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

[Watus]

Excellent, thank you.

I think I'll wait a week and see if Eabha doesn't come back. I figure the physician will get a fair amount of work on this trip.

 

[Drowned Hero]

I'm surprised that Øyvind isn't a scientist.

Job.

Yeah I know. I thought that first when i saw the recruiting thread, all the possibilities when it comes to role play encounters anyway it demands some language skills, i still don't posses.

Talking about skills. I was thinking on having 3 favourite dogs, being each of them a leader dog, working with other two dogs each. A 3 dog sled can pull about 100 kg + the driver (i consulted with a friend that have done it).
If he links the leader sled with a rope to the next leader dog, a skilled driver can drag them after him.
Of curse to make top speed (here i got no clue of what is top speed of a sled is...) the terrain has to be quite plain, having to drive one and one sled at the time over cracks in the ice and such.

Øyvind was a kind of fur carrier for the Lapps taking fur into the town of Tromsø.
This dogs are very loyal since Øyvind has trained them well. [*Animal Empathy +8 and *Handle Animal +8].

Any way you see i can use this dogs like the 'animal company' feat from D&D, lets say like the Dog http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/dog.htm ?

I got this link from antoher game. http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/adventur/schooner/design/schooner.htm
Im not very familiar with nautical words, on english that is
You guys got any similar?

 

[Watus]

And how exactly do you pronounce Øyvind?

Coincidentally, my sister is semi-fluent in Norwegian (and is a native speaker of English). I asked her how to pronounce this, and here's what she said:

Take the "oy" from "oy vey" or however you spell it (it's ever so slightly different than that - "Ø" is pronounced like someone punched you in the stomach - "uh" - but close enough) - and then "vind" like "wind" only with a "v" - oy-vind. Emphasis is on the first syllable.

 

[Job]

Talking about skills. I was thinking on having 3 favourite dogs, being each of them a leader dog, working with other two dogs each. A 3 dog sled can pull about 100 kg + the driver (i consulted with a friend that have done it).
If he links the leader sled with a rope to the next leader dog, a skilled driver can drag them after him.
Of curse to make top speed (here i got no clue of what is top speed of a sled is...) the terrain has to be quite plain, having to drive one and one sled at the time over cracks in the ice and such.

Based on writings from Commander Byrd on his 1929/1930 expedition to the South Pole, and also on the expert advice of the other dog handlers who will join you on the expedition, Dr. Moore has purchased 3 dog sleds, each outfitted for 9 pulling dogs. There are, of course, extra dogs along to replace any who might get injured or die. As a rule, a dog can pull approximately 150 lbs on a sled, therefore a fully-loaded 9-dog sled will weigh 1350 lbs., including the driver. These are estimates; Antarctic conditions may force different arrangements.

Top speed for a 9-dog, fully-loaded sled will vary based on conditions. With a slight downhill and perfect field conditions, a loaded sled may approach--or even exceed--20 miles per hour.

Øyvind was a kind of fur carrier for the Lapps taking fur into the town of Tromsø.
This dogs are very loyal since Øyvind has trained them well. [*Animal Empathy +8 and *Handle Animal +8].

Any way you see i can use this dogs like the 'animal company' feat from D&D, lets say like the Dog http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/dog.htm ?

I can't seem to find the "animal company" feat in my books, neither in the D&D V3.5 PHB nor in the d20 CoC manuals. I only can find "animal affinity".

Because you're new on the expedition, and all dogs have already been purchased and delivered to NYC, you'll need to work with the dogs to gain their trust and to train them according to the "Handle Animal" skill in the D20 CoC manual. If you wanted to personally purchase and ship dogs from Norway to NYC, then I'd need to make a special ruling.

I got this link from antoher game. http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/adventur/schooner/design/schooner.htm
Im not very familiar with nautical words, on english that is
You guys got any similar?

