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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gorgon Zee" data-source="post: 6595324" data-attributes="member: 75787">The bulk of the adventuring is at locations; maybe two-thirds or so of the action? It's a little hard to quantify as it could be a lot more or less depending on how the keeper runs things and player choices. It's hard to say more without spoilers, but:- the most tense and dangerous moment (when my character AND me as a player completely believed we were all about to die) was the culmination of a long session entirely on the train- OUR finale sessions (~ 6 hours) was entirely on the train. However your may not be. I think for most groups, it will be.- there are 3 or 4 major scenes set on the train (ones which will take significant play time)- there are numerous smaller scenes on the train in and around locations; you meet many NPCs, see and react to events, and have to deal with officials and so on. The train is always in a session.- there are optional scenarios with action mostly on the train. If you investigate a certain lead (which we did not) you might end up on trains in other dimensions, even.- even when you are in a city, the logistics of the train journey are always on your mind. Where are your valuables? Is your rifle in your hotel, in the luggage car, waiting for you at the next stop? If our planned night-time activities do not work out well, which is the next train we can get out of town (this happened a lot to us ... We were a bit messy)Here's a non-spoilery example from one mostly location based session: starting on the train, we pass through border control and conceal our less legal items, while pumping them for a bit of info. We meet a famous singer at lunch, and one of us spends much time chatting her up (informatively, but unsuccessfully). We arrive at the next town,decide what to bring to our hotel,mand start following our lead there. Much adventuring occurs, at the end of which we catch the train out before being stopped by the police. On the train out compartment is turned over, and we spend some time trying to work out who did that. That is probably one of the least train focused sessions. 3-4 shorter scenes on the train only. The longer sessions involve a chase scene (on the train), a whodunnit serial killer murder tracking session, what in retrospect was I think was a trip to the dreamlands version of the train, a to-the-death combat with a vastly powerful foe, ...You will spend a lot of time on th train. You will possibly die on it. Enjoy!</blockquote>

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