The Back Room: Live Tabletop Games

doppelgreener

1:00 AM

[!! very well]

Problematic

[sorry to cut and run!]

doppelgreener

[that's fine, take care!]

JohnP

[oh, bah. I was about to waltz a minstrel in teh door]

doppelgreener

[do so!]

BESW

It's... not like we really need a GM.

JohnP

1:00 AM

hah

Problematic

[bwah BWAHHH]

BESW

I conk a goblin with a swift blow to the cranium, and he goes down, out cold.

JohnP

Jingle Ditty, a wandering minstrel wanders in to....chaos, apparently.

doppelgreener

[A number of adventurers have previously run out of this tavern. People in the town are aware there are goblins in the sewers. You have run into a bar full of goblin laughter and smashing things. Is the minstrel here because he's ready for a fight, or is he here for shelter because out there is even worse!?]

BESW

A young teenager wearing a stewpot for a helmet, with a pickle-barrel lid shield and a broken chair leg, has just hit a goblin over the head. Another goblin is ransacking the tavern, and the door to the store-room is ripped off its hinges and leaning on a sleeping drunk in the doorway.

doppelgreener

1:04 AM

(Oh, is Ichabod on his own now? :D)

JohnP

[Well, the brigands that had been tracking him in the forest intent on getting back the cheap coppers that he passed of as gold might have been a good impetus as well]

doppelgreener

I roll for Ichabod to still have lackeys trashing the tavern

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doppelgreener

(Someone oppose?)

BESW

@JonathanHobbs [I'm sure that more goblins can storm in. Roll to see!]

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1:05 AM

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doppelgreener

Oh dear. Ichabod's on his own.

Ichabod notices he is now the only one laughing and smashing things, and stops laughing and smashing things, and turns to see the minstrel.

UH.

Ichabod tries to run for it past the Minstrel's legs!

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JohnP

Jingle steps aside and sticks out a foot.

id6

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trogdor

ooh whats dis?

JohnP

1:06 AM

[bugger]

doppelgreener

Ha-haaa!

@trogdor docs.google.com/document/d/…

There's a goblin running screaming out the door.

BESW

I roll to see if I stay in the tavern like I'm supposed to (Obedience 2).

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BESW

(Someone oppose, please.)

JohnP

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1:08 AM

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BESW

I stay in the tavern like a good barsweep, and I spend an XP to make that 2 a six for advancement: Tavern Guardian 3.

No, that's too broad.

Standing My Ground.

trogdor

lol

hmm

JohnP

jingle looks around trying to Figure Out whats Going On

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doppelgreener

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1:09 AM

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doppelgreener

Jingle is clueless

BESW

"Mister Musician, sir! Let him go, the townsfolk'll find him! Please stay here and help me guard the bar; I'm sure more will come in through the storeroom drain!"

JohnP

I've got no clue, so...I look for an unbroken chair to sit on.

"More...more of THAT!?"

doppelgreener

Ichabod is going to try to find some backup to help him out with a stubborn tavern

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BESW

1:11 AM

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JohnP

[oh sh**e]

doppelgreener

I take Goblin Howling 2

what are you two up to?

BESW

I think I'm convincing the minstrel to help.

(Is that a valid use of Standing My Ground?)

JohnP

Help...help with what? That insanely gibbering green thing over there? I just wanted a drink!

BESW

1:13 AM

(Is that a valid use of Standing My Ground?)

doppelgreener

(I think it's on the no side of the border)

(but it will be useful once the goblins come back)

BESW

"I'll give you a drink, Sir! On the house, if you help!"

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1:14 AM

I dunno, a free drink sounds good, but...

doppelgreener

There's a lot of howling out there. Maybe the tavern would be a good place to stay!

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[so...now I pick a new talent related to the action, yes?]

BESW

1:15 AM

Yes.

(Oh my. Yes)

yep

Resist temptation 1

(Fearless?)

"Please, sir. If you don't help, I may not be able to give you a drink at all! They've already smashed up most of the kegs."

doppelgreener

1:16 AM

(2, not 1. You were Doing Anything which is already 1, you now pick a 2 skill)

JohnP

(oh, ok. resist temptation 2).

doppelgreener

@JohnP Your Minstrel was not rolling to resist temptation, that was the previous roll! He's rolling to oppose being frightened into staying in the bar with the tavern boy

JohnP

(ah, ok. missed that shift. Fearless 2 is good then)

"Well, I really could use a drink..."

