Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: :-)
Here's the dropbox link to my finished (???) character sheet. Somebody fact check it. I'm going to play a scientist named Fern who has a passion for the life sciences.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tayugpt5j7xxd6j/Fern.xls
As for actual me, my name is Isaac. I'm an electrician by day, mad scientist beer brewer by night. I'm 29, married but no kids yet. I've been playing RPGs in one form or another for about 15 years, although I've only been playing with rules since last year. I primarily play D&D so this will be my first Travelling experience.
Posted on 2014-05-08 at 21:48:08.
Edited on 2014-05-08 at 21:48:32 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: yo
I like Grugg as much as the next nozzle, but surely if he says it's too much we should respect that. He's DMing an awesome game right now, it probably has him all tied up.
Posted on 2014-05-08 at 14:04:13.
Edited on 2014-05-08 at 14:05:30 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Most people logged in
Subject: .
10 on, 8 chatting.
EDIT: 10 on, 10 chatting. Different names though.
Posted on 2014-05-08 at 04:24:47.
Edited on 2014-05-08 at 04:39:46 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: Double Post
As per request:
* Mal readies his maneuvers
* He cuts open a bag of seed and pockets some of it
* When the bad guy is right at the door, Mal kicks it open and shouts, then attempts to hurt him with his rapier. A standard attack.
* He is in Child of Shadow Stance
Posted on 2014-05-08 at 03:13:46.
Edited on 2014-05-08 at 03:33:18 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured: Revenge of the Revenge of the Game
Subject: Here We Go
Half an Hour Before Nightfall, Isiah's Tool Shed, Schell
The smell of oil and dust hung thick in the air here. Malachi sorted through the brick-a-brack carefully, noting anything that might be useful or important. Tools, pickles, seeds... Nothing seemed to fit that bill for a hero. A farmer, maybe. Had they found the plethora of farm equipment earlier he might have suggested they lay out a system of booby traps, but it was far too late for that now. Mal could only make use of the little time remaining.
In the graying light of sunset, the shadows wrapped around Mal as close as his cloak. This was good. Cohesion of thought and reality. He called to them, from a dark place in his mind he called each of the shadows by name. They were cold like slices of night cutting through to his skin. This stance was called Child of Shadow, and after a moment he was little more than a patch of fluttering darkness in the dying light.
In slow, smooth motions he pantomimed the art of the sword. A flick and a twist of the wrist, that was Blistering Flourish. If he put the power of his will into it, it could dazzle his enemies. A feint followed by a quick high-line attack could suffuse his blade with darkness; landing a strike would pass the darkness to his opponent. This was Clinging Shadow Strike. A sidestep with a backhanded pommel strike was a maneuver to counter a charge. The final exercise appeared simple. Thrust. With proper concentration, he could find chinks in his opponents maneuvers and execute a deadly attack.
The meditation brought Mal's world into crystal clarity as the final rays of daylight disappeared. An idea came to his freshly honed mind. He drew his dagger and cut into a nearby bag. Reaching in, he produced a large handful of the seeds and thrust them into his pocket. He was unsure of their usefulness but he certainly enjoyed having one more option. Almost as soon as the dagger was back in the little scabbard, voices began to drift into the shed, soon followed by flickering torchlight.
In the still evening air Mal could hear every word they said. Some kind of subterfuge was at work here and it wasn't the good, hero-making kind. He risked a peek. Nine men, their horses, and not one of the from the desert. They sneered and laughed, even joked about killing Isiah. They were clearly congratulating themselves on an easy victory.
The leader cleared his throat and began to give orders. "You know why you're here; Jaron is not going to tolerate any mistakes. You two, watch the path to the east, just because it's quiet now doesn't mean no one's on their way. The rest of your, grab everything you can, our orders are to leave nothing behind."
Orders. Of course. Nobody ever does their own dirty work.
"Someone search that shed, the rest of you, ransack the hut. When you're done, burn it. Burn all of it."
That was it then, a fight to the death. It seemed certain that no amount of talk would change their minds, and Mal knew they couldn't stand by and let this happen. At least, he and Relos couldn't. He was unsure about the others, but they would almost certainly stand as a group once the fighting began. Incidentally, where had the rest of the Favored secreted themselves? From his narrow vantage, he could see two men approaching his door, and could just about make out the form of the two watching the road. They seemed dangerously close to the place Mal had last seen Tristan, Cal, and Sehanine.
The flunkies were getting far too close now. Mal had to act, if only to preserve the advantage his companions still carried. He fell effortlessly back into the Child of Shadow stance and readied his rapier. Hoping to make as much noise as possible, he kicked the door open and, shouting a formless war cry, thrust his blade into the torso of his unready opponent.
Posted on 2014-05-07 at 21:52:07.
Edited on 2017-11-30 at 22:45:58 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
Going to start a post this very moment. Any last minute thoughts before I submit it?
