(OCC Setup)Red Valor: Ferindor's Grave

[Poseptune]

During moments of roleplay the convention is usually players post when they want to do or say something.

Combat is the tricky thing. I have seen it done two ways.
1). The players roll initiative, then post their actions in order of initiative. This way is a little slower but it is less confusing.

2). PLayers post one action each round, and when all players have posted the DM summarizes the round and the next round starts. THis way is a little faster, but also more confusing. Actions need to be changed if the become invalid, like a monster dieing before the characters initiative.

[Elven Doritos]

Perhaps we should use the CBG as a jumping point and use a different medium? Is there any particular programs or chat rooms that anyone cares for over another? I'm partial to Yahoo accounts, though dice can get tricky.

We can keep it in-house, too. I'm just trying to be open to all suggestions.

[Numinous]

Just doing it here with an aim box open could be done, as long as everyone has an sn.  Post actions and information on the forums, ask stupid questions like "Can my sword glow purple instead of yellow?" in the aim chat.

[Senkennomei]

No, AIM is a bad idea. I've tried that before, it doesn't work at all because everything gets swept up in the IMs way too fast.

I prefer having Initiative be rolled first, then everyone posts their actions in the initiative order, and if more than 1 PC attacks the same character the DM intervenes and states how each attack plays out on that one target, to prevent overlapping damage. Then, at the end of the round everything is summarized by the DM.

[Numinous]

Well Senk, you have the floor, as you appear to have the experience.

[Poseptune]

The beauty of play by post is the game is continuous. Players can post whenever they can. They don't have to meet on AIM or YAHOO. It becomes difficult to get times where every body is on and able to play for an extended period of time. With play by post some one can post in the morning, while someone else post in the afternoon. It is on their own schedule. The game never stops as long as players post to it.

[Elven Doritos]

And as long as the DM can manage it, which is, again, not something that I can do nearly-endlessly.

[Senkennomei]

Right, but that's the other thing: because it remains in action 24/7, the DM only has to post around once or twice a day, unless there is heavy NPC interaction. It's actually very easy.

[Captain Obvious]

Sorry about my prolonged absense (there's been a lot of hectic family stuff going on).

character is done pretty much.
 Jae'kal (hopefully this link works.)

as for other libris mortis stuff, there were a few feats (specifically profane life-leech) and if i can i would like to use the "Undeath" and "Deathbound" domains. (if you need detailed info on how these work {i can't remember if you said you have the book or not}then let me know and i'll type them up)

as for how i think the game should work, i would be in favour of having it set up 24/7 and people post whenever they can (it might be problematic if we try to do a regular time since my work schedule changes all the time. also, i don't have and AIM sn.)

edit: aperently the link doesn't work. can someone tell me the correct way to do this?

[Senkennomei]

You have to make the character sheet public. You can do this by logging into to 3e and going to "Modify Character Details." Then you select which character you want, and select "Make Public" (I can't remember the exact wording).

[Poseptune]

Supa: I don't know where your getting your URL from, but your character is located here http://www.thecbg.org/stuff/3eprofiler/view.php?id=5

localhost/~username/v3/view.php?id=5 doesn't work.

[Captain Obvious]

i did make it public and it was saying that it was located where i linked to (and the link worked then).

so anyways
 Jae'kal
here's the working link

[Elven Doritos]

Ah, supa... We sort of started without you earlier today.

[Poseptune]

I see where you got the link from now. The link displayed under the Public Character doesn't work unless you click it from that page. Next time just grab the URL from the address bar from the actually character sheet page (where you edit the sheet). I know it was public, that is why I was able to find it and provide the link.

[Captain Obvious]

seeing as how you guys are still in the tavern, it shouldn't be too hard for me to jump.
shold i post a brief entrance thing for my character (maybe late at night in game), or should i wait for the next story open time?