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Anonymous
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No.179654
Parallel containment thread for out of character discussions related to the roleplay thread.
2019 replies and 292 files omitted.
Dark Star
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No.184660
>TFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh7V5cgqulg [Embed]
GM Pony
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No.184673
184674 184675
Maybe we should just skip the notes
Anonymous
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No.184674
>>184673
Whaaaat?! They were such good notes. They were spooky.
Anonymous
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No.184675
184676
>>184673
Is it because a part was inspired by a work of fiction and somepony recognized it? That's alright. I didn't read all the notes but they were interesting and tied in with Amber's dream.
Anonymous
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No.184676
184699
>>184675
>Is it because a part was inspired by a work of fiction and somepony recognized it? That's alright.
This.
All GMs steal shit from other works. That's what d&d is all about. There's no shame to it. That's playing the game as expected.
Even the publishers steal. I've seen the same "coffin makers shop" map in five different modules across four editions.
I think they tied to Rosey's backstory too, as it's reminiscent of the Atropal who's flesh was implanted in her.
Anonymous
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No.184679
184684
>>184677
Does it really matter that much that I recognized the story it was inspired by? I just vaguely recall the story of the village that vanished, particularly the dug up graves. It doesn't tell me anything about the potential encounters (undead, maybe?) or the rest of the plot. It's a mystery what happened.
Zoob
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No.184684
>>184679
UNDEAD? WHERE?
Anonymous
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No.184695
184713
In meta/advance of the journals being told to Brie - if (improbable) - he wouldnt grasp the whole dead wasp aligator thing, but he would be able to discern that whatever the thing IS, its playing a con game. The commies think theyre gonna use IT to spread communism, but IT is using the COMMIES to spread IT. If the account were told/given to him, be could precisely identify every leg of the con, specifically from this entry: >>184689 →
Anonymous
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No.184699
>>184676
So this btw, this is why I 4th wall break so often, cuz its all overlapping/reskinned themes and dynamics. Thats part of the fun imo
Anonymous
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No.184702
184703
Undeclared intelligence check, letting the dice decide if Brie just made the connections I just did.
[1d20+2 = (9+2) = 11]
Anonymous
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No.184703
>>184702
>9 and 11
Ill take it
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.184713
>>184695
Seems pretty accurate to me.
Anonymous
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No.184720
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The Floof and The Noodle
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No.184726
>>184720
Death may not exist as a concept in its original realm, but in this it made a mistake in coming to ours. Here, death is not just a concept, but a reality, an inevitability. All things must die. Let us show the Traveler what it means to die.
Anonymous
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No.184728
>>184720
I made a Tommyknockers joke/reference, GM didnt respond so not it.
>all the rest about the traveler
Unironic hook
Sounds like a threat even to the Aboleth, which Rosey is a part of.
Anonymous
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No.184729
Also, >inb4 we found the ponified SCP foundatiom
Anonymous
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No.184770
184774
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One wonders the odds of play
Dust
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No.184774
>>184770
I am barely available I suppose
Anonymous
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No.184793
184795 184796
If you put ranks into a cross-class skill and later multiclass such that the skill becomes a class skill, are you refunded the skill points you used or do they stay as a sunk cost?
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.184795
184796
>>184793
I think they still stay as a sunk cost.
Anonymous
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No.184796
184798
>>184793
Technically...
>>184795
This

But. That assumes GM is a dick
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.184798
184799 184819
>>184796
That's fair, GM pone has been really forgiving for when you've made a mistake building your character or if you want to respec something or other. I'm really glad for it, myself.
Anonymous
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No.184799
>>184798
>you make mistakes
Please. I dont make mistakes xp
Anonymous
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No.184819
>>184798
You can retrain skill points.
Anonymous
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No.184860
184863
Sorry I ghosted you guys tonight.
If I had responded earlier, we might've been able to resolve combat.
Anonymous
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No.184863
>>184860
Its fine, nothing to apologize for. I wasnt expecting to play tonight, i'd have taken a nap otherwise
Anonymous
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No.184864
184872 184879
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Anonymous
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No.184866
Wew, a whole 6 hours of sleep!
Brie
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No.184871
184873
Okay, I see three distinct possibilities:
1. Face value: Remnant commie survivors, possibly the last we can hope to glean info from that we happened upon in the nick of time
2. Basic contrivance: the Traveler setup this scenario to see how we would try to handle the situation; reconnaissance
3. Much contrivance: everyone involved is mind controlled and bluffing, and this is an ambush

