I am on vacation and unlikely to be able post this week.

Not sure if any of you might be interested, but I'm thinking of relaunching my Paranoia game. I just got digital version of many of the rules/supplements for the XP version and am excited to start it up again for a humorous alternative. Here is the game: link to another game

Feel free to drop a PM there if interested.

All: I had a family emergency and have to fly urgently back to the States. I may not be posting much the next week or so, but rest assured, I'm still around and we will pick up again as soon as possible.

(I would suggest figuring out the inventory issue and thinking of plans. How much time you will need to "hold your breath" will be based primarily on ability to make it through certain challenges/puzzles quickly, so it is not set in stone. Also, think of casting spells and the effect of no air on whether you have a verbal component to a spell.)

Take care, hope everything gets well.

All, Sorry for the delays -- all my fault. My wife was in the States, caught the Delta COVID variant, was hospitalized, and they needed someone there who could make medical and potential end of life decisions. So I had to fly back. Luckily, she is on the road to recovery, but it was a close call. I should be back to regular posting now that things are returning to normal and I'm back in Japan.

Good news that she's on the mend. Worrying times though.

Glad to have you back!

Yeah, she's still on oxygen and other long lasting effects. That virus can do some serious damage to lungs and organs!

It sounds brutal. My sympathies.

I'm glad she survived!  And I hope she recovers quickly.

I'm glad things are on the mend.  Take your time and my sympathies also.

It is nice to know she made it. This thing, it isn't a laughing matter. Hope you two can work out a comfortable quality of life for her going forward. Needing oxygen longterm can be a bit debilitating and maddening for very active people.

Good to know from you too.

For the following PCs:

Borimer
Rathyl Dragonbone
Renakaris
Sariel Sylvaranth

I have added you to a private group (Group 5) and will be starting your short adventure soon. The details will not be made known to the rest of the party at this time (but later will be archived and available to all).

I'll try to get a post in tomorrow, I keep forgetting this game since it's so slow sometimes lol

In reply to Kahan Singh (msg # 373):

Thanks, that would be nice. The glacial movement rate isn't great.
Not complaining, just saying.

If you want us to go faster, tell Heath to stop trying to kill us every five steps. Lol

Everyone:
Apologies for my absence. As it turns out, the cyst in my wife's lungs was metastasized after COVID, and I had to fly back to the US. Then, as it turns out, I actually caught COVID. Still trying to recover. I'll jump back on this as soon as things return to normal, probably within the next couple of weeks.

In reply to DM Heath (msg # 376):

Get well soon!
Best wishes for you and your wife.

Yikes! Get well soon.

Yes, don't worry about us, just get better.

Sorry again for delays. I want to jumpstart this again.

(As it turns out, I caught COVID after posting the above, then got stuck in quarantine in Japan, on top of everything else going on with my wife's medical.)

I'm planning on doing a short summary/reminder of the situation since it has fallen off your radar probably and time has passed. Don't worry about trying to overthink the current map too much. The deadliest part is yet to come...

I hope I haven't lost anyone, but if so, it's totally my fault. Hope to see you all back and posting in the next few days. どうぞ宜しくお願い致します

I'm not gonna lie, at this point, I'd almost rather just start off new with the second adventure you wanted to do rather than pick this one back up. I don't see us getting out of here alive, nor do I really remember much of anything that's going on.

If you don't want to do that, perhaps just let us know if there was actually anything useful in that room we were in, instead of making us work to find a bunch of nothing.

Glad to hear things are starting to get better (or at least, back to normal).

I'm still here.
Glad that things are starting to get sorted out for you.

I'll fit in with whatever works for you.

I'm glad you are over covid.  My sister and her family all have it, but they seem to be doing well with it which is good.

I'm still here.

If you want to synopsize the rest of this adventure that would be okay with me.  Start fresh with something else.  Preferably slower paced, less world saving and under severe time crunch...

I hear you all.

You are literally four rooms away from being done with this adventure, so I think it's worth finishing.

Remember that you don't have to fight anything else if you don't want to. That may be your key to getting out alive.

Also, the side rooms are for gaining some special items and some clues and big picture information only. The exit is (if it wasn't obvious) to the west down the corridor.

Sorry again for delays. I've not had my normal mojo. Trying to get it back.