The Selgaunt Campaign - OOC

[haiiro]

Yeah - H it's too bad you couldn't clone yourself so you'd have time to run two PBPs at the same time (i.e. start a whole new camapign on the side). It's not very time consuming for the rest of us (so it would be fun to play in another) - but I'm guessing you have to spend a good bit of time on it as it is.

Running one is just about as much DMing as I can handle right now -- I stopped running World's Largest Dungeon for my group in Utah for that reason.

For Selgaunt, I'm actually still running on material I'd already prepared -- what would have been session 10. Things will change a bit, and the pacing is very different, but I haven't had to write new stuff for PbP yet.

The combat posts usually took me about an hour to put together, including Photoshopping the map, etc. The non-combat ones don't take long at all, for the most part.

I suspect when I have to start prepping new stuff, it'll take about as much time as it did IRL, but be more spread out. Regardless, it'll be interesting to see what's different about doing that kind of prep work (at least to me).

 

[thedangerranger]

Sorry I've been less posty lately. Kinda forum burned. Work deployed the new ResNet Technical Support Forum. Answering 50 or so inane posts a day dulled my forum appetite temporarily. I will reach a happy equilibrium again soon. Just assume Cupric will apply his knowledgebank bardthousand to anything that seems unique or interesting.
By next week the forum overload should subside.
-Matt-

 

[haiiro]

Just assume Cupric will apply his knowledgebank bardthousand to anything that seems unique or interesting.

I'll run with it this time, but next time I'd prefer a list of things to apply knowledges to, and at least a few likely rolls to go along with your post -- I don't want to do all the work!

Edit: Thanks, tdr.

 

[glincaelin]

The problem

So I haven’t posted much for a couple weeks and here’s the reason: I was transferred and my new schedule involves 10 hour days. This unfortunate occurrence combined with my long commute, school and homework means that my high priority pursuits (sleeping, eating, bathing every third day) have almost completely squeezed everything else out of my life. I thought that I would be able to keep up with the game but it seems that I have trouble finding enough time to even read it! Sooo…I’m a little stuck. I don’t want to drop out (the schedule thing might clear up in a few months and the no-personal-use-of computers-at-work-under-penalty-of-death edict from management might ease up), but I also don’t want you guys having to wait on poopy one line responses from me once a week.

Any thoughts, ideas or crude jokes?

-blue collar man

 

[haiiro]

So I haven’t posted much for a couple weeks and here’s the reason: I was transferred and my new schedule involves 10 hour days. This unfortunate occurrence combined with my long commute, school and homework means that my high priority pursuits (sleeping, eating, bathing every third day) have almost completely squeezed everything else out of my life. I thought that I would be able to keep up with the game but it seems that I have trouble finding enough time to even read it! Sooo…I’m a little stuck. I don’t want to drop out (the schedule thing might clear up in a few months and the no-personal-use-of computers-at-work-under-penalty-of-death edict from management might ease up), but I also don’t want you guys having to wait on poopy one line responses from me once a week.

Any thoughts, ideas or crude jokes?

When I saw you'd posted here and not in IC, my first guess was that this (or something like it) was the case.

Hrm. I wish I had some insight here, but I really don't. I can certainly understand the conflict -- wanting to continue, but having so much else going on that it doesn't seem feasible. Bleh. I definitely have days like that, and I'm not moving as quickly on posts as I could be.

Sorry I don't have any advice better than "it's your decision and we'll respect you in the morning whatever you decide." Maybe bathe every fourth day? Or print the new stuff in the morning, read it at lunch, and post in the evening? I don't know.

 

[dharmabum]

Let's all drop out of society and game full time!

Glin:
Hope life gets a little less soggy soon. I can certainly sympathize with the blinking and it's three days later syndrome. I've found that if people are willing to be patient with you, it's better to stay in as many of your activities as you can so you don't feel like work is totally sucking up your whole life. :\

 

[haiiro]

I've found that if people are willing to be patient with you, it's better to stay in as many of your activities as you can so you don't feel like work is totally sucking up your whole life. :\

That is amazingly insightful and strikes me as completely accurate.

Listen to her, she's good!

 

[haiiro]

I used my 1,000th post to thank EN World for being EN World, over in the Meta forum.

After thinking about it, I decided I want to use my 2,000th post to thank the five of you for joining me here, and giving this campaign a try as a PbP game. No irony intended coming on the heels of what Phil said -- I mean it, thank you.

 

[Artemis Blade]

I'm all misty now.

As for Glin's problem, perhaps he could be kidnapped by Weasels.

I think the best solution is just for us to continue and for Phil to keep up with the story and to post when he can, even if it's a week or two or four without a post. Perhaps one of us could play his character as an NPC if an action is needed on Glin's part. The responsibility could rotate if needed.

DH

 

[Xen]

I certainly don't think there is any reason G needs to drop out. It seems pretty clear that we will all have our days/weeks/months where we have trouble getting to the board and posting. I think this is where we rely somewhat heavily on H to moderate and know when it is time to move on in the game - post or not. So far, I think he has been doing a grand job!

For those of you who can't read Xenbonics (as my dear friend A would call it) - what I just said translates roughly as:

"Blah Blah Blah. blah-Blah Blah Blah Blah."

X