That's right, guys; I'm a-lookin' to DM a tabletop game with a world of my creation. :3 Some of you may have seen an information post in the Dodeca System subforum, but as I've gathered only a bit of interest and no return bites when I made an official call for interest, I followed Darkmoon's suggestion and decided to post here, too.
Plus, yeah, this place has died down a bit too much anyway. >.>
So then, the information.
The setting: A modern fantasy/tiny bit solarpunk Earth AU. It's basically Earth, but if magic and several other kinds of sapient races existed alongside humans (I've made a list of seven of the most common playable races here (https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhlv84r8aifm9vf/Etherium%20RPG%20Race%20Notes.pdf?dl=0), along with their specific notes and a few pictures. I'll probably add more pictures and switch up whatever information needs switching up later). Many of the locations are the same, many aren't, many others are gone altogether, and there's a whole 'nother small continent floating in the Pacific; 'cause if I'm changing the dynamics of Earth, it's ALL gonna have a domino effect. x3 But the main setting is the large, integrated city of Etherium, resting at roundabout the center of what we call the U.S.
I even made sure that the world can be played with all of the essentials of playing with the book intact; the races were modified from existing ones, everything that can be bought is still there, etc., with a few items that'll be added for a modern AU world that make sense (for example, along with the Riding skill for animals, you might have Driving, cars and planes and stuff x3). The level of technology is similar to ours in ways (yep, even the magic creature kids are preoccupied with smartphones), more advanced in other ways (like the very existence of the sentient Automatons), while still holding a medieval charm in some other ways (guns, for example, are limited to very few kinds of people, like the police in Etherium; because magic combat can tend to be more effective, after all. People thus still hunt with bows and spar with swords, etc)...think of a DMFA-type world and you won't be far off the mark. There's still probably some world-building to perfect, but I'm writing little stories with this world too, and that along with playing games will help it open up more to me in my head, I believe.
Much like D&D tends to have, I'm thinking of adding some optional races that can be played, for the furries here who don't want to play humanoids or dragonoids or androids. x3 There's cat-folk, gryphons, gnolls, and halflings ('cause halflings need more love x3), to name a few off my head; again though, there'll be a bit of discretion on that part, as those races are not at all common. But really, I just also want to keep the flexibility of character-building open to people as it is in the rules. The classes haven't changed, or the attributes and skills, the magic system, etc...that's all intact. All that's really changed is the dynamic of some of the races (and I wouldn't mind having feedback on whether they're all fairly balanced...some were easier than others to do, and I don't want to make just one uber-race that everyone'll pick or one terrible race that nobody will...again, this'll be my first game, I'm happy to have opinions tossed my way x3).
I even have a small first adventure planned out, a little one-shot, so that I can test out my readiness to be a DM and the dynamics of a group of characters, so that I may plan a larger story around them later if I so choose. x3 All that's needed is a where and a when (perhaps even a how) to play...heck, I'll settle for waiting until Anthrocon again if we can't get an online game going XD. Given how silly people can get, I know I'll be tested well on my GMing, so I hope the testing is within reason. XD I'll also fill out and scan some character sheets for interested parties to have a go at filling out.
I've found a tentative dice-room site, Rolz (https://rolz.org/join), which ought to be easy to use, so all that we'd need is the sheets to play with. :3 I want between 4 and 6 players (I'd like it if you happened to be familiar with the Dodeca System; I'll be using Character Sheet version 1.0 since I don't have the new books yet xP), and we need to agree on a time to get together to character-create and start this one-shot.
So yeah, I think that's about the size of it...so, any prospective puppets players out there? >:3
EDIT: As of today, the game has turned from tabletop to forum, no character sheets needed, just basic info!
