A 10-hour drive to see the in-laws - make of that what you will.  At least I still have a couple days of vacation after I get home again.

I hope all is well.

Yeah, just busy.  This week looks like it might be easier on me, but these things can change at any moment so...?

I don't know if this is something I didn't communicate clearly, or you guys have something else in mind, or what, but I'm not sure why you're trying to sneak into the lumber yard instead of just knocking?

Major rule update - https://drive.google.com/file/...nLPPWX8hrIv8UZc/view

After my growing dissatisfaction with the current setup in this and other play-by-post games, plus feedback from finally getting to run a live session, I've updated the core stats and how they work.  The new stat list is on p4-5 of the updated pdf.  And we're no longer doing the "combine two stats," it's going back to the standard Fate Accelerated system of your stats being between 0 and +3, and only using one on a given roll.

Significant ripple effect of this is that vehicles and mounts (including your Steed) no longer have their own stats that you add to your roll when mounted, just the Aspects and stunts that they give you while riding.  But I still wanted to have some mechanical differentiation for the fact that your motorcycle is a lot faster than, say, a horse pulling a cart, so I added a "speed rating" stat that only gets used in situations where that comparison is important.

Also, I decided I didn't like "impairment" as an injury option, so I got rid of that and replaced it with minor consequences like in standard Fate Accelerated.

When you have time, please update your characters to fit with the updated rules.  Let me know if you need help with that, or if you have questions about anything.

Will do.

Is there anything else you guys would like to do through the current scene, or shall we just fade out on some quiet fireside chatter and move on to the next action?

That would be fine with me.

Geezer - it looks like you forgot to add a stat to your roll.  Also, your character sheet looks like it's still under the old system, before the most recent update with the significant change to stats.  The stat array now is +0/+1/+1/+2/+2/+3, arranged however you like.  Why don't you update your sheet and then you can reroll, so you don't have to worry about already knowing the result and having that affect your decision.

Is this acceptable?

[]Courage +2   []Diligence +2 []Wisdom +3 []Empathy +1  []Prudence 0   []Prowess +1

Yes, that works fine

Geezer - are you asking me (or the NPCs) about setting a trap, or is that more just for you and Rosie to ponder?

Geezer definitely wants some advice from the NPCs, if they have any to offer.

I feel like this is where compelling Full Speed or Nothin' would kick in - I know we didn't exactly define this at the start, but I'm understanding that as a "dive into risky situations head first" kind of aspect.  And this is a risky situation waiting for someone to dive into it.  Geezer, agree or disagree?

Agreed 100%.

Alright, so that's the compel then - Geezer volunteers to be the bait (with or without disguise), and gets 1 Fate Point for his troubles.

I just added a line for Fate Points to my character sheet.

What do you think Geezer - wrong approach, or success but with negative consequences?

I’d prefer the latter, if it’s up to me.

So it shall be...

I'm back to thinking that I'm almost done writing everything for this game and can shift into layout/publishing mode.  Before I get there, do you guys have any comments about the rules?  Anything you'd want to see added, removed, clarified?

Nothing springs to mind.

Okay, cool, thanks.

Nothing from me either.

Roger that.