bump for thawing

@daze413 Technically not thawing, you're preventing it from freezing in the first place :P

@Miniman Ah, I see. Too bad no one uses this room much. Don't you guys usually just use discord for your games?

@daze413 Depends who you mean by "you guys".

@Miniman I thought you were running a game?

@daze413 Well, I was, but it was with RL ppl and moved to Skype when the group got geographically separated.

@Miniman Hey, does the dice roller mod in skype still work? or are you using the honor system?

And we finished the campaign (finally), so another member is going to DM the next one.

I haven't gotten it to work after that one skype update

@daze413 Never knew there was one - but I wouldn't say we're using the honor system, either. There's never been any question of cheating.

@Miniman ah, that PotA game? Man, that's so awesome you even finished it.

@daze413 Yeah, pretty happy to have it done.

And now wrangling everyone and finding available times for sessions is not my problem :)

We're still in Neverlight Grove in OotA, a couple of sessions after hitting level 5... Then RL stuff happened

hopefully, the 2 regulars can get back with us after passing the Bar

@daze413 Doesn't it always...*sigh*

@Miniman this. This I don't like about DMing :/ the whole logistics of it... When... Where... Who... What?

yeah

If a player could step up for that role, I'd be so happy

DM logistics are hard even when you're in a sea of potential players at a con

@Shalvenay I imagine that is worse.

Haven't really had a chance to attend a con... Those are usually held on saturdays and I work saturdays :p

hey there @KorvinStarmast -- I've just been thinking we should find a way to get a short-form something-or-the-other started sometime in the not-so-distant future, btw...

does that sound like a plan to you?

WHat night of the week? I got church stuff some nights.

@Shalvenay Thursday nites are me and my old OD&D homies playing. Family and friends from Waaaaaaaaaaaay back.

I'm pretty darn flexible

I can accommodate pretty much any night of the week provided it doesn't start too late

did you have something in mind that'd work well?

I think my limits are Tuesday 8 CST start time. Wed is church stuff, Fri date nite with the Missus.

Monday is drinking night.

Of course, this Tuesday is a once in a great while drinking night, celebrating Nits and dopp earning diamong

Diamond

yeah, Tuesday night can work. did you have something in mind that you want to try? (whether it be a system, or a setting/conceit, or some sort of tool), should I start putting proposals out, or is it all on me?

Not sure, who else is in for Tuesday nites? I never played Firefly RP game, wish i could, I can D&D any time, I am not yet smart with Roll20 tools, and I can do Traveller but am waaaaaaaaaaaay out of date.

@KorvinStarmast it'd probably be a 1on1 unless I can loop RollingFeles in next Tuesday night

Best to have 3, one on one RP rarely captures the spirit of it. How do I assist with convincing RF to join?

Play in a chat room or elsewhere?

I have no Firefly experience (and prefer my ships in space slightly less gritty -- blame EVE Online).

Skype?

ROll20?

@KorvinStarmast most of it is schedulation and platform -- I'll have to talk to him

(I'd loop @Yuuki in as well but he's not available on Tuesdays IIRC)

OK, as this is early formative stage, let's revisit tomorrow night?

Hmm, can I run OD&D in chat only ToTM for you both? hmmm ... there's a challenge.

Or old EPT? heh, that's bordering on thebizarre.

EPT?

Empire of the Petal Throne. Published by TSR 1975. Prof Barker, an old pal of Arneson in Twin Cities area

Am in touch with a veteran of original EPT campaign.

But he had to experience Arneson/gyg court case ... hard days.

and I'd be more than happy to introduce you to roll20 but the only stuff I have fully prepped for "map-and-minis" play on r20 is D&D 3.5e, hah (it's my bog-old standing dungeon there.)

Oh dear, I, a 3.5 hater, doing 3.5 in roll20? How much must I drink?

Played a lot of hobbits and Belkar is hateful and funny at the same time.

I dumped my 3.5 books at second hand books some years ago ... the beer was better value for money.

I have a roll20 account, just not up to DM tools ...

ah. I also have the 5e standing dungeon you might have seen played here but it's built for ToTM play :) which'd make it good for playing here, but bad for intro'ing R20

I love 5e. Nice blend of styles.

ToTM I can do, I are text based at will. It's a cantrip for me.

Hmm, some Clapton. Groovin nice.

well, I could pull together something random-genned for 5e, or if you have ideas as to things you'd want me to incorporate into this, I'd love to hear them

OK, I am open for offers, but we need more than one PC. How do we recruit for Tuesday nites? Is that the question?

part of it, yeah :)

I have to get good at R20 DM tools as in a few months I have to run for our usual THurs nite group, as my Brother has built the world and 3 or 4 of us are to take turns DMing.

This with a group that used to D&D in 1975 ... with certain smokes in evidence. ;-)

ah

It ought to be D&D&D, from my experience. Dungeons, Dragons, and Dope.

harhar

NOt a bad thing, in the 70's .. when songs like this were new.

have you used r20 as a player at least before, or would you want to be intro'ed to that first before trying to DM it?

We did r20 starting in fall 2014. very familiar.

KorvinStarmast died on Roll20. hehe

cool

You are talking to a 5e zombie, more or less. :)

hahaha

Brains and my wife just fell in love with "the walking dead" TV show, binge watching. Not my cuppa tea.

ah

By next tuesday, can we have a session zero with one or two others?

I think so...if you want to take advantage of this opportunity to come up with something shortform to practice DMing in Roll20 with, that's cool, or I can send you the DM notes for the 5e dungeon I've been keeping around if you don't mind the spoiler-factor of it

Hmm, my experience is with a tool like R20, need to get into it and immerse to get it right. So until I get some time to mess about with tools (our DM can tutor me a bit) I am not a good DM choice by my reckoning.

I don't like doing things I suck at. It's the pilot in me.

@KorvinStarmast ah, haha. yeah...R20 doesn't exactly have dual controls ;)

Yeah, so if next Tuesday is start day, I am not up to scratch. From my view point, DM system mastery is a requirement.

Text wise, is more wide open but also more of a stretch for some folks.

yeah -- I think ToTM would be easier to manage than getting spun up for r20. if you don't mind the spoiler factor of it, I could find a way to get you my DM notes for the 5e dungeon I've been running here as having someone DM it back at me would be a good playtest I hear

Shal, give me a day or two to ponder. ToTM sounds good. Need an email address to send material? darthrogue@gmail.com

@KorvinStarmast I was just going to pastebin a ping and then delete it, but email works too

email better for me.

I am old fashioned. Grognard and such

@KorvinStarmast haha

So long as all playing understand "uh, we may die" all is well.

haha

Nite, amigo, talk at you soon.

cya