I'm interested in playing, but I have literally never RP'd before so I'd need some help probably :)
Quote from: Merlin on June 08, 2017, 05:35:08 AM
I'm interested in playing, but I have literally never RP'd before so I'd need some help probably :)
Heh, that's quite alright :) Dodeca system's fairly easy to learn (quite a bit more so than D&D), in fact if I recall playing at AC, we only needed to be sure how to fill the sheets out and what the different terms and stats meant, no reading of the book required, only took maybe 5-10 minutes. x3 A 12-sided die is the only other real requirement, and we learned how to roll for stats as we played. If I can get a few players who've used it before, that's all the more help for beginners...especially since it might take longer to walk newbies through an
online version. >.>
I think I'll bring my books to AC to get you acquainted with it, if I can't put together a game here by the end of the month. x3
Or, as the system is Darkmoon's creation and I've only built a castle in the sandbox, asking him too might be good. x3
I do have a copy of 'There's a game in this book', but I'd still need a lot of hand-holding as I don't do this kind of game very much at all. It looks interesting, though.
If i might suggest, there's a quick character packet on the Dodeca System Games website. it'll help those that have played the game at all work their way through character creation again. Of course, it's written for the 1.5 edition (which is how I can then say "hey, while you're at it, check out 1.5"), but you might be able to quickly rig up a 1.0 version based on the notes.
http://www.dodecasystem.com/?page=theres_a_game_15
I'm interested but have never tried the system but have tried some other ones and learns fast.
Quote from: Qwex1 on June 10, 2017, 04:19:17 PM
I'm interested but have never tried the system but have tried some other ones and learns fast.
That's just fine. =) I suppose the first session will have to be about character-making, since online tabletop games are harder to put together, worse if nobody wants/has Skype for voice chat; and thanks to Darkmoon for the quick character-building info, I think I can grab my own book and guide peeps through it. x3
Alright, so we have Merlin, Qwex, and I'll count Sprocket since she showed interest in the previous thread, that is unless she has objections. x3 Anybody else?
Quote from: Tapewolf on June 09, 2017, 01:34:22 PM
I do have a copy of 'There's a game in this book', but I'd still need a lot of hand-holding as I don't do this kind of game very much at all. It looks interesting, though.
Heh, come to think of it, last time we had a game I can't remember if you played or spectated. xP I wasn't sure whether to count you in on this one or not.
He played the first day, but had to bail to go be a fursuiter with the other fursuiters at some fursuiter thing.
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on June 12, 2017, 03:10:49 PM
Heh, come to think of it, last time we had a game I can't remember if you played or spectated. xP I wasn't sure whether to count you in on this one or not.
Darkmoon may have it backwards. I think I joined partway through. I certainly remember being in the game at the end of the campaign, but I think I spectated at the start.
I just know there were fursuiters getting in the way of my game. Because when you go to a furry con the most important thing to do is ignore the furries and play an awesome RPG. ;)
Will this still happen?
Quote from: Qwex1 on June 26, 2017, 06:58:50 AM
Will this still happen?
Nice timing, I was about to make an announcement. xP
Alright, so, I still haven't gotten any more than two people interested in playing yet...I'd messaged Sprocket about playing, haven't heard from her, either. x3 I wanted four at least to start a game.
I'm headed to Anthrocon in a couple days, so this topic will stay up for anyone interested; and when I get back, I'll make do with however many there are still here, and set up a day to do things online. I don't mind having to make an NPC character or two to play as well.
So, that said, I'm sorry about my inactivity, mostly it's due to things not working out as well as I'd planned...such is life. XD But this game WILL go on, just after the con.
Sorry about MY inactivity! T_T geh! I'm in, promise! I just have to like, actually come on the forum >.> :B
I likely won't play, but I will be reading it. I'm curious how this turns out.
Alrighty then peeps, I'm back, and hopefully everyone's still interested. =) We have Sprocket, Merlin, and Qwex, I think I'll make you guys a party. x3
So, like I said, we'll be using this character sheet: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q7ep5vq19amdgoq/game_character_sheet_10_print.pdf?dl=0 I think the PDF might be edit-able (although for some reason I can't edit any PDFs that are...), but if it isn't, just go ahead and print it out. This is the first edition one, it's easy to fill out once we go over instructions. =) There are two pages, remember.
