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Out of the Frying Pan

A Gaming Session Of All Flesh Must Be Eaten

 
The Back Story: (aka the idea that became the setup for this game)
 
"It started as a normal day for each of us. We awoke, went about our regular daily routine, not knowing that today was going to be anything but routine. Breakfasts were eaten, coffees made and drank. Last kisses given to loved ones before we went about our day. Had we known that this would be the last normal day, we might have done things differently..."
 
This narrative is the "After Action Report" (AAR) of the current AFMBE game being run, set in Carson City, Nevada. So far, two sessions have been completed, and more are sure to follow.
 
The Cast Of Characters: (aka the Player Characters)
 
Name Player Archetype Character Type Status
  1 Jock Survivor Deceased, Dead
  1 Police Officer Survivor Alive & Uninjured
  2 Scientist Norm Deceased, Animated, Now Dead
  2 Detective Norm Alive & Uninjured
  3 Disgruntled Former Employee Survivor Alive & Mildly Wounded - Human Inflicted
  4 Narcissistic Jeweller Norm Alive & Mildly Wounded - Human Inflicted
  5 Video Store Clerk Norm Alive & Uninjured
  6 Artist Norm Alive & Uninjured
  7 Journalist Norm Alive & Uninjured
  8 Cheerleader Survivor Alive & Uninjured
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Mine Terror - Otis' Log 2

An 8 Hour Gaming Session Of Deadlands

 
The Back Story: (aka the idea that became the setup for this game)
 
Continuation from Mine Terror - Otis' Log.
 
The Adventurers: (aka the Player Characters)
 
Name Class Level Gender Race Brief Description
Otis "TnT" Thorissen Rowdy 1 Male Human 6'6" with well tanned muscles, red hair and steel blue eyes.
 

Mine Terror - Otis' Log 1

An 8 Hour Gaming Session Of Deadlands

 
The Back Story: (aka the idea that became the setup for this game)
 
None.
 
I am playing Otis "TnT" Thorissen -- my first ever character for the Deadlands: The Weird West! d20 RPG.
 
The Adventurers: (aka the Player Characters)
 
Name Class Level Gender Race Brief Description
Otis "TnT" Thorissen Rowdy 1 Male Human 6'6" with well tanned muscles, red hair and steel blue eyes.
 

When A Dad Goes Bad 2

A 3 Hour Gaming Session Of AD&D

2nd Edition (Spikehelm Campaign World)

 
The Back Story: (aka the idea that became the setup for this game)
 
Continuing from the last episode of When A Dad Goes Bad.
 
DM Notes:
With a lot of classes, there are times when the Player will need to do something where the rest of the Players either don't care to or shouldn't be around for.  Such is the case with this episode.  Ritter wanted to quest for his Bonded Mount -- which he can only do after making it past 4th level -- so we setup a Solo game for him to do that.  His party member, Rading, also needed to learn how to cast spells properly, so I created the following back story so that they could each get what they wanted.
 
Rading's time would be assumed and not played out, since lessons aren't very noteworthy.
 

This was also a very short session, more of a setup than a full game.
 
The Adventurers: (aka the Player Characters)
 
Name Class Level Gender Race Brief Description
Ritter von Gerechtigkeit Paladin (Lathander) 4 Male Southern Durnite (Human) N/A
Rading Bard 3 Male Southern Durnite (Human) Stayed behind in a village to learn more about magic
Cindus N/A N/A Male Wolfen NPC

The Thing About Orcs 2

A 5 & 9 Hour Solo Gaming Session Of AD&D

2nd Edition (Spikehelm Campaign World)

 
The Back Story: (aka the idea that became the setup for this game)
 
Continuing from the last episode of The Thing About Orcs.
 
DM Notes:
This episode was a hard one for both my Player and I.  He is now a Blooded warrior and faced many difficult challenges.  Knowing this would happen and having to DM a Lawful Evil society, we discussed how far we both wanted to delve into this evil society while gaming.
 
As there are many versions of what Lawful Evil means, here is how we defined it for our game:
General Population:
Law abiding traditionalists, but uncompassionate, bigoted and merciless.
Government:
Law will maintain the status quo with harsh punishments for any transgressions.  Governments are draconian and everything is driven by a person's social ranking; those of high station can get away with almost anything, whereas those of low station can be killed on a whim.
Basic Individual:
As Lawful Evil, you are a villain that methodically takes what you want, within the limits of your code of conduct without regard of whom it hurts. You care about tradition, loyalty, and order, but not about freedom, dignity, or life. You play by the rules, but without mercy or compassion.  You condemn others not according to their actions but according to race, religion, homeland, or social rank. You are loath to break laws or promises.  Lawful Evil is sometimes called "Diabolical" because devils are the epitome of Lawful Evil.  Lawful Evil is the most dangerous alignment because it represents methodical, intentional, and frequently successful evil.
 
As you can see this type of society is a very nasty place full of horrid actions, slavery and vile abuses, where people can be killed on a whim and those with power get away with anything.
 
Raas, being at the bottom of this power structure, was hard pressed to survive as his Chaotic Neutral alignment conflicted directly with the society's.  As above, here is how we defined his Alignment:
Basic Individual:
As Chaotic Neutral, you follow your whims.  You are an individualist first and last.  You value your own liberty but don't strive to protect other's freedom.  You avoid authority, resent restrictions, and challenge traditions.  You don't intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy.  To do so, you would have to be motivated by either good or evil.  Chaotic Neutral is the best alignment you can be because it represents true freedom both from society's restrictions and from a do-gooder's zeal.
 

During the game there were a few places where we decided to gloss over what most likely occurred -- as we both just didn't want to go there.  I will place censored summary DM notes in those places.
 
The Adventurers: (aka the Player Characters)
 
Name Class Level Gender Race Brief Description
Raas Naska Fighter 2 Male Half-Orc N/A
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