Play@YSDC

Out of character chat can go here, once characters have been submitted in the character thread I will post the story thread.

Well done on getting the game up and running. I'll create a character when I've got some spare time.

Greetings Both. I'll start preparing my character. It might take the weekend as work is really busy lately, but the holidays are coming soon and I'll have lots more time.

My character will be a writer, which should help easily explain his interest in getting involved in the scenario. I'm thinking of a Miskatonic graduate - can I ask where the scenario takes place?

No rush so don't worry

The investigation will take place in Michigan.

A Miskatonic graduate would work great (in fact in the scenario notes, this doesn't spoil anything, one of the set-ups is for the character(s) to be from a Miskatonic University society called The Society for the Exploration of the Unexplained. This society was formed in 1889 by a group of professors and students - making it very flexible occupation wise. There is no chapter house or anything the society just meets in the university library). No requirement to use that however, just thought I would mention it since it was relevant.

Considering the title of the scenario, I was thinking of playing a disreputable bibliophile: a dealer in antique books who's not above putting profit before morals.

Sounds good

In terms of attributes/skills I would recommend using the quick-start method for allocating values, but if you wish to roll for each one thats fine (you can do it in this thread so the char sheet thread is uncluttered). As long as its CoC legal its all good.

No problem - I'll use the quick start method, mainly because I haven't really used them before.
Consider this post a placeholder to show my workings. I'll update it as I go through the process.

Luck,[dice]0[/dice]So that's 8x5 = 40

Occupational skills,ANTIQUARIAN— Accounting 40%, Appraise 60%, Art/Craft (Music) 40%, History 40%, Library Use 60%, Other Language (Latin) 50%, Charm 50%, Spot Hidden 70%, Credit Rating 50%

Non-occupational skills,Pick four non-occupation skills and boost them by 20% - psychology, first aid, occult, firearms (handgun)

I've posted up some background to my character, and I'll add to it accordingly. I'll try and finish as soon as I can, and get the dice rolls done this weekend. Work is really busy right now.

And also, I'm not used to the 7th edition rules, so please excuse me if I make a mistake! I use Orokos.com for dice rolls, and I'll post the results up on the character page.

I'm thinking that the character probably crossed paths at Miskatonic, but perhaps only know each other by reputation?

Agreed - a Miskatonic connection is a great idea, and it's also not a stretch that a book-loving fantasy writer and an antique books seller would know each other. John might pop into Harrison's shop for inspirational tomes on occasion!

I'm not used to the 7th edition rules, so please excuse me if I make a mistake!

You can download the 7th Ed quickstart rules for free (via the Chaosium website) and there's a simplified version of the character creation process in that (which I've used for Harrison).

That sound's like a good character connection. Once both characters are finished ill kick off the game thread.

I just need to update the skills, and the character is ready. Sorry to make you both wait. I'll be finished tonight, so please begin as soon as you're ready.

It's no problem

Okay, all done. Let the Paper Chase begin!

The ASCII maps idea will have to vanish im afraid - the fullsize house layout I had wont display well at all. I can't get them to line up properly with the font on the forum, when I made them the font was equally character spaced, but it doesn't translate too well and needs too much rework. They were probably a bit unclear as well, apologies for changing things slightly while the game is in progress. (They were also possibly a daft idea to begin with )

It's okay. Kudos for trying! Maps are only essential for places where the characters really need to know the layout.

FYI - If I don't post, it's because I'm content to wait for jp's questions to be answered first. Be assured, John is biding his time.

I see, let me do all the hard work first...

You're doing so well!

Lol, well someone has to supervise!

Apologies if I’m a little slower in posting at the moment. I’ve just got a new job and the learning curve is extremely steep! I’ll do my best to keep up and hope my middle-aged brain cells hold out

That's no problem, its the benefit of play by email/forum/post methods:). Myself and the wife have been in and out of hospital a fair amount this year so I understand what real life/time is like - hope the new job goes well!

I posted the result/end of the investigation up then locked the thread.

Thank you for playing, I hope you enjoyed it. Paper chase is very short and usually a solo adventure so I did my best to not end it too abruptly (it usually ends after the initial Kimball encounter but I wanted to add a little more drama, hence the night time visit/rescue of Melodias). Any feedback is appreciated, and I hope I didnt keep you waiting too long between posts but I did my best (life is very very hectic at the moment )

Oh and if you want to reusue the characters anywhere else don't forget to do your skill rolls from your successes to see if you get any increases.

I'm glad everything was resolved without further injury!

It was a good adventure, I enjoyed it. I didn't know what would happen so it was fun to work out strategies to deal with events, but I think our rolls were on the lucky side too.

If you have a busy life then the pacing reflects that - don't worry about it. It's not easy to bring these pbp games to a conclusion, so congratulations on that! It's always good to be involved in a successful game. You can ask Mr. Handy to place it in the Hall of Fame.

Go ahead and propose another game if you have the time!

I concur with my ol’ chum

Thanks for a great game. Paper Chase is one of those scenarios I’ve heard of a lot, but never played, so it’s nice to finally get it under my belt.
I didn’t realise it was so short, so bravo for playing it out so effectively for us! Yes, the dice gods were on our side, but that final rescue was still pretty tense.

I think I will roll for skill improvements, (if only for when you start your next game ). Are there any sanity bonuses for completing this one? Unless the game is archived I’ll do my rolls in this thread.

P.s. the pacing was fine.

Luck 70,[dice]0[/dice]

listen 20,[dice]1[/dice]

appraise 60,[dice]2[/dice]

spot hidden 70,[dice]3[/dice]

library use 60,[dice]4[/dice]

psychology 30,[dice]5[/dice]

charm 50,[dice]6[/dice]

occult 25,[dice]7[/dice]

Luck increase,[dice]8[/dice]

Listen increase,[dice]9[/dice]

spot hidden increase,[dice]10[/dice]

psychology increase,[dice]11[/dice]

occult increase,[dice]12[/dice]

Skill rolls:

Spot Hidden 25: Spot Hidden: 1d100 90

Spot Hidden increase: 1d10 2

First Aid 30: First Aid: 1d100 74

First Aid increase: 1d10 10

Glad you enjoyed it, I will update the character sheets now, no sanity bonuses im afraid.

I would like to run another game in the future, not sure when but I will keep you two in mind so the characters can continue there adventures. But unfortunately there may be a long wait! I will still be active on as a player in a couple of games im in so I won't be disappearing, as soon as im ready to start a new adventure I will let you both know! Not just a new baby to content with but I have some health problems that have been taking some time up, Im in hospital on Friday in fact for three injections into my neck/shoulders. Takes a while for them to do good apparently, but I have been told I may have to rest for a few days as it can cause a lot of pain before they start to do their magic - so while I am in bed resting I will at least make sure I have some of my books with me to get an idea which scenario I might like to do next

@Honeydog

you can roll for a luck increase however, its sometimes dont after each play session as an optional rule (because some people spend the luck on rolls), sessions dont really exist on play by post - but I think its a fair roll after a scenario, as surviving/winning is a fortunate situation for the characters!

It sounds like you're having a tough time, I hope you recover soon. Get some rest! Thanks for keeping us in mind.

I forgot about the Luck, I'm not used to 7th edition rules.

Luck 50: Luck: 1d100 58
Luck increase: 1d10 7