[Fun and Games] RPG RPG #2

[zuhrovet]

Ankat gathers all of the Prisons & Pangolins players, and any interested observers, to begin the first game session.

"Each of you has chosen to leave the city, in search of treasure, renown, or a moderately impressive death. You have made your way to a small, dull village at the edge of a big, scary wilderness. You find yourself at a big communal table in a dirty inn. The sign outside was the White Rat. That's definitely auspicious. Tell us who your character is, what they look like, and how they react to the other travelers!"

[A note on mechanics: Sasha and Remi are naturally inclined to bicker about the rules of Prisons & Pangolins. This does not mean that you, as a meta-player, need to know what the rules are. In fact, it doesn't even mean that rules exist! This process is still free-form and consensus-driven, and dice only matter inasmuch as some of us like writing descriptions of very pretty imaginary dice.

You are welcome, of course, to have your character wander by and observe without making a character for them.
If you want to introduce a sudden Zehun or something instead, by all means, go for it: we're not being precise about time or continuity.]

Comments

[slybrarian]

"My character is called Spark," Alaric pronounces. "This is not his birth name, which was set aside and hidden away in a secret place when he pledged himself as a cleric to the dog-shaped god of ordinary things. He enjoys long walks on the beach, preaching about the importance of collective action, and smiting threats to the common people such as undead, outsiders, and usurers. Also, he is half human and half half-elf, using the templates from Fantastic Clades and Where to Find Them."

He has a sketch of his character, who would look suspiciously like a Chris if the hexarchate had a bunch of technically-not-interchangeable actors named Chris.

[yhlee]

his character, who would look suspiciously like a Chris if the hexarchate had a bunch of technically-not-interchangeable actors named Chris.

[*dies laughing*]

Remi perks up and leans over to peer at Alaric's sketch. "That's very good," he says with a diffidence that fools no one. "Do you do other players' character portraits too? Anyway, Kaistlin says hello to Spark, and is especially interested in subscribing to his newsletter where it concerns smiting threats to the common people."

[Kujen has a taste for interchangeable Chrisses, who knew?]

[slybrarian]

"I can certainly find the time," Alaric says. "As for the newsletter, he does in fact have several informative pamphlets. Would you like the one on labor rights, easy-to-learn sanitation cantrips, or the importance of worshiper solidarity in the face of coercion by non-good deities?"

[yhlee]

There's almost a hint of a dimple as Remi smiles at Alaric; for a second he almost seems at ease. "I'd like that. Kaistlin is especially interested in sanitation cantrips and worshiper solidarity, and would be pleased to take one of each."

[lleullawgyffes]

[wow I love him.]