Now for a time to meet. I'm good for any morning of the week up until 2 PM EST (my off-days from work are Sunday and Monday, so afternoons then are good), any late nights on Friday or Saturday after 12:30 AM (at the latest, but my work times can be stupid sometimes), or REALLY late nights anytime of the week after 2 AM until 4 AM. Yes, I tend to be a night owl. XD
Once we agree on times, I'll give out the Rolz room password to everybody. =) Spectators are welcome too (It'll be good to have you reading, Darkmoon!), just remember to be nice and not influence the players too much. They're the ones playing, they have to figure things out; but since two of us are newbies, help filling out the sheet is appreciated. x3 That's the first thing we'll do when we meet, and since this is Etherium, remember that the link to the race info is up in the first post and links to the quick character creation sheets should still be up in Darkmoon's post.
With that, everyone still here? =)
Another note, I'm on Skype, but I'm also about to sign up on Discord, so those are two places I can be reached if needed, although I always check the forum when I pull up the internet (it's my homepage XD), so it's also quick to send PMs. :3
2 PM EST (19:00 UTC) would be preferred on my part but the others you suggested also work fine.
I'm not available weekdays from 8am-6pm... soooooooooooooooooo there's that.
I am available on the weekends (just not every-other Friday night since we have an in-house game at that time), and a start time of 12am would be way too late for my piddly old person sleep needs. :B
So, long story short, Sundays would work best for me.
I'm on Skype and Discord, though, I barely know how to use Discord. XD
Might be very, very hard to work around my ridiculous timezone...
I am eternal.
I could possibly pull off a late Saturday night?????
Quote from: Qwex1 on July 05, 2017, 05:07:07 PM
2 PM EST (19:00 UTC) would be preferred on my part but the others you suggested also work fine.
Sounds alright. =) Is that any particular day of the week, or any day of the week? If it's the latter...
Quote from: Sprocketsdance on July 05, 2017, 06:56:35 PM
I'm not available weekdays from 8am-6pm... soooooooooooooooooo there's that.
I am available on the weekends (just not every-other Friday night since we have an in-house game at that time), and a start time of 12am would be way too late for my piddly old person sleep needs. :B
So, long story short, Sundays would work best for me.
I'm on Skype and Discord, though, I barely know how to use Discord. XD
Sundays sound like they'd be pretty good it seems, then! Mornings or afternoons, EST, work best for me. Saturday late nights are a possibility too, if...
Quote from: Merlin on July 05, 2017, 08:34:36 PM
Might be very, very hard to work around my ridiculous timezone...
Yeah, I figure... ^^; Hopefully we can work around something, I know you're quite the busy bee already...
I'm currently on summer holiday so I'm pretty free exept when we are on trips.
Alrighty then, if I have no more comments, looks like we have a tentative time to meet. =) This Sunday at noon, EST (factoring in everyone's timezones)? I know Sunday is good, but the time can be tweaked.
Okay, if my players have their sheets to fill and are able to meet in about a half-hour (12 PM EST, I'll be waiting until 2), please do so here (https://rolz.org/join), and in the spaces type in your nickname, and the room name is Etherium. As of yet there's no room password, so no need to worry about that.
I think we'll just spend this session coming up with our characters, as the starter dungeon I'm putting you guys through will have some race-specific elements, plus I'd like to get copies of your completed sheets somehow if at all possible; even just a snapshot of it if you don't have a scanner. x3 It'll be nice to get used to how Rolz works too, and see if it's a good place to play.
And if there's any objections, please tell me. I wanna work with peeps...and only against you when we play. >:3
Also, Darkmoon, the quick character creation sheet on your site isn't working, it's just sending me to a 404. :/
I'm very sorry for missing this >_< we've been busy since Thursday (for a convention) so I haven't checked in since then :B of course, missing all of the important messages.
I'll let Darkmoon know about the 404!
Fixed
Quote from: Sprocketsdance on July 09, 2017, 07:44:02 PM
I'm very sorry for missing this >_< we've been busy since Thursday (for a convention) so I haven't checked in since then :B of course, missing all of the important messages.
I'll let Darkmoon know about the 404!
No worries! ^.^ I figured you might be busy; I already went through Qwex's character sheet one-on-one, and now that I have the quick-character creation packet again, all he has to do is figure out which equipment he wants. x3 Shall we all try to meet next Sunday so we can build yours alongside? Hopefully I can find a time for Merlin to do hers, too...
