We work together and discuss stuff in Q&A. But that is player knowledge, not character knowledge. We then have to comunicate in character in post to make it game knowledge.  We'll guide on this. Say we come to a large lake and need to go around it we can discuss it in Q&A to pick what the party should do. Then in game someone suggests the option and why it is good and the party then agrees and it is so.  This doesn't mean you can't act on your own, it just allows others to toss in their two cents if they feel strongly about an option. But remember if we don't say something in character then the other party members don't know it.

BTW I just tried to send Chessicfayth a link to my dropbox so he can access some game handbooks.
If he lets me know it worked I can them share with any of you, I just need your email.

Glad to see you Keeper. You're part of the heart of this game.

Hey Chess,

What type of characters / classes have you played?

What kind of hero do you feel like?

Seeing that our party is high level you can be dual classed so you could be both a healer and good in a battle.

A barberian cleric could battle and have mystic abilities, including healing. My character from another game is a barberian shaman werebear. You see my avatar of Ody is a werebear.

For our story even the out laying areas would send help, wild tribes would sense the need to put down the rising evil.

PM me your email and I'll send you his character sheet as a starter.

Also folks if you want info send me your email and I'll send you a link to my dropbox where I have some 2.0 handbooks for different classes.

Tann may have that he could share too.

Ody

Here is what is says about Rangers for the Introduction of Ranger's handbook.

The ranger is one of the most popular character classes in the AD&D® game. A woodsman and tracker, as well as a dangerous fighter, he combines good combat skills with a few extra abilities that give him many options and decisions during play. He boasts the courage and strength of a warrior and the stealth and self-reliance of a thief. He combines the druid's affinity for the outdoors with the devotion and magical aptitude of a priest. He's a hunter, a tracker, and a survivalist. By temperament and by choice, he's a loner, often preferring the company of animals to people. Without question, he's one with nature, sworn to protect the inhabitants of the wilderness and preserve the integrity of the land.

      The ranger's origins can be traced to the time when isolated human settlements were first founded in areas of unclaimed wilderness, or in areas occupied only by savage humanoid tribes. Those who were at first hunters, trappers, and guides were turned by the necessities of survival into canny wilderness warriors; and ultimately into the principle protectors of the scattered settlements of humans and demihumans, which had to fend off countless humanoid raids.

Think about healer / fighters. We get into some real deadly battles and take a bunch of damage so we to be healed quickly.

I hope Keeper comes back, he's so good at this game.

Well I've figured it out that if I want to get back to writing I have to stop spending so much time on FB.

I brain numb read all that fluff and the next thing I know it's been hours.

Soooo.... if I am your FB friend don't be surprised if you don't see me there so much.

Well the Master Procurer is here. I've just had some RL issues and this rest has been good.

Ulthok lives.......Odie will survive.

I have asked the boss that Lt. John Reid be NPC'd for a while. Issues have been keeping me from doing timely posts so for a while I will be a lurker at the Inn. Please feel free to use John in your posts, I will build around those events when I am able to take the role back.
I am not leaving the Inn only being less active.

Ody

Well I use OS XP at home but it did the same on work Win7. And page one is fine but page 2 is zoomed out.

Q&A is fine just on the story.

Just question on if it is my computer or the site format. I noticed that the on the story page recent posts go way across the page and I have to scroll to read to the end of the lines. It is not like that in the Q&A.

Wow....

This story is really going to take off. I get tied up at work for a while and come back to four pages of Q&A and a bunch of posts to read.

Well Ody is here and Lt. Reid while be in the swing soon. Looks like he has a new CO with Lt Berk gone.

Time to restruture a bit and meet the new crew.

I'll catch up on the game post and then roll out my own.

Still need a closing post to the old story.

Hope to get a bunch done this weekend if Honey Doo's don't get in the way.

Also got to help my son change the alternator on his Santa Fa.

Assistant Chief Tactical OfficerJohn Reid reporting for duty.

I will modify m background a little to make the family link a bit more vague.

