The Campaign Builder's Guild

So really just an explanation of what these things are and I am sure I can tell you how they would affect an IRC session. If anything, I can also code you an initiative roller as well as a dice script (I use to have both of them on my mIRC actually).

I'd be interested in running either a Xiluh vignette or a Fiendspawn vignette, but, well, I intend to be a bit too busy for that. However, if anybody else would like to run one, I'm willing to play in a game or two. I can play on AIM, and IRC. If it's IRC, though, I'll obviously need to know what server and channel you'll be using.

NOMADIC
this is from an earlier thread.

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I have mentioned quite a few times that we use a continuous initiative system...
And what does that mean? It means that combat initiative is kept continuously instead of stopping at the end of a round or a turn and starting again. A character in combat, anfter they have attempted a feat or action, will roll intitiative for their next action, and add it on from there. This can often mean a character with a fast weapon might attack two or three times before a character with a slower weapon. However, since smaller weapons normally do less damage and have higher dividing dice, they penetrate armor less...

Creatures in a melee roll a d10 and add it to their speed factor, creatures outside of a combat but somewhat dependent on actions within the melee (like an archer on the fringes, or a character preparing to backstab someone in the melee) use a d8, and characters not affected at all (like a spellcaster casting a non-targetted spell) roll a d6, and add that to their speed factor.

Due to some events in game play recently, I have been asked to codify some procedures and set up some guidelines for certain common actions.

For the procedural side, there are 2 issues, readied items and declared initiative.

Readied items must be declared at the beginning of every session. One cannot expect everyone else to accept a character claiming to '˜always have their scroll of '˜Water's Way' in their hand'. Unless the say so in the beginning of a session.

Declared initiative is more of a disclosure, what a character is planning to do and with what. In other words, the GM needs to know if a spell is being cast and what the initiative is, if there are reagents, if it is coming from a scroll, where that scroll is, and etc. If that information is not ready and prepared, there will be a penalty of 5 and I'll ask the same question then.
A target must also be declared when the action is readied.

Some standardization of penalties:

Unsheathing a weapon +1
Taking more than ½ total HP in a blow +1
Taking more than 75% of total HP in a blow +3
Waking up +5
Getting something out of a pocket +1
Reading a scroll +3
Getting something out of a pack +7
Getting up from the ground +2
Readied for a charge -2
Redirecting an attack (reroll init) -2
Picking a weapon up from the ground +2
Uncorking a potion +1
After being below 0 hp and healed +5
Every 3 feet of ground that has to be made up +1

Remember, that when rolling for initiative, the die rolled can be a d10, a d8, or a d6, depending on how deeply involved you are.
A d6 is rolled and added to the SF if the player is not affected by combat, is outside the combat and casting a automatic hit or group effect spell, targeting undead, etc.
A d8 is rolled and added to the SF if the character is out of combat but is affecting by combat, i.e. shooting a missile weapon into combat, timing an entry into combat.
A d10 is rolled and added to the SF if the character is in combat or has to account for dodging blows while attacking.


so in a continuous system, if 2 orcash are beating each other, on with a Mitre (SF5) and the other with a sickle (SF9), it might look like this.
Sickle orcash rolls his d10+9, and rolls a 4, and mitre orc rolls his d10+5, and rolls a 5, it means Sickle orcash has a 13 init, and mitre orcash has a 10 init.  So at 10, Mitre Orcash goes, and after, he rolls another d10, and if his second roll is 6(+5), he goes next at 21.  So when Sickle orcash goes at 13, he rolls his next initiative (d10, rolls an 8, adds 9) he'll go next at 30.
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Ok I think that would work just fine as long as people were ok with using continuous init. If you get anyone who would prefer standard init let me know and I can code a script that does that for mIRC. Overall though that should be totally feasible.

ok.
Looks like the Ocodig online group will start again on 6/9/8
Ocodig on the Everlovin' CBG wiki

This will be an online game, played every other Monday night.  It will start around 8pm Eastern, and probablY Go 2-3 hours a session.  My typing is slow-ish

Character creation will be done on a streamlined fashion.  I already have 2 Knights from the Armor of trade, one who is also a Scriven Letterman from Kegels letters.
I am looking for 2-3 other players for this enterprise.  I am also very open to answering any questions before anyone joins in.

I am, for those of you who do not know, running 2 live groups, and one other online group.  So I am not looking for this to be a high-stress, large commitment group.  

Awesome, LV!  If I didn't have band rehearsals on Monday nights, I would definitely jump in on this.  What will you use as a chat client/dice roller?

I will join in if you will have me LV... it looks like fun. So how exactly will we be running this?

I am here to tell you right now that the Celtricia game is going to rock your faces off, and I'm going to be fiercely jealous of those of you who, unlike myself, can make this work for your schedules.

Post your exploits on the wiki and I'll read along!

I will definitely have you.

for now, we will be using aol IM, but that will probably change after a few sessions.  Do you have an IM name there?  I am there as I am here, LordVreeg.

Unfortunately I won't be able to play on that date. I'm really looking forward to learning your system too, LV. :(

On a related note, 4e games are coming - so is a rendition of Haveneast specially for 4e.

Life is long, troll.  I appreciate the sentiment.

my AIM is hcnomad I will add you (all of my internet aliases tend to have something to do with nomad... don't ask).

You're added in.
I'd like to get online on Wednesday night if that is ok, for streamlined character creation.
might want to go here
http://celtricia.pbwiki.com/Character+Creation
first, just to get a peak.

I'd be willing to play, but I can't for another 2 weeks.

5pm (my time) Wednesday would be just fine. I will look the wiki over and get an idea of things to make it all faster when we get started Wednesday.