[OOC] Heart of Darkness (Part II)

[Mindsiege]

Something we could already settle before I get to writing my post, how long will Jimmy wait for Tink to complete his task?

[secretID]

Hm. Jimmy will stay in mental contact with Tink while he remains in range.

IIRC, we haven't had that long break yet. If so, Jimmy will wait until the darkling camp settles down for sleep, if they do (else he'll wait until he's getting ready for sleep), to recall Tink and get his report.

[secretID]

Sorry about the wait; a lot going on here. So I'm clear: you want me to take him all the way through to having this campsite set up? Just him and Boanagh?

[Mindsiege]

Originally Posted by secretID

Sorry about the wait; a lot going on here. So I'm clear: you want me to take him all the way through to having this campsite set up? Just him and Boanagh?

Nope. The downtime (your next post) only considers the long rest inside the outpost. Leaving for the campsite comes after that. You may attempt to recruit anybody that you deem appropriate to recruit. My next GM update will include someone reaching out.

[Mindsiege]

I was wondering, didn't you want to change Jimmy's invocations to receive Devil's Sight? I remember you noting that down in your previous level up but holding back on it because it was too powerful in the middle of an adventure. Mind you, I think now with the long rest that Jimmy just had, even if he "technically" didn't level up I'm fine if you make those kinds of character changes right now.

[secretID]

Hm. Let me take a look at what I actually want to do when leveling comes. Thanks for the reminder either way.

[Mindsiege]

Originally Posted by secretID

Hm. Let me take a look at what I actually want to do when leveling comes. Thanks for the reminder either way.

Just to make sure I understood you correctly, you prefer to run Jimmy exactly like he was in the first half of HoD?

[secretID]

Sorry; I was unclear. I'm going to briefly think about what I want to do with his 2(!) coming levels, then see if I want to make the kind of change you offered now.

[Mindsiege]

Roger that.

[secretID]

I was struggling with the decision about my third invocation, but they realized that I still only get two now. Yes, Ag Blast and Devil's Sight, for sure. I switched a cantrip, too.

[Mindsiege]

This has been on the top of my list for the last two days but I didn't get time to write longer IC posts at all. Expect me to get to it ASAP.

@edit:
OOC posts don't count, because only IC posts take juice to write.

[Mindsiege]

Was there something to clarify for me for you to be able to make the next post?

I was trying to move the preparation scenes forward to finally getting the adventure back into action. Sorry for giving it a slow start, I had a few things to figure out on the backend, but for the most part, I should be clear now on how to proceed with this as a solo game.

[secretID]

No, I was just a little underwater, and this was an easy one to let slip; sorry. It does seem like I've now done multiple "last post before we leave" posts. That said, it occurred to me that I maybe want to put a little more thought into alarms and/or traps, so I'm going to give the mundane equipment list a long look, then post today/tonight.

[Mindsiege]

No worries, as long as I'm in the loop what I'm waiting for, I think solo games are easier to be a bit lenient with time because it doesn't affect a whole playgroup. I just know that we're still in for a long ride so I figure it's good if we're aware of taking it slow.

Besides, I'm perfectly fine for however long you take at the outpost, because it all can affect the outcome of this adventure. I've just meant to point out that the preparations to set out would have been completed (which technically wasn't clear before). So now you're on your own to determine what steps to take to brave your quest, the darklings currently have no further input unless you ask them the right questions.

Personally, I'm not in any haste to move this along. Just worried if leaving things too open is making it too hard for you to find your way forward, or if there is any input I can give to help you make your decisions.

[secretID]

Hm...then maybe we have been miscommunicating. I've already had at least a few posts that I intended to be my last post before you brought things into the tunnels, but then each time I've understood you to ask for something more before leaving. Exactly what kind of thing are you expecting to read to start the expedition? Since I don't have a map, I don't think I can say anything other than, "Jimmy steps out of the camp" or something. Is there something more specific you'd like?