Last night's session was successful on all counts. That the party covered significantly more ground, and took only one casualty, is clear evidence of player skill improvement.
This session also marks the start of individual character clocks not forcibly synchronized. All characters continue to experience 1 day in the game world to each day in the real world, however, the characters in last night's game are continuing forward from January 3, 1480 while those characters not present are still back at December 31, 1479 today.
I'm very interested in everyone's thoughts on time-keeping in the game. On the Discord server, in the #rules-discussion channel, I quoted a section of the DMG which leaves me with some confusion and ambiguity.
PLAYERS & CHARACTERS
Regrettably, Josh L has bowed out of the game for the time-being, bringing us down to 6 active players who are currently running 11 characters. Two new players anticipate joining us in upcoming sessions soon, however.
Please invite new players to join us any time. One of the features of playing this game in the 1970s style is that the larger the player pool, the more interesting the game becomes. Don't worry that the sessions will become too crowded, I'll cap attendance around 5 or 6 if it comes to that, and add more sessions to the calendar.
SCHEDULE
The next scheduled session is at 13:00 on Nov 29 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) at Footbridge Brewery. Please let me know if you expect to play that day and I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to discuss plans for your character with the other players playing that day in advance of the session. There are lots of "housekeeping" sorts of tasks that can be done outside the session to maximize your XP and treasure collecting time in the session.
Please also remember that I will run unscheduled sessions on request for one or more players, in person or online, as my schedule permits.
With only a few scheduled sessions left this year, I'd like your input for next year's calendar. Please let me know your day of the week and time of the day preferences for the regular sessions ASAP.
TIPS & TRICKS
Rather than a new tips & tricks topis this time, here's an index all the previous topics, in the order in which they were posted. I hope you'll catch up on any you missed or would like to review.
- Quick Tips for Skillful Play
- Monthly Upkeep
- Dungeon Definition & Technique
- Character Records
- Ratings & Training Costs
- Hirelings & Henchmen
- Disease & Parasites
- Approaches to Playing AD&D
- Downtime Orders
- Ratings, Class, & Alignment
- Calculus of the Dungeon
- "Always On" Time-keeping
I'd like to hear your comments, questions, and suggestions for new topics!