North Carolina Game Day VI: January 29

[Henry]

I also wanted to welcome Virel from the DF boards - he's from NC, and signed up for the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, so he'll be attending the morning.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Henry, are we going to be using miniatures for the Giants game? I've got some giants (and lots of other stuff) I can bring if you need them.

 

[Henry]

I'm going to be using minis, but I need to decide the specific materials and props I want to use. What kind of minis are you thinking, CL? Because the Standard D&D minis are the wrong scale for this. I need to look back over the rules one more time, because what I might do is recreate the steading map (ungridded or gridded) ahead of time at an appropriate scale. For my playtest, we used a standard battlemat, made each sqaure 10' and allowed up to 9 combatants per square. Got pretty crowded, never above three or four, but seemed to work.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

What kind of minis are you thinking, CL? Because the Standard D&D minis are the wrong scale for this.

I was thinking of the hill giants from the plastic d&d minis, and some other giants I have. I think I have a few from way back when Grenadier was doing the Giant of The Month series. So basically regular 25-30mm minis.

I also have Steve Jackson Games Cardboard Heroes, which we used to use alot back in 1e. When I played, we only ever used minis to represent marching order and for relative locations, never anything specific.

Also, do you have the 1e DMs Screens? If not, I'll bring those down too. They are well used, but always ready for another day at the table.

Just let me know what you need, and I'll see what I can find.

 

[NCSUCodeMonkey]

Underoo Avengers: UFC Playtested!

I am freakin' amazed, but I actually had enough material finished to playtest the Underoo Avengers game today! We had some really good results, and more importantly a lot of fun, so I'm feeling better and better about Game Day itself. Since I'm now confident that the character's are not going to be drastically changed, here are the bios of our mighty (short) heroes. Feel free to claim one in advance. Please note that Brady Poindexter (the Nerd) is reserved for Clueless, who requested a gadgeteer (maybe not exactly what was in mind, but he's pretty spiff regardless), and Jared Dorf (the Outcast) is already claimed by my out of town guest who is going through great pains to attend.

• Yamka (Lily) O'Riely [The Bully]: Yamka (Lily) O'Riely is a solidly built Native American girl who was abandoned by her birth parents for mysterious reasons. She was taken in by two loving parents of Irish descent and has stuck out like a sore thumb ever since. Lily is the tallest girl in the fourth grade and has broader shoulders than most men. She is not the traditional bully in the sense that she does not beat everyone to a pulp, but she is accustomed to being in charge and she's not afraid to use her fists to stay in charge. Super powers include the ability to Smite Weaklings, taunt opponents, and super human strength.
  
• Jillian Snow [Dreamer]: Jillian Snow is a normally a sweet, absent minded little girl, but she has a temper that will literally blow you away. She was taken out of public school when she was seven to be home schooled by her mother, who didn't believe that public school was liberal enough. Most of her school time is spent staring idly out the window and letting her imagination run wild. Something about the complete control that she has over every detail of her imaginary worlds makes it difficult to cope with events when they don't go her way. Therefore, she tends to throw tantrums over things that may seem trivial to others, like not being first in line, or not getting the red pony. Jillian always feels guilty about these episodes and apologizes profusely for the outburst. Super powers include the ability to heal wounds and to telekenetically hurl objects and enemies.
  
• Artie (Art) Miller [The Jock]: Artie (Art) Miller is probably best described as "out of place." He spent most of his life in Britain, but his father is on assignment with a giant software company in the City, and Art and his siblings are along for the ride. Unfortunately, Art's displacement is not solely geographic. His ears are too big, his nose too wide, his grin too crooked and his arms too long, plus he's not exactly the brightest kid on the block, but he's extremely good at what he does. Art is a master of all sports, especially cricket, which he considers to be the greatest game ever conceived. Once started on the subject, he usually begins with a wistful discussion of its beauties and ends (some time later) with a broken rendition of God Save the Queen. Super powers include a ten foot reach, a devastating cricket bat attack, and the feared mighty slam, which rockets cricket balls at enemies.
  
• RESERVED (Clueless) Brady Poindexter [The Nerd]: Brady Poindexter is an average kid, as far as child geniuses go. He started consuming information about engineering and mechanics at the age of three, and since then he has spent countless hours in his invention workshop cobbling together all sorts of crazy creations. His personality tends towards aloofness since he's both smarter and richer than everyone at his private school. Brady's mother is the CEO of a major media company in the City, making Brady the heir to quite a fortune. There's something about his greased back hair and up-turned nose that makes him a target for bullies, but his impeccable logic and fascinating gadgets tend to defuse most situations before anything becomes too dangerous. Super powers include the ability to create clockwork creatures to do his bidding and the ability to speak to all types of mechanical machinery.
  
• RESERVED (Aaron) Jared Dorf [The Outcast]: Jared Dorf was cursed from birth, or at least, that's what he thinks. With perhaps the worst last name in the The City's elementary school, Jared is resigned to being "The Dorf" for life. His outlook is one of odd duality: that everyone is out to get him and that nobody cares. So, in general, he doesn't care either. His dispassionate parents and hard life on the street have given him a much harsher outlook on life than the other kids, and tougher skin than most adults. One day, however, he will be a super-secret ninja-spy and the bad guys of the world will tremble before "The Dorf." Super powers include the Super-Secret-Ninja-Strike, which harms and potentially stuns enemies, and the ability to climb on almost any surface, much like a spider.

Now all that remains is to perfect props, puzzles, and encounters! Sweet

 

[Rel]

ISince I'm now confident that the character's are not going to be drastically changed, here are the bios of our mighty (short) heroes. Feel free to claim one in advance.

I'll take Yamka (Lily) O'Riely please!

 

[NCSUCodeMonkey]

I'll take Yamka (Lily) O'Riely please!

Done! And may I say that your reply was freakishly fast Since I've got you on the line, what time are we thinking about doing pre-game dinner this year? I've got a friend coming in from out of town, so later is going to be generally better for me personally. I don't even remember what the "traditional" time is. Any thoughts?

NCSUCodeMonkey

 

[Rel]

Done! And may I say that your reply was freakishly fast Since I've got you on the line, what time are we thinking about doing pre-game dinner this year? I've got a friend coming in from out of town, so later is going to be generally better for me personally. I don't even remember what the "traditional" time is. Any thoughts?

NCSUCodeMonkey

Ha! So much for freakishly fast! You got lucky before and I was popping on to check subscribed threads before taking my daughter out for dinner.

I think the "traditional" time is 7:00 though I guess I could go back and check the earlier threads. But, as you well know, we tend to hang out there until at least 10:00 so arriving later is no problem. I'm hoping that we'll have a bigger turnout for the Pre-Dinner this time, though the "intimate atmosphere" (there were 3 of us) last time was pretty neat too.

 

[Henry]

Arriving late is not a problem, since I'll be fashionably late myself - around 7:30 or so (depends on whether or not I get off at that exit near the grade school and have to crawl in via the back-roads again. ) I think it'll go smoother this time, though.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Can someone post directions to both the restaurant, and the location of the game day? I no longer have the ones I used to get there last year.