EoFF D&D Game (15th March!)

[Psychotic]

Would anyone be interested in playing some D&D 5e? It could be done with an online tabletop equivalent and a mic/headset.

I think a regular campaign would be nigh on impossible, so I guess a one shot would work best. I'm guessing a weekend would work best, and people can block out 4-6 hours in advance to really make a go of it.

Feel free to throw out thoughts, volunteer to be DM (god help you) and post what kinda times you're available and let's see what we can pull off.

[Shauna]

I have never done any proper d&d (my friends and I tried it once, but none of us had ever played before, so it wasn't fantastic), but I am endlessly interested in giving it a go.

However my availability is... tentative at all times, so I don't want to say what weekends I have available because it is subject to change. If we get a decent bunch I will pencil in the time and make sure I'm about though.

[Bubba]

Yeah, I’d be up for this but I’ve never played it before. I’m free most evenings but weekends are probably better for everyone I think with time differences.

[Jinx]

only if i get to roleplay as shauna

[Fynn]

I'd love to but I just don't have that kind of time anymore :(

[Psychotic]

That sucks Fynn, I think time is a major obstacle for playing D&D both offline and online!

Also yeah, beginners definitely welcome.

[Freya]

Possibly but I've had ot put my own game on hold lately so I'm unsure if I can make commitments.

I mean my classes are almost over but it is almost NaNoWriMo so i'll be busy again ha. If I was to join I super am not being a DM, I have not got to play this game without being the DM.

[Psychotic]

Freya 4 DM!

I’ve never DMed before but happy to give it a shot as it seems most people are new to the game.

What dates work for everyone? I’d probably suggest November or December dates so everyone has time in advance to get it in diaries.

[Del Murder]

Sounds fun, depending on the time I'd like to try. I may even lobby Miriel to join =)

[Chibi Youkai]

Are you thinking of using a platform like roll20? Something like that would be fun.

[Psychotic]

Our next step is to find out everyone's availability. To that end I've made a Google doc. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i-pir1yZ-9AQE061qVC0mcY5dyWGTdYEJrv4uYhOM_Q/edit?usp=sharing) Please fill out your timezone and broad availability. From there I'll try to find a date and timeslot that suits as many people as possible.

I have put down really broad times for me, eg from 3pm to 2am on a Saturday, but I have no intention to actually play for 11 hours straight. I'm just really flexible and can fit my other stuff around D&D if I have a set time in advance. If I'm DM I'd try to make the session last around 4 hours, but I'd probably say to build in another hour or two to plans because it'll most likely go astray and people might want to take a break too.

At the moment I'd say we should still only plan for a one-off session and not entertain the thought of anything regular.

[Freya]

oh those dates are weird european dates so it threw me off. is your time like 15:00 to 2 in the morning? or are you weirdly backwarding that too

[Psychotic]

Are you thinking of using a platform like roll20? Something like that would be fun.Yes indeed, although I was actually thinking of Astral (https://www.astraltabletop.com/).
oh those dates are weird european dates so it threw me off. is your time like 15:00 to 2 in the morning? or are you weirdly backwarding that tooOh my bad, I've updated the sheet so hopefully those dates are more universally understood.

Also nah, you got it, those are my times. I can only repeat what I said above: I have put down really broad times for me, eg from 3pm to 2am on a Saturday, but I have no intention to actually play for 11 hours straight. If people wanted to play from say, 3pm to 7pm, I'd be available, likewise if people wanted to play from 10pm to 2am I'd be available, or any slot in between. I can just fit my other trout around once I know when D&D is.

[Bubba]

Ok so I can't edit that sheet.

I can do 7-11pm Mon-Thu
7-2am Fri
All day Sat
All day Sun up till 11pm

[Jiro]

Make sure somebody does at least an audio recording: it would be endlessly fascinating to know what DM-Psychotic would put together. If I wasn't in a completely fucked timezone or already playing 4 separate games of 5e at the moment, I would definitely be sticking my curious nose in.

