Goodman Games

Brandybland hesitantly follows Kelven abovedecks, becoming more confident when she sees the lack of eye-creatures and zombies ... then less confident when she sees the planet zooming toward them. She sees Blackthorn step into the pedestal and decides that he's done a pretty great job surviving extre...

With the ship still falling, Nurzual thinks it may be time to enlist the help of someone who knows what they’re doing. He looks at the Ytothians in their capsules to see if any of them look less intimidating than the others. He’ll also look to see if there seems to be a release mechanism of any kind...

Merry Christmas to all! I wish everybody on the Purple Planet the best possible holiday season, especially our esteemed Judge! (Terra, I know you said the holidays can be tough for you, but you’re a cool, creative person, and I hope this year things are better!)

Sorry to be incommunicado all weekend. 3 solid days of driving to pick up offspring from college, complicated by rain, construction, and tire trouble. Nurzual will retrieve his chain from the force disk. "Considering that we seem about to crash, maybe we should try reviving one of these fellows...

All else being 100% equal, I'd really like to explore the Purple Planet some more. However, if a spacefaring direction will be easier or appeals more to your creativity, then let's go that route. I'll have fun either way, but I think campaigns tend to be most entertaining when the Judge follows her ...

With Kelven's encouragement, Brandybland attempts to work the glaive's blade into the seam of the crate and lever it open. On the grounds that this process is not entirely different from prying the sole off a broken shoe or perhaps even using a shoehorn, her d20 roll for a skill check is a 12.

Nurzual will remain on the ground until things steady themselves. If the chain-biting zombie is still alive on his initiative, he will attempt to maneuver the disk in circles around the thing, hopefully paying out a ring of chain around its feet where it might trip over it. Qort stubbornly attempts ...

Judge Blackthorn wrote:Duke burns a point of strength to regain a lost spell and tries sleep again.

I always forget this rule!

Qort attempts once more to Detect Magic. He rolls a modified 10, but has yet to learn the harsh lesson of Deity Disapproval, so he'll likely continue the attempts. Nurzual moves his chain-dragging force platform past the remaining zombie in hopes of distracting it. Brandybland sees Kelven trying to ...

GnomeBoy wrote:

Bilgewriggler wrote:... to put the chain mostly on the disk with a bit dragging to make noise, in hopes of moving it past the zombies and luring them in pursuit.

Well that's just genius.

Thanks! Sometimes you have to work with what you've got!

Having more than a little experience at getting something not-quite-right on his first try, Qort will again attempt to Detect Magic. He rolls a modified 6, gaining still more experience in failure. Nurzual attempts to use Force Manipulation to further impede the zombies’ attacks. A roll of 12 brings...

Today, I am definitely thankful to have met this cool group of players and terrific judge, and to have been able to play in a real hoot of a campaign! I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving, with hopes that everybody has plenty to be thankful for today!

Thanks, gang!

I emailed them over the summer, and they said they aren't currently looking for submissions. But Gnomeboy is right that they have an open license policy with only a few requirements.

Take care of yourself first, second, third, etc., and us about one zillionth. I know what it's like to feel a weight of responsibility for running a campaign when internal issues are sapping all my energy, and you should really put zero pressure on yourself regarding this game. Be well! Nothing is m...

Emboldened by the success of his first spell, Nurzual attempts to unleash another Color Spray with a shouted, "Refracto Zaplam!" 18 plus 2 is 20 ... up to 3 targets can be affected ... but blind creatures are immune, so only the one unblinded zombie has to save, assuming it is more than 2 ...

At first level and above, the rules say initiative is per character, right? But that might be overly complicated for play by post, I guess. Anyway, here are three rolls: First, Nurzual (or my whole crew if we’re doing initiatives by player), then Qort, then Brandybland. Nurzual: 6 minus 1 is 5 (if f...

Beega tries to draw the ship to the purple planet near him and Arvis rushes back toward the sound of battle within the castle. BTW, did anyone pick Planetary Common as a bonus language? :mrgreen: Appendix L says new languages are rolled randomly, so I think we need the Judge’s ruling as to whether ...

Nurzual squawks at the fearful sight of the zomborgs headed toward them and unleashes his first spell ... Color Spray! His spell check comes to 17 (roll of 15, +2 for level and int modifier) ... he targets the closest two zomborgs, who must make a Will save of 17 or be blinded for 1d4 rounds. Qort s...

Nurzual levels as a wizard, rolling 2 hit points for a total of 6. Qort levels as a cleric, rolling a 7 to take his hp total to 8. Spells for Nurzual: Charm Person (no Mercurial change), Color Spray (casting circle), Force Manipulation (terrible to behold), Read Magic (magical reverb), Spider Climb ...

Is that a trick question?

(The answer is “yes” regardless.)

“Hmm,” says Nurzual. “Perhaps we should scour this vessel for any further stones ... Someone could check those devices up on the deck while others investigate that door over there.” Qort volunteers to go back on deck. Nurzual suggests that someone accompany him to help figure out how to open any co...

Qort apologizes to Lucius and says, "Here, let me get that for you," as he reaches toward the compartment where the greenstone fell. Brandybland stops him, saying, "Dude, we started messing with this thing to see if we could get something to happen, and now something's happening. So m...

Yeah, it was fun. It took us three sessions to play the whole thing. In the first session, most of the party died. And then at the second session, almost all the players who were there for the first forgot their character sheets. So I decided that time had skipped forward several years. The Lady in...

Nurzual rolls a 2, plus 1 for intelligence is 3. Brandybland rolls a 12 ... minus 1 for intelligence is 11. Qort, looking around at the interior of the castle and carelessly ignoring where he's walking, will roll luck! ... ... ... another 19, believe it or not! That's a 17 after subracting 2 for luc...

Qort rushes into the castle. Qort: We're falling into the sun! Brandybland: Well, that's not good. Nurzual: It looks like that pedestal should go here -- can anyone see anything we can use instead? Wait! The prisoner's peculiar tool! Nurzual hurries to the indentation, pulling out the ray-gun. He tr...