[OOC] Forgotten Realms: Tales of the Dead

[knighthawk]

@knighthawkAsk them.

@DMZ

But the orc doesn't speak earth elemental! ^_^

That sounds like the punchline to a D&D joke.

[DMZ]

I'l still on Taco's rear end about a post, if none comes I'll make one tomorrow. I suggest that the rest of you PM me any attacks you plan on doing.

[El Taco Taco]

Sorry everyone! Family crisis happened, things were mental. I should have a post up in the morning.

[71342]

That's fIne. Real life can really be unkind sometimes. Speaking of which, I'm required to stay at a hospital till next week because my upper right leg was injured by a speeding motorcycle yesterday. It's not that big a deal but This place has no wIfI! So, I'm going to have to use a nearby Mcdonald's to check my posts. May be slower.

I will be posting whenever I can till then though. Be expecting some spelling errors because I'm using a phone to type.

[DMZ]

Short IC posted, setting up for combat.

[Beatrix]

You mind if I join at the beginning of June? I have a number of projects that I am currently working on and it is crunch time for me to do them.

[El Taco Taco]

Agh, finally posted! My building decided that internet access was just not happening today. What butts.

@71342, holy shoes bro, that sounds terribad. I hope your leg heals up quickly and cleanly.

[71342]

@El Taco Taco Tnks! Though I'm quite alRight with it having a scar, I can lie to ppl and say I was like a marine once.

@Beatrix Hi!

[DMZ]

@BeatrixAsk again in June.

Shouldn't be a problem, but can't say it now.

[knighthawk]

@El Taco Taco Tnks! Though I'm quite alRight with it having a scar, I can lie to ppl and say I was like a marine once.

@Beatrix Hi!

@71342

Paging Dr. House...

[knighthawk]

so is it earth elemental or clay/stone golem?

[DMZ]

@knighthawkEarth Elemental

[71342]

@knighthawk Looks good doesn't it! Though I'm less inclined to randomly flash my undIes than that guy ...it's still not socially acceptable where I live. Prudes.

I highly reccommend adding sKill points to flieing on your next level up.

[71342]

Question: Where is your npc exactly? I pressumed he was standing in the open since he was talking closely to our party's wizard earlier and hadn't moved since.

@DMZ Mention of sleeping near the fence and a reclining chair also gave me an impression that he was to be out on the lawn or something.

My Hider

Point in case from your posts since the last time your npc moved:

Screenshot: http://m.imgur.com/gR5G2b1

Then

This: http://i.imgur.com/PGYsGpA.jpg

THIS especially: http://i.imgur.com/26NEWPP.png

What is this about? Much as I don't mind the mortality of my character, I don't think this is how you should react since it was not my mistake. ... Or is this a hint of how little our opinion as players means to you?

[DMZ]

I'm not sure what's with the screenshots, I don't do unfair editing on my end.

From my original post:

recliner in front of the tower, right across the gate through which any guests would enter, in the middle of a waist high fence circling the tower. The mage placed an alarm ward on the gate and reclined in his comfortable chair, determined to catch another nap before anyone arrived.

I mentioned that the fence circled the tower, and that Reverin placed a ward on the gate and dozed off. Not outside the fence, do we agree?

From Taco's first post:

The simple fence surrounding the tower seemed almost to hum as she approached. Arching a heavy brow, she considered the neatly maintained garden and the man dozing in a chair.

Seems fairly obvious that the garden is inside the fence perimeter, and the first indication of the fence being warded. Taco doesn't mention going inside.

From my response:

An almost invisible shimmer reacted to the staff touching the fence, sending a surge of magical energy through the inanimate object, letting a spellcasting wielder know that there were more than a few magical wards in place should they decide to breach the perimeter.

Second affirmation of wards, and a specific warning that the perimeter is in place.

I think this is what got you confused:

With barely a mouth gesture he shut up the yapping alarm ward and rose from his seat, walking over to the woman.

And understandably so. I would like to note that if it's not mentioned in the post, it didn't happen(As a DM you have to be incredibly precise with what information you give out). Reverin never exited the safety of the fence perimeter(makes sense, no? He's a squishy wizard). Since she was standing at the fence (evidenced by her touching it with the staff) he can easily be next to her and have the fence between them(since it's a waist high fence). That's where he still is, standing next to the fence, on the *inside* of the perimeter.

I'd also like to direct your attention to the following:

He had barely enough time to dispel some of the wards guarding the fence when a burly, half orcish creature named Raa had flown into it. He wouldn't be able to do much anyway, the mage thought. He'd spent a few months preparing the various wards around the tower, and had only dispelled a few of them.

