OOC & Stuff

[hedgeknight]

Hey fellers > I added a new topic on character creation with some help for using the online dice roller and character sheet.
I will add more to that as we go along.
Everyone has their own private sub-forum (only you and I can see it) so please direct specific questions/posts re: your character there.

I am having a hard day (for various reasons) and will likely start posting some with your characters tomorrow/Monday. I don't expect all of you to be posting together for a few weeks because you are approaching the city from different directions and with different goals that I would like to address.

Right now, here is what I know about where your characters are coming from:
1/ Erevan, Ostis, and Tommy are coming from Candlekeep
2/ Holen will be coming to the Outer City from the Cloakwood
3/ Chayton - I know why he's come to Baldur's Gate...I just don't know exactly where from
4/ Not sure about Yarl, Bannor, or Christan's character...which is a Lizardfolk Cleric, I think

[Belkregos]

hey man, i created the character sheet here but its for the second ed type with thaco and all so i just entered the basic stuff, i could post a screen shot of the dndbeyond but im not sure how to post an image on the windowi click on the image button and greates a script format --- --- not sure how it insert the image??

[alchemy]

I'm gonna start working on the character sheet today, fortunately most of the heavy lifting is done - I made a paper copy of Ostis Char sheet. It's my cheat sheet.

[hedgeknight]

Hey fellers, I'm still alive.
I want to apologize for being absent for the past 3 or so days. I've been in a holiday "funk" and have not been doing very much except for laying around, sleeping, and watching TV. Time to get off my ass (literally!) and kick this game into gear...or rather, respond to those who have been working on their characters. I owe all of you some info about Baldur's Gate and some info on your character background, purpose, goals, etc. So, here are my objectives for the next couple of days:
1/ Provide additional info about Baldur's Gate > what your characters would know having visited or lived around the city; almost done!
2/ Give a thorough review of your characters, specifically background, goals, flaws, etc; almost done! Still haven't fully reviewed Michael's new character.
3/ Make sure I understand any variant rules or spells.
4/ Hand out a magic item or two
5/ Try to explain the online dice roller > Mike loves it already!
6/ Work on entry posts for every character. I already have a few ideas; I just need to write (type) them up.
7/ Set a timer for kick off! We are already under way!

So, if you are still working on your character, that's perfectly fine. Some are farther along than others. I will post more in the mornings and late evenings than during the day since my little wifey will have me scurrying around the house with things to do.

[Computer +1]

No worries Hedge, its the holidays. Its time to relax.

[Will89]

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas/Holiday break. I just realized I wasn't subbed to the forum but my newbness is fleeting and i'm ready to work on my character after work some.

[Tell]

A bit of catch up, my character is a lizardfolk cleric named Lesh (Last) who is serving time in Kelemvor's temple in BG for theft. He started out doing labor in the rock quarry until he used Spare the Dying on an injured labourer after that he began studying with the priests and the Knights of the Eternal Order. His four year sentence is up soon.

[hedgeknight]

Good morning and Happy 2021 fellers!
"I was making rather merry last night" so I'm moving a bit slow today.

As we begin posting this weekend, I would call your attention to some of the tabs above. These are important for formatting and, unlike the dice roller, quite easy to use.

When your character is speaking, just highlight your words and click on the "dialog" tab and it will automatically be colored blue.
If you have something to add like an outside gaming question, something you want everyone to know about your character, etc, then you would use the "ooc" tab.
Bold, italics, underline, etc are all listed above too, as well as a color scheme found in the tab just before the text size drop down.
Another neat trick is to include a "spoiler" which could be something your character wants to say to another character or it could be just to hide a bunch of die rolls in the thread.
Here's an example of these features:

"Enter ye in at the Black Dragon Gate," says an old merchant with tattered robes. The Outer City of Baldur's Gate is not unlike a bunch of shanty towns all piled on top of one another. The smell is oppressive, the people are obviously poor, and the muddy lanes are packed with urchins, no doubt having a field day picking pockets for some "crew chief" they serve. You check your purse again, just to be sure, before pushing on through the rabble.
Hedge, if I feel someone try to grab something off my person, I will immediately draw steel!

Ahead is the famed gate with a stone dragon's head perched above it. There are guards, but since you have business in the city, perhaps they will let you pass...with a little mental nudging. As you approach, you mutter the words of a spell...

"These are not the men you are looking for."

The spell works and you and your friends enter the city of Baldur's Gate.
Perception check: [1d20] = 5

Most players just use the dialog tab when having a conversation; others choose a particular color for their character's speech. You do whatever you wish. OOC is in Red and dialog is in Blue.

More to come...

[Tell]

I don't know how the DM plans for us to meet but is anyone going to be in Baldur's Gate already? I will be in the vinciety of the Temple of Kelemvor in the Lower City.

[alchemy]

Happy New Year, everyone. I'm still muddling through this new system, but I think I've got the dice roller and the basics of dialogue and coloring the font. I might be using the blue font exclusively, at least for the foreseeable future, but that's okay. I do like the dice roller, although my math abilities peaked at about age 17, and I'm 51 now. LOL. My Dad used to say that the older you get, the less likely you want to learn new things. Wise man, my Dad.