[Night Fury]

I would love to play along but I'm famously awful at D&D as Jiro here might be able to attest.

[Psychotic]

Make sure somebody does at least an audio recording: it would be endlessly fascinating to know what DM-Psychotic would put together. It'll probably be something relatively simple as I think we have new players abound.

So from the spreadsheet so far and also a conversation with DK I am thinking either Sunday 17th Nov 17:00 UK time (I think that should be 9:00 for Del when adjusting for daylight savings, sorry, early start!) until 21 to 22:00ish, or similar times on Sunday 8th of Dec.

How do those sound?

[Shauna]

Defos can't do the 17th, but could do the 8th.

[Freya]

Saturday evenings are my own DnD night with my friends here so I can't ever do Saturdays. I DM so I spend the day prepping for the evening. I can do fridays whenever as I have fridays off. but Sundays I go to bed early as i get up early for the work week. And i sleep teh fuck in on sundays as well lol.

The week before and the week of thanksgiving I'm unavailable. Family stuff ya know.

I am honestly not the most commitment worthy any more if you spring it on me like day prior but if I know a for sure date I can base things around it.

[Bubba]

I'm fine for any of the dates/times so far.

Saving for my New Zealand trip next year means my social calendar is significantly reduced.

[Jinx]

I can do both, but the 8th will work better for me.

[Del Murder]

Totally fine to pick a time that excludes me rather than one that excludes others. I'm sure my zone is the hardest to work with in this group. I'll try to make it if I can. Early starts are fine! My kids could listen in and I think they'd get a kick out of it. :)

[Psychotic]

We'll definitely have to adjust the age rating in that case!

[Del Murder]

Don't worry about it. I'm pretty sure they won't understand most of the words in your accents regardless.

[Psychotic]

Alright, 8th December it is! Put it in your diaries :)

A couple of quick questions: Do you prefer combat or RP? And would you like something serious or light hearted?

Also, is everyone comfortable rolling a character or would you like me to set one up for you? (You’d still have full control over name, appearance, backstory etc)

[Chibi Youkai]

How long will signups be open for, if they still are? My schedule is kind of one day to the next at the moment.

[Psychotic]

Sign ups are definitely closed at this point. Including yourself, we have 7 people (Bubba, Chibi Youkai, Del Murder, DK, Freya, Jinx, Shauna) interested in playing and I think that's already pushing it. One of my IRL groups is a party of 7 and even with our really experienced DM it takes forever for us to do anything! We're thinking of breaking into a group of 3 and a group of 4.

However, I know Freya has said she's uncertain if she can definitely make it, and you've said that too, so my thought is that we're not actually going to get 7 people on the day. If we do, that's cool, we'll roll with it. We scan scale it for anywhere between 2-7 people - just know that with 7 people it'll take a lot longer!

[Del Murder]

I've never done this before so I plan to completely wing it. So I'm fine with what ever decisions Psy/the group decides. I do plan to study up a little before the day.

[Psychotic]

I've never done this before so I plan to completely wing it. So I'm fine with what ever decisions Psy/the group decides. I do plan to study up a little before the day.Your life in my hands. Delightful.

If you don't know what you're doing, I'd say pick a race (https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Index:Races), and a name, and I'll sort your character sheet for you. You can even pick a class (https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Rules:Classes#h-Classes) if you want but if not no worries. If we have 7 Clerics or whatever then we'll probably shift things around!

If you do know what you're doing, we're going to start at Level 4, standard array, please send me your character sheet whenever you're able to as I need to set it all up on Roll20 (I decided against Astral in the end)

[Jinx]

I'm good with you choosing a character/class for me. Might be more fun. I'll do name, though.

Also, I'm in it for light-hearted.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

If it works out time wise, then sure.

I'm playing an online game right now where we're using a blend of Roll20 and Discord.

It's been fun so far, and Roll20 keeps the monetary investment for players to a minimum. I'll ask my DM for links to the manuals and things he's sent us so we could character build if you need those.

EDIT: Whoops, missed the second page. Everyone have fun.

