Chat Log

[Ginger]

Fenrir (GM): hola
Fenrir (GM) waits patiently
Jessica F.: ... D: -goes to change username- Hai. x3
Fenrir (GM): so, first things first, your token; this will represent your character. You can provide your own image, or I can hunt down a bunch of druids and you pick one that looks cool.
✖SPADE✖: .... hmmn....
wait, will it be an actual like person on the.. like an avatar? kinda?
Fenrir (GM): XD
kinda, here let me show you
see the guy I just moved?
over next to the building
✖SPADE✖: yeah
Fenrir (GM): that's an NPC I had prepared (I have a bunch of stuff offscreen in case I need it) but you'll have an image like that which you can move around
except it doesn't have to be that sort of top-down look. a token from a game where I was the player looked like this...
✖SPADE✖: -sighs- for now can you just give me a couple to choose from?
Fenrir (GM): ok.
I don't have any fancy anime images to go with, so you'll have to make do with top-down images I prepared for npcs. We can always change the image later.
that's all the ones that you could argue are druid I have
✖SPADE✖: And I could also make my own icon?
Fenrir (GM): yeah. anything square will work, otherwise you'll ned up like the guy with the whip did at first
*you'll end up
I don't know if you can upload it directly, but if you give me a tinypic link, I cant definately upload my own icon
plays around with background stuff hmm...I don't actually need a token to make a character. That's good...so this is TOTALLY Temporary. For now just pick one so we have something to call "you" while I explain how to use the interface?
to create a "ping" circle, click and hold somewhere on the screen
✖SPADE✖: Just do this one for now, I'll choose something later maybe.
Fenrir (GM): ok
like I said, for now it's temporary
Now, let me make your character and associate it to the token...
✖SPADE✖: will this all be based in chat?
Fenrir (GM): above chat, there are a bunch of tabs that have symbols. the third one to the right, which looks like a word document? that's the journal
mostly. You say what you do here in chat, and then you move the token as necessary
or you use "/me" to not speak.
Fenrir (GM) nods
Fenrir (GM): like so
✖SPADE✖: ah ohkay doke.
Fenrir (GM): so in your journal there should be a character sheet for "spade's character"
do you see it?
...it may not be the third one over. I have extra stuff because I'm the gm
keep forgetting my UI isn't identicle to yours
✖SPADE✖: lol yeah its the third one.
Fenrir (GM): ok
✖SPADE✖: I lied, its the second.
Fenrir (GM): even better

