Pre-game session #2

Well! Last night saw the second pre-game session. Progress was slow, but it sounds like Weston is pretty much finished with his character, so things are pretty much ready to go. If in fact you are totally ready, Weston, go ahead and submit your char info to Brent so he can make a Google page for it. Anyway, Brent and I also made a few practice rolls, and let me tell you that they made me extremely pumped up. I might not have shown it, because I was mighty tired, but I'm glad we got to make some rolls that night even if they were fake. :D We talked about each of the different kinds of tests, we talked a lot about character advancement, and we did some talking about Sorcery tests. All of these are probably going to come up in the first game, so we were just making sure we had a handle on things. It's a good thing we did, too because we already hit a hitch involving a briefly explained rule in the magic section and a spell that Brent has. Needless to say, Brent has already made a post on the Burning Wheel forums, so we'll see what Luke Crane and all the other regulars have say.

Another matter we addressed is that of attendance; we briefly acknowledged the fact that two games a week seems to be too much for some people, so it looks like we're gonna play the ol' switcharoo game. Which, I mean, I guess is allright. I suppose it's for the best. And, I mean, I'll still be gaming once a week. And honestly, the two week a game thing was starting to wear on me a little, too. I just have this thing where if I commit myself to a game, I like to see it go somewhere. The fact that so few of the games I involve myself in get anywhere is precisely the reason I'm usually so unenergetic about running games. Atleast I know that Brent is always willing to match me point for point when it comes to enthusiasm. So, we'll see how far this game can go, and hopefully we can work out some kind of feat of technological awesometude that will allow us to have games even after Brent moves. See, that's how I like to think of a game's lifespan; I want to see Jack confront the wicked Prince Gerard, I want to see Count Tristam have a The Graduate like wedding-crashing scene, where he and Lady Anne escape on a bus, etc. Without having to have it all in the first session. So, I will continue to be eternally optimistic.

What's that, reader? Did I make this blog just to ramble about random crap? I reserve the right to do so sometimes.

Back on track! Next session will definitely get to the actual game, even if only one player. I'll just have some solo-quest action with them, give them 10-15 Artha points, and have a blast. Before the game really gets off the ground, I would like to briefly go over each element in the hub and the spokes of the Wheel. A lot of the rules will be introduced on a case by case basis, even the very simple ones. An obvious statement, sure, but it's not everyday one breaks into a new game system. So, we'll talk about different kinds of tests, character advancement, and Artha to begin with. Once the game starts, we'll get a feel for what it's like rolling tests out, and we'll talk about Let It Ride and some other rules involved with them. Hell, we might not even make it to any of the rules on the rim of the Wheel, but I get the feeling like we probably will get in to Sorcery and Range and Cover, maybe Injury... golly, just talking about those is going to take a lot of time. The first few games are gonna seem slow, since we'll practically be breaking every time someone wants to do something in order to learn the rules together. Fret not! It will be freakin' sweet. :D