Thursday, April 25, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Deliberations
The holos covering the industrial bioplastic walls of the starkly appointed conference room show views from the windows atop the Admin Stack. Lush green mountains to the west, sparkling blue seas everywhere else. The upper floor of the tower complex at the heart of GenDiver’s Santa Elena company town is where the board had met, even until a month ago, but given the recent unrest, security has decided the tower’s executive level was “tactically vulnerable.” One stealth micro and half the in-system leadership would be dead.
Hence the bunker-like conference room with the piped-in views - due precaution.
You settle into an expensive chair - your vee feeding it preferences, the memory materials and servos adjusting to your form. A glass of water sits on the native wood table in front of you, sweat running down its self-chilling sides despite the HVAC’s effort to keep out the oppressive humidity. You look around the room at the other directors, noting their grim faces. Director of Operations Crawford himself. Director of Prospecting and Extraction. Legal Services. Incorporate Relations. Envoy to the Office of Colonization. Asset Security. Everyone is here.
At a nod, the security tech makes a final sweep of the room, scatters a handful of bug hunters and activates a white noise emitter. He closes the door as he leaves, sealing the Faraday cage in doing so. The green and turquoise light from the surrounding holos tints everyone's face a sickly hue as you each wait for someone else to speak first. Finally, Director Crawford pings your vee, and you integrate the latest sitrep into the countless reports and ancillary files already in your interface.
The situation is fluid, there are potential strategic impacts and major legal concerns, but even if you deliberated through the night it’s clear the decision would be the same. The insurgents are stockpiling weapons - in actuality this time, and in earnest. It’s clear delaying a response will only allow them to accumulate decisive resources or give the GEO time to complicate the situation on the ground with political intervention.
It is equally clear that the circumstances leave only two options:
A - Secure hard evidence, arrest the instigators, and turn over both to the GEO Justice Commission.
or
B - Blow the stockpile in place, taking whatever steps are required to assure there are no witnesses.
(As a group, you are to roleplay this meeting of the GenDiver elite leadership. No need to specify who’s who - you should be able to improvise a debate over which option you should choose.)
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Party Composition and Characters
GenDiver SpecOps - exceptional power level
Group Tracks -
GenDiver Loyalty
Employee of the Month
Committed
Professional
Malcontent
Fuck it!
Bravery
Courageous
Bold
Calm
Frightened
Terrified
Group Tie -
GenDiver Pawn - Must obey orders - Failure to follow orders could lead to breach of contract or even arrest and indentured servitude at a "colonial farm."
Native Villagers - Everyday power level
Group Track -
Politics
Insurgent
Sympathizer
Centrist
Collaborator
Sellout
Group Tie -
Adobe Walls born and raised - Support best interests of the village. Natural consequences of breaking a social contract upon which group survival in fact depends.
GEO Mobile Extension Service - Exceptional level
Group Track -
Mission
Party line
Proponent
Team player
Loyal opposition
Off the reservation
Group Tie -
GEO Agent - Must abide by all GEO oaths, regulations and rules of engagement. Failure to follow orders could lead to reviews, hearings, dismissal and in egregious cases, prosecution.
Session 0 Agenda
• Campaign objectives
Test drive and shakedown the new mechanics
Outline a major campaign/sourcebook that has long been an ambition of the line
Inspire my enthusiasm, creativity and ideas
Have fun gaming with good friends
• Playtesting goals
Test, tweak and shakedown various mechanics
Likely changes and revisions happening between and even within sessions
Gather perspectives and suggestions from game designers I respect
Generate new ideas, solutions and improvements through play and conversation
To that end, speak up - offer suggestions but know they might be stolen!
Post-session analyses?
• Expectations
BP “real world” setting with commensurate interactions and consequences
Real world issues
X-card
Off-limits issues - in or out of character?
Player expectations?
Campaign interests?
• Communications
Blog
Archive of the campaign events
Resource for playtest documents and input
Group Me?
For in-character communication between games
For playtest insights between discussions
How do folks feel about recording sessions?
• Party composition
1st - GenDiver special operators
2nd - Natives villagers
3rd - GEO sponsored mobile extension services
• Character creation
Individual concept
Profile
Attributes
Proficiencies
Traits
Tracks
Ties
Mods
Gear
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