Quote from: Darkmoon on July 09, 2017, 07:46:26 PM
Fixed
You sir are awesome. XD Thanks much!
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on July 10, 2017, 02:08:00 AM
No worries! ^.^ I figured you might be busy; I already went through Qwex's character sheet one-on-one, and now that I have the quick-character creation packet again, all he has to do is figure out which equipment he wants. x3 Shall we all try to meet next Sunday so we can build yours alongside? Hopefully I can find a time for Merlin to do hers, too...
I think you'll have to skip me. All the good hours on Sunday are Monday my time - for instance, 12PM EST on a Sunday is 2AM Monday AEST. Sunday nights my time are also my busiest comic drawing times. Sorry about that!
So, you're not accepting any more new players as of this moment?
Also, who is Dodeca published by, exactly?
Quote from: Merlin on July 10, 2017, 04:41:17 AM
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on July 10, 2017, 02:08:00 AM
No worries! ^.^ I figured you might be busy; I already went through Qwex's character sheet one-on-one, and now that I have the quick-character creation packet again, all he has to do is figure out which equipment he wants. x3 Shall we all try to meet next Sunday so we can build yours alongside? Hopefully I can find a time for Merlin to do hers, too...
I think you'll have to skip me. All the good hours on Sunday are Monday my time - for instance, 12PM EST on a Sunday is 2AM Monday AEST. Sunday nights my time are also my busiest comic drawing times. Sorry about that!
Aw :< That's alright, no worries! Maybe we'll get to play at some point! =)
Quote from: Techcubi on July 10, 2017, 09:44:21 AM
So, you're not accepting any more new players as of this moment?
Also, who is Dodeca published by, exactly?
Actually, your post is quite timely, a new player slot just opened up. x3 Again, I would've liked four players at least, but it seems Da Universe just wants me to have three. If you want to play, I can get you a link to a fillable PDF of the character sheet I'm using, and if possible time-wise you can meet us on Sunday, Noon EST (or 1, since it's Daylight Savings Time and that's when Qwex showed up when the world clock said it was 12. x3)
Also, IIRC, Dodeca was both made and published by Darkmoon, according to his site the company is Cobalt Pulsar.
Alright, yeah, I'll take a fillable PDF sheet, please.
Also, do I actually need any of the Dodeca books to play, or-?
Quote from: Techcubi on July 10, 2017, 04:07:07 PM
Alright, yeah, I'll take a fillable PDF sheet, please.
Also, do I actually need any of the Dodeca books to play, or-?
Here ya go: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q7ep5vq19amdgoq/game_character_sheet_10_print.pdf?dl=0 It should be fillable, Qwex was able to do it at least.
And...well, no and yes...it's pretty easy to get the hang of, and not altogether hard to just go through filling the sheet out step-by-step; we'll do that when we next meet. But it's worth looking into if you wanna get into the dynamics of the system. :3 And probably quite a bit more helpful to me if players have the book handy to look up things. x3 But, like I said, you don't NEED it immediately. I just built my world based on the system.
Alright. So, would it be a good idea for me to get some version of 'There's a Game in This Book'? And, if so, which one?
1.5 is what's available currently. We still offer tech support on 1.0 but it's not officially on sale anymore.
http://www.dodecasystem.com/?page=theres_a_game_15
I in fact have just ordered a couple of the appropriate books. :D The older character sheet is enough for me to use until I get much more acquainted with 1.5.
Quote from: Darkmoon on July 10, 2017, 08:06:54 PM
1.5 is what's available currently. We still offer tech support on 1.0 but it's not officially on sale anymore.
http://www.dodecasystem.com/?page=theres_a_game_15
Well, I did find that before, but...
Guess I might have not been that perceptive regarding the scroll down stuff when I was looking at the site before, or just wasn't focusing enough. XD
So, is the digital version in a PDF format, or-?
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on July 10, 2017, 09:20:08 PM
I in fact have just ordered a couple of the appropriate books. :D The older character sheet is enough for me to use until I get much more acquainted with 1.5.
I have, in fact, just emailed your PDFs to you. ;) Let me know if they don't show up for some reason.
Quote from: Techcubi on July 10, 2017, 11:13:22 PM
So, is the digital version in a PDF format, or-?