There are 2 stars we can see, and the big thingy which Kira can struggle snuggle even if it's huge.
There is also the chance that the Traveler may have the capacity to fire spells through it's thralls, like a familiar, so we shouldn't just assume that there won't be new surprises to contend with. Unfortunately, the only way to try to get the traveler to expend its spells (assuming they arent sla's) would be to not rest ourselves which I'm not in favor of OOC but AM in favor of IC
Anonymous
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No.184872
184876
>>184864
It seems to come down to how much you want to emphasize the gunslinger aspect (I'm reading that right?) and the monk/martial aspect. In this setting/context, the gunslinger side would seem to be more practical/versitile, but having some monk is also viable for combat reasons at the cost of armor in several cases. Having no idea to Garv's actual deepest lore, I cant comment on the wushu or any of that flavor and how it applies to his monk/fighting. If you mean retcon like where significant details need to change, I would avoid it unless theres a continuity or context error (like when I wanted a bat pony clan in Neighpone). If it is a retcon where you're filling in plrevious blanks or undisclosed details, thats perfectly normal. Functionally, I would go for one of the ranger/monk type spreads (incl swordsage).
Dust
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No.184873
184874 184876
>>184871
>Unfortunately, the only way to try to get the traveler to expend its spells (assuming they arent sla's) would be to not rest ourselves which I'm not in favor of OOC
Unfortunately, we've hit a point where I don't think we can rest period, even to give Dust his one hour to regain spells. The second we hit this combat I think shit hits the fan and the traveller will make sure one party doesn't leave the island alive.
Brie
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No.184874
184876
>>184873
In character, Brie is of the same mindset. Brie thinks the villain is about to escape and doom the world
Anonymous
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No.184879
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Anonymous
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No.184880
184886
>>184876
It would seem to come down to what martial abilities/characteristics/feats you will want to have, and what side abilities you would pick, cuz theres lots of ways to do that, including a strong fighter dip, which would gove you a bunch of potential range, initiative, and other feats, which if the remainder was in monk could give unarmed and monk finesse, alongside the 1st/2nd level bonus monk feats. A 4/2 Fighter/Monk could be pretty cool now that I look, especially depending on stat rolls and layout
Anonymous
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No.184881
184883 184886
>>184876
>Champion of the Wild ACF
Not recommended, imo, but just imo.
I would actually recommend the opposite: Mystic Ranger delays feat progression slightly, but the faster spell progression makes up for it. Rangers have access to a lot of combat spells that can substitute for feats in many instances, Such as Guided Shot, Exacting Shot, Sniper's Shot, Hunter's Eye, Hunter's Mercy, Blades of Fire, Blade Storm, Swift Haste, Curse Of Impending Blades, Inspired Aim, Bane Bow, Arrow Storm, Lion's Charge, Foebane, Spear of Valarian, Find Gap, Primal X, Raptor's Sight, Hawkeye.... etc.
Not to mention if you are nonevil, you can prepare Sanctified Spells, and if you're no good you can prepare Corrupt spells.
Spells are a powerful and versatile feature, a feature that you is better leaned into than sacrificed. Mystic Ranger gives you more spell slots, which let you do any of those tricks more often.
Anonymous
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No.184883
>>184879
>>184881
This anon is the one to consult about possible ways of doing things, hands down
Anonymous
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No.184884
184886
There's also the option to wrangle in some bloodline levels (great for any Multiclass character), but those are pretty complicated and tbh idk if they're worth the XP cost in a milestone game. Idk if I'll ever get back the 3K XP I spent in character creation...
In conventional 3.5e, XP costs are expensive, but ultimately worth it, because 3.5e XP is inherently self-correcting (the less you have, the more you get), but with milestone or level-independent XP idk how that works
Anonymous
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No.184886
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Anonymous
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No.184889
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>>184886
One thing Ive veeb meaning to mention as far as this being a low-exp/advancement game - to it's credit - is that it continues to allow GM an easier time having encounters that are threatening, without going to extremes of power levels and such.
One compromise I would like to propose for GM to consider would be supplementing level advancement with context-gained feats. Another option would be retcon flaws for feats, where adopted flaws would be consistent would be consistent with observable character and personality defects.
At the same time, I don't know how permissive GM has been with some of Brie's more niche asks (the batman suit in particular) so perhaps I should be thankful for what I have. Still, Brie is like, 1 feat or ability away from being devastating, and I havent even gotten jiggy with improved feint
Anonymous
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No.184891
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Anonymous
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No.184893
There's also the option of just dumping 3.5e classes entirely and going for d20 modern classes, like Fast Hero.
Anonymous
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No.184895
184896
>>184891
>d20 modern damage
Fair point, Idk how much damage a .38 does, if not the 2d8 listed in 3.5e DMG
Anonymous
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No.184896
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Anonymous
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No.184901
>>184896
I agree, 2d8 is too high for a .38sp, I would tink a
.357 would be the lowest calibur for 2d8
>wonders how much a .500mag, or that .50 bmg pistol goes for
<Dunnae fergit th' 30mm single shot ah almos'took me arm off with
Anonymous
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No.184903
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Anonymous
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No.184912
184914
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Reminder of Brie's suit appearance ish
GM Pony
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No.184914
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>>184912
The grey background actually kind of looks like dark fog, and that’s the background that they chose to use in contrast to the suit - because it’s bright colors pop out against a dark grey background.
Anonymous
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No.184916
184921 184927
Camouflage clothing doesn't give you concealment. It just gives you +2 circumstance bonus on hide checks.
For actual Camouflage, see the Ranger class ability.
Anonymous
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No.184921
184932
>>184914
I could argue that point, but okay.
>>184916
I will argue that point. Concealment doesnt always mean "unseeable", it means undiscernable as what it actually is.
Brie could be a bird flying overhead for all they know
Anonymous
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No.184923
Concealment is a status condition. It's clearly defined.
Anonymous
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No.184927
184932
>>184916
Yes, hiding in the fog. Im not saying its a low DC, Im saying I coukd roll for it.
Anonymous
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No.184928
184932
Im not digging my heels in, this is just a discussion. I argue that an overcast sky with fog is as easy for a gryscale-camoflage to hide in as the shadows are for darks and blacks
Anonymous
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No.184930
184932
Yes you see movement maybe, but identifying it as a hostile bat ready to swoop in at you?
GM Pony
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No.184932
184933
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Anonymous
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No.184933
>>184932
Fine, we can go the solid snake route,... I just prefer the surprise death-from-above.