Not going to push that and make things seem silly.

Good stuff. I hope to be able to build up to your level of story telling.

And I can tone back Lone Ranger thing. Even have a way to make it fit.

I hope to add a final post too, it can bridge to John's assignment, if anyone will be needing a junior officer.

It's not much but I really wanted to get something in before the game was all over.

Thanks for letting me play.

For those that didn't get my character backgrounds.

John is decended from the men known as the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet.

Julie Kato is decended from the Crimson Wasp. (Her family and the Reid family, the Green Hornet line, linked through marrage. In the story Green Hornet: Dark Tomorrow, it is indicated that Paul Reid and Mishi Kato had married and were the parents of Gordon Reid, who was the father of the story's Green Hornet, Clayton Reid.).

In the 1930's and '40s, industrialist Britt Reid fought crime and the mob as the Green Hornet, with his partner and friend Ikano Kato at his side. Eventually both of them retired, but in the 1960's their nephew and son, Britt Reid II and Hayashi Kato, became the new Green Hornet and Kato. Keeping up the family tradition, two and a half decades later Britt Jr.'s nephew, Paul, and Hayashi's younger sister (he was the eldest of four children, she the youngest) Mishi became the third Green Hornet and Kato.

Mishi later assumed a new code-name: the Crimson Wasp, a title given centuries past to Yukari Oshira, the fabled swordswoman and only female samurai of the Muromachi period of feudal Japan.

(Comic book buffs can look up the Crimson Wasp.)

Donny (Don Diego Vega) is desended from Zorro.

Jay Silverheels was desended from Tonto.

Agian, thanks for letting me play.

These folks were giving me side play possibilities but work, health and other issues just flatlined my creative writing. Maybe I'll get inspired again and bring them back. My odd idea was sort of a Justice League inside Star Fleet. Ok it's was far fetched, but could have its moments.

Stardate 2365.02.12
USS Peregrine, Captain's Ready Room - 10:55

John sat at his com console, “Julie I need you to be sure all of security transmission from the Peregrine get into the right hands, they need to be the full video and audio. If the brass only sees the shortened text revision they won’t be able to measure the full impact of what transpired.”

The young Asian women smiled back, “We’ve done our best. There seemed to have been technical issue that was affecting the text only versions. We were able to verify that they all opened and viewed every last minute before the text version was available. I have to say you do get yourself into some interest situations.”

John let out low sigh, ”Thanks cuz.. They really needed to see and hear Jacobs to feel the truth in the situation. Captain Drake is likely the best officer I have ever served under. He’s Old School; serves Right and Justice. If I didn’t know better I’d say he was related to one of us. Hell with a name like Drake he just may be a hidden hero. “

“Now now Johnny Boy…there are no hidden heroes…just folks that serve Justice and Right.” Petty Officer Kato smile at the ornate oriental wall hanging of the ancient female samurai, the Crimsoned Warp, on her wall. “By the way Jay was by and said there just may be something odd about that Captain of the Coronado . Jay said Donny found it interesting that each time Jacob’s headed a diplomatic mission he seemed to come away a bit more well heeled but nothing that could be proven illegal..just fishy.”

“Did he say if there were any hints dropped that could make it to the brass?”

“Well I don’t know how far it has spread but there is very interesting scuttlebutt rolling here at 118.”

John let out laugh, “I owe you all no matter how it plays out..we can only hope Justice is served…I’ll make good on our dinner when reach 118. Should see you soon.”

“Looking forward to it.”Julie waved as she signed off.

The com screen faded as John sat back. John knew that many thought the reports sent out by security was just another form of tattling, but John knew that the truth always had to be known. Picking up the crystal cube that held a single silver bullet he gazed at it he hoping he’d helped his captain.

There...now just find Eol!

Day 2, Whitefall – The Warehouse outside of Necessity, 9:00 PM PT

The kid had got the mule ready for the trip back to town. He’d got directions to the Warehouse from the Capt’n and they were now whisking their way south of Necessity. It was long before a huge metal building loomed up in front of them. All sorts of folks were headed in so Ash figured this must be the place.

