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<blockquote data-quote="Fuzzybear" data-source="post: 8706949" data-attributes="member: 6917259"><p><em>Blatant title theft.</em></p><p></p><p>Since we are releasing remastered versions of our episodes now on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4jXurnOXDOD1NePhtV9ZiT" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84NzI2ODZhOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tuesday-knights/id1626838595" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, and <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4QDR_zXNcOPzc9t5CJulQ1srKvWh6i5C" target="_blank">Youtube</a>, and I was going to listen to them all over again anyway, I thought this might be the time to jump on the train of session comments and summary. These will be more retrospectives due to them having been recorded more than a year ago now (our live sessions are episode 43), but I hope the distance and time has made my impressions better not worse.</p><p></p><h3>Episode 1 - A Very Warm Greeting</h3><p>The title comes from our bard Jack's catchphrase that he had planned prior to knowing anything about the setting or path. It does however happen to fit very well. Very fortuitous in my opinion. He is also the one who names the episodes, so I hope you enjoy his puns.</p><p></p><p>While it is a cliché opening, I actually found it to be really well drafted. It has just enough happening to not feel like the info dump that it is. Torrent is meant to pull the group together and set the stage for the opening section of the story, but I liked being able to play it out more naturally so it doesn't just feel like bullet points. </p><p></p><p>I did do a session 0 with them together to give them a general idea of the themes, tone, and other expectations, as well as individual session 0.5s that gave the characters a bit of backing in their individual situations in the city. Bryn had some interactions with her family as well as some moon and stars reading that foretold vaguely about what was to come. She also was thrown into the mission unexpectedly when a member of the Resistance had to pass along his job to her. Jack comes from the Eralore Hall, expanded in our game to be an alternative school for more subtle magic users, and did some assisting with a Resistance group. He was given the task to join this mission by the president of the Hall and just so happened that his bodyguard, Myetharia, a much more official member of the Resistance, was looking to take up the same mission. Rayland was told to wait for "a torrent" after being sent by Lyceum after learning of news from far away lands, while Winry's caravan of performers were setting up a show until the army news put a damper on all expectations. She was also kicked out due to a small miscommunication on the definition of ownership.</p><p></p><p>The fight itself was perfectly frantic despite being probably too slow, but learning new characters and wanting to show off is always a thing early on so this isn't a surprise at all. I really appreciated how the scene was chaotic and felt dangerous to the players while being very in control for me. They were never in danger, but it allowed for them to be creative and feel as though everything was happening all at once.</p><p></p><p>I didn't have to change much of anything in this session, which is nice being the very first one, though I did introduce some character relationships and prior knowledge as it became relevant.</p><p></p><p>Next session, a sprint to the tower!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fuzzybear, post: 8706949, member: 6917259"] [I]Blatant title theft.[/I] Since we are releasing remastered versions of our episodes now on [URL='https://open.spotify.com/show/4jXurnOXDOD1NePhtV9ZiT']Spotify[/URL], [URL='https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84NzI2ODZhOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw']Google Podcasts[/URL], [URL='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tuesday-knights/id1626838595']Apple Podcasts[/URL], and [URL='https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4QDR_zXNcOPzc9t5CJulQ1srKvWh6i5C']Youtube[/URL], and I was going to listen to them all over again anyway, I thought this might be the time to jump on the train of session comments and summary. These will be more retrospectives due to them having been recorded more than a year ago now (our live sessions are episode 43), but I hope the distance and time has made my impressions better not worse. [HEADING=2]Episode 1 - A Very Warm Greeting[/HEADING] The title comes from our bard Jack's catchphrase that he had planned prior to knowing anything about the setting or path. It does however happen to fit very well. Very fortuitous in my opinion. He is also the one who names the episodes, so I hope you enjoy his puns. While it is a cliché opening, I actually found it to be really well drafted. It has just enough happening to not feel like the info dump that it is. Torrent is meant to pull the group together and set the stage for the opening section of the story, but I liked being able to play it out more naturally so it doesn't just feel like bullet points. I did do a session 0 with them together to give them a general idea of the themes, tone, and other expectations, as well as individual session 0.5s that gave the characters a bit of backing in their individual situations in the city. Bryn had some interactions with her family as well as some moon and stars reading that foretold vaguely about what was to come. She also was thrown into the mission unexpectedly when a member of the Resistance had to pass along his job to her. Jack comes from the Eralore Hall, expanded in our game to be an alternative school for more subtle magic users, and did some assisting with a Resistance group. He was given the task to join this mission by the president of the Hall and just so happened that his bodyguard, Myetharia, a much more official member of the Resistance, was looking to take up the same mission. Rayland was told to wait for "a torrent" after being sent by Lyceum after learning of news from far away lands, while Winry's caravan of performers were setting up a show until the army news put a damper on all expectations. She was also kicked out due to a small miscommunication on the definition of ownership. The fight itself was perfectly frantic despite being probably too slow, but learning new characters and wanting to show off is always a thing early on so this isn't a surprise at all. I really appreciated how the scene was chaotic and felt dangerous to the players while being very in control for me. They were never in danger, but it allowed for them to be creative and feel as though everything was happening all at once. I didn't have to change much of anything in this session, which is nice being the very first one, though I did introduce some character relationships and prior knowledge as it became relevant. Next session, a sprint to the tower! [/QUOTE]
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