I have loads of other possible tactics that could be employed, and I dont know how to best describe them. I prefer to keep it simple, especially in appreciation/light that this isnt a minifigure chess game.
Thats where they store the heroine of DnD and will phrase my questions as "Is it possible to do this sort of thing?" Instead of declaring an action and expecting it to be 100% intuited and shit.
Anonymous
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No.184939
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One last thing about the mini figure chess game
Oekaki is a thing
Dust
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No.184953
184958 184979
>>184903
I'm really not that strong. Unless you're undead, then fuck you and the horse you rode in on. I'm sure if I actually understood anything maybe, but I don't feel like reading tbat much.
GM Pony
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No.184958
184970
>>184953
>Unless you're undead, then fuck you and the horse you rode in on
https://youtu.be/jVOTajyetzw?t=14 [Embed]
Anonymous
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No.184970
184986
>>184958
Reeeeeeeeeee!
Anonymous
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No.184979
>>184953
>I'm really not that strong.
Yes you are. Your kit is great. Just prepare your spells a bit more strategically.
Anonymous
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No.184986
184990
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>>184970
Rolling to blow a kiss at Dust (ranged touch attack)
[1d20+4 = (10+4) = 14]
Comes with an automatic demoralize
[1d20+15 = (11+15) = 26]
GM Pony
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No.184987
184989
>>184985 →
But where does it come from?
Anonymous
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No.184989
184992
>>184987
Sadism.
Dust
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No.184990
184993 184995
>>184986
U lil shid
Will save [1d20+9 = (11+9) = 20]
For being a zeeb, Posey sure seems like more of the evil enchantress
Anonymous
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No.184992
184994
>>184989
I looked it up but it doesn't apply to initiative. It says,
>For every 10 points of damage the caster deals in a given round while under the effect of this spell, she gains a +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks in the next round. The more damage the caster deals, the greater the luck bonus. It's possible to get a luck bonus for multiple rounds if she deals damage in more than one round during the spell's duration.
Anonymous
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No.184993
184995
>>184990
Intimidate save is level + Wisdom
But you are still shaken for one round by her terrifying beauty :3
Anonymous
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No.184994
>>184992
Oh, you are right. I was mistaken. Thank you for correcting the record.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.184995
184996 184998
>>184993
>>184990
When does the forbidden romance angle come into play?
Anonymous
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No.184996
>>184995
>implying it's not already in play
Anonymous
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No.184998
185001
>>184995
That's you and Jubilosa…and Khoi…and Pear…and Mollis…and Blue Skies….
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.185001
185010
>>184998
Blue Skies is 100% Dark Star's and Dark Star's only.

As for the others, how are any of those forbidden?
Anonymous
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No.185010
185017
>>185001
Interspecies relations is mostly frowned upon in society, and polyamory/prostitution definitely is. Don't let this discourage you from getting as high a score as possible, just watch out for STDs and pregnancy
Anonymous
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No.185014
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The Floof and The Noodle
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No.185017
185027
>>185010
Pregnancy is part of the plan. Silver will tie his DNA into as much of the world's population as he can.
Anonymous
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No.185027
185028 185035
>>185017
Griffons can't get pregnant from ponies, silly.
Silver will adventure all he can and he will still be poor because of all the foal support.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.185028
185040
>>185027
That's what he's making all of this money for. Characters like Posey are making money to become the most powerful creature in the world. Silver is making money so he can support his herd of NPCs.