✖SPADE✖: Its better that I lied? X3
Fenrir (GM): so first of all, I think both of this can edit this, but to keep us from stepping on each other's toes, how about you do it? It's better that it's number 2, because chat is number 1 and number 2 for me is how I add tokens. This would be really bad if y'all could add tokens, and decided to abuse it at some point...
I'll walk you through what needs editing.
I figure you'll learn better if you do it yourself.
✖SPADE✖: yep I'm fine with that.
Fenrir (GM): so, I bet I'll only see edits after you save them. Just to test, make sure you're on yoru character sheet tab, and hit edit. Then click on the right where it says "class" and make it say "druid". Then tell me BEFORE you confirm the changes.
✖SPADE✖: Um... I've added and haven't confirmed yet.
Fenrir (GM): I can see the change
huh
that will make things easier
✖SPADE✖: there isn
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Fenrir (GM): it's not grayed out anymore.
✖SPADE✖: There isn't a place for "confirmation"
Fenrir (GM): that's odd
oh well
good news; that means it autosaves, so no losing the data if your internet drops out
✖SPADE✖: x3
Fenrir (GM): so, you're a druid. now we need to figure out your stats. I'll go find the section on them in the book right quick.
Fenrir (GM) finds character creation
Fenrir (GM): hmm..it wants you to pick your race first.
I guess we'll humor it.
so do you need me to repost the druid's choices for race here? or can you find them on skype?
✖SPADE✖: nope I got them saved and already know what I want.
Fenrir (GM): thanks for doing this when no-one else is. this would have been awkward to find all this out while trying to teach everyone
ok, so over on the left if you'll add it?
✖SPADE✖: Your welcome.
Fenrir (GM): it's under alignment
✖SPADE✖: is it there?
Fenrir (GM): the Elf is there, but you'll want to write down the ability so we don't have to look it up later
in the "move" box under it
✖SPADE✖: that one?
Fenrir (GM): yup
✖SPADE✖: cool.
Fenrir (GM): now the same for alignment
this pre-made sheet is almost as convenient as the physical ones...
✖SPADE✖: oh... :/ I haven't decided that one yet...
Fenrir (GM): (the physical ones has all the options and check-boxes) Oh? Let me check the options again
*doens't have it memorized
✖SPADE✖: hehehehehe. I see what you did there.
Fenrir (GM): XD
So the options are chaotic, neutral, and good. Talk me through what you see of your druid so far?
(I know you don't have much yet; it's going to be bare bones for now. the game WANTS you to figure it out as you go)
✖SPADE✖: DX
Fenrir (GM): Male or Female?
so I know the right pronouns to use
that's so weird. I'm used to that being bold...
✖SPADE✖: um... ohkay... Male I think. and I know I want an air of mystery...
x3 lol _And this being italics?_
Fenrir (GM): nope *
this is using *
✖SPADE✖: I know. But not on skype
Fenrir (GM): so you're an elf who is enherently tied to the land, and a specific land (on top of the great forest because you're an elf you)
✖SPADE✖: I think I'm going to go with a neutral alignment? Can that change later on?
Fenrir (GM): you're mysterious, wild.
it can...but it's not an instant process.
✖SPADE✖: Wait, what at the different animals to the different lands?
Fenrir (GM): but we can change it if you change your mind before the game starts
✖SPADE✖: ohkay.
Fenrir (GM): um...can you restate that? I don't think I understand your grammar..
✖SPADE✖: There are different lands that I can be from and that determines what animals I can be. What are the animals that belong in the different lands that I can change into?
Fenrir (GM): anywho, so for now you're neutral, neither good nor evil, neither chaotic nor lawful.
well, it's common sense: the forest, the ocean, the swamp, the desert, etc, they just gave them fancy names.
I'm not going to list them because I'm guarenteed to miss some
✖SPADE✖: >> ohhh...
Fenrir (GM): they're complex biomes.
anywho, NOW it wants us to do stats.
Fenrir (GM) sighs
Fenrir (GM): so. you have 6 stats, and 6 numbers. you get to asign them any way you want, but as a druid you'll probably want to have high wisdom. beyond that it will depend on how you want to play your druid.
16, 15, 13, 12, 9, 8
✖SPADE✖: :/ ugh... I hate stats stuff...
Fenrir (GM): so does everyone else, trust me
so, mysterious druid.
elf
wild, primal creature.
one with nature
✖SPADE✖: what are those numbers?
Fenrir (GM): those are the numbers you get to put in the stats,
✖SPADE✖: oh. and I can put them anywhere I want?
Fenrir (GM): yes.
though, I suggest you put one of the high ones in wisdom. it matches what you've said of your character thus far that he would be wise.
✖SPADE✖: whats Dexterity and Constitution?
annnnd... Charisma*
Fenrir (GM): Ok, I'll go down the line, just to be explicit
Strength: How much you lift, bro. I don't think this one is confusing, but I said I'd go down the line.
Dex: It's how agile, how dexterous you are. it's the stat you use if you want to do something that requires quick fingers or skill.
