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It is one of my favorite terrible movies. Maybe "Law" isn't the right concept. More "the Status Quo." Fights to keep things the way they have always been, without much consideration to the way things should be.
What about a dual wielding gun toting paladin? I'm thinking sort of like Christian Bale from equilibrium. Believes in Druid traditions (source of magic) and worships the Law as if a religion unto its own.
Are you full up yet?
I'll have to look that up. I didn't mark a color on my sheet.
I'm over extended but I will be watching this with interest. Your Beats mechanic is fascinating. Out of curiosity, when you say: "don't be afraid to leave a 7-9 in your post" are you anticipating that people will reroll until they get the result they want (as a featured mechanic)?
Volsung, which of the three methods of flight would make the most sense in this setting? I was thinking maybe of going with an avian race if that would work.
In that case I'll go with Sky Dancer, another that I've never seen in play before.
I am certainly interested. I'll try to come up with a good character concept. EDIT: I'd like to try out the Walker from Inverse World. I've never seen it in play before.
I have listened to an AP of Funnel World that was pretty damn entertaining. I love the concept of using Funnel World to create the party. Whichever of your PCs survives becomes your PC for a longer campaign.
Friends, I've come to the realization that I'm just not able to continue GMing this campaign. I keep expecting to have new inspiration "sometime soon" but it just doesn't come. I'm not sure why. I love the worlds we built. It has been a blast, but now it feels like a job. I'm sorry. Spwack, I love your murderbot and I enjoyed adventuring with Emma. Bastian, I love all your characters and your unfettered creativity. Retzack, you changed goblins forever for me. All of my future campaigns will have goblins in your image. Elsine, Dexter has been a blast and I consider the campaign you are running to be now-mandatory GM training for me. You make it seem effortless. I will remain as a player in Elsine's campaign because I love it, and I want to continue improving the craft. I am also sure I will run another DW campaign in the future. I intend to PM each of you with invitations when I'm ready. I hope you will all be available. Again, apologies. I hate to end so abruptly so I hope you will indulge me in a few final posts. I'd like to narrate the end of this mission and then have each of you (if you want) give us an epilogue post. How do things end up for you? Acceptable? Of course, if any of you would like to take over GMing, you are more than welcome to continue playing in this world.
COUNTER POKE
Tasha Yar is a big fan.
2BR and Retzack, the door to the elevator shaft opens without you having to press the button. A small girl's voice rings out. Come in! You hear heavy footsteps behind you and see three assault androids approaching at high speed. They begin firing at you as they close distance. What do you do?
Dexter, you begin leading the escaped prisoners towards the Sixes. Near you one of the prisoners kneels in pain from his shock collars, but you manager to drag him along. Please roll to see if you find what you seek. Sona, although you have logged out, the ship schematic remains fresh in your mind. You can move directly towards the Sixes, or move to intercept Dexter. What do you do? Retzack and 2BR, as you move towards the bridge, the emergency lights seem to dim. 2BR, your audio receptors very clearly pick up soft laughter that doesn't seem to be localized. Retzack, you hear no laughter, only sharp cries of pain of a familiar voice. It is certainly Dexter. You soon find yourself at a turbolift shaft that you believe will lead onto the bridge. What do you do?
I believe that BoT has unofficially dropped from our campaign.
Over the ship comms you hear a voice familiar to Dexter. Welcome! We've arrived at our destination. I can't wait to introduce you to my comrades! Emergency bulkheads begin slamming shut throughout the ship. What do you do?
The goblin girl is your target. The collar is fitted with a secondary mechanic kill-switch. An attempt to physically remove the collar would be dangerous.
2BR's salvo miraculously avoided damage to the main control panel for the detention area. You could relatively easily free all of the captives if you desired.
You notice that one of the control lights in blinking in an unusual and unmistakeable pattern. This is an ancient nautical code. S ... O ... N ... A. The code repeats. What do you do?
As Dexter has a moment with Retzack, 2BR absolutely lays waste to the distracted guards. It is horrifying and messy, and was cut out of the film to remove the NC-17 rating, so I can't go into too much detail. The way forward is clear, although warning alarms ring in the air from the explosion down the hallway. In the distance through smoke and gore you see a small figure emerge from a broken cell. She grunts in pain and collapses to the ground. What do you all do? ------------------------------------------- Sona, you manage to terminate the kill switch before it can deliver a fatal blow. However, the sensors suggest that whoever is wearing the collar still took a healthy blast and has fallen unconscious. Rudimentary defensive protocols in the collar begin whirring up, realizing that there is some interference in the system. What do you do?
2BR deftly grabs Dexter as Melphits spins off into the rift void.
With ease, the killbot flicks Dexter back towards the control panel as the flow of air begins to lesson. With precise aim, Dexter has little problem shutting the outer door and beginning the pressurization process. Soon, the inner hatch opens and you are free to continue on towards the brig. Within a few moments, Retzack turns a corner to see a guard station between your group and the cells. As you count the five men standing guard, far down the central corridor one of the cell doors explodes outward. The guards all turn to face this unexpected sound. What do you all do? Meanwhile ... In a lonely cell not far away, a diminutive goblin girl stops sobbing, and reaches her hand out again. A blue orb of light appears and the girl starts. A wicked smile plays across her lips as she stands. Defiance burns within her eyes. Sona, your new sensors indicate a huge temperature increase towards the front of the collar, combined with a powerful shockwave. Something just exploded. The internal gyro picks up the unmistakeable pattern of footsteps, and suddenly the kill switch is activated. What do you do?