Yepper. PDF. Easiest that way. ;)
...Okay, actually, there might be a problem.
@Darkmoon I don't suppose you guys are going to accept Paypal in the very, very near future, are you?
Edit: Actually, nevermind, issue seems to have been resolved, and, I should be able to buy it soon.
We do have a PayPal account yes. We just don't have it tied in to our online store.
Noon on Sunday is good for me! Sorry that Merlin won't be able to play :c I mean, I could really try for a late Saturday night game if'n other people want to...
I'll be away this weekend so I can't participate then.
Quote from: Sprocketsdance on July 12, 2017, 11:07:20 PM
Noon on Sunday is good for me! Sorry that Merlin won't be able to play :c I mean, I could really try for a late Saturday night game if'n other people want to...
I'd like to not be awake in the middle of the night so unless you mean like 2 am EDT (wich is your timezone Aisha) I would be against. I don't know your timezone Sprocketsdance but for those I do know I think about 8 am EDT would work best.
https://time.is/compare/0000_15_July_2017_in_EDT/Sweden/Australia
Quote from: Qwex1 on July 14, 2017, 04:58:13 PM
I'll be away this weekend so I can't participate then.
Quote from: Sprocketsdance on July 12, 2017, 11:07:20 PM
Noon on Sunday is good for me! Sorry that Merlin won't be able to play :c I mean, I could really try for a late Saturday night game if'n other people want to...
I'd like to not be awake in the middle of the night so unless you mean like 2 am EDT (wich is your timezone Aisha) I would be against. I don't know your timezone Sprocketsdance but for those I do know I think about 8 am EDT would work best.
https://time.is/compare/0000_15_July_2017_in_EDT/Sweden/Australia
Not a problem, Qwex =) We've pretty much done the meat of your character sheet already, so we can hammer out any nails come the beginning of the adventure. Heck, this gives you time to think of a backstory for your creation too. :3
Alright, so, got the PDFs for both the 1.5 game and sheet.
I could try just using paint to do sheet pages.
Aight. Treat me like I'm super simple here (because I'm kinda super simple :U) How is this all going down? I see the Rolz site, but what room do we use? (and I'm sorry if I missed it mentioned in the thread earlier) and does it have a voice chat feature? Are we using voice chat? And we're still starting tomorrow at noon EST?
I just don't want to miss things agian XD
Quote from: Sprocketsdance on July 15, 2017, 09:08:29 PM
Aight. Treat me like I'm super simple here (because I'm kinda super simple :U) How is this all going down? I see the Rolz site, but what room do we use? (and I'm sorry if I missed it mentioned in the thread earlier) and does it have a voice chat feature? Are we using voice chat? And we're still starting tomorrow at noon EST?
I just don't want to miss things agian XD
Heh, alright, I'll give the run-down. :3 On the Rolz page, just go to where it says put down your nickname and the room name (which is Etherium, there's no password or anything, it'll take you right there). It doesn't have voice chat, just text...I asked (or implied asking) back when I first introduced the concept whether or not people would like to voice-chat over Skype or, now, Discord...but since I never got an answer to that extent, I figured that people just want me to do all the deciding, so I chose Rolz. x3
But now, if you guys
want to voice chat, and have the means, then we can go on Discord and just use Rolz to roll the virtual D12 (and generate names and whatever else it can be used for x3). I don't mind either way. Voice chatting would make it feel like a real-time game, but on the other hand I might have a bit of stage fright, as it's my first time DMing. XD It's equal-equal for me.
Please, lovely players, don't be shy to input your thoughts; I want this to be a fun game for everyone and have everyone participate and agree. =)
But now, as for the time...yes, noon on Sundays EST is the current plan for gaming times. But, I have a bit of bad news; we can't do it THIS Sunday, AKA technically today at the time of this post, because I'm suddenly having my time all day devoted to helping run some important errands, plus it's my brother's birthday. x3 I thought I'd have lunchtime to myself, but, no such luck.
I'm terribly sorry. :< If there's any time during the week we can get together for character-sheeting, if you want, I'm all for it...otherwise, that's been moved to next Sunday, same time.
