OOC and Character Chatter

Sarah is a pacifist and will not go full offensive. This may be... problematic. :)

At least Jemma will probably try to defend her darling 😅 Oh boy, we're the worst cavalry ever

Jemma have no offensive magic either, but she has a shotgun :)

I vote for the shotgun :p.

Caroline is almost out of magic herself...

No objections to shooting this guy with a gun. He's not just a puppet.

Also, yay for that damage roll!

Caroline: something about how combat magic is superior
Jemma pumbs her shotgut: You were saying?

Was litterally about to say Light is very happy about that damage roll, Caroline is going to be very grumpy after spending several rounds trying to fight this guy.

Well, our combat witch has unfortunately been deaconmissioned. So we have to make do with what we have.

Well I know what Caroline's doing after this (Alongside nursing her pride) .. Grilling Deacon on fighting technique...

I have a strong feeling almost every advancement for her is going to be the extra powers edge...So if you need magic she can do it. Anything else.. Blank stare.

So confession. Originally Caroline's fighting style was going to be buffing Al and him fight, and then the vines bolt in the back pocketfor emergencies.

But Alabaster is too cute and that now seems cruel :p So she's likely got by buffing Deacon while he's taken on the threats in the past.

Also to the surprise of no-one while she won't protest being patched up (too much) she will not anyone lead her away from the fight right now.

Maybe after he gets buffed, he turns from cute furry creature to big strong Tiefling champion (Paladin)

XD. Nah the buffs not that good. That's the next servant :p. (As rank goes up she gets acess to more servants/St locks. The third one wil be fun if we get there. It's a second Caroline.)

Waiting, as believe Sarah's heal was her previous turn so she still gets and action before Caroline? If not will try and post later today.

Oh no, Sarah. What are you doing? 😅

I would like to say we do not have to go with Caroline's plan. In fact Caroline's plan is likely not a very clever plan given she's already tricked the guy once and he's not pleased with her:P

Also I have read about shorting in the Savage Wolrd books and this is dangerous knowledge to have with the kind of character Caroline is turning out to be.

We can't catch a break. First the attack on the historical society, then the showdown with Mable, then the showdown with Braddock and now he is getting back up?!
We, or I at least, haven't had a chance to put the pieces together yet as to what is happening. I expected that now Braddock was down we could talk and compare notes and investigate the mansion in the woods, but it appears that we have to stress onwards. I don't like that - this is not fun.

I'm not really sure what to say; there are no 'breaks' to catch, and no characters, including the entire party, has to stress onwards. It's not supposed to be a traditional TTRPG environment. I don't know, maybe I've not been clear with the tone, or yeah maybe it's just not fun, and if that's the case sorry--it is a pilot after all 😔.

I don't know, I've always hosted Savage Worlds as gonzo, fast, and preferably mechanically light. As I noted I was trying for a punchy, Buffy episode feel--monster introduced, check some leads, and then have a confrontation. I felt like I was following where the characters were taking it, but maybe my gauge is off.

I was trying to deliver what I stated in the pitch...

"....as GM I come up with scenarios, set scenes, and introduce complications to the characters plans, etc. but I'm not telling a story. The characters (players) are telling the story. We're a writers room, working together--I have a plot outline, a monster, hook or complication, and you all flesh it out by interacting with it! So backstory elements, plans, town NPCs, answers to the mystery, all need to be driven by active characters and player ideas!"

...but, again, if I'm failing at it I'm sorry--time is valuable and I hope I didn't waste anyone's time.

You haven't wasted my time. I am genuinely enjoying, and been having fun tryi g to figure out what to do in various situations.

I mean yes this current moment seems tricky as Caroline's almost out of magic, but hence her current gambit of trying to lead him to the farm if the others need time.

Time haven't been waisted. That is important to get across. I have enjoyed myself up to now. I really like the artwork you are using

I have been in a few stress games and i eventually had to leave them. I play to decouple and reduce stress not to get more stressed.

If the intention of the game is to press on with this high pace, then let us write Jemma out of the story