[dungeoncrawl] Re: Tuesday morning review

    Yeah, I guess you could take the e-mail as singling you out as the
problem child.  Not intentional, that's for sure.  There isn't any way
that one person could be responsible for a night like last night.  It
takes group suckiness to sink to the depths we sank to.
    I'm sure that I probably had a worse time of it than anyone else,
but then, I also spent the end of the night doing nothing.

jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Well, I feel a bit better, anyway.  If
> you read your original email, it sure
> does look that way! :)
>
> To be honest, on two occasions last
> night, I felt like I was focusing too
> much on your characters to the
> detriment of Matt and Bobby.  And I
> didn't mean what I said about "stopping
> playing to download stuff" seriously -
> I was just amazed at what's possible on
> PCs in an area that I was never aware
> of.
>
> It wasn't personal - Karen suffers from
> my geek syndrome all the time. :)
>
> My biggest concern is identifying areas
> where we can improve to keep everyone
> interested - I can help by remaining
> focused.  I have one confession to
> make, though - it's really tough for me
> to make the time to read the 3rd
> edition books.
>
> If I could do that, I'd also be
> certified on about half a dozen
> technical areas as well.  I'm just
> interested in too much stuff, with too
> little time to read everything.  I'll
> always have characters who can't even
> use their own feats -
>
> >
> >     I didn't mean to single you out
> as being the one that was a
> > problem.  When I was writing it, when
> I was there last night, and when I
> > was driving home thinking about it,
> not once did I think, "Jim is the
> > problem."  It was not in my mind.
> >     You are correct, we do get
> together to have fun.  But in the end, I
> > did not have fun last night.
> Usually, when I leave after we play, I
> > have had a blast.  Last night, when I
> left, I had about three things I
> > would rather have done with my
> night.  And that depressed me.
> >     Again, I don't single Jim out.
> That wouldn't be accurate and it
> > wouldn't be fair.
> >
> > jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, you definitely got me on that
> > > one.  I have to admit, Matt made me
> > > aware of something that really blew
> me
> > > away - it was just an honest
> reaction.
> > > I was also a bit petrified about job
> > > security last night - a lame excuse
> in
> > > a sense, but it was a distraction.
> > >
> > > I noticed in your original email
> that
> > > Matt & Damon were exempted for being
> > > ill, and that Bobby did what you
> > > expected - sorry for letting you
> down.
> > > But bottom line, aren't we just
> getting
> > > together to have fun anyway?
> > >
> > > >
> > > >     There was some role-playing
> > > towards the end of the evening, but
> it
> > > > was not important enough to
> warrant
> > > my presence.  I can at least name
> > > > one time you ignored me.  Cullen
> was
> > > addressing the group, and during
> > > > that you and Matt started looking
> at
> > > the computer and discussing it.
> > > >
> > > > jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I agree it wasn't the best
> night,
> > > but I
> > > > > thought it went OK, anyway.  Do
> you
> > > > > mean ignored role-playing wise,
> or
> > > > > ignored story/interaction wise?
> > > > >
> > > > > At least on my part, I remember
> Kage
> > > > > interacting with Cullen about
> the
> > > fight
> > > > > the last time, and Alturo with
> > > Cullen
> > > > > about the use of "fascinate".
> > > > >
> > > > > Kage also tried to start a
> > > discussion
> > > > > about Thor with Whilce -
> mostly, I'm
> > > > > trying to find out how I ignored
> > > you?
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Synopsis:
> > > > > >     After the battle last time
> > > with
> > > > > the driders, the Sigil was
> > > > > > discussing the need for
> > > leadership.
> > > > > During the discussion, Erebus
> > > > > > appeared in an illusionary
> form.
> > > > > Apparently it was difficult and
> > > > > > painful for him to manifest,
> but
> > > he
> > > > > was able to inform the group
> that
> > > > > > they were not on Toril.  He
> also
> > > told
> > > > > them that the menace they had
> been
> > > > > > formed to defeat was on the
> same
> > > > > plane they were.  Before more
> could
> > > be
> > > > > > revealed, Erebus appeared to
> > > shrivel
> > > > > up and implode into a pile of
> > > > > > leaves.  Those leaves then
> formed
> > > > > into the visage of the god
> Fenrys,
> > > who
> > > > > > seized Kage, removing his
> powers
> > > as a
> > > > > cleric, and restoring him to a
> > > > > > druid.
> > > > > >     Somewhat startled, the
> party
> > > > > decided to continue on their
> way to
> > > the
> > > > > > ilithid camp, hoping to learn
> more
> > > > > about how to reach the surface,
> as
> > > > > > well as information on Lo
> Pan, who
> > > > > appeared to be worshipped on
> this
> > > > > > world as a deity.  Elizabeth
> had
> > > > > found some charts and notes in
> the
> > > > > > captain's cabin on board the
> ship
> > > the
> > > > > Sigil had used when they first
> > > > > > appeared on this world, which
> > > > > suggested that the people on the
> > > ship
> > > > > had
> > > > > > also been followers of Lo Pan.
> > > > > Deciding he was the menace the
> > > group had
> > > > > > been created to destroy, they
> > > needed
> > > > > to learn all they could about
> him.
> > > > > >     The group continued
> through
> > > the
> > > > > caverns, until they reached a
> side
> > > > > > cavern.  Tori, Neiris and Kage
> > > > > decided to quickly scout it out,
> > > while
> > > > > > the others continued.  They
> found
> > > a
> > > > > series of rooms, connected
> > > > > > vertically by holes in the
> floors
> > > and
> > > > > ceilings.  Kage explored them,
> > > > > > only to encounter a beholder.
> > > > > Fleeing, he engaged some of the
> > > > > > beholder's minions in combat,
> and
> > > he
> > > > > managed to defeat them, with the
> > > > > > help of Tori and Neiris.
> Soon the
> > > > > party was reunited.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     I don't know that
> discussing
> > > last
> > > > > night in great detail is
> > > > > > necessary, or that anyone
> really
> > > > > wants to.  In my opinion, it was
> > > > > > certainly the worst night we
> have
> > > had
> > > > > since we started playing the
> Sigil
> > > > > > again, and possibly the worst
> > > night
> > > > > we have ever had playing the
> Sigil
> > > > > > (and I'm not exaggerating).
> For
> > > me,
> > > > > it boils down to one sentence; I
> > > > > > could have not shown up last
> > > night,
> > > > > and it would have made no
> > > > > > difference.  I tried to role-
> play
> > > > > with the group, and was totally
> > > > > > ignored (except for Bobby;
> thank
> > > you
> > > > > for role-playing with me), and
> of
> > > > > > course, I sat and did nothing
> for
> > > the
> > > > > final 70 minutes, while everyone
> > > > > > else fought the beholder's
> > > minions.
> > > > > >     To be fair, Matt and Damon
> > > > > weren't feeling well.  But it
> was a
> > > > > > depressing night for me.  I
> was
> > > in a
> > > > > great mood all day long, so it
> was
> > > > > > quite a letdown for me.
> > > > > >     If anyone wishes to
> discuss
> > > last
> > > > > night, please let me know.
> > > > > > Otherwise, I'm going to leave
> it
> > > > > at, "It sucked", and walk away.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >

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