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.
Contents
Schedule
Date...........game................Location..........(Advanced attendance)
3/21/08......magic/other..........BnD............... ben gone, Brandon gone, Dieter gone, matt gone
3/28/08......WFRP............BnD............... Gabe gone
4/04/08......WFRP............BnD...............
4/11/08......WFRP............BnD............... MATT IS STUPID
4/18/08......W-Wolf..........BnD............... Matt is STILL STUPID
4/25/08......W-Wolf..........BnD............... Matt maybe stupid, Brandon gone
5/02/08......W-Wolf..........BnD...............
5/09/08......WFRP............BnD............... Ben gone, Ed likely not
5/16/08......WFRP............BnD............... Justin present, Matt continues his cruel mind games
5/23/08......balls, also cocks............BnD............... Matt probably on time, ed gone, Gabe also likely gone, Dieter not home until 7pm, Brandon lame
5/30/08......W-Wolf..........BnD............... Matt vacationing, Dieter not home until 7pm
6/06/08......W-Wolf..........BnD............... Dieter not home until 7pm
6/13/08......W-Wolf..........BnD...............
6/20/08......WFRP............BnD...............
6/27/08......Supers/WFRP depending on 5/23............BnD...............
GABE: Okay, so since there is no WHFRP this Friday, I'd like to propose that instead of doing the next... oh nevermind Matt is on VayK... I was going to say lets just finish up WHFRP. But guess I'm on for the 30th.
Attendance and Food Preference
5/23/08
--Edmiao 09:53, 19 May 2008 (MST)absent
--Dieter the Bold 22:51, 20 May 2008 (MST) So, Gabe, what are attendance chances? Brandon, Ben? If we're looking at too small a group, I vote to cancel.
GABE: That is a no-go for me. I've got some other plans I just can't help but committ too. You, Brandon, and Ben (and lord help us, Lee?) would be enough yes?
--Matts 10:06, 21 May 2008 (MST)Attendance total right now looks like 4, amirite? Myself, dieter, ben, brandon.
--Dieter the Bold 10:07, 21 May 2008 (MST) So you're a 'for sure', then? Last I saw it was 80%. And I haven't heard anything from Brandon.
BEN: I'm in for sure. If we cancel, I'd like to know that ASAP. EDIT: A friend of Kim's is interested in playing magic with us: if we decide to get together friday, I will likely invite him for magic.
--Brandon 11:05, 21 May 2008 (MST) Honestly, I'm not 100%. My general exam is next week, and Kate's parents are coming into town for some of the weekend, so whether or not I can game Friday depends on how productive I am in the next few days. I just found out I DON'T have to work Saturday, so that helps, but we'll see. I think it's likely that I can play, but I don't want to commit for sure, especially if whether or not we game hinges on my presence.
--Matts 11:07, 21 May 2008 (MST)95.73 repeating% chance of attendance now, correcting my earlier figures
--Matts 11:05, 22 May 2008 (MST)How's it looking at this point?
--Dieter the Bold 11:28, 22 May 2008 (MST) If Brandon's good to go, I'm good to go. Otherwise, 2 players isn't enough to make it worthwhile. Also, count me out for any pizza regardless.
--Brandon 12:03, 22 May 2008 (MST) I'm going to go ahead and officially submit myself as NOT good to go. Sorry, y'all, but it would take an act of Crom and Sigmar combined to have me get enough done today and tomorrow to be able to justify fucking off all night Friday and most of Saturday morning. I can probably slip away for an hour or so to play a couple of games of magic, if people are hanging out, but otherwise, I'm locked in my office. Which pisses me off to no end, but must be done.
--Edmiao 12:14, 22 May 2008 (MST) ben since those losers are ditching you, want to play magic tonite?
--Matts 13:10, 22 May 2008 (MST)With only ben I'm not gonna run WFRP; we have our own special game for just-the-two-of-us. I'm still going to show up for magic assuming it's an option. Also we can work on supers characters, and maybe I'll call it an early night.