[Psychotic]

I'm good with you choosing a character/class for me. Might be more fun. I'll do name, though.Well, if you want to RP as Shauna then you surely have to be a Dwarf. A very angry one at that, a Barbarian! If there are any Dwarves in the game then you better believe I'm pulling out my terrible Scottish accent.

My current thought is that Del would make a good sneaky backstabby Rogue, and Bubba would obviously be a Bard. DK is going to be a Warlock and I think Shauna would make a good magic user or healer. But you guys tell me if I'm on the wrong path here!
If it works out time wise, then sure.

I'm playing an online game right now where we're using a blend of Roll20 and Discord.

It's been fun so far, and Roll20 keeps the monetary investment for players to a minimum. I'll ask my DM for links to the manuals and things he's sent us so we could character build if you need those.

EDIT: Whoops, missed the second page. Everyone have fun.If Freya and Chibi Youaki are unable to make it I'd be glad to have you along.

[Freya]

I am not. I have some family that apparently are coming into town and staying with my parents this weekend and we have been requested there. So I'll not be able to show. :( Sorry guys!

[Del Murder]

I'm down with rogue!

[Bubba]

Yeah, I’m all good with Bard :-)

[Shauna]

Seems fine to me. I was gonna say to roll me a character, so that's all good.

[Psychotic]

I am not. I have some family that apparently are coming into town and staying with my parents this weekend and we have been requested there. So I'll not be able to show. :( Sorry guys!You're still okay, it's not 'til December!


I'm down with rogue!Excellent. You better believe I am picking the criminal background with your role in the criminal hierarchy being Enforcer.

[Freya]

Oh haha I thought it was this weekend lol.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm good with you choosing a character/class for me. Might be more fun. I'll do name, though.Well, if you want to RP as Shauna then you surely have to be a Dwarf. A very angry one at that, a Barbarian! If there are any Dwarves in the game then you better believe I'm pulling out my terrible Scottish accent.

My current thought is that Del would make a good sneaky backstabby Rogue, and Bubba would obviously be a Bard. DK is going to be a Warlock and I think Shauna would make a good magic user or healer. But you guys tell me if I'm on the wrong path here!
If it works out time wise, then sure.

I'm playing an online game right now where we're using a blend of Roll20 and Discord.

It's been fun so far, and Roll20 keeps the monetary investment for players to a minimum. I'll ask my DM for links to the manuals and things he's sent us so we could character build if you need those.

EDIT: Whoops, missed the second page. Everyone have fun.If Freya and Chibi Youaki are unable to make it I'd be glad to have you along.

Think you'll need links to player handbooks and other sources for everyone or are you all set?

[Chibi Youkai]

Whelp, it's looking more and more like I'm not going to be able to make it, unfortunately. My workplace is sailing off over that week, and I don't think we're going to be back on land before that date.

[Bubba]

Think you'll need links to player handbooks and other sources for everyone or are you all set?

Yeah, I'm gonna need this.

[Fynn]

So approcimately what hour will this be taking place? Because if it's after my kid's bedtime, I might actually be kinda considering joining this thing... if there's still room, of course

Though my only experience with D&D outside video games is DMing some 3.5 campaigns. Granted, I was very poor at it and never fully grasped all the systems, but I think I know enough of general D&D to just... get by as long as the DM does his job well :p

[Psychotic]

Think you'll need links to player handbooks and other sources for everyone or are you all set?Anything you'd be willing to share would be gratefully received. I have the PHB and XGtE myself although I'm sticking to just PHB for this game as I'm new to Roll 20 and don't have XGtE on Roll20.
Whelp, it's looking more and more like I'm not going to be able to make it, unfortunately. My workplace is sailing off over that week, and I don't think we're going to be back on land before that date.Sorry to hear that, I'll take you off the list. Some other time might be fun though!
So approcimately what hour will this be taking place? Because if it's after my kid's bedtime, I might actually be kinda considering joining this thing... if there's still room, of courseIt'll probably begin around 4pm UK time as I'd like everyone to be joined up from a tech side of things. We were full but as above, Chibi Youkai has sadly had to drop out - although I think sharky would also like to play too. Again, my thought on this is like an airliner. Let's oversubscribe because not everyone will make it!
Though my only experience with D&D outside video games is DMing some 3.5 campaigns. Granted, I was very poor at it and never fully grasped all the systems, but I think I know enough of general D&D to just... get by as long as the DM does his job well :pYou would be one of the more experienced people in the game then! Also no, the DM will not do his job well :greenie:

