General Discussion

[GlassEye]

On my latest post in the Kidnappers game, I've clicked Add Roll several times to no avail. Suggestions?

If it's not working properly for you I would suggest using Invisible Castle and linking your rolls. Or keep trying.

 

[HolyMan]

Did that test work? How do you roll 3df?

And if your rolling three dice how can you get a result of 1?

LOL looks like EnWorld is on the fritz once more.

In unrelated news I will be submitting an adventure for LvL 1-2 characters tomorrow. I always like helping the little guys get there start.

HM

 

[GlassEye]

Did that test work? How do you roll 3df?

And if your rolling three dice how can you get a result of 1?

HM,
The test worked. The 'f' indicates Fate dice or Fudge dice (don't remember which it is). The way I think it works is it gives you either a '+' or a '-'. So two + and one - equals '1'. Maybe. lol

 

[HolyMan]

I remember Fate dice, wow been a long time. Never seen them written out (ie. ??df) before.

Maybe I should use them in the "Find the Necromancer" thread. I would get to say.

I know your Fate!

Before I rolled them.

HM
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[Scott DeWar]

or for a regular roll . . . . .

 

[sunshadow21]

I just want to state for the record that we're not gangbanging on Ausk, whoever he is, or his player... if the guy doesn't work for you, then the guy doesn't work for you! There are too many cool concepts in the world to stick on one you're not enjoying.

I've been in a couple short PbP games, mostly one shots, over the years... never really had the opportunity to discuss PbP theory though. Finding it quite fun! No offenses intended along the way.

Sorry about the delay of responding to this, I was busy dealing with the temp agency and getting settled in to a new job.

My main concern with using Ausk as an example as to why the strong and silent type really doesn't work well in pbps is that the him being the strong and silent type really is the least of the difficulties running him in this particular environment. The fragmented nature of character development in living worlds such as this vs the more consistent nature of most campaigns (pbp or face to face), my own preference for running caster types, so having little experience in running, let alone developing a primarily martial class, and the fact that prestige classes, while cool, tend to make lower levels rather more difficult, especially if they combine two other classes, all play a greater role than Ausk's personality in my difficulty of running him.

 

[dammitbiscuit]

I just found this helpful instruction thingy using this search. (because there doesn't appear to be a help/instructions section easily found on EN World.)

Might help others, idk. I'm still not entirely sure why my die rolls didn't work, but now I at least know that the [ d ] tag is not for die rolls. I wonder what a catblock is?

Gonna test the roller a bit, don't mind me.

EDIT: There appears to be a totally unmentioned character limit for die roll descriptions. " Diplomatic tomfoolery, with a hint of Intimidate looming behind it " does not work, nor does " Diplomacy with a hint of Intimidate looming behind ", but " Diplomacy test test test " does work.

 

[mfloyd3]

Iago, my 4th level Alchemist, is currently wrapping up in Scourge of the Howling Horde (awesome run PM!). He's going to need approval for wealth (since everything was done mid-game, finances were not reviewed at level-up).

I'd like to make another change, and give him the Chirurgeon archetype. The changes are extremely minor (trades poison use for some healing abilities, and he's made no use of those poison abilities). The character has not yet had a rewrite of any kind. Am I correct in thinking he'd be able to take a rewrite? If not, may I appeal to the judges for one? I don't think the archetype was available when I made the character, and I see his interests running more to healing than poisons.

 

[Qik]

Do we have the official rebuild rules up on the wiki? A little poking around did not turn them up, and while I remember the general spirit of them (one rebuild per PC, I believe), I can't find the letter of the law.

With that in mind, I'd personally be happy to let you make the change, mfloyd. The change wouldn't have altered much of your character up to this point - if anything, it's a bummer poison use sat presumably unused for a few levels. So that's a yes from me. Do others have any thoughts?

 

[Satin Knights]

Official rules posted: no, I don't think so.
Rebuild: once per player I thought.
Minor tweaks like this: Judges have leeway to let little things slide. Generally, I think we have just used two judges saying yes.
Adding archetype from a new book: Even more laxed. This way we don't have to deal with, retire A, replaced with B who looks like A with new archetype every time we get a new book.

In general, the rebuild rules are left loose so the judges can use more opinion and look over what is attempted instead of having hard rules. For the most part, we are nice guys and let it slide.

My opinion, yes, for mfloyd to add the archetype.