Malvoisin's Savage Tide OOC Thread *Resurrected*

[Voadam]

Hi guys, I'm not MIA, I promise. We're just on a little break while I get things together. I put out a brief update on the Talking the Talk page a few days ago, but it may have been overlooked. I should have just posted it here....

Anyway, RL is just nuts right now. I have so little free time, and what I have is being spent with my wife....March 17th due date for baby, you may recall. She needs a little extra attention.

I'm sorry that we've had to hit 'pause' for the moment, but I'm hoping to get back in the swing of things real soon. Spring break is next week, that should help immensely!

Hang in there, everyone, and thanks for your patience!

-Mal

No worries. That is a proper priority for your free time.

I would suggest taking the spring break opportunity to get lots of sleep.

Wishing you and your wife well.

 

[stonegod]

Indeed, sleep good.

And thanks for the update. Hearing something is better than not.

 

[Malvoisin]

Indeed, sleep good.

And thanks for the update. Hearing something is better than not.

I know, and I'm sorry for not updating more forthrightly...

Each passing day, this odd little psychodrama plays out in my mind...

"Today I'm going to make time to get a post together!" I think optimistically. And then, the day flies by, and it doesn't happen, and I go to bed exhausted, thinking, "Tomorrow I'm going to make time for it for sure!"

Posting anything like, "Hi guys, I need a break." is hard, because it's like throwing in the towel and admitting defeat. And, it feels like I'm letting you all down. I know, you all understand...you've been terifiic. But, it's still hard not to feel that way.

As an aside, I wonder if that's why a lot of DMs and players just disappear from the PbP boards altogether. They find that they need to stop for whatever reason, but can't find it within themselves to tell their players/DMs for fear of letting them down.

Anyhow, I ramble...enough of that.

GwydapLlew is having hardware problems, you say? Any further details?

 

[stonegod]

As an aside, I wonder if that's why a lot of DMs and players just disappear from the PbP boards altogether. They find that they need to stop for whatever reason, but can't find it within themselves to tell their players/DMs for fear of letting them down.

Its a possibility. I know there is that temptation w/ my Ravenloft game. Which is why I force my self to post a "Busy, post later post" even if its the only think I can do. So people don't worry about it. In my mind
- People understand that RL comes up
- People don't understand if you are there but don't post anything
I've seen this in practically all games I've been in that have died (and thats a few ). If players/DMs are showing up but not posting for long periods (1-2 weeks), the game is usually dead. All the games that last a while on the boards seem to have folks that say "I'm going to be gone for a bit; I'll check in [whenever]".

Which reminds me, I need to post in Ravenloft...

GwydapLlew is having hardware problems, you say? Any further details?

None since his post.

 

[Legildur]

As an aside, I wonder if that's why a lot of DMs and players just disappear from the PbP boards altogether. They find that they need to stop for whatever reason, but can't find it within themselves to tell their players/DMs for fear of letting them down.

Not sure, but if you look at my sig and all my games that have fallen over (those that are struckthrough) then I think that is a probable reason.

 

[stonegod]

Not sure, but if you look at my sig and all my games that have fallen over (those that are struckthrough) then I think that is a probable reason.

All of those except one. Ferrix had RL issues that forced him to stop. He wasn't too happy bout it either.

 

[Rhun]

Actually, that isn't all the games you've been in that have failed, Legildur! I know I've been in at least two with you that failed. It is kind of a joke that if the two of us are in the same game that it will die.

 

[stonegod]

Actually, that isn't all the games you've been in that have failed, Legildur! I know I've been in at least two with you that failed. It is kind of a joke that if the two of us are in the same game that it will die.

Quick, quick! Kill the elf!

No, the other one!

 

[Legildur]

Actually, that isn't all the games you've been in that have failed, Legildur! I know I've been in at least two with you that failed. It is kind of a joke that if the two of us are in the same game that it will die.

LOL! I've had a few fold..... I've been meaning to explore Living EnWorld to try and lift my survival rate. Mind you, one of my games was run by Mal.... But he was kind enough to accept me into this game as a refugee.

 

[stonegod]

LOL! I've had a few fold..... I've been meaning to explore Living EnWorld to try and lift my survival rate.

Naw. Living Eberron. Much more fun.

But I'm not biases (doesn't look at sig).