The Glendale Lounge (OOC Chatter)

[Anatomist]

We are waiting for ImpInTraining, right?

[ImpInTraining]

Probably... I suck. lol.

Nah, I think I was just waiting for someone to actually 'do' something. So far it's been a bunch of talk. But we can move it along. Sure, why not.

[Anatomist]

bump

[ImpInTraining]

Can I get a sound off from all you players? Just to make sure you're still in...

[yockenthwaite]

I'm here.

[Mr. Handy]

I'm still here.

[ImpInTraining]

Ok. I know Andrew and Thorn are available as well. Glad to hear it. Had to ask though cuz someone was sending me a PM asking if I had room for one more.

[Mr. Handy]

Yes, BenTheRat was wondering if he could play Stephen Hodgekinson.

[ImpInTraining]

Yeah, but Stephen was promised at the beginning of the game, then removed because he was the extraneous one - the one not necessary to the end of the story. Now, to let someone else in and hand over Stephen, who was promised to someone in the first place... just seems unfair.

[Mr. Handy]

I'm the one Stephen was promised to, and I rolled him up. I don't mind if Ben takes him over, or if Ben would rather play Laurence, then I could switch characters and play Stephen after all, which I had wanted to do originally.

[Anatomist]

friendly bump

[ImpInTraining]

Heh, trying to tell me something?

Sorry, been a bit preoccupied this week (story of my life). I'll post something soon. Got to figure out how much damage a ghost carriage would do to a person. (Handy?)

[Mr. Handy]

That depends on how fast said ghost carriage is moving. Call of Cthlhu uses an abstract stat called Speed to measure vehicle movement in the back of the rulebook (pages 284-5 in 6th edition). Speed 1 is the speed of a human moving on foot. A four-horse carriage has a maximum Speed of 2, though it could always move at Speed 1. Being rammed by a vehicle causes 1d6 damage per point of relative Speed difference. Speeds will therefore add in the case of a head-on collision. If we're being rear-ended, then the slower Speed will subtract from the larger. If we say that carriage is moving at Speed 2 and we are moving at Speed 1 in the same direction with our backs to it, then the difference in Speed is 1 and it should cause 1d6 damage. The ramming damage is intended to be used when ramming one vehicle with another, but it should work just as well for running over pedestrians such as ourselves.

[ImpInTraining]

Damn dude, is there anything you don't know about this game?

Ok, 1d6 is fair and it shouldn't cripple anyone. Still busy now, but I will get this taken care of by this week end. thanks for your continued patience.

[Mr. Handy]

I didn't know it; I had to look it up.

Take your time. I know all about being busy, so I understand.

[Andrew]

Damn Imp... Nice pic.

[ImpInTraining]

Well, thanks... got it from a real nice chap. Heh.

Had to shrink it down considerably before this site accepted it... which was a bit of a bummer... but small price to pay.

[Anatomist]

Damn Imp... Nice pic.

You made Imp's avatar?

[Andrew]

No, merely found it.

[ImpInTraining]

Wow, tremendous delay today posting. Don't know why... ping isn't too terrible.

Anyway, yes... Andrew gets a finder's fee. A pay raise of 50% to what I already pay him.