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[Patch]

I'll see what I can come up with...

[Patch]

...Oh, right, I was going to do something, wasn't I? Hmmm...

[Zamuel]

I might edit my final post since it feels a little weak. However, I'd like to hear everyone's feedback on things. Afterwards I'll talk about my end of things. I like the setting and hope to have more mini-campaigns in it but I do plan to jump back over to STOMP next.

[MEDdMI]

XD Couldn't resist the tiny postscript. Not sure if I have much to say beyond what we've already discussed, but its also way past my bedtime. Will think some more later.

[MEDdMI]

I really can't think of much else to say, other than reiterating my earlier points how it encouraged teamwork more.

[Fnu Aw]

It was a brand new setting but I found myself immersed in it immediately, so something worked.

[Patch]

I wasn't sure what you were trying out in this campaign, so I was looking for opportunities to use whatever I could on the character sheet. Still missed a couple opportunities that I only caught after the fact (such as using the caution tape to mark the sinkhole prior to actually teleporting down into it).

[Zamuel]

A lot was simply seeing what players would do and how they would interact with the setting. You mention the sinkhole while I contemplated using the caution tape on Sweet Berry's table but it worked out fine in the end. I think the main thing I wanted to test and in turn, the reason I feel I botched things was new Flight. I feel I put Ivy's parents too early in the cave so Flight didn't get a real test. At that, I didn't think of teleporting straight up, oops. Was why I had the cave in but it was reasonable to teleport without line of sight due to some things Ember did so I allowed it. But admittedly, the cave wasn't as fleshed out as it needed to be and the scene still worked.

One major question is, how did 21 ability point characters feel? Was it okay having a lower default than the normal 30 or did it feel underpowered? Intriguingly, what do you think of the builds for the other players than yourselves?

In the end, I would like to return to this setting if all of you are willing. There are some potential interactions that could be explored.

[Zamuel]

This is a fun read.

I reread the IC and OOC and it is pretty digestible. The thing that stands out to me is that this campaign has a humor all its own.

Separately, I edited in the NPC page to the first post. I'm wondering how well they read for the non players who were reading the campaign.

[Fnu Aw]

I think the main thing I wanted to test and in turn, the reason I feel I botched things was new Flight. I feel I put Ivy's parents too early in the cave so Flight didn't get a real test. At that, I didn't think of teleporting straight up, oops.

I noticed, but it felt more like a swerve than an omission. I expected to take part in the scheduled rain, so when the scheduled rain happened and worked against us I was caught completely off guard, and I liked how that felt.

And I still had my pegasus fun. I tried to play with how unnatural a pegasus might feel underground.
 

But admittedly, the cave wasn't as fleshed out as it needed to be and the scene still worked.

A fleshed out cave would have been fun but sitting around waiting to be rescued was a different kind of fun that hasn't come up in other campaigns, and I was hoping for this campaign to be something different.
 

One major question is, how did 21 ability point characters feel? Was it okay having a lower default than the normal 30 or did it feel underpowered? Intriguingly, what do you think of the builds for the other players than yourselves?

As I recall my very first STOMP build didn't use all its points. It feels like enough. If anything these builds felt bigger. Maybe it's because the setting is so light and friendly so far. I didn't feel remotely underpowered for it. I think another part of it, and I have to keep coming back to this, is the special items on our builds. It may be a small thing but it is an extra thing, and they don't take up any points, and they're completely personalized. That one little thing feels so big. Watching the spice mix get used just made me happy.
 

In the end, I would like to return to this setting if all of you are willing. There are some potential interactions that could be explored.

Sign me right up. This felt like a pilot episode, and there's plenty on the map left to visit.

[Patch]

21 points felt enough like a 30 point build that I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't said anything. But, a key difference is that we didn't build these characters ourselves, picking out each ability.

[MEDdMI]

Yeah, I didn't notice any lack of points. I forget if I mentioned this before, but the spice mix was an example of why I wanted EB to carry Specific Items at first. It'd be fun to attempt to McGuyver a solution. Of course, that all went down the drain when he got lost and later on with Kage, there was no need to specify basic supplies. Having one very specific item is fun though. Easy to carry, and might come in handy in unexpected ways.

I think I'd be up for other brief campaigns like this.

[Zamuel]

I forget if I mentioned this before, but the spice mix was an example of why I wanted EB to carry Specific Items at first.

A lot has shifted with me as a GM. Admittedly, a portion was trying to be careful with avoiding clutter from D&D style collecting everything but I think the campaigns have shown they can handle it. Especially when compared against the legion of NPCs. Something I'm deliberately aiming to be careful with in Friendship Gardens but I think the NPCs are at a level where they can be remembered but still expand.

21 points felt enough like a 30 point build that I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't said anything. But, a key difference is that we didn't build these characters ourselves, picking out each ability.

I'd argue that the process was only slightly different compared to some characters. Admittedly, more for Mey Hem than STOMP. Still, I was aiming for workable sample characters that were still interesting.

I think the main thing I wanted to test and in turn, the reason I feel I botched things was new Flight. I feel I put Ivy's parents too early in the cave so Flight didn't get a real test. At that, I didn't think of teleporting straight up, oops.

I noticed, but it felt more like a swerve than an omission. I expected to take part in the scheduled rain, so when the scheduled rain happened and worked against us I was caught completely off guard, and I liked how that felt.

First, I'm glad you liked it. I was worried at first though that's more of a me thing. Second, it was a case of me trying to make info available since if someone picked up on it Light Heart could have been alerted not to have it rain in certain areas. I'm just hoping I did do well enough on having some of that info available.

 
Returning is interesting since there's very little of a long game compared to the other campaigns. Most plots will be developing as they develop instead of having multi year wait times. Which I guess makes sense considering the local focus.

[Fnu Aw]

I like a long game but it could be liberating to not have one. This is a good setting to just have some trivial fun. It's a cute little town with cute little problems.

[MEDdMI]

Nothing wrong with regular bite sized adventures.