Guys, it took me 23 minutes to get this page to load (and I counted myself lucky that I could get on EN World at all today). Since it isn't currently feasible to post multiple updates, edits, or post pics/maps to combat posts, I am placing this game on hiatus until such a time as EN World brings its traffic count back down from the stratosphere.
I do not intend to abandon this game; rather, I'll be checking on EN World's accessibility every other day. When the site seems to me able to maintain consistent and quick access, I will re-open play. Please hang tight in the interim. If one of you feels that the site is back up to speed, please drop a line to me at my personal e-mail address. wlburford@hotmail.com.
Posting time is down a good bit this morning. I have a full day of stuff to take care of today, but I'm going to get on EN World at some point today (Saturday) in order to post in the IC. Could be late morning, if not that then late evening. Hang tight.
9 minutes to pull up correct page in our IC in Playing the Game. 25 minutes composing a post. 8 minutes for the post to load in the game thread. 43 minutes to get past multiple time-outs to be able to post here in the OOC.
Total spent on two posts today = 1 hour and 25 minutes. I would not call EN World exactly speedy today, but I am grateful to be able to access our game at all. I was going to remove the "Hiatus" tag from our thread title, but after this evening's experience, I think I'll leave it up until server response time is improved.
Bear with things, please. I'll continue to monitor access to the site and will post as I can for the game. If you all are able (and willing, somewhat of an if), please do go ahead and post in the IC. We're now on Round 1 of Combat 3.
If it doesn't obstruct things, can I have Elyra hold off posting until after the goblins move? I suspect the battlefield will change quite a bit. Other slow-initiative PCs might want to do the same.
You can use the Initiative tracker at the bottom of each DM post to determine where, in the initiative order, you wish to delay - or - if you manage to catch me on the fly, you can let me know when you want to come in.
And is it just me, or is the site amazingly zippy this afternoon? It currently seems to be faster than it has been in about two or three years. Hope that trend continues!
Sorry, my post was unclear. Elyra goes on 11; the Goblins finish on 13. I just wanted to see where the goblins were before writing her post, as there's no sense having her run past any of them or anything like that. Probably that affects Grokk and Sivan as well. Can we get a GM post saying where the goblins are going and what they're doing before we move?
Can we get a GM post saying where the goblins are going and what they're doing before we move?
Yes. I'm waiting for Shayuri to post for Talashia, and then I'll post a run-down of Tal, Taran, Tac, and the goblins. I'll pause mid-init to give the rest of you a chance to consider your actions for the round.
Incidentally, how many of you (if any at all) either have ordered or know for certain you will order the Pathfinder RPG that's coming out on August 13th?
I did something quite naughty yesterday and ordered the hardcover for $32 on amazon. I hate .pdfs--I'm ready to start leafing through actual paper pages when I want to look up data.
If everyone will have the official non-beta RPG, then we can switch over. If not everyone will use the official copy, we'll stay beta. I certainly will NOT ask anyone to spend money on a D&D game. Viva free!
Incidentally, how many of you (if any at all) either have ordered or know for certain you will order the Pathfinder RPG that's coming out on August 13th?
I did something quite naughty yesterday and ordered the hardcover for $32 on amazon. I hate .pdfs--I'm ready to start leafing through actual paper pages when I want to look up data.
If everyone will have the official non-beta RPG, then we can switch over. If not everyone will use the official copy, we'll stay beta. I certainly will NOT ask anyone to spend money on a D&D game. Viva free!
I very much want the official version, but I probably won't have the funds until a few months after it's released.
I similarly ordered my copy from Amazon a few days ago. Maybe it's only in Canada, but amazon lists the shipping date for the book as the beginning of September rather than mid August.
Incidentally, how many of you (if any at all) either have ordered or know for certain you will order the Pathfinder RPG that's coming out on August 13th?
I did something quite naughty yesterday and ordered the hardcover for $32 on amazon. I hate .pdfs--I'm ready to start leafing through actual paper pages when I want to look up data.
If everyone will have the official non-beta RPG, then we can switch over. If not everyone will use the official copy, we'll stay beta. I certainly will NOT ask anyone to spend money on a D&D game. Viva free!
Will wait and try to get a look at the rules by a friend first. But the paladin sounds much better now...
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I ordered Pathfinder for purposes other than this game, so if you guys aren't buying the book, it's absolutely no sweat.
I really do prefer for folks not to have to spend money to play D&D and thus have no problem keeping this game with the free beta ruleset that we're currently using. Only reason I brought up the hardcover was because I figured there was a -small- chance that everyone here was buying the book, in which case it would be silly to continue on with the beta.
It's been a few days and the site is still running very nicely. I took down the "Back in Action" tag in the thread title; hopefully, we're all settled back in now and no more lapses will be forthcoming in the near future.
I just checked in over at the IC and saw that Shayuri has posted for Talashia, so tonight I'll do a combat post -- complete with a mid-round pause so that players can re-assess actions after the goblins take their turn. Say around 9:30 pm.
Round 1 update has been posted. We are now starting Round 2. Talashia is injured. Merlin's Shadow didn't provide a post for Grokk for Round 1, so I had him hustle behind the house to head off Goblin1 (I was loathe to consume a spell from his list, even to heal a friend). If Talashia receives a second injury but Merlin's Shadow hasn't posted for Grokk by the time I need to put up a combat summation, I'll have Grokk heal her.
Shayuri, I saw your post for Tal for Round 2 but since you posted that while we were still dealing with the second half of Round 1 if you want to switch up your character's action for the round, please just go ahead and post a re-declaration or do an edit of your last post.
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