Random DM nagging.

[Anastasia]

Ninja ACF is up. It's not much of one to be honest, covering another base.

Blame Stille.

[Anastasia]

Random fragments from my writings about B3. Not all of it is complete.

Afina was a success. Her story arc was strong throughout and her transformation into a creature of fire began a strong secondary arc for her. All the jokes about steam pixies and discounts aside, she was fun even if dour at times and repressed. Bubbles was a tad weak in relation to her, but it worked for what it was and wasn't ever meant to be a truly serious relationship. What strikes me about Afina is that it feels this is only part of her story, an integral part, but clearly bracketed by the past and the future. She's still becoming and will be for a long time yet, her journey hasn't ended with Lifasa's salvation. For all I've said her story's complete to Eb and I think he agrees, it isn't over, either. What's next is largely a spiritual and personal journey for her, to find meaning and a place, to explore and grow and understand.

Jaela was a success. While in some ways I still regret Annalise, I feel she ultimately grew past her emotional injuries and became more than she was. In a lot of ways, if Jaela died before meeting everyone, it would've been a mercy for her to forget everything and spend a few centuries as a courre eladrin. As Cor himself said, Jaela wasn't in a good place for much of the game. Yet she held true, a kernel of faith withstanding all comers in the end, no matter how seductive. If the Triune knew this or if they got lucky is a matter of opinion, but they backed Jaela in this and let her continue to grow. Arguably too much - not all deities would've given Jaela the latitude they did. Then again, the Triune can certainly play the long game. Regardless, I felt Jaela's epilogue nicely wrapped those story threads up.

Moore was a success. His basic prem

Ithea was a kitty. Meow.

I like Westwind a lot. I felt his personality was fun, he worked and had a strong voice. Djinns just wanna have fun? Maybe not, but he had his priorities in order and enjoyed life immensely. Filling in the Whirlwind Throne was even more enjoyable, as was the idea of a CG force essentially serving a symbol rather than a person. Something flexible, something malleable that ultimately represents the will of the djinn more than a single ruler. Who sits on the Whirlwind Throne hardly matters, because it's the djinn who matter. After a

I'm not saying I dislike Tryll and Calleigh, but I did miss Muirfinn. I think it might've been smoother if Muirfinn didn't game over, but it did propel a lot of plot and helped reinforce Hell's nastiness. It's just, you know, I miss Muirfin and Willim. Nothing on T&C.

I should really spend some time on the dao one day. All the other elemental genies have gotten focus, but they rarely do.

Afina: Diet Coke Zero.
Jaela: Pepsi.
Ithea: Root Beer.
C&T: Sprite.
Moore: 7-Up.
Surraruthru: Dr. Pepper.

Broadly, I think the large cast of NPCs worked. Lots of effort but lots of chances, at the cost of specializing in a handful.  With all the PCs doing their own things, this fit in very well.

[Corwin]

Incorrect!

Jaela: Coca Cola (classic!)
Sylvie: Dr. Pepper

[Anastasia]

Nah, Hanna's Coca Cola Classic.

[Corwin]

Hanna is diet.

[Anastasia]

I could not disagree more.

[Anastasia]

I'm going to put out several game ideas. Please rank them from most to least interested. These are all in Balmuria for now, just chasing down some idea threads for it.

1. Dragon Game.

What is it: A game with PCs playing dragons in Balmuria. It's meant to peek into dragon culture and explore themes there. Probably a fairly short campaign, mostly a gimmick. Players will be required to play a true dragon and have one side of the gestalt be racial hit dice, so be advised.

2. Planar Diplomacy.

The PCs are part of a planar organization that sees to politics, trade and other aspects of the plane for a chosen faction. Expect a mid level campaign that focuses more on social aspects than fighting or dungeon exploring. More details will depend on who the PCs end up serving. Expect to play exemplars or agents of the force you choose.

3. B4 Fun.

Low to mid level PCs in a slaad dungeon. Expect old school adventure and possible fatalities. This one probably won't run long, it's just for those of you who want a dungeon dip old school style. This isn't a bad venue to dry run a class combo or build you may use in the future, or hopefully experiment with a PC for future use (if they survive).

4. Oh Hell.

PCs are devils in a to be determined role. Shows the insight of the diabolical machine and reverses things by putting PCs in the evil seat. Probably won't touch on B3 directly and instead focus on anything but that out of respect for that game, though indirect things and mentions are fair game.

[Ebiris]

I guess I'd rank them as 2, 1, 3, 4.

[Corwin]

2, 4, 1

[Iron Dragoon]

1, 4, 3, 2

[Nephrite]

2 1 3 4

[Yuthirin]

4
1
2
3

I loves me an evil campaign, and a dragon campaign would be a second best.

Planar politics sounds nice, and a meaningless slaad dungeon isn't huge on my list of favorites. Sorry. Looking to invest if I game again.

[Anastasia]

That's cool, all of you.

Right now it looks like a diplomacy game for Neph, Cor and Eb while I run Iddy on something solo. Depending on how Yuth looks closer I'll pin it down, but I'll probably focus on something he can run his MotUH hand thing in.

[Anastasia]

Okay, natural followup: Let's say a planar diplomacy game happens. What sort of group would you all like to work for?

[Iron Dragoon]

Alrighty. Got a rough outline for the build.