Current events

This page is for discussion of stuff related to the game coming up this week, no matter when that actually is. For instance, we can all assume Nate isnt coming for some lame reason and that Ed is sick of pizza and is bringing teriyaki or some other crap. They can post something here if that happens to be untrue.

Schedule

Date...........game................Location..........(Advanced attendance)

9/4/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter gone to Portland, Gabe absent
9/11/09.....MassEffect....????......Matt gone on honeymoon
9/18/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter gone to Europe, Matt gone on honeymoon
9/25/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter gone to Europe, Matt gone on honeymoon
10/2/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter gone to Europe
10/9/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter gone to Europe
10/16/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter possibly gone
10/23/09.....MassEffect....????......Dieter possibly gone
10/30/09.....MassEffect....????......
11/6/09.....MassEffect....????......
11/13/09.....MassEffect....????......
11/20/09.....????........?????.......Ed gone
11/27/09.....????........????........thanksgiving weekend
12/4/09.....????........?????.......
12/11/09.....????........?????.......
12/18/09.....????........?????.......
12/25/09.....cancelled...merry christmas!

Attendance and Food Preference

BEN: Please let me know by Wednesday if you (and by you, I mean Ed and Matt) are planning on gaming this next Friday, the 4th. We're already down to 2 players, so the likelihood of a cancellation is extremely high, and I'd like to make alternate plans soon if I have to. Also, if you don't want to play with just 2, I need to know that as well.

Edmiao I could. Cheryl is having Steve Ponti and his wife (a medicine resident) over for board games, might be good for me to make some credits by joining them since games is sparse. Ben, you're welcome to join, Steve just went back to 3rd year also, i think he's in a family med rotation, you could bitch and moan together.

--Matts 16:40, 29 August 2009 (MST)Definitely will be able to make it.

Ben: jonesing for RPGs so no thanks Ed. Matt I will try to pressure Nate for another player

Edmiao alright, i'm in. suggest an interim adventures of Aefra and Aeten?

BEN: Nate said he's in: we can either do an OAAAA adventure or an unrelated (or semi-related) one shot. Sort of up to them that show up.

--Matts 08:42, 31 August 2009 (MST)If you don't want to run OAAA, though that's my preferred option, I could run a Mutants and Masterminds one-shot I've been cooking up, about the adventures of the Protectors of the West Coast! And Ed, I'm so happy I get to pummel you with my new token deck!

Edmiao oooh, i love token decks. cant wait. either option works for me. why don't you rochambeau for it? best of three. I suggest you both email me three throws and I'll post the matchup here.

--Gdaze 11:41, 1 September 2009 (MST) I may actually end up being here this weekend, my funds are quite low so a con is not looking like such a great idea. That said, I may be able to show up Friday for gaming. I'm down for either. I'd actually really like to try an M&M one shot. But I can be down for anything... plus not sure what my plans are.

Edmiao is a con really more fun than gaming?

--Gdaze 14:00, 1 September 2009 (MST) Honestly... I'd say gaming comes off as more fun then cons as of late. But its always nice to get out. This more has to do with lack of funds though.

--Matts 15:31, 1 September 2009 (MST)I have to do some work to make an M&M one-shot possible, but I'd be happy to... ASS-U-ming that we're not playing OAAAAA.

Edmiao since neither matt or ben went for the rochambeau idea, you should decide amongst yourselves in a rational manner which game we will play. or one of you could grow a pair and stake claim

Matts Ed, I sent you my "entry". I'm guessing it didn't make it through your spam filter.

Ed. I got over ridden. Wont be there after all

BEN: we're technically still on Mass Effect: if Gabe gives us a for sure attendance by wednesday AND he wants to GM, it's his week. If Gabe doesn't want to GM, an OAAAA session would probably be one or more interim summaries and/or adventure(s). If that's not appealing, or people want a little longer rest period before launching into another OAAAA "book", then let's go for the MMOS. Edit: At least it's still tuesday, Ed. Regardless, grow a pair. Oh wait...you already are: hope they continue to be healthy, btw.

--Gdaze 09:39, 2 September 2009 (MST) Oops, yeah. Mass Effect is for sure a no go. I've had a really busy week and the next few adventures are gonna need mass (oooh) planning. Today for example I have to go put out signs for my mom. She basically has the eleciton in the bag since it came out her opponent was arrested for assault on an officer. Yeah.

And since I might not even be going, I think it best I just say right out that I can't run it this week. Sorry, should have made that clearer. And since I might not be there, I won't vote either way.

--Matts 08:51, 3 September 2009 (MST)OK, we'll I'll have the MMOS ready to go. Is Nate still planning on coming?

BEN: AS FAR AS I KNOW: Nate is coming, gabe may be coming, and Matt and I are in definite attendance. I'm happy to proceed with 2 players in whatever endeavor we choose to undertake.

