[d20 Apocalypse] After the Blast OOC

[airwalkrr]

This thread is for OOC conversation related to the d20 Apocalypse After the Blast campaign. Use this thread for the following:
-Posting Out-Of-Character conversations
-Requests to join the campaign
-Questions about the campaign
-Something funny that happened on your way to work today
-etc.

Note: Although mostly intended for players in the campaign, anyone is allowed to post in this thread if you want to discuss the campaign with us, but please do not spam.

[failedreality]

Hey Everybody...

Looking forward to this one...

[Frozen Messiah]

I was just wondering if we may discuss the team role thus far, just to understand how the team will function.

I know my guy will be pack mule/scouting

[Voda Vosa]

Hi there, checking in. Just a head up, I'm having some work issue right now, but I plan to get this don for Friday, so I'll be getting full time with this, just updating my games. I can promise a character for the weekend, but not before. Hope it's ok!
VV

[airwalkrr]

Frozen Messiah, this thread is for out-of-character discussion involving just about anything regarding the campaign so feel free to discuss team roles.

Voda Vosa, no hurry. RL always comes first. I probably won't be able to review the other character sheets until then anyway.

[Willette]

I'm pretty geared towards salvager/crafter/repairman. Gonna do the salvager class i think so i'll be decent for trading as well.

[airwalkrr]

Attached are two maps. One is of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. It shows the area affected by the nuclear blast. The dark red dot in the middle is the crater. Everything there is vaporized. The inner dark red circle is the devastation radius. No one survived within that radius unless they were deep underground, and all the buildings were leveled. The middle bright red circle is the destruction radius. Most people within that radius were killed instantly although some survived through sheer luck or because they were well-protected. All buildings within this radius are damaged beyond use although some stronger buildings are still standing despite the damage. The outer orange circle is the damage radius. That's where you are all located. The damage here is caused mostly by the super-powerful winds and debris created by the blast rather than heat. Most buildings survive relatively intact though some lighter buildings are destroyed. Most people in this radius survive the immediate event although many are killed. The effect of the EMP can be felt even further beyond this, not to mention the main power grids are overloaded for miles around, causing massive black-outs. Don't worry about radiation, at least for now. You are the heroes. You somehow managed to be in the right place at the right time and avoided the worst of it.

The second map shows the immediate area where you are located. It is in a suburb of Chicago called Orland Park. Make sure to note the difference in scale between the two maps. Feel free to look this up on google maps and browse around to see what kind of buildings are nearby. The shopping mall and shopping plaza are key locations. In other words, they might be good places to go looking for stuff. Note this is approximately 10 years from now and an alternate reality so it is not identical. Don't feel like you have to go down to the street level and look around because there are probably going to be changes anyway.

[Frozen Messiah]

airwalkrr, you said there was going to be changes in the map do you mean signifigant (like no gas stations due to new sort of energy that is used to power cars) or minor (instead ofa Denny's there is a Dunkin donuts)?

Also, what sort of major changes in tech have occured that may cause such change?

[airwalkrr]

Earth is on the cusp of PL 6 (top secret tech is already there in some countries which is why I am allowing some advanced classes from d20 Future). Electric cars and EtOH cars are more common, but this shouldn't affect the placement of gas stations for the most part, as oil companies are the first to invest in new energy technologies. Gas stations simply become "energy" stations where you can re-fill with gas, EtOH, or re-charge your battery (a re-charge takes about 10 minutes, but if you are miles from home when your battery is running low, it is time well spent). That's probably the biggest difference. Earth is nearing a break-through in fusion power, but hasn't quite developed the ability to mass-produce it yet.

Like I said, I wouldn't worry about examining it at the street level. If you need to know of a specific building in the area for some reason before the game starts you can, but I will give you a description in character once we begin.

[Dekana]

Oops, wrong thread. =/

[airwalkrr]

Blackrat, you need an SBLOCK tag for your character sheet on the rogue's gallery.

[Blackrat]

'K. I'll do that.

Done... Sorry, I missed that you asked it in the first post...

[airwalkrr]

The IC is up. Please no one post to this yet. But do read the rules. I should have an intro within the next 24 hours or so. Then the game shall begin. Those who need a wee bit more time with their characters needn't feel rushed. They will be able to hop it at a moment's notice.

[Hob Marshmallowfoot]

The in character thread looks good; very thorough. One quick question: do we have to use action points at the beginning of a round to modify a roll, or is that just one option?

[Voda Vosa]

So much rules. I hope I remember them all.

[airwalkrr]

Originally Posted by Hob Marshmallowfoot

The in character thread looks good; very thorough. One quick question: do we have to use action points at the beginning of a round to modify a roll, or is that just one option?

You use an action point at the beginning of a battle. Say you make the following rolls:

14
7
18
1
12

You feel confident that 18 is going to succeed at whatever it is you need it to. That 14 has pretty good odds too. The 1 will automatically fail so you decide to ignore it. And you know the 7 doesn't have much of a chance of succeeding unless it is one of your really strong suits. Meanwhile the 12 is right around the average. With a few points extra you would feel pretty confident. So you decide to bump it by rolling an action point. You roll the action point and add:

12
+3 (action point)

If the battle ends before you need to use the 12, you get to keep the action point as if it were never spent. When you roll a skill check and most other uses of the d20, you decide right then and there whether to add the action point.

Voda Vosa, just do your best. The rules are only there to help the game run more smoothly based on my experience running PBP here and on other forums. Same with the character sheet. It's just easier if everyone uses the same sheet and I don't have to hunt in different places for the same information.

[airwalkrr]

First IC posts are up. If you've got your Rogue's Gallery sheet up, feel free to start posting. Your characters are all in the same vicinity (it's destiny). See the local map above for the map of the area. If you have any questions, ask them here.

[Dekana]

Are edits to the IC posts alright if they don't involve action points? Like just for typos, not to change the nature of the post.

[Hob Marshmallowfoot]

Ok thanks for letting me know air; just curious how it would work for skills, saves, and what have you.

By the way, did anyone do any post-apocalyptic costumes for last night? I made my first attempt at a zombie, and disovered the magic of liquid latex for peeling skin and wounds. I actually had a friend who kept running away from me for the first half of the night out of revulsion...

[airwalkrr]

Originally Posted by Dekana

Are edits to the IC posts alright if they don't involve action points? Like just for typos, not to change the nature of the post.

Yes, that is ok, but please include a reason for the edit in that case. And if you are that concerned about typos (I'm usually not), click Preview and read it before you Submit.