(OOC) Scourge of Daggerford (Full)

[FitzTheRuke]

It would really make it easier if everyone declared reactions and common triggers for them up front.

Well, ideally, sure. But no part of PBP is ideal. Actual mistakes happen more/just as often as legitimate corrections. Still, I find the ghosting players to be the worst part of PBP. By comparison, having to occasionally fix a communication SNAFU to be easy-peasy.

 

[jmucchiello]

Calling it ghosting makes it sound deliberate. It's just takes priority of ENWorld for most people.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Calling it ghosting makes it sound deliberate. It's just takes priority of ENWorld for most people.

Well, I wouldn't quite mean it that severely. I find it frustrating, in that I feel like the tiniest effort of "I quit" would not be too difficult. I mean, obviously these games aren't important in the grand scheme of things, but basic communication would be just plain polite. On th other hand, I understand that that's not how modern people roll, and that's fine. I don't judge. I don't hold any grudges. Anyone who ever played any of my games is always welcome back, like family.

 

[jmucchiello]

It's too easy to get morbid when wondering where folks go. Especially those who disappear for 6 months come back for 3 disappear for 2 reappear for 5 and then never come back. (and as you know, there's more than one of those folks.)

 

[Neurotic]

Or those who talk about heart trouble and never return from a check up

 

[gargoyleking]

That's one of those unfortunate things about the internet. When people fall off the grid you never know why, or even just if they're okay. I've been online for over 20 years and it's always confusing and frustrating when somebody just goes daek on you.

 

[KahlessNestor]

I try to pre-post any reactions I might need (Op Attacks and Absorb Elements). No reason you can't pre-roll Cutting Words or Bardic Inspiration with the trigger "When it would work." So you don't waste it on something that it isn't needed for. Knowing the AC are useful, thank you.

 

[Neurotic]

I try to pre-post any reactions I might need (Op Attacks and Absorb Elements). No reason you can't pre-roll Cutting Words or Bardic Inspiration with the trigger "When it would work." So you don't waste it on something that it isn't needed for. Knowing the AC are useful, thank you.

I would NOT accept 'when it would work' as a trigger. You have to specify something you can define without DM meta-knowledge

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I'm sorry gang. For some reason I thought we were waiting on someone, and it turned out to be me. I'd have resolved this round a long time ago if I'd realized. Thanks for keeping up!

 

[KahlessNestor]

I would NOT accept 'when it would work' as a trigger. You have to specify something you can define without DM meta-knowledge

But then you're not solving the delay of play posed by PBP. The entire point is to speed these kinds of things up...