Okay folks, I have finally got around to updating the party statistics.
It has taken me a while because I wanted to solve the age old problem of having to keep the same information up to date in multiple places (i.e., on my PC, and also here on the forum -- in the horrible BBCode table syntax).
That problem is solved at last! I now need only maintain exactly one spreadsheet.
Ways, how did you do that? I'm interested because I have the same problems with the games I'm running and trying to keep stats updated is an absolute PITA!
Oh, and happy birthday! 41? You are just a baby, I'll be 61 on the 15th of this month.
Kelmult Dwarven Fgt-2 Olaf, the very lucky...so far! Human Fgt-2 Yusuf Kamal(Chainmail & Shield: AC 4, MV 6, HD 1, XP: 0, hp 6. #AT 1. 1d8 Sword, 1d6 Bow, 1d4 dagger x 2. Lucky Amulet, rations, waterskin x 2. GP: 0. [gold necklace & jewelry case with a few silver rings & bracelets...est. 70 gp])
Olaf agrees with Dieter, but he's not in a position to say so IG because I sure as heck doesn't want to piss off the Mother.
He is also of the opinion that clearing the basement doesn't matter all that much if we aren't going to be upstairs. Go deal with the quest, then when we get back we can clean the basement and maybe the tombs as well.
I'd rather make the Mother and her Cloister our allies rather than agitate them. If we are planning on returning to the tombs we will likely need their help again.
Clearing the basement won't take long (hopefully) and we can pair it with acquiring supplies and henchmen (both of which we will need).
Re: Out Of Character « Reply #1007 on Jul 1, 2012, 5:13pm »
I reckon check out the basement until we find some coin, then beat a hasty retreat and undertake the Mother Most Holy's quest - the former supplying us for the latter.
Ways, how did you do that? I'm interested because I have the same problems with the games I'm running and trying to keep stats updated is an absolute PITA!
I'll explain the machinations after work tonight
I will also summarise everybody's intentions for the evening, and the morrow, so we can get started on the next adventure!
Ways, how did you do that? I'm interested because I have the same problems with the games I'm running and trying to keep stats updated is an absolute PITA!
Okay, so here's the gritty detail...
Firstly (as I see it), refs running play-by-post games on Proboards face several challenges including:
1) Maintaining the ref's information AND a copy for the players is hard work, 2) Presenting tables of information on Proboards is hard work.
I found myself maintaining three main spreadsheets for each of my games; * Basic PC sheets (abilities, HD, AC, hp, gear, etc), * Experience point totals, and * Finances.
And if that wasn't enough effort, THEN I needed to periodically copy stuff from these spread sheets into Proboards tables and post them for the players. I got "reasonably good" at this, but it is a lot of effort, I could only ever do it from my home PC (where the spread sheets are saved), and the player's view of the information would regularly be out of date.
So, I have recently started uploading my spreadsheets to any online tool called EditGrid (http://http://www.editgrid.com/). It's free and essentially replicates all of the features of Excel or Calc right in your web browser. Now I can edit my spread sheets online from anywhere I am. Great!
Editgrid also allows you to publish your spreadsheets, or any subpart of them for blogs and webpages. This feature is simply awesome. It means that anyone who visits the blog or webpage will see the most up to date view of the published part of your spreadsheet.
The catch is, it doesn't work with Proboards
Not out of the box anyway. The reason is that in order to see a published Editgrid spreadsheet in another site (including a Proboards forum), you need to embed an HTML <iframe> in that site. Proboards doesn't allow this for various security reasons (a malicious coder could write some nasty code embedded in an iframe, and give the Proboards guys a lot of grief).
However, it is not impossible. I wrote a little piece of javascript and discussed it with Marv, and he agreed to add it to odd74's (invisible) page footer. Thus, the odd74 boards will now recognise bbcode that looks like this:
Of course you would use regular square brackets instead of angle brackets.
It is pretty basic (meaning it doesn't support all of the parameters that editgrid supports), but it works.
And that, friends, is why you can see the pretty spread sheets in my game.
In the not too distant future I intend to put up individual character sheets which will be editable inline right here on odd74 (by their owners), and also the finances sheet.
Very good. With Highbough and Gustave's votes, it appears that the company is intent upon exploring the secret tunnels beneath the manse.
Any exploration will have to wait until the morning in order for Olaf to participate, and also to gain access to the secret passage, which can only be entered from the fireplace in the great hall. And right now, the great hall is filled mumbling nuns.
That leaves a couple of hours to purchase any last moment supplies before sundown.
Please post here whatever you wish to purchase (or have the Goblin staff purchase for you). I will start the new adventure thread tomorrow
So what all do we need?
Desmond has no lamps or torches. We'll need some of either (or both). Not sure we want a link boy (or two), though, as we're talking about exploring secret passages in our own manse, right? So... it's what we can carry ourselves. And if we want to avoid using open flames under the house, then maybe lamps?
Might also want to have a few coils of rope with us? And some burlap sacks for hauling loots! Anything else anyone can think of?
Re: Out Of Character « Reply #1014 on Jul 3, 2012, 2:34pm »
Olaf isn't in on the planning. Have we decided to clear the basement? That's fine with me, if we have.
Whether for the "clean up" job or the "quest" Olaf wants a bow and 20 arrows, 2 shields, a helmet (I think he's lost his helmet, but his armor is okay, right Ways?), torches, oil (burning the centipedes out from under the house is NOT a good idea if there's a chance we set the house on fire, but if it's all stonework down there it might be a good way to mop up) and did someone mention Anti-venom?
For the quest mission we're going to need food and water (trail rations and waterskins).
Kelmult Dwarven Fgt-2 Olaf, the very lucky...so far! Human Fgt-2 Yusuf Kamal(Chainmail & Shield: AC 4, MV 6, HD 1, XP: 0, hp 6. #AT 1. 1d8 Sword, 1d6 Bow, 1d4 dagger x 2. Lucky Amulet, rations, waterskin x 2. GP: 0. [gold necklace & jewelry case with a few silver rings & bracelets...est. 70 gp])
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Re: Out Of Character « Reply #1017 on Jul 4, 2012, 6:57am »
Right O folks.
Dorgan has discovered a second entrance to the cellar, which could be investigated right away.
All I need to know is whether you want to proceed this evening, while the nuns are seeing to Olaf, or whether you want to wait until after a good breakfast on the morrow?
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