[dungeoncrawl] Re: Tuesday morning review
- From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 11:54:13 US/Eastern
I can definitely understand that -
Damon acknowledged that fact as a
concern when we were leaving. I hope
you're still looking forward to next
week -
>
> 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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