Last week we enjoyed some board games instead of hiding out in a city full of bugs. This week, we return to our previous quarantine conditions…
Let us know if you’ll have any problem making the game. Otherwise, we’ll duck, weave, and gather some cash rescuing big players in town.
This upcoming Friday currently looks good for gaming. If you’re going to have a problem making it, just let me know.
The situation, to recap: We’re trapped in Chicago, under quarantine, in a city full of bugs. (Though the bugs have been getting quiet and disappearing from the street for a while.)
Three electronic boxes just revealed that this was all predicted long ago, and spat out a list of ten names. If we keep them safe– or, better, smuggle them out– we’ll get 100k Nuyen apiece. Meanwhile, escape from the quarantine looks difficult; the lake’s patrolled by an aircraft carrier, and they’re collapsing buildings all around the city and manning nasty patrols that are tight enough to keep drones in.
[Updated to add: Landon’s advice on picking Aspects to ensure characters have Description, Connections, Story, and Situation.]
Though the advice applies to just about any Pulp game that has a strongly supportive system.
This is all quoted from Roger’s post on the Yahoo FateRPG list:
Oh, we weren’t? Anyway, this thread about webcomics definitely qualifies as dangerous for me.
Some finds– and rediscoveries:
Strange/cool webcomic: Sequential art
I rememeber PvP and don’t remember why I dropped it.
Sheldon, a more “normal” comic
Punch ‘n Pie A semi-continuation of Queen of Wands.
Out in the wide world of roleplaying, I’ve recently found some very nice blogs. They started off scattered around the previous post. I decided to move them here, since they’re a recurring destination, not just a one stop read the post place. With no further ado:
Critical Hits, a good general gaming site.
Dugeonmastering.com, focussed on D&D. Cool tools are scattered around. There are lots of good short posts and series. Quick D&D game prep is good advice for spending your time gaming, not prepping.
Hack/ is another D&D 4e focussed blog.
Save vs DM: Geeks on the Borderlands is an interesting blog… that just got restarted.
Musings of the Chatty DM, a nice, general roleplaying discussion blog. More craft than theory.
One Angry Gamer is a website covering RPGs– both computer and tabletop.
Not just a blog, but…Ground Zero Games now has a real net presence.
A new, very intense version of the Paladin (for D&D, of course).
Cool shortcut: One Sentence Character Motivations.
Three tiered conflict webs: an expansion on a great idea.
I thought this was interesting to stumble on, since it matches my “Hero Points” idea and raises: FYIA tokens.
Twist of Fate World Creation: very similar to Universalis style world building. More open ended than Dawn of Worlds.
Barebones systemless character questionnaire.
Quick character background: randomized backgrounds with linked feats, great for first time players.
In 4e news, they’ve shifted their release schedule. Instead of May/June/July for the three core books, they’re now going to release all three books on June 6th. Just after Dad and Jennifer’s birthdays, of course…
PTA+Spirit, a post I need to check out. It sounds cool.
Spirit of the Verse, a SotC/Firefly cross.
Bliss Stage is a cool RPG I’ve been following through creation. The “alpha” version is out, and it sounds like the lengthier version is due soon.
Easy Point Buy calculator (found via Hack/). Pick your stats and race and get realtime results. Also: Expendible Item (scroll, potion, etc.) cost calculator.
Instant Campaign Builder is a solid, well linked blog series.
It looks like we’re looking at the first Friday in November as our next gaming get together. Does anybody have a problem with gaming Friday, November 2nd? If so, please let us know in comments.
I’m looking forward to November…
BTW: Bugs, I’m coming for you! It just looks like I’m moving away from you… the film must be in backwards.
UPDATE: If you saw the previous update, ignore it. After Eric’s ceremony was canceled, Dad reverted to his old trip plans.
We’re currently looking at Sunday October 14th as the next potential game (unless something else breaks our way first). Let us know if you can make it. Does 2:30 sound like a good start time again? For food: Do we want people to bring their own food at 2:30 (or eat prior) and plan a few pizzas at 6, or some other plan?
Here’s a link to a Calendar, showing what events are going on. Game Group Calendar. If you have an event keeping you away from gaming coming up, let me know and I’ll add it to the calendar. [FYI: Jennifer and I are in blue, all other game session related events– including game days, conflicting work, travel, etc., are in Red.]
How about a Sunday afternoon game? (Kev’s working Friday night and Ben’s at Saturday’s Bulldogs game.) I’m proposing Sunday at 2:30. Can you make it? Would another time work better for you? Just add a comment or call me and I’ll get the word out.
Josh created a street samurai/mercenary type… a tough Dwarf who takes cannon hits and laughs. He’s shaping up to be the spear point of our wedge. Welcome!
Shadowrun Resources:
Shadowrunning wiki with some old clues, some characters, and a few “getting to know your character” questionnaires. If you want to edit it, just let me know and I’ll send you a link.
Shadowrun links page. A collection of resources for Shadowrun from across the web. The 6th world wiki timeline is a handy way to get up to speed on the world of 2057.
I’ve updated the D&D links page with character resources for the game. Other useful resources include:
The Dawn of Worlds PDF
Pen, Paper and Pixel’s Autocalcing Character Sheets