Definitely!

Specifically looking at how long filters last, and what might be appropriate to equip you guys with without giving you all to much. I don’t want to give you only one filter each and find out they run out after 10min, but I also don’t want you guys carrying enough to be okay for weeks on end. Trying to find a balance somewhat like I did with the rations.

I’m also going to look at the starvation/rations  mechanics a bit just to get an idea for how GURPS approaches that.

Its about 3:30 where i am, gimme a couple of hours to grab some sleep Ill pop it off to you soon. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 07:37, Wed 27 Sept 2023.

In reply to Overseer (msg # 500):

I have looked at the Gas Masks in High Tech, but they do not give a duration for the filters. At TL 8, they weigh 2 lbs, protect Eyes and Face (DR2) and give Filter Lungs, Immunity to Eye and Nose Irritants, No Sense of Smell/Taste and No Peripheral Vision.

Google tells us to expect 12-24 hours out of them, but the filter shelf life is 5 years...

No worries Lonnie! I have a weird schedule, I stay up all night and sleep during the day. I just updated the IC thread, and man do I wish I was a better writer sometimes. That’s something Assistant was really good at, and I hope to get better at myself. I know a lot of it is just patience and practice, but I really admire people who know how to write well.

Thank you Boris, I think 24 hour filter duration should be work for our purposes. The expiration date we can say is vastly extended in the Fallout universe :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:24, Wed 27 Sept 2023.

In reply to Overseer (msg # 503):

Lol, maybe they are cleanable and reuseable!

When I get a chance I am going to post the radiation levels and what they mean and how the mechanics will work.


Also, am I correct in that trying to figure out what the pip boys are trying to connect to would require a computer operation skill roll? Or is there a different skill that would apply better? I believe I’m right but want to be sure since I am still getting a hang of the mechanics and what skills go with what checks. Thanks in advance!

In reply to Overseer (msg # 505):

Computer Ops skill roll seems right. Would we have been shown before we entered the vault?

Oh, and to go with Boris performance... enjoy!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs
This message was last edited by the player at 20:03, Wed 27 Sept 2023.

That reminds me!

Something we did in a different Fallout game that worked out nicely was keeping personal soundtracks, and adding to them as we went. I transferred over mine to my Description, if you'd like to take a listen to some of it. :)

Also, Boris, I swear if this is a big fakeout... ;)

In reply to Lonnie Mowbray (msg # 507):

That's what I was thinking. He's playing some joke!

As much as I would like to ambush you guys with a pack of mutant dogs right now for the fun, I will let you guys handle this :)

In reply to Overseer (msg # 509):

Boris has no sense of humour. The player on the other hand...

I found out yesterday/today some work drama is resulting in two of my superiors stepping down and so I will have to close and then turn right around and open my store and then close it again so I may not get a chance to post tonight/tomorrow but I am going to try and least get something down so we can keep moving.

I’m hoping this leads to a promotion, but we will see!

Good luck!!

In reply to Sarah Deitrich (msg # 512):

Best of luck with it...

I don’t want to rush the next IC post, and work killed me today so I am not up to it now that I’m off. If my boss doesn’t show up tomorrow morning I’m going to tell HR she quit, and they should get something figured out fairly quick so I won’t be this busy normally. To keep us engaged in conversation why don’t we discuss if there’s anything you guys don’t currently have that you feel would be appropriate to have gotten from the vault. I definitely rushed giving you guys some basic items, and I’m going to be pretty stingy but if there is something that you guys really want I will consider adding it in. When I gave you guys the ration packs I was running it as food and water (you guys got those nuka drinks the vault) but I am totally open to everyone having canteens I just wasn’t sure if you guys wanted to be that granular. I’m perfectly okay going that route, but we should discuss how detailed we want to get with inventory. If we do get more detailed, I will need to add backpacks, and then we need to figure out what all is included in them. Personally I would rather keep you guys poorly equipped and then have you find stuff to add to your inventory as you guys explore the commonwealth.

Sarah, I know you will be fine with whatever, and I can keep things simpler for you so you aren’t tracking all those details but if the others are into that level of detail I’m all for it! As for some sort of filter, to me that takes away from the survival aspect and I am not entirely sure the best way to go about that without giving you guys a ridiculously low amount of tablets/filters. What fun is drinking clean water when there’s plenty of irradiated water around? :D

In reply to Overseer (msg # 514):

Yeah, Fallout is pretty gritty, so in previous games I have played we recorded and counted everything. Having said that, there is no reason we need to go down that route...this game is a different one.

As you have alluded too, the whole character of Fallout is survival. Hence, I wanted to ask before we got two days out and you pointed out that none of us had had a drink in two days...or gone for a crap...

I feel like we wouldn't have left the vault without having scavenged absolutely everything we could.

That said, did anything that we'd previously played actually happen? I'm a bit confused about that. The memories of the operations, the scavenging the medical offices, any of that? If so, there were items we collected there

I was running it as everything that happened before definitely did happen. And fair points Boris, I try to not to get that petty with players, usually I bring things like that up before the character has issues. I wouldn’t be like hey remember that wound you got last fight? Well you didn’t tell me you sterilized it when you patched up so now its infected. I would instead bring up that your character has nothing to sterilize the wound with and let you guys figure a solution out. Or in the case of water I would bring up how the characters are getting thirsty and make it a whole adventure. I prefer to communicate with the players over pulling fast ones :)

I treat failed rolls the same way. People don’t fail dramatically or do something stupid/utterly incompetent just because they fail in real life, I hardly imagine the heroes would. So failed checks to me just represent some interference, whether its the enemy blocks your attack, or the replacement part was faulty and you couldn’t make it work to fix whatever project.

In reply to Overseer (msg # 517):

Okay, I was asking because Sarah had scavenged some clothes and other items. I'll have to go back and scour the posts now to see exactly what though

In reply to Overseer (msg # 517):

Cool, thanks for that. Better to ask dumb questions than to regret it later.

I know Boris was scouring for medical books as well as his gear.

No definitely! Its on me too for rushing things I was just really excited to be back and wanted to start posting. I did find out today I may be promoted and the upper management are addressing things at work so I’m not doing doubles everyday. I don’t have to open tomorrow so I will have things moving forward hopefully then.

In reply to Overseer (msg # 520):

Nice! You know the old saying

"The reward for work well done is....more work!" It is actually a blessing, which if you have ever been without work you would understand. As long as you like/love your job! That is what makes all the difference...

GM: I think I made Lonnie's roll to see about the tracks. Can you confirm that if so?

Yes, the roll did work. I will use that to get you guys headed in the right direction. Apologies for the hold up everyone the past 3 days have just been a mess but I am finally off tomorrow and will have plenty of time to update. Working doubles has been exhausting so I just haven’t had the chance to do so yet. Going to get some rest tonight but soon as I’ve gotten some sleep I will get you guys moving again. We are going to be transferring to a new thread, as you leave Vault 111 and head to Sanctuary. I will set that up and have it posted by tomorrow.

Updated the IC thread, as well as posted the next location thread to save on time later. I do have a stable schedule and I’m off tomorrow as well but then I will be working 6 days a week for a while. I’m going to do everything I can to stick to my stated post rate though, should be easier with a set schedule.

Some of you might recognize the flowers, if so kudos :) I will need to read up on which skills best apply to figuring out what uses a plant could have, but I figure Boris could use his medical skill to see if its at least toxic? Would that appropriate?