That's actually a very good link! Here's a few more terms that I didn't see on that page:

Aft - Rearward; towards the rear of the ship
Amidships - In the center of the ship; midway between the bow and the stern
Bo'sun - Boatswain; a minor official of the crew
Fo'c'sle - Forecastle; the cabin areas in the bow of the ship
Fore - Foreward; towards the bow of the ship
Lee, Alee - The side of a ship which is away from the wind
Line - rope
Port - To the ship's left, when facing in the direction of motion
Starboard - To the ship's right, when facing in the direction of motion
Tiller - The steering mechanism.

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Job (the tortured one).

 

[Bobitron]

I'm going to have to cut out a few games from my list (my veeeerry long list). It has been getting really busy at work and I'm afraid I have much less time to post than normal. I hope you all can survive the Antarctic without an Italian engineer. Maybe someone could take over the spot or even the character? I have no reservations letting another player use Vittorio as a character.

Sorry to bail on you, Job. No hard feelings, eh? I'll see you elsewhere.

This game has been amazing to be a part of, even if I only played in the intro. Awesome stuff. The from all players has been astonishingly good. Very pleased to have been a part of things so far. I can honestly say the writing and level of prep work of our illustrious GM is second to none, and that's coming from a guy who plays in The Shaman's incredible game.

I really hope all goes well with things for everybody. Good luck! Godspeed!

 

[Job]

I'm going to have to cut out a few games from my list (my veeeerry long list). It has been getting really busy at work and I'm afraid I have much less time to post than normal. I hope you all can survive the Antarctic without an Italian engineer. Maybe someone could take over the spot or even the character? I have no reservations letting another player use Vittorio as a character.

Sorry to bail on you, Job. No hard feelings, eh? I'll see you elsewhere.

This game has been amazing to be a part of, even if I only played in the intro. Awesome stuff. The from all players has been astonishingly good. Very pleased to have been a part of things so far. I can honestly say the writing and level of prep work of our illustrious GM is second to none, and that's coming from a guy who plays in The Shaman's incredible game.

I really hope all goes well with things for everybody. Good luck! Godspeed!

Aww, Bobitron, I'm very sorry to see you go. Vittorio will live on as an NPC should you at some point decide that you'd like to rejoin our expedition.

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Job.

 

[Bobitron]

Aww, Bobitron, I'm very sorry to see you go. Vittorio will live on as an NPC should you at some point decide that you'd like to rejoin our expedition.

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Job.

Thanks, Job. I'll check in from time to time. Maybe I can play again in the spring. Feel free to PM me over at GG if you want to talk about anything.

 

[Job]

On his way up he sees the volume of gear being moved from the dock over at the ship. For the moment is seems that It was the food that is being placed in the cargo room. He sees a man that must be the cook, indicating where he wanted placed, some of the crates. "yes! The carrots under the onions! and the meat barrels under! the chicken cages! Can’t you see that if you place the barrels over he cages they will smash the chicken cages?! and we will end up without any eggs!" "you tell me how I am supposed to make omelette if I don’t have chickens to XXX eggs?!"
The short man was furious... he suddenly looks up at Øyvind that had stopped to contemplate he scene "what are you looking at?!" "Can’t you see I'm are busy?!" the cook then hears the noise of a barrel that falls and cracks open "damn you!" "be careful with the barrels of rise!" the voice faints as the little man disappear between a huge box with a sign saying 'blankets' and a series of piled rise barrels.

Drowned Hero, this is a very colorful writing and fun to read! Unfortunately for Øyvind and the crew, the chickens and vegetables and meat will only last through the first few weeks of the trip. :\ Your diet after that will be somewhat more bland, but you'll learn more about that during your orientation meetings with Dr. Moore.

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Job.

 

[Job]

Watus,

It's now been 28 days since I last heard from Eabha. You are cleared to submit a letter from your physician to James Starkweather in the Chapter 1 thread and also to post your proposed character stats.

Job.

 

[Watus]

Thanks. I'll post the letter Monday morning and the character shortly afterwards.