OOC Discussion (Session 4.5)

[Ludanto]

In the interest of not being ridiculous, the session will continue as you leave town.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Since last of the pit of hitting was to give him a chance to learn the game, I'm okay waiting for Bucksurdu to do his own dice. Besides, it gives a bit of time for the rest of us to role play.

[BillTheGalacticHero]

Since the leaving-town action seems to have generated a side event, should we investigate it, and then jump back to the hunting and pathfinding?

I'm thinking that Ludanto might tie this "Lassie with Timmy stuck in the well" event into the rumours of missing children.

[Marullus]

We can't move on our intended path without skipping Buck or waiting a week.

I am all about following mysterious Deus ex machina puppy dogs.

[BillTheGalacticHero]

I'm up for puppy following.

[BillTheGalacticHero]

Buck will probably be offline until he gets his internet working again, but since I've ran his character in our live Tunnels & Trolls campaign over the past year and a half when he couldn't make it to the meeting, and vice versa, I don't think he would mind if we used him for any helping dice in any upcoming tests.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Rabon is happy to eat the dog. Or follow it, if the party prefers.

I'll send aPM to shroom to indicate are rolling again.

[shroomofinsanity]

He did in fact send me a PM, what's this about a dog?

[BillTheGalacticHero]

Lassie is saying that Timmy is stuck in the well again.

[shroomofinsanity]

Ah, well I guess we must help a person in need. At least that's what Berry would do.

[BillTheGalacticHero]

I think the consensus is to follow the dog
Thag: follow
Alric: follow
Rabon: ambivalent
Berry: looks like "follow"
Alfred: out-voted unless he says "no" and Berry also says "no", then it's a tie

[BillTheGalacticHero]

So we're off following the dog, where does he/it lead us?

[BillTheGalacticHero]

There's no temple in Falko,

I thought there was a temple, didn't Berry have to go there to get his new prayer?

It's up to Ludanto, but I don't see why we couldn't change our BIGs right now.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Iirc, both the 10' pole and crossbow are carried (2). It's that only if they are in use, or is it all the time? If the latter, then Thag will need to hand his gear to someone other than Rabon.

Regarding the session length, it is pretty arbitrary, right? If so, is there any particular reason we aren't just start a new session as we leave town? In real life, a session is an evening of game play. It's unlikely someone new would show up mid evening to play, right? And leaving town is a new beginning.

If Ludanto is cool with that, let's just assign arthra and set new goals! It'll give Buck a bit more time to get hold internet going, anyhow.

[BillTheGalacticHero]

Alfred already has a bow, Berry can't use one, Allric probably doesn't want to carry one.

You could pass the pole off to Alfred to help with Scouting, and carry the xbow?

Or Berry, Alfred, or Allric could carry the child? (But with my Nature = 2, I only need to do two Laborer tests to get proficiency in it. Hint, Hint)

[Ludanto]

Ok, the trick here is that I don't think "town goals" should be a thing. Probably shouldn't have happened in the first place. Whatever. Nothing changes. Just go ahead and choose BIGs now.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Hmm. What do you mean by "town goals"?

Why choose new BIGs if the session isn't over? How does that work for awarding arthra?

It's Ludanto's call, of course, but I feel like it's best to just end the session as we leave town. If this were a face-to-face, tabletop game, it's unlikely a new player would show up mid evening and jump in, anyhow.

If we aren't ending the session, I'll keep my BIGs, despite then being accomplished.

[Marullus]

I agree with Rusty... Our goals were crafted to be completable before reaching town... Not sure what "town goals" means either.

I respect Ludanto's decision on how he wants to run things, though, so am okay pressing on.

I also will keep my completed goal until we get to Artha time. I went to a lot of effort (including ensuring we camped before arriving) specifically to fulfill that item.

[BillTheGalacticHero]

I've updated my Goal - to find and rescue the children. My Instinct will stay the same - always Scout ahead, and my Belief I think can stay the same - I will put myself first between my companions and danger.

So, instead of a Pathfinder test to find our way back to the monastery, will it be a Pathfinder test to follow the waif, and dog's, track?

Will the dog come with us? If it does, can we use it as "supplies" to get a bonus +D to the test?

[Ludanto]

Things get weird if you get to town before the end of a session. If we were sitting at a table and spent half an hour getting back to town and another hour doing town stuff, that's not the end of a session, is it? And yet it makes Goals weird.