When does the game start?

The game is already afoot...and tomorrow it will be a hand.

...but ya I'm excited too!

I'll get the game thread up today.

Marianna Cross hasn't completed her character, but I can get everyone else roll playing

Will write up my post after work Tuesday morning. The life of working 3rd shift. I am asleep when everyone is awake and I am awake when everyone is asleep. Oh well. Off I go...weeee!

Back from work. Working on post.

Will post Saturday morning.

Working on Saturday morning post and doing laundry. :)

Okay folks, we're all checking in on the game and we all seem really interested. Let's not let it falter just as we are getting out the gate. :)

Again, my post will happen after work Thursday morning.

Am I alone in thinking the GM needs to step up and move the plot along? It's been weeks of mostly the PCs talking to each other with little to no advancement. Or was this game intended to be a pure sandbox with the PCs initiating everything? There could be mismatched expectations here.

The classic intro of "The heroes all meet in a tavern" can be a slow start. Also, some players might be only able to update once a week...if that. I am sort of lucky. I do my 8 hours of work, look if I need to update, then get ready for bed and do it all over again.

Also, each character is different and have their own motivations for adventuring. Two were already friends so they were already traveling together, one happened to be next door and wanted to apologize for the noise, and then the other was desperate enough to join perfect strangers in hopes of going on an adventure for coin.

Larannia has message to deliver to some people. After that, she was going to ask the woman at the bar about any job opportunities. The druid sort of hired the stranger to keep her out of too much trouble while in town.

Now...the DM has lots of ways of forcing the group together. All getting arrested for a crime they did not commit seems to be a very direct way. The other, Un invasive way would be to have a "job board" in the tavern. The players go to the board, pick a job, and then go to the person offering the job. It so happens all the players go the same job. They are told to form a group for the job and *poof* instant adventure.

Larannia already has a quest and managed to drag someone along. That will be a little adventure for the two of them. With the women busy, what trouble can the guys get into or rather, what trouble gets into them! :)

Sometimes, you have to go out and find your own adventure. Or just go ahead and tell the DM hurry and bring the pain. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 15:43, Mon 13 Mar 2023.

Yea, I mean things seem to be organically moving along. This seems to be a pretty typical pace for a play by post game. I apologize if I am not keeping your interest in character, and I am happy for the Game Master to move things along (ala hand wave) as necessary, but I am also content where we are currently getting to know each other.

Obviously I can hand wave anything I desire to. I've dangled a couple leads out there already, but noone bit.

I'm following the 'modules' design on where the main lead locations are, but besides that I've done a few prompts both in character and out .

Now if you need me to make it more blatant I can.

Pain it is!

There we go. A hook for everyone.

And yes the table and the two women heard Daleson and Jaks conversation

Larannia, I noticed that you made your Make an Impression roll as a flat check. It is normally a Diplomacy check. Are you trained in diplomacy or have at least a positive Charisma modifier?
Side note: If your charisma modifier is not positive you will need to change your description image, she definitely has a positive mod.

Also, you might be able to improve the Sheriff's attitude using other skills depending on the GM. There are mechanics in the Kingmaker AP that allow for improving attitudes based on what that character is interested in, not just how diplomatically you can talk to them. (eg. you might make friends with a farmer using your Nature skill or Farming Lore)

Zero charisma modifier, no diplomacy. Just a flat roll. I did give hints about why a diety would choose someone with no charisma to give an important message. :)

No worries at least you rolled like that at a non critical point ;)

While we are all waiting for everyone to post their updates....enjoy this Anime Music Video. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nKJCNgiVhc

In reply to Larannia Stormtree (msg # 58):

Imagine Dragons is an interesting case study, cause I think the band is a highlight of how we live in a Post Rock world, musically speaking.

Sorry I was inattentive over the weekend. I spent a few days moving my family into a new place. Cheaper and more square footage. Good in all cases ...except my aging body. ;)

I am actually in the midst of selling and buying a house, and soon (hopefully) will be doing the moving portion of things.

Hope you bounce back quickly!

Generally speaking I'm not around a lot on the weekends so it works out okay for me!

Hal, our resident Paladin has been absent a while. I've messaged him twice now with no reply. I'll give him a couple days then seek a replacement in case he was away on spring break or Ill.

I wondered, but didn't want to be the one that jinxed it / seemed impatient. Thanks for continuing to look after the health of the game.