The Dungeon Masters' Foundation

[Nightcloak]

Ah back, Just started BG1 and its sucking up my time (Just escaped from candlekeep.. Evoker, tell me what to do now!).

Take the road north, and get party members fast - anyone. You can dump the odd ones later. Trust me, strength in numbers.

Has any progress been made on the campaign and what about this seperate forum thingy, can someone explain that one?

There has been mild debate so far. It has been suggested that the DMF purchase and relocate to one of the hosted forums on ENWorld. It's an interesting idea. But I would like to suggest we open a second thread here in general, and soon (the 500 post mark is comming quickly and I think that is the accepted limit for a single thread). A second thread here in General for now would be better IMO. General has a lot of traffic for people to "bump" into this forum, read, and join in. Once were in another location we will be off the beaten path and out of sight. Just my $.02

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

(the 500 post mark is comming quickly and I think that is the accepted limit for a single thread).

Hmm...I didn't realize there was a limit on the number of posts per thread, but I guess that makes sense. I wonder if this thread will be deleted after a while once we've got the new one up and running. That might make it a little hard (at least at first) for new folks to jump in to the conversation.

Xen: If you've got a decent character, head south and do as much of the Nashkel mines as possible. Get up to around 7th level (easiest to do with a druid) and then go pick up the party members you want. Thier levels will have increased to be on par with your new level.

 

[BSF]

There isn't a limit, it's just that most threads lose their focus as they grow in size. As it is, this thread is something of an exception on EN World. We have already covered several topics without spawning off into a new thread.

Once a thread has ceased having new posts, it drops down into the thread history of EN World. After something drops out of the first several pages of General, it becomes harder to find, but it is still searchable. There really aren't many threads that get deleted, but the really good ones get moved into the permanent archive.

That being said, we might see a purge when the new hardware is installed. A faster server will make background, admin tasks easier for the the mods. It would make sense to run a purge at that time if they plan on running one at all. *shrug* But all of this is speculation. If we do want to spin off a current thread, then just link this thread in the first post of the new one. As each thread reaches a practical limit, create a new thread and link all the previous threads in order. That way, somebody new can parse through the old threads if they choose.

 

[BSF]

I read that thread and found it very interesting and informative. It's something I would certainly be interested in reading more of. A kind of blow-by-blow DM design diary. You talked about how you developed your storyarc(s) and maintained the motivation of the BBEG(s) and then dealt with the inevitable PC-monkeywrench(es). These are the types of insights you can only achieve through real DM experience (20000 xp to be exact). That would be a great teaching tool!

*laugh* 20000 exp? I would have to go back and try to tabulate my totals over the last two and a half decades. How does the conversion across editions work out?

On a more serious note, let me give it some thought. Maybe I will look at spinning it off as a thread, or perhaps as some articles. Maybe it would be a good idea to lay things out with a behind-the-screen perspective and then post free-for-all examples of PCs interacting with the story arcs and *possible* ways the story arc will shift to accomodate that. Would that be useful?

Keep in mind that Story Arcing is one method of DMing. Obviously I am a proponent of it. But it isn't the only method. Nor is it always the best method for every game. But I think many of the priciples could be applied to other DM methodologies, so it might still be useful.

Thoughts?

 

[Evilhalfling]

Evilhalfling: Is the quote in your sig from the original novella? Because that's the only one I haven't read at least 20 times.

Nope Its completely made up.
Just something that was on his mind in the final stages of book one.
and closely linked to how much time and energy D&D use in my life.

BladeOD
try scrolling right, only 10 appear in my window w/o scrolling

 

[Nightcloak]

There isn't a limit, it's just that most threads lose their focus as they grow in size. As it is, this thread is something of an exception on EN World. We have already covered several topics without spawning off into a new thread.

Oh... I misunderstood. I thought I had seen one or two threads redirected at 500 in PbP plus the fact the Hive threads are always rebooting and made the jump from there.

Good to know, still learning. That what I get for lurking for way to long around here instead of participating

 

[ChaosEvoker]

DMF Stuff

@Xen
The campaign is still going on, I'm giving everyone until the end of the month to post a character if they want to play. So post your character in the thread if you want to play. (Oh and I believe I answered your question in 2nd hr correct?)

@New Thread?
Sound like a good idea for a temporary solution (After all, for all you old Guild House people, we'd hate to end up like the HEF) I'll reboot the thread when we reach 500-500+ posts. I'm still really interested and relaly like the idea of hosting a forum except that money is the only issue I am shaky on....I'm waiting for Y.O. Morales's responce on that.

 

[Xen155]

Thanks for all the help.

I also like the seperate forum thing. I agree though, what to do about the money thing....

Also, about the new thread, I don't know. I like the idea of a big thread but you make a strong point about the HEF. If we do do the new thread we should have them liberally linked together.

 

[Xen155]

wefrghwfd

 

[Nightcloak]

The campaign is still going on, I'm giving everyone until the end of the month to post a character if they want to play. So post your character in the thread if you want to play. (Oh and I believe I answered your question in 2nd hr correct?)

I'm only available probably every other day currently do to RL. If that isn't an issue, then I'm in.

@New Thread?
Sound like a good idea for a temporary solution (After all, for all you old Guild House people, we'd hate to end up like the HEF) I'll reboot the thread when we reach 500-500+ posts. I'm still really interested and relaly like the idea of hosting a forum except that money is the only issue I am shaky on....I'm waiting for Y.O. Morales's responce on that.

I think a hosted forum would a great idea! The business manager in me just keeps comming up with the questions to potential problems involved. Us suits do that

The money issue can be addressed. We just follow the example of other organizations and appoint someone to be responsable for paying the bills, keeping the receipts, and reporting the financials to the board... er council members. If we got a hosted forum here, we could use paypal for the donations, payments, and electronic receipts to keep things in line. Let me know if I should detail this line of thought more.

At least setting up the system would be simple, getting the funds would be more interesting... Probably donations would be the best bet. I don't think the world is quite ready for DMF T-Shirts and Coffee Mugs

Buy the way. What was the HEF and what happened?

Off to work, I'll check in later tonight.