[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

Re: on the nature of dragons

[yhlee]

As an OOC aside, Remi says, "I used to have a friend who talked a lot about goose husbandry." IC, he says, "Kaistlin asks, 'Tell me about the ghost stories? I hadn't realized there were ghosts in this area...I thought ghosts were superstition.'"

Re: on the nature of dragons

[zuhrovet]

[The uncertain nature of time here is rather alarming.]

"Nobody ever stopped telling a story just because it was superstition!" Sasha observes.

On the farmer's behalf, Ankat says, "You know there used to be a meditation center, in the wetlands nearby? The people there were killed, in some skirmish or other, and the land's too boggy to grow anything useful, so it was basically abandoned. But on nights when none of the moons are up, you can see red lights going back and forth across the causeway. Like pilgrims' lanterns, but there aren't any pilgrims, at least not any living ones."

Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[yhlee]

"Well, we can't let ghosts menace people, even over wetlands that no one is using," Remi says for Kaistlin. "Besides, I'm interested in studying the phenomenon. Who knows? Perhaps there's a more rational explanation."

[Oh God, now I'm having Scooby Doo vibes...]

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[zuhrovet]

"It had better not be an actual ghost," Sasha says. "We're only first level. Ask her how we get to the meditation center."

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[yhlee]

"Good call," Remi says for Kaistlin. "Kaistlin turns to the woman and nods hintingly at the drink he's already bought her. 'I don't suppose the stories say how to get there, or that you could draw us a map?' he asks."

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[zuhrovet]

Ankat smiles. "The woman tells you there are sinkholes and snakes, and the streams tend to change paths after every winter's rains, but she can give you a general idea. She takes a few twigs from the collection of kindling, a kerchief from her pocket, and a couple of pebbles, and lays out something approximating a map. There are lots of references to the land of farmers you don't know, but you gather that the meditation center is a three- or four-hour walk, roughly to the north and east, and that the surrounding land is fairly flat."

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[yhlee]

Remi looks intrigued. "Can I assume I have something to note down this map with, or do I have to bargain with someone for paper and ink and pen? Kaistlin thanks the woman for the information."

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[zuhrovet]

"You made a wizard and you didn't put materials for recording new spells on your character sheet?" Sasha asks. "Seriously?"

Ankat raises his eyebrows. "I believe we can assume Kaistlin has pen and paper."

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[yhlee]

Remi shrugs. "My old GM always said you could assume your character had reasonable things in his inventory. Although his definition of 'reasonable' usually included a rifle, a handgun, grenades, and a sword for good measure, to say nothing of MREs. And I always had to do his math for him.--Anyway, Kaistlin notes down the map."

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[zuhrovet]

"Who exactly were you playing with, that he wanted to give you infinite grenades?" Sasha asks.

Re: Scooby Dooby Doooooooo

[yhlee]

Remi grimaces. "A 'friend' of mine who was far more into the military-industrial complex than I necessarily wanted to be. He very specifically made sure we had blaster guns even though I explained to him that modern battery technology wasn't quite there yet. He just loved the thought of never, ever having to worry about running out of ammo. To say nothing of a fondness for setting everything on fire. We learned not to be in fireball formation very, very fast."