Random Average Actual Play

We spend some time learning more about the people around us.

Quintin deals with politics while Tinker deals with Things Man Was Not Meant to Know.

Let’s meet Tinker and Monarch.

Tim and I start up a new Starforged campaign (part 2 of session 0)

Tim and I start up a new Starforged campaign

The group is attacked by a withered aurochs and… something else.

What we do when it all goes wrong. This post was originally scheduled to post almost two years ago, and was lost in the queue. So, here’s the conclusion of the Zebulon Harding story… finally, and for now.

Chaos reigns at the “celebratory party” when Kiki’s failed attempt to redirect an aggressively happy drunk sparks a bar brawl. Meanwhile, Diana is panicking about what she’s done to help her sick brother. Kiki agrees to help her out, and the investigation leads the party to the realization the Fainwick’s usual seven-day cycle is not operating in Hush, but the protective wards are flickering and the the Wither Wild is leaking in, in more ways than one.

Our heroes regroup in the small village of Feainwick, recovering from the intense conflict of the previous night. After a necessary switch to Foundry VTT, this session focuses on downtime, the lingering effects of the battle, and growing unease within the protected community. Session Highlights: • Recovery and Downtime • The Chef, the Shock Troop • Magical Leakage • New Gear! By all means borrow the old boyfriends jacket… • The Party! (of Suspicion) • Charming the Crowd • Diana’s Panic

Our heroes (with a guest heroing from Jamie) defend the village of Hush while the Arcanist gets the protective wards back up.

Kiki, Nonny, and Stoat arrive at Hush, and find out how the town has been able to avoid both the Witherwild and Haven troops for the last two years – magical wards. Then they… well. You’ll see.

Sean, Zoe, Kaylee and I try out Daggerheart. We join our heroes in route to the village of Hush, escorting a cart full of weapons.

Sean, Zoe, Kaylee and I try out Daggerheart.

Zoe GMs me through a 1:1 game of Runecairne!

We get together for a quick session to dig into whatever it was Cold Snap wanted from Oversight.

Red Panda hacks Oversight for their own good, while Miss Adventure keeps Cold Snap busy.

Chrys and Calamity both end up in ugly fights. Liam is stuck with the INITIATIVE while Dal and Grant nap in a ditch.

Our first “behind the masks” session with other members of the Phoenix Academy homeroom – Miss Adventure and Red Panda team up!

After a couple technical troubles, we rejoin our team in front of Bake My Day, facing off with the Troubles, who… just want to talk.

All this “earth speak” is wearing out Blink and Shell.

We start with Chrys and her sister finally getting a chance to talk. And then there are more… umm… I mean… Listen. Nothing I do is as rough as what players do to each other and themselves. Damn.

Shell and Blink and Girl Five do not-so-well at doing good.

A lot of little things happen, possibly setting up bigger things.

Blink and Shell respond to a text from a friend, and a lead on The Influencer.

Our love letters take us in unexpected directions.

Blink and Shell fight Voltaic (circa 2018). Girl Five looks for villain tips. The kids get a text from @facet-nating.

All the players in Canada are gone this week, so Calamity gets to curbstomp the timeline with no supervision.

It’s the first real day of classes at Phoenix Academy for Blink and Shell. Things don’t go smooth.

The team gets interviewed by News 6 at Victory Mesa High School.

Shell and Blink meet with Hellbinder, then both have a totally relaxing, not at all stressful night with their families.

The team (team?) deals with the Kaiju, and several superhero teams, and one super villain team, and battlefield acupuncture.

Assembly is interrupted, and some of the students – including Blink and Shell, leap a the chance to defend Halcyon City from an attacking swarm of… Butterflies?

The team deals with a Kaiju, while I try to manage a sixth (!) player’s character generation. One of those things goes well.

Blink and Shell and the rest of their Homeroom are introduced. Then it’s a tour of the school, short gym class with Sgt. S.U.R.G.E, and an interrupted assembly with Hellbinder and the rest of the faculty.

Chrys needs Cassie to come to an interview with her. Cassie needs to know why Chrys is Like That. Charlie searches for Mr. Pebbles, and finds Mr. Chuckles, but no one’s laughing. The players mock several superheroes. Like you do.

Me and the kids work out most of the students in their Freshman homeroom – not play, as such, but world building.

Starting up a new Masks game with Kaylee, Jamie, and some friends from college.

Starting up a new Masks Phoenix Academy game with Sean and Zoe.

After all this time, we finally enter a Precursor Vault.

Hard things require hard rolls.

The crew makes it back to Meridian Station. Meridian Station is not doing well.

After all this time, we finally enter a Precursor Vault.

Earl faces a tough choice.

Earl as a conversation with some… thing.

Paladin talks Earl into something dumb.

Will we finally get off this cursed station?

Esana’s shot. Paladin’s got a grenade. Earl has a plan. Also: how Oracles?

More station, and some thinking about Ironsworn.

I mean… it’s me. At some point zombies had to show up.

It’s amazing what a door can tell you.