OOC chat

Thread for ooc chat.

Hi everyone! Newbie here! Would I be allowed to roll for a random character, and then just scrap it and choose my own if I don't feel particularly inspired by the results?

I want to avoid scrapping a character since one of the benefits of random rolling is to come up with something unexpected. There's also the retcon step to change something you don't like. But we can handle that if it comes up. The process should be flexible enough that you will be happy with what you get :)

Hey folks! Happy to make the cut, and eager to get going.

I've got the books, so I don't have to wait for pictures. I'm guessing that you would prefer I didn't go rushing out in front of the group though, yeah?

Edit: Actually, I see that Thalanthalas has already gone all the way through. Going to try and get the character done today

I posted a thread for the background knowledge your character would have on the events related to the adventure. We will start tomorrow so please read this and have your characters finished by then.

So, I don't think I'm going to be able to have my character finished by tomorrow, I just haven't received enough support creating her and with the Holidays coming up there are other time concerns. You all would probably be better off starting without me than letting a newbie slow you down, so I'll just quietly drop out from here.

Morphling away!

...Well ok then lol. I'll get our first post up tonight.

Sentinel Comics continuity name-dropped. Woop-woop!

edit: I hope the font is alright. I didn't want to do color because I don't know who's in light or dark mode, but Revenant strikes me as a "funny word bubbles" kind of character.

I was thinking of doing a color for Cicada's inner voice. Maybe I'll use a transparent background. Maybe I'll just use a different font.

I am fine with it! There are some heathens in this game who use light mode though! I like using fonts and colors in superhero/comic style games as it meshes well with the genre/medium.

A scary thought…………

It's me. I'm the heathen.

alrighty, let us know if anything is unreadable/unbearable

Mostly I just don't like that it's dark gray instead of black, and the muted blue and red just make the whole thing look muddy and soft in a way I don't enjoy. It's not a principled stance, I use it on other platforms (like Discord) where I like the look, but light mode doesn't bug me either.

But, yeah, so far, no complaints.

the 'scene tracker' is cool! I didn't know what was a Gamers Plane feature? How does it work, and is there a way to scroll down in the scene tracker?

So, Cicada, Defensive Strike has to be used proactively. You do damage, and then you have a stack of Defense that will be applied against the next time you take damage (or, you can Defend another target, if you're so inclined.).

If you want to apply Defense to the 6 Damage you took from the Radioactivist, you're going to need to use your Reaction for the turn. Fortunately, all heroes have a default Reaction called "Hit the Deck". It triggers a Twist, but you can choose a Power or Quality and roll that die to reduce the damage you're taking from an attack.

edit2: Also, your Defensive Strike ability Defends using your Mid Die (the 6 in this case), and your Attack is the Min die (so 4). As a general rule, if an ability doesn't specify a die, you use the Mid.

edit: I'd offer some insight to Mimic, but I can't see their sheet.

Not a feature per se, it is just some coding lol. I can't remember who originally made it, maybe Adam. But yeah it's just some html to stick it on the page as a fixed position. It took some research but I figured out a way to add scroll bars so now you should be able to see everything clearly :)

For your abilities, instead of "(Close Combat) Defend using [power/quality]. Attack using your Min die." It would probably be easier to do "Defend using Close Combat. Attack using your Min die." The [power/quality] is the placeholder for you to write which one the ability is tied to.

Ah, ok, thanks. We'll say Cicada attacks, and then gets ready to defend to let everyone else exit this train car. So I'll take the damage from Radioactivist (🤔 is there a spot to keep track of our curret health?)
That is good to know!
Oh, thanks, I'll go tidy up my character sheet

D'oh! I forgot to add a current health field lol. I'll think about where to put one and update the character sheets.

Don't worry about it, I'll just remember 😁

I'll try and get a post up today. We did 7 hours in the car with my 4 year old yesterday... did not get to much else. Yay holiday season.

I think the scene tracker is causing an issue for me in the game forum on mobile and the laptop I have while traveling. I can't click on any of the buttons on the right hand side of the screen. Quote, Edit, Delete, Preview, or Post. I had to do the "Advanced" option to create my post. I can still get it done but just more of an FYI.

Even when the scene tracker is collapsed down to a single line of text.

That's very strange, it shouldn't be causing a problem. Can you post a screenshot of why you think its the tracker? I can try moving it up a little higher if its somehow bocking the buttons on mobile.

It doesn't block the buttons on the screen or anything like that. I can't click on anything on mobile for that particular forum while I can post normally in my other games and in other channels. As far as I know it's the only thing thats different. Using my travel laptop I could at least post. My main computer at home didn't seem to have an issue at all. Hmm actually it might be an issue with the tracker overlay due to screen size.



This is my view on Mobile. I can't click a single thing on this page. Edit, Post, the hotlink to take me back to the main forum. Nothing. The overlay for the tracker might be blocking my ability to click those buttons because it's the "top" layer.

You're right, I have the same issue on mobile. Likely a GP bug where the spoiler coding doesn't actually hide the scene tracker but just makes it invisible or something. I removed the scene tracker and added it as its own thread.

question: do you always roll the three dice on your turn? I think my character is going to take his chances on the top of the train, so what would I roll (if anything) for that?

Yes. If you don't have an applicable power or quality or something you roll a 1d4 by default.

So, small thing, don't see any Damage Saves for the Radioactivist. I assume he's a Lieutenant-level threat anyway.

Mimic hit for 2, and Cicada hit for 4 (while Radioactivist had a -1 from Mimic's attack), and of course my 4 damage.

Oh yes, I forgot his saves! Thanks for the reminder. He fails at one so goes down a die size.

Also a good reminder that if you create a boost/hinder, you need to name it and how it applies to the target.

A single drone ... as a Major Twist.

I have concerns.

Actually, I need to clarify something before I post. Is does Cicada getting to the next car move the party to the next car (zeroing out the progress on the airlocks)?

I thought Cicada was only on top of the current car, not that he made any forward progress

Yes, he's on the exterior of the current car, not made it to the next car yet.

Well, radioactivist is outside now, surely the drone thinks he's the bigger threat? Right?

Penny Arcade, ripping off the idea I stole .. . .

Okay, but he succeeded with a Major Twist, I thought success meant forward movement. The real crux of the question was whether or not that'd bring the rest of us forward as well.

He only narrated moving to the outside of the train with when he rolled but yes technically he did overcome the challenge so can move to the next car during his next post. If challenges are for the whole scene then yes everyone can move to the next car if they narrate going outside the train. Now that I'm seeing it in action group challenges can be a little awkward, at least in pbp.

has everyone had their turn for round 2?

I haven't posted round 2 yet. Ill get something up tonight. Back home from Holiday family visits.

Oooooh, I get it. Each car is a Location, and the Overcomes open the paths between them. Now I'm on the right page.

One of the adventures I ran did something similar with a tower.

Lol yes exactly.

Wanted to apologize for being quiet lately. Student move-in has been a little crazier and longer-lasting than I expected. Spent tonight curled up and catching up with my SO, going to try and post tomorrow.