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doppelgreener

(What do you want to have happen?)

(Gotta pick an action you're attempting, or something you want to have happen!)

JohnP

1:18 AM

(I didn't WANT to go out the door, but now I'm gonna have to find a new tavern)

(Was weighing free drink versus potential beating)

doppelgreener

(So what are you rolling to have happen? c(: Every roll in this system is to make something happen)

(Or make something be true! Like rolling to have shoes on)

trogdor

lol

JohnP

(I think maybe I'm rolling too quickly, can we back it up a tad?)

doppelgreener

(Sure.)

JohnP

"I can see they've smashed most of the kegs. Any of the good stuff left or is it all the swill?"

doppelgreener

1:20 AM

(@JohnP Have you read Roll for Shoes?)

JohnP

(not yet. give me a moment)

BESW

Meanwhile, I'll roll for quality booze.

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JohnP

(ok, got it)

BESW

@JonathanHobbs Roll to oppose me?

doppelgreener

1:22 AM

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doppelgreener

(I'm going to assume the GM mantle)

(being the guy with the goblins and etc)

BESW

Fair enough.

trogdor

lol

doppelgreener

(@JohnP Let us know when you've read it and you're on the same page)

(@Trogdor you're welcome to join in)

trogdor

1:24 AM

mk

hmmm

JohnP

(already read it)

trogdor

I did just read that thing you linked too

doppelgreener

(@JohnP Great. :D)

JohnP

"So, you do have Bravitz Ale. What am I expected to do for this?"

BESW

"Keep the goblins out of the tavern, Mister Musician sir." I hand him a chair leg.

JohnP

1:27 AM

[looks at it]

doppelgreener

There was a lot of smashing going on, but the tavern is still full of quality booze. They missed the good stuff, there are entire barrels left over.

JohnP

"Uhm... you mean like hit them with this?"

"What if they hit back?"

BESW

"It works for me, sir!" I point at the unconscious goblin on the floor. "...are you any good at interrogation, sir?"

[@trogdor Write yourself into the tracking sheet with Do Anything 1, and come on in.]

trogdor

mk

JohnP

"Well, I have been known to ferret out a secret or two, but he doesn't look like he's talking right now"

trogdor

1:29 AM

I am thinking of a character just yet

BESW

I'm sure something in this bar is good for reviving the consciousness-challenged.

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There's a fresh stock of cold water.

Unless you can think of something better. :)

BESW

1:30 AM

I have The Art of Bartending 2.

JohnP

[looks at it dubiously....dumps it on the goblin, club at the ready]

doppelgreener

(Roll, I want to see how well the goblin wakes up)

JohnP

(Do I roll to awaken him?)

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doppelgreener

(He'll wake up, that won't be opposed)

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1:31 AM

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doppelgreener

The goblin wakes up wide-eyed and alert and splutters!

JohnP

"All right...uhm...goblin! What is going on here??" [waves club menacingly to intimidate]

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1:32 AM

[oh crap]

BESW

[I have Smashing Things 2 if things get out of hand.]

doppelgreener

(Should the goblins be Fearless?)

Wait, hold on

When I oppose should I suggest something the goblin actually does to oppose?

BESW

Not explicitly.

In this case, it's a roll to be unintimidated.

doppelgreener

Alright.

BESW

[Fearless, Defiant, Loyal?]

doppelgreener

1:34 AM

@JohnP The goblin is Defiant! He pokes his tongue out at Jingle.

trogdor

so when you oppose, it doesn't count for that rule of all 6's?

BESW

@trogdor any time you get all sixes on a roll, you get a new skill.

Can I roll Smashing Things 2 for intimidation without actually Smashing Something, seeing as it was this goblin I got the skill off of in the first place?

trogdor

mk

JohnP

"Of all the cheek!"

doppelgreener

(You can try to be Menacing, but you wouldn't be smashing something.)

(Unless you decide to smash something.)

(Smash something to be menacing?)

BESW

1:37 AM

I smash the club down on a chair next to the goblin's head. "Answer the good sir's questions, &$@#." I use a word I hear a lot in the bar but am unsure of its meaning.

