[OOC] In This Fine Town Of Arkham - A Lovecraftian Mystery

[Eviledd1984]

@Romero

Thanks, can I move him to the character sheet?

[Romero]

@Eviledd1984 You can indeed!

[Romero]

So I'm dropping in to give everyone an update of where we stand at the minute as an RP! I'm tying up the last loose ends of housekeeping, so if you've received a recent PM from me, please reply as soon as possible, so that we can get this show on the road! If you haven't heard from me, then you're good to go, so give yourself a pat on the back. Whether or not I have everyone's response, this ship sets sail tomorrow. Not all of you will arrive at Wilde Hall at the same time (and indeed, some of you might run into a distraction on the road, so your RP won't begin at Wilde Hall), so not everyone will start at the same point, but rest assured that I will bring you all in as soon as.

As a quick point, if you're reading this, and you've had a character accepted, but the spark is gone, or your interest in the RP isn't there anymore, or you're suddenly swamped by real life, please let me know as soon as you can. These things can happen, and I'm not going to hold it against anyone if they have to withdraw, but it is far easier to start without you, than it is to start and then have to adapt to losing you. Consider this your window of oppurtunity! But for those of you that are still onboard, keep your eyes peeled!

[Dark Cloud]

@Romero As Sherlock put it "The games afoot!"

[sassy1085]

@Romero
I’m still here!!!

[Romero]

Gather round adventurers! This is going to be a quick run through of how to play the game, or rather, how to roleplay the roleplay. You are all using various levels of stats/dice, with some of you wanting to make the rolls yourself, and others preferring a more 'behind the scenes' stats experience, but this goes the same for all of you.

I am always available to answer queries and questions, so if in doubt, please feel free to ask. In fact, for most of your posts, I'd expect to hear from you to some degree, as there will likely need to be some rolls involved. Let's look at an example post, to give you an idea of what I mean.

So Nevada Jones finds himself running from a group of dastardly cultists, intent on sacrificing him to some eldritch monstrosity! He decides to make a break for it, hoping that he can get away, and as he turns a corner, he finds himself face to face with a wooden door. It doesn't look to sturdy, and he doesn't have a choice, so he's going to try and knock it down! At this point, Nevada's player would get in touch, and explain that they are trying to knock the door down. Either they roll for it, or I roll for them, and then I tell them the result. The door flies off it's hinges, and Nevada bursts through into the room beyond. But this isn't freedom, there are two more cultists in here, and they don't look happy to see him. In fact, one of them swings at him. Again, Nevada's player gets in touch, and we work out the combat rolls here, whether Nevada wants to try and dodge the blow, or make an attack of his own. Either way, I feed back the result. This is probably enough for the post, so we end here, and wait for the next post/update to find out whether Nevada can get away!

Why am I announcing this now? Because the first IC post is up! I'm bringing you all in in batches, and that introduces an important feature of this RP. You all have the freedom to go and do what you want, and that may well mean that you split up and look for clues. When you split off like this, updates won't always come at once, but rather in regular intervals. So three of you have been brought in, but you're already split up into two groups! While you resolve your situations, I might bring in others, and they may well run into you, and the groups will merge and shift. So long as you are posting roughly every week, or every update, then I'm happy. You get out of this as much as you put in after all! Hopefully that is all clear, but if not, you know where to find me!

[Dark Cloud]

Guess I'll check in later then since it'll probably be awhile.
EDIT: Just want to add, that my comment is in no way salty and just want to clear that up.

[Eviledd1984]

@Romero

Would it be okay if I post with my character been taken to Wilde Hall?

[Romero]

@Eviledd1984 Unfortunately you're still on the back burner, as I haven't even had time to sort out your stats or secret agenda, but rest assured that I will bring you in as soon as I can.

[Eviledd1984]

@Romero

Okay boss, sorry for sounding impatient.

[Romero]

@Eviledd1984 No problem at all! I'd rather have players chomping at the bit than not. Over the next couple of days, everyone should have something to work with, so keep your eyes open.

[Dark Cloud]

[Lady Selune]

@Romero

Consider my bit chomped.

[psych0pomp]

I'm very enthused. Interested to see how the meat shields first round of guests do.

[Romero]

Another quick point to make! As the RP progresses, you may well find yourself in small groups with other players, and wanting to be able to have a conversation that moves quicker than a back and forth between posts. Collaboration is not only allowed, it is encouraged, with the caveat that I be included in any group PM's that you start up, just so I can keep track of what people are up to. You never know when there might need to be a roll after all!

On that note, the next IC post is up, and three more of you have joined the fray. As always, please get in touch with any and all questions and queries you may have, no matter how insignificant or mundane you may think they are! And to those yet to be thrown into the frying pan, rest assured that the order is entirely random, and you will be up next (most likely tomorrow)

[Dark Cloud]

Excited, can't wait for my turn.

[Romero]

So I got blindsided by the weekend, but consider this my emerging from it! Update to bring the rest of you in will be up in the next few hours, and then I'll get to work getting ready for the next round of updates. Apologies to those of you who have been stuck in the wings.

[Dark Cloud]

@Romero I'll post in awhile I'm a bit busy.

[Lady Selune]

If you want to impress Bellerose, the first sentence out of your mouth shouldn't include a cuss.

[Romero]

Just poking my head in quickly to give a few quick announcements!

Firstly, I'm really enjoying everyone's posts so far, so keep it up! I can see that a lot of you are really buying into the time period/mood, and hopefully I'll be giving you all plenty to work with and bounce off.

Following on from that point, I will now introduce you all to the '7 Day Swing'! With the way that I'm planning on running this RP (and with so many investigators running around the place) I'm not going to be using whole group updates, save from a few special occasions. Instead, the updates will look like the posts that I brought you in with, with each update covering a few of you at a time. Now the update 'group' that you're in is not set in stone, as everyone has different paces, and may well be going off in totally different directions, so I'm going to be using the 7 Day Swing. What this means is that from when I post an update for your character, you have around 7 days to get a post of your own up before I start chasing you up about it. And in return, once you have posted, I will do my utmost to make sure that I have a new update for you with 7 days.

Character Sheets! Whether you want an active hand on the stats and rolls or not, you all have one. If you want to know more about them, then ask away, but it means that you can start rolling. From something as simple as 'I want to try and gauge whether this person is lying or not' or 'I want to see if there are any footprints I could follow' to 'I want to try and persuade this servant to let me pass', I am simply waiting for you to shoot me a PM and ask!