NC Game Day XII: January 20th - BE THERE!

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Is April going to be a two-day?

I really wanted to come down for this last one, but it was just too close to Christmas (I went a little overboard this year). Two days would be much better in the gaming/$ ratio.

 

[Nareau]

I also had lots of fun! I had sorta wanted to run a SpyCraft game of my own, but it seemed like we ended up with more games than players. I'm glad I got to play all day, as both games were awesome.

I'm looking forward to April. From what I hear, it will indeed be a 2-day event. Maybe this go-round I'll run something...

Nareau

 

[Rel]

Is April going to be a two-day?

I really wanted to come down for this last one, but it was just too close to Christmas (I went a little overboard this year). Two days would be much better in the gaming/$ ratio.

Yep. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will have the traditional two 5-hour game slots ending at 8:00 PM. Sunday the slots are 4 hours each and we wrap at 6:00 PM. And we'll do the Friday Night Partay and Saturday Night Dinner as usual too.

 

[Piratecat]

*Spooning with Henry optional.

You have a funny definition of optional, mister. How often do EN World mods have the opportunity to cuddle?

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

*Spooning with Henry optional.

It's not the spooning that's the issue. It's the forking.

 

[Toras]

I enjoyed gameday muchly. Both with Aggro the Axe in Henry's game and the halfling spy in Rel's. Ah, the sling that could.

 

[Henry]

You have a funny definition of optional, mister. How often do EN World mods have the opportunity to cuddle?

Ain't no way in God's Green....

...ah, what the hell, it's P-kitty.

 

[Henry]

And a good time was had by all...

...except for Belen and CL. I missed you guys; I hope you're feeling better!

The Frost Giant Jarl turned out to be a good session; we had fun with it, but participants only versed in 1E and 2E definitely felt the "age" on the system; if anything, it hopefully gave everyone an appreciation of 3E as well as 1E.

For the sake of time I cut out about half of the module proper, and made the route to the Jarl a lot more direct than the original module; I think I timed it almost dead-on, because we only ran about five to ten minutes over the slot time in the final battle against the Jarl. They avoided a large gathering of partying giants, found his guards, slew some hill, stone, and ogre mage emissaries (lost Arlanni the thief to a friendly cone of cold and a hill giant club), avoided not one but TWO white dragons, and pacified his two polar bear pets before ambushing the Jarl, his Lady, and his bodyguards, losing Balto the monk in the LAST round of combat just before the last giant fell.

Keryn from CircvsMaximus, playing Arkayn, holds the distinction of not one but TWO incidences of Friendly Fire, something that rarely happens in 3E, but apparently happens a LOT in 1E, with the "state intentions, THEN roll init" system. There were even two character deaths in the session, which is something I almost never see in home games, either. In the end, the henpecked Jarl was found and put out of his misery, and the Frost Giant forces were scattered and disorganized. But what's this? A teleport scroll and a mention of "King Snurre Ironbelly?" The band of Aggro, Arkayn, Arlanni, and the other gallant PCs may have one further epic quest ahead of them in April...

The "Betrayal at House on the Hill" as run by Alenda was a little short on betrayal, but long on character death and almost-TPK's, carrying Belen's legacy forward admirably. the PC Tobias Moon was pretty cool, prompting me to want to run a quarterstaff fighter in the future! With the minor problem of there being a total party-decimation after the first combat, that house was a lot of fun! But in the future, Tobias moon is going to leave the search for traps up to the rogues!

Templetroll and sekeetta, it was great seeing and gaming with you all, and your gaming stories give even Old One's stories a run for the money.

Thanks to everyone there for making it a great time for me.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

And a good time was had by all...

...except for Belen and CL. I missed you guys; I hope you're feeling better!

The Frost Giant Jarl turned out to be a good session; we had fun with it, but participants only versed in 1E and 2E definitely felt the "age" on the system; if anything, it hopefully gave everyone an appreciation of 3E as well as 1E.

For the sake of time I cut out about half of the module proper, and made the route to the Jarl a lot more direct than the original module; I think I timed it almost dead-on, because we only ran about five to ten minutes over the slot time in the final battle against the Jarl. They avoided a large gathering of partying giants, found his guards, slew some hill, stone, and ogre mage emissaries (lost Arlanni the thief to a friendly cone of cold and a hill giant club), avoided not one but TWO white dragons, and pacified his two polar bear pets before ambushing the Jarl, his Lady, and his bodyguards, losing Balto the monk in the LAST round of combat just before the last giant fell.