Thanks for the run-down! I'm totally good with using Discord for voice stuff. Delaying the game by a week actually works out really well for me (still recuperating from last weekend). Want me to just send you a PDF of my character sheet once I'm done, then you can just tell me if it's good or not? I don't feel like we really need to meet 1:1 for it - just figure emailing it could suffice (but let me know if I'm off base!)
Let's just go with text-based stuff.
Quote from: Sprocketsdance on July 16, 2017, 07:34:15 AM
Thanks for the run-down! I'm totally good with using Discord for voice stuff. Delaying the game by a week actually works out really well for me (still recuperating from last weekend). Want me to just send you a PDF of my character sheet once I'm done, then you can just tell me if it's good or not? I don't feel like we really need to meet 1:1 for it - just figure emailing it could suffice (but let me know if I'm off base!)
Nah, you're perfectly on base :3 And thanks for understanding; sure, you can go ahead and send it! My email's in my profile, or if you have Dropbox, you can just send the link.
Quote from: Techcubi on July 16, 2017, 09:06:11 AM
Let's just go with text-based stuff.
Alright then. :3
Alright, so, I'll be out at about the scheduled time, so, how about we do a character making session the Sunday after?
Quote from: Techcubi on July 22, 2017, 10:09:35 PM
Alright, so, I'll be out at about the scheduled time, so, how about we do a character making session the Sunday after?
The Sunday after...you mean next Sunday? x3 I was just about to remind everyone to meet in roughly 11-and-a-half hours from the time of this post...I feel kinda like this has been delayed enough. We can do your character sheet the next Sunday, if that's what you prefer, but I'd like everyone else to meet me in the Rollz room tomorrow to make sure we know where we are and that all the players are up to speed...and if you CAN come tomorrow, filling out the sheet can go quickly enough, and maybe we can start the adventure. :3
As for Sprocket, I got your character sheet, everything looks pretty good! ^.^ And you don't have to hammer out a backstory right away; this first little foray can just be fun and a good way for you guys to get inspiration. :3
Woo! Sounds good! See you then. :boogie
Alright, time for the weekly roll call :3 I think Qwex might still be out of town; Techcubi, are you down to have a character-making session, same time as has been dictated?
I'll be there for the character making session, yeah.
What's the room again, though?
Quote from: Techcubi on July 30, 2017, 02:59:00 AM
I'll be there for the character making session, yeah.
What's the room again, though?
The room name is Etherium, here (https://rolz.org/join) on Rolz. :3 Just enter the nickname you want to use and the room name, you'll be right there.
Just checking in... are we all set for tomorrow? :boogie
Heh, I'm not sure to be honest; haven't heard back from Qwex yet...Techcubi, do you want to join us in the Rolz room tomorrow, and we can iron out the details of your sheet together finally? x3
Honestly, I'm starting to think that this might be better off as a forum game, as DMoon suggested in Rolz; character sheets will still be relevant once we're in combat and to keep track of points and such, but I'm sure everything else, like navigating the rooms and solving puzzles and RPing, can be done by post. And that way, peeps can find a good time to make their turn. :3
Also, whether or not we'll get anything done tomorrow, there won't be one next Sunday I'm afraid, as I'll probably be on the road back from a vacation by noon. x3 Thought I'd let you guys know. :)
Quote from: Aisha deCabre on August 06, 2017, 12:26:02 AM
Heh, I'm not sure to be honest; haven't heard back from Qwex yet...Techcubi, do you want to join us in the Rolz room tomorrow, and we can iron out the details of your sheet together finally? x3
Honestly, I'm starting to think that this might be better off as a forum game, as DMoon suggested in Rolz; character sheets will still be relevant once we're in combat and to keep track of points and such, but I'm sure everything else, like navigating the rooms and solving puzzles and RPing, can be done by post. And that way, peeps can find a good time to make their turn. :3
Also, whether or not we'll get anything done tomorrow, there won't be one next Sunday I'm afraid, as I'll probably be on the road back from a vacation by noon. x3 Thought I'd let you guys know. :)
Alright, expect me in the room tomorrow.
