Play-by-Post D&D: The Lounge

[Glitch Girl]

Too bad Whisper doesn't have a higher charisma though - if it wasn't for the fact that the guy's already off balance (and I thourghly approve of the "baffle 'em with bs" method of negotiation) and you got a buncha bonuses, that bluff might not have worked at all.   

Still, I gotta give you props for ingenuity.

[Uncle Yuan]

Poor Ranger, stuck out in the wood for months on end with no one to talk to except the birds and the beasts, and they're notoriously poor conversationalists . . .

[Panther_Gunn]

"Good luck.  Have fun storming the castle!" Ambrose says cheerily as he watches them leave from the doorway.

Fixed.  :D

[Uncle Yuan]

Think he can do it?

[Glitch Girl]

It'll take a miracle.

(BTW: Everyone but Whisper can feel free to parlay and plot right now.  :D )

[Glitch Girl]

RE: Spells and shortened durations

In most cases, the person who cast the spell can negate the effects at ny time at will.  They can't "reactivate it" if it hasn't used it's full duration though - off is off.  This does not include spells cast by scrolls, wands, and so forth. 

The exception is if the caster loses consciousness, then the spell generally will drop unless it was cast using an external source (scroll, wand, etc), in which it will continue until it runs out normally.

any questions, hope that was clear enough.

[BlueBard]

Rats, figures I'd be away and they find a statue of a cute fluffy kitten.  I bet it's magical.  And I'm too far away to call dibs.

But that's okay, I'd probably get overruled by the half-ogre.

Og: "Kitty cute.  Me want it.  Og always want pet."

Whisper: "Actually, since I hired you, technically anything you get I would get first choice and..."

Og: (lifting his maul) "Og. Want. Kitty."

[BentonGrey]

Hmm.......I'm debating sending Dakkon down to the river to try and recover the case.  What do y'all think?

[Viking]

One thing I've learned about a posting game, is that it is rarely a bad idea to try to add to the story with one's unique talents.  In other words, I see nothing wrong with Dakkon leading a search for the box.

Unless, like, the point at which Daniel lost the box is a couple of days' travel from where we are.  Then the party separation might get problematic.

[Panther_Gunn]

Starbuck raises an eyebrow at Nathan's comment.

"Yes, Nathan?  What do you make of this ornament?"

Jumping up & down, "ooh, ooh, Og know, Og know!"

*the half-ogre gets a large boot to the head*

"Oh, sorry.  Og told that player information, not character information, so Og can't tell you."  :(

Hmm.......I'm debating sending Dakkon down to the river to try and recover the case.  What do y'all think?

hmmmm.....sending Dakkon down the river so Daniel won't go up the river.....could work.  ;)

Unless, like, the point at which Daniel lost the box is a couple of days' travel from where we are.  Then the party separation might get problematic.

RPG things I learned from watching Scooby-Doo:

Never split up the party.  Only bad things can come of that (including bad song & dance numbers).

[Glitch Girl]

Starbuck raises an eyebrow at Nathan's comment.

"Yes, Nathan?  What do you make of this ornament?"

Jumping up & down, "ooh, ooh, Og know, Og know!"

"Og can make hat, or Og can make brooch, or..." 

:D

RPG things I learned from watching Scooby-Doo:

Never split up the party.  Only bad things can come of that (including bad song & dance numbers).

:lol:

[Uncle Yuan]

RPG things I learned from watching Scooby-Doo:

Never split up the party.  Only bad things can come of that (including bad song & dance numbers).

Or long-hallway-with-many-doors chase scenes.

He reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out a small ornament, barely two inches tall.  It looks like an amazingly cute fluffy kitten made out of ivory with huge soulful emerald eyes.

Is it wearing little pink overalls and a pink bow?

[Viking]

"Uh..." says Nathan.  He looks at Whisper helplessly for an answer.

A-HA!  Whisper is off scouting, so Nathan is clearly showing unregistered mutations of X-Ray and Telescopic Vision!  Terminate the traitor!

...

Whoops, wrong game!

***********************

Peering closely at the underside of the ivory kitty, Starbuck finds a key clue...

"At last!  The script is small, but 'tis no doubt an important clue about this ornament's owner, who clearly has a fondness for travel to exotic and far-flung lands!"

Turning the ornament over reveals, in very tiny script...

MADE IN TAIWAN

[Glitch Girl]

Dang it, why do I keep getting you two mixed up?   :banghead:

Okay, fixed. 