For reals, I'm slightly modifying a one shot adventure for beginners that's quite light hearted and fun and that's all I'm aiming this to be. I'm sure the players will smurf up and make mistakes and I'm sure I will as a DM too. It's my first time as a DM too after all, so in many ways you're all doing me a favour by letting me try it out before committing to it in some of my IRL groups.

I'm not looking to murder people with super hard combat, I expect everyone to be still trying to find their feet and it'll play like that accordingly. I want everyone to have fun and I'm happy to be flexible with the rules in the player's favour to achieve that. With that said, sometimes the luck of the dice just isn't on your side!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I don't actually have the material. A friend/DM I've gamed with off and on for 12-15 years (holy shit, I never realized) has it. Psy, if you message me your overall plan, I can talk to him and see what materials or links to materials he might know about to help out. Or just put you in touch with him directly.

[Del Murder]

What do you recommend for someone who has never done this in their life and whose only knowledge is based on episodes of Community and Stranger Things?

[Psychotic]

The basic rules are freely available here: https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

But, uh, they're a little long. :erm: There's a lot of videos flying around, and you can also watch videos of groups of people actually playing eg Critical Role to get the general vibe too.

For reference:

Bubba - Half-Elf Bard
Del Murder - Human Rogue
DK - Tiefling Warlock
Jinx - Dwarf Barbarian
Shauna - Gnome Wizard

We're a liiiiiittle light on the physical combat aspect and Bubba is the best healer but beyond that I think there's a good set up.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Pick the same classes you enjoy in vidya RPGs and might enjoy roleplaying as? RP'ing should be a much larger aspect of a campaign than in video games. So you might want think about the type of personality/background/etc that sounds fun to play to you.

DnD can be a lot of different things, but in my experience it works out to be a combination of this joint effort by the forum (http://home.eyesonff.com/showthread.php/163436-Generic-Fantasy%E2%84%A2?highlight=Pukfrixl), and numbers based combat/interaction/exploration/skill development.

Since this is a short, single-shot campaign, it might work out to be a lot more combat focused than normal. That's not how it has to be. It could be largely a puzzle, or something more based on the social aspect of people-problem solving.

If you're new, picking a magic user class or other classes with several different resources to keep track of may feel tedious or over-whelming. There's more paperwork to keep track of. A more straight forward class like fighter or barbarian might be good to get your feet wet with. Don't let that scare you away if you really want to try another class though. It all flows together well once you familiarize yourself with it.

EDIT: Also, barbarian and rogue make good partners. Del and Jinx should have fun working together with a little coordination/communication.

[Jinx]

you went and did it

[Del Murder]

I'm reading through the manual and getting a good sense of how this works. It is very detailed! How much do I need to keep track of on my own and how much is handled through Psy or an app? Should I come up with my own backstory (which I could do) and stats (probably not a good idea!) or will that be done for me? I am used to video games that handle all that stuff for me! As for the rping, combat, and making decisions, I believe I got the gist of it. It does look like Rogue plays pretty straightforwardly so I appreciate giving me something I can handle. And yes, it seems mandatory that I go for Enforcer.

[Fynn]

Keep rolling until you get 18 in every stat. It’s the only way to play.