The kid settled the mule into a handy spot and the crew head toward the big hanger doors. Music was coming from inside and soon there were good smells too. Asher’s mind rolled back to Ezra when the family would go the local farm fair. As they walked in it was all the kid could have hoped for, there are all sorts of food vendors, drink vendors and those carnival type games like knock over the milk cans and ring the bottle. There are jugglers, magicians and clowns. Some storage crates have been brought in for businesses to open up little shops selling clothing and trinkets.  The Honeydew even has a double storage crate set up for … express service. The air smells of popcorn, grease and smoked meats. A huge smile crossed his face as he turned to take it all in. He nearly tripped on his own duster that he wore to conceal his shoulder rigs and his other toys.

Seemed the whole thing was staged around a center area where the main ring is the highlight of the event, set up on a platform so it is above the main ground but not high enough that people cannot see the fight. Lights set up to illuminate it well, and screens going up so those who can’t get close can see the battle. It has a large open area around it for the crowd to gather and then in the four corners of the Warehouse, there are smaller rings set up for other side fights for the hands that don’t want to fight Bart.

Asher was about ask Capt’n Wyatt if could see the sights when Eagle eye spoke up to Wolf.

“You want me to put you on the board or do you want to hold off and do the surprise challenge thing…. Up to you… If you go up now, people gonna be curious, wanna check you out – including Patience.”

Wyatt looks askance of his mechanic as if he's not keen on Wolf getting his face smashed just before they take on cargo. But Eagle's commentary sparks an immediate response from the captain.

"Don't put 'is name on the board,….I want no reason fer Patience t' be any more curious 'bout anyone of us than she already is."

The kid took that as enough to hang close just in case. As they walked he heard men setting up bets on side fights and got a bit confused on this odds thing. He couldn’t figure how it could be that if the odds were 5 to 1 and you put one credit you only got five back if your fella won. Wouldn’t that just be four and you own back so it was four not five?

Ash just shook his head and hoped they’d walk close to one of them popcorn stands.

I will get a little up sometime this week.

I would say that Reid and the Chief were the two security still on board.

RL got in the way of things this week, my mother went back into the hospital but is being discharged today.

We have to set up home care visits and PT so I am a bit distracted.

La nice..........

We just had 6 until the boss slipped away.........

Thanky...Limericks-R-Us............

The Prodigal Princess returns to her clan,

With stories and art in her plan,

You’ve been missed by us all,

Hope you’ve been having a ball,

Now Old Ody can be an Ali Fan.

Okay dokay Roger.....Asher has checked in...so waiting on Eol and we should be back on track.

Day 2, Whitefall - Necessity, Rocinante, 10:15 AM PT

There were sounds outside and footsteps on the steps outside. The men were coming back and at least two of them were heading into the office.

It wouldn’t go well to have them Governor’s lackies knowing Ash was here and it factually it would be better for Doc them thinking she was on her own. Following Stephanie’s voice Ash opened the door and quickly stepped in. When he turned to look around, Asher was … slightly surprised. There was Doctor Young sitting beside an older doctor, the two of them drinking tea. “Dr Young! This is my office and I will not be pushed around!” the older man shouted and the two of them suppressed giggles under their hands before noticing that Asher was standing there. Stephanie looked over, “I told you to get back to the boat and let Captain Sung know I’d be delayed. I don’t need a baby sitter, Mr Talhone.” She said and got up, handing a device she had in her hand to the other doctor, “So here you go as we agreed. If we can arrange it, I can drop off more equipment. It is really no bother, I get samples every times I go into a hospital.”

Asher stood there with his mouth hanging open.

“Thank you Doctor, but this is truly generous of you.” The Older doctor replied, “For the chance to pull the wool over Patience eyes, I would have helped you for free.”