Hedge, still don't know how to move the character sheet from where I have it to where you need it. It's pretty nice character sheet, all things considered - has a RPol fell to it, but actually has multiple tabs instead of just one page that's formatted the DM.

I know you said that I needed to do something to move the character sheet over, but not sure how to go about doing that. I'm sure I'll figure it out the more I play in this forum...and I just made my first post in character, so we're off to a good start. Cheers & again, Happy 2021.

[hedgeknight]

Hedge, still don't know how to move the character sheet from where I have it to where you need it. It's pretty nice character sheet, all things considered - has a RPol fell to it, but actually has multiple tabs instead of just one page that's formatted the DM.

I know you said that I needed to do something to move the character sheet over, but not sure how to go about doing that. I'm sure I'll figure it out the more I play in this forum...and I just made my first post in character, so we're off to a good start. Cheers & again, Happy 2021.

I would direct you to message #3 in the Character Creation thread

[hedgeknight]

What I've done today:
- reviewed every character except for Michael's > still waiting on the character sheet link here with background and such.
- added more information to the Baldur's Gate thread.
- worked on Holen's journey to the city.
- working on getting Lesh placed and posting.
- waiting to hear back from David/Michael about how they met and where they go from there; specifically, how do they get to Baldur's Gate?

What I need to do before by Wednesday night:
- get Yarl situated and placed in the city; waiting to hear back from C+1 > done!
- get Lesh situated and Holen to the city > done!
- get Chayton and Bannor on their way > done!
- put more city info in the threads > Baldur's Gate is freaking huge! So much going on...just the way I like it.
- move Erevan, Ostis, and Tommy forward to the Outer City

Having fun!!
~ Hedge

[hedgeknight]

Hey fellers > I'm getting intro posts done through tomorrow and feel free to post a pic of your character as sort of an introduction. I like putting faces with names...even in D&D

Just posted Holen's intro.
Working on Yarl & Lesh, then to intro Bannor & Chayton > CRAFT! Are you out there somewhere??

Then to advance the trio (Erevan, Ostis, & Tommy) on to the Outer City.
Whew...gotta get on my horse!

~ Hedge

[Holen]

~ Rap, rap, tap, tap upon the gated entrance to the foul cityscape...

[hedgeknight]

Okay fellers > I have officially introduced all of you!!

Now, to bring Holen, Yarl, Erevan, Ostis, and Tommy together...somehow...

[hedgeknight]

A favor...

Please keep all gaming related posts somewhere in this forum, particularly your private sub-forums.
I'm getting PM's, emails, texts, etc and it's getting a bit confusing to keep up with.
So, if you need to ask me something, remind me of something, or anything about the game, please do so in this forum.
Although I will say, if I have not responded to you in a few days, please PM me; those show up in my email and I get a notification on my phone; I might do the same for you

We now return to your regularly scheduled program...

Happy Saturday! Football is going to pretty much rule my waking hours today and tomorrow. Interspersed here and there will be updates for our game and replies to threads. I hope to link up a few of you by the end of the weekend...but I'm not in a hurry to do that. I would like this to progress as it needs to; your character can do their own thing for awhile if they want, explore the city, and get to meet some of the NPC's. There is always room for character development and I am glad to retro some information (and interactions) if we need to.

So, I'm going to get a refill on my coffee and get to work!
Axe High...and Go Colts!!
~ Hedge

[hedgeknight]

Well, the Colts' season is over but they played a good game; the better team won, and I'd like to see the Bills make it to the Super Bowl. But there is still a lot of football to be played.

You may notice in the Rivington thread, I just posted and rolled a Perception check for a character. I did that because I figured the character would do that anyway...so as to speed up the game a bit, I looked up Yarl's sheet, found the Perception check score, and made the roll.

When you are posting, if you wish to make a Perception check or an Ability check, or some type of check that goes along with your character's background or skillset, please do so! I might not need that, but then it might change my reply into something more amenable to the situation. For a great example, see the post from Belkregos (Octavio) last week.

Hoping the Titans and Browns move forward today!

[hedgeknight]

Hey fellers, happy Friday!
Haven't seen any posts since Monday > please keep up with your character in case other characters or NPC's are interacting with them. I will be posting updates through the long weekend.

[hedgeknight]

The attached pic demonstrates what I will be doing today...blending two or three threads into one.
Several characters are "near" and "around" each other, so it is a good time to put all of that into a single thread.
A couple of you still need to work out a few kinks when posting, and I would remind you to use the "dialog" box when speaking out loud as it helps define exactly what your character is saying.
Onward!

[hedgeknight]

Alright, two hours later...I've blended three threads into one

Holen, Yarl, Erevan, Tommy, & Ostis are now all in the Outer City thread:
viewtopic.php?f=1048&t=10725

Working on an update for Chayton & Lesh > waiting to hear from Chayton.
Likely going to remove Bannor from the main group as his player has not checked in or replied to emails in weeks.

Moving forward!
And in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday:

If you can't fly, then run.
If you can't run, then walk.
If you can't walk, then crawl.
But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.