*or agility
Constitution: how tough you are. It directly effects your health, as well as how well you resist the elements, or getting tired.
hey fire
✖SPADE✖: FIRE!
Fenrir (GM): we're building Spade's character
if you want, I'll make you a character sheet and we can do both at once. You'll need to have chosen a class though. (the list is in the campaign forum)
✖SPADE✖: what... is that for fire?
Fenrir (GM): what is what for?
doesn't see anythign
✖SPADE✖: what you just said.
Fenrir (GM): oh!
yes
FirerDancer: Wut... Oh hey. Sorry. children, distracting
Fenrir (GM): it's fine
so? you want to build your character now? or is it a bad time? we aren't playing tonight.
FirerDancer: I am going to make it on my own time most likely.
✖SPADE✖: Fenrir, what does charisma mean?
Fenrir (GM): you have the stuff?
✖SPADE✖: yeah he does.
FirerDancer: What stuff??
Fenrir (GM): oh right. So Wisdom is EWISOTT, Intelligence is your brain smarts, and Charisma is your force of personality. It's how good you are at manipulating people. how well you can act diplomatically or intimidatingly.
the character sheets. the dungeonworld books...etc?
besides, you'll need to know what classes have been taken.
(spade claimed druid, just fyi)
FirerDancer: No dups I take it?
Fenrir (GM): nope. Dungeon World is meant to have one of each class. While it wouldn't be THAT big a deal, I can see having a bunch of rangers or druids or (worse!) wizards really screwing things up...
"Perilous Journey? What's that? We have 3 elven rangers, we just go wherever we want. It all works out."
✖SPADE✖: x3
Fenrir (GM): but yeah, so if you want to build your character on your own, you're welcome to. But I want a copy of the sheet made here attached to your character, so I can check it if I'm planning ahead (and so I can make GM notes strait on your character)
FirerDancer: Of course
✖SPADE✖: finished stats Fenrir.
:/ I think.
they go up right?
Fenrir (GM): lemme see...18, 15, 13, 12, 9, and 8. so your stats are legal.
✖SPADE✖: 18? I thought it was 16
Fenrir (GM): Now, as a druid, you're good at fighting. You can turn into lions, tigers, and bears, oh my. It doesn't effect your stats (I meant 16!!!!),
ahem.
✖SPADE✖: meaning?
Fenrir (GM): it doesn't affect yoru stats (yet), but still; you are one of the front-lines of the party when trouble starts. a strength of 9 means you are gonna have trouble with that
✖SPADE✖: damn ohkay let me rethink this.
Fenrir (GM): Hack-and-Slash is a strength skill. with a 9, you'll be taking a 0. not bad, but not good either.
✖SPADE✖: as a druid what do I need the LEAST?
Fenrir (GM): charisma
✖SPADE✖: -facepalm-
Fenrir (GM): wait...no intelligence
but you have it high, I assumed you wanted to be smart
✖SPADE✖: D: I do.
ohkay let me... reconfigure this. just give me a sec.
Fenrir (GM): if I may; Constitution is the only stat who's actual value matters, everything else it only matters when looking at your modifiers (which the sheet is autocalculating beneath the stats). Constitution is used to determine your health, and every point it's higher is one more point of health.
(for example: a strength of 13 is a +1, while a strength of 15 is still +1. No functional difference. But a Constitution of 15 is two more health than a consititution of 13)
shuts up while you figure it out
✖SPADE✖: Is that better?
Fenrir (GM): you're still legal...lemme see...
✖SPADE✖: would I be... Illegal?
Fenrir (GM): yeah that looks fine
if your stats didn't fit the 16,15,13,12,9,8 pattern
that would be illegal
✖SPADE✖: x3 oh.
Fenrir (GM): so you're happy with these stats? (they look fine to me. and you can play with these numbers all day and never be really satisfied. they're designed to make sure you aren't as good at everything as you want to be)
✖SPADE✖ sighs and glances at stats.
Fenrir (GM): bai fire...
✖SPADE✖: As good as it's gonna get I guess.
Fenrir (GM): ok
✖SPADE✖: Does everyone get the same stats? Or do you roll for it?
Fenrir (GM): same stats
✖SPADE✖: ohkay whats next?
Fenrir (GM): we could roll for it, but then you REALLY spend all day trying to balance them out just right
next is HP.
it's easy.
as a druid your hp is 6+constitution, or 22
✖SPADE✖: cool. x3
Fenrir (GM): I don't know either
um...oh!
switch it to base hp again?
I got a thought
set it to six
I want to see what happens
✖SPADE✖: Like that?
Fenrir (GM): tada!
yup
✖SPADE✖: x3
Fenrir (GM): it was auto calculating yoru hp
we had to tell it your class base was 6
so that was easy.
while we're at it, set your level to 1 and your XP to 0
now we add your moves
start with born of the soil. Except only put the biome you chose (or the one you decide to choose, if you haven't yet)
✖SPADE✖: Ohkay... ah give me a couple moments to decide.
Fenrir (GM): it's fine
✖SPADE✖: so Depending on the one that I choose I can turn into ANY animal from that biome?
Fenrir (GM): yup
pretty awesome, isn't it?
✖SPADE✖: does it matter like.. what country/region?
Fenrir (GM): pick one of the ones on the list
I'll worry about where that is on the map

