So one of the players – Anya’s – is out tomorrow due to some familial stuff she can’t get out of. Her husband is supposed to be present and, as far as I can tell, everyone else is going to be there as well, so it’s game-on.
Month February 2020
Game Prep: The Verge, 1×04
We didn’t have a game last week due to some absences. Two of the players were out for Valentine’s stuff, which led to a third player making similar plans with his wife, so no game. So we’re supposed to pick up this Friday with the big fight.
Reworking “The Force Awakens”
Episode VII: The Force Awakens was a soft reboot for a trilogy that just didn’t deliver. So … using the existing framework and characters, how would I redo this?
Game Prep: The Verge, 1×03
As stated previously, I’m using a modified version of “Marooned on Marduk” and the PCs have survived the crash.
GM Commentary: The Verge, 1×02
I covered most of my thoughts in the GM Notes on the recap, but I’ll redo them here.
- Man, there was a lot of joking and cross-talk going on tonight. We did not get as far as expected.
- The duel was amusing. As a honor duel, they faced off with Shot Pistols (so 1 shot, 3D damage) and gained the full +6 Aim bonus to the shot (which meant Baefre could not miss), then rolled initiative to determine who went first. I decided that Ilik’s psionic actions would cause Bane on Baefre’s opponent, which allowed the Taareh to shoot first; he hit but rolled miserable damage, even with all the bonuses – if he’d have been able to eke out 1 more point of damage, his opponent would have been knocked unconscious. On my turn, I shot and did exactly enough damage to knock Baefre unconscious (END + STR damage.) Duel over.
- We encountered some rules questions that I have to look up – how much does medical treatment actually cost post-creation? Or does it cost the same (5000 per point healed)? Plus, how much do the PCs get paid by LFC?
- I didn’t control the “what are you doing while Baefre is recovering” montage very well and tried to push Ephraim’s character to finish up more than I should have. He’s the admin guy; he should have his moment to shine.
- The crash went fine but I also didn’t quite manage the immediate aftermath very well. I’m going to have to review how to do that better.