Kelewen

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Looks good! :)

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@Kelewen

Yes i wanted to get in, but if you guys want to go, feel free. I can step back and away so you can all get moving.

@BigPapaBelial

I was planning to hold off until Monday either way, BigPapaBelial. :) In hopes of roping in at least one more player. So if you get a chance to whip up a character by then, would love to have ya.

(Or even shortly after. There will be a small window of opportunity early in the story to add another character or two.)

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Are you guys okay with waiting until Monday to get rolling to see if anyone else jumps in over the weekend? We could work another player in later, but it would be preferable to have at least most begin at the same time.

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Alright, 1875 it is then! :)

As for number of players... I want to give @BigPapaBelial a chance to join since he expressed interest, but we could certainly run with the 3 characters we've got now.

3 players + GM has always felt like sweet spot to me for a group RP. Though 2 or 4 are fine if that's what we get.

Edit: And I agree... I think the current PCs will be an interesting mix.

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Black Jack approved!

We can say 75 if you want to give it an exact year, but I'm going for a more cinematic bent than pure historical. ;)

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Finney and Billy both accepted. Mind adding them to the characters tab?

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@Landain, did you just put Phineas together today? :) He looks great!

(And I got a chuckle out of this: "and a 100’ length of rope because every photograph he saw of the old west, cowboys had ropes on their saddles.")

If this adventure I have in mind goes well, I could totally see Finney in a longer term campaign! Looking forward to seeing him in play.

Cinematic Wild West

RP: roleplayerguild.com/topics/182652-sho…

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“This is the west, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
—The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

Setting: Texas, 1875
General Plot: Characters hired to transport goods. There might will be trouble along the way.

Play by Post Rules:

• Expected post rate: Roughly once or twice a week. I'll try to give everyone a chance to get in a post before I post again as the GM. No strict post order.
• Expected post length: A paragraph is fine, more welcome of course! It's mostly important that you make it clear what action your character is taking so that I know when/how to adjudicate.
• The outcome of attacks may be narrated by the player of the defending character. Your characters don't need to be fragile flowers, but take a hit once in awhile, please. ;)
• If we're in combat and the RP is waiting on you for more than 5 days, I may narrate your character out of the fray to keep things moving. I will attempt to keep it minimal!
• Character sheet template: Use whatever style you'd like! If you enjoy creating detailed backstories, go for it! If you'd rather develop your character through the RP, that's fine too.
• Characters should be human and have no supernatural abilities. If you can envision them accepting a job to transport an item, they'll work!

Where we'll start... (to be personalized a bit more in the IC once we have our cast of characters. Actual RP will be written in 3rd person.)

Welcome folks!

Your adventures have brought you to the town of Sweetwater south of the Texas panhandle. Still dusty from the road, you headed for the saloon to wet your dry throat.

The batwings open into a dark smoke filled room where an elderly man plays a halfhearted song on a badly out of tune piano. The portly Saloonkeeper collects your guns and stores them under the bar before he serves you.

The whiskey is rough and the crowd rougher! You’ve fallen into a poker game with a rowdy looking crew and have been winning. In fact, everyone seems to be winning, at the expense of a well dressed man with the thin mustache who goes by the name of Mr. Logan.

Cinematic Wild West

Oh... I love the idea of the man wanting this experience to write novels. Let's give him something exciting to write about! :)

I'll try to get the RP thread started after work tonight! (Though more folks are certainly welcome.)