Shae agrees.

Just chatching up :

re msg #406 - The points system would save some housekeeping but could make foes more deadly. If it's "slots for NPCs and points for PCs then fine. TBH I rarely run out of spells. Usually run out of HP first.


re msg #408 My choices are:
1) Continue, and if anyone else drops, advertise for new player.
And then:
1) Continue the several adventures until the planned conclusion of the campaign.

Additional comment: I've never played a character at this level and I'm excited to be able to do so. Frankly, a series of hack n slash encounters (of low and then increasng challenge) would be fun for me and allow me to get a proper feel for the capabilities of this character. (If other PCs don't want to do this but GM is good for it then I'd be happy to do this bit solo in parallel to a main adventure).

Points system was meant just for PCs. Monsters and NPCs would follow general rules.

3 Votes for continuation at High Level
1 Vote for lots of fighting. (I can manage that, especially once you start confronting the Syndicate)

FYI I've never GMd this high a level. Balancing it has been truly challenging for me, as most challenges (falling, bridges, and so forth) can be averted by magical or other high level means. So bear with me. And if some challenge seems to hard, feel free to follow Monty Python's advice and "Run away!" Otherwise, in the immortal words of Ivan Drago, "If he dies, he dies." ("She" in some of your cases.)

I was kind of waiting to see if any other long term players are coming back. We might have (sadly) lost Kahan.

FYI I am on vacation in Nagoya for the next week. I'm hoping we jump into the action on September 1, so please make any last administrative posts and character upgrades by then.

For magic users (including druids and clerics), I will give you the option of the old rule or new rule above for spells. Just let me know which you pick. If you go with the new one, please adjust your character sheets accordingly and keep track of your "spell points" for the day--i.e., in between 8 hour rests.

I am preparing the new post for the new adventure.

This will essentially be the "FINAL ACT" to this campaign. What this means is that there will be a slight reset of expectations--including that I will summarize key points. Many of you weren't here during prior times or have forgotten, so I will key you in on everything critical, and we will retire issues/goals that are stale or overly burdensome.

I would like to see who I still have with me. The only ones I know of for sure are Tahldar, Renakaris, and Shae. Not sure if Kahan is with us. I think we lost the new person we recruited. Shapfren's player dropped out due to inactivity long ago. Borimer's player also had to take a break but may return at some point.

I might advertise for one or two more since this is a good jumping on point, but will not slow down momentum as we get started.

Still here!
This message was last edited by the player at 10:59, Sat 03 Sept 2022.

Thanks.

Sorry, all, I can't find where I posted XP for the last adventure, though I clearly remember creating a post. I wonder if it didn't post to the site. Did any of you get the XP? Trying to find where I posted it or if I need to redo the XP.

FYI my laptop went kerplunk right about that same time with lots of posting issues for work too, so not sure what might have happened.

Lot going on in RL for you and laptop failure on top, so completely understand and TY.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:47, Sat 03 Sept 2022.

I do recall seeing the xp post in a pm.  I know I got my xp.

Did Tahldar want any of the spells that Renakaris offered?

Please note in the background I am working on recruiting a couple more players.

Just so we're clear, I wasn't thinking about leaving because of the loss of magical items. If that had been the only thing that had been bothering me, it wouldn't have been an issue. The lack of any real advancement, along with the slow posting rate and general decline of enjoyment with this last adventure are the main points of not wanting to stick around. There were several points where I thought for sure we were going to die, and I'm pretty sure you pulled some real punches to stop that from happening, which I'm not necessarily against but it does feel sort of... like our actions were meaningless in that last adventure, that everything we did was just wrong or pointless in the end. That it was already predetermined how it was going to go, regardless of what we did or didn't do. Maybe that's just me getting into my own head though.

I would be willing to pick this back up, even if I have no idea what's going on right now, though, if only out of some feeling of duty to Heath for sticking around so long for us. Also the XP was posted in message 3 of the Syndicate thread. I assume you meant for us to have reached that total, not to have gained that much for the last adventure? Because if Kahan gained as much as you have listed, it would almost triple the total amount he had at the beginning.

Maybe later.  For now Tahldar will pass.

Everyone:
I had to take an emergency flight to the States a few weeks ago because my father in law's heart stopped and then he went into a coma. He's somehow still alive and now out of the coma, so I am just back home finally--but a little jetlagged. Sorry for the delays on my part.

Note: We will be adding another player. Not clear yet whether it will be an existing character or a new one but hopefully will have that cleared up this week and ready to go.

If it helps at all, I'd be delighted to continue playing this weekend.

I suppose if I'm just going to be ignored it would be best if I were removed from this game.

Sorry, didn't mean to ignore you. You posted on the day I had to fly for family emergency back to the states for my father in law and I was out of it for awhile.

To your points:
I don't recall pulling any punches. I do allow characters to die, but I do always provide an "out," and you guys tended to figure that out, sometimes faster than I expected. I did accelerate it at the end because I felt PCs were feeling there was no real progress.

The XP given were meant to put the PCs up to the next level. I'm following more of the 5th Edition guidelines because at high level, I really don't like the way the 2nd edition works, especially with PBP.

I'm hoping this puts us all back on track with a fun and different kind of (non dungeon crawl) adventure, with very little past knowledge needed.

Hopefully, that answered your questions. My last month has been a whirlwind of craziness at home and work, so again, apologies for not being on top of everything.

This week is going to be rough for me.  I'm travelling and it's going to be hectic so posting for me is going to be spotty.  But by this weekend things should be much better.

No worries. A lot of people seem to be on temporary hiatus. At least, I hope it's temporary...

I am in the background preparing details of the adventure to make it a proper and engaging mystery to solve, as well as with some action and other PC skills, and also introducing members of the Syndicate and finding good pictures to use.

Ok, we lost both our new players before even starting, it seems. This means I'm not waiting for anyone now, but who is still with us? Tahldar? Renakaris? Shae? Kahan? Leo? Maybe even Borimer or Vegren?

I think we need to have 4-5 to make this work, and you will need to likely communicate amongst each other more, as this is a mystery and will have Syndicate people showing up.

Tahldar is still here.

Shae ready to go

Are we all ready?