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Post by Father on Jan 4, 2019 17:42:41 GMT 1
Also, there will be a D13 rumor post, so those managing to score Fire/Blood points through rumor-DoS can probably start writing already even if you should hold off claiming rumor-DoS from events before the results are confirmed. The math is still math. Those managing to bag two points need not write two rumors.
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Post by Father on Jan 6, 2019 19:21:37 GMT 1
Added a line in the remembrance event about what happens if two PC's should decide to seduce one another. One should usually discuss such beforehand.
Also, everyone participating in that event should also list the parts one passes on doing.
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Post by Father on Jan 11, 2019 13:54:29 GMT 1
People should not report their rewards from events before I actually make a post in that event listing it up. You won't get them and I will ignore that post, meaning you have to do it again.
This includes rumor DoS through events, however, if by your count you should accumulate enough DoS to get a point, feel free to start writing the rumor. (Rumor-actions can be reported once the roll is placed in an IC post).
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Post by Father on Jan 22, 2019 18:50:55 GMT 1
I've started wrapping up events now, once that and rumors are done, we'll go on to the Aftermath "day", and then off-season once I've got materials worth throwing out.
It's probably best if one holds off on reporting event results for rewards before everything is wrapped up (since then it's just one post to look at rather than half a dozen, which matters when you have to deal with over a dozen players.)
If it looks like you'll be collecting enough Fire/Blood DoS to get yourself a point, it's good sport to write up the rumor in advance so that it's ready to go, no rumor means no point.
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Post by Father on Jan 26, 2019 19:09:07 GMT 1
Okay, so now all the events should be processed, so how it goes:
Rumor DoS: There won't be any more rumor actions after D12, the DoS you have at the end of D12 is what you're stuck with. If you have enough at the end of D12 to get a fire/blood points, write up a rumor and the DoS will be converted into a point. If on "D13" you have enough DoS for another point with the new tresholds, same routine goes. I doubt anyone will have enough to create a headache past that hurdle. Anything that's leftover will be thrown into a pot and pooled together.
Until you write a rumor that you link to in your rewards thread, there won't be any conversion of DoS into Blood/Fire points. (Remember that if you did a public rumor action which in itself triggers a D12 rumor, that one can be used).
Preferably put all rewards from all events plus any results from rumor action fun into the same post (but already reported rumors should have been recorded).
I have for the most part ignored updating people being too quick off the mark with event results (typically those reporting before results were made official), and my present to-do list includes no posts in rewards-threads, so if it's not in the OP in the rewards thread, you'll need to report it again.
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Post by Father on Feb 1, 2019 20:04:51 GMT 1
Aftermath doesn't have any planned activity, and minimal NPC involvement. You cannot make rumor actions anymore (probably not returning before next chronicle).
It'll also be the deadline for claiming any rewards and stuff not yet doled out. Remember that if it is not counted in the OP of the rewards thread in your forum, you have not received it. New posts in that thread is the only way to grab my attention for an update being needed. Specifically, I track Fire/Blood, rumor DoS, glory and chivalry/virtue in that thread. Dispositions I do in a spreadsheet, so while keeping a record of your own to have notes to compare is a good idea, I'm ignoring anything about disposition that you post there. Also I am ignoring influence gains reported there because those should be indicated in the house resources thread.
I am not really keeping track of monetary rewards and equipment, but I expect to see recordkeeping good enough for me to fact check if I feel like it.
The main thing now is rumor DoS, at least one character has enough after D12 to get another point with the new thresholds, in which case that needs to be pointed out in the rewards thread (possibly again, I need a blinking new post to catch those things). If the leftover isn't enough for that, then report what it is and it'll be added to the leftover pool to see how many points your side manage to collectively squeeze out of it.
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Post by Father on Feb 17, 2019 16:40:12 GMT 1
So will be moving ahead with off-season, right now anyone can basically meet up for IC interactions wherever they might be in the time following the tourney, NPC involvement possible according to my whims.
Presently prioritizing doing final revision on character advancement and Fire/Blood resolution and rules. The roadmap is that I have phases in mind, phase one will be house fortunes, Eldon and Farman's (which really will be Marq and Lothor Mullendore's) masquerade party and Abelar facing down the faith in Oldtown, and a special event for trusted fire supporters. Things is a bit more fuzzier past that point, I have in mind a couple of bigger events, mini-chronicles sort of, one for the martially inclined, and one for the schemers and some minor things.
When it comes to advancements, XP expenditures only applies to threads made after those are posted. You can hold off on spending XP and DP (for benefits), but that means you'll have to go with your old benefits (or drawbacks) and ranks for any event or other thread that has been posted before allocation. Decisions on allocations should be posted in the character sheet thread.
