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You know you're doing good in a tabletop RPG when you completely disrupt the GM's plans for an encounter. :)
Tonight, I played DragonAge with five other folks. I haven't gamed in ages, and I'd forgotten just how much fun it could be.
None of us had played DA before, but the game mechanics were super easy. Our group consisted of four humans and a dwarf. I played the group's mage, Aldus Longacre.
I haven't gamed in years and was super-rusty, but still had a good time.
Our first combat encounter was more harrowing than we expected. Knowing how quickly mages can get killed, especially with distance weapons, instead of attacking with my arcane lance, I decided to cast rock armor on myself. That tied me up for about three turns before I said screw it, stopped casting rock armor and switched to arcane lance. I'm pleased to say that when I got into the game, it turned the tide of battle.
The bit after the battle was even better. We had to cross a gorge and one of our characters, Salazar, had the brilliant idea of using the intestines of our fallen foes as a zipline to cross to the other side. We were all kind of dubious about the plan but Salazar got across fine, turned, gave us all the finger and proceeded to piss off the edge of the gorge.
With his success, our other fighter, Davina, decided to also try the zipline. She got halfway across before the intestines snapped. She managed to grab hold of the line and swing to the other side of the gorge, much to the amusement of us all.
Meanwhile, our dwarf rogue and her human counterpart, decided to climb down the gorge. Halfway down the human, Xavier, lost his grip. He fell but managed a save and grabbed hold of Suska's waist; she proceeded to undo her belt, losing her pants and Xavier's dead weight. They both survived but got into a hysterical pissing contest which actually involved piss at one point.
At the rate we were playing, we'll probably finish this intro adventure in about three more weeks.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next week and just how long I can keep Aldus alive.
Tonight, I played DragonAge with five other folks. I haven't gamed in ages, and I'd forgotten just how much fun it could be.
None of us had played DA before, but the game mechanics were super easy. Our group consisted of four humans and a dwarf. I played the group's mage, Aldus Longacre.
I haven't gamed in years and was super-rusty, but still had a good time.
Our first combat encounter was more harrowing than we expected. Knowing how quickly mages can get killed, especially with distance weapons, instead of attacking with my arcane lance, I decided to cast rock armor on myself. That tied me up for about three turns before I said screw it, stopped casting rock armor and switched to arcane lance. I'm pleased to say that when I got into the game, it turned the tide of battle.
The bit after the battle was even better. We had to cross a gorge and one of our characters, Salazar, had the brilliant idea of using the intestines of our fallen foes as a zipline to cross to the other side. We were all kind of dubious about the plan but Salazar got across fine, turned, gave us all the finger and proceeded to piss off the edge of the gorge.
With his success, our other fighter, Davina, decided to also try the zipline. She got halfway across before the intestines snapped. She managed to grab hold of the line and swing to the other side of the gorge, much to the amusement of us all.
Meanwhile, our dwarf rogue and her human counterpart, decided to climb down the gorge. Halfway down the human, Xavier, lost his grip. He fell but managed a save and grabbed hold of Suska's waist; she proceeded to undo her belt, losing her pants and Xavier's dead weight. They both survived but got into a hysterical pissing contest which actually involved piss at one point.
At the rate we were playing, we'll probably finish this intro adventure in about three more weeks.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next week and just how long I can keep Aldus alive.