Awesome! Now, once Berker and Erich get to a point where they'll link up with the rest of the party, I'll bot Kallista and Hyre if needed to keep things rolling, but in the meantime, we can chat together in this thread for things like what you'd like to see happen in the story or discussing roleplay events in relation to how it might affect party relationships, as a kind of sounding board so nothing happens to anyone's character without consent, so to speak.
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
So you folks know, you won't have grim and kina tagging along much longer (though I wouldn't mind if you kept kina around as a pack mule) so you'll be free of the "babysitters" very soon
Incidentally, the 'chitchat part is a throwback to the very first rpg I ever played on the c64, "times of lore"
ugh, sorry again for the delay folks. Things are going on. Got a cat who's real sick that requires a lot of care, the husbando is struggling with depression/anxiety med dosage, and I'm frantically trying to balance out everything while basically being crippled by pain myself. Life ain't easy.
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Ugh. After re-reading that really sub-par post I made the other day (Seriously, that took how long to post? And THAT was my best?) it's clear I need to take a little break to refuel my creativity. I'm just swamped by work and life responsibilities that I'll just drag things down. I still want to continue, I just need a little time to get my turds in herds (sometimes literally, our cat has inflammatory bowel disease which means he often poops in random places when he has a gas attack) so my posts aren't garbage.
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Well, to make matters worse, I just got my results on an MRI done on my spine. I have severe spinal stenosis at my L4 and L5 vertebrae and the spine and pain specialists had previously done some nerve ablation therapy on me to try and provide some relief. I got minimal if any. This scan was to see if there was anything else that could be done for me outside of surgery, and there is not. My only option left is to get spinal fusion, which my neurologist doesn't want to do until it's absolutely necessary, where I will be at risk of losing bladder and bowel control because of the strain it will put on the remaining discs that haven't degraded yet--which wouldn't be a problem, if I was 60 and no longer active. I am considerably younger than that and spinal fusion could set up a cascade effect until my whole spine is fused together.
I'll take the time I need to digest this while I'm clearing my head and getting my DM juices flowing again. We'll continue again, with a much greater emphasis on character spotlighting rather than your usual 'this is your quest' DM campaign style.
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Take the time you need, I'm sorry to hear that you're going through that, Kina. I converted Lazlo's character sheet into a PDF and downloaded it- so don't be alarmed if you don't see it in the campaign proper (lol- i'm just too cheap to pay for extra character slots). I'll be here when we start up again. Take good care, all of you and talk soon.
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Fleabag Fleabane-Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
I'm still struggling right now. I really need to get my head in a good space before I can resume. My confidence has really taken a hit and I'm grappling with feelings of not enjoying all the things I would NORMALLY enjoy which is a big-ass red flag.
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
I'm sorry you're going through that. Would it help if you were a player and not the DM? I can't imagine what you're going through but let us know if we can help in any way. I've never done it but I wouldn't mind DMing a one shot... Generic setting, throwaway level 3 characters, 5e rules as written. Nothing groundbreaking just a distraction. You've worked really hard at building something that we've all enjoyed so if it would help you- say the word.
I'm sorry you're going through that. Would it help if you were a player and not the DM? I can't imagine what you're going through but let us know if we can help in any way. I've never done it but I wouldn't mind DMing a one shot... Generic setting, throwaway level 3 characters, 5e rules as written. Nothing groundbreaking just a distraction. You've worked really hard at building something that we've all enjoyed so if it would help you- say the word.
While I'd love to be a player, I don't think I could even keep up with that. I've tried just regular forum roleplay as an attempt to get my confidence back and even that I can't seem to keep up with. I'm not entirely sure what's wrong aside from just run of the mill stress, but I hope after some time to really look inward that I'll figure this out and we can get back to continuing our campaign.
Edit: Okay, it's a few more things than just stress, but those are things that are beyond anyone's control, namely my growing collection of health problems that have been robbing me of sleep. I think I may just need to actually take a few days off to simply catch up on my sleep in case it literally is just a matter of there being too much brain garbage that's not being swept out by getting a couple of complete sleep cycles in.
I'm starting to turn a corner, I think. If we get good news on the health of a family member, that will help stress levels a lot. Doing some hard thinking about what makes me happy, and allowing myself to do that thing rather than the knee jerk reaction of 'I don't deserve it'. I haven't forgotten about the campaign and I definitely want to continue!