Keryn from CircvsMaximus, playing Arkayn, holds the distinction of not one but TWO incidences of Friendly Fire, something that rarely happens in 3E, but apparently happens a LOT in 1E, with the "state intentions, THEN roll init" system. There were even two character deaths in the session, which is something I almost never see in home games, either. In the end, the henpecked Jarl was found and put out of his misery, and the Frost Giant forces were scattered and disorganized. But what's this? A teleport scroll and a mention of "King Snurre Ironbelly?" The band of Aggro, Arkayn, Arlanni, and the other gallant PCs may have one further epic quest ahead of them in April...

The "Betrayal at House on the Hill" as run by Alenda was a little short on betrayal, but long on character death and almost-TPK's, carrying Belen's legacy forward admirably. the PC Tobias Moon was pretty cool, prompting me to want to run a quarterstaff fighter in the future! With the minor problem of there being a total party-decimation after the first combat, that house was a lot of fun! But in the future, Tobias moon is going to leave the search for traps up to the rogues!

Templetroll and sekeetta, it was great seeing and gaming with you all, and your gaming stories give even Old One's stories a run for the money.

Thanks to everyone there for making it a great time for me.

After the fun I had (even after the mess with thaco), I'd still want to play in the "sequel" in April. The system kinda made ya want to hesitate about casting area effect spells..... as the poor wizard found out the hard way..... Not to mention the longer casting time.....

 

[Mark CMG]

Okie doke. I think the method I have used in the past is still the easiest way to get some ePrizes into GM hands. If you ran a game for the most recent NC Gameday (I'm using this schedule), then just drop me a line with "NC Gameday XII" in the subject line. In the email include the best email address to reach you (if it isn't the one you are using), your screenname, actual name, and the name of the event you ran. I'll send out information on how to get your CMG ePrize (chosen from among the most recent CMG releases). Thanks for supporting your local gameday!

 

[Dremmen]

Yep. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will have the traditional two 5-hour game slots ending at 8:00 PM. Sunday the slots are 4 hours each and we wrap at 6:00 PM. And we'll do the Friday Night Partay and Saturday Night Dinner as usual too.

Now yer talking! I can run one day, and play in a game the other!

Hmmm...still, the licensing exam is in mid-march, which will cut into some valuable game-preparation time. Hey Dolom! you out there you scruffy old man? How's about you and I run something? That way we can split the workload - your call, I know it has been some time since you ran D&D. We'll still be able to play on the second day.

 

[Templetroll]

After the fun I had (even after the mess with thaco), I'd still want to play in the "sequel" in April. The system kinda made ya want to hesitate about casting area effect spells..... as the poor wizard found out the hard way..... Not to mention the longer casting time.....

There was a reason most 1e mages were Neutral tending towards Eeeeevil!! I don't recall too many that ever hestitated in the least at tossing spells where they thought they would cause the most damage. Collateral damage was someone else 'walking into my spelll!"

 

[Alenda]

I'm a bit late to the thread, but I did want to let you all know that I had a blast. Henry's game was a ton of fun! Playing 1e was really cool, and I was surprised again and again by the different rules.

I particulary liked when Toras mixed the potions, and when I got to use the Rogue's backstab capability. I killed a giant in one well-placed shot just seconds before getting zapped by a friendly Cone of Cold.

As always, it was a pleasure to play in one of Henry's games and gaming with Keryn and Nareau for the first time was great, and I look forward to gaming with them in the future.

My last-minute running of Belen's "Betrayal Game" was zany, rife with overpowered monsters, and ill-plotted, but the PCs survived in spite of it all, and I had a great cast of players who made the game fun to run! I particularly enjoyed introducing my brother (who is a D&D virgin) to the game. He tells me he had a wonderful time and is wrangling with his boss to get off for the April Gameday.

As a side note, I did want to say that Belen went to the doctor's on Monday and was diagnosed with Strep Throat, so he is now on antibiotics to treat the illness. Everyone should breath a deep sigh of relief that he stayed home and prevented contamination!

 

[Mark Causey]

Gameday was again akin to liquid awesome in that it flowed smoothly, parched a gaming thirst, and was imbued with crystalline awesome.

Thanks go out to those in my game, I hope the word will spread and others won't be afraid to try their hand at my table in the future.

Here are my game notes. Through these three pages and some good character sheets, I was able to really kick it into full gear.

 

[Dolom]

Now yer talking! I can run one day, and play in a game the other!

Hmmm...still, the licensing exam is in mid-march, which will cut into some valuable game-preparation time. Hey Dolom! you out there you scruffy old man? How's about you and I run something? That way we can split the workload - your call, I know it has been some time since you ran D&D. We'll still be able to play on the second day.

That might be a tall order these days. I'm going to have to actually take a day (or two for both of them) off of work to make it to future game days. I'll have to see!