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Post by Tiny Tim on Oct 23, 2013 20:36:09 GMT
Hey guys, I decided to finally make an OOC thread for the game. Basically a place for everyone to talk about the game, hang out a bit, stuff like that. So ya. What does everyone think about the game so far, and the most recent turn of events?
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Post by eruletho on Oct 28, 2013 2:21:04 GMT
So... I wonder... if two people cast the same spell on someone, do the effects stack?
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Post by Tiny Tim on Oct 28, 2013 3:57:47 GMT
Depends on the spell. If it were something like, just throwing out a random example, Enlarge Person I would refer to this part of the spell description "Multiple magical effects that increase size do not stack."
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Post by Pheonix on Oct 29, 2013 1:20:51 GMT
<------ Paul politely waiting for his enemies to go.
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Post by sacrier on Oct 29, 2013 13:29:54 GMT
Eh, i'm having fun. Though i'm curious if the party will eventually tire of the annoying rogue. One second he's all business, next he's flirting, next he's trying to garner allies in the group. Yep, bipolar C.N at it's finest. (sarcasm doesn't translate well on the web, so i'll give ya all this one for free :\ )
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Post by Rasq'uire'laskar on Oct 29, 2013 15:37:49 GMT
No, no, we're not tiring of him at all.
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Post by psichomancer on Oct 29, 2013 17:10:57 GMT
It seems like everyone's enjoying themselves, I sure am.
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Post by sacrier on Oct 29, 2013 18:48:13 GMT
Hell, his whole design is meant to annoy people. Until he finds the party's line he's gunna keep being like that. Though he's already trying to tailor himself to each person he comes across. Sera thinks that Paul, for example, is the "protect the defenseless" type and as such he is tailoring himself to be like that. It's just how he operates. Don't worry, he'll hopefully be less annoying in the future.
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Post by Tiny Tim on Oct 31, 2013 7:11:58 GMT
Sooo, not sure what everyone was trying to do but initiative order is currently that after Straut makes his action, Jukha and Garuk take their turns. Then it is the soldiers' turn. Then Goldoth and the rest of the party go.
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Post by Pheonix on Oct 31, 2013 10:54:34 GMT
Inititative order was
Initiative: Paul Henry Alstar Seraphym Garuk Jukha soldiers Goldoth
I didn't see you say anything about Garuk and Jukha changing to go after the soldiers. I noticed that Jukha got skipped a turn but I assumed whatever spell he was casting took a turn to prepare.
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Post by Tiny Tim on Oct 31, 2013 11:11:39 GMT
Staut interrupted initiative order when he took his action. The order is now: Paul Henry Alstar Seraphym Straut Garuk Jukha soldiers Goldoth Straut strides forth, cutting down the remaining soldier with disgust. You are worthless. Absolutely worthless. I was kind of hoping I would be able to do this myself though. Been a while since I've had a good fight.
Map and stuff:
Initiative order resumes from here, until the soldier's turn.
That action took place after Sera's turn, and as I said initiative resumed from that point. This means that Straut's new spot in the initiative order was at that point.
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Post by Pheonix on Oct 31, 2013 11:14:29 GMT
I thought it meant that he took an out of turn attack and the initiative order resumed as normal from there. And I thought Straut counted as a soldier, didn't know he suddenly got a turn in the order as well.
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Post by Rotaretilbo on Nov 1, 2013 21:25:17 GMT
Guys, guys, guys, this isn't complicated. Myself, P, Rasq, psicho, and sacrier all take our turns together (though, technically, mine is from the previous round). Then Jeff posts Straut's turn. Then Eru and Barky take their turns together. Then Jeff posts the soldiers' turns. Then we repeat. So please, stop trying to take action out of turn. Aside from making the whole process way more confusing, Jeff might accidentally count an action you made out of turn in a situation where it is no longer ideal. Someone's been banging on the back of the barn for two rounds now, and who knows what's going to happen on the soldiers' next turn! I'm going to delete the following posts to clear the clutter at the end of the day: Damn it to all seven hells, Alstar thought darkly. He felt like they were losing against the mage hunter and was starting to believe he would be useless against him. However, seeing the party's perseverance gave him hope and he whipped out another bolt and took aim at the same crossbowman as before. "We were mercenaries, not slavers!" Henry shouts as he steps in and slashes at the mage hunter. "Just speak plain Common then, that's all I'm asking!" Alstar responds to Henry as he fires the second bolt. He notices Goldoth's actions and sighs inwardly. Trying to goad him into action, he says to the orc, "Goldoth, remember who you are fighting! He killed Jhon and Mae! What's done cannot be undone. Fight with us, orc! We need your strength!" Seraphym takes another five foot step, closer to straut, and throws another chakram. " I'm going to make your remaining life hell, Straut... Peel off each of your nails and break each digit one at a time until you scream for mercy and sweet death!" "Hold still dammit" Paul shouts as he lunges forward with another power attack towards Straut. If anyone has any attachment to these posts, now would be a good time to grab the contents and throw them into Notepad or something. Alternatively, feel free to edit them into strictly dialog (since talking is a free action) and I won't delete them. I've underlined the offending sections in the quotes for ease.