[Psychotic]

I'm reading through the manual and getting a good sense of how this works. It is very detailed! How much do I need to keep track of on my own and how much is handled through Psy or an app? Should I come up with my own backstory (which I could do) and stats (probably not a good idea!) or will that be done for me? I am used to video games that handle all that stuff for me! As for the rping, combat, and making decisions, I believe I got the gist of it. It does look like Rogue plays pretty straightforwardly so I appreciate giving me something I can handle. And yes, it seems mandatory that I go for Enforcer.I've used the standard formula for stats and rolled everyone's character sheet for them. I'll send them all round to everyone shortly. As for backstory, yes, go for it! You'll see a few personality traits are on the character sheet but you can be as flexible as you want with it.

You will be keeping track of your character yourself, so things like HP, how many arrows you have, amount of gold etc. However, the system we're doing lets you input that and track it somewhere so you don't have to use pen and paper (unless you want to!)

[Fynn]

So is it fair to assume this is going to be more silly than serious in tone?

[Psychotic]

Indeed.

[Jinx]

with the idiots who are doing it?

yeah, i think so

[Jinx]

when i did d&d with chibi youkai she skinned a giant rat for me because i wanted rat meat

[Chibi Youkai]

Lol, fun times. We should do another session sometime. But yeah, it's 100% sure that I won't be able to make it, sadly. Blame work.

[Fynn]

with the idiots who are doing it?

yeah, i think so

Yeah I was gonna say I couldn't imagine a serious D&D session happening with Jinx around. With you being a dwarf barbarian I can imagine how things are gonna go.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

In my experience, the best DnD sessions aren't the ones that become completely serious, or devolve into a complete troutshow of trying to undermine the DM's overall plans for the campaign.

Especially since this will be Pauw's first DMing endeavor, I'd encourage him to play it fast and loose and encourage the players to try and come up with creative solutions or unexpected actions within reason. Within reason relates entirely to the group dynamic, so it's a lot like feeling out the vibe at a party.

I've heard about situations that seemed pretty mild to me that created a giant rift among friends, and I've heard about complete de-railings of campaigns that everyone found to be hilarious and fantastic.

Just don't go into it with the purposeful intent of being a jerk or being a contrarian about everythiong and it should be a great time! The main thing is to have fun and laugh. DnD is great with the right group.

[Fynn]

I mean, I think it’s fairly safe to say we shouldn’t be dicks to each other if we want this to be fun for everyone

[Del Murder]

Don't worry, I only intend to undermine Psy's plans up to a reasonable limit.

[Psychotic]

D&D's beauty is in its freedom and flexibility so I'm happy for people to be creative. With that said, I don't have an entire world prepared! There's an adventure there for you and it's up to you if you want to follow it. If you don't then... well... there really isn't much else.

If people want to be dicks then they have the freedom to be dicks, but that doesn't mean freedom from consequence. If you want to piss all over the tavern, fine, but the burly barkeep is going to beat the trout out of you. If you go on a murder spree, the town guard are either going to kill you or put you in jail. Although who knows, maybe you could convince them not to. :greenie:

Following what Fynn said, I've known everyone for years. I have every confidence that nobody is going to take things personally if they don't get things their own way all the time, or go out of their way to ruin someone else's day. I want you all to have fun! You dumb dumbs all mean a lot to me, in your own way. Maybe.

Perhaps to set the ground rules, PVP isn't going to be a thing so you can't attack each other, and stealing each other's best weapon is a no too. If you want to have some banter or play some pranks (I will be disappointed if nobody casts a spell to make it sound like Bubba is farting at an inopportune moment) that's perfectly okay though. It's up to you if you're comfortable with that beforehand.

Oh, and no smurfing weird sexual trout. Yes, you. You know who you are.

[Fynn]

It was one time!

[Jinx]

By the way, if anyone knows how to record a Discord call, we should definitely record this.

[Chibi Youkai]

Best way would probably be to load up OBS, and just have it recording.

[Freya]

By the way, if anyone knows how to record a Discord call, we should definitely record this.

Are you guys doing it in discord, I could make a special voice room for you. I may be able to let people come in to hear but if they're not in the party, they may not be able to talk. I can look at the permissions if I can do that. Cause I'd like people to be able to listen but not pop in and interrupt things. Unless you're all doing it via roll20's voice I dunno how that works. But if you guys want me to fiddle with some EoFF discord stuff, I can.

