LarsWester Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 I would say as long as the side quests are not of the one way variety I am good with it. I would like to be able to abandon a side quest just as easily as one can be picked up Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted April 15 Author Clone Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, LarsWester said: I would say as long as the side quests are not of the one way variety I am good with it. I would like to be able to abandon a side quest just as easily as one can be picked up As always, you're in charge of your characters and I won't ever act to remove player agency. Now, if you march two levels deep into some forsaken temple and then decide you're done, some of the residents of the temple might have something to say about you leaving... But I as GM won't have a problem with your decision. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlinmc Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 (edited) *nods* That seems reasonable to me. And hey, in case you don't live in Maine or Massachusetts, happy Patriots' Day! It's a holiday we made up so we have an excuse to watch the Red Sox at eleven in the morning while folks run the Boston marathon outside of Fenway. Sure, it doesn't make much sense, but we don't really question it, because it's a day off, it's the epitome of spring and it's awesome. haha Edited April 15 by Raistlinmc (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellsword Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 I think at some point we'll eventually want to explore beyond Helix to some of the neighboring towns, but in terms of the overall direction of the adventure I doubt I'd pursue many side quests. Barrowmaze is why I'm here, looking forward to the megadungeon experience. Of course, over experiencing the megadungeon, Dougal may very much change his mind and seek greener pastures. I hear the Tomb of Horrors is nice this time of year. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted April 15 Author Clone Share Posted April 15 20 minutes ago, Sellsword said: ... I hear the Tomb of Horrors is nice this time of year. LOL. After thinking about it, I think what I'll do is drop clear hints in-game that a side quest might take you away from the Barrowmaze for a while. Then, you guys can have your PCs respond as you like. It's not much of a sandbox if there are no options. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_s Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 23 minutes ago, cailano said: After thinking about it, I think what I'll do is drop clear hints in-game that a side quest might take you away from the Barrowmaze for a while. Then, you guys can have your PCs respond as you like. It's not much of a sandbox if there are no options. i like this approach Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkavian Grin Posted April 16 Clone Share Posted April 16 On 4/15/2024 at 1:10 PM, matt_s said: i like this approach Agreed, seems a good fair way to handle it. We can't always avoid metagame stuff but i think this is the easiest way to handle it for everyone involved. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_s Posted April 21 Clone Share Posted April 21 trying to dial tharnakalian's dialogue into a not-very-bright person's idea of a smart person. "prismatic labyrinthing" is of course a basically nonsense phrase. it's a tightrope to walk because nonsense in real quantities is hard to read and just annoying lol. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlinmc Posted April 21 Clone Share Posted April 21 Haha, oh I got it; not Zaivie though. :) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted April 21 Author Clone Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, matt_s said: trying to dial tharnakalian's dialogue into a not-very-bright person's idea of a smart person. "prismatic labyrinthing" is of course a basically nonsense phrase. it's a tightrope to walk because nonsense in real quantities is hard to read and just annoying lol. Love it. I'm looking forward to a whole dictionary of Tharnakalianisms. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted April 30 Author Clone Share Posted April 30 I usually say a game is successful when it hits 1000 combined posts for IC and OOC, but we're closing in on that already, and it still feels like we're just getting started. Well played so far! No one has died, and we still have all our original players. Excellent. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlinmc Posted May 1 Clone Share Posted May 1 Agreed! No player attrition - not even any loss of player interest - at this point in a PbP game is excellent indeed. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkavian Grin Posted May 2 Clone Share Posted May 2 Cailano is great at his job 💜 i must learn the art of "say less" because oh boy... Some of my posts are huge. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlinmc Posted May 2 Clone Share Posted May 2 That's a true statement, right there: Cai is excellent at this. Always has been too. I've been playing PbP since 2009 - holy shit, that's fifteen years - and he is, unquestionably, one of the greatest PbP GMs I've had the pleasure of playing with. I've played with a ton of online GMs. Some are good, some are well-meaning (which usually means close to good at least, though not always) and some aren't either of those things, but Cai's one of the best without a doubt. Few people can elevate the asynchronous approach to gaming and storytelling like he can. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted May 2 Author Clone Share Posted May 2 Aw man, you guys are making me blush. But GMs live for that stuff. But you’re all still probably gonna die in the Barrowmaze. But I’ll feel appropriately guilty for it. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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