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Phoenix Prime distributes the pizzas and goes out to eat on the veranda to enjoy the sunset.

No natural light for the gamers around the table though!

Nem the GM looks at his pristine white t-shirt and wonders if he should've ordered double a BBQ base on his pizza. Still, at least the white does show off what he thinks is a tan. (No-one else has noticed, frankly.)

With everyone else serving themselves and passing around the drinks, he pushes the paraphernalia to one side and decides now's a good time for some low drama role-play. Always difficult to create a sense of threat when you're trying to juggle floppy pizza slices.

So, I want you all to come up with titles for your short scene threads, if you will.

I dunno... Camping in the woods?

Hey Zeim, how do you feel about 'Bureaucracy' for ours?

Hmm. Khas what are you going to cover? So far mine has been about the Black hearted Prince.

Sounds good to me.

Then Neil, that would seem to make it official, 'Bureaucracy' for ours. I can make the change if you like.

'It's All in the Telling'

Just to be clear, Rosencliff is not on an island.

If you look at the map and find Axis.

Track the coast east and you see a pennisula called Sword Point. The town is on the north coast of this pennisula.

The road that caused the Shoreblade Revolt was intended to be built as an extension of the Austral Way (the marked road between Axis and Horizon). The Emperor levied the nobles of Sword Point for the funding, but couldn't deliver, due to a war breaking out in the east.

With the Imperial fleet engaged in the east, the nobles of the Sword Point decided it was a good time to revolt, refusing to pay tribute to Axis and hiring sell-swords.

(Axis is the capital of the Dragon Empire.)

Sorry, the whole description sounded very 'islandish' I'll go fix that now <g>

Np. It does have that kind of vibe, certainly.

This is also a good opportunity to lay down a physical description of your character. If you look at the posts I did for Heilbutt and Jex, for example.

So if you want to edit your previous posts and throw in a paragraph or two more, go ahead. Description should be in words and conjure an image, rather than literally being an image.

Done

Done...

ditto <G>

Great job so far, guys, I hope you're enjoying the game as much as I am.

So here's another opportunity to develop your character and interrelationships. Conversing around the dining table, with the wine flowing after a hot day.

Back and forth dialogue is always tricky in a message game, so we'll aiming to capture the highlights.

Although we can read the character sheets, the PCs still don't know much about each other. We have to mimic that process of getting to know someone then.

The adventure itself is relatively straightforward at this stage. You have a very clear goal, 'Return the haunted helm to its rightful resting place on the Titan's Peak.'

There's no indication of skulduggery amongst the NPCs. Even if the Baronessa is an intriguing character, it's just flavour, me justifying her use as a plot hook to get the PCs here. She has a backstory that can tie in to some of the PCs, but The Haunted Helm is a 1st level adventure so I'm keeping it simple for now. We'll focus more of the quest itself.

(I was aiming for a Selma Hayek vibe with the Baronessa, which I think makes her pretty good motivation.)

Before the PCs set out in the morning, you'll have the chance to rejig your character sheets if you want. This is the 13th Age way, similar to D&D 5E, so your character sheets are never set in stone. If you can explain a change in-continuity, you can do it. Realised your character should've been a ranger not a fighter? Easy. Decided you want to be a dwarf not a human? Not so easy to pull off, but can be retconned.

It also looks like we might've lost Khamsin and Owain to that true Lernaean hydra, Real Life. Let us know how you're getting on, guys.

I for one am enjoying. I am trying to not keep D as intractable as he seems. I want to be more friendly and forth coming, he just is a quiet type. Happy to keep trying to break out of his shell though.

I offer that Owain may return when he gets back from vacation without internet service, but we shall see.

Enjoying it!

FWIW - I saw that Owain surfaced the other day and may be back later this week or the next. Khamsin mentioned that some real world problems were going to interfere for a while. I have not heard an update there yet, but HIM is still around even if pretty inactive without our leader <g>

I'm enjoying it so far. Playing my first ever barbarian is interesting and I hope Seyja is coming off realistically barbaric.

She has a definite Conan vibe for me, which works.

I rather enjoyed this dining table scene. It worked out well and remarkably insightful, considering we short-handed it.

I think we're about ready to move on though. Let me know.

Ready for what's next ... happy to keep on for a bit if that is the consensus too <g>

Fine either way. But I agree it feels like we are close.

I'm fine with either choice.