[OOC] D&D 5e Rime of the Frostmaiden.

[Dark Cloud]

@Lurking Krog I don't think a mandatory one post a week makes it fast paced, it encourages a slightly more active roll in the game though.

[Lurking Krog]

True it probably will lead to a more involved game for everyone.

[Dark Cloud]

@Lurking Krog I found it that way when I ran Phandelver here on the guild and hell I put an ass ton of effort into it.

[Birdboy]

Yeah, I don't want to be kept to a schedule. I have a life, sometimes it gets in the way

[Dark Cloud]

@Birdboy Yeah but just one post ain't that hard to get done in a week. It feels like some other players just aren't involved. I'm not gonna point fingers and name name's (I'm not referring to you Bird, you cool.) but we need to get our shit together or else this RP is gonna struggle.

[Dark Cloud]

@POOHEAD189 lurking I see .

[Birdboy]

I mean I am patient. How long have they been gone?

[Lurking Krog]

@Birdboy Yeah but just one post ain't that hard to get done in a week. It feels like some other players just aren't involved. I'm not gonna point fingers and name name's (I'm not referring to you Bird, you cool.) but we need to get our shit together or else this RP is gonna struggle.

@Dark Cloud

True and this RP has struggled with that, impart as well to my own lacking in posts.

I mean I am patient. How long have they been gone?

@Birdboy

I believe he is referring to still current players, of which there are currently five.

[The Large Dumbo]

To be fair, I think activity's naturally going to slow down quite a lot during the holidays, and - while this is at least the case for me - I think people might be having a hard time getting back into the motion of things after a period of inactivity. There's not a whole lot that can be done about it, aside from try to keep a steady balance of keeping player activity in check while also not coming off as demanding or pushy. It can really suck when there's a lull in a campaign, since that usually foreshadows it going ghost pretty soon, but sometimes this sort of thing can just happen.

@Lurking Krog It will keep rolling my good man, maybe when January rolls around enforce a weekly post?

@Dark Cloud

I feel like people don't really like being told what to do, even though I agree that one post a week is a pretty decent pace. Usually, I start to get concerned after about three days myself, but I'll admit that's a bit of an extreme and definitely not a good pace for a campaign advertised as casual

In this sort of scenario like the one we're in right now, I'd probably silently keep an eye out on activity, and if somebody's inactive for a certain period of time, give them a little mention and just check up on how they're doing. If this becomes repeated, though, or if it becomes a thing where they wait until the last minute to get something in before the "deadline", I think it might be a good idea to either discuss this with them or start looking for other people. Sometimes, like @Birdboy mentioned, life can get in the way and things happen. Even though a week's plenty of time, sometimes it can blow right by you without you even realizing just because you've been so busy. Sometimes you just need to take a break from some of the stresses of life, and sometimes this means stepping away from a hobby you really enjoy for a bit.

It's always a shame when something loses enough momentum just as you start to get invested into it, even moreso if you're the one running the show - hope this sort of thing doesn't happen here.

Anyways, I figured I'd just drop my two cents here since I saw we had a little discussion building. I'll have a post up tomorrow evening!

[Dark Cloud]

@The Large Dumbo Yeah your right, sorry.

[Dark Cloud]

@Birdboy Sorry my guys and gals I should have been less aggressive with my suggestion didn't mean anything by it really.

[Dark Cloud]

Either way I wish everyone a very merry christmas, and a happy holidays. Have a good time with your friends and loved ones during these difficult times.

[Dark Cloud]

Will post tomorrow, busy right now.

[The Large Dumbo]

Hope everybody enjoyed their Christmas/ had a happy holiday! I know I'm very overdue on a post - in retrospect, maybe promising a post up on Christmas Eve wasn't my best idea - but things are finally starting to wind down for me. I'll definitely have one up tomorrow!

[Dark Cloud]

I'll wait until then, or just wait til we move things forward as my barb doesn't have anything else to say.

[Lurking Krog]

Once we have it set on where the party wants to go first, either the docks or wherever else you all might want to go before heading out, I'll move us along to. Either IC or OOC for the decision is fine.

[Dark Cloud]

@Lurking Krog Zagren will want to go see where the fisherman disappeared, maybe do a Survival check to see if there are any tracks or marks.

[Lurking Krog]

@Lurking Krog Zagren will want to go see where the fisherman disappeared, maybe do a Survival check to see if there are any tracks or marks.

@Dark Cloud

They went missing out on the lake. Once the party is out there I'd allow a survival/perception check.

[Dark Cloud]

@Lurking Krog Sounds good to me. I'll wait until then.

[Birdboy]

Yeah I see what you mean. We have like a party of three right now :(