RPG Night, Sixth Floor Common Area, Wednesday Evening

[ultron_junior]

There'd been a handwavy email sent to the student body inviting them to games night, but Victor realized as he set out notepads and dice and stacked the manuals neatly by the chair he planned to sit on that he might be in over his head. He'd played tabletop RPGs a couple times, sure, but run a game

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Arrive & Mingle

[ultron_junior]

Talk, snack on chips and soda, etc.

Re: Arrive & Mingle

[dollpocalypse]

Topher had assisted in planning this thing, if 'agreeing with Victor that he should run one' counted as assisting, so yeah, he was totally here.

The fact that it was Lightning Bug-themed meant that the cape he'd brought to offer the DM as a generous gesture probably wasn't necessary, though. But capes were too cool to have to be worn over ugly Christmas sweaters anyway, so he decided that was fine and stuffed it back in his backpack as he snacked on chips and waited for the game to start.

Re: Arrive & Mingle

[ultron_junior]

"Hi," Victor said. His sweater had bells sewn into it; he jingled faintly when he spoke. "Did you have a cape just now?"

Re: Arrive & Mingle

[dollpocalypse]

"Yeah, because capes are cool," Topher confirmed. "But not for Lightning Bug stuff, and you already have a... costume-like thing anyway."

That sweater, Victor. Oh god, that sweater.

Grab a Character Sheet

[ultron_junior]

Be a settler! Or an engineer. Or a creepy religious guy. Or a space hooker. Or whatever.

Re: Grab a Character Sheet

[hoorayimrich]

Okay, show of hands. Who is shocked Tony picked an engineer to play? No one? Well then.

"Why do I have a weird sense of déjà vi about this?" Damn you, Kaylee!

Re: Grab a Character Sheet

[ultron_junior]

"Because there's an alternate universe where you're in space?" Victor guessed.

Re: Grab a Character Sheet

[hoorayimrich]

"Probably." A beat. "I've actually been in space before. Well, a couple of times now. Ben. And then that time I orbited the planet in a SHIELD satellite."

Gameplay: Get Your Mission

[ultron_junior]

The players are the crew and passengers on a small spaceship patrolling the outer reaches of the galaxy. You just got word there's a military coup in progress on a small planet called Alfredo. It might be risky, but stopping there will let you sell some excess weapons you have in the hold and maybe take on some refugees for pay.

The captain insists on taking the detour to Alfredo. React.

Re: Gameplay: Get Your Mission

[dollpocalypse]

"My character says let's do it," Topher reported. "Since she probably made the weapons. They're pretty great. You should charge a lot for them."

Or they'd been stolen from somewhere or something, but he was going to take the credit anyway.

Re: Gameplay: Get Your Mission

[hoorayimrich]

"Who are we selling to?" Sure, bring up your issues with selling to the military, Tony.

Re: Gameplay: Get Your Mission

[ultron_junior]

Victor squinted at the description again. "I think just whoever will pay the most," he reported. "The pilot's that kind of guy."

Gameplay: Alfredo Army Base

[ultron_junior]

You land at a strangely deserted army base and get off the ship to explore. There's a variety of cool-looking military equipment left. After a few minutes, it's clear why the base is deserted: It's infested with slugs the size of cows.

Kill 'em dead.

Re: Gameplay: Alfredo Army Base

[dollpocalypse]

Topher squinted at his sheet. "Zona," he said, "jumps onto a nearby rock or something and starts firing like crazy, because in addition to being an engineer, she is also extremely badass."

It didn't actually say so on the sheet, but he figured it was Lightning Bug and she was a girl, so.

Gameplay: Alfredo Army Base, Front Gate

[ultron_junior]

It turns out the base isn't totally deserted -- there are a handful of thugs lurking outside the front gates. They don't look friendly. You need to either talk or bribe your way past them, or kill 'em dead.

Re: Gameplay: Alfredo Army Base, Front Gate

[dollpocalypse]

"Anyone charming?" Topher wanted to know. Even his badass Mary Sue engineer couldn't take on this challenge. Topher could never be charming.

Re: Gameplay: Alfredo Army Base, Front Gate

[upmysleeve]

"My bloke's got charm." Apparently it was a pre-requisite for the entire Space Hooker character class. Even the Streetwalkers got a charm bonus as long as they had full health points. "And if that doesn't work he has plus three damage to any blow... wait, no. Wrong section, sorry."

Re: Gameplay: Alfredo Army Base, Front Gate

[ultron_junior]

Victor needed to blink a couple times to get that mental image out of his head. It didn't quite work. "Okay, roll the dice to see if the thugs can be persuaded by somebody who can blow them away."