Focal Point: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Running Extraordinary Sessions by Phil Vecchione Walt Ciechanowski John Arcadian

Author:Phil Vecchione, Walt Ciechanowski, John Arcadian [Phil Vecchione, Walt Ciechanowski, John Arcadian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-9836133-5-0
Publisher: Engine Publishing
Published: 2015-07-09T04:00:00+00:00

Artist: Matt Morrow

Gemma was upset about being late, but she knew it wasn’t her fault. She promised herself she’d keep a better eye on the clock next time. For now, she had to deal with the fact that she was losing time. She looked through her notes and adjusted accordingly. The big reveal about the island could wait for next week.

When Renaldo arrived, Gemma let him regale Adam and Patti about his parking lot incident. While the three were chatting, Gemma used the time to get set up and address the dinner situation.

After several minutes, when it seemed like the players were winding down, Gemma dimmed the lights, lit a candle, and played the song she always used to open their sessions. The other three went silent as they pulled out their character sheets and dice bags, ready to play.

Gemma smiled. Last week they’d made the initial attempt to negotiate with the tribe, but per usual they’d done a particularly bad job of it. There was no rational reason for the tribe to trust them. What was needed was something that would bring them together anyway. During the time between sessions, Gemma had thought about it and come up with what she thought would be a great way to start.

“Okay,” she said, “last time you’d just landed and were speaking with the advance party of a local tribe. As I’m sure you remember, Francois tried to use sign language but ended up insulting their leader about his ‘prowess.’”

Adam chuckled as Renaldo flushed red at the memory. “Please don’t remind me,” he said—too late, of course.

“Maybe Red Kate should give it a try,” Patti said.

Gemma had other plans. “Give me Perception rolls. Those of you that made it note that no one seems very interested in you. They seem distracted by some rustling in the trees. You look just in time to see a giant crab emerge from the large leafy bushes! A second crab bursts forth from the trees on the other side and, judging by the blood-curdling scream from the jungle, there’s likely a third lurking about as well!”

“Time to show these locals what we’ve got!” Adam said. “Paolos draws two pistols from his bandolier.”

“Red Kate’s sticking with her cutlass,” Patti said. “I’m not sure what bullets are going to do against those shells.”

“That’s why I carry two!” Renaldo said, grinning. “So are we dividing up or taking them on one at a time?”

Gemma grinned. There was nothing like the promise of a good combat to get their pirate juices flowing!

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