This latest adventure is a mythic GM emulator game using Mike Overbo's cool app from Lone Wolf roleplaying.
To give a bit of oversight of how I play this. I use Savage Worlds rules along with the Thrilling Tales SW add on. I use a number of random lists developed over the years to give outcomes and Mikes emulator is great for these. Savage World uses bennies which the GM distributes. Instead, I always throw an additional d6 along with the action die and wild card die with a 6 being receive one bennie - this die can explode like the other dice.
Dice notation here will show the acton skill used then 1d? (for whatever the skill dice is) x! if it explodes and what the next throw is, then WC 1d6 for the wild card die and then (nb) or (1b) for if a bennie has been thrown
If any situation might earn 3 bennies a lucky token is received instead (random list used if not obvious what that might be) such as a rabbits foot or lucky penny. This correlates to a card drawn from the Thrilling Tales adventure deck to be used later at my discretion. (I do not draw these in the way suggested in the card pack)
I only play one player character, everyone else is an NPC and I am trialling the Free Will mythic approach mentioned recently and a 3 act story whereby chaos starts at 5 and raises to six after some of the key components of who, how, where, when, and what are covered. Act 2 chaos goes to 7 and 8 and then up to 9 which is the big finale at the big villains lair etc.
Anyway, to business:
From session 1
Session 2
Arriving at Jacks diner just