EDIT: Too late. I regret nothing!
Posted on 2014-05-07 at 20:18:54.
Edited on 2014-05-08 at 01:53:56 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: ...
Still working on my sheet. I'll try to get it done today.
Posted on 2014-05-07 at 15:31:20.
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Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: ..
Hey Al, did you get my sheet thing? I need to know how wrong it was.
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 19:03:04.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
Save the honcho kill the rest?
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 16:45:28.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
Mal is going to make some noise in the shed. That ought to get them distracted.
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 13:55:46.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
How many gloves is Relos wearing?
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 05:29:15.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
Is tonight's post qualification to use lethal force? We certainly need to know more, but only really need to capture one or two for that.
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 05:08:50.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: IM CHARGIN MAH LAZARZ
So yeah, a quick stretch and meditation in the shed, and Mal has prepared his maneuvers and such. I may make a comical post about this. Or not.
You'll have to wait and see.
Maneuvers Readied:
Sapphire Nightmare Blade
Counter Charge
Clinging Shadow Strike
Blistering Flourish
Stances:
Stance of Clarity
Child of Shadow
I'll begin in Child of Shadow.
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 02:59:28.
Edited on 2014-05-06 at 03:04:17 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: ...
Jeez, I don't have 30 years experience breathing!
Posted on 2014-05-06 at 00:45:43.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
Mal will be hiding in the tool shed. Do we have some sort of signal?
Posted on 2014-05-05 at 18:12:18.
Edited on 2014-05-05 at 18:13:28 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: ...
Quickstart? Is that Book 0?
EDIT: Oh I totes missed that.
Posted on 2014-05-04 at 19:05:36.
Edited on 2014-05-04 at 19:08:10 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
Mal still needs to prepare his maneuvers, so if there is a chance before the enemy appears I will write a post about it. Otherwise he'll do them in the shed.
Posted on 2014-05-04 at 18:39:33.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured: Revenge of the Revenge of the Game
Subject: ...
Calopee broke a momentary silence.
"I know that some of us would like to confront this situation head on, but I can't help but wonder what would happen if the horsemen found this place unoccupied as demanded. This place has very little merit that we've seen, and I can't help wondering what would motivate such a threat."
Her words rang true to Malachi. It did seem strange that the riders would want such a place. He replied directly to the halfling.
Do you mean to leave the house as well? Perhaps it would be best to use the last of the light to make a quick search of the place. If we're leaving, I want to know what we're leaving behind. If we stay, we may find some small advantage in knowing our surroundings more exactly.
Here Mal paused. He looked at each of his companions. Some, it seemed, looked at him with distaste. The corner of his mouth twitched as he smiled for just a moment. He knew his gaff had been severe, but it hardly mattered. As soon as things got dangerous it would be The Argent Blade that stood between most of them and an untimely death. They would forgive; they would have to.
It was someone else's turn to talk. Mal rubbed his hands behind his mask, massaging the corners of his eyes but listening intently. After a bit more conversation, he spoke again. "If it please you all, I will be going to the shed. As I said, there may be something there of interest.
He got up to go outside.
[[OOC:Unless he is stopped, Mal will go outside to the shed and do a search. ]]
Posted on 2014-05-04 at 18:39:12.
Edited on 2014-05-04 at 18:40:49 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: Crisscrossing
Whoa it works.
Who wants to take the lead in posting?
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 22:42:33.
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Topic: Traveller game interest?
Subject: Word
Padre says play, so I play. I have no idea who I want to play, so I'll take whatever role you guys need.
What's the tech level?
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 22:25:39.
Edited on 2014-05-03 at 22:27:11 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: .
In this world, the sun should actually be the eye of some crazy god and should circle the earth, but we should all believe that it's a miasma of incandescent plasma that holds the planet it its orbit by means of something called a "gravitational pull."
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 18:53:26.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: .
. The field just SE of the house would be a good vantage point to see and not be seen. The slope should provide some minimal high-ground advantage should it come
Has anyone looked inside the shed? Heck now that Isiah is gone a quick search of the house might be good too.
Edit: ir dum more thinking thoughts to come
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 16:44:28.
Edited on 2014-05-03 at 16:58:26 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: Rd
I lean towards hiding. I feel like Mal channels Batman or Zorro a bit, so that's my plan.
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 03:18:04.
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: .Message subject cannot be blank.
I can agree with this plan.
EDIT: Typing happening too fast. Mal can either flank or hide, he's pretty good at both.
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 03:06:15.
Edited on 2014-05-03 at 03:06:45 by Schnozzle
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Topic: Fortune's Favoured Q&A
Subject: ...
I like this idea, it works very well for the sneaky types and makes a good place to stage a battle. Doesn't lend itself well to diplomacy really though.
Why don't we leave the light on and have some folks out in the shed awaiting a signal?
Posted on 2014-05-03 at 02:52:32.
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