The Long Road - Game Thread

“Mmm,” Quillary says non-committaly.

OOC > I am perfectly delighted to read along with the others, I have a busy week at work, and a slump for Quillary hits at just the right time! She will sit uncomfortably on the edge of whatever chair she is in and try to be a good guest. ;)

Punching children with two hands??  Jorin is game! 

"A game of skill and strength, and even strength of skill!  Yes, i will play with you small ones."

10, 13, 15

Pascal's pleased look turns to disappointment when Goldy reveals she has seven with her first two cards. It's Gowin's turn to give his wife a congratulatory kiss. Forte gives a little cheer when he discovers he had more nuts he didn't realize he had, but he still convinces his dad that they need to go back to being one nut per card.

"Alright," Hori says, passing two cards to each player, "two nuts to ante and one nut per extra card."

Peanut tally: Hori 6, Hildi 8, Forte 5, Goldy 47, Gowin 35, Pascal 19

DM rollz:

Hori decides to stop, but Hildi, Forte, Goldy and Gowin ask for a third card.

DM rollz:

Hildi and Gowin ask for another card.

DM:

Gowin says he's out. Pascal, you're up.

Popsy insight roll: 9

The old halfling gives Quillary the side eye, then sighs and stands up, saying something about finding Ula before hobbling toward the kitchen.

DM screen:

Jorin joins his team of tiny children, starting where it is suggested he stand. One of his teammates takes the ball, moves to the back of area near their hoop, and throws the ball toward the other hoop. Everyone starts moving, so Jorin does as well, still trying to figure out how the game is played even as it is already going. There is a lot of yelling, and the ball flies through the air quite often. The hardest part for the barbarian is trying to not step on anyone. Jorin is having a hard time keeping his eye on the ball. He succeeds in two-hand tagging a player, but it turns out they no longer had the ball, and it knocks them down. They look up, and yell, "Hey! I'm on your team!" But then there is cheering down at his end of the play area. The other team has succeeded in getting the ball into the hoop. As he looks, the two human youths appear to be looking straight at him and taunting him.

8

Pascal stays... while resisting eating the peanut

The cards are displayed, and Hildi crows at having seven and no one to share the pot with. He reaches with both hands to drag the pile of peanuts toward him.

"I've only got two peanuts left," Forte says.

"I've only got four myself," Hori confesses, shuffling the cards.

"How about we split the nuts evenly and play Primus's Gavel," Goldy suggests.

"Seeing as how you've got the biggest pile, that's awfully noble of you, Aunt Goldy," Hildi smiles.

Forte gets up, goes to a side table, pulls open a drawer, and pulls out a different deck of cards. Hori begins shuffling the new deck as Goldy explains the game to Pascal.

OOC: Pascal, the rules:

Hori deals everyone one card.

DM rollz:

No one folds.

DM rollz:

Once again, no one folds.

DM rollz:

19, 11, 6

Pascal blinks. He is very confused.

Everyone shows their cards, and each hand is scrutinized as no one exclaims about having a good hand.

"I almost had three sevens," Gowin says.

"Looks like Hildi wins with the high card," Goldy says, putting a finger on her nephew's 17.

Hildi smiles. "Really? Great!"

Hori collects the cards and deals again.

DM rollz:

Pascal, roll a 20, 12 and 6. If you want to stop in the middle, you can, and only one nut per die will be subtracted from your total.

Pascal looks at his card.

15, 5. Oh. Stupid dice not being available... Pascal holds.

Apparently he drew two at once haha

Jorin looks at the children and asks, "What score do we play to?"

Everyone shows their cards and Goldy cheers her win as the high card. Third hand.

DM rollz:

One of the children smiles at Jorin. "We just play until have to go in." The ball is tossed around in preparation for playing again.

Jorin, roll 9d20.

OOC > That's a lot of d20!

10 d20!

118

or did you mean 10 seperate rolls...

9, 19, 11, 1, 15, 6, 18, 5, 13, 4

All at once was fine.

DM rollz:

Feeling a little more like he knows what to do, Jorin begins the second play more wisely. The little ones can take care of themselves, he decides, so, while still being careful, he spends more time playing and less time worrying. The two teams seem pretty evenly matched this go-round. Jorin's team takes initial control and moves down the play area toward the other team's goal. There are a couple tosses, and Jorin decides to try for the goal, but a two-hand tag freezes him in place only a step away, and the other team takes the ball. He waits impatiently to be able to move again, and once he can, he turns and sprints toward his own goal. The other team has gotten the ball pretty close, but he gets to the other end just as the ball is returned to his team's possession. Three more times, the ball gets pretty close to either goal and is overturned. The pressure is building with each play. Jorin is beginning to sweat — not so much from physical exertion, but from anticipation. For quite a while, his team is able to keep the ball close to the other team's goal. The three players on his team are good catchers, and the four of them stand in a semicircle, tossing the ball around and trying to tire out the other team. An errant toss puts the ball back in the other team's possession before Jorin's team can succeed in making a goal, and all eight players are moving toward the other goal again. Luckily, the ball is overturned once again, and back them come. There is more tossing while Jorin's team stays ahead of the other team's reflexes. Finally, the littlest one makes a break for the goal, catches the ball, and slams it into the goal. Jorin's teammates crowd around the human's knees, cheering and jumping up and down.

"A fine play, little one!" Jorin cheers

Pascal draws cards!

8, 7, 1

(OOC: Figured I should "bump" this thread. Slowing down the postings is fine, but don't want to let this completely slip off the radar.

After the party goes to sleep at night, I'll take back over. But until then, DirtyDogP is still in charge of the halfling family encounter.)

OOC: How soon would you like that to happen (you taking over again)?

Quote from DirtyDogP >>

OOC: How soon would you like that to happen (you taking over again)?

(OOC: At your convenience. I'm in no rush, but I'm also prepared with a few published modules lined up, which I ran live a couple of times already at a local Con. We will be set through 2021.

If you had interesting things thought up with the Goodbody family, I don't want to get in the way. Or if you had seeds of ideas, but it would take too much time to get them ready now, you can drop story hints, and the campaign can come back to them at a later date.

I will be busy next weekend, so the 23rd or later works for me. Once you have an exit strategy planned, you can let me know when you'd like me behind the wheel again.)

The problem was I didn't really have anything to accomplish aside from Hildi wanting to get his money, but then you needed some time away, and I have been struggling to make it anything of consequence. But I think it's been good to have one less things on a lot of plates, so perhaps it served its purpose.

(I got the impression that people had a hoot with the family meal role-playing, which is a pretty good "consequence".

I have trouble with that kind of free-form NPC socializing, so I was glad you were running it.)