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LFP Borderland - An Open Table West Marches-style Game

Stephan Hornick

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Thank you for your quick reply.

The basic idea is that players organize the grouping and mission. So if they find themselves in a comfort zone playing only with certain people, that is totally OK for me!
This was basically the question whether you would be willing to reserve two days a week for Borderland. Wednesday and Tuesday or Thursday e.g.

It would be sudden on Tuesday and not quite fair for Björn, I believe, but maybe this is necessary to put as a rule?
 

Stephan Hornick

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Update: I was able to move the Earthdawn group to Friday, so I will be available on Tuesday for the Borderland.
 

JochenL

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OK, obviously, @Rardian hates the fact he won't be in on Tuesday to the Tower. It's your decision, though.

Anyway, who will be in on Tuesday and what do you plan to do. Time is ticking, and I have only today to prep.
 

Stephan Hornick

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Me too. I suggest we play the tower nonetheless and don't start sth new.
 

knoppi

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I would join for the tower, although I'd prefer finishing it with the full cast. I will probably not join with a new character, only if you need me.
 

Rardian

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OK, obviously, @Rardian hates the fact he won't be in on Tuesday to the Tower. It's your decision, though.

"Hate" is too strong a word that I wouldnt use in this context. It's just a game after all. I'm mostly just disappointed how things played out. You "obviously" don't worry about it too much, so I won't either. ;)
 

Rardian

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I would join for the tower, although I'd prefer finishing it with the full cast. I will probably not join with a new character, only if you need me.

Please, by all means, play the Tower on Tuesday! Otherwise this whole date finding discussion and my "anger" would have been pointless. :D
 

JochenL

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"Hate" is too strong a word that I wouldnt use in this context. It's just a game after all. I'm mostly just disappointed how things played out. You "obviously" don't worry about it too much, so I won't either. ;)
Glad you are OK with that!

To complete this: I am also OK with waiting till Sept 22 to continue playing. I can make Tuesday happen, but my time for prep is running out. Alternatively, someone with more time could offer a totally unrelated oneshot where I would join as a player.
 

JochenL

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For next week I am now limited to Tuesday. In the two following weeks, I will be on vacation. The next available dates would be Sept 21, 22, 23 & 28, 29, 30.
Sept 22 is already reserved for Hazel Brugger - just noticed the tickets :)

Can we continue the Lonely Tower on Wednesday, Sept 22?
Sadly, not. Sorry.

I am also OK with waiting till Sept 22 to continue playing.
Make this Sept 21 or Sept 23.
 

Morvar

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Let's just tie up Tuesday and finish Lonely Tower, otherwise we can't start anything else and have to keep waiting for everyone to be able to. I thought that's why we're doing the WESTMARCH campaign, so we can play every week. Personally, if I can't play, I don't mind if my character just runs along and doesn't get a reward. That's perfectly fine with me.
 

knoppi

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For the record and for future planning: I'm totally fine if you continue a running adventure without me. I don't know if having pointed that out earlier would have made @JochenL fix his schedule earlier and in favour of playing. But if that's the case please accept my appologies.

Since I'm currently running a West Marches style campaign and planning a second one let me add some short thoughts on that -- with only little referral to the round here.

  • One evening: I plan for one evening, a session starts and ends in the homebase. I, as the DM, define the reason (ship leaves at 9pm, limited amount of oxygen, ...) for this limitation or a justification to start the mission again with a different adventurers' group.
  • DM sets date: My players lack initiative to suggest missions and dates (not all of them, but on average), so we discuss hooks and options and I then set one date when I will be available. At the same time I start a survey which mission is the next one and who participates. Approx. one week in advance we fix cast of PCs and mission so I can prep.
  • Homebase-Sessions: I usually limit the number of players to 5, but there are some session where more players are possible and even desireable. These are mainly in-group roleplaying focussed and help me bring in more hooks. It also helps the players to express their goals so I can plan the missions.

This is for sure far from perfect (and, of course, not the whole story). But eventually, I think that players mainly want to play, the actual mission is secondary. My players want to be able to choose their level of commitment, that's only possible if skipping a session is easy.

We currently play 1-2 times a month, I plan to have the roleplaying focussed homebase-sessions (the ones without 5-player-limit) more often, so in the missions we can really focus on them.

That said, I vote for the tower on tuesday (actually, september 21-23 I'm not available, but as said before, that does not really matter).
 

Stephan Hornick

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Although the portals and Freiholt is very interesting, I still think we should deal with the Blackfang orcs as soon as possible and protect the villages to the north.
 

JochenL

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The next gaming session will be on Wednesday, Sept 22, starting at 8:30 pm CEST

The mission will be to Investigate the Machinations of the Blackfang Orcs.

Current players:
Two more seats available.
 
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