✖SPADE✖: Well I mean for the types of animals. Cause there are more then one mountain for example.
Fenrir (GM): oh, well general mountainous species. I'm not going to get too specific to if it's apalachian or himilaean. Especially since I apparently can't even spell those names.
✖SPADE✖: x3
Fenrir (GM): you still there?
✖SPADE✖: alright.
The Whispering Plains.
Fenrir (GM): ok, so copy the text into the move. (does copy-paste work? I know I had trouble with it not copying formatting into skype, but no idea if it works into this form)
just, only put The Whispering Plains, and the Great Forest (because you're an elf, and better to be redundant than forget)
✖SPADE✖: would I put born of the soil as well?
Fenrir (GM): hmm...I thought it would expand the chatbox as it was edited...
✖SPADE✖: oh... /me facepalms.
...
Fenrir (GM): oh well. We'll figure it out
so anywho, you're born of the soil. we know what that means...
✖SPADE✖: we do?
Fenrir (GM): it means those are the lands you're tied to
✖SPADE✖: ohkay. x3
Fenrir (GM): also! you need a tell
✖SPADE✖: thats right. -thinks-

[Ginger]

Synesthesia: Hiiii person
Fenrir (GM) rolls 2 damage.
Fenrir (GM): hey!
ok, so it works like I thought it did
so Syn: the damage thing at the top; to roll your damage, just hit the dice symbol next to it.
Synesthesia rolls 6 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 5 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 4 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 1 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 1 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 5 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 5 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 3 damage.
Fenrir (GM): Spade: same thing, except I need to put your damage die in the slot
Synesthesia: buttttton spaaam
Fenrir (GM): ok, Syn; he's dead
Synesthesia: sorry
XD
no I'm not
Fenrir (GM) rolls 10 on DEX.
Synesthesia rolls 5 on STR.
Synesthesia rolls 7 on DEX.
Synesthesia rolls 8 on CON.
Synesthesia: that's nifty
Fenrir (GM): same for skill-checks. MAN this thing is convenient
Synesthesia rolls 10 on WIS.
FirerDancer: I heard spam
Synesthesia: someone stop me
XD
FirerDancer: Can I do this
Synesthesia rolls 4 on CHA.
FirerDancer: I got this
Fenrir (GM): So Fire, want to make your character sheet?
have you decided what class you're making?
✖SPADE✖: wait... huh?
Fenrir (GM): what's the confusion, SPade?
FirerDancer needs to know what classes are taken. And I need to actually have a chance to reread the manual
Synesthesia: thiiieeeeef
Fenrir (GM): well, the basics are in the campaign forum
Synesthesia: steal all the loot
Fenrir (GM): Syn has Thief, Spade had Druid, and so far everythign else is open.
I'll update the campaign forum.
✖SPADE✖ rolls 1 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 6 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 1 damage.
Fenrir (GM): need to add the damage die
FirerDancer is slightly surprised, never played where someone actually used the forum setting.
Fenrir (GM): try now, Spade
Synesthesia: neither have I
but it's handy
Fenrir (GM): pfft
✖SPADE✖ rolls 6 damage.
Fenrir (GM): it was convenient to spread info to the other characters
Synesthesia: usually we use the normal dice rolls
Fenrir (GM): hurray for spade! max damage!
FirerDancer: I work with people who normally just do the word of mouth stuff
Synesthesia rolls 5 damage.
Synesthesia rolls 7 damage.
Fenrir (GM): yeah...problem is repeating myself...
Synesthesia: how is my damage a d8?
Fenrir (GM): you're a rogue
Synesthesia: aahhh
okay
Fenrir (GM): Dungeon World damage is determined by class: the idea is it isn't the weapon, it's yoru ability with it.
Synesthesia: I am used to Rogues dealing d4's and then doing a bunch extra
but that makes sense
Fenrir (GM): you hand a fighter your dagger, and he'll start dealing 1d10 with it
FirerDancer: Thinking Wizard or bard as of the moment.
Fenrir (GM): you still do extra: your surprise attack
hey ginger
FirerDancer: Heyo Ginger
Synesthesia: Hiii Ginger!
Long time no chat
good to see you aruond
awwww
Fenrir (GM): awww?
Synesthesia: she left
and got scared away
Fenrir (GM): oh
D:
Synesthesia: or her puter froze
sometimes roll20 does that
Fenrir (GM): It was the tree, wasn't it?
so Syn: your character is finished. Now give Spade a crash-course in the UI of roll20, plz
Synesthesia: well, everything's on the sheet
you really just need to press the buttons there
✖SPADE✖: wait wait. >.< what?
Synesthesia: Oh oh hey
Fenrir (GM): I mean moving the token, drawing, poking stuff, the ruler etc
Synesthesia: the sheet pops out in it's own window!
Fenrir (GM): the stuff on the left
Synesthesia: ahhh
Fenrir (GM): it does? how?
Synesthesia: when you have your token you just use the hand tool to move it
✖SPADE✖: wait. Can you give me a few moments?
I'm not ready yet.

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Fenrir (GM): ginger?
Synesthesia: the tokens need to be placed on the board by Fenny
Fenrir (GM): well...if you say so...