[D20 CoC] Beyond the Mountains of Madness Campaign - Recruiting Alternate Players

[Bobitron]

No problem with another player here. Welcome, Dallas!

My issue so far has been the lack of time to sit down and make reasonably well written posts. Most of my pbp stuff can be done at work without sacrificing quality, but the quality of my writing suffers compared to sitting down at home and doing it. The pace is actually a nice rate for me. I can commit to one good sized post a week with this quality, which seems to be about what everyone is putting up, and more posts once we get into situations where single sentance replies make sense.

 

[The Shaman]

The more the crazier.

 

[Dallas4lr]

Greetings,

I have had a brief experience with this scenerio, about 2 years ago someone started this campaign on this message board. Unfortunately, the game fell apart soon after we disembarked from port.

I am very interested in seeing how this character fairs in this adventure. Basically, Dr. Rucker is a scientist who gained some knowledge of the mythos via scientific inquiry. After being called in to identify what he thought were some ancient fossils, the Dr. soon realized that these artifacts were not of terresterial origin. His exposure to these artifacts eventually lead to a fanatic interest in the Mythos, he believed that by studying the mythos he could ascertain the exact origin of the artifacts. Unfortunately his dedication to this endeavor went too far, and the good Dr. opened some mythical doors which should have remained shut. In an attempt to maintain a grasp on reality and his sanity Dr. Rucker turned to religion, to escape the dread, fear, and nighmares. The last 18 months in the ministry has set his mind and spirit at ease, but he also feels that there are still questions that he must answer, and he believes that the answers can be found in the fossil remains of antartica.



Dallas

 

[Taokan]

*dupe post*

 

[jdeleski]

Approval of Dallas' Entry into BMoM

Dallas,

I really like Dr. Rucker's character background and motivation! Based on quick responses from Bobitron and The Shaman, and a verbal discussion that I had with Taokan, you are approved for entry. I'll work up a Starkweather reply this week. Meanwhile, you are clear to work on your character sheet.

Sorry for my long response RE: additional players, but I had to work through in my mind what might be the top limit for active players in this campaign, and to also see how the other players felt about it.

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Job (the tortured one)

 

[taitzu52]

The more the crazier.

Yes, tie him to the sofa......I mean, welcome Dallas!!

I like the concept, almost has an Excorsist flavor to it. I would double check with the GM before you write a lot of Mythos knowledge into your background. I have found very few cases where previous knowledge of it adds to the game. In fact, it's ruining another PBP I'm in. Justifiying PK is something you may want to keep in check. Thanks for listning!!

TZ

 

[The Shaman]

I would double check with the GM before you write a lot of Mythos knowledge into your background. I have found very few cases where previous knowledge of it adds to the game.

I agree.

 

[jdeleski]

Mythos Knowledge? Tied to the sofa?

TZ and Shaman are right, extensive mythos knowledge would not benefit you very much, Dallas. Hints of mythos knowledge would be fine and would help your character to be alert to certain events or possibilities, but beyond that, I think that it would be a waste.

And, in reference to the sofa, I just thought that I'd let you know, TZ, that I've picked up a copy of the book "The Thing from Another World" by John W. Campbell, Jr., formerly published as "Who Goes There?" under the pseudonym Don Stuart. I'm just doing my appointed GM research...

*an evil laugh echoes through the chamber*

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Bobitron]

I agree.

And I'll... ummm... third it.

 

[taitzu52]

And, in reference to the sofa, I just thought that I'd let you know, TZ, that I've picked up a copy of the book "The Thing from Another World" by John W. Campbell, Jr., formerly published as "Who Goes There?" under the pseudonym Don Stuart. I'm just doing my appointed GM research...

I picked up some crazy stuff myself @ Horrorfind this weekend. More like Edward Lee, and Brian Keene.
And like everyone else, the unedited version of The Audition. OK, so I'm a splatter geek.