DM Arrakeen: Quests&Guidelines

[DM Arrakeen]

On leave from: 28/08
Estimated time of return: 14/09

[DM Arrakeen]

Orphanage and Oprhan-related plot - January - July 2016

Player-side documentation: http://bgtscc.net/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=49984
DM-side: restricted access
Countless amount of RP
Many storylines
Few drawings
Rhymes
Over a dozen events server-side

The Eye and his little baby thieves plot - January - July 2016

Player-side: some of the rumors can be found here: http://bgtscc.net/viewtopic.php?f=399&t=49931
DM-side documentation: restricted access
Huge amount of RP
Three storylines
Two intrigues
And the Eye still got away
Over a dozen events server-side

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Date: 1.10.2016
Duration: 2,5hrs
Tags/subjects: Dice rolls, #shards, NPC interaction, investigation
Category: Part of a bigger plot
Objectives: Main: Find clues about Gemini Trade Emporium and follow the lead, find the office/warehouse Sideones: Connect the dots -> Main, partially met, Side: not met

PCs: Obryn, Ildar, Hazel, Roywyn and one more
NPCs: Bernard Shaw, Old Man and his loyal chicken Chickapook, BG city NPCs

Content: Shaw hired the group to find the lost jewel that the head of House Willard needs for an engagement ring. The group searched through all the documents that were recovered from the fire and found a pay roll where some names and addresses were so they went to check them out. Only one address was still valid and they found a retired caravan guard. He told them about the night they were ambushed and how he left his comrads, grabed the younger Gemini sister and fled with her. He pointed them towards the building where GTE used to have their small office. The group broke into the building and searched it. They found a small case that had some protective warding put on it. Neither of the members was able to cast dispel so they went to Sundried to talk to the mage there. He told them that he needs to prepare the spells so they should seek him in few days. The quest ended here and was supposed to continue next week but the group didn't show up.

Rewards: 3k exp
Side notes: Continuation can still be done unless Group2 takes over.

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Date: 8.10.2016
Duration: 4hrs
Tags/subjects: Dice rolls, #shards, #roadsofterror, boss battle
Category: mass event, bridge event between two plots, Co-op with ADMs Soulcatcher and Creo
Objectives: Main: Locate the caravan, find the cargo, brings back the hired staff, retrieve the gem case -> Not met, only few gems were retrieved and one survivor was brought back

PCs: Many
NPCs: Mag, Bandits, Survivor

Content: A carravan with supplies for Mag's inn was late. It was discovered that the caravan was raided by bandits. In the attempt to take control over what was left of it the hired adventurers fought the bandits but during the battle the fire arrows were used and the cargo got set on fire. Nothing could be salvaged but few gems. A HiddenHin who was trailing the group found the first shard. One of the trackers in the group found the blood trail leading to the ant burrow. The group followed and battled their way to the formian queen. Once she was slain they found the wounded man. He told them that the queen took the gem and he frantically searched for it. Yet again HiddenHin is the one to find the shard. She later sneaks it into SomeoneElses pocket. Adventurers return to Mag with bad news and she issues a bounty of 20 000 for the shards telling them that the shards have no monetary value but a great sentimental one.

Rewards: 4k exp, 500gp, lots of gold piles on the way
Side notes: Overall it went very well. Big thanks to Soulcatcher and Creo for helping out.

[DM Arrakeen]

Date: 9.10.2016 and 15.10.2016
Duration: 4,5hrs
Tags/subjects: Dice rolls, #shards, #roadsofterror, investigation and npc interaction
Category: Part of a bigger plot
Objectives: Main: Find information in the retreieved documents, follow the lead and investigate, find another clue and follow up -> Partially met

PCs: Co-op between Phoenix Company and remnants of the Inquisition
NPCs: Bandits, Woman

Content: After retrieving the case from Drinn the group investigated the contents of it and found some documents. They found information that led them to the Northern Tradeway. On the way there they fought some bandits. Not far from the ruins in the Northern Tradeway they met a woman tending to three graves belonging to her husband and two sons. The event had to end during the conversation because we ran out of time. Continuation is pending a decision from the group.

Rewards: 2-3k exp and 1k gold to those over 30, midtier jewelry from the case and 12bags of gold.
Side notes: Avernus items are ridiculous.

