I must say, this has all the makings of an epic tale in progress. Good game thus far, I look forward to this...
Also, could we each list our timezones and general availabilities? It would be grand if we could get ourselves a chat room going, this weekend perhaps, and get finish several rounds in one sitting.
To that end. I am in eastern pacific time, (CA, USA) and am usually around in the early mornings/afternoons and late evenings.
I assume at least some paint skills and a paint program are necessary to join, right?
All you really need is MS Paint. Or, if you preferred, you could simply specify what you wanted done and where you would like it here, and I or someone else who was willing could fill it in for you. I've found some sprites from Autorealm that I intend to put to use, and plan on cleaning my part of the map up anyways.
Alright. I'm assuming you dont need to change map when you create an avatar? Because I didn't.
No need really, as long as you note where the avatar is, especially if it is to be defending or performing something. Travel in DoW is generally instantaneous, so aside from those situations, it practically shouldn't matter.
@Riccto: You've got it. For every consecutive turn that you begin with 5 points or less, you get a +1 modifiers, which stacks up to +3. If you end your turn with more than 5 points, you lose the whole modifier and it starts over.
EDIT: Welcome to the game, rty275! I haven't checked the thread yet, but if we have already moved onto Round 2 you can just roll 4d6 and make your mark.