Editing Chuubo-1:6 (section)

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* @deMontreal gets behind the conn.<br>
<@Lili> Bravo!<br>
* Shounen is now known as Angelo<br>
* Lili is now known as BethE<br>
<@deMontreal> Slowly getting used to how this game works.<br>
<@Angelo> Wow great deMontreal :-)<br>
* deMontreal is now known as Knockwood<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Have you guys read through Rand's stuff on Issues, Scenes, and the like?<br>
* Mrs_Senko is now known as Verithe<br>
<@Random_Nerd> They're quite helpful.<br>
<@Knockwood> Been meaning to.<br>
<@Verithe> I need to.<br>
<@BethE> I liked the werewolf bit.  A taste of the 'hero of another story' thing.<br>
<@Verithe> I forgot about them.<br>
<@Knockwood> Then again my meaning-to-read list is approaching small library size.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> At least try to.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> We need to give these systems a good kicking if this is to be a useful playtest.<br>
<@Knockwood> (And actually, I had another ship with that name...<br>
<@Knockwood> (in a MST of a bad MLP fanfic I'm participating in.)<br>
<@Random_Nerd> So, any further thoughts on Chuubo?<br>
<@BethE> He's very quiet.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> The game, I mean.<br>
<@BethE> Ah.<br>
* @Angelo like this game<br>
<@Random_Nerd> (The werewolf was pretty much because I needed to change gears from the Natalia thing, so I invoked the Chandler Rule.)<br>
<@Angelo> chandler from Friends?<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Raymond Chandler.<br>
<@Knockwood> You'd think it'd be limiting since there's a specific list of characters, but it's extensive enough that that's usually a non-issue. <br>
<@Random_Nerd> Wrote the Phillip Marlowe books.<br>
<@BethE> When action slows down, have two guys with a werewolf come in the window.<br>
<@Angelo> ahhh<br>
<@Angelo> !<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Had a storytelling rule that's something like "If it seems like nothing's happening in the story, have two guys come in the door with guns."<br>
<@Verithe> I...actually had a suggestion last night as I was going to bed, but I forgot it. D:<br>
<@Angelo> (wise rule<br>
<@Knockwood> the RPG version involves ninja.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Hmm.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> I notice that you guys don't tend to use your characters' abilities unless I prompt you.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Is there a reason for that?<br>
<@Knockwood> You could argue the strangeness of the place is a character as well...<br>
<@Knockwood> though that depends on the game<br>
<@Angelo> too many abilities .. can't remember them all<br>
<@BethE> I actually forget about my nonSteampunk powers, except for being graceful no matter what.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Yeah, Town's a pretty weird place.<br>
<@Knockwood> Wasn't really a call for heartless or friendless this time around, except for razzing Senko<br>
<@Verithe> I can't remember all of the abilities either and navigating the playtest materials while playing is difficult. I imagine when proper tables and such are introduced, it won't be much of a problem.<br>
<@Angelo> well I take a real nap, bye guys!<br>
<@Verithe> Even so, any sort of simplified versions for a cheat-sheet would be helpful.<br>
<@Verithe> Take care, Angelo!<br>
<@Knockwood> cya Angelo<br>
<@BethE> Night, all!  I need sleep too.  :)  *''HUGS''*<br>
<@Verithe> Take care, Beth!<br>
<@Knockwood> g'night Beth<br>
<@Knockwood> I'm with Verithe, tho, could use a cheat sheet.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Don't the character sheets have them?<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Hmm.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Lists the powers, but not the effects.<br>
<@Random_Nerd> Okay, that goes on the list of suggestions.<br>
* ''@BethE Quit (Disintegrated: All shall love me and despair?)''<br>
<@Random_Nerd> One-sentence blurbs of what each one does, on those sheets.<br>
<@Verithe> Sounds good. <br>