[Psychotic]

I've heard mixed reviews of roll20's audio quality so yes, help setting up a Discord would be great!

Are you still interested in playing by the way? I'm happy to set up a character for you on the off chance you're able to make it. That way they're there if you're able to and no harm done if not.

[Chibi Youkai]

I've used Roll20's audio before. It's pretty shaky some days. And gods help you if you accidentally refresh the page.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

It might actually help to try and have everyone try to make sure their roll20 account and the discord group you'll be working in is all ready to go ahead of time.

The first time a group I was in tried it, the first session was 90% trying to get people's audio to work, or trying to get their discord to refresh, or other issues.

[Fynn]

That increases my likelihood of actually being able to make it there then :monster:

But yeah, a Discord voice chat room where people can enter to listen in sounds nice. It would kind of make it even more of a community event.

[Psychotic]

My thought is this - I will start up the Roll20 game at 4pm. As with all good D&D adventures, it starts in a tavern. At 5pm, someone - or something - will burst into the tavern and set all those who are present on their merry way.

Players can use that hour to get used to the system and make sure all sound issues are resolved. They can mess about in the tavern, interacting with its staff and patrons, get to know their own character and each other's, and there may even be an easy tutorial battle or two to get into the swing of things.

The 4pm - 5pm section is optional, so come by 5pm at the latest but I can't really pause for everyone else if you have sound/tech issues.

[Freya]

Well I made a chat room and a voice room in discord. If you're given the "DnD" role you can talk in it. Otherwise, you can only listen. IF roll20's audio doesn't work.

and probably not, I wont make it. If I do I'll just be popping in briefly to hear how it's going kinda thing

[Psychotic]

That's great, thank you! I'll have to have a look this week to test it out.

Is everyone else still good for next Sunday? Do let me know even if you're 50-50, it just helps with planning.

[Fynn]

For me it all depends on when my kid will decide to go to bed, so 50-50 it is for me.

[Bubba]

Won’t make the 4pm start, as much as I’d like to. Entertaining family now from 1:30pm but they’re usually leaving around 5pm. I’ll jump on as soon as they’re gone.

[Del Murder]

I'll try to get my roll20 set up this week. Dumb question, but 4pm is GMT right? So 8AM Sunday for me in PST?

I'm at about a 90/10 probability here. I'm aiming to show, but with kids there could always be something that comes up.

[Shauna]

I am not dead and I will be around on Sunday :up:

I'm planning on putting some time aside tomorrow to get everything set up for myself, as Matt is out for his Christmas Night out and what better way to spend a night to myself!

[Psychotic]

You guys might find this useful as a quick and dirty guide to combat:

https://i.imgur.com/MdZPy0t.jpg

(full size here) (https://i.imgur.com/MdZPy0t.jpg)

[Del Murder]

I'm trying to figure out who I am in that tavern. I think it's either the old man or the ninja...

I hope we have a couple practice battles against a slime or imp or something before Psy throws the Lord of the Fart Demons or whatever at us.

[Psychotic]

I did not know that people could actually log in and see the tavern so welp.

Also yeah depends what time people get there. I have some tutorial battles in the tavern ready for earlybirds.

[Bubba]

Can you see me?

I think I registered ok for Roll20

[Jinx]

Is this 11am EST lol

[Psychotic]

Yes, all good!

[Jinx]

I came to this thread to confirm the time, but it seems drunk me beat sober me to the punch.

[Jinx]

EXCUSE ME WH ODID THE CHARACTER ART

[Psychotic]

they're p cute right

[Jinx]

did you draw them?

[Psychotic]

Nope!

Though I did modify some.

[Jinx]

I love wee lil Shaz.

[Psychotic]

The doors are open!

[Bubba]

Awesome job, Psy. Had a blast!

Shout out to Furniture’s Bane.

