Aug 13, 2021 5:00 am
The stage-coach rattles to a stop, long before you should be arriving at the next town. After a moment you hear the driver jump from the seat above and run away, direction unknown.
All is quiet... until you hear a yip-yip noise from up ahead, and then a reply from behind and to the side. You were told this route was safe and free from bandits... no one said why the bandits avoid it. Maybe there is something worse out there in the night?
You are going to have to fight. What is the first thing you reach for to prepare?
• Is it a sword or axe? A big one?
• Maybe sneaky daggers?
• Do you reach for a ranged weapon? What sort? A light an nimble one or a heavy one?
• Do you usually wear armor? Are you wearing armor now? What sort? Metal or leather?
• Or, do you not reach for a weapon at all?
• Do you instead reach for a spell? What does the spell do? Is it safe?
• Or do you try to sneak out and see what is going on before thinking about weapons?
All is quiet... until you hear a yip-yip noise from up ahead, and then a reply from behind and to the side. You were told this route was safe and free from bandits... no one said why the bandits avoid it. Maybe there is something worse out there in the night?
You are going to have to fight. What is the first thing you reach for to prepare?
• Is it a sword or axe? A big one?
• Maybe sneaky daggers?
• Do you reach for a ranged weapon? What sort? A light an nimble one or a heavy one?
• Do you usually wear armor? Are you wearing armor now? What sort? Metal or leather?
• Or, do you not reach for a weapon at all?
• Do you instead reach for a spell? What does the spell do? Is it safe?
• Or do you try to sneak out and see what is going on before thinking about weapons?
OOC:
The answers to above questions --and follow up ones-- can be used to generate characters. This is a system I sometimes use for first-time RPGers who have not read a rulebook.