When the paladin flew in, Reverin had to dispel the wards. This, from my POV, evidences that one can't move 'through' the wards.

And last, you will notice that you are not dead or even damaged. I did account for this being a possible mistake, and didn't kill or even lightly wound you for it. If I wasn't clear in explaining things, my apologies. Charging a person you *assume* is standing somewhere seems like a silly idea.

I think this question:

Where is your npc exactly? I pressumed he was standing in the open since he was talking closely to our party's wizard earlier and hadn't moved since.

should be the one asked before you make such an attack.

And I think you can tell how much I care about you as a player by the fact that I pulled a DM fiat to save you from wounds. I'm not here to murder you, I'm here to hopefully give all of you a good time. Please don't attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by a lack of information.

[71342]

Unfair editing? I'm using a PHONE to type, there's no way I can edit screenshots - the most I can do is draw on it.

We can call up an admin If you so desire, having been an admin of a forum myself I know that your edited posts leave unremovable records of each time you edit. That will more than prove the genuinity of YOUR mistake.

You know what? I've never played dnd 2.0 before but I'm pretty sure you trying
g to cover up your mistake by blaming tbe players (and then trying to take it out on pur chatacters) is not "caring" for our opinions.

But hey If that's how you want to degrade your own thread and utterly ignore us, the players, well ... Two can play at that game.

[DMZ]

I was unsure of why you took the screenshots of my posts, since it appears to me you don't trust me to not edit them after the fact. The intention was not to say you do edit yours...

Apart from that I feel I've explained my motivations well. I'll attempt to be more precise with my placement next time.

Why is this becoming an elephant? You assumed something and made an action based on it, I reacted with few consequences to you(and admitted the mistake on my end), and said I'd try to explain better. What further issue is there?

[DMZ]

Unfair editing? I'm using a PHONE to type, there's no way I can edit screenshots - the most I can do is draw on it.

We can call up an admin If you so desire, having been an admin of a forum myself I know that your edited posts leave unremovable records of each time you edit. That will more than prove the genuinity of YOUR mistake.

You know what? I've never played dnd 2.0 before but I'm pretty sure you trying
g to cover up your mistake by blaming tbe players (and then trying to take it out on pur chatacters) is not "caring" for our opinions.

But hey If that's how you want to degrade your own thread and utterly ignore us, the players, well ... Two can play at that game.

@71342

Explain to me your thought train from me saying:

I think this is what got you confused:

> With barely a mouth gesture he shut up the yapping alarm ward and rose from his seat, walking over to the woman.

And understandably so.

If I wasn't clear in explaining things, my apologies.

To you deciding that I was ignoring you.

[71342]

@DMZ It's not ignoring, it's refutting that your character has not moved from that last post. Which I pressumed was true because, you did not state othetwise.

You do know that I can see how much you edited your posts, right? You only claimed to "explain better" after I posted unrefitable evidence of your mistake, before that you were desperately trying to blame me - a player - and childishly translate that into "Too late XD". What the?

The fact that you didn't even allow me to change my character's post (as seen in our conversation) because of your OOC mistake that gave misleading information (then trying to frame me even more?), leads me to wonder If this is just author Mary sue masturbation thing you're trying to pull here for your actual character reverin - instead of being an actual Roleplay at all? Do we even play? Or is it only because you needed someone to participate to seem credible?

[DMZ]

My IC posts have not been edited after the fact. That much you can see. Neither have my PMs been edited after the fact. OOC posts were edited in response to your own edits, and no essential information has been removed from them.

I took your action and decided to use it in a different way, instead of asking you to retract it. I didn't expect you to charge at the mage, and my first reaction was 'this isn't allowed'. Which is when I caught myself on the fact that that would be railroading. So I wondered why you'd attack the mage (seems obvious), and thought 'what the hell, lets see what comes out of this!' by using your action to have Reverin antagonize Relius. Giving you a reason to dislike the mage would make for some great banter later on. All it would have taken from you is to say 'I'd rather edit my post instead if you *really* didn't agree with me.' Not the rage that has been spilled here, before and after my apologies about not being clear enough.

What's wrong with simply going along with the situation? You've been knocked back from the fence, unharmed from the wards, and can continue to the fight or find a new way to attack Reverin if that's really what you want to do. Why do you want to force that you are correct? You are. I made a mistake by not being clear enough, but instead of retracting it completely I decided to make something of it.

>It's not ignoring, it's refutting that your character has not moved from that last post. Which I pressumed was true because, you did not state othetwise.

I also didn't state he moved beyond the fence, so why presume he did?

And the fact that we are having this conversation instead of me resorting to worse measures should be proof enough that I am not ignoring your opinion.

EDIT: Spelling.