Somewhere not far from the chaos in the airlock: A small female goblin sits in a holding cell. She appears despondent, and at rare intervals will raise her hand as if trying to cast a spell. Each time so does so, she yelps in pain, and reflexively puts her hands up to a thick collar before settling back against the wall. She sighs deeply and continues crying. The camera pans in on the status lights of the controller, which begin flashing oddly for a few moments. Sona, what do you do?
In the chaos of the airlock: 2BR gracefully falls back towards the open hatch and locks his magnetic leg clamps onto the walls. Yet, despite his size, he cannot completely block the exit. Air continues to blow out of the airlock around his sides. Retzack and Dexter manage to hold on for dear life, before turning their focus onto Melphits. As the vampire engages in a futile attempt to regain control over his pet, Dexter attempts to kill it. Unfortunately, Dexter's failed attack gives Melphits an opportunity to disengage the mag-anchor. Both Dexter and Melphits fall towards 2BR and the airlock exit. 2BR, you have one arm, who do you catch at the very last minute?
Can't believe I forgot to put the timezone. It's 3:30 EST. Using Teamspeak3 (free) and roll20 (free). It will be a playtest of Space Trip.
I'll be trying to put together a live game at 3:30pm today (10/8) if any of you would be interested.
I'll attempt to Make It So on a live game in that time frame but I am not optimistic. Don't worry about posting frequency ... I certainly currently live in a glass house in the area of posting frequency! Side note, if any of ya'll would like to run a blind playtest of Space Trip for me, that would be ... like pretty cool man. I've recently made it a bit more generic so that it should work with any episodic starship-based sci fi show (Star Trek, Star Wars Rebels, Firefly, Farscape, BSG, Red Dwarf, etc.). It was birthed in Star Trek, but I'm converting my Star Wars PbP from FFG over to Space Trip, so hopefully the system can handle all the different tropes.
Melphits leads you away from the destroyed spiderbots down a dose corridor that heads to the outer hull. He stands before a locked door and takes a moment to center himself, as if it is difficult to speak. We kept prisoners near the hull so we could vent them if they caused trouble. He punches in a code and the door opens. There is a second hatch on the other side about 20 feet from the entrance. He motions you through (and thanks to a 6-) you proceed. Once you are all through, he steps in after you and punches in another code that seals the door behind him. The zombie contorts his face in a mask of pain. We are abominations! He slams his hand on the control panel and the opposite hatch begins to open to reveal the purple glow of riftspace. Air begins flowing out, and it becomes difficult to keep your balance. What do you all do?
What time zone?
So I have no idea what time zone you are all in but ... If you'd like to participate in a live game with me I will be running a playtest of my Star Trek hack from 11pm-1am PST this Friday (tomorrow). That's 2am-4am EST. So if any of you happen to live in Europe and want to play in a game Saturday morning, let me know.
2BR crashes forward as the spiderbots begin to latch onto Dexter and BoT. Like a robotic elephant of death, 2BR has not forgotten these things. He bats left and right with his remaining clawed hand, sending the bots sprawling into sparking heaps. From 2BR's shoulder, Miss Muffet leaps into the fray, like a soldering angel of death. Inspired by 2BR, Dexter begins smashing spiderbots to pieces, and joins 2BR in ripping them off BoT before drawing his phase blade. The bots are temporarily pushed back by this combined effort, and then stop in their tracks when Melphits addresses them. They are clearly confused, attempting to determine whether Melphits has authority to stop them. The hesitation comes to an end as an animated massage table bursts out of a nearby room and begins flailing at the creatures. Discretion is the better part of valor for robots as well as organics, and the bots flee down a side corridor.
Silence falls over the corridor as the party continues in the direction Sona indicated.
Sona, you disappear gracefully into the milling crowd as the light dashes back and forth over the area you were a moment ago. You sense the web tightening, but are otherwise unaffected. What do you do?
BoT and Dexter, you slice and shoot down the first dozen spiders as they approach, but then the swarm is truly on you. Despite your valiant efforts, the swarming bugs begin to latch onto each of you. Plasma drills begin whirring ominously as you attempt to shake them off. 2BR and Miss Muffet charge into the fray to come to BoT and Dexter's aid. Retzack, the spiders that have ignored your comrades and are approaching you along the ceiling slow down at Melphits' words. They gather in a bunch above you before dropping to the ground in a circle around you. One of the spiders stands on its hind legs and inspects you with a set of eight glowing red eyes. It sways back and forth as if considering your words while the others chitter excitedly.
** spoiler omitted ** Much. I don't actually have the vampire playbook. Hence me confusion.
** spoiler omitted ** :( I don't get it.
Yes you can level. And you can definitely use your worldly move to take Gambit. We will need to tweak it since we are not using bonds. Just act like you have a bond with every other player.
As Retzack removes various barriers he accidentally rips out a large power conduit leading to a control console. This causes a cascading failure that completely disables the central shuttle transport system. Fortunately, soon after you realize that you've earned yourselves a nice long walk through unfamiliar, hostile territory, lights on the floor begin flicking in an unmistakeable come-hither pattern. You move into a side corridor and begin moving quickly towards the front of the ship. Your feet clang rhythmically against the metal floor and soon you realize that the rhythm is picked up by the sound of a hundred smaller feet clanging very near by. 2BR, this sound is intimately familiar. From a side corridor, two dozen small, bug like robots pour out in front of you. They chitter menacingly, and spread across the corridor, and up the walls, and onto the ceiling as they rush towards you. It is immediately apparent that these things are working together, and have dedicated a portion of their number to each of you. What does everyone but Sona do? Sona, as you skillfully manipulate the ship's systems to guide your companions, you fail to notice a bright blue orb descending right towards you. It is mere moments from engulfing your head in a bright light. What do you do?
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