OOC: The hunt for the blue palace (Troika!/Yoon-Suin, full for now).
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Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
So the game is going well (I hope!) and good progress has been made. It's not the time yet to answer the question (you haven't found the blue palace!) but it is time to think about this - once you've found the palace, will you be satisfied? (ie the game folds up) or will you want to keep going?
JustinCase
the magical equivalent to the number zero
I like it so far. Haven't really considered playing on beyond that point, so I'm not sure yet.
FitzTheRuke
Legend
Dubi Gan cares about the Blue Palace, but I don't. It's the journey for me, not the destination.
FitzTheRuke
Legend
The encounter we just did didn't quite the way I anticipated, but that's ok. I didn't expect the tamasic men to survive. So well done!
I wonder if the tamasic men no longer count as failures to the fates?
Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
The Yoon Suin belief system says that this life is a punishment for past misdeeds. However, if they live "well" in this life, in a future life they will be rewarded with a better station...
What was "supposed" to happen (I say "supposed" because the PC can always, and often do, change the outcome) was a fight on the tower top, the tamasic men panicking, and flying away as a group. BUT they are weak fliers, they start losing altitude, the spiders notice, abandon the tower to give chase, catch them and devour them as the party watches from the top of the tower. Very dramatic stuff, but I was worried about this scene - would the PCs feel powerless, unable to stop the event?
Well you just prevented it. Well done!
Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
So!
1: @tuffghost12 should post tomorrow, I will give them the chance to catch up.
2: We are very close to being done. Unless something goes very weird, before Chrismas
1: @tuffghost12 should post tomorrow, I will give them the chance to catch up.
2: We are very close to being done. Unless something goes very weird, before Chrismas
Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
Congratulations!
You have found the blue palace. The adventure is now over. Thank you so much for taking part, and I hope you had fun. Thank you also for helping me playtest this (it's now the second time a group has been through), in particular the encounter at the tower with the tamasic men (that area wasn't visited by my other players). I will publish this adventure on my blog eventually
So... what next? Well I'm certainly not running this over the holidays. And I know not everyone will want to return. We can
1: It's over, it's done, step away. I can write a small epilogue, but that will be it.
If on the other hand some people reaaly want to continue we can (after christmas!)
2: Explore the blue palace. It's essentially a large "dungeon"
3: Do something else in Yoon Suin.
Personally, I'm not 100% sure I want to continue - play by post is fun but soooo frustrating in some ways - but I would like to hear from you.
You have found the blue palace. The adventure is now over. Thank you so much for taking part, and I hope you had fun. Thank you also for helping me playtest this (it's now the second time a group has been through), in particular the encounter at the tower with the tamasic men (that area wasn't visited by my other players). I will publish this adventure on my blog eventually
So... what next? Well I'm certainly not running this over the holidays. And I know not everyone will want to return. We can
1: It's over, it's done, step away. I can write a small epilogue, but that will be it.
If on the other hand some people reaaly want to continue we can (after christmas!)
2: Explore the blue palace. It's essentially a large "dungeon"
3: Do something else in Yoon Suin.
Personally, I'm not 100% sure I want to continue - play by post is fun but soooo frustrating in some ways - but I would like to hear from you.
FitzTheRuke
Legend
I'm in for exploring the Palace if everyone wants to, but I'm easy either way.
tuffghost12
Ghostly Tuft
First off — Thanks for running this adventure for us!!
I really liked it! It has a unique flavor that's not commonly seen in D&D, or most RPGs for that matter. It's weird in the best way possible.
Then, you say the word "dungeon" and I'm so tempted to continue exploring just to get a peek inside...
But, sadly, I think it's best if I sit out.
As everyone likely noticed, I have a hard time being constant with a play-by-post. I just tend to get tangle up with other things and forget to engage with the adventure. So this is where I part ways!
Thanks again for running the adventure. And it was a pleasure playing with you all!
I really liked it! It has a unique flavor that's not commonly seen in D&D, or most RPGs for that matter. It's weird in the best way possible.
Then, you say the word "dungeon" and I'm so tempted to continue exploring just to get a peek inside...
But, sadly, I think it's best if I sit out.
As everyone likely noticed, I have a hard time being constant with a play-by-post. I just tend to get tangle up with other things and forget to engage with the adventure. So this is where I part ways!
Thanks again for running the adventure. And it was a pleasure playing with you all!
Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
Thank you again for taking part, and I appreciate your honesty. You played Miu to the hilt!First off — Thanks for running this adventure for us!!
I really liked it! It has a unique flavor that's not commonly seen in D&D, or most RPGs for that matter. It's weird in the best way possible.
Then, you say the word "dungeon" and I'm so tempted to continue exploring just to get a peek inside...
But, sadly, I think it's best if I sit out.
As everyone likely noticed, I have a hard time being constant with a play-by-post. I just tend to get tangle up with other things and forget to engage with the adventure. So this is where I part ways!
Thanks again for running the adventure. And it was a pleasure playing with you all!
For those who may be curious: this adventure took 3 sessions of 3 hours each to complete in real life. It took us a bit more than 3 months here. It is a bit discouraging...
FitzTheRuke
Legend
A month of PBP for one real-life session seems like about the best ratio you can hope for here, I'm afraid.
Ancalagon
Dusty Dragon
Okay! I just re-looked at the Blue Palace module. I remembered there being about 45-50 rooms. That's how many rooms there are on the first floor, there are well over 100 rooms in total. We aren't doing that by play by post, nuh-huh!
I know that @tuffghost12 will be leaving and that @Fradak is probably too busy to commit to arc 2, but I also have a potential recruit for round 2, if you are interested (and if I am interested... I'm still of two minds on that).
I know that @tuffghost12 will be leaving and that @Fradak is probably too busy to commit to arc 2, but I also have a potential recruit for round 2, if you are interested (and if I am interested... I'm still of two minds on that).
FitzTheRuke
Legend
Well, if you don't want to search the Blue Palace, I'm fine with having found it and going back to the city to show off to Dubi Gan's patron. He could get busy with something else and never make it back.
JustinCase
the magical equivalent to the number zero
Ha, I posted in the IC thread before reading the options here.
I loved this game, and that is true of both the Troika system (easy and straightforward, while also increasing the risks in a fun way) and the narrative. Some encounters could've been expanded on as far as I'm concerned (such as the hag returning for the hand), but like ruffghost12 said, they were all suitably weird in a very good way.
I'm down for continuing in any way, or perhaps playing Pinpehlu in another Yoon-Suin game if that fits you better. I'm also pretty much unavailable for the following weeks (starting this weekend) so I'm fine with starting/continuing after the holidays.
I loved this game, and that is true of both the Troika system (easy and straightforward, while also increasing the risks in a fun way) and the narrative. Some encounters could've been expanded on as far as I'm concerned (such as the hag returning for the hand), but like ruffghost12 said, they were all suitably weird in a very good way.
I'm down for continuing in any way, or perhaps playing Pinpehlu in another Yoon-Suin game if that fits you better. I'm also pretty much unavailable for the following weeks (starting this weekend) so I'm fine with starting/continuing after the holidays.
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