As it turns out, the mapping tool is really taxing on my computer. I guess it is not built for as complex maps as the ones I make, or it might be a sign that my computer is getting old (which it is, btw).

Anyway, here's a little treat for the Blue team: A gridless version of your starting point in the game. All the details will be in the opening post, so I won't give anything away just yet. Just a little something to give you an idea of what's to come. Enjoy

EDIT: The picture has been removed from this post. You can still see it by checking the first post of the gaming thread.

How do I send you the picture for Katsumi.

I can hardly wait to play Katsumi.

If the picture is online, you can send me a link in a PM. If it is not online, or if you prefer sending an email, you can send it to skaribugi-at-gmail.com (replace the -at- with a @)

I'm waiting anxiously to see that picture

Game has started. I did not do an intro for the Red team, because the Red team has one character withour a token and one token without a character. I'm gonna wait for Brianna's token so I can at least include it in the map. The intro will be up tonight either way.

EDIT: Also, if you for some reason can't post, PM me and tell me to be ashamed of myself. At the moment, everyone who has finished their characters, and have been accepted by me, should be able to post.

EDIT2: I've added the Red group's intro. I also wanted you guys to know that I assume that all the chests, barrels, and cupboards are empty because you've already searched them (which is why you have your stuff). So the room is already searched and no need to search again.

EDIT3: Update's scheduled for next Friday. Have your posts in by then or miss out on that bonus XP goodness

There has come up a question regarding shadows in the game. The Shade can hide in shadowy illumination and so on. The shadows should be able to be seen on the map, although it is difficult to see on the maps I've given you so far.

I haven't tested the effect of Darkvision on the map completely either. It is possible that the shadows will be out of place (or simply not there) because of it. It is a bit more work because I will need to switch the Darkvision on and off. It is the same with low light-vision, because the shadows appear further away than they should.

As a quick reference, what you can see on the map is what is bright enough to be seen. And here's a picture to show you the difference between shadowy illuminated and fully illuminated area.

I'll see if I can do something so that the darkvision doesn't overlook the shadowy areas.

EDIT: And what do you know? The RPTools team have released a new update that fixes this problem exactly. Yay

I was mostly guessing, based on the description, that the edges of the room would be shadowy (candles produce no bright illumination, didn't see torch markers). Upon closer inspection, I can see the shadows that the map illustrator creates, so:

There is probably not room to duck behind that crate to my left, so I'll be looking around for any shadows nearby. If there aren't any that I can see (that aren't on the other side of one of these strangers), I'll actually engage them in *gasp* conversation.

Sarcy has Hide in Plain Sight, Kaylena doesn't, so he'll at least be able to disappear. I'll edit for clarity to take that into account and ask more here before making an arse out of myself.

My fault, I guess. I had the chandalere produce torch-light, because I felt that multiple candles would do better that one. I could edit it to suit the room better, but I'm not really sure there's need for that.

The chandalere will be brighter than a candlelight, though. Just a matter of by how much.

It is not much of a picture I just couldn't find a black hair Golden-eye character except this small one on another site with avatars. Don't like the black eye marking or unkempt hair. I will sent what I have in e-mail and they try to photo shop it later to get something closer to what I conceptualized her to be.

Got the pictures you sent me, but it appears you sent me two pictures. I'm not really sure which one you want me to use (I was a bit confused by your email). So would you want me to use the one with red head-band or the one with black lines under her eyes?

Well, I got my post in for the week. Unfortunately, I'm off again tonight, so I won't be able to do much more until saturday... But I'm looking forward to the direction this game is taking.

Oh, and this going to turn into an strange episode of that Halo Spin-Off, Red vs Blue? At least make different colours. That could be copyright infringement.

Use the one Katsumi and not Katsumi 5. The one with black hair black eye markings and gold eyes. Sorry for the confusion.

Now is the posting thread up yet if so I can't find it.

Although there is a possibility that the two groups will meet, it is entirely up to you whether or not you'll end up attacking each other

That could be fun though

Brianna: Yes, the game thread is active. It is in the Dungeons & Dragons subforums. You can't miss it.

Also, I did some editing so now the gaming thread is linked to the Q&A thread.

I've added maps to the intro post of the red team's starting point. Since Dragon Mistress hasn't sent in a portrait yet, I gave her a temporary one. If you need to guess, hers is the one on the bottom right in the close-up map.

The maps are linked to in the intro post. Go there if you want to see them.

In regard to my last post, I'd add the caveat, "unless that shadow is occupied."

I dreamt that Skari posted in response to my wanting to occupy a shadow that "She does... and it is occupied... by a hungry and parental monster..."

You actually dreamt that? It's not such a bad idea

Anyway, the chandelear was actually set to be a stronger lightsource than a torch, so I tuned it down a bit. I'll add in a shadowed version of the map for you so you can see where the shadows are. By the looks of it, there won't be any except inside the prison cells.

EDIT: Apparently, it is spelled 'chandelier'. Also, here's the shadowed version of your starting point. It emphasizes Kaylena's range of sight, which is why some things are shaded and couple of tokens are cut in half (she just doesn't see the other half). The shadowed areas should be pretty clear to you.

Shadowed map