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doppelgreener

(Opposing with Defiance?)

Makes sense.

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1:38 AM

The goblin shrieks and cups its scalp. "Not my head!"

BESW

I spend two XP to get ~~Menacing~~ My Beatstick 3.

doppelgreener

The town is getting a little noisy out there! What're you going to do?

JohnP

[pokes the goblin] "So see here, what is all this about? Why are you all smashing the, er... town!"

BESW

[Until the bartender tells me otherwise, getting me out of the bar is going to require opposing my Obedience 2.]

doppelgreener

The goblin considers biting its way out of its mess, then glances at the tavern boy and back to Jingle and reconsiders. "We want your stuff! You have nice stuff! We're gonna make it our stuff!"

(The Bartender left the bar, right?)

JohnP

1:42 AM

[and all jingle thinks is "oh, not again"]

BESW

2 hours ago, by Problematic

There is general bedlam for a few minutes as all the adventurers and would-be adventurers drunkenly grab their gear and charge out the door. The bartender (a former adventurer himself who occasionally pines for the glory days) looks you in the eye and says gruffly, "Stay here, boy." before exiting the building and leaving you quite alone.

"Then why are you smashing it, you little &*%#?" I try out a different word.

trogdor

lol

mk I made my character

doppelgreener

"That's not the nice stuff! Why would you think it's nice!?"

The goblin is going to scramble to get away.

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doppelgreener

(Defiant!)

BESW

1:45 AM

I stand my ground.

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doppelgreener

10 vs 11. Nice.

I presume the goblin doesn't get to go anywhere?

He's scrambling for the bar.

BESW

I step in front of him and slap my club against my palm. "Nuh-uh, Mister ^&@#. You're staying where I can see you."

trogdor

lol

doppelgreener

(Anyone think I should turn that into some sort of Skill 3?)

BESW

1:47 AM

@JonathanHobbs Cowardice 3?

trogdor

you could make it "running away"

or cowardice

JohnP

(You get to add a skill for ANY 6?)

trogdor

no

any all 6's

doppelgreener

(All rolls have to be 6. I'm spending an XP point the goblins have to turn that 4 into a 6 for progression purposes.)

trogdor

he has one 6 in there and 2 XP he can use to make the others 6

doppelgreener

1:48 AM

(You get an XP point for failing a roll)

BESW

You get 1 XP every time you fail a roll, and you can spend 1 XP to make one die a six for terms of advancement but not success.

doppelgreener

Kyrix, how would you like to make your entrance?

trogdor

hmm

I might say I am in the rafters, and I choose now to speak up

"quite amusing, you think goblins need a good reason to come here and drink booze?"

"I think you miss the point of goblins"

doppelgreener

(Can I suggest y'all find a motivation in this scenario?)

trogdor

welp

it is a tavern

I think I want to get smashed

BESW

1:51 AM

@trogdor I think he means the interrogation; what are we trying to find out?

trogdor

which prolly won't take much seeing as smallness

BESW

I scream. Again. "AAAAAH!"

trogdor

ah

doppelgreener

(I'm proposing that in the interests of each of you having some aim to push towards and something you can be proactive about :D)

trogdor

not my problem then lol

doppelgreener

1:52 AM

(I mean, in terms of your characters, find some goal you're trying to achieve.)

trogdor

atm anyway

oh

I kinda did then

doppelgreener

(it will help make things move :D)

BESW

I want to defend the tavern, which at the moment means gathering intel and soldiers.

doppelgreener

(Excellent.)

BESW

(Next, preparing perimeter defenses.)

JohnP

1:53 AM

I'm for anything that keeps me out of the hands of the brigands, which if it means getting goodwill by beating on goblins, so be it. I'm going to soil my clothes tho

BESW

@JohnP I'm sure some tavern patron left a pair of brown pants you can borrow.

doppelgreener

(So, the Minstrel wants to get out of the hands of the law or to redeem himself in the eyes of the law?)

BESW

Actually... I'm going to have to bow out, sorry.

doppelgreener

Aw.

JohnP

[I meant soil as in get dirty. Dirt sucks. I'm verra pretteh ye know]

trogdor

1:54 AM