Seems like we all got quiet, suddenly.

Sorry, I've been kind of swamped with work. I spent 7 hours grading on Sunday on something I thought would be too easy for my kiddos. Welp, I guess this week will be review rather than new stuff... x_x

No sweat, Mordred.  I remember your line of work, and how it may keep you busy.

We did get quiet, yes;  a bunch of stuff at once for me, some good, some bad, just life, etc.

As mentioned, my next agenda is character sheets and I've lacked the time for it.   Today/tomorrow, for sure.

Though some tweaking is likely par for the course, Sir Mordred has a full sheet at last!

Unfortunately, we lost Cipher during the slump.    I'll see about getting a replacement.   Most probably, I'll give new player the choice of adopting that character, or bringing their own.

I will get things back underway tonight...

AFAIK the Starstone metal isn't the same as adamantium, but Mordred and the Marvel casual that I am wouldn't know for sure. :-p

Action upcoming!

For some of you, MHR is familiar, maybe even old hat.

For the rest, remember:

We use a different sort of 'initiative' system.    After I set the scene, I'll let you know which character will act first.

And once that person acts, they get to call who acts next, by naming them at the bottom of their post.    Remember that you can even name one of the bad guys, if that ever happens to be advantageous, for some reason.   (But you must always choose someone who hasn't acted yet)

So it runs, till everyone has acted.

Remember too, that the game differentiates between actions and reactions.     The former you take on your turn, and the latter whenever the GM asks for one.

You don't list who goes next on a reaction;  only after your action.

And, you start with the usual 1 plot point (PP).    And we'll do the usual thing, that every MHR GM I know does.    At the end of your post, please list your current number of plot points.    Just a brief PP = X
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Ok, Kid H nabs the PP!   But if anyone else wants to, the GM is feeling reasonably generous.

I think, I may need to add D6 to the Doom pool, for every PP beyond that first, though.   In the name of equity...

Oh boy, I'm in trouble since I'm up but not quite sure what to do. How would I support Val's attempt to talk Sluggo down?

Mordred, I'll get with you in PM --   I'd intended to coach you piece by piece, so I'll let you know what's at play here, and how you can contribute.

And bear with me on this first battle, folks --  my first time managing Doom pool and all that, so I may proceed a bit slowly, double checking, so I know what I'm doing, and later battles can move at a better clip.    Because, I know, nothing worse than when combat moves at a crawl...

Kid Hyperion: Mordred passed to you.

Ack! So he did!

Yep.   Be sure to always look at the last player action post to see who's up next.

Reaction posts (bad guys or players) are outside that order, and do not alter it, though they may fall between action posts.

Reactions for npcs will always be labeled such, at the top of the post.
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In reply to Sundown Scribe (msg # 43):

Oh, I'd seen that it was passed to me. I'd simply forgotten about it.

But now Val can regret waking me up to my responsibility, as I've probably tanked the shot.

Any players object if Specter takes a quick swing at Mark? Lucky for Mr. Sluggo (but not so lucky for the team), protecting other mutants is a matter of reflex for my character. And I've cleared it with Mark's player and the GM already. I just want to make sure our teammates would try to mediate if it came down to it. (I'm picturing a brief scuffle, not a full-on duel to the death.)

I'm not really a fan of player vs. player fighting, but if you are all okay with it then you're welcome to go at it.

The player did ask me as well as Mark's player in advance;   I'm not a great fan of it either, but not 100% opposed, if it can done in a fun way at the player level, and not cause issues.

Remember team, actions vs. reactions.

Normally, a player character can only have one action per round.

You get your one action when named by the person preceding you.  Which always starts at the top with me (as the GM, not necessarily a bad guy npc), at start of each new round.

Reactions, as name implies, are in response to something.   Normally, you get a reaction whenever the GM says you do.    You can have any number of reactions, as needed, which can happen any time, outside the action order.

Note that you cannot counter attack on a reaction, only defend.  You must wait for your action to go on the offensive.    You may, however, spend a plot point to create an effect (complication, stress, or asset) when you beat the bad guy's total.

I'm not sure how reactions are supposed to work when one player attacks another, but it makes sense Mark was entitled to one.    He can't take another action because he's already had his for this turn.

The only characters with actions left for this turn are the npcs.  (Sluggo, Cipher, Sylph)

Speech:   I'm inclined to say, characters can talk (only) at any time in the round. It's a freebie.  However, I don't want it to get overused and messy.   We can try that --  but, if messy, we'll restrict talking to only on your action or reaction.

If anyone wants to say anything to Specter, consider this an appropriate break to do so, before I act for the npcs.

Sorry for the delay, folks!

There was several reasons...it was a challenging scene to figure out...I was unclear what I wanted to do with all three npcs.   Including a possible fate for Cipher, who no longer has a player, and how things would proceed after Scott's choice to attack Mark.

And yes, I narrated rather than rolled.   The mechanics were preventing me from getting this done.    I'm going through some extra training at work, right now, and I just burned out on having to look up rules, and think about how they would fit here.

Also, I never had a sheet for Cipher, and didn't feel like making one, at this point.

So I narrated;  as in my game preamble, I warned you I would, at some point.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/p...t/3310/Hearts--Souls

Don't throw dice...but I'm giving serious thought to switching our game system to the one above.

Whoever wrote it plainly took inspiration from MHR, but wanted something a bit easier.

Better, they've also plainly played the Window, one of my favorite rpg systems, and taken some elements from that.

I admit;  I'm finding certain things about MHR to be time consuming.  It seems like I'm always going back to look up rules, and it cuts into time I'd rather spend driving the game.

No worries on either account. I'm sorry for dragging my feet. I had a post written up and then deleted it because I wasn't sure how it would shake out, but now it definitely fits what happened. If it's okay, I'll post a verbal reaction to what is going on.

Yes, go for it...

Anyone else may, as well, just remember everyone's had their turn/action already, so any sort of retaliation has to wait for the next round.

Sorry, still at work and letting some students use my classroom for a D&D session (lol). I'll try to get a post up as soon as I get home.

@Mordred Sounds to me like you're a shoo-in for Teacher of the Year. :)

No kidding, right?

No worries, no rush...I take my time with posts, sometimes.  So no player need feel bad about doing the same.

Lol, I hope they remember that next time I ask them to do their work quietly. :-p

I want to run a club at school one day (Academic League/College Bowl, karaoke, or tabletop gaming), but I'm still new and trying to make all my materials. It's a tiring job, but can be a lot of fun.

I'm asking a few questions on what to do next via PM, but I was wondering if it's okay to do some table talk in the OOC thread?

Yes, it is okay to do that.   Other players are not obliged to answer, depending on what's asked.   But, in general, most (game related) things can be discussed in ooc.