[Ptolus/AD&D] OOC Thread #1

winkingbishop · December 03, 2010, 03:55:10 PM

Quote from: Benoist;422759Reading Othos's muttering, I can't help but think of Aliens now, for some reason...

"That's it, man! Game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now?!"

Which is funny, because the further we progress the more I wonder if you're hiding some edition of Call of Cthulhu between the sheets of AD&D, OSRIC and Ptolus

I love Aliens by the way, and there is no reason to believe that Friar Othos doesn't have some reservation about what is going on around him (he does). However, if we're going to play video clips I want the record to show that his voice and mannerisms, in my head, are based on this bit character from Episode II:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUpbg9HvXnw&feature=related

Benoist · December 03, 2010, 04:27:39 PM

Quote from: winkingbishop;422847Which is funny, because the further we progress the more I wonder if you're hiding some edition of Call of Cthulhu between the sheets of AD&D, OSRIC and Ptolus

What are you talking about? I always have a copy of Call of Cthulhu on hand when I run games!

Seriously though, AD&D and CoC have actually a lot more in common than one would believe. The emphasis on the exploration of the unknown, for instance, whether it takes the shape of a "dungeon" in AD&D or a conspiracy having to do with beings "out there" in CoC, is a huge commonality. AD&D feeds on the strange and the weird. It's part of the wonders (and horror) of the Underworld, to me.

Take away the feeling of discovery and otherworldliness, and you find yourself with a lesser game, in both cases.

Quote from: winkingbishop;422847I love Aliens by the way, and there is no reason to believe that Friar Othos doesn't have some reservation about what is going on around him (he does). However, if we're going to play video clips I want the record to show that his voice and mannerisms, in my head, are based on this bit character from Episode II:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUpbg9HvXnw&feature=related

Ah! Big fan of Dex here.

Benoist · December 03, 2010, 06:33:17 PM

Alright folks. I have some stuff going on tonight, so I might not be on the board til later on. We'll see.

winkingbishop · December 05, 2010, 10:19:25 AM

Quote from: Benoist;422898Alright folks. I have some stuff going on tonight, so I might not be on the board til later on. We'll see.

Stuck at work all day Sunday, but in front of a computer

Benoist · December 05, 2010, 11:24:23 AM

Quote from: winkingbishop;423326Stuck at work all day Sunday, but in front of a computer

OK mate! Kinda sucks for you though, doesn't it?

winkingbishop · December 05, 2010, 12:10:17 PM

Quote from: Benoist;423341OK mate! Kinda sucks for you though, doesn't it?

Sure does. I get a day off for it later. That doesn't make it any easier to deal with missing the American football game I wanted to watch today.

Benoist · December 05, 2010, 12:16:33 PM

I'm sure.

Well, if you want to post in the IC thread, look at some stuff or whatnot in the game, you just post there. I'm around. It's the week end, so things are going slow for the game. That's perfectly normal, and to be expected.

Benoist · December 05, 2010, 01:50:18 PM

As it relates to earlier points in this OOC thread about our game and player characters, henchmen, hirelings, followers and NPCs, I invite you to have a good read of this thread on the K&K Alehouse:

How many PCs do you typically control in your 1E games?

Keep an open mind, and have a careful look at T. Foster's posts in particular.

Benoist · December 06, 2010, 11:17:56 AM

As far as the stuff that is in the round room, you have opened a chest. There are still two other chests: one to the north, one to the east, pulled away from the sick stuff by Ulas Xegg.

Some of the bodies are also dressed (i.e. the diseased creatures were not all completely naked or something - I don't seem to have explained this in my posts).

Cole · December 06, 2010, 02:05:20 PM

Quote from: Drohem;423663Seeing that all of their company has assembled now, Rissthil says, "it's time to earn our pay. The way I see it, our only option is to press forward and attack their position beyond the east door. Prepare yourselves for battle, lads."

Which door is Rissthil indicating?

Drohem · December 06, 2010, 02:50:51 PM

Quote from: Cole;423709Which door is Rissthil indicating?

The east door up the northern hallway; the one where the goblinoids barracaded themselves in.

Benoist · December 06, 2010, 05:39:31 PM

Alright. The order of march as proposed by Ylarum, with Ulas actually marching up front with the two thieves. Also indicating where the lantern is (Snave would be carrying it, basically). For your review:

winkingbishop · December 06, 2010, 05:43:48 PM

Quote from: Benoist;423789Alright. The order of march as proposed by Ylarum, with Ulas actually marching up front with the two thieves. Also indicating where the lantern is (Snave would be carrying it, basically). For your review:

It's PERFECT! What could possibly go wro- ((thunk)) ...

Benoist · December 06, 2010, 05:49:16 PM

Three people can actually stand side-by-side in a 10' wide corridor as per the AD&D rules, by the way, which goes contrary to the visual representation here, which shows characters as sort of 5' wide blobs (one detail that actually changes everything in terms of tactics...).

The AD&D rules win here, of course.

Drohem · December 06, 2010, 07:36:42 PM

I guess you missed my post #238. Rissthil was moving toward the area before Ylarum's post.