I always seem to have something in the works. Right now I’ve been focused on cleaning up my Godlike TOG302 adventure for DunDraCon. In that regard I’ve basically just spruced up the presentation.
I was really impressed with the character folders Wayne had for his Laundry game, so I got some similar folders and everything went into those. I also fixed up the character sheets with new images, checked them over for mistakes/omissions/inconsistencies/etc. And I made some inserts for these plastic photo stands that Jack (and now Wayne) both use that are absolutely great for use at the table (since everyone can see both the character’s name and image).
I’m also thinking about how to run the adventure itself. My game was slotted for 8AM (yes, really) at DDC, so I’m expecting lots of people to drag themselves in late or simply not show up. Jeezus, the earliest I’ve ever started a game in three decades of gaming was 9AM, so this is going to be a first…
Anyway, I’m looking at the adventure and figuring out “landmarks” for pacing purposes. For example, I know the big raid on Rabaul Harbor is a big complex battle and took about 2 1/2 hours in playtest. Since I only have 6 hours for the whole game, and the first hour is going to explanations and shaking things down and all that, I’ve really got 5 hours. But this is a simple game really. It starts with some roleplaying and character building opportunities the night before the raid. Then there’s the briefing, launch and flight to the target, and finally the attack itself. So the first two parts get about an hour each, and the attack squadrons need to be going in around 11Am and noon at the latest.
But aside from some tinkering here and there, that’s ready to go.
All the thinking about Godlike has me researching the Long Range Desert Group and getting started on an adventure based on the activities of this famous unit. The trucks and other vehicles may not be as sexy as a tank (if a tank is sexy), but when you start reading about them they are pretty cool. If that doesn’t convince you then there is this:
And this:
So if the thought of bearded British badasses driving around the desert in jeeps and trucks with Vickers machineguns all over them doesn’t float your boat, I can’t help you!
I also played Rogue Trader today, which was fun. I’m digging the scale of the game and I like that the PCs are the top dogs on the ship and still getting their hands dirty doing stuff. I’m learning a lot of things that I will apply when the time comes to run the Rogue Trader part of my own 40K campaign.
Finally, the EndGame GMs Seminar only has 9 seats left! If you’re sitting on the fence about this, don’t sit too long!