<@Knockwood> In my case, I kinda have a VPP in the form of 'Nightmare Tech'<br>
<@Verithe> In the meantime, I might try writing out index cards of Mrs. Senko's powers so I won't have such a problem navigating them.<br>
<@Verithe> VPP?<br>
<@Knockwood> as long as I can justify it as coming from a nightmare I can do ANYTHING muahhahhahhah<br>
<@Verithe> I think all of the characters have something like that.<br>
<@Knockwood> Verithe: from Hero/Champions, a Variable Power Pool.<br>
<@Verithe> Ah<br>
<@Knockwood> Lets you do anything within a certain limitation.<br>
<@Knockwood> You could argue that certain combinations of characters could be ... problematic.<br>
<@Knockwood> Then again, maybe that's why Billy Sovereign is gone.<br>
<@Verithe> I wonder what an all-adult characters campaign would be like. Principal Entropy, the teachers and Lillimund.<br>
<@Verithe> I think....if I ever become a teacher, I'd want to play in that campaign.<br>
<@Knockwood> Ah... also, most of my powers require darkness, and it's afternoon<br>
<@Verithe> We're in an attic.<br>
<@Verithe> Not that all of our time is spent there. You're right.<br>
<@Knockwood> hmm<br>
<@Verithe> Do random shadows work? I need to re-read Leonardo's stuff.<br>
<@Knockwood> I think I need to be in darkness for either 5 minutes or 2 hours<br>
<@Knockwood> The latter is just a bit problematic in a game...<br>
<@Verithe> Yes...<br>
<@Verithe> At least one like ours.<br>
<@Verithe> If it were, say, a Midnight Club that checks out local urban legends or something....but that's not our game.<br>
<@Knockwood> that would require adults<br>
<@Knockwood> ... it's starting to sound like LdM doesn't fit...<br>
<@Verithe> Or kids who sneak out at night.<br>
<@Verithe> As kids are wont to do.<br>
<@Knockwood> good point<br>
<@Verithe> But the requirement is a bit troublesome.<br>
<@Knockwood> But still... LdM is a heartless, friendless bastard. Literally.<br>
<@Knockwood> Making him work is tricky-but-doable<br>
<@Verithe> Yes.<br>
<@Knockwood> What about Senko? :)<br>
<@Verithe> She's also tricky-but-doable. The being a teacher thing is hard, because it puts her in a position where she should be in control.<br>
<@Verithe> But her being in control, I feel, unbalances the group.<br>
<@Knockwood> yeah, that automatic I'm-in-charge thing is always a problem<br>
<@Knockwood> big problem with Star Trek games, for one<br>
<@Verithe> I can imagine!<br>
<@Verithe> But when nobody is following her instruction, she feels a bit helpless.<br>
<@Verithe> Leonardo and Senko were under the list of more challenging characters to play, right?<br>
* @Verithe checks.<br>
<@Verithe> Leonardo, anyway, is under "Advanced Characters"<br>
<@Knockwood> makes sense, he might be annoying in certain groups<br>
<@Knockwood> RN, you getting all this down? :)<br>
<@Verithe> Mrs. Senko is only under "Unfinished Characters" in the playtest document and I don't think it is mentioned how challenging she is supposed to be in the supplemental material.<br>
<@Knockwood> Well, there's always the chance that she'll be less challenging somehow<br>
<@Verithe> Yes.<br>
<@Verithe> But, given as the other Excrucian characters are all Advanced, I'm assuming she'd go with them.<br>
<@Knockwood> You think LdM is a mimic?<br>
<@Verithe> He is pictured in the Excrucian splash page in the 3E book.<br>
<@Verithe> The one with the red wings.<br>
<@Knockwood> what page?<br>
<@Knockwood> found it<br>
<@Verithe> 27-.....yeah, that one.<br>
<@Verithe> He's named here: http://butifuldeath.deviantart.com/gallery/29637662#/d3etmet<br>
<@Knockwood> wondered about that<br>
<@Knockwood> y'know, that's what the game really needs ... illustrations<br>
Session Time: Fri Feb 24 00:00:00 2012<br>
<@Verithe> I do look forward to seeing the illustrations!<br>
<@Knockwood> wonder if how we play these guys will wind up in the final game :)<br>
<@Verithe> That would be exciting!<br>
<@Knockwood> well, see you next week<br>
<@Verithe> Take care!<br>
* ''@Knockwood Quit''<br>
* ''@Verithe Quit''<br>
* ''@Angelo has left #Nobilis''<br>
Session Close: Fri Feb 24 08:10:36 2012<br>
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