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Post by Rasq'uire'laskar on Nov 1, 2013 23:04:05 GMT
I have an objection.
Posting out of order is confusing, but also allows the game to progress faster, right? Most people here are probably checking in twice a day, tops. Do we want to make people check in at specific times of the day? Wait two days for that one guy to post, and then another day for the next guy to check in? Or do we keep going, and try to make it less chaotic?
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Post by psichomancer on Nov 1, 2013 23:50:10 GMT
Here's something that I thought Jeff cleared up before combat began for everyone.
The text that is bold is where I think everything is made clear. I'm fairly certain he knows what he's doing, he's an experienced DM. It doesn't matter who posts what where when in his posts the action actually happens. However, I do agree that maybe there could be some confusion within some of the posts, myself included. However, I think that those were all a part of the same round action. The wording I think is meant for one round until Jeff makes his post. That way, we can post whenever we're ready, according to him.
I think that should clear it up, or we could ask what our DM thinks or wants us to do. If we are overstepping and taking more actions than allowed, that's one thing. But I don't think that's the case here. Just my opinion though
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Post by Rotaretilbo on Nov 2, 2013 0:26:25 GMT
I have an objection. Posting out of order is confusing, but also allows the game to progress faster, right? Most people here are probably checking in twice a day, tops. Do we want to make people check in at specific times of the day? Wait two days for that one guy to post, and then another day for the next guy to check in? Or do we keep going, and try to make it less chaotic? The problem with posting out of order is that you are taking your turn without knowing what will have happened before you took that turn. It would be like declaring your second move in chess before you know what your opponent is doing. While his action will sometimes not affect your move, it is likely that his actions will. For example, imagine that Straut blows a whistle or snaps his fingers and an ogre comes crashing through the side wall of the barn. This would be our cue to get the fuck out of there, but actions like attacking Straut or shooting at the crossbow-wielding guards are technically still valid. So while the rest of the party flees, you're stuck only moving six squares, get caught by said ogre, and now you're dead. I mean, we've already seen examples of this. We were fighting guards, and suddenly Straut entered the fray. We were fighting Straut, and suddenly there were guards up on the hayloft firing down on us. Someone, or something, has been pounding on the back wall of the barn for the last two/three turns now, and I have to imagine that's not just ambient noise. Things change during combat. Here's something that I thought Jeff cleared up before combat began for everyone. The text that is bold is where I think everything is made clear. I'm fairly certain he knows what he's doing, he's an experienced DM. It doesn't matter who posts what where when in his posts the action actually happens. However, I do agree that maybe there could be some confusion within some of the posts, myself included. However, I think that those were all a part of the same round action. The wording I think is meant for one round until Jeff makes his post. That way, we can post whenever we're ready, according to him. I think that should clear it up, or we could ask what our DM thinks or wants us to do. If we are overstepping and taking more actions than allowed, that's one thing. But I don't think that's the case here. Just my opinion though Reread the quote you dropped. The way that posting goes in combat will be that anyone that is going to act before an NPC turn can post their actions if they feel they are ready to make that decision. Underline is my emphasis. There are now two NPC turns each round. One is Straut, who acts between Sera and Garuk, and the other is the soldiers, who act between Jukha and Goldoth. Jeff even brought up the fact that people were posting out of turn here: Sooo, not sure what everyone was trying to do but initiative order is currently that after Straut makes his action, Jukha and Garuk take their turns. Then it is the soldiers' turn. Then Goldoth and the rest of the party go. He then proceeded to clarify further: Staut interrupted initiative order when he took his action. The order is now: Paul Henry Alstar Seraphym Straut Garuk Jukha soldiers Goldoth [Straut's] action took place after Sera's turn, and as I said initiative resumed from that point. This means that Straut's new spot in the initiative order was at that point. So no, Jeff didn't say for us to post "whenever", just that PCs don't necessarily have to wait for other PCs ahead of them to act. As I said before, myself, P, Rasq, psicho, and sacrier all take our turns together, then Jeff posts Straut's turn, then Eru and Barky take their turns together, then Jeff posts the soldiers' turns, and then we repeat. Otherwise, it becomes a confused mess. Both yourself and sacrier were some two turns ahead of the actual combat with your posts, and these posts led others to become confused and post out of turn as well.
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Post by Rotaretilbo on Nov 2, 2013 2:05:06 GMT
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Post by Tiny Tim on Nov 2, 2013 2:47:27 GMT
Rot, if a little overzealous with his multi-quoting, is correct in this case. Now that both Jukha and Garuk have taken their turns, I will be able to update the thread with their actions and take the soldier's turn. After that turn develops, then Goldoth, Paul, Henry, Alstar, and Sera can take their turns.
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Post by psichomancer on Nov 2, 2013 6:03:33 GMT
Fair enough. Thanks for the clarification, Tim and Rot. Sorry for the confusion
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Post by barcaii on Nov 2, 2013 12:34:10 GMT
Yeah, I agree that while rot has a point and is correct, this really in not a mafia game, and there is no need to ago about trying to crush anybodies "argument". We are a team, not adversaries. It was just some confusion.
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Post by sacrier on Nov 2, 2013 15:49:04 GMT
Mhm, very true. I also need to apologize for posting out of turn twice in a row now.
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