Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.

'Shells'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

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billytea - Jul 10, 2014 9:55:45 pm PDT #23661 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

But no one has ever been so mutinous and lived!

Cards sent. When you're ready, please post which mutiny card you play.


chrismg - Jul 11, 2014 7:59:13 am PDT #23662 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

BSG(Get-It-Done Zarek)

I Activate the Brig and play IC-3 and AAC-4 on the check.

This should be fun!


Laga - Jul 11, 2014 10:08:51 am PDT #23663 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

BSG (Kat)

by the gods I had some great cards to help with the brig check but I have unfortunately already played them.


billytea - Jul 11, 2014 11:52:17 am PDT #23664 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Ooh, now this could be fun. All cards to be played face up. Treachery counts positive! I wonder if Destiny has any left for you. Everyone else passes on interrupts. The check begins with Kat! I have COs from her to play 0 cards. Chief is up next. (I'll do the proper token when I'm able.)

Edit: oh, and the check is 7 YP.


billytea - Jul 11, 2014 3:13:44 pm PDT #23665 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Let's do this properly:

Brig (Zarek): 7 YP

Destiny: 2 cards
Kat: 0 cards
Chief: (max 1 card)
Romo: (max 1 card)
Zarek: (max 1 card)

Chief is up next. Romo and Zarek, you can send me COs.


billytea - Jul 11, 2014 3:19:49 pm PDT #23666 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Wait up, everyone, just a moment. Just checking something. You can still send me COs.


billytea - Jul 11, 2014 3:22:22 pm PDT #23667 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

All good. Carry on.


billytea - Jul 11, 2014 9:13:09 pm PDT #23668 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Brig (Zarek): 7 YP

Destiny: 2 cards
Kat: 0 cards
Chief: Preventative Policy 4
Romo: (max 1 card)
Zarek: (COs received)

Tally = 4 + Destiny. Romo is next.


Polter-Cow - Jul 11, 2014 9:41:37 pm PDT #23669 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Romo)

I play FT-2.


billytea - Jul 12, 2014 1:06:52 am PDT #23670 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

I have everyone's play, and it looks like we have time for just one more skill check of awesome in this game. Plays:

Brig (Zarek): 7 YP(T)

Destiny: 2 cards
Kat: 0 cards
Chief: Preventative Policy 4
Romo: Full Throttle 2
Zarek: Exploit Weakness 5

Tally: 9 - 2 = 7 + Destiny. If Destiny is at worst neutral, Zarek will walk free! It reveals:

Trust Instincts 0
A Better Machine 3

Tally is now 10! However, before we resolve the check, we need to deal with the skill check effects, and we have a few. The TI-0 adds two more Destiny cards to the check:

Dradis Contact 0
Personal Vices 3

Tally is 13! But we have more to resolve now, no less than four Treachery cards. Before we can resolve them, however, Destiny's additional cards reduced it to 6 cards. It gets replenished and reshuffled immediately. That in turn exhausted both the Piloting and the Treachery decks. I've reshuffled the discards (which do not include any cards within this check, as it has not yet been resolved).

Back to the Treachery. Their effects are:

Dradis Contact 0: Add 2 raiders to Sector 1. Total number of raiders on the board: 12.

A Better Machine 3: Add two Treachery to Destiny (again).

Personal Vices 3: Now it gets interesting. Each human player draws 1 Treachery, and Zarek gets a second mutiny card! Off to the Brig with him! But per the Unofficial FAQ, the skill check abilities are resolved before the check itself, so he is currently still in the Brig! Choice of mutiny cards is going out.

Exploit Weakness 5: Finally, the current player (Zarek) chooses one human player to draw a mutiny card. Will it be Kat? No, he chooses himself. Two more mutiny cards are off to Zarek for his selection.

President Zarek, once you have made your choice on the mutiny card options, you will have three mutiny cards and must discard two. Please post your choice of discards.

And once that's done, we can worry about the skill check itself. and the result is:

Tally: 15 - 2 = 13. Pass! President Zarek, when you're ready, please post where on Galactica you will move to.

Excitement! Zarek escapes the Brig the only way he knows how, through underhanded dealings and Treachery. But it's not over yet. The PV and the EW within the check couldn't rebrig Zarek, but this check is Reckless. Treachery will ahve one last chance to return him to his cell - after we have taken care of all the new cards and discards.