>Griffons can't get pregnant from ponies, silly.
Well, funny you should say that, it turns out there's this magic ring that Silver can find and wear on a particular extremity of his to make it possible. But the adventure to find that cum laters.
Anonymous
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No.185035
185038 185040
>>185027
Is this not what hippogriffs are? Am I gonna need to break out the crossbreading autism again? GM might kill me if I start talking about kirin breeding again.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.185038
>>185035
I think hippogriffs are their own thing, actually. But yes, Silver will breed the krn.
Anonymous
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No.185040
185046 185055
>>185028
There's WHAT?

>>185035
Hippogriffs are their own species but the origins of said species might be a topic of discussion for biologists.
Also what do you mean by again?
Anonymous
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No.185046
185053 185057
>>185040
I rambled to GM about the logistics of Kirin-Pony crossbreeding. Autism ensued.
Anonymous
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No.185048
185053 185055 185057
You know, undead can still breed too. There's even an entire class of half-undead creatures, including Posey who was Half-Vampire in life.
Anonymous
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No.185053
185055 185060 185064
>>185046
Whatever results would be sad and infertile.
>>185048
While this should be impossible for a ton of reasons.
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.185055
185059 185060
>>185053
Not for Silver. His seed is too stronk.

>>185048
If Posey ever comes back to life, would she want to have a quarter-vampire foal?

>>185040
You know, a magic crossbreeding cock ring.
GM Pony
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No.185057
185059 185060 185064
>>185046
Uh. I don't remember that

>>185048
We're going to Breed Posey?
Anonymous
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No.185059
>>185055
I have never heard of that. Is it from the Book of Erotic Fantasy?

>>185057
Many are going to try.
Anonymous
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No.185060
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Anonymous
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No.185061
>>185060
>If Kirin are anything like dragons, they can breed with whatever they want.
EaW dragons are different from DnD 3.5e dragons and I have never heard that they are able to interbreed with anything. But maybe the kirins did result from such a pairing, long ago.
>Her career comes first, for now.
Posey will end up an undead High Sewn.
Anonymous
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No.185064
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Anonymous
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No.185078
185083
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Clerics with flails are based
Pic related, sample Ordained Champion (presumably of Hextor)
Anonymous
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No.185083
185085 185097
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>>185078
Flails are pretty underrated imo. They're pretty neat weapons. However, dust's does look closer to pic related than the old ball and chain.
Anonymous
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No.185085
185094 185095
>>185083
>Flails are pretty underrated imo
Probably because there are better martial weapons in 3.5e. still good though.
My last War Cleric used an Executioner's Mace. Great for hunting the undead.
Anonymous
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No.185094
185097
>>185085
I meant more in general, not just in DnD. But yeah, that's fair
Anonymous
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No.185095
185104
>>185085
Yeah yeah yeah, you taught Gary Gygax how to play D&D, we get it
Anonymous
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No.185097
>>185083
>>185094
angry Shadiversity noises
Anonymous
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No.185104
185110
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>>185095
I wouldn't go that far
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.185110
185113
>>185104
If I remember right, Dust's flail is made out of a monster bone.
Anonymous
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No.185113
>>185110
Based bone aesthetic enjoyer
Brie
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No.185117
185120
Apolgies to everyone, I woke up on the couch 5 hours later having apparently nodded off waiting on the game. Not a criticism or indictment or anything, just an explanation. Insomnia on the back end is alot like narcolepsy.
Anonymous
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No.185120
185122
>>185117
As one incorrigible napper to another, I can't blame you. I hope you feel refreshed.
Anonymous
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No.185122
>>185120
I dont, am irritate
GM Pony
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No.185136
185208 185249
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Well... That was not as clean
Anonymous
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No.185173
185178
Istfg, I get language barries and shit, but bruh pacing
GM Pony
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No.185178
>>185173
Things slow down after combat.