I really shouldn't post these early in the morning when I'm trying to do work and this.   :rolleyes:

[BlueBard]

"Uh..." says Nathan.  He looks at Whisper helplessly for an answer.

The boy's not much as a thief, but he shows excellent promise as a clairvoyant.

[Uncle Yuan]

He cups the ornament gently in one hand, "petting" it softly with one finger/

And I will love him and pet him and I will call him George . . .

He turns to Starbuck.  "Og not know what that X word you use, bird man.  Og also not know what humans are bad mans and what are good.  Maybe bird man tell Og, so Og not gets in trouble.  Jail food not so good.

Oh my gosh, BB - I think it's contagious!!!  Now it looks like PG is doing it too!!

[Viking]

Of course, I am put in mind of a different, more recent animated series...

Og: Bird man help Og?  But bird man and friends hate Og!

Starbuck: Og help bird man, bird man help Og, okay?  Excuse me - Starbuck smash.

****************** -or- **********************

Starbuck: Og... you despise me, right?

Og: Yes.  Me hate Starbuck.  Me do anything for him!

Starbuck: Good.  I mean... Bad!  Take care of those guards!

Og: Okay...

(*SMASH*) (*CRUNCH*) (*CRUSH*) (*SCHLORK*)

[Glitch Girl]

[mental note: do not try to drink something when going into the lounge]

[BentonGrey]

LOL.........yeah, I could see how that might have explosive results! 

Sorry I haven't posted much in the last two days, I've been off work and I've spent most of my time working on the mod.  It's funny, there's always so much more to do than I realize. :P

Ohh, and the wife and I are going out of town tomorrow.  We won't be back until tuesday night, so do what you see fit with Dakkon until then.

[Glitch Girl]

No problem Benton.  Weekends tend to be slow so I don't think you'll miss too much. 

[Viking]

By the way, GG - I wanted to compliment you on giving different players different pieces of information to contribute to figuring out a plan.  From my experience in RPGs, this can be a difficult thing to pull off properly, and I've played in more than one game where my "secret" information was rendered superfluous by another party member knowing the same thing - only with more detail.

When different players have different bits of useful information to add to the puzzle, or to prompt other players to think of the right questions to ask, it helps make everyone feel like they have something to contribute.  This is always a Good Thing.

[Uncle Yuan]

Oh hey, Viking, ya got a little something on your nose there.  Here, let me just wipe that off . . . (licks a Kleenix) . . . (rubs Viking's nose) . . . there ya go.  All better.  :P

All sarcasm aside, I concur!

[Glitch Girl]

:) Thank you both.  I'm never sure how well it's going to work when I use it.    Sounds like it's working this time.

[Lord Elcorion]

being a posting game, it's also a lot easier to keep "secret" information from accidently going to the wrong ears.. it can be a pain asking each individual player to come into the next room to hear his secret, especially in a large group, or a small gaming area. passing notes is also troublesome as the level of info that can be placed on a post-it is usual really limited.

[Panther_Gunn]

He cups the ornament gently in one hand, "petting" it softly with one finger/

And I will love him and pet him and I will call him George . . .

At least it won't go *squish*!  :lol:

He turns to Starbuck.  "Og not know what that X word you use, bird man.  Og also not know what humans are bad mans and what are good.  Maybe bird man tell Og, so Og not gets in trouble.  Jail food not so good.

Oh my gosh, BB - I think it's contagious!!!  Now it looks like PG is doing it too!!

Not at all.....Starbuck sings a lot, just like birds, therefore, bird man.  Whisper is Elfy man.  Dakkon is still blue elf.  :P

[Uncle Yuan]

Ah, OK.  I thought Og was referring to the trained falcon . . .

[Viking]

Not at all.....Starbuck sings a lot, just like birds, therefore, bird man.

And here I thought Og was showing hidden depths by comparing Starbuck to Papageno from The Magic Flute by Mozart...  :)

[Glitch Girl]

"Og prefer 'Marriage of Figaro' for nuances in... ooo pretty kitty!"  ;)

[Panther_Gunn]

Are you kidding me?  Og is *obviously* a Wagner fan.  Although, Mars, Bringer of War does get a special nod.  ;)

[BlueBard]

Personally, my taste in opera runs toward 'Bugs Bunny'.

Can't beat Elmer in a horned hat for culture.