personally, I'd have to ask wikipedia.

City Council selects interim mayors in Los Angeles.

Sorry for the delay, been quite sick the past few days. I'll get a post up Soon^TM.

Sorry folks, my mum ended up in hospital, and family stuff is going crazy.  It'll likely be a few more days before i get to post again

Take care of yourself, her, and your family. No apologies needed and best wishes.

Ya luv. Get you and yours good.

Thanks folks.  It was a small turn, that lead to a small fall.
It's all goodish now.

In reply to Bodie Queen (msg # 146):

Good to hear things are going better :)

I'm expecting even more turmoil later this week, so I'll try to get some posts in in the meantime!

Hullo bubbies. At all costs, stay animate.

In all things Real Life, I always try to land on my feet.
I usually, however, land on my head.    Which explains a lot.

Falling damage isn't all it's cracked up to be.

… but the damage to the concrete often is.

Don't worry. It's not your as-fault.

oh nice.  I like that.  Well done.

@America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...hannel=AskaMortician


nota bene - The second half is less relevant and progressively more macabre, and the point is well made long before she focuses down on the Nantucket.

Apologies. My life decided to become interesting unexpectedly. The most pressing parts have been fobbed off on a lawyer (nothing hurt except feelings, thankfully).

Hey!  Glad you've recovered.

Sounds ominous.    And hurt feelings are often harder to heal than the bod.
May the fortunes smile upon thee, friend.

Ugh, didn't mean to overdo my damage - I copied my straight roll but didn't say so, sorry about that. And that isn't how it's done, but I was trying to get a quick post up without my book and didn't realize it (I've never gotten as far as rolling damage in a Godbound game lol). Finally got back and was able to fix it. Thanks to the GM for pointing that out :)
This message was last edited by the player at 04:04, Sun 31 Oct 2021.

Just to check Samuel, do you mind Phoebe trying to finish off the snake? I don't want to override any "heal and befriend" type actions you might have had planned :)

No problem.  He is not carrying a weapon and would have had to pick up a 2x4 if he was going to help.

smiiiiiiiiiiiites

He would be fine with a 2x4

So you're saying he could help if he was board?

oh my god


fly home so you can be properly punished for that.

?

In reply to Rosemary O'Rourke (msg # 164):

That's the kinkiest pun I've heard in a while.

: [




n o .

Hey GM. Firstly, I hope you've had a great vacation, whenever you get back and see this.

 But then, I have a size question that matters. Is Scope 2 a major city or a hundred thousand people? And corollaries, if they're not obvious please?

I'm going to say it works by narrative scale. Which is profoundly unhelpful so-
Scope 1 - Large Neighborhood in a metro area/Small town if low population density.
Scope 2 - One City / Geographic rural region.
Scope 3 - A US State / Small Country

Boss.

So is California scale 3 or 4? :)

Welcome back.

In reply to America Salazar (msg # 171):

I'm holding back quite a bit, really.

Upper 3 for California, it's about the biggest I'd allow on that scale.

Yes, Influence and Destiny are scary.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee

Someone is floating a small island through the air Howl's Moving Castle style around the Great Lakes. Possibly just to avoid taxes.

All three of my words are inherently social.

Just saying, I'm clearly not against overt displays of power. Especially for banal reasons.

Ramping up!  Jeez.

Next time they take Toonami off the air, I'm advertising for their return.

With an actual tsunami.

Just to make sure there isn't an OOC mixup by one of us before I post, is Samuel some kind of consultant to both the FBI and the ATF?

No mix up. His talents are "lent" to different agencies.

Dusk
Dusk omg Dusk I just

their hair colors are their blocs

#616 in my thread?  You're too kind.

I FUCKING KNEW IT!

The moment you said it was gems I knew I was double booked.

Love it.

;-*

c u soon bb

How do you have double my posts in your thread? I thought I was a heavy poster, goddamn.  Consider me impressed.

I
um
Oh hey look over there is that Roy Elroy?

OH WAIT


When you say double-booked, you meant the norns!

internal screaming intensifies
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Not being able to miracle A Heist In Hell is l o a t h s o m e.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:11, Tue 21 Dec 2021.

I'm buried with year end work, job hunting already, but I swear to set aside time when these vampire projects are fully staked.

From the sound of things, extensively merited.  Make 'em cry boyo.

Merry Christmas everyone :)

sorry.  Been traveling.  Catching up now.

No problem :) Should we jump right there or does the GM want to set the scene/interrupt us in transit?

Saturday afternoon at noon, CST, an update for all threads will begin. It's a pre-emptive New Year's Resolution on my part.

My apologies for my absence during this Festive Season ... it has proven otherwise for me on this occasion.
But life is settling down now, and I look forward to returning to RPoL for some escapist fun ... including this game.

I hope you all had a lovely month or so.

It was insane, I had to move unexpectedly. We went from "oh shit we need to find a new place to rent, everything is so expensive what are we going to do" to "they've accepted our offer on the condo" in two weeks and two days. I've never done anything like that.

Hope everyone is fine.

heh, that sounds like a whirlwind and a blast.
Are you settled in?


Yeah, part of my 'excitement' was that my wife announced that we are separating, and therefore she wants to sell our family home POST HASTE and be on with the next part of her life ... which means suddenly and explosively getting several ongoing renovations and necessary repairs done.
Joy.


I agree, I hope everyone is fine, and enjoying their lives.

That sounds miserable.

In reply to Bodie Queen (msg # 197):

Oh, that's awful, sorry to hear it Bodie.

I hope life goes well for you all

I still hold hope that this game will revive ... I really was hoping to see how Bodie's goals and plans would pan out

That would be nice, it was a fun game :) I hope everyone is doing well too.

That would be rather nice, yes.

I'm doing decently, myself.

I'm glad to hear that, my friends