The thing to do now is to heal wounds, talk with NPCs, and explore. Which is what everyone is doing
Anonymous
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No.185201
185222
For the record, Im not saying anything needs changing, redress, or fixing.
Im simply autistic/irritated and trying to be as minimally destructive as possible about expressing it. Ive detailed this to GM but want it available for reference.
Anonymous
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No.185208
>>185136
I'm sick. I had to sleep.
Anonymous
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No.185216
185217 185222
In case GM ever needs to fluff why Tenebrous disappeared or why he might suddenly reappear when his player returns, GM could pad put his WBL with a couple scrolls of Door To Great Evil:
https://dndtools.net/spells/ghostwalk--94/door-to-great-evil--1384/
This the "Give me an encounter, NOW!!!" spell. It's one of the most interesting teleportation spells in the game, exclusive to the Paladin list, letting high level paladins fulfill the role of fantasy superheroes appearing wherever they are needed. I've used this before as a convenient excuse for why Sir Not Appearing In This Film appears as a Deus Ex Machina to save the party when they died in the first encounter of the adventure, and then promptly disappear.
Anonymous
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No.185217
>>185216
Thats... pretty badass actually. Like, I bet Convenient Excuse could manage it even.
GM Pony
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No.185222
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Anonymous
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No.185223
>>185222
>Why are in universe explanations for entirely out of universe happenings necessary?
They are not. I just wanted an excuse to geek out about this fun spell.
Anonymous
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No.185227
185263
>>185222
There are two possible scenarios:
>is not pet
Or
<bites
Anonymous
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No.185232
185237 185253
>>185222
>I could write a multi-paragraph essay on why that "in character nerfing" was not merely unnecessary but actually very wrong, but I stay silent on most things
Oh, I thought it was a fun, creative sequence, but I'll refrain from doing it again if you dislike it.
I also wanted to express Posey's relationships with her masters in the league, her position as a slave, the origin of her desperation to become a master (to become free of service), and looming consequences of failure. It's all been in my head so far, but the other players can't see that unless I express it somehow.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185237
>>185232
I like the idea that Posey puts on her OWN augmentations, like a warforged artificer
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185243
185245 185253
I wonder if I can use Bluff or Intimidate to taunt enemies into shooting me first. I didn't take any damage these past two encounters.
Anonymous
3705283
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No.185245
185246 185263
>>185243
What about >>185079 →
What is Brie's AC?
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185246
185250 185263
>>185245
Nevermind, all of it e,_,e
[2d8 = 3]
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185249
185263
>>185136
I really liked this encounter. It's fun to fight more conventional monsters like Ettin(?) or Howlers, since it's closer to classic d&d. No complaints about the fight. Don't take my falling asleep as criticism; I was just sick and has to pass out.

It would be a lot more fun with level-appropriate treasure rolls though, since we have been consuming resources these past couple fights. I know summons don't drop treasure, but we have been fighting them in a context of general or summon traps, so perhaps there's other treasure in the vicinity. Everyone likes treasure.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185250
185263
>>185246
No one is allowed to pilot Brie in combat anymore. Skill checks that wont blow up in his face are fine (by request)
GM Pony
004ac8b
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No.185253
185256 185258 185261
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Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185256
185263
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Rosey "Posey" Ring
12fbfa9
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No.185258
185263
>>185253
>5. It reinforces posey doing exactly what I don’t want her to do. The logical conclusion is “I need to go faster! Pick up the pace faster! Do things faster!” Can we just not?
I guess so.
After I got some level-appropriate gold from this quest, I wanted to take some downtime. Acquire some land, start a business, make a few profit checks, etc.
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185261
lt533c87bt261.png
>>185253
>The Dread League is by far and away the most extreme example of this. They can’t invade their first nation until five or so years into the game, and they can’t begin their black crusade until about nine years into the game, which is the end game for basically every other playable faction
GM Pony
f68f228
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No.185263
185264 185266 185267 185273 185291
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Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185264
185267
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>>185263
<bites
>flying is dangerous
Which is precisely why defensive fighting (incur +3 dodge bonus in exchange for -4 to attack) is crucial. I grt your point tho
>less luck with dice
Possibly, likely even, though its preferrable that I be mad at RNGesus than players/(you), cuz at least this way he can fail with style.
This is also why I was irritated about the stun grenade in the first fight. The attrition of careless damage can add up
Anonymous
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No.185266
185268
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Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185267
>>185264
>>185263
I appreciate the consideration. That - with the still-lame 6 roll for the potion - puts Brie at 26/30, which is a more comfortable place to be when running low on available healing stuffs
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185268
>>185266
Also, I'd still like to get to use magic item on the funny crystal, the totem mask, and the totem other thing, if that could be said to happen during transit
Dust
ceba1fd
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No.185273
185276 185286
>>185263
>lood distribution makes sense
>cries in no loot or magic gear
Dust
ceba1fd
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No.185276
185282
>>185273
Real unfortunate typo there
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185282
>>185276
Kek, it made it seem you were arguing for mares over loot

On the crystals and totem stuff, if theres a chance any of it will be useful we might try and figure them out
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185286
185294 185301
>>185273
WBL is really, really, really important for 3.5e balance.
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185291
185292 185293 185300 185301
>>185263
I still really don't think magic weapons or any magic items have been overrepresented in the loot. I will say, so far some loot would be nice. Silver has a household of NPCs to think about. Also potions because we're starting to accumulate more damage than we've been able to heal, and we'll need them to keep up with future encounters.

Also, can we just say that we're taking pictures of these monsters as we're encountering them now? I'd really like to have some proof that we're fighting literal demons so we can get paid more by Shoal Water, and I don't think we're going to remember to do so OOC before every encounter.
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185292
185293
>>185291
Or just gold. With gold, we can buy our own items.

