game tomorrow (1/7)

[Josh Whitman]

I am not completely opposed to the notion of running a game tomorrow, although I think I'd like full attendance if we do, unless someone else is DMing (Eric?).

I know that it's going to be very very cold. Let me know what you all think.

[Max Lerner]

so

effin

game

[John Gawarecki-Maxwell]

My week's gonna be way chaotic so I think I'll have to sit this one out. My apologies. I'm way game to get back in on this sucker next week and should have no other Tuesday conflicts for the foreseeable future, though!

-Tiro de Salvación

[Eric Pearson]

I'm game for tomorrow, busy next week, then free every Tuesday for a few months.

Eric Pearson

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[Jenny]

I'm down with tomorrow.

Jenny
{ http://slavetoappetite.com }

[Josh Whitman]

I think if Goran is up for it, we could definitely shoot for tomorrow. We'll resume at the warehouse turned makeshift clinic.

Food could be pizza?

[Max Lerner]

Lets get an absurd amount of pizzas from that place down the block

[Eric Pearson]

warehouse clinic?

if you're getting pizza, count me out

Eric Pearson

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1-917-284-5325

[Goran Svorcan]

You guys it is bananas cold outside and I am a big wuss so I won't be attending today, but have fun adventuring without me!

-Rabbit

[Josh Whitman]

We'll still meet.

I might divert the adventure away from the main story one more session.

[Josh Whitman]

Of course if the cold IS too much for you guys, don't worry about it. We're still all in vacation mode.

[Eric Pearson]

Fuck cold. We all have jackets, right? Vacation ended Sunday. See ya in Woodside.

What's for din din?

Eric Pearson

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[Jenny]

I might have to back out last minute sorrys. Might have to wake up early to trek to Jersey for a meeting.

Jenny

[Josh Whitman]

Ahaaaaa.

I've been chatting with Eric about how his DM session will go, and we'd have just used today's session for character creation and figuring out how to get the module to work with Pathfinder, if possible.

If Jenny's out, then it doesn't make sense to meet in this cold.

Start thinking up some alternate characters, anyway. Goran wants to be a tank/heavy melee.

[Eric Pearson]

ok well ill be out next week. so that gives 2 weeks to make new characters. I'll work with Josh to figure out next steps.

Eric Pearson

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1-917-284-5325

[Max Lerner]

Unfortunately I completely spaced on a work obligation this evening I had arranged some time ago, I will be unable to join the team tonight :/

Best of luck brave adventurers!
-Max

[Max Lerner]

Ah, just caught up on the thread. I have al three vecna parts for you eric, your copy of vecna reborn and printouts of the other two. I will get them to yah asap! I'll begin making a backup character as well, does it have to be a pathfinder class though?
-Max

[Josh Whitman]

In fact, all characters are provided in the module. We won't need to make new ones, but there may be some homework for learning AD&D basics.

For the curious:

AD&D is D&D 2.0. We've been playing Pathfinder, which is a modification of D&D 3.5, which attempts to add clarity and balance to some odd rules from the source system. 3.5 was kind of broken because anyone who could cast spells ended up being very overpowered toward the higher levels.

If 3.5 is unbalanced, AD&D is a battle royale of toddlers and gladiators with very real threats. Death is not uncommon. It's a good thing the module provides 8 characters, because we may need to use some as backup.

One of the great things about AD&D, and in particular the module Eric has chosen, is that they embody the "original" feel of the Gary Gygax-era D&D game. There is no balance in a Gygax world. He lived in a Tolkienesque world where meek hobbits were heroes, and powerful warriors and wizards rose to great deeds as often as they succumbed to temptation and died. Role play is a major focal point of that game, but not to the extent that you must embody a character, just that you must enter the world. Your decisions carry mortal weight, and you get no take-backs.

Once character choice comes up, you'll want to pay close attention to their abilities, their role, and their background. Goran, there's a nice and powerful Paladin in there with your name on it.

[John Gawarecki-Maxwell]

So are meeting tomorrow, or are we gonna take this week off too on account of Eric and Jenny being out?

[Josh Whitman]

Yeah this week is off, too.