Goodman Games

Let's give Soulcatcher and Gnomeboy a chance to post before we do the next update; I have a guest over so it works out better for me this way too.

Sorry, I rolled the trap damage and got a 3.

Wow, everyone's replying quickly today! I may as well process your actions as long as everybody's got theirs done! Update 7 Qort is able to identify that the liquid is a non-animal "milk" product like coconut milk. It's probably a fairly nutritious and safe drink, given the creature was ca...

Update 6 Brandybland learns that the leather is tough and resilient; it's not comfortable to wear, but with some chemical treatments that could be changed. Qort drinks from the waterskin and learns that the liquid inside is not water--it is a white, milky substance with an earthy aftertaste. The sm...

The fake two-hander shatters as Liebgott smashes the creature. Thelonious finishes the job with the spear, leaving the creature in a pool of blood. The Kith leaves behind a flint spear, a flint dagger, a capped waterskin, and Leibgott's cow. The combat is over, everyone can take the next turn's act...

It's been a day since my last update. Let's bump Gnomeboy to initiative 2 so others can play .

Blackthorn's characters are next.

Combat Round 1: Kith's turn The kith moves towards the party (30', placing him 25 feet from your front line) and attempts to throw his spear at Duke. Attack roll: 1. The throw is short and the spear lands at your feet. The kith tumbles forward, off balance, (+2 to attack rolls on this target for on...

You can say short dialog out of turn order; just no speeches

Waiting on Soulcatcher to get their initiative, then we go.
Talking is a free action for short dialog. Feel free to talk out of turn!

Update 5 As Leibgott, Thelonious, and Duke charge through the door, they find themselves in a short hallway, about 40 feet long and wide enough for two people. At the end of the hall is a circular room, roughly 30 feet in diameter; a depression in the floor allows blood and water to flow down a lar...

Update 4 With deft lock picking, Bob frees the remaining captives. The torch on the floor flickers as the party's movements swirl the sand. Against the north wall is a wooden door with a simple handle--no lock and no latch. The door is attached to the wall by leather strips--you wonder why there ar...

I haven't done play by post before (I've done either online through chat programs or in person), so I'm open to lots of feedback; it'll help me do better, seriously.

Update 3 With the advice from the locksmith, Bob the Not So Mighty is able to double the uses he would have normally. You're able to get SIX uses out of the key before it snaps. As far as the remaining locked party members, I'm loathe to watch Bob do a minimum of 12 lockpicking checks; you can auto...

GnomeBoy wrote: [sorry, it was a very busy Sunday]

Not mad at all, just not sure if it's fair-er to wait for busy people or skip over them so those here can play. If anyone has a preference please let me know.

I didn't get actions from everyone, so I'll wait until tonight to process everyone's actions. If people start consistently not acting I'll have to skip their turns so everyone else can play. I want to be fair to everyone.

Bob (the not so mighty): Goes for the key so he can begin unlocking the others (hope that's what the key is for) - unlocking in order of posts. If he can kick any weapons closer to the chained PCs while doing this so much the better. Can you clarify what your unlock order is? I don't understand.

Update 2 Bob the Not so Mighty manages to pick the locks restraining him, and is free. The key hangs from the middle of the room. You can see the outline of a door along the northern wall. The room is dimly lit as the torch sputters against the sand; you wonder how long you have until the light goe...

Bob can roll for picking locks, d20-2 now that people are starting to move the chain around vigorously.

Anyone attempting to help pull the chain out of the wall can roll a d20 for strength. I'll do the mechanics on that based on who is helping and what others are doing.

Results added to the update, feel free to take this turn's actions!

Update 1 Those who look around the room carefully see that the weapons strewn about the floor are clearly wood that has been painted. You doubt they'd be very effective in a real fight, but maybe you could bludgeon someone over the head with it. Duke is able to find a fake spear; Kettering and Leib...

I want to wait for Judge Blackthorne to have a chance to write out their actions before I process everyone else's. So I'll let you know what you notice with the chain after that! To clarify about the gear: You do not have your weapons or any armor you may have had. You DO have any gear that could fi...

Sure.

Ha, I wasn't very clear there. I was asking if it was okay that I have read some of the material that comes after the funnel. The mention that I hadn't read the funnel was just a reassurance that I wasn't going to make use of owning the box set. I'm sorry I misunderstood! That should be fine as wel...

I've noticed that the others are using a character generator that does not set their alignment. GnomeBoy, to be fair to you (and any roleplaying decisions you might make), if you want to change your alignment upon reaching level 1, that would be okay.