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DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Awesome! Now, once Berker and Erich get to a point where they'll link up with the rest of the party, I'll bot Kallista and Hyre if needed to keep things rolling, but in the meantime, we can chat together in this thread for things like what you'd like to see happen in the story or discussing roleplay events in relation to how it might affect party relationships, as a kind of sounding board so nothing happens to anyone's character without consent, so to speak.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Im back! Sorry I stopped getting notifications for this thread at some point
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Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
Did we start the new thread? I thought I saw a notification but I can't find it.
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
So you folks know, you won't have grim and kina tagging along much longer (though I wouldn't mind if you kept kina around as a pack mule) so you'll be free of the "babysitters" very soon
Incidentally, the 'chitchat part is a throwback to the very first rpg I ever played on the c64, "times of lore"
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
ugh, sorry again for the delay folks. Things are going on. Got a cat who's real sick that requires a lot of care, the husbando is struggling with depression/anxiety med dosage, and I'm frantically trying to balance out everything while basically being crippled by pain myself. Life ain't easy.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Sorry to hear that- hang in there.
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
Ugh. After re-reading that really sub-par post I made the other day (Seriously, that took how long to post? And THAT was my best?) it's clear I need to take a little break to refuel my creativity. I'm just swamped by work and life responsibilities that I'll just drag things down. I still want to continue, I just need a little time to get my turds in herds (sometimes literally, our cat has inflammatory bowel disease which means he often poops in random places when he has a gas attack) so my posts aren't garbage.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
You got a lot on your plate. No worries.
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
Well, to make matters worse, I just got my results on an MRI done on my spine. I have severe spinal stenosis at my L4 and L5 vertebrae and the spine and pain specialists had previously done some nerve ablation therapy on me to try and provide some relief. I got minimal if any. This scan was to see if there was anything else that could be done for me outside of surgery, and there is not. My only option left is to get spinal fusion, which my neurologist doesn't want to do until it's absolutely necessary, where I will be at risk of losing bladder and bowel control because of the strain it will put on the remaining discs that haven't degraded yet--which wouldn't be a problem, if I was 60 and no longer active. I am considerably younger than that and spinal fusion could set up a cascade effect until my whole spine is fused together.
I'll take the time I need to digest this while I'm clearing my head and getting my DM juices flowing again. We'll continue again, with a much greater emphasis on character spotlighting rather than your usual 'this is your quest' DM campaign style.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
Take the time you need, I'm sorry to hear that you're going through that, Kina. I converted Lazlo's character sheet into a PDF and downloaded it- so don't be alarmed if you don't see it in the campaign proper (lol- i'm just too cheap to pay for extra character slots). I'll be here when we start up again. Take good care, all of you and talk soon.
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
Yeah, take care of you :)
Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
I'm still struggling right now. I really need to get my head in a good space before I can resume. My confidence has really taken a hit and I'm grappling with feelings of not enjoying all the things I would NORMALLY enjoy which is a big-ass red flag.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
I'm sorry you're going through that. Would it help if you were a player and not the DM? I can't imagine what you're going through but let us know if we can help in any way. I've never done it but I wouldn't mind DMing a one shot... Generic setting, throwaway level 3 characters, 5e rules as written. Nothing groundbreaking just a distraction. You've worked really hard at building something that we've all enjoyed so if it would help you- say the word.
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training
Don't worry about us. I just hope things will be better for you. Take your time and be happy!
While I'd love to be a player, I don't think I could even keep up with that. I've tried just regular forum roleplay as an attempt to get my confidence back and even that I can't seem to keep up with. I'm not entirely sure what's wrong aside from just run of the mill stress, but I hope after some time to really look inward that I'll figure this out and we can get back to continuing our campaign.
Edit: Okay, it's a few more things than just stress, but those are things that are beyond anyone's control, namely my growing collection of health problems that have been robbing me of sleep. I think I may just need to actually take a few days off to simply catch up on my sleep in case it literally is just a matter of there being too much brain garbage that's not being swept out by getting a couple of complete sleep cycles in.
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
I'm starting to turn a corner, I think. If we get good news on the health of a family member, that will help stress levels a lot. Doing some hard thinking about what makes me happy, and allowing myself to do that thing rather than the knee jerk reaction of 'I don't deserve it'. I haven't forgotten about the campaign and I definitely want to continue!
DM, professional illustrator and comic artist, suffering from severe spinal stenosis, married, middle aged, and nerdy.
All that sounds great!
Tandor the White, Human Life Cleric
I'm happy for you mate! We'll wait for you, don't worry!
Glad to hear you’re on the mend.
Fleabag Fleabane -Tabaxi Ranger | Lenny Coggins- Halfling Barbarian | Sid Shatterbuckle- Dwarf Fighter/Rogue| Lazlo - Satyr Bard in Training