I may be slightly late - we have to go grocery shopping (there's nothing left in the house to eat.. poor planning) -_-
So stoked to see a new game for the first time in ever! I'm on vacation now and likely won't have time to play any tabletop games for a while, unfortunately. Too much on my plate at the moment. But I WILL keep tabs on this though. Grats, Aisha!
Guys, I'm SO sorry I was late for this one. >.< I had set my alarm to get up about a half-hour before noon my time, but we seemed to have a power outage in the morning, and everything was off. I slept until 2...I feel I may have woken up a couple of times and just gone back under again, simply not remembering what day it was. I got up immediately once I realized what time it was, and the room was empty.
This one's my bad, I feel terrible.
Techcubi, I think we'll just start doing your sheet over PMs, and then I'll start up a forum game, unless anyone has any complaints/doesn't mind starting the game proper the Sunday after next.
And thanks, Angel! Nice to see you around again. =) If we do go ahead on Rolz, you can be a part of the peanut gallery if you want. x3
But again, I'm sorry guys. :< Some fun the universe wants me to have...
Lets just have it be a forum game.
Quote from: Techcubi on August 06, 2017, 07:14:41 PM
Lets just have it be a forum game.
Alrighty then, the consensus has spoken. x3
I'm going on vacation from Thursday until Sunday; I've been running around like a headless chicken and haven't been finding the motivation or time to prepare this much...so when I come back, this thread will be the OOC/General Interest Thread, and I shall make the IC thread. Anyone else who's wanted to play before but couldn't because of time constraints, now can if they so choose. x3
Still though, this will start off as a short adventure, and maybe even a start to a bigger story if it goes well.
The show WILL GO ON. x3
Sounds good! And just as a heads up my time will likely be taken up from August 16th-21st, but I will try my best to stop in and post. :) (Convention and family coming over - it'll be a thing! Oy!)
Alrighty then, I'm back and about ready! Just one more thing to do before we start this thing: Techcubi's character sheet, which, I'm very sorry to keep putting off helping to fill it...I thought I'd have a hand, but of course things kept coming up...but now this actually works better XD so all you need to do is post some very simplified general info about your character:
Name
Race
Class (This is still gonna be taken from the book and RPG system; go ahead and include your class power, it'll probably come in handy RP-wise)
Appearance
Inventory and Weapons (Go ahead and purchase these from the book you have, and remember you have a set amount of money to do so)
Backstory/history (Which, if you haven't figured it out, is fine; the first test adventure can be used for inspiration)
Spells (If any, and list your elements)
Qwex and Sprocket, you two don't have to fill that out; I have your completed character sheets, so that works well. Qwex, please do list whatever items/weapons you want to have in inventory, as we still haven't done that yet, and we'll see if it's doable.
As in forum games, in combat against NPCs, remember to only attempt every action you do; I'll be the one to decide if it succeeds. Same rule applies to if you get in combat with each other (hopefully this won't happen, but conflicts can arise, and it's all part of the fun in RPing), except it'll be you deciding the success of hits, so instead of rolling, just dictate your moves, and no god-modding or twinking, and if conflicts arise between players IRL, don't take it out on each other in the game; talk it out in PMs or here in the OOC thread (where, by the way, OOC chatter stays). Of course, I shouldn't have to explain the rules to you good players, but it's good form for me to mention it anyway to dissuade confusion. :3
And I'm keeping it an open RP for now; peeps who want to join (or re-join), here's your chance! Any questions, just post here or PM me, and we'll try and make this a fun game.
Everybody still here? Anyone who's absent from posting in the RP for...I'll give them two weeks, without a post in the OOC as to why they'll be absent, will be considered AWOL; and in-game, lost or dead.
I'm still in. Haven't done my equipment yet but will do soon.
OY! Oy yes, I'm still in. Sorry - convention BS is finally over and done with sooooooooooo I'll have a lot more time to be around. XD
Awesome then =) I'm gonna see if I can't finally post up the IC thread one week from now. I'm giving everybody who needs to get whatever's missing together in that time.