Seconding on the camera request.
Anonymous
e2ec217
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No.185293
>>185291
>>185292
>the camera
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO this
Anonymous
ceba1fd
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No.185294
185296 185301
>>185286
You keep using this term and I have no idea what it means. I think it's wealth something or other. But yeah, no clue
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185296
185297
Hey, if we present photos of every encounter, we can demand bonus payment from Captain Waters equal to the average treasure value for these encounters, which we can equate o the amount a mercenary would charge to kill these monsters.
The last encounter was CR ~9ish (if the Starfish are CR 3), and average treasure value would be around ~4184.3 gold pieces. The last encounter was probably a bit less than that, although I'm not sure about it.
>>185294
Wealth By Level. The amount of equipment you are supposed to have to be effective.
Anonymous
ceba1fd
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No.185297
185298
>>185296
I see... What should my wealth be? Cause all Dust's got is a sling, a great flail, and a set of splintmail. And I guess and assortment of a few alchemical items that I haven't hashed out yet.
Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185298
>>185297
For you, at lvl 6? 13,000 gold pieces.

I spent almost all of mine on becoming undead and having my body fortified... Some of which I lost due to nerfs.
Anonymous
3705283
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No.185300
>>185291
I'd really prefer it if a player RP'd taking pictures. The problem is that nobody wants to do it. Brie volunteered but hasn't done it, and Cavaliere has to worry about his carry weight. If no pony else wants to then we might as well make it automatic.
GM Pony
f68f228
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No.185301
185302 185306 185312
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Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185302
>>185301
I can't tell what isn't comprehended if no questions are asked. I will make an effort, but a "what did you mean?" Isnt a huge ask either.
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185306
185308 185312 185315 185326
>>185301
You're asking a lot of us players to ignore the basic instincts of "see demon, must kill". If you're going to insist that we do it in character from now one, than I have to ask that the encounters we've been in already have had pictures taken of them. I don't want to put it up to a roll with our luck whether we get paid extra or not, it would be genuinely extremely disappointing to fight all of these monsters and get nothing extra for the effort.
Anonymous
e2ec217
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No.185308
185309
>>185306
Im with GM at this point. Id like for us to have been using the camera, but we could assume to have expected to have corpses to photo
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185309
185310
>>185308
Reeeeeee, stop contradicting me when I'm trying to argue for the party's benefit!

But that's a good point in my favor, too, the lack of corpses means we need those photos.
Anonymous
e2ec217
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No.185310
185311
>>185309
Unreliable/missing evidence is a classic trope, and we did kinda drop the ball especially last night. That all our monsters either vanish or arent mind controlled anymore, its kind of hard to assume we would be on it right away
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185311
>>185310
Please stop trying to undercut me, GM pone really, really doesn't need the help. He's perfectly fine of making arguments on his own, and I struggle enough as is.
Anonymous
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No.185312
185315
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Anonymous
12fbfa9
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No.185313
185314
Who is holding the camera anyway?
Anonymous
e2ec217
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No.185314
>>185313
Brie is
Hey, wasnt GM controlling Brie?
GM Pony
f68f228
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No.185315
185316 185320 185321 185322
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The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185316
185318
>>185315
I'm fine with doing it in character from now on if we say we've gotten pictures from encounters we've had so far. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?
Anonymous
e2ec217
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No.185318
185322
>>185316
I think a good compromise would be to have taken pictures before the surprise round, and let the previous ones go unphotographed
Anonymous
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No.185320
185322 185326 185377 185524
>>185315
>Would you feel better if I just shortened the whole thing and reduced the number of combat events?
I mean, if it means getting to the next milestone so we can get our reward, level up, and make general progress, sure I guess.

I was going to recommend simply going around these monsters, but I thought the NPCs could be helpful to us.
Anonymous
4b68f5e
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No.185321
>>185315
>I don't think it's unreasonable for characters/players to have this tiniest of hoops to go through for what is probably thousands of bits.
The player of the character holding the camera wasn't present when we started the encounter.
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185322
185323
>>185318
That would be a good compromise.

>>185320
>>185315
Though reduced combat events means fewer pictures...

I'm fine with the normal combat encounters as long as we can maintain our stores of potions. We're pretty well banged up, and we'll only get more and more banged up over time.
Anonymous
e2ec217
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No.185323
>>185322
Sorry for undercutting, but so far every major ask Ive made has been precipitated by a lengthy explanation of why it makes motlre sense 'this way', and I feel the frustration of olayers ignoring plot hooks, potential rewards, and interactive content. Besides, there's still plenty to take photos of.

