I Quit

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

Over on the FB player group chat, the other players have made it clear that this is now a PVP game, which I have no interest in playing, so I quit.

[DM Bob]

Huh?

Geez I go shopping and come back to...?

[DM Bob]

Just so everyone is aware, I'm not letting you "draw" on each other unless your character was legitimately compromised in game. Such as mind control, doppelganger or a geas type effect.

Some negative is okay, but making it a character trait? Not really my cup of tea either. I get it. It's Dark Sun. It can come off as "edgy".

But that's *my* job. Plenty of shit to fight without it being you guys on each other. We had a bad round of crit misses and extremely brutal power score whiffs. I'm going to put this round of combat on hold until things calm down a bit and I've had a chance to evaluate. I really don't want to lose any of you as players. I can also understand how vested you can get in play-by-posts. I've played in them (and rage quit at least one).

If there was an issue developing before? It would have been nice to have known prior to anything coming to a head. I have e-mail, chat and participate in like all the forums... and I'm more than happy to mold my game to make it as enjoyable as it can be for each of your characters.

I can also understand all the odd stress and anxiety this last year has caused *all* of us.

[AthasianLaborer]

Copypasta from facebook.


I'm just going to say this. I was attempting to roleplay out something I had noticed over the course of many threads across several months. IIRC, I haven't once initiated dice on another player's character (despite other's engaging mine). Nor did I bring up PVP, in fact, I seem to recall seeking to avoid that (cause y'know, he'll flatten us all). Thanks for talking up pvp....

[DM Bob]

I might have made a mistake of not further editing psionics as written from the 2E ruleset. This game, well the last two games I've run in Athas, have tried to capture the time/feeling of when I first began running the setting...

...which as writ? Is extremely unbalanced. Gladiators are OP in their own right. Half giants are insane with the right build and base stats - no matter the class. Wizards suck. At least as player characters or single class. My NPCs benefit from the same perks though.

Just because I'm open world/sandbox does not mean I want PvP, unless we all agree to run gladiator style fights or something that everyone was on board for.

[Attilius]

I'm in agreement with the above PVP statement in that I'm not looking for that. I think Michael and my PC's have an interesting RP situation ahead and look forward to continuing the banter and hopefully growing into something more.

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

I've been involved a couple of times in the past with similar situations and it's not nice, although I ended switching characters to avoid going into personal confrontation.

I'm not complaining neither sure of where this comes from, as I did not realise that situation as I just returned to the game a little ago, but Athas is harsh and many events could end with battling one to another influenced either by magic or psionics, but in any case my point is to avoid taking the game situation to the rest of the social communications we have outside it.

[DM Bob]

My game continues to be open to anyone who has played in the past who wants to play. Barring those that in the past have broken group rules (no one here currently or even recently) and have been asked by me to leave. This has happened to only two players in the last three years of game time. None of those players were ever in South Tablelands as a group.

I enjoy everything you guys have brought to the game. I also have been scaling up the game due to the power level in the party. That's no need for paranoia...

...as that means you're challenging me as a DM.

I will never put you in a situation that's completely unwinnable. Difficult maybe, but not unwinnable. I understand that certain builds are broken (but I was clear at the beginning that I'd allow you to try and break the game). Putting yourself in such dilemmas (like kicking Borys in the nads or spitting on a high templar or licking the Obsidian Plain high noon) would all call for normal consequences.

Michael? If you're reading this, just curious if you're still playing. Otherwise, if Kevin or Garret want in this game, I can have them show up searching for Kri-kcht. Or we can recruit another player or two.

[Deleted]

There's been nearly zero PVP activity. There has been a lot of grandstanding and threats. There has been RP specifically designed to undermine another PC. I called out the nonsense and said that if someone is going to constantly work against a party member, they might as well just off them in their sleep. It's a hyperbolic statement designed to show the utter foolishness of the constant verbal tirade against a party member.

[DM Bob]

I can see that... now that it's visible (via chat shots, etc...). I just want a team! No issues as long as we understand I'm not letting you guys brawl without consent on all parts.