A Call to Arms (OOC) (Recruiting)

[Manzanita]

What is FtA? - oh, it must be From the Ashes, the Ivid the Undying thing? Does it come w/maps of all of Greyhawk? I have the darlene maps from the 80s. But it doesn't have nearly the cities & details that other maps seem to have.

Great website Narrator. You're obviouly putting a lot of work into this campaign. & I'm loving it.

So it seems we don't know how far it is to Critwall. I guess the PCs must buy a map...

 

[DDK]

I'll be busy the next couple of days.

The first map is from The Marklands and is 20 miles. The second is from FtA and is 30 miles per hex.

I still haven't gotten final actions from people so I can't respond. If that's intentional I have no problems with that but if you want things to move forward, tell me what your characters are doing.

Finding an inn is no big deal unless you want to roleplay entering and interacting with NPC's. Your choice. If not, assume you've found a reasonable one and move on. We can do things the fast or slow way, again, your choice. The way you choose is simple. The slow way is how things are going now, by not telling me, in no uncertain terms, in OOC what your character IS doing I'll simply wait until I am told and assume people are RP'ing.

Although I'll keep posting, I'll be gaming for the next two days straight so I won't be around as much.

 

[Narrator]

Inexperience, Confusion & Frelling Up

Ack! I'm completly lost! Ok, I don't mind admitting that at this point, I have no idea what's going on in the game. I asked in the above post for people to make unequivocal statements in OOC as to what they're characters are doing, if anything.

So now I'm a little confused. I said that you can find an inn, no problem, just say you're looking in OOC and stop and hire a room etc. Details people! I need to know, unequivocally, what it is you're characters are actually doing. Saying it in character or hinting at it in OOC isn't enough for me to govern actions by.

Please, for me, I need this as I can't read between the lines. For instance, Karlo, you said IC that Grenier was going to head off and then asked if anyone was coming but in OOC didn't actually say he was going anywhere, just gave me a list and on top of that you mentioned a chair... last I knew, nobody had moved from the alleyway aside from M'faro and Grenier walking a little.

I know this may sound silly, but I'm new to this and so I need you to think of me as being REALLY stupid and so you need to state, in OOC, in absolute and clear terms exactly what your character IS doing, not what he might do or will do or can do, but IS doing.

Also, I frelled up and accidentally posted a game note that was not meant to be seen by you in the message above! Ack! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...

 

[Grenier]

Lol sorry, I've had a bit of sleep deprivation over the last few nights...

That 'against the chair' thing was assuming we had found an inn and were discussing the plan further. Next thing you now I'll be sitting next to Iuz in Doraaka .

So at this point we're in the alley and walking out? Ok, I'll post from there then.

 

[DDK]

Lol, it seems like we're simply in different universes when it comes to this so ultimately I'll just do the best I can at interpreting.

For sanities sake, I'll try and explain the problem one last time in succinct terms.

It's not WHAT, it's WHEN that I'm having the trouble with.

 

[DDK]

To Manzanita

You failed your knowledge Geography roll... oh wait, you've already spoken information that is accurate and you know to be accurate since you've based your knowledge on a map the party doesn't have!

I'm not quite sure I understand your use of a skill in this manner. In future, ask to make the roll BEFORE quoting accurate information that you know but your character may or may not know.

Not that it's a major issue at this point since at the end of the day, what you just said could be found out from the map that the party was looking at in the store...

 

[DDK]

To Grenier

"Sure..."

Grenier gives the man another 5 sheafs.

He takes the maps and puts them in a large pocket on the inside of his cloack, then looks to the man again.

"Would you know of any Merchant's guilds nearby?"


OOC: I'm still only paying 70gp total right?

Umm... you've totally lost me here. You put '20gp worth of gems' on the table which you can't do because each is worth 15 so I simply assumed you put two gems down and mistakingly thought I'd said 10gp gems.

He appraised them and said the two were worth 25 in total and that another 5 would get you the MAP, not mapS, MAP.

But then you asked in OOC if you're only paying 70gp which totally confused me because by giving over another gem, you would've paid a total of 45gp.

Maybe the confusion is over the word 'sheafs'. In Furyondy, a gold piece is called a wheatsheaf. He's charging you 70gp for the four maps, or 30gp for one.

 

[Grenier]

"Very well, I'll take the lot little man..."

Grenier says, he then looks the shop over so that the man can see.

"And these are bought in confidence that you don't spread word of us buying."

Grenier pulls out the bag of 50gp he offered before though none took and takes out 20gp worth of jewels and lays them on the counter.

Yeah um... I was trying to pay 70gp for the lot, 50+20 =70 . So now that you say the gems are worth 15gp a pop, I'll give him 1 gem and 55gp for the four maps (If he gives me about them not being worth 15gp I'll give him straight 70gp coins ). That clear things up?

 

[DDK]

Yeah um... I was trying to pay 70gp for the lot, 50+20 =70 .

Ahh, I've got it now. It was a matter of phrasing. I thought you said you were taking twenty gp of gems out of the 50gp bag of gems... I just didn't put 50 + 20 together. See, sleep deprivation can be fun!

 

[Garik]

Garik is waiting at the Inn/Tavern, in its common room, with whomever decided to hang back. He has ordered himself a mug of boiling water, into which he has dropped strange leaves from his pocket to brew a tea. He scans the room, waiting for others to return.