BEN: I'm stuck at home all day while these guys grind the paint off my deck. I'm also swamped at work, which means that as soon as they are done I need to go in and see if I can actually get some stuff done (since I'm gone Sat/Sun). So that's a no go on magic tonight. But anyone who wants to come by tomorrow at the standard time (6pm) for some magic and/or gaming related stuff is welcome. I'll let kim's friend know.
JASON: I am free during the day Friday if anyone wants to get together. Also, if any of you schmoes can give me a ride to the airport about 4:30 I would appreciate it. rawk
--Brandon 16:24, 22 May 2008 (MST) I'll plan on coming by 'round six for a bit, to take my mind off the pain.
--Dieter the Bold 17:04, 22 May 2008 (MST) Don't plan on me being home Friday until 7pm. Hopefully Kim or Ben can let people in. Jason, I'd totally volunteer, but I have my first SIFF movie starting at 4pm, so, so sorry.
BEN: I'll be around at 6...since if we get pizza we'll just order it for delivery, it shouldn't be a problem for me to be there on time. That's sort of a general rule: I usually leave work around 5pm to get food for everybody, but since at rush hour it takes over an hour to get either to costco or to pudge...As it happens, being responsible for ALL the game prep (opening doors, ordering pizza, picking up pizza, paying for pizza, etc) is surprisingly energy/time intensive.
Ranting and raving or other random comments
--Dieter the Bold 13:07, 18 May 2008 (MST) I have my Seattle International Film Festival tickets purchased. I'll be available for all sessions, but the next 3 Fridays I have movies at 4pm, so I won't be able to make it back home any earlier than 7pm.
GABE: Anyone else here thinking of doing Age of Conan? It looks pretty tight, figured I'd ask since nobody played guildwars... or city of heroes... etc, cept WoW!
--Dieter the Bold 21:19, 19 May 2008 (MST) I'd be interested if we had a solid group with consistent activities. WoW was fun when there was a solid guild to run with, but when everyone was all over the place and such, not really worth it.
GABE: Totally agreed. I'm still not sure I really wanna play it though. I'm gonna try and have Lex bring it over and install it, so I can check it out, see how it runs. That said you should know that it is a heavy, HEAVY pvp game.
--Dieter the Bold 13:45, 20 May 2008 (MST) This I am not opposed to if that's how the game is explicitly designed, but that means I wouldn't want to join unless I had a dedicated group to run with. And by dedicated I mean we could count on each other to show up at specific times and run specific missions. I wouldn't want to be shelling out monthly fees for getting pwnd or only running something fun every once in a while. Still, I did enjoy WoW when I was on and Conan is just plain awesome, so....
GABE: Still totally agree. Contacting Lex right now is hard, he lost his phone and it is on silent... great. I'm gonna try to talk to him through Nat today so I'll let you know. He has a few people from work he runs with. I had no idea, but Conan was invented back in the 1930's??? Is this true? I know little of Conan.
--Dieter the Bold 17:35, 20 May 2008 (MST) Dude, wiki it. Robert E. Howard, I believe, who was a contemporary of our beloved (and feared) H.P. Lovecraft. Both active around the same time, both died pretty young. Some later scifi/pulp authors really pushed Conan hard, which is what really got him into the public consciousness.
JASON: Any chance someone can pick Rumi and I up from the airport on Monday around 11pm?
Other RPG or Non-RPG gaming Events
JASON: Who is in for the Indiana Jones premier this Thursday?
--Edmiao 14:16, 19 May 2008 (MST)not I. scoring 78% on rotten tomatos, should be a fun romp.
JASON: I doubt its gonna be amazing, but I am still excited to see it. So far, it looks like there is a midnight showing Wednesday night, and 11:30 Thursday. I could do either most likely.
