S@squ@tch's N1: Against the Cult of the Reptile God OOC (Full)
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YeOldeAlbatross
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Hiatus
Hello, all!
I apologize for my absence these last few days, but unfortunately life has thrown my family a bit of a curve ball.
What should have been a routine visit to the pediatrician for my 6-month old son has become a bit of a scare. The doctor is concerned about the size and shape of his head, and so we are undergoing tests. First a CT Scan, then an MRI, and now we are awaiting results to see where we go from here. I have had to put the gaming on hold for a bit while dealing with all of this, and I'm trying to spend more time in support of my family.
Please don't delete the bookmarks for this game, as I will return when I can. Hopefully, we will get good test results, and all will return to normal shortly.
Thank you all for understanding!
YOA
Hello, all!
I apologize for my absence these last few days, but unfortunately life has thrown my family a bit of a curve ball.
What should have been a routine visit to the pediatrician for my 6-month old son has become a bit of a scare. The doctor is concerned about the size and shape of his head, and so we are undergoing tests. First a CT Scan, then an MRI, and now we are awaiting results to see where we go from here. I have had to put the gaming on hold for a bit while dealing with all of this, and I'm trying to spend more time in support of my family.
Please don't delete the bookmarks for this game, as I will return when I can. Hopefully, we will get good test results, and all will return to normal shortly.
Thank you all for understanding!
YOA
YeOldeAlbatross
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Update
Everyone,
First, thanks to you all for the kind words and well-wishing. I really appreciate them, and so does my family. It's great to feel like I'm a part of a community of friends, even though none of you actually know me beyond the screen name. That's part of why I wouldn't do my PbP gaming anywhere else.
Now, an update on my son's health: The CTScan looks promising, but it didn't quite have good enough resolution to rule out hydrocephalus. Hence, the MRI, and now we are awaiting the results of that test (hopefully today!) Our hope is that our son does not have hydrocephalus, but even if he does not, the next step is physical therapy (for some tightness in his neck muscles, and some slight delays in gross motor skills such as rolling over, etc.), and likely a fitting for an orthotic helmet to help reshape his developing skull. Okay, that's probably more than any of you really wanted to know, but there you go.
So, what about gaming? Well, now that the initial emotional shock has abated, and we are dealing with the situation day by day, I think I can get back in the swing of things, at least a little bit. I'm going to start by resuming posting in the games for which I am a player, and see how that works out. I'm not ready to resume DMing, which is considerably more time intensive, but if things work out well, I'd love to get things going again. For my players, please keep an eye on the OOC threads, hopefully it won't be too long. For Insight, s@squ@tch, and my fellow players in those respective games, Droban and Alessin should have posts up soon.
Again, thanks to all of you for your kindness and understanding!
Everyone,
First, thanks to you all for the kind words and well-wishing. I really appreciate them, and so does my family. It's great to feel like I'm a part of a community of friends, even though none of you actually know me beyond the screen name. That's part of why I wouldn't do my PbP gaming anywhere else.
Now, an update on my son's health: The CTScan looks promising, but it didn't quite have good enough resolution to rule out hydrocephalus. Hence, the MRI, and now we are awaiting the results of that test (hopefully today!) Our hope is that our son does not have hydrocephalus, but even if he does not, the next step is physical therapy (for some tightness in his neck muscles, and some slight delays in gross motor skills such as rolling over, etc.), and likely a fitting for an orthotic helmet to help reshape his developing skull. Okay, that's probably more than any of you really wanted to know, but there you go.
So, what about gaming? Well, now that the initial emotional shock has abated, and we are dealing with the situation day by day, I think I can get back in the swing of things, at least a little bit. I'm going to start by resuming posting in the games for which I am a player, and see how that works out. I'm not ready to resume DMing, which is considerably more time intensive, but if things work out well, I'd love to get things going again. For my players, please keep an eye on the OOC threads, hopefully it won't be too long. For Insight, s@squ@tch, and my fellow players in those respective games, Droban and Alessin should have posts up soon.
Again, thanks to all of you for your kindness and understanding!
s@squ@tch
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OK, Airwalkrr and Ayden both appear to be busy with other things at the moment (haven't seen them logged on for a few days).
That being said, Gideon, Stonefist, and Alessin, all have shown interest in heading to the inn. I will assume that Krager and Ari have no objections to following along.
With a party of 5, I will usually advance the scene when at least 3 of the 5 party members have replied (after an extended lull in posting).
As this is my first DM'ing on PbP, I am welcome to any feedback on the adventure so far.
Is it too slow? too fast? Too little detail? etc, etc.
That being said, Gideon, Stonefist, and Alessin, all have shown interest in heading to the inn. I will assume that Krager and Ari have no objections to following along.
With a party of 5, I will usually advance the scene when at least 3 of the 5 party members have replied (after an extended lull in posting).
As this is my first DM'ing on PbP, I am welcome to any feedback on the adventure so far.
Is it too slow? too fast? Too little detail? etc, etc.
YeOldeAlbatross
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Here's my feedback, s@s!s@squ@tch said:
Overall, I'm enjoying this game a lot! The combat was handled very well, you did a great job on the character-by-character actions. The map was a huge plus!
I'm happy with the amount of detail and description provided for the game on the whole.As for the pace, I could see things going a bit faster. As you alluded to above, I'm not sure it's necessary to always wait for all five players to post something before advancing things. If that's the case, one or two busy people will slow the pace down to a crawl all too often. And, I think people will be more motivated to follow along and keep up when they know the game's going to keep going with or without them.
I do apologize also, we had a chemical scare at the museum I am stationed at and things have been hectic getting the truth culled from the base on what the real deal is.
I should be able to get a post out tonight after my youth meeting, but I am loving the game thus far. Sorry again for my pace.
I should be able to get a post out tonight after my youth meeting, but I am loving the game thus far. Sorry again for my pace.
Phoenix8008
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I'm loving everything so far as well. I agree that the pace could be a little quicker, but it's not too bad. The map in the first combat was awesome and the action was well controlled and well explained. I am also enjoying the character disagreements/attitudes. They add a nice spice of conflict between the party. 
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