OOC - Out of Character chat thread

This is where we talk behind the scenes.

Okay. Since it looks like 6 will be starting, I’ll just let you keep your pod of four peasants each and I won’t hold back on the deadly. The herd will thin. As long as everyone has one survivor, all will be well.
My favorite thing about DCC (besides the magic system) is this aspect of what they call "emergent backstory".

I don’t know why "thinning the herd" has me so giddy 🤣

Welcome to the meat grinder 😂

Hell yeah!

My peasants are as ready as they will ever be.

It's a good day to die.

I’m loving the enthusiasm in this thread! Let the horde meet their doom!

FYI, I Asked the GM what Funnel scenario we played a few months back: it was Portal under the stars.

Ha, I have two farmers with pitchforks just like we were going after Frankenstien.

That’s a classic! I made sure to choose one that none have likely played.

Just need torches…

So pitch me any questions here. We can leave the Character thread as it is.

Okay all! Feel free to name your PCs with as much seriousness that you’d name a pen of pigs set to become food. I’m off to pickup my parents from the airport. I’ll post our first kickoff post in the game thread later tonight.

The RP gist in the funnel experience is to act as though you literally have no skill or interest in glory; only survival. So, turn off the smartest part of your brain that knows about traps and surprise attacks and just go on pure instinct.

Oh, and at zero level, dead is dead.

And a reminder for any that haven’t played much DCC, if you die with Luck intact, you might be doing it wrong.

Alrighty. Posted. Starting in media res.
No initiative needed until I call for it. Post at will with one or more of your characters. You are all captives in a massive metal cage on the back of a great beast in a blistering hot world. Sound fun?

Fun for me. Not fun for the characters.

Do we have our equipment?

Sorry I missed the first part of the game was posted already my bad.

I’ll post this evening! Excited to get the ball rolling!

Yes

It’s okay. It’s like this at the beginning of a funnel …

So with Slane having already gotten out of the cage, she doesn't need to make a saving throw, right? Sorry, with like thirty different characters all doing things, it's really hard for me to keep track of what exactly is happening.

That’s right. Anyone already out of the cage does not have to roll because they aren’t being bounced around against the hot metal and stinky bodies inside the cage as it falls down toward the lava beds.

If it makes you feel any better, you’re doing great Darkstar8!

Well, thx so much. I’ve played games here for years but only run a couple.
I’m tracking as best I can to spread the action and consequences around, but the dice are doing a good job of that already.
I’m also trying use gender neutral pronouns unless you provided gender in your character thread posts.

My goodness! People are dropping one by one! Those drakes came out of nowhere! And somehow, I still have all my characters (knock on wood).

Well, you did lose your falcon…

RIP Wingnut

Give it a minute.

I'm a little confused about the rules. A luck check is d20 roll under luck if I'm understanding right, so wouldn't rolling a d16 actually just improve your odds and thus be counterproductive?

You are exactly right. The timing of my call for Luck checks right after announcing the penalty was the confusing part. The penalty only applies to actions. Luck checks should have been made at d20. Some were, some were not. I chose to let it be, but I should have explained it. Thx for asking for clarification.

Hey sorry got pretty sick. Ill catch up with the game later tonight.

Any chance any of you live in Southern California?
I’m hosting a charity TTRPG mini-con on FREE RPG Day.

Not this year, but I plan on moving next year.

Well, I can introduce you to the cool spots where DCC is happening if you’re interested

I'll be sure to hit you up when I'm down there!

Sorry for not responding. I’ve been sick these past few days and with kids it’s worse 😣

'Tis the season, unfortunately. There's a bug going around here, as well. Get better soon!

You mentioned in your last post that we have two paths, what are they exactly?

Good catch. I had them in my mind as clear as though I was on the plains with you. I’ll edit my post. It’s across the plain or back down the ravine.

It appears MangoMartian has abandoned the game. Last post was 5/31
I’ll post the next encounter tomorrow morning.

Kudos Kwll for the attempt! You may still have a tale for the bards!

Do I get to roll something? Or, as my children say, is Jo cooked (literally)?

I’m cueing that up next🤓

Sorry y'all. Had a massive charity convention that I was running this weekend for FREE RPG Day and I lapsed on this game. I’ll try and post tomorrow.

Are you still interested in running the game @Darkstar8?

I didn’t mean to lag so hard. Summer has been unpredictable so far. I will post the next scene before I go to bed tonight. Thanks for the nudge

We all know IRL is the real BBEG 😉

Roll initiative against…. The calendar!!

Well, that's all of me dead. Thanks for running the game Darkstar!

You were a star player! I’ll post a wrapup after this last encounter.
If I had a Weird Frontiers adventure cued up, it would have been fun to do that.