[Morning] Culper Ring: The Battle of New Orleans (M&M)

The_Universe · 13th February 2009, 04:18 AM

1815. January 8th. 2 Hours Before Dawn. Villere Plantation. Nine Miles South of New Orleans.

Although the British and their powerful Hessian allies menaced Washington mere months ago in a plot to steal the Holy Grail, and attacked Baltimore Harbor only weeks later hoping to unleash an ancient eldritch horror trapped beneath Fort McHenry, the heroic efforts of the Culper Ring have turned the tide of the war, sending the otherworldly monstrosity that the Hessians had summoned through a strange portal to another world.

Their futuristic allies gone, the British withdrew from the Chesapeake Bay, and have moved their attack to the distant West, sailing to the Gulf of Mexico to attack New Orleans. More than 10,000 British troops under the command of Major General Parkenham landed in Lake Borgne and took control of the Villere Plantation on December 14th, overpowering three American gunboats that guarded the bay. American volunteers under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson attacked the British headquarters a week later under cover of darkness, temporarily halting Parkenham’s advance, and then retreating to a defensive barricade at Chalmette Plantation, blocking the British’s only reliable route to the city.

Now, Major General Jackson has sent you to Villere on another daring raid... this time, to stop the British once and for all.

6-8 Characters. 18th century patriotic superheroes. Mutants and Masterminds 2e. No previous experience necessary.

Direwolf
John Crichton
Psion
Dovaj Viajiir
Bretbo
Funeris
DivineO
Dorgin

Alts:
Animadversio
Xath
Rebelscum
QuinnHarlech
Mrs. Harlech
The Wyrd

madwabbit · 13th February 2009, 04:58 AM

Awwww, yeah!

Hmmm. Problematic for me and my game, though.

Hmmm.

The_Universe · 13th February 2009, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by animadversio

Awwww, yeah!

Hmmm. Problematic for me and my game, though.

Hmmm.

I have no doubt you'll be more than fine. The only reason I'm not playing your game is because we could (ostensibly) get together any time!

madwabbit · 13th February 2009, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Universe

I have no doubt you'll be more than fine. The only reason I'm not playing your game is because we could (ostensibly) get together any time!

Oh no, I meant that running my game in the morning precludes me from playing in yours in the morning.

I *may* change my game to an afternoon slot, as I'd definitely would dig on some more Culper Ring action.

John Crichton · 14th February 2009, 08:59 AM

Ah, one of the few benefits of not having a normal sleep schedule...

Hey, look it's the 14th!

Sign me up, mang.

Psion · 14th February 2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Crichton

Ah, one of the few benefits of not having a normal sleep schedule...

Hey, look it's the 14th!

Sign me up, mang.

Pssst. NOON, man, noon.

Linejumper!

Psion · 14th February 2009, 06:00 PM

Oh, and I would like play, please.

The_Universe · 14th February 2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psion

Oh, and I would like play, please.

You're in!

Dovaj Viajiir · 14th February 2009, 06:01 PM

I want in!

Bretbo · 14th February 2009, 06:09 PM

Sign me up!

madwabbit · 14th February 2009, 06:13 PM

Sign me up as well, please.

Yes, I know I'm running a game, so Alt me. And hopefully I'll be able to bribe my way in if I have to cancel my game, and you're already max'ed out.

If not, I'll just side on the game sidelines and cry. A lot.

Maybe.

Funeris · 14th February 2009, 07:59 PM

Universe!

DivineO, Dorgin, and I would like in on your game.

**Xath** · 14th February 2009, 10:00 PM

Mik and I would like spots if there are any left.

John Crichton · 15th February 2009, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psion

Pssst. NOON, man, noon.

Linejumper!

Yeah, I saw that and also posted about it in the initial thread. But I'm on a slow internet connection and didn't come back to this one for an edit after the fact. I, like others, was confused by the date with no time player reg time. Heck, I did the same thing for the game I'm running. I think it's perfectly fair to call it at noon and I will happily move to the end of the line if that is the case deemed by the powers that be.

Just lemme know either way so I can grab a spot in another game.

Bretbo · 15th February 2009, 06:16 PM

If The_Universe wants to run a play-test before gameday, that might free up some slots for others, particularily out-of-towners...just say'n.

madwabbit · 15th February 2009, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bretbo

If The_Universe wants to run a play-test before gameday, that might free up some slots for others, particularily out-of-towners...just say'n.

I concur.

QuinnHarlech · 15th February 2009, 08:03 PM

Oooh, sounds nifty! Sign me and Mrs. Harlech up! We're looking forward to beating up some redcoats after the end of the war.

TheWyrd · 16th February 2009, 02:52 AM

Nice. I'm forever going to lament the fact that I missed the first one.. but sign me up please.

Edit: Or if there's a playtest for the locals I'll take in on that.

The_Universe · 18th February 2009, 12:18 AM

OK. I have a full deck of players, and a ton of alts. A few things to note...

1. This is essentially the same game I ran at the NC gameday last fall. If you played it then, it hasn't changed much, so you'll need to be pretty forgetful to avoid knowing exactly what's going to happen.

2. I will run a version of this game for locals either shortly before or shortly after the DC Gameday. I'll post a couple of possible dates soon.

3. I wish I could run a game for everyone who's interested, but 14 players might be pushing it.