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On leave from: 21/10
Estimated time of return: 4/11

[DM Arrakeen]

Campaign Coordinator Tenure
Appointed: July 2016
Resigned: November 2016

Main metaplot: #shards

Tags/subjects: Epic antagonist, resource and information gathering, rolls, establishing relationship with NPCs and factions, cross-faction cooperation and conflict.
Focus: Evil and Neutral gain vs counteractive efforts of Good
Objectives: Connect to past meta-plot, introduce the antagonist, shift the angle to evil/neutral
Content: Various NPCs, event suggestions, 10 shards, backstory
Conclusion: Unavailable

Support metaplot: #roadsofterror

Tags/subjects: Non-epic antagonist, dark fantasy, information gathering, rolls, establishing relationship with NPCs and factions, evil/neutral support, intrigue, cloak&dagger, gang wars, heists, murders
Focus: Fostering Evil and Neutral factions/players vs counteractive efforts of Good, results of the previous war and post-war setting
Objectives: Introduction of potential secondary antagonist, provide the field for evil and neutral factions to play on, create a bridge between campaigns
Content: Backstory, event suggestions, gang structure
Conclusion: Unavailable

Leave of Absence: Late October 2016 - May 2017
Return to active DM duty: June 2017

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June - September 2017 - #shorts & #happyhours

15 short events - interactions and dice rolls focused
2 Happy hours
3 NPC-PC conflicts
1 NPC grave robber that got away with it
Some mid-tier items
1 NPC do-gooder that was driven mad
3 instances of playing God(ess)
2 unsolved crimes and missing body parts

July - September 2017 - #darkseas

Forum-side: PM-RP
Server-side: 3 events
1 storyline
2 events
1 mass event
3 Sea monsters/abominations
1 lonely octupus

August - October 2017 - #underchicken aka #diatryma

Forum-side: PM-RP
Server-side: 2 events
Countless amount of RP
1 and a half storyline
2 events
UD-Surface crossover
1 heartbroken mage in a dire need of familiar
Partially destroyed furniture

August 2017 - #shadowandsmoke

Wrap-up of the remnants of #shards
1 and a half storyline
1 event
1 instance of playing God
Rumor - resolution and testimony

September 2017 - Ongoing

Focused mainly on DM-side part of the forum and forum-related duties
Forum-side RP: 1 campaign, and 1 partially revived from the archive

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Player-base, my laptop died.

As a result, all PM-RP and forum-side correspondence related to [Requests], [ClassApps] and [MiscPMs] need to either go on hold or be rerouted to another DM.

I intend to service the laptop on Monday, so I'll know more then. I'll keep you posted.

[DM Arrakeen]

Player-base, I'm still absent and PC-less, but I've received an email saying that the parts have arrived and the laptop should be fixed by Tuesday at the latest.

[DM Arrakeen]

Good news, player-base.
I've picked up my laptop, and it's working - sort of. It may take me a few days to get entirely up to speed on everything, so please be patient.

Players who are waiting on responses to PM-RP, please bump these PMs for me, so I don't have to sort through 2 weeks worth of inbox madness.

Happy gaming, everyone.

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Due to RL obligations, I'm going to step away from the DM post for a bit.

On leave from: 20/01/2017
Estimated time of return: End of February

I'm hoping to wrap up all PM and forum RP before that. If something ends up unfinished, then it'll either be transferred to another DM or shelved til my return.

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Player-base at large,
As it turned out, RL work obligations kept me away for far longer than I had initially expected. That being said, with permission from the top brass, I'm back to active DM duty.

Underdark players,
I want to apologize to those, that perhaps felt I left them hanging.

#gambitmaneuver - This plot-line could potentially be revived if there are any interested individuals out there and if it wasn't picked up by a different DM.

#surgeandmirrors - This plot-line could potentially be revived if there are any interested individuals out there and if it wasn't picked up by a different DM.

I'm looking forward to working with you all forum-side or server-side.

[DM Arrakeen]

September 2017 - mid February 2018

Focused mainly on the DM-side part of the forum and forum-related duties, i.e., administrative tasks, and player-DM Team correspondence.

September - December 2017 - #shorts & #happyhours

1 Happy Hour
5 shorts - skill rolls and choices
Consumables and mid-tier gear
1 instance of trade negotiations that ended with someone dying
1 evil NPC-turned-sacrificial lamb
3 NPC-PC conflicts out of which 2 reached a peaceful resolution

November 2017 - February 2018 - #gambitmaneuver

Forum-side: RP exchange in public thread, followed by RP exchange via Guild forum
1 and a half storyline
1 your friendly neighborhood Quaggoth slave
1 pompous male drow NPC
Guild interactions
1 pissed-off NPC lolthite priestess
6 NPC templates ready for play
Status: Pending

December 2017 - January 2018 - #surgeandmirrors

Forum-side: RP exchange via Guild forum
1 storyline
2 NPC drow hoping for a better position inside their House
3 NPC templates ready for play
Guild interactions
2 possible ways of utilizing a rare resource
1 very clever butler
Status: Inactive

January - February 2018 - #turningpoint

Forum-side: PM-RP
4 NPCs that never saw it coming
1 PC that went through a near-death experience
3 instances of complicated PC development
1 dark secret
A player who realized that failure to achieve PC's goals doesn't mean nothing was gained.

Leave of Absence: Mid February 2018 - May 2018
Return to active DM duty: June 2018

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Incoming absence due to RL obligations:

From: 25/06/2018
Till: 09/07/2018 or 16/07/2018 (but that's a less likely option)

This is the last trip until late autumn.

I'm hoping to wrap up all PM and forum RP + related correspondence before that. If something ends up unfinished, then it'll either be transferred to another DM or shelved til my return.

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Player-base, I have returned. If any RP/Bios/ClassApps or other matters that were left unfinished still need to be addressed, please send me a PM.

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Player-base,

due to unforeseen events outside of my control, I'm flying out on Monday - the 30th of July - to deal with some personal, family matters. The probability of being able to handle anything Forum-side is low at this moment, and I won't have access server-side at all, but I'll be available on discord.

All correspondence tagged as [MiscPMs] and [Request] has to be rerouted to another DM. If someone is waiting for a reply, please send a reminder to the whole DM Team and not only to my account.

MESSAGES TO CERTAIN PLAYER GROUPS - please read carefully:

To UD players involved in the #drowdiplomacy RP: Per the agreement the event is on hold until my return. Some RP, if need be, can be done over discord. I'll keep you updated if anything changes.

To Orc players involved in the #scoutandassess RP: As stated in the PM, in about 2 days, I'll send the initial result of your IC efforts. Another DM may pick up the event server-side, or you'll have to wait for that till my return.

To Surface players involved in the #redgameofchess RP: Bernard Shaw, Woman in Red and the cocoa-loving halfling menace to society will return. Some RP, if need be, can be done over discord.

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Player-base,

I've returned. Consequently, I'll need a few days to catch up with regular DM responsibilities, and the ones in regards to HDMing.
Players involved in the plotlines below, please read carefully.

MESSAGES TO CERTAIN PLAYER GROUPS - please read carefully:

To UD players involved in the #drowdiplomacy RP: As discussed, we're going to handle part of the RP over Discord and figure out the right time next weekend for the event server-side.

To Orc players involved in the #scoutandassess RP: Contact me with a status update about the RP, and we'll take it from there. Please use a tag in the subject line: [Plot]Scout&Assess

To Surface players involved in the #redgameofchess RP: I'll contact those who connected with Bernard Shaw, Woman in Red and the cocoa-loving halfling menace to society over the next couple of days to figure out the next step. If by some chance that slips my mind, please send a PM around Wednesday. Please use a tag in the subject line: [Plot]RedQueen

[DM Arrakeen]

Important notice:

Player-base,

Finals are coming which, on top of my RL work, means that I will be largely unavailable for the next few weeks. Starting now, the hours I can devote to my Forum work-load will begin to drop. Consequently, expect that the response time to your PM&Forum-RP will be lower until it possibly stops entirely come early May.

Players involved in the plotlines below, please read carefully.

PLAYER GROUPS - please read carefully:

To Surface players involved in #all-things-trade RP: The trip down South has to wait till I am back in business. Upon my return, I expect you to remind me about this in case I don't reach out to you. Please use a relevant tag: [Red-SST]Business Trip South

To UD players involved in #rockshield RP: I will do what I can to wrap up the standing order before I disappear. Remember that in order to have the result of it implemented server-side you must ask our Dev Team politely to aid you in that.

To Surface players involved in #frilledlizards RP: The plot-line is put on hold till I am back in business. Upon my return, I expect you to remind me about this in case I don't reach out to you. Please use a relevant tag: [FrilledLizards]

To Surface players involved in #all-things-shaw RP: The plot-line is put on hold till I am back in business. Upon my return, I expect you to remind me about this in case I don't reach out to you. Please use a relevant tag: [Shaw]

To Surface players involved in #all-things-mag RP: Mag still can be reached via PM-RP until Sunday, Apr. 28th, after that expect major delays. Please use a relevant tag: [IC-Meeting Mag]

To Surface players involved in #all-things-soubar RP: Expect major delays on the feedback front, but do keep me updated. Please use a relevant tag: [Soubar Ops]