[Psychotic]

I had a good time and it was a lot of fun playing with everyone. :)

Seconding the love for Furniturebane. I love how a couple of pieces of flavour on missed attack rolls just suddenly spiraled into a key part of her identity and I hadn't expected anyone to name their weapon at all, so it was awesome seeing it pop up in the damage roll.

My favourite moment is probably a weird one but I just really liked Bubba marching over the bridge to enter into negotiations with a giant crocodile. That's such a strange combination of words to put together! I had no idea you guys would try to talk to it. And then I like that when he got there it was just "So... giant crocodile... how's it going?" because I mean what do you even say to one?

I also loved Del's improvised attack on the enlarged bear and would've been great had the dice been in his favour because it was just so cool and inventive. Hopefully the way he took it out in the end made up for it a little.

Oh, and Shauna is a prime method actor. The smurfing dedication to have that Gnome be a perpetual ball of motion. Bloody hell. And the Academy Award goes to...

[Shauna]

Yeah, I had a great time. Plenty of laughs had! Thanks again Psy for running the show, and ofc to my cohorts in arms for making this as fun as it was!

*does a little jig out the door*

[Del Murder]

Great campaign Psy. I can tell it takes a lot of work to put these together. You are the true MVP. I wonder how many things we didn't discover (like where that second path went...).

Later that day I went through the campaign again, this time with my kids. Son was Hammer, daughter was Schmaltzy (complete with dances), I was Frimelda, and our 18 month boy was Marmaduke. They really enjoyed it as well. In our run they decided to fight the crocodile instead of talking to it and spent several in-game hours eating every scrap of the orc's melted candy stash.

[Psychotic]

I absolutely love that you did that. That's fantastic! I hope they had a whale of a time.

I think the general consensus was that people might like to play again, but given what a massive timesink a session is, probably only once every 2-3 months or so. I'm happy to DM for this group again though I'm also happy to join the party if anybody else wanted to take the wheel.

I appreciate there are a few people who posted in the thread and wanted to join but for various reasons couldn't. Realistically there's room for only one more person in this party to give it a bit more rounding, but any more and I think we might be pushing it a little unfortunately.

I'd be happy to run the same session as last night for a new group of people if schedules can align. It's all set up and ready to go on my Roll20 account so it'd be very easy for me to do. I had a great time last night so I'd be glad to do it all again!

[Del Murder]

It was tough to carve out this block of time (that one break really helped actually) so I may be iffy for future installments. I did like it and want to continue, but if there were others interested I can give up my slot without much worry.

[Jinx]

frimelda will live to smash another day :heart:

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm happy to see everyone had such a good time. I think tabletops like DnD can be so fun with the right group.

I'm thinking of a game of Rifts I played yeeeeears ago where I was a door-to-door salesman dinosaur named Mr. Smiley. (It was a short session from a long time ago, so details are vague.) Silly things like that can still bring a smile to your face much later.

[Psychotic]

So I've had some thoughts on a next game. Would you guys prefer a heist situation with wacky schemes and social interaction or a spooky puzzle mystery with fiendish traps and scary foes?

I am also probably thinking January or February.

[Jinx]

spoopy pls

[Shauna]

Spooky puzzles for sure

[Bubba]

Spooky heist situation with wacky, scheming puzzle mysteries.

[Psychotic]

Spooky it is. The ghosts of all the chairs Frimelda smashed are going to rise up.

Also assuming Del is still in retirement, we do have two slots open for two new party members so do feel free to post if you'd like to sign up! Even if you couldn't make it last time due to a timing issue, because then we'll work on finding dates and times.

[Psychotic]

So hey I'm preparing a fun spooky romp for next time. Who'd like to play - newcomers and oldcomers all welcome! - and when are you available? :greenie:

[Bubba]

My availability is the same as last time. Midweek after 5pm and any time at the weekends. As long as we get a decent amount of notice then I’m all good :-)

[Fynn]

I'd definitely like to join, but can't promise anything, as usual. It's hard for me to predict my schedule in the near future since I'm in the middle of changing jobs, but weekend evenings should stay open for me.