--Dieter the Bold 16:22, 19 May 2008 (MST) Tentatively down for Thursday. I've got another group of friends that might be thinking sometime on the weekend, so I might hold off until then, if I can get some commitments out of them.
JASON: Thursday is better for me too, so lets say for now we are in, plus Matt#2 and Rumi.
--Edmiao 08:08, 21 May 2008 (MST) anyone interested in doing something the 31st or 1st? Cheryl's out of town so i have free agency.
--Dieter the Bold 10:09, 21 May 2008 (MST) I'd be open on the 31st. I have two SIFF movies on the 1st.
JASON: I am down for hte 31st too.
--Edmiao 10:31, 21 May 2008 (MST) sweet. 31st it is then. we can do my place or BnD or Jasons, whatever.
--Dieter the Bold 17:05, 22 May 2008 (MST) Withdrawing from Indy premier tonight. Sorry for anyone surprised by the late announcement. I do, however, have a group of 4 (soon to be 5) going at Cinerama 4:05pm Saturday, May 24th. Anyone who wants in is welcome.
--Matts 10:48, 23 May 2008 (MST)All I can say about indiana jones is that it was the most involved, epic, carefully plotted shark-jumping I have ever witnessed. Maybe it's a comment on the entitlement of the senile.
JASON: I am relatively certain they got their script from a young authors conference. I have also seen porn movie plots that were more believable. In other news, a woman just showed up to fix my cable. Is it normal for her shirt to be almost completely unbuttoned?
Weekly Magic Whining/Complaining/Smack Talking
--Edmiao 14:59, 20 May 2008 (MST) who wants to play magic on thursday night?
GABE: I'm fairly sure I can, I have Friday off. Can you make it to my place?
--Edmiao 10:33, 21 May 2008 (MST) if i must, driving was brutal last time. what time does traffic let up... 7pm? I'll have to pick up the decks first again and then drop them back for y'all for friday.
GABE: Yeah, around 7 is fine. I mean we don't need to, but if so I'll work on my blue/red deck tonight.
--Gdaze 20:09, 21 May 2008 (MST) So like are you coming tomorrow Ed? Or are we off cuz nobody up for Thursday? RESPOND PEON.
ED: i've got a bit of stuff to do tonight actually, and it's a bit of a slog to pick up the cards and get over there, so i'm gonna bail unless ben decides he wants to play at his place.
GABE: Coo' coo'. I didn't make any decks anyway. I'm going to try to get a heroscape thing going soon, you down?
--Edmiao 09:54, 22 May 2008 (MST) totally down for some heroscape. but out of town this weekend. you were busy the next weekend you said. could do an evening next week.
JASON: I have next week off. Any evening anyone wants to do magic, board gaming, miniatures gaming, you name it, I wanna try. I still havent played Necromunda or Man o' War in ages. Or anything epic (Space Marine or Adeptus Titanicus) in even longer. Who is in?
GABE: I only played Man O' War once, and that was with the basic set, always been interested. On a side note I have a LOT of the collectable pirate game from Wizkids, it is pretty fun. I'd like ot try Necromunda too, always has interested me.
This weekend I'm actually busy, next I'm unsure of. I think I can do an evening, need to get a good sleep that night though. *yawn* Gonna go help my mom move tongiht since everyone else canceled tonight, wankers.
The Next Step in WHFRP Reboot
--Gdaze 20:59, 11 May 2008 (MST) So like we are raising a huge army. While you were all out by the by. We meet with some punk ass monks who may need to be wiped out, I forsee that we will have to fight many clergy in our goal to get to the top.
--Edmiao 10:59, 12 May 2008 (MST)great. sounds fun. kill monks, jacob totally down for that.
--Brandon 14:03, 12 May 2008 (MST) I think that we should be careful with the holy-folks, as I fear that a reputation as clergy-killers will negatively impact our ability to rabble-rouse. I suggest Plan A should be to affect an air of legitimacy by using our own holy-folks (Walten, Ambrose, . . .) to do the talking when we run into potentially hostile clergyman. Plan B, then, would be to kill the punk ass monks quietly.
