Tom Cashel
First Post
Some Stuff
[The ghost sounds and prestidigitations put you over the top, making it a fine performance that keeps the children captivated. The adults too! Dalabrac strummed a soft tune in accompaniment.]
Timeline
So we're all on the same page:
midnight to dawn (6 am): last game session
6 am to 2:30 pm: rest
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: prep of spells
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: waiting for reincarnation
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm: storytelling
The times are rounded off, but this accounts for all the miscellaneous extra stuff that I didn't list. Sunset isn't far off. Maybe an hour, hour and a half.
"Playing" on the boards
Okay folks...once again we're doing what I always say we're not going to do: play D&D on the message boards. I think it's working out okay so far (mostly because, as Glen says, everyone is pretty constant and prompt about checking up on the situation). There have been a couple moments when combat almost broke out. I think we can manage this, but you guys have to help out your poor (bastard) DM and follow some guidelines:
Careful with your dice rolls!
If I get seven rolls e-mailed to me, or you forget to add a bonus, or you roll the wrong die, etc. etc. it's going to stand. I'm taking the first roll on the list, or the first roll I receive. Reason? That dice server is slooooow sometimes. The "corrected" roll can take hours to get to me.
Don't add "circumstance bonuses."
These are for the DM to add. If you want to send an extra e-mail when you roll dice reminding me of something that might favor your roll, or remind me in a post, that's fine. In fact, please do, since I want to remember these things. But don't add it yourself. Reason? You end up with a result that doesn't look like any of the numbers I was e-mailed, and I get confused.
Don't post your own results.
You can post the result of your roll if you like (the number), but don't say what happens because of it. You gotta wait for me.
What all this adds up to, probably, is a pain in the ass. Well, good! Now you know how I feel about playing D&D by message board!
But if we're careful, and take our time (we've got plenty before October 12), we can do it. If a combat comes up, we might have to ask Glen to hook us up on that Yahoo chat thing. In fact, that'd be a great thing to do on Friday instead of fighting off IMF protesters in Union Station. How does that sound to everyone? All right?
[The ghost sounds and prestidigitations put you over the top, making it a fine performance that keeps the children captivated. The adults too! Dalabrac strummed a soft tune in accompaniment.]
Timeline
So we're all on the same page:
midnight to dawn (6 am): last game session
6 am to 2:30 pm: rest
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: prep of spells
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: waiting for reincarnation
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm: storytelling
The times are rounded off, but this accounts for all the miscellaneous extra stuff that I didn't list. Sunset isn't far off. Maybe an hour, hour and a half.
"Playing" on the boards
Okay folks...once again we're doing what I always say we're not going to do: play D&D on the message boards. I think it's working out okay so far (mostly because, as Glen says, everyone is pretty constant and prompt about checking up on the situation). There have been a couple moments when combat almost broke out. I think we can manage this, but you guys have to help out your poor (bastard) DM and follow some guidelines:
Careful with your dice rolls!
If I get seven rolls e-mailed to me, or you forget to add a bonus, or you roll the wrong die, etc. etc. it's going to stand. I'm taking the first roll on the list, or the first roll I receive. Reason? That dice server is slooooow sometimes. The "corrected" roll can take hours to get to me.
Don't add "circumstance bonuses."
These are for the DM to add. If you want to send an extra e-mail when you roll dice reminding me of something that might favor your roll, or remind me in a post, that's fine. In fact, please do, since I want to remember these things. But don't add it yourself. Reason? You end up with a result that doesn't look like any of the numbers I was e-mailed, and I get confused.
Don't post your own results.
You can post the result of your roll if you like (the number), but don't say what happens because of it. You gotta wait for me.
What all this adds up to, probably, is a pain in the ass. Well, good! Now you know how I feel about playing D&D by message board!
But if we're careful, and take our time (we've got plenty before October 12), we can do it. If a combat comes up, we might have to ask Glen to hook us up on that Yahoo chat thing. In fact, that'd be a great thing to do on Friday instead of fighting off IMF protesters in Union Station. How does that sound to everyone? All right?
Last edited:
