The Adventures of Arthur Vlach

[Howlando]

In reference to this, I just wanted to emphasize that I will be running multiple little adventures with Arthur Vlach starting tonight late-night EST and through the weekend. I'm more than happy to include low level or new PCs in these but as always I vastly prefer to run dm stuff for characters that will be around a while - it is highly demoralizing to make loot/run stuff for a PC that is gone in a week.

There is an option for Friday or Saturday through Sunday morning to be a "Weekend of Ymphian Adventure," with a group being sent up to Ymph in search of certain things and having an opportunity to explore the wasteland that Ymph has become and perhaps tackle certain old EFUA/M quests. Of course such an expedition would be highly dangerous, somewhat beyond the expected difficulties of Vlach's other quests. And of course... if there is any other unrelated business that your character might have in Ymph, this would be a fine opportunity to pursue such.

Due to module area size limitations, I would probably run a version of the mod that has less Underdark areas for this period. It would also require a fair amount of time in preparation.

But before I commit to Ymph Weekend, I would like to get a sense of how many players would actually be enthusiastic about the idea and be prepared to head up above. It's not necessary to do for Mr. Vlach so it could easily be postponed or worked into some other thing in the future. If now isn't a great time for whatever reason (I know a lot of players recently lost characters to certain deadly tournaments), then I would prefer to run Ymphian Adventure some point in the future (easily as part of a different plot) when there are plenty of characters interested and prepared for such a journey.

So if you would like to voice an OOC opinion about whether you'd like Ymphian Adventures to be either this weekend or some other time feel free to do so in this thread or privately if you wish.

Regardless, Arthur Vlach will hopefully run his final retrieval event in the Underdark this coming Sunday early afternoon EST. It will be an event suitable for the entire server.

[Deadlykate]

Ymphian adventure for all this weekend is my vote!

[Charnelist]

Put my name down. Sign me up. I'm in.

Edit: I'm gonna withhold my vote. I keep debating the pros and cons and, really, I'm just enthusiastic for this either way. Ymph now or Ymph later, doesn't make a difference to me!

[Howlando]

It would be helpful if people would indeed vote for either:

1) Ymph this weekend, including all its dangers and horrible curses, and commitment to attend

Or

2) Stick with events in the UD for now; will run Ymph stuff as part of something else sometime in the future

[RagingPurpleGiant]

YMPH!
The bigger the risk the bigger the reward

[TeufelHunden]

I will throw my hat in to a Ymph adventure as I know a lot of people want to go.

[prestonhunt]

Voting for Ymph this weekend.
 

[MessengerGirl]

I would love to go to Ymph.  I can only commit to attending on Sunday, though, so I understand if I have to be left behind.

[DuncanCountyWars]

I'll go to Ymph. Ready and able

[Good Meat]

Despite having said in IRC I'd love to go to Ymph I think it's better to let PC's grow in relatively safety at this point in time. Powers are still shifting and we haven't an established powerbase that'd warrant going to Ymph straight away. I'd postpone it to another weekend in the future. It'd be a shame if you'd have to make Ymph more accessible especially since it's supposed to be very difficult. That's just my opinion tho.

[Starstruck]

From my personal (and selfish) perspective, this entire week is awful for me and I will be gone for all of Sunday, so I wouldn't mind a delay, but completely understand if that's not doable.

[crapper_scrapper]

YMPH!!!!

[Random_White_Guy]

Not to detract from the Ymph fun but personally I think some ~revalations~ and flesh out of the Underdark should have focus than some weekend hijinks back in the old stomping grounds.

Hitting the nostalgia hammer button feels a little soon after so much emphasis was put on the people who tried to defy the Directorate getting sent to Ymph, or at least save it for maybe Hammer 23rd which is just around the corner.
 

[Haer Dalis 83]

My character would be enormously interested in a weekend of Ymphian adventure, as I know other characters loosely connected with him are. That is why I vote for UD stuff this weekend, simply because 1) I started playing him 2 days ago 2) I'll be away the entire weekend ...

[zDark Shadowz]

I would like to head up above and see this Ymph place I've never been to, but to be honest I'd rather use an alternate to explore it as I am committed to my current PC and really don't want him cursed (any more than he is)

In saying that though, other people that've lost their chars recently may want to play a newly-made withering character (there's Exile Collective support for such characters) so don't be shy for running this Ymph adventure for other new characters since their playability after a curse would be enhanced, depending on ones perspective, when/if they return to the Underdark.

I think we might need another week though to get people somewhat better prepared or you'll probably see 30% safety cloaks and an unknown amount of flashpans.