Speaking of, how much FILM does the camera have?
Anonymous
f68f228
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No.185326
185327 185330
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>>185306
>>185320
sigh
Anonymous
4b68f5e
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No.185327
>>185326
pats
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185330
185331 185332
>>185326
Again, just to restate, I'm absolutely fine with the current pace of combat encounters if we get some potions to help us along. We're getting pretty banged up here.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185331
>>185330
Without knowing what our crossroads decision will be it's hard to say, but ANOTHER common trope is the heroes getting fuckall for their troubles, in spite of saving the day countlessly. Look at Cowboy Bebop, its a gag how theyre always broke.
Anonymous
4b68f5e
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No.185332
185333
>>185330
I'm none to complain about the situation because Posey didn't take any damage, and because she has her own healing resources, but I can see other characters getting banged up around me and I can't do anything about it.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185333
>>185332
Can the dreads be used as inhuman shields?
Anonymous
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No.185335
185336 185337 185378
If I may add my two cents to the matter. DnD has always stood out to me as a combat focused game. Puzzles and such exist, but when I think DnD I think of combat encounters and strategies. That's not to say I don't think other goals and a more investigative campaign style is fun, but if I'm playing DnD and a freak of nature appears my first thought isn't to catalogue it. My first throught is generally to kill it. Maybe if this was something like call of Cthulhu where my brain associated it with a different style of play that mental disconnect wouldn't exist, but also I'm retarded so take what I say with a grain of salt. But for me at the moment, I am playing a warrior with an objective to kill and save others from death.
I know for me, something like when a starfish first died, an offhand comment like "the body withers to dust, making it impossible to photograph for the mission report" or "as the body disintegrates, so does any hope of proving the creature's existence later" would have helped me to think about it. But like I said, milage may vary on the other players. However, I am what the french would call.... Les incompétents.
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185336
>>185335
and you are, as Silver would call, "милый"
Anonymous
1321871
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No.185337
>>185335
>what the french would call.... Les incompétents.
Pffft, Home Alone. Try something hard. Kidding/references aside, I agree. I understanf GM not wanting to.make it a minis-stratego hybrid, but flanking in 3.5e depends on 2 people being on opposite sides of an adversary, and I am okay with oekaki drawings of it will enable.me to better visualize what GM is trying to describe.
And its not to begrudge the descriptions, its that I dont want to have to ask questions that will delay progress
Anonymous
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No.185339
Final note to gm:

Im coming from the COMMODORE 64 text-based rpg days. I aint asking for fancy. Letters on a grid works fine for me
Anonymous
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No.185345
185346 185347
Just let the record reflect that Posey, and probably other players, want to fight less Ettins and outsiders
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185346
>>185345
I could argue that, Brie has grenades he hasnt used
Anonymous
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No.185347
185348 185349
>>185345
No, I'm fine with fighting monsters. I would just also like rewards for doing so.
Also, corpses are fun
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185348
>>185347
This. We might be able to arrange for a long rest, which is game changing for us AND GM in planning/story
Anonymous
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No.185349
185351
>>185347
Is whatever is on the equine enemies, plus whatever is on the ship, plus whatever can be wrangled out of the quest giver, plus the artifact and other objects already found, not enough?
Anonymous
36e6e3f
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No.185351
185352
>>185349
I hope it is. Only time can tell.
Anonymous
004ac8b
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No.185352
185354
>>185351
What the hell is that supposed to mean?

No. You tell me.
Anonymous
36e6e3f
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No.185354
185355
>>185352
I just hope we get good rewards later. We won't know until the quest is finished, ergo time will tell.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185355
>>185354
The thing about GMs is, you dont always have to get the amazon overnight on your rewards. Sometimes they come in the form of well-stocked and permissive vendors

Let him cook
Anonymous
36e6e3f
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No.185358
185359
I think people are misinterpreting my words as complaints. I'm fine with how things are going.
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185359
>>185358
This
Anonymous
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No.185370
185423
New rule, Sven gets the floor
The Floof and The Noodle
f19f70d
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No.185377
185378 185379 185510
>>185320
Okay, so before this kicks off into a whole 'nother thing and derails the entire thread and game for another week, I'm just gonna come out and say stuff in my usual diplomatic way to hopefully help speed along the recovery process. GM pone is a bit upset with this post, he had a lot of cool stuff and encounters planned for this mission and I think saying you agreed with shortening the whole thing really made him sad and not want to continue today. Something tells me you don't actually want the whole thing shortened, so far the way Posey's been played it seems like you crave the challenge of combat and getting the chance to show off what Posey can do. My guess is that you just want to be able to level up so you can do cool necromancy stuff, and also maybe some money so you can buy and decorate your own personal lair.

Anyways, just coming out and saying it because I don't want this to spiral into another big issue and this is one of those situations where I think both parties just need to know what's actually going on to be able to talk and fix the problem.
Anonymous
3705283
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No.185378
>>185335
Agreed, a little detail goes a long way.

>>185377
The pacing so far is great and I'm sad that he's upset by apparent dissatisfaction. I think the players are just frustrated from a combination of factors including the specificity of the camera (I know the GM controlled Brie according to how he thought Brie would want to act, but the onus is still on him for neglecting the camera like everypony else), the loot not being flashy for a natural 20 (seems unfair but we're among a ragtag group in a long-ransacked village, but he could've gotten a grenade or something), and running low on resources (personally I like the attrition aspects and loot will be available elsewhere). Saying stuff we don't mean because of this frustration can throw off an attitude of ingratitude.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185379
>>185377
Allow me to paraphrase. I speak for no one.
GM pone is more than upset with this post. Not only did it cast doubt onto what GM had going with player, it soiled his interest in involving with other players.