Also, since I still have her character sheet and there's room for a PC of my own, I thought I'd revive and tweak Sarada from my first time playing a Dodeca System game and fit her into this little adventure. x3 This may also serve as an example template for the info chart:
Name: Sarada Mezchen
Race: Werewolf
Class: Rogue, Class Powers Dodge, Sneak, and Guile
Appearance: A young and average-height (5'6'') woman, rather lanky and thin (one would almost mistake her for underfed) but swift-looking, with silvery hair and green eyes; she wears very casual clothes: a slightly-frayed t-shirt and ripped jeans. In her wolf form, she has darker silver fur with a thin white line going from beneath her chin and down her underside.
Inventory and Weapons: Going on an adventure she will wear padded leather armor with an official EPD badge on the front. When not on duty she wears a quiver of arrows and wields a bow, and has a dagger in a hidden sheath on her belt for close encounters.
Backstory/History/Disadvantages: Sarada was born and raised to human parents in a small community fairly south of Etherium; living in a woodland town, she was raised to the way of the bow and became a fair markswoman throughout her youth. One evening when she was a teenager she was kidnapped for reasons unknown even to her...her captors hadn't gone far into the woods however when they stumbled upon a large wolf that proceeded to attack them...though she was saved, she was bitten in the confusion and fell unconscious under the full moon's rising, waking up the next day only to discover the bloodied remains of her captors; it was confirmed that she'd ended the fight. Her involvement was kept secret from the town and luckily, the local wolves in apology of the accident offered to teach the unfortunate werewolf victim their ways, even to the begrudging acceptance of her family. While she can use her feral wolf form quite well, she's always been afraid to face her lycanthrope form during the full moons and just tries to stay as far away from civilization as possible, thus she's not very good at controlling it. Because of the trauma of the kidnapping and the lycanthropy, Sarada rarely ever sleeps at night for fear that something would happen that she can't handle.
As an adult, she decided to work to live with these fears by moving to the accepting and welcoming city of Etherium and becoming one of their many werewolf officers, where today she's an officer-in-training; she's not yet allowed to wield a gun, but her bow works as a good substitute. She's very serious and sometimes confrontational, but focused when she needs to be and constantly has to remind herself that she doesn't always have to be in control. What few friends she has, she's loyal to them to a fault.
Spells: No magic
We don't need to be as thorough with an inventory as we would in a tabletop game, but make sure you DO keep track of what you get and lose, as well. Never know what could turn into a McGuffin. x3
Alrighty peeps, I've been patient enough...I'm sure my players have been, too. x3
Techcubi seems to have disappeared, I haven't received a reply either here or to my PM, so for now he's not gonna be starting with the group. I can find a way to fit him in somewhere if he does want to return. And Qwex, don't worry about your equipment list; there may be an opportunity to buy some in-game if you please later. =) You'll just need the clothes on your back.
So with a total of two players (and a GM-controlled one), let the game begin. =)
Hmm.. how are dice rolls going to be handled in this format? honor system? I just roll and tell you if I make it? (btw, level 1 light spell I made with a roll of 11 >.>).
Dice rolls honestly don't work in this format, unless the forum has a randomizer code that we don't know about. x3 I was gonna forego them entirely, to be honest; forum roleplay just keeps the best part of roleplay and cooperative storytelling without the nitty-gritty roll-for-everything. So if you have a power, you can use it. :3
Combat's trickier for that, though...you have to attempt all your attacks and hope that the other player lets them land, and it becomes an interesting mind game (that is if neither player is a god-modder). x3 Luckily you'll only be fighting NPCs, so maybe we can work out a system where you attack, I roll...we'll see. At this rate it'll be a while before we get to the combat. XD
Aha! Makes sense - thanks! (I'll edit my post a bit then :3 )
Well, and you could always schedule a time to handle combat situations (or the like) in the Rollz rooms like you were talking, and then come back here (with a bit of a recap via the GOD, Aisha) saying what happened for anyone just reading along. Bit of the best of both worlds there. ;)
I could, but it's hard to schedule anyone to come in at the same time on Rolz, as is the reason this is now a forum game...though perhaps since Rolz saves conversations, everyone can just come in there and roll on their own time. XD There's a thought. We can do that.
Also, sorry I'm being lax on posting, but I like for both players to get in one post between mine. Qwex, where be you? :B