Please explain Vrigori. I'm trying to place some skills (if you will) to ability scores for random success/failure. Combat & magic are formalized, other stuff is not so well documented.

I think winging it as you go is absolutely fine. WIS is just right for this particular case.

Sounds good.

I don't mind consequences for attempting actions, but too many potential consequences on too risky a roll (for too unclear a benefit anyway) and I won't want to take the risk.

I understand. Just trying to allow options. Face to Face would be quicker, this way though ...   Then again, a hidden rogue is always tactically useful ...

Sorry for the slight delay. The first week of the semester is usually pretty hectic!

No problem, been there & done that. Any exciting classes this year ??

I'm teaching two sections of freshman level English Conversation, one section of sophomore English Composition, one section of junior level English Composition, and a Masters level class in TESOL. Pretty standard fall semester for me.

Wow, I took TESL in college. Never really got to use it. Wanted to teach English in Iran, but the Shah left after one semester in class. I finished the degree. All of that ancient history over there ...

In reply to Aslanii (msg # 78):

I was in the Army when the Shah was deposed by the Ayatollahs, and the hostages were taken. We though we were going to war. I'm just glad Jimmy Carter was a wuss!

I had English Comp 1 and 2 in college, a long time ago! I had A'a in both! I never heard of TESL before. Will they ever teach kids to write again?
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TESOL is Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

I teach the teachers in that class. :)

In reply to Gwydion (msg # 80):

Ahhh, that's cool!

20:08, Today: Vrigori rolled 18 using 1d20.  Vrigori Initiative.

13:04, Today: Gwydion rolled 12 using 1d20+1.  Initiative.

15:46, Today: Zenia rolled 2 using 1d20.  initiative.

That's either really good or really bad!

My mistake, I didn't know I was supposed to state an action too. But I have pretty much no idea what's going on anyway.

Vrigori, take a Hold Action then ... I just try to make sense out of the comments for actions, etc. I should probably post an action summery.

Looks like no one wants to play any further. So I will give a 1 week notice before closing this game down.

Apologies, I'm just having a really hard time keeping track of what's going on.

In reply to Vrigori (msg # 85):

Dead game. Thanks Aslanii, take care and happy gaming.

Vrigori ~ I think it started when Gwydion charmed Whittler, & then suggested that there was traitor in the outlaw group for me ... Which caused the other outlaw, recognized by Svenner, as being a peasant he knew, Targe. An interesting moment, so Targe had to run away to warn the others.

Honestly, this game never really took off, which isn't anyone's fault. Zenia is standing around right now waiting for something to happen, and it hasn't, so there we go.

Thanks for the efforts one and all.

Sorry if I made things too difficult. I always approach encounters trying to find a way to avoid combat if possible, especially at low level. That's one of the hallmarks of old school play, IMO. The trick of the game is to get treasure to level up by any means necessary, not to fight a bunch of set encounters specially balanced to the party's level like with WotC editions.

If you're familiar with the concept from various OSR blogs, I ascribe to Combat as War over Combat as Sport.

I actually thought it was a very original idea that Gwydion had. Threw me for a loop to keep it moving along. I expected you to have the charmed one attack the other, allowing the group to either finish him off or capture for interrogation ... Saving the charmed one for possible  later use since the charm could only be saved at once per week.

There was never a chance to converse/discuss the situation with everyone before moving along to the next scene. The next scene would have been the hide-out with 2 others inside. Depending on how the hide-out scene went, an immediate, a short term & a possible longer term situations to carry you forwards.

Deleting game today. Players no longer interested in it.