--Gdaze 09:21, 4 September 2009 (MST) I'm pretty sure I'm not going, but already let Matt know this last night. However, my plans could change last minute, no idea just yet. But yes, just count on me not attending.

--Matts 09:45, 4 September 2009 (MST)I'll have the MMOS ready, but I'm also down for whatever. Also, everyone not coming: I assume you're just forfeiting against my new magic deck, so it's currently undefeated (I think) and you should all be embarrassed at your poor showings.

Quote(s) of the week

Elemental: (to police chief, who thanked them for their good work) That certainly isn't going to help Viho's colossal ego. (or something like that...)

CyberJesus: I'm so sick and tired of this bullshit Thomas Kinkaid police state!

Ashbury: I grow plants that may or may not be used for pharmaceutical purposes

Ed/Aefra: "I use Seduction on the baby"

"Galen, you're wearing a dress." "Yes, but I still look better in it than in you do in your clothes."

Mass Effect

Current Mass Effect XP: 1000 Starting + 1900 xp = 2900. (Current at end of 8/28/09)

Mass Effect Recap

BEN: I'm posting here for ease of viewing...it can get moved to the recap section at your leisure. IN short, what we accomplished:
1.) Discovered that the horned, hooved folks are called narthaks. They are megalomaniacal, genocidal peoples, by the looks of it. Then again, they genocided people who were going to genocide them after they figured out how to dodge the pesky genocide courtesy of the Reapers. But they sounded a little too happy about the whole thing, so I'm not a big fan of them, personally. We also discovered that they are in suspended animation in some sort of "the matrix" where they are training to take over the galaxy, soonish. But if we get that genocide weapon, which is probably on Armeni, we can head them off at the pass.
2.) Sold 90% of those seeds. Stop screaming, we got 2.5 million credits for them. And access to the corporate black market to get rare items, and all the money in a tax-free, untraceable account. Each player gets 100,000 credits to spend. Check out this shiny 8/8 shield!
3.) 300 XP all around. Huzzah!
4.) Discovered another narthak planet, and killed 8 zombie lizards and a maintenance robot. Also blew up a giant exhaust port.
5.) Fizzak created a cipher that even corporate black ops can't crack. Five degrees of success FTW.

Next step in Of Amor, Armor, and Alchemy

Current OAAAA XP: 75 base + 352 XP; Followers: 15 XP (current as of 8/7/09)

ED: How long did you say the interim was between act 2 and 3 again, ben? 10 years would be great, time to fit a lot of goings on.

BEN: 10 years is correct. Some things for the next session of OAAAA:
1.) Everybody will get to spend their bonus "interim" XP as they please, I've changed my mind about forcing expenditures in a certain way.
2.) I want everyone to think about their interim adventures. At the start of the nextsession, I amthinking we may do Gemini style card "prologues" in which we explore people's adventures: the person we are doing it for presents the overall theme/happenings, and then we run through it, with the group contributing details. Group bonus XP will be assigned based on cool story effects people come up with in these. If this idea seems too complex or seems like it will give other players too much involvement in your interim events,we can can it and just let each person do a narrative, in character or out.
3.) I will clarify happenings in the world at the first session of book 3.

ED: Sounds fun. I wrote up a bunch of ideas, i think there's plenty of room for adventures in between the paragraphs. Brandon, what is your email so i can send you the Tithe sheet. I may not have done a great job on him, he was pretty low on the damage potential, but still could take hits quite well. you may want to remod him, i'm sure ben would be fine with that. although i really think you should keep the pegasus, since it played a major role in the fight with the dragon. Let you fly and catch Aeten, bring him back to the battle and Aeten immediately thereafter struck the killing blow.

--Brandon 20:53, 9 August 2009 (MST) Sweet. A pegasus sounds awesome, and I was totally thinking about getting a mount for Tithe anyway, so that's perfect. I'm glad that Tithe played a solid role. My e-mail is olsenb3 [at] u.washington.edu. I would appreciate a full recap at some point, if someone has the time. Gratz, y'all!!

--Dieter the Bold 15:41, 13 August 2009 (MST) I think such a prologue adventure thing would be awesome. I heartily approve. Also, I personally would like a little GM wild-card in how points get spent, but that's just me. Ben, do you have the time/interest to do that with Galen?

BEN: sure...or rather, if you want you can use your prologue adventure thing to drive your xp expenditure. Or I'm happy to take as heavy of a hand as you want. Also, if we do this, the player who was "on the spot" would have full veto power over any card played: this may sound like a cop-out, but the point is to generate a backstory for those 10 years that appeals to the given player, and that trumps. I don't anticipate this being a problem, but it's easier to enforce than a "don't be a dick" policy. Also, any given player can just opt-out and write/come up with his own background for that time.