Having dkne simimlar and having length-ly addressed the causes and motiviations behind it - and explained to GM the etymology and everything including how not in future - allow me to suggest it in this case
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185380
185381
Let me be clear. Im angry.

Im angry cuz Im not playing because of someone else. I threw alot of ahitfits, but I dont reca stalling the game.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185381
>>185380
>you stalled yesterday lol
[I]I fell asleep waiting to play cuz of the ame bullshit fucking distractions we've seen all.day!! Ask mr how I know! Its not rocket science, its diversionary awareness tactics. The question is whether its malicious or not.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185382
185383
Funny, the one player reaponsible for upsetti g the GM isnt present. Fucking convenient. After getting hours of direct dialogue.
Anonymous
f19f70d
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No.185383
185385
>>185382
He might be asleep or otherwise occupied get it?.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185385
185386
>>185383
Indeed, so best to stop enabling yeah?
Anonymous
f19f70d
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No.185386
185387
>>185385
Again, not enabling. There's nothing enabling about explaining what the problem is to someone who might not even know there is a problem. We're all autistic here to at least some degree, and we all have problems at times picking up on the subtle social cues when there's an issue. When one crops up, the first and most important step in to solving a problem in the group is to ensure clear communication of the issue at hand, that way steps can be taken to fix it without it blowing up in our faces (again).
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185387
>>185386
But the problem te ds to supercede the precious

And the previous involves other players expressing their character intent

In so doing, one player can supercede the game
Anonymous
ceba1fd
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No.185389
185390
>>185384
Well for one, he did say he's sick so we gotta cut him some slack for not being here kinda like I'm about to cut myself some slack for being sick and go to bed.
However, this is another stupid argument that we're gonna end up stalling the game even longer over. Kinda like every argument that ends up happening in this thread, but also I'm of the belief at this point that there is no thing as a good faith argument on the internet so maybe that skews my perception a bit.
Regardless, you got your honesty and you called it enabling.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185390
185391 185392 185393
>>185389
>we gott cut slack
No. If bruh wanted slack, he coulda cut out early. Nah, he done. Fucknoff witb the "dindu" shit
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185391
185393
>>185390
For emphasis

He targeted me after I called UNCLE
Anonymous
ceba1fd
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No.185392
185394
>>185390
I'm not saying he didn't do anything you troglodyte. It's obvious he's said something that's offended GM whether intentionally or unintentionally, and I think everyone can acknowledge that. What I'm saying is you're getting all in a stink because he isn't here to 1v1 you because he's probably asleep is in bad faith. I get that you're pissed, and I'm sure this definitely won't be the last time we hear that you are, but holy shit calm down for once instead of making a tonne of rambling posts for fucks sake
Anonymous
f19f70d
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No.185393
185395
>>185391
>>185390
Are we still on that? I thought we all agreed to never talk about it again.
Anonymous
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No.185394
185396
>>185392
>i'm not saying he didn't do anything you troglodyte. It's obvious he's said something that's offended GM whether intentionally or unintentionally, and I think everyone can acknowledge that. What I'm saying is you're getting all in a stink because he isn't here to 1v1 you because he's probably asleep is in bad faith. I get that you're pissed, and I'm sure this definitely won't be the last time we hear that you are, but holy shit calm down for once instead of making a tonne of rambling posts for fucks sake

You dont get it it. Its not that he feels entitled to belanor GM, its everyone else by proxy
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185395
>>185393
>>185393
If apology, sure
Anonymous
ceba1fd
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No.185396
185397 185398 185417
>>185394
Really enjoying all the twenty dollar words. Mr. Grif said he couldn't even play tonight anyways, I don't think there really was an intention to play even if it wasn't for Posey. It's a Sunday night, and I know I at least have places to be tomorrow and I doubt I'm the only one.
Now I'm going to bed, and I suggest everyone do the same
Anonymous
3705283
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No.185397
185398 185399
>>185396
I can play and I had later said I could. That said, I don't feel well either so staying up wouldn't be a wise decision.
Goodnight.
Anonymous
f19f70d
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No.185398
Dang is everyone getting sick all at once?

>>185396
>>185397
Goodnight!
Anonymous
ceba1fd
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No.185399
185400
>>185397
My apologies, I must have missed that message. I just remember the one where you said you wanted to do combat tonight cause you couldn't play tomorrow. I suppose I have made the boob of myself.
Good night, I hope you feel better than I do.
Anonymous
bd0fe75
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No.185400
185403
>>185399
Well arent you adorable

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