Candlekeep Mysteries (OOC Chat)

[FitzTheRuke]

@VLAD the Destroyer You still with me? Haven't seen Kaliban pipe up in awhile.

While I'm gently pushing you all - shall I move on? I usually expect everyone to give me a quick acknowledgement post (throwing in whatever fluff you like) and then I will move forward. I'm missing a few of those, but I'm happy to move forward anyway if everyone is ready to.

My point is, I'm having trouble knowing if I'm losing my audience, or if you just haven't gotten around to posting yet. Wait or go? I just don't know.

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Yeah I'm around, real life has been getting to me and haven't been up to posting. I'll get something up soon.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Yeah I'm around, real life has been getting to me and haven't been up to posting. I'll get something up soon.

Thanks! I'm never particularly bothered by absent players in PBP (therein lies insanity) but I'm always curious. And sympathetic.

... But I would like to get this game moving, in particular because we're only just getting started with the by-the-book adventure!

 

[Steve Gorak]

@VLAD the Destroyer You still with me? Haven't seen Kaliban pipe up in awhile.

While I'm gently pushing you all - shall I move on? I usually expect everyone to give me a quick acknowledgement post (throwing in whatever fluff you like) and then I will move forward. I'm missing a few of those, but I'm happy to move forward anyway if everyone is ready to.

My point is, I'm having trouble knowing if I'm losing my audience, or if you just haven't gotten around to posting yet. Wait or go? I just don't know.

I'm also still here. Life is a bit crazy, but I check in and have been reading the posts, just haven't been able to sit down and RP Ethian's actions in the village. Pls bare (bear?) with me, still 100% committed to the game!
Cheers,

SG

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I'm also still here. Life is a bit crazy, but I check in and have been reading the posts, just haven't been able to sit down and RP Ethian's actions in the village. Pls bare (bear?) with me, still 100% committed to the game!
Cheers,

SG

Glad to hear it. I think you were one post ahead of Vlad, which is why I didn't bother you yet, but I have to admit, I was wondering where you were. I have a feeling that @DEFCON 1 is in the same boat, am I right? I'm happy to be patient, but I don't want anyone to lose interest because of slow pacing. It's a juggling act!

 

[KahlessNestor]

Pls bare (bear?) with me.

Sorry. I won't bare with you, because that usually involves someone calling the police. But I will bear with you. Unless there is a bear bearing down. Then I'm going to run.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Yep, I'm here. And personally, I don't mind if you move ahead after a couple days even if I haven't responded. Sometimes there just isn't much to say. In this case since we already had characters go to speak to the two NPCs to get info, it didn't seem necessary to just pop in to say "Hawthorne goes too!". I personally would much rather have you post as often as you want for DM drop info and then I'll come in around whatever needs to be responded to.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Yep, I'm here. And personally, I don't mind if you move ahead after a couple days even if I haven't responded. Sometimes there just isn't much to say. In this case since we already had characters go to speak to the two NPCs to get info, it didn't seem necessary to just pop in to say "Hawthorne goes too!". I personally would much rather have you post as often as you want for DM drop info and then I'll come in around whatever needs to be responded to.

I'll take that into account. It's what I thought was going on with that (besides Hawthorne is also working on outfitting an expedition) but it's always hard to be 100% sure without a post.

If you don't want to do a big post and you want to acknowledge what I've posted (in a way that will cause me to proceed) feel free to post a single line of dialogue (such as "Excellent," Hawthorne smiled, "Let us depart as soon as we are ready!" (or something like that).

It will let me know that we're ready to move along. (This of course goes for everyone). Usually when I post, all I'm looking for is for consent to move on - though I appreciate any extra you want to give me.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

@KahlessNestor Bringing the locket across is a genius idea! On the other hand, can Archemedes seriously carry a rope? Isn't he only little? (I see that 5e hemp rope weighs 10 lbs for 50 feet, which is a lot less than it used to IIRC, and only makes it about 1/2 inch rope. At any rate, if Argenti is over there, someone can easily throw her the rope.)

 

[Leatherhead]

@KahlessNestor Bringing the locket across is a genius idea! On the other hand, can Archemedes seriously carry a rope? Isn't he only little? (I see that 5e hemp rope weighs 10 lbs for 50 feet, which is a lot less than it used to IIRC, and only makes it about 1/2 inch rope. At any rate, if Argenti is over there, someone can easily throw her the rope.)

Archemedes can carry up to 7.5 lbs unencumbered, or up to 15 lbs heavily encumbered. If we are using encumbrance that is. If we aren't, he can carry a whopping 22.5 lbs. Which is even more amazing when you consider the Burrowing Owl doesn't even weigh a full pound itself! I chalk that up to him actually being a magical fey spirit.