Also, we should think about our rabble-rousing strategy in Nuln, since I imagine the citizens of Nuln will be less impressed by our "unfurl the banners and be charming demagogues" strategy than the country mice were. I imagine that the Baroness will be key in gaining support in Nuln. Remember, that we have (at least) 3 objectives in Nuln: (1) get Ignatio's money from the Baroness, (2) raise troops (something like 2,500 more), (3) get guns, lots of guns. This, of course, is all in order to complete our primary objective of destroying our enemies with smoke and fire.
--Gdaze-- Yeah, in fact I don't think we should do the whole marching in with banners flying thing at all, but before we do get there lets have the Sigmar-ish banner made up.
First things first I think we should see the Baroness. Tell her what we need, and ask her the current happenings in the city, you know... get the mood of the city down. Also learn promanient members of the city watch/milita. Once we learn about them we may need to make some contact with them before we start open recruiting.
When we do start recruiting we need to make a really big specticale, perhaps even a fair/gaming event? You know, may pole, jousting, stupid shit like that. Also I'd like to walk the town a bit and find some demogauge doom sayers and then jump up and counter them. Not recruit right there but just to get the idea in the mix that there is something worth fighting for.
But most of all we need the Baroness's favor.
--Matts 14:39, 12 May 2008 (MST)Remember that the sovereign of Nuln is the Countess, though...
--Gdaze-- Right... and our ear to her is the baroness! BLAH!
BEN: i agree with brandon. also, since at some point we were concerned that the baronness might be working for the skaven: what if this is just a ploy to get ignatio out of miragliano? i know its improbable, but it might not hurt to send some soldiers back that way just to stay informed...
--Gdaze-- Totally on the baronness that she may be working for the skaven. That said, we can't do much about Miragliano, their problem now. Oh wait, you put informed... it may be good to have a runner party going back and forth to carry news of the going ons. In case the ol'hag does try to backstab us. BUT, we should keep an eye on the baronness... Nuln has never been a friendly city to us.
--Brandon 12:16, 13 May 2008 (MST) I like the idea of the spectacle, if we can get the appropriate legitimate backing, though I don't think we should do anything that takes too long in terms of set-up (we only have a month or so to recruit). Also, I agree on the idea of sending word back to Miragliano, but Tristano will likely scoff at the idea of a runner party - that's much too low tech. In game, he'll be happy to show you his plans for a message delivery system routed through the tunnel complex (hint: it involves both combustion and hydraulics).
The Next Step in Werewolf
PLANS: So just what are some steps people are thinking of taking? If you could give me a rough idea it'd be most helpful.
The gayass story-teller: What a gay name. Anyway, all looks good, I'm gonna guess that we won't make it to the big show down with the fort this week, but I could be wrong... or the character could just rush it head on. Anyway all interesting ideas, it really helps me to see what plans people are going to take. Also there are a few things the characters will learn on Friday. Some hints.
Ed: I see we have two options if we choose to attack. hit the corporate office or hit the hellbeast guarded factory. When we parted, Wakhan was favoring russling up the troops, feinting attack on corporate and then making a real attack on the factory. First, attacking the factory in the real world with a truck borne fertilizer bomb, this to draw the baddies into the real world. then once they shift, hit the factory in the netherworld with the main force. thoughts?
--Matts 22:30, 22 April 2008 (MST)I wanted to get a good idea of what the sewer system around there looked like. I want to use my contacts in the bum community to find someone who knows the area and might have any tips in exchange for whatever, ie roughing up people who are giving him a hard time, cooking him an honest meal, etc.
