Post by Paul on Dec 26, 2010 10:10:46 GMT -6
This topic is intended for those that are reading it to see how I prepare for a game, what I expect, and how things change from player actions.
I'm going to use the Jedi temple scene as an example.
What I had prepared
My mental notes of that encounter are as follows.
Rory wants to go to the Jedi temple. Chances of success are greater if Rory and POW go alone. While Rory and POW go I expect some type of bar/cantina scene where the rest of the group will have a lot of RPing to do. Allow Rory and POW little resistance to getting in. Once in have Rory and POW find some information for a future game. After a while roll perception. Those that roll good enough hear the sounds of clanking metal from behind a door. Let POW decide to open the door. Battle with cortosis droids. Due to the CL being so low 3 droids shouldn't be much of a problem for POW and Rory. Early in the combat the female jedi surges in and takes out a droid and surges out. She is a clawdite and will disappear and end up at the location of the other players. Rory will report this and we can try and track her down.
This is What Really Happened
Rory wanting to expound on his knowledge of the force asked to go to the Jedi archives. Kahn decided to have the entire group go. We got to the entrance to the archives and found three dark troopers guarding the giant blast doors. On our approach we heard the lead trooper call for backup. Rage decided to use mind trick on the lead trooper which got missiles fired at us from the other two troopers. The situation was improved when we were able to calm down the troopers but not before Rory knocked out Rage with a few hits from a stun baton. The troopers said they were going to take Rage into custody. Kahn was able to save Rage’s light saber from being confiscated. The backup troopers arrived and took Rage away. At that point the force users got a strong disturbance in the force almost the same as the destruction of Alderaan. Rory and Sebastian noticeably shaken up told Kahn that we need to leave ASAP. On our cautions trip back to our room we found the three troopers that were taking Rage away dead in the middle of the street and Rage still unconscious. We gathered him up and took him to our room where he spent the rest of the night in a bacta tank.
See how things can differ drastically? Railroading my ass!
I'm going to use the Jedi temple scene as an example.
What I had prepared
My mental notes of that encounter are as follows.
Rory wants to go to the Jedi temple. Chances of success are greater if Rory and POW go alone. While Rory and POW go I expect some type of bar/cantina scene where the rest of the group will have a lot of RPing to do. Allow Rory and POW little resistance to getting in. Once in have Rory and POW find some information for a future game. After a while roll perception. Those that roll good enough hear the sounds of clanking metal from behind a door. Let POW decide to open the door. Battle with cortosis droids. Due to the CL being so low 3 droids shouldn't be much of a problem for POW and Rory. Early in the combat the female jedi surges in and takes out a droid and surges out. She is a clawdite and will disappear and end up at the location of the other players. Rory will report this and we can try and track her down.
This is What Really Happened
Rory wanting to expound on his knowledge of the force asked to go to the Jedi archives. Kahn decided to have the entire group go. We got to the entrance to the archives and found three dark troopers guarding the giant blast doors. On our approach we heard the lead trooper call for backup. Rage decided to use mind trick on the lead trooper which got missiles fired at us from the other two troopers. The situation was improved when we were able to calm down the troopers but not before Rory knocked out Rage with a few hits from a stun baton. The troopers said they were going to take Rage into custody. Kahn was able to save Rage’s light saber from being confiscated. The backup troopers arrived and took Rage away. At that point the force users got a strong disturbance in the force almost the same as the destruction of Alderaan. Rory and Sebastian noticeably shaken up told Kahn that we need to leave ASAP. On our cautions trip back to our room we found the three troopers that were taking Rage away dead in the middle of the street and Rage still unconscious. We gathered him up and took him to our room where he spent the rest of the night in a bacta tank.
See how things can differ drastically? Railroading my ass!