[AU] Butterfly Cage - Full, but calling everyone!

[ES2]

We are on reply 43 and we still haven't met as a full group. But it looks like we soon will be.

This is the best use of a Tavern introduction in any game I have been in, much better start than saying, "Ummm, oh, you all know each other and you start in an inn and you hear somebody banging on a pot yelling for brave souls to give their lives for a unwarranted cause."

But, then again, I have seen more real roleplaying on the boards than I do in face to face games, where many people just assume that you always know the other and people just don't like to roleplay introductions very much.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

It's not a Tavern, it's an Inn! (It's not a cookie, it's fruited cake! Heh, Fig Newtons.)

I'm glad you like the introduction, I tried to make it interesting. I wanted people to be able to do their own thing and get there in their own way. It seems less like railroading.

And yeah, I always see more roleplaying on the boards, mostly because I think you get a chance to consider your responses and wording. You can describe actions that you might otherwise feel uncomfortable doing so face-to-face (for example, WizWrm's description of Sanje's fighting style, how often would you hear that in a game?). It also allows for richer descriptions in general. Yeah, it also takes two weeks to get the party together, but that's the trade-off.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Also, I know we're all AU fans here, and I'm guessing most of us read DiamondThrone.com. I submitted something to DT.com and it's going to be up within the next couple of weeks (if all goes well). As it's essentially the adventure I'm running for you guys, I'd ask that you not read it. It's called Butterfly Cage, so it should be easy to spot.

 

[ES2]

Okay, as a special consideration to your feelings, we shall not, and I do mean NOT, read that document at diamondthrone.com.

If any of us players reads that document, then the AM has full right to take away all our money from our characters, spank our bottoms for being so bad, and tell our moms that we didn't do as we were asked to do.



Is this okay with you AM?

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Perfectly fine ES2. Though I prefer the three-holed paddle to a spanking.

 

[ES2]

Ouch! Those hurt.

I know what I would like to eventually do if our game lasts long enough. Someday I want to have a kobold pet...errr...offspring. I just gots the Diamond Throne book, which is way awesome, and read that kobolds are mohj offspring, so if I can do that one of these days, perhaps when I am a higher level, its something I would consider doing. I think it would be nifty to have a kobold following me around.

Something else I am curious about...can mohj become runechildren? I don't have my book with me (let a friend borrow it for a couple days), but I don't remember if they are restricted or not. If they can, then someday, if the spirits allow it, then that's something I would like to do also. Future goals ya know.

And are the rest of you fine folks enjoying the game so far? I am, this is fun.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Well, the basic requirement for Runechildren is to be very concerned for the land (the people in it, the use of it, etc). If we get to fifth level and you've done something to indicate the the land/people are your top prioity, then we'll see what the spirits of the land have to say.

As for the kobold, er mojh-born, talk to me in a level or two and you can spawn.

 

[WizWrm]

Actually, Ray, I wasn't implying that I was about to leave - I was asking if Javdak's only reason for the fact that it would be "a day or so before we set out" was that his magic-seekers had yet to arrive; therefore I was wondering if we would leave today, since the magic-seekers had just walked in the door.

And are the rest of you fine folks enjoying the game so far? I am, this is fun.

Yes. I was surprised to find out I'm enjoying this even more than actual adventuring - usually I'm very impatient to get out of the "meet each other, get the job" stage and rush into the mission. It might have something to do with the open-ended beginning, but I'm having a lot of fun just wandering around town, meeting people, and knowing that I'll eventually pick up something interesting that needs doing, just as a side-effect of that.

 

[Rybaer]

No problem on avoiding the item on DT. I hate ruining surprises, anyway. Might be fun to read after the fact, though I expect that'll be a ways off.

Ditto what the others said. I'm enjoying the game thus far, even if my character is something of an anti-social type.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

WizWrm, that's exactly the kind of thing I'm going for. I like to write, and though I'm by no means a paragon of literary prowess, I'm fairly certain that if you give me a plot hook, I'll find you a pretty fish.