Ravenloft: Origins OOC-Chat

[ewancummins]

'' Try to run , try to hide -
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE! ''

[VAN]

BREAK ON THROUGH! BREAK ON THROUGH!

Great song, foul of meaning yeah!

[kintire]

[Le Noir Faineant]

So, here we go for the final moment...

[VAN]

You are the elf right?!:lol:

Especially at the one the elf touches his head desperate, I think that should be your reaction when you have read Ewan's idea get in the portal with Ezra and all of us thinking that this is a great idea!

[Le Noir Faineant]

Actually, it was.

[VAN]

I knew it!

[Le Noir Faineant]

And thus ends the Tale of the Heroes of Staunton Bluffs and the Disappearenace of Ezra from the Land of Mists…

“Staunton Bluffs” has run without any significant break since November 2005,
and looking back now I renew my statement that I has been tremendously funny and that I feel proud to have had the possibility
to share all my ideas with you.

Though many plotlines may remain unfinished,
and some mysteries might forever remain lost in the mist (harhar I am such a word artist harhar),
I hope that you all enjoyed our game and don’t mind gathering again at our virtual gaming table in another moment that may come some day.

The campaign leaves our heroes as they stand at a crossroad in the world of Faerun,
itself place of many intrigues and adventures,
but still not half as dark as the Demiplane of Dread,
and this way promising our heroes a happy future free of the curse of Ravenloft…

However, it might not be the last time we seen them,
for I already plot to continue the tale of our heroes with a sequel that is supposed to start later this year,
called Ravenloft: Origins.

Some part of the campaign is already designed,
and we could start right away, but after such a long time of playing together, in all friendship, I think we well deserve a break.
Into the summer, I think it will be just unwise to start an entirely new game, with the heat, the exams,
and the many outdoor activities that wait for us.

- Better leave you hungry and salivating for more until we can gather here again with new energies.

As to the upcoming campaign, I may already disclose two things:

1. It will begin in the Forgotten Realms three years after the end of our game, which means Year 1372 of Dale Reckoning (or whatever that is called).

2. It will deal largely with a published Ravenloft module. No, not Castle Spulzeer.



What you can do in the meantime:

1. You may advance your characters up to level 7, for the experience you gained fighting Lodissio and as a tribute to the time that passes between the campaigns.

2. Think of what your characters might experience in the meantime! The light and friendliness of this new world may overwhelm them!

3. If you’re truly interested in the upcoming campaign please send me a PM with your real name and TWO email addresses by which I can contact you.

The new game will start in about six to seven months, and in the meantime, many things can happen,
and since I certainly won’t post as much at the FoS as I do right now,
I want to make sure that we do not loose contact out of simple data loss or whatever,
and of course, will send you my contact data in return.
Besides, I really, really want to add you to my electronical Christmas Card list!

The most likely date for starting our new game will be December
– no idea if that will be the month were I try to contact you or when we will actually start; it’s still so far away…

“Staunton Bluffs” was an opportunity for me to learn,
since it was the first PbP I ever participated in.
I only had a rough concept in my mind, and that the game became such a great success was something I absolutely had not counted with.
The next campaign, however, will not only build on the events of this – already our “old one” –
but will be more dense and more metaplot-related.
I hope you don’t miss it!

Finally, what I liked most about our game was the friendly and respectful atmosphere.
Especially at the possibility that we may rarely meet again, I want to say that I regard all of you as friends,
and that I hope that, should we ever cross our ways again, we’ll do it in friendship.
More than of our gaming experience, that’s the thing about our campaign that I am proud of!

But now’s really time to cut all that cheese:
Congratulations to your successful flight from Ravenloft and
thank you very much for a very good time!

Yours,

Rafael






PS: For those who are looking for a new PbP now, may I advertise the other game I am hosting over at mmrpg.zeitgeistgames.com?
– It runs almost as long as our SB game and is a lot of fun!

PPS: If you have any questions about the campaign, best ask me now!
As I said earlier, for next few months,
I might not frequent the Café with the usual regularity.

PPS: Please, Great Six or Seven, don’t delete the gaming threads right away.
I want to backup the files for a later campaign journal, but this will take quite some time.
I'll inform you as soon as I am done with it, in about a month or so.

R

[Ken of Ghastria]

Rafael,

Wow, a shocker finale! Well done! Thanks.

Count me in for whenever the new campaign gets rolling. I'll PM you with the info.

To everyone else:

My time in the Staunton Bluffs campaign was brief, but it was a pleasure gaming with you. I hope to stay in touch on the boards and I look forward to "seeing" in the next chapter!

--Ken

[steveflam]

Hey that was really a cool ending Raf! Ah the city of splendors, maybe Jarg will start a Thieves Guild heheeh (I doubt that!) Brethana who knows she may find an elf community in the dale lands or farther north! Was a pleasure playing with u all and hope to see you in the new game!

P.S - Doesnt Jarg look really cool dark skinned and all shooting the bow!

[VAN]

Thanks for this amazing experience Raf!

I'll be definately in at the next chapter, I have played Inovidil for only a couple of months but I liked her really very much.

I hope to change your mind and start the new chapter sooner, I cannot wait till December!

Frat will be not the same for me.

Thank you all guys for the time we have passed together and I hope seeing you around or... at Raf's other campaign which I'll definately join!

[Le Noir Faineant]

Thank you all - as I said, I enjoyed the campaign tremendously, and I feel that I will miss something that has become part of my life. may God bless you all, wherever you go!

As to the final text, I am so sorry for the many errors - I wrote it as the last one of all three, and seem to have failed a concentration check there more than once...

In any case, all of your characters are supposed to make it, while Ezra's aged body wasn't there when you awoke.

I hope those flaws didn't spoil you the campaign finale!

[VAN]

I have 2 questions though:

Have you really plannned that woman to be Ezra or you have changed your mind?

Also is that the finale you have thought or have you changed it for us since we have crossed the portal?

[Le Noir Faineant]

Have you really plannned that woman to be Ezra or you have changed your mind?

No, that was planned right from the beginning. The game was pretty phantasmagorial (what a word) at times, but I think the main plot could be summarized in one or two sentences...

Also is that the finale you have thought or have you changed it for us since we have crossed the portal?

Well, for the final fight, in which Ewan/Jamethon, as always, prooved to be the most effective and DM-troubling player , I had basically three options, apart from TPK:

1. The players kill Lodissio, and release Ezra, who beats the dragon.

2. The party cannot save Ezra, which ends with Lodissio escaping and the domain of Staunton Bluffs desintegrates. I won't reveal too much about this option, since some details may still become relevant in our supposed sequel, but this would have been the choice that would have lead to Tepest or Sanguinia, depending on your choices...

3. The "best ending", with the party and the goddess going through the portal, - Which is what you did, in the end.

Congratulations!

[VAN]

The only one who might have problem is Brethana, she has gone to a plane foul of wizards!