As far as overall strategy, I think that the truck-bomb is a good idea, but especially that the two-pronged umbral assault is a good idea. I'm gonna ask any bums in the area about what sorts of trucks go through there, what their general look is, and where they're coming from. The waste they're generating these beasts from has to come from somewhere. Maybe we could hijack a real waste-truck, fill it with explosives, and do the deed that way? Like, drive the truck in, hop into the umbra, someone else remotely detonates?
Diverting forces to other targets may be worthwhile, but I'm not convinced that there really are extra resources allocated to this base or that our enemy really considers us a threat.
--Dieter the Bold 11:57, 23 April 2008 (MST) Back when I was considering a crazier version of Frank, Gabe reminded me that this is post-9/11, so large "terrorist" acts might not go over so well. As much as Frank is all about blowing up some BSDs, if we start truck-bombing buildings, all Pentax has to do is nudge the authorities just so and they could put some serious heat down on us. Now blowing up the building so it was in fact a leaky gas line or something? Golden.
--Brandon 13:56, 23 April 2008 (MST) There could be a *crazier* version of Frank? Heaven forbid!
I'm not going to be here this week, but (so?) here are my thoughts on the matter:
(1) We should attack the warehouse/factory ASAP. I'm afraid they will beef up defenses too much or move the factory if we give them the time to do so. I guess I think that our enemy sees us as more of a threat than Matt thinks.
(2) I agree with Wakhan that more reinforcements = better, though I also agree with Dio that we need a creative plan rather than an all-out straightforward attack.
(3) Christopher is going to attempt to figure out how to most effectively utilize his new rite. One possibility might be enacting the rite somewhere away from the warehouse, and then escorting the Chinook spirit (through the Umbra, perhaps with Redemeer's help) to the site to ensure it isn't taken out by defender spirits. This plan could easily be integrated with a number of the other plans, and would be a good redundant destruction plan. That is, if explosives don't work (or the plan is thwarted), maybe the rite will. Indeed, I like best the plan where we feint with a huge force (explosives or otherwise - I'm sensitive to Dieter's worries), pull as many guards as we can from the Umbra into the real world, and then move in in the Umbra (with the Chinook spirit Rite as our Umbral version of the explosion threat).
(4) Lastly, I think that the move on Talos (sp?) Industries could be done in a more clandestine manner, especially since all we want is the laptop. To the best of our knowledge, they don't know that anyone has any idea that the laptop is there, or that it is important. And, since the Umbral approach looks difficult there, I think a spy-like real world approach is most promising. One thought is to approach them as prospective business partners to get inside. With Dio's computer skills and Christopher/Wakhan's ability with Enigmas, we could probably convince them that we have some killer code-encryption or something. Also, Christopher's people skills (Befriend, Empathy) mixed with stealth skills (Invisibility ftw!) might allow him to move around inside. And, of course, Underdog, Lee's Character, and Frank make a to-die-for distraction/S.W.A.T. team.
--Matts 20:36, 23 April 2008 (MST)I think for the laptop, we could stage it like a gang robbery. Underdog's got some gang contacts and the like, word could get out about some valuable shit being up in there, and "certain parties" could be interested in the laptop. OR! Dio goes to interview for an internship, some of us start a ruckus and allow him to get out with the laptop. OR! We impersonate the Mexican cleaning staff and nab it (Underdog speaks Spanish!).
BEN: I think the job app is a good idea, although we don't even have to get the laptop right away. As long as I can get a fake id, so to speak. Dio will want to research how information gets in and out of the factory: if they have phone lines, where do they run? do they have radios? Is there a courier that goes to and from the building? could we jump said courier and get valuable intel off of him/her? Do they do any communication or other stuff through the umbra? Also, how would the weaver feel about this factory? could we pass bumping it off off on their team? As mentioned above, what sorts of delivery trucks go in/out? Are they hooked up to the electrical grid? If they have their own generators, they must be shipping in gasoline constantly.
--Brandon 10:00, 29 April 2008 (MST) So, can someone let me know what I missed last week? What stage are we at in terms of our mad schemes and diabolical plans?
