Talking about fun games, we generally have two guys who alternate GM'ing
slightly different campaigns, when we then also switch between characters,
and it's quite amusing to have the very serious, careful GM, who generally
goes to the point of making 100% sure he's got 99% of all possibilities
relating to routes, venues, etc. covered - think he might have been one of
the effects on the greenness of our world's environment in terms of the
amount of paper he would have needed per session if it wasn't for modern
electronics - then switch over to playing the type of informal,
ruffian/smooth-talking character that a few GM's would hate to have around,
when he's on the other side...LOL!
To give you a taste, he's sort of a merchant/alchemist/seafarer, who's name
is something along the lines of Maxaskatchen - not sure of spelling - and
his primary weapons, on occasion are forms of expanded bolo - weights on the
end of a chain, or a mace, but, his form of NPC side-kick is a lizard called
Mojo...<smile>
In other words, aside from actual action, we might end up playing through a
sort of confrontation scene with local skulky/bandit types, which end up in
drinking games, where figures like constitution might affect required dice
rolls, etc. etc., along with various talking/persuasion, and language
skills.
But, yes, some of our overall campaigns/stories have literally taken a
couple of years to work out, and work towards solutions to work against
things like curses, figure out the underlying aspects of some of the NPC's
we pick up along the way, whether their histories might either have
something to do with overall story, or whether we might need/want them to
help us sort out end-result, etc. etc., so while our sessions relate to sort
of episodes - sometimes spanning multiple sessions, we do definitely also
try to keep it fun/informal, at times, but, always following rules - my
primary character was turned to stone sort of by accident/unexpectedly,
which was a sort of damn! what now? effect, but then the other characters
ended up erecting a form of memorial for him.
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"Roger Wilco wants to welcome you...to the space janitor's closet..."
----- Original Message -----
From: "dark" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] tabletop rpg (minis)
Not having to do with mechanics? Sounds like quite the best way to go :D.
Ironically one of the most fun games I ever had was an instant 7th sea.
I'd gone to visit a friend of mine for the day, so we had literally six
hours and no more. This is a friend I know very well and consider as close
as a sister, and her husband (who I know less well but who is a really
good gm), ran the game.
because we had so little time the creation process basically took seconds.
I played a noble cavalry officer, and my friend played a scummy thief, and
we didn't bother too much with stuf like feats or much beyond basic skils
(my character could ride and fight from the sadle while my friends' could
pick locks and brawl).
It was however one of the best games I've ever had just because the two of
us clicked very well, indeed my friend's husband said it felt like running
a tv action/comedy just because of the entirely mad levels of bickering
and general disfunction, especially sinse 7th sea is basically made to
have huge amounts of fun in a hammy, semi historical setting.
All the best,
Dark.
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