The Campaign Builder's Guild

I haven't been as productive of late, mostly from a combination of long school papers and reading, too much Starcraft, and winter apathy.  I still plan on running an Age of Madness game at some point, but I'm also thinking about reviving the IRC Cadaverous Earth Campaign, Blood and Bewitchment, that went on hiatus last year.  I wouldn't be able to start running the game again until probably late February, but that gives me and potential players some prep time.

Of course, all of the party are welcome to come back and play if they have the time/energy/interest to do so (I'm thinking the time commitment will be fairly small at first, only a couple hours a week).  I'd prefer to run the game on either Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, but I could also manage Monday afternoons and in a real pinch Friday mornings (I'm on Pacific Time, of course, so that may mean Friday afternoons or evenings for other players).

A couple of players were forced to drop out of the campaign towards the end - specifically, Llum and Nomadic.  Both of them are absolutely welcome to return, but I realize the commitments that prompted them to leave in the first place may prevent them from joining.  If that's the case, it means that if any new players would like to join the game, there may be some spots open.  If you'd be interested in playing but aren't familiar with the Cadaverous Earth, there's a link in my signature.  There's also a link to the campaign logs (not yet up to date, though I'm slowly getting there).  The system will be a modified form of Iron Heroes with a lot of stuff borrowed from D&D 3.5.

So, to both new and existing players, if you're interested in participating, post here along with times you're available and any questions/comments you might have!

Obviously I am always willing to reprise my role as Kaius Alexander. Wednesday or maybe Tuesday are best for me, but I could probably fit it in other places as well.

Would be nice to get back to this. Assuming games starting at similar times as before, both tuesdays and thursdays seem good for me. Although I think I could probably make it on wednesdays also.

Well, Wispy still needs to complete the sidequest. I might be able to do that on the 31st (Monday or that week's Tue or Wed) if you like. Late February is fine for a resumption of the full game.

I have class a lot this semester and usually late. Unless the game is at around 6ish EST I doubt I could make it. I'll be able to say more if there's a more concrete time. Friday Afternoons might be the best for me, since it's my earliest day, I finish class at 2:30 EST. So I could be home for 3ish.

This is very, very tempting. I'm in the same boat as Llum this semester, except my problem regards club activities rather than late classes.

I need to see how my workload is, but if it's doable I'll certainly be interested in joining.

I am so in.

I can do anytime at all at the moment, due to lovely lovely unemployment, but when I find a job (hopefully soon!) that may change. We'll see, but anyway, I would love to play!

Oh, also, what happened to the Age of Madness game, will any episodes of that occur?

Can't say anything until the time is more concrete. Would like to play though.

I'm glad to see there's plenty of interest!
[blockquote=Light Dragon]Well, Wispy still needs to complete the sidequest. I might be able to do that on the 31st (Monday or that week's Tue or Wed) if you like. Late February is fine for a resumption of the full game.[/blockquote] 31st sometime after 3:30PM EST or Tuesday/Wednesday would work for me perfectly.

QuoteOh, also, what happened to the Age of Madness game, will any episodes of that occur?

Yeah, I'm planing on getting around to it, it just kind of lost momentum as I got busy with large papers and Christmas.  I'm going to run it, though, at some point.

Thanks, on the 31st at 5:30PM EST would work for me. If something changes, I'll let you know a few days in advance.

From an outside standpoint it really is amazing how well we do on these IRC games.  

For those who are on the fence, there's also always the option of dropping in on the occasional session as a "guest star."  Sometimes it may be difficult to manage but thus far I've been able to improvise relatively well when players come and go (like Gorethirst and Carver running into one another in the Catacombs, or Wispy getting blown into the party by the tempest).

Quote from: SteerpikeFor those who are on the fence, there's also always the option of dropping in on the occasional session as a "guest star."  Sometimes it may be difficult to manage but thus far I've been able to improvise relatively well when players come and go (like Gorethirst and Carver running into one another in the Catacombs, or Wispy getting blown into the party by the tempest).

So, wait, how are you running this? Is this a group game with a couple of satellite solo games that all occasionally cross over one another?

It's a group game, but sometimes I've done solo sessions, especially when a player hasn't been able to make it for awhile.  Sometimes someone else in the group will happen to be on IRC so they'll tag along on a solo session.  I probably won't do as many solos at first simply due to lack of time, but they could still happen occasionally.  The Meanest Guest has a specific one in mind, for example.

What I meant by having "guest star" players is that if someone can't commit to a regular campaign but might want to participate now and then, if they have a character rolled they can usually drop in with relative ease.