[Shauna]

My weekends are increasingly busy. I'll try and come along, so let me know when everyone's stars align and I'll see what I can do.

[Psychotic]

Sounds good. How are people fixed for the weekend of 22nd/23rd February? Preference for Saturday or Sunday?

[Shauna]

Sunday if we're on those dates!

[Psychotic]

Sunday work for everyone else? Also still happy to take sign ups, even for people who either weren't in the last game or indeed have never played D&D before.

[Bubba]

I unfortunately can't do those dates as that is Sophie's birthday weekend :(

[Psychotic]

Happy to bump it back to 29th/1st if that works for everyone? (And it gives me an extra week to prep!)

[Shauna]

The 23rd as of today didn't work for me, so happy to bump it back :)

[Bubba]

Thanks for that, sorry I should have mentioned I wasn't free that weekend :shobon:

29th/1st is good for me :)

[Psychotic]

Is that good for you too Shauna and Fynn? Also Frimelda too I hope!

[Fynn]

I'm kind of at a very chaotic moment with my job right now, but overall it doesn't look like any of the dates should be an issue. I might end up having to go on a conference during either of those two weekends, but even then that would be a Saturday, not a Sunday. I don't do anything on Sundays, usually, so my attendance once again depends solely on when my kid decides to go to bed.

[Shauna]

I mistyped in my last post... but either of those dates work for me.

[Jinx]

29th doesn't work for me, as that's Denmark's and my first wedding anniversary, but March 1 does. :)

[Psychotic]

29th doesn't work for me, as that's Denmark's and my first wedding anniversary, but March 1 does. :)The 1st it is then! I think Frimelda may receive a congratulatory item too...

[Bubba]

Ahh, after saying that “I’m free whenever” this was clearly a lie. I forgot that we’ve actually got tickets to see Rhod Gilbert on Mar 1st that we booked about a year ago... :shobon:

So sorry, I’m happy to skip this one though.

[Psychotic]

Nae bother, which I can say, as you are aware, in a mediocre Scottish accent. 8th March? or even 16th Feb (although I would regret this!)

[Bubba]

I’m actual free on both of those days! Sorry for messing you around... completely forgot we’d booked that gig.

[Shauna]

Either works for me! Sundays are fine for me for the most part

[Psychotic]

So this is going to be a week from now! Are the four of you still okay to play? And is there anyone who would like to give it a try last minute? You just need to have a few hours of spare time next Sunday!

[Shauna]

I thought it was today for some reason. Now I can breathe easy knowing I have a full week to not think about this.

[Fynn]

Let me get back to you about this this week

[Jinx]

Oh hey I didn’t know this was happening, some

[Psychotic]

Oh whoops :redface: Are you good to go or is that too short notice?

[Jinx]

I’m g2g bucko

[Psychotic]

I promise you Frimelda's beloved Furnituresbane will have a lot of work to do. And none of these fellas.

https://i.imgur.com/7HLPZOH.jpg

I don't know how likely it is I'll catch anyone now but hey here goes nothing - I'd still like to have a couple more players even if you've never done this before and have no idea what you're doing. You'll have something resembling fun on occasion, I promise!

[Psychotic]

So we didn't have enough players for today so I've postponed until next Sunday 15th when it will definitely for sure be happening even if there is just one person that wants to play. As always, it's cool if it's not workable for everyone, I will be working on ways to balance the game depending on number of characters. Sorry to everyone... and I look forward to brutally murdering you next week!

[Fynn]

What time are we talking about next week?

[Psychotic]

Probably around now-ish, perhaps a liiiittle later.

[Fynn]

There’s a chance then

[Psychotic]

Excellent!

Also I've bumped this down to Gen RPG as Gen Gaming is one of the few active forums so I think the date change may slip people by, as seems to have happened with this one.

...of course, now Wolf Kanno is going to spam up Gen RPG with threads :p (please have mercy and wait a week!)

[Psychotic]

Will be starting 24 hours from now, with doors open 23 and a half hours from now!

[Psychotic]

Firing up in about half an hour!