Fire and Blood points may be spent any time during the off-season, but as a rule cannot affect an ongoing thread/event. For example, while the present draft for Eldon's party involves mechanics that will make it possible to set in motion the plan to disappear a certain someone, it will not be a sure thing, using points in advance to arrange for said person's demise will make it a certainty (absent burnt DP), but points can't be used once the event is underway, then it'll be up to the dice.
A lot of off-season will be about what the individual PC's will be up to once freed of the constraints of the fast-paced chaos of the black tourney, so I'd encourage people to get cracking with ideas on what to accomplish, those unfamiliar with dragonsdance might want to confer with those who played in that for ideas on what one might be up to.
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Post by Father on Feb 21, 2019 20:31:30 GMT 1
Because people start posting about it, the use of fire/blood points will happen in it's own public thread, which will come once I've fine-tuned stuff.
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Post by Father on Feb 26, 2019 16:28:31 GMT 1
Plan is to start rolling stuff out starting Sunday, at least if it's ready to be rolled out by then. The major parts will wait for a while longer. But various expenditures not having been declared by go-time won't come into effect for events that have been posted.
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Post by Father on Mar 4, 2019 18:48:55 GMT 1
Started to roll some stuff out, House Fortunes and possibly other events are still yet to be released.
Will probably add a gossip option to party like a bridges, and a guest list (by description of masks and maybe mannerisms).
From here on out, I will mostly try to balance additions of new special NPC's to the mix so that for each Fire-aligned newcomer there'll also be a Blood-aligned one and vice versa (unless points are spent to elevate).
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Post by Father on Mar 5, 2019 21:04:10 GMT 1
I'm rolling out a new recording system for glory etc, new rewards and various associated expenditures should be reported there now.
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Post by Father on Mar 10, 2019 12:12:16 GMT 1
A note on the chronology of Phase 1, while I originally intended for for timings to be ambiguous, things are developing in terms of story, so the Summerhall feast is definitely going to be on the last day of Phase 1, it's mostly because OOC IV is written and set for the following morning.
The Tribunal and Party were always intended to be at the start of the phase, but it might be that the Tribunal takes it's sweet sweet time reaching a verdict because the main star of that event remains AWOL.
There's still house fortunes and two more events under development for phase 1, maybe they'll get released today, mostly missing flavor text. ETA Phase 2? We'll see.
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Post by Father on Mar 13, 2019 11:59:09 GMT 1
Speakers and listeners results have begun to trickle in, if you got a result of blank, that basically means that I rolled too high (I have ~50 rumors neatly arranged in a spreadsheet and roll 1d100 to figure out which you get, if you get above 50-something, I roll again, if it's still above, you get a blank result).
Consider a blank result as an opportunity to see if maybe you could add to the world. Something you OOC would find interesting, play around with what "underused" NPC's might be up to, not necessarily something your character would care about, or possibly something they'd want to check out (but then generally not related to whatever objectives they might have at the moment).
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Post by Father on Mar 25, 2019 14:35:30 GMT 1
I'll be having a rather long weekend with a conference and stuff, so I'm guessing that Wednesday through Sunday will be AFK-time for me.
On top of this I've had a bit of a case of needing a few days off Great Bastard-stuff, probably did too much over too short a time, with the to-do list starting to get long.
For phase 1, the major thing is to resolve the Tribunal event, and I'm seriously considering ignoring a lot of the NPC participation in Party and Midsummer when tallying up results (In Party, I have deliberately inserted no-name NPC's that have been rolling fire/blood and I intended all along to ignore them when tallying up results, just to keep players guessing).
For the future, I have enough fun in store for phase 2, but I'm starting to run into the problem of not having a clear roadmap from there. With chronicle 1, I had maybe 80% prepared in advance, adjusting some for PC actions, and could largely improvise the rest, now I have to make up the road as I go along, and that's tricky. Right now, it looks like Phase 3 will be a split-up with fun for the martially inclined characters in the Riverlands, and I don't know what the schemers can be up to, but I'm sure we can figure something out.
Then the Hightower stuff becomes chronicle 2, although probably no more than 7 days of feasting and tourney, more compact than the Black Tourney. Odds are that chronicle 3, if there is a chronicle 3, will be the actual rebellion.
However, it is also possible that I won't be able to deliver what I want after phase 2, or possibly need to spend considerable time on the creative process and leave you hanging. I think this is great fun, and I should have the time and desire to keep it going, but if the creative well goes dry, then time and desire won't cut it.
I am probably done with two dozen NPC's being involved at the same time though.
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Post by Father on Apr 6, 2019 16:37:06 GMT 1
Realistic (maybe a bit optimistic) phase 2 launch date: next weekend.
Also doing a lot of behind the scenes tweaking of NPC's, there's a bit too many legends living up to their legend and the tier of Blackfyre and other demigods are a bit too populated for my tastes compared with the tier between those and where the stronger PC's are at.
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