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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 1518076" data-attributes="member: 2">I really wanted to run Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, a sci-fi/fantasy crossover where the PCs explore a crashed rocket.&nbsp; I was really excited to run this. I'd read and reread the adventure. For players I had my friends Rob and Roger, and Rob's younger brother Jay. I got them into the rocket okay, but then things went downhill -- fast.Me: &quot;You see some sort of robot coming down the hall. It's whirring and beeping.&quot;Rob: &quot;A robot? Screw that. We're leaving.&quot;Me: (panicking) &quot;The robot turns around and goes back down the hall the other direction. It's safe for you to explore.&quot;Roger: &quot;No, we're out of here.&quot;Me: &quot;You see something on the floor. It's a laser pistol!&quot;&nbsp; I thought I might be able to bribe them into staying.&nbsp; &quot;It does lots of damage if you can figure out how it works.&quot;Rob: &quot;I don't want to.&nbsp; We don't touch it. We leave.&quot;Me: (desperate now as it falls apart) &quot;You can't! The door cycles shut, and you can't get out! I guess you'll have to explore.&quot;Roger: &quot;No. We wait until the door opens again.&quot;Me: &quot;What if it doesn't?&quot;Rob: &quot;We wait until it does.&quot;Me: &quot;Uh.. okay.&quot;Jay: &quot;You guys want to go to the beach?&quot;Rob and Roger: &quot;Yeah!&quot;Me: &quot;Ummm. Okay. We can adventure more later, right?&quot;Rob: &quot;Uh, sure. Grab your stuff and we'll go.&quot;As you can imagine, later never happened. I think this is the reason I don't enjoy crossovers like Spelljammer and Dragonstar. I got a lot better at DMing when I started running RPGA modules at cons, but it was an eye-opening way to start.Coincidentally enough, I was thrilled when Rob got in touch with me last year (through classmates.com.) He's in San Diego now, still gaming, and doesn't remember this incident at all. The fact that I have it vividly imprinted on my psyche is something he considers fairly funny.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 1518076, member: 2"] I really wanted to run [i]Expedition to the Barrier Peaks[/i], a sci-fi/fantasy crossover where the PCs explore a crashed rocket. I was really excited to run this. I'd read and reread the adventure. For players I had my friends Rob and Roger, and Rob's younger brother Jay. I got them into the rocket okay, but then things went downhill -- fast. Me: "You see some sort of robot coming down the hall. It's whirring and beeping." Rob: "A robot? Screw that. We're leaving." Me: (panicking) "The robot turns around and goes back down the hall the other direction. It's safe for you to explore." Roger: "No, we're out of here." Me: "You see something on the floor. It's a laser pistol!" I thought I might be able to bribe them into staying. "It does lots of damage if you can figure out how it works." Rob: "I don't want to. We don't touch it. We leave." Me: (desperate now as it falls apart) "You can't! The door cycles shut, and you can't get out! I guess you'll have to explore." Roger: "No. We wait until the door opens again." Me: "What if it doesn't?" Rob: "We wait until it does." Me: "Uh.. okay." Jay: "You guys want to go to the beach?" Rob and Roger: "Yeah!" Me: "Ummm. Okay. We can adventure more later, right?" Rob: "Uh, sure. Grab your stuff and we'll go." As you can imagine, later never happened. I think this is the reason I don't enjoy crossovers like Spelljammer and Dragonstar. I got a lot better at DMing when I started running RPGA modules at cons, but it was an eye-opening way to start. Coincidentally enough, I was thrilled when Rob got in touch with me last year (through classmates.com.) He's in San Diego now, still gaming, and doesn't remember this incident at all. The fact that I have it vividly imprinted on my psyche is something he considers fairly funny. :) [/QUOTE]

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