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Post by Dome on Mar 15, 2008 8:49:40 GMT -5
I can say, I am honestly quite surprised on how this game has turned. I have a hard time seeing how this group will change from doing what they are with Omega Shield, to do missions for a criminal organization. I fail to see what would be the in character motivation for them.
With that said if no one else steps up, and someone is willing to help me out a bit, I would try to take over as GM for Omega Shield: Century Station, as Tiger leads her group out. I have never successfully GMed, so I would be new at it. This and my fear of ruining the fun for everyone else is why I haven't stepped up with a game of my own on here. So like I said, if no one else is available, I can be the ABSOLUTELY LAST RESORT.
As for continuing on with Tiger, I am still trying to digest that situation and how Dante would respond.
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Post by albatross on Mar 15, 2008 10:06:47 GMT -5
The Labyrinth will still be there, and the current characters can operate in Omega Shield and Century Station without being part of the "take over the Labyrinth" operation. So make that three story lines. Since I suggested two story lines, I obviously did not intend to force any or all of the characters to follow Tiger. I assume people will want their character to remain in Century Station.
Even if Patriot does supervise taking over the Labyrinth block by block, the characters can do other things. The turmoil of fighting those inside the Labyrinth would surely have repercussions for the city. If Patriot rallies the significant heroes to battle for the Labyrinth, whole sections of the city might be unwatched and overburden the already crippled law enforcement groups.
Thagema set up the Labyrinth as something very hard to get into/survive in, and I arranged the adventure so that the longer the characters stayed inside, the more impossible the odds became. The Labyrinth will still be there, and operations can still take place inside it, but I don't think its the kind of place where the current characters are going to live and work on a daily basis.
Tiger will take the Unfinished Mission, and with the Minotaur's manipulation, Omega Shield will make that and re-taking the Labyrinth two separate missions.
Whoever takes over Omega Shield Century Station is free to take the story in their own direction, either with another mission in Century Station or by merely stating that Patriot's mission to retake the Labyrinth fails. (Though there might have to be some other adjustments since the failure of Patriot's mission would supposedly bring the feds into the picture in less than two months).
I think I did an Ok job of setting up the Labyrinth and Century Station as a re-useable environment. Given the supposed legendary nature of the Minotaur, there is no need for any future adventures to encounter Tiger's father (the role of the Minotaur can even be taken over by someone else).
My point is: If some or all of the current players want to keep going in Century Station I think that is great, but if there isn't a lot of interest in the plot lines I have set up, I think the next adventure there should be run by someone else. Right?
Maybe we should have a poll?
Unfinished Mission with Tiger - Albatross as Storyteller
Taking over the Labyrinth - TBD
Other Century Station Mission: __________
None of the above
Anyone can answer, as I'm sure we are open to new players.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 15, 2008 10:59:16 GMT -5
I would like ton mention, too, that Dakota has set up a dimension-hopping game as well.
My vote is Other Century Station or or more exploration of the Labrynth, though that does not mean I am voting Albatross off the GM seat.
*ahem* Or that I don't want Dome to GM... er... umm... Just I would prefer something around Century Station over galavanting around.
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Post by Mierin on Mar 16, 2008 19:42:48 GMT -5
I just don't like how the current game seems to be that no matter what they do, they end up as indentured servants to Tiger's father or they can head back into the Labrynth to die. Miranda probably won't agree to do anything to help Tiger's father, given that she doesn't trust him, or Tiger at all.
Century City is an interesting setting.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 16, 2008 19:57:23 GMT -5
There is a lot to do in Century City... I don't see why we would need to abandon it, or even the Labrynth to this story-line.
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Post by dakota on Mar 16, 2008 23:21:27 GMT -5
I would like ton mention, too, that Dakota has set up a dimension-hopping game as well. Hey, if Albatross has a better idea, I'll step aside. that idea is kinda stalling at the moment |
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Post by albatross on Mar 17, 2008 6:15:18 GMT -5
The current player characters can go anywhere. I have penciled in Patriot to stay in Century Station (though what he has agreed to do for Tiger - communication- will take very little time, the rest is what he decides to do). I have also penciled in Tiger to take the unfinished mission.
With Tiger taking the unfinished mission, the other characters will all get dropped off at the airport and will be free to go anywhere. Technically, they would normally return to Omega Shield for de-briefing/next mission briefing - since the current mission is over.* A follow up mission in Century Station is almost a certainty for Omega Shield it is just a question of what they will do.
Are there suggestions for a new mission in Century Station?
*By over, I mean Tiger and Omega Shield will stop working on that particular mission, not that it necessarily succeeded or failed.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 17, 2008 8:30:39 GMT -5
And Charger?
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Post by albatross on Mar 17, 2008 18:29:13 GMT -5
ALL the characters will be given the option of being safely delivered to the airport, including Charger - though obviously he will have a bit longer to go than a short hover limo ride....
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 18, 2008 8:21:20 GMT -5
Well... or, the guy who sent him there could bring him back or something... *shrugs* But, take your time... the annotated adventures of Charger are fun :-)
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Post by Dome on Mar 18, 2008 9:42:24 GMT -5
They are extremely entertaining. I wish I had that kind of creativity.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Mar 18, 2008 9:54:17 GMT -5
It just takes time to build the repetoire of knowledge and then throw it together in odd combinations.
Also, a lot of reading. The stuff in Golthreia comes from, or was inspired by the Last Unicorn, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Otherworld series of novels, and MacAffery's Pern novels, as well as stuff pulled in based on Rifts, Palladium, Heroes Unlimited, and Beyond the Supernatural. Plus, if you look past it, what's going on now could be in General Hospital, or Days of Our Lives with a minimum of modification.
So, yeah, take the time to read ungodly amounts of stuff, and watch movies, repeatedly and just keep notes of what's interesting and then figure out how to make plot-lines out of them.
Charger's most recent post would be like a Sudanese version of Lawrence of Arabia. Simple, just a different location.
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