“Well that being the case, I am glad to help, and thank you Doctor Amber.”  Stephanie said and then turned back to Asher, “Shall we go?”

The kid snapped his mouth shut but then inquired, “What about that fella Petrie? He hadn’t look none too well? And the Govern’r has a couple of her men in the room out there. ”

“Petrie is fine, I will explain on the way back home. He has my ear piece so we can communicate later. Really Mr. Talhone, I have spent time on ship before, I am familiar with subterfuge.”

“Yes Miss Stephanie, it’s appear’n you know a good deal of the way of things. Ain’t no disrespect..just doing my job.”

Stephanie left the room with Ash behind her. There were two armed men in the waiting room who both stood up when Dr. Young entered the room. They looked over at Asher with a surprised look and then back to the Doctor.

“The patient is on the mend and my work here is done. Thank you gentlemen for waiting on him like a good group of friends. He should be right as rain in no time.” Stephanie said out loud in a tone of dismissal. “We will be off now.”

“Whoa!” The tallest of the two said, “Umm, our orders are to keep you here until the Governor gets back. Who is this guy anyway? So …”

“No.” Stephaine said firmly, “If your leader wished to talk to me she knows where to find me and I am much too busy to hang around some backwater butcher shack with young men who cannot think without a gun in hand…. I mean really? An 8 inch barrel? It screams compensation….. As to who this man is – He is Asher Talhone. You may have heard about him from the news recently. Held his ground against a thousand mercenaries on LV 426? Lived to tell the tale but not many of them did? Ringing a bell?”

The kid held back a smile…it would ruin the effect Doc had laid on them guards. So to add little substance to Doc’s inference the kid moved his coat just enough to show a PK12 in his shoulder rig and the Colt at his hip.

The shortest of the men dropped his pistol. He scrabbled to pick it up again.

“So right now Ash is humouring you, but unless you want to get on his bad side, I’d do what he says. I’m not saying he’s mad but he doesn’t want to be here and he doesn’t like babysitting me so he might be looking to kill someone right now. “

Asher furrowed his brow and clinched his teeth, him figured that might give him one them severe looks.

The room became really quiet as the two men looked at each other and back to Asher.

It was getting real hard for Asher to not bust out laughing but he thought he’d push the game a little more. So raising an eye brow, and taking noisy sniff through his nose he nodded toward the door.

The two men stepped out of your way and let the two leave the office. The guards outside started to move forward but the tall one waved them off with a scared look in his eyes.

“Now, Mr. Talhone, Where is our ride?”

“Well I am sorry about that Miss Stephanie, I hitched a ride over here so we best just walk purposefully down the rode a bit until our comm isn’t jammed anymore. With all these townsfolk start’n to look up to you we just might get lucky and find a ride down the road a piece.”

“I guess that will have to do for now, but you could try planning a little better in the future….by the way…nice acting.”

Asher nearly tripped as he busted out laughing, unable to hold it back any longer.

Day 2, Whitefall - Necessity, Rocinante, 10:25 AM PT

Wyatt, Sam, and Wolf came into Necessity via the mule, moving quickly but trying not to look like they were about to shoot up the town. As they got into town, they found Asher and Dr. Young walking down the street as if nothing unusual had happen. Just like a morning stroll in a town with no armed men chasing them or anything.

The kid took the opportunity to get his jab back, “Well there’s our ride… just like I planned.” Doc shot him look with just a hint of grin.

The mule pulled to halt and Doc Stephanie stepped up.

“Oh good!” the Doctor called out, “Thank you for coming, Captain. I wasn’t looking forward to the walk back to the ship.  On the plus side, I can let you all in on what is happening with having to repeat myself over and over. Does anyone have any food? I’m starving.” She says as she climbs into the mule. Looking at the stares she is getting, “What? I did not eat breakfast.”

Ok an extended POV from the shuttle edit.

Same story but looking at it from a different angle.

And don't worry Roger, it is helping to get my storying back.

Next up a little POV of Asher heading back with Doc Stephanie......