Yeah, I was an ass for a while. I get it.
So, anyways. I have been talking about the awesome of
Google+ for a while, and a few of the people that were at the game are people I
chat with on there. Getting to meet people in real life can be so very cool.
So we went to their house, and they did a great job of being
hosts. Wow,
their house was massive. They had a room at the top where it was for nothing
but gaming. Awesome.
Ok, the games.
The games we played were:
Hillfolk
The Dresden Files Rpg
Fiasco
We started with Hillfolk. This game was created by Robin
Laws, whom has made other games I enjoy, such as Trail of Cthulhu.
Basically, you are a tribe, and each person plays a role.
Our game had a matriarch, storyteller, high priest, raid leader (me), and a
scout. You then created relationships
with each other and used a pretty simple card mechanic to resolve any issues
you had.
I have not played a ton of diceless games, but this was fun
and makes me wish I had backed the kickstarter when it came out. It is nothing
but roleplaying and that is what I enjoyed about it. My character was the raid
leader that wanted to get respect from the matriarch (his ex-lover). It was an
up and down thing as the people lost faith in my ability to effective raid and
ended pretty much the same way. There was a high moment, but it came crashing
back down at the end.
Game 2 was The Dresden Files rpg. Boy do I love this game.
But my character has not played in the game for so long, I felt like a minor character
last night. Don’t get me wrong, I had fun, but it is what I get for not being
there so long.
Speaking of which. Anyone that has ever played this game
knows it is a game where you are lucky to even survive. Yet, the entire game went without anyone even
getting attacked.
What the hell?
That doesn't mean it wasn't interesting. There was a bit too
much of people explaining what happened in the past games (so some of us could
get caught up). This did go on for a bit, but mostly it was a rolepaying night
where the players were heading to a supernatural summit, where a group known as
the Thunderbirds were trying to consolidate power (along with a few other
supernatural groups). In the end, disaster was averted by an apology that was
made to the Thunderbirds. They had held on to a grudge for years and were
willing to try to destroy a good portion of North America due to this. It was a
cool thing to see at the end. An apology that saves the day.
The only real bad thing about it and this is not anyone’s
fault. There were too many players at the table. Seven to be exact. That is
just too many people for a GM to have to keep up with. So, the game did quite a
bit of lagging. Please don’t think I am saying the GM did a bad job, cuz that
is not what I am saying. But that is too many people to have any flow for a
game. Minor quibble.
My best part was the end where I had to talk to the Winter
Court about why I did not successfully do something and instead another player
got kidnapped and I was told I have to kill one of the medium gruffs. Basically
the one Harry had such a hard time killing at the bus terminal in Small Favor.
I am screwed.
The last game was Fiasco. OH MY GOD. This game was
sooooooooo much fun. If you have never played this game. GO NOW. Seriously. GO.
I will wait here, it is awesome.
The scenario (which was actually created by one of our host)
was of fairytale creatures stuck in human bodies. You then create relationships
(with the people to your left and right), objects, locations, and needs for
example.
So mine were. To my left I had a relationship with a deputy.
He was a bad witch, and I was a good one. We both had the need to get rich with
the Midas touch.
To my right. Oh lord, did we have fun with this. We were
brogres (yes, ogres that are bro’s) Fistpump! We kind of ran the fistpump thing
into the dirt, but it never got old. Especially the time when we both went over
to the fairy world and had the world’s most awesome slow motion fistpump. It
was a magical moment for both of us. Truly.
But there was also Beauty (belle) and the beast. Gaston, the
world’s most obnoxious and awful Sherriff, whom happened to be my father, and
the before mentioned deputy that was also a bad witch.
Yes, it is even more ridiculous than I can actually convey
here.
But there was betrayal, sex, attempted murder made with a
gun that had only three bullets, and even more accidental gunshot wounds, fistpumping…LOTS
AND LOTS of fistpumping, really awful police work, guidance counseling, more
betrayal, Facebook (not real in the game) of the brogre’s talking about Gaston
running someone over with his car, and the bad witch casting a spell that gave
him the midas touch and who would have thought that could end up bad?
Oh and Gaston? Shot. Brain Damage. Coma. Stuck in the
fairyworld for a while, but due the mechanics of the game (which I don’t’ 100%
get yet so I am not going to try to explain) somehow managed to end up as the
only character that had a “good” ending. My brogre and I? Had a Thelma and Louise
moment of running from the state police and driving off a cliff. We did
survive, but still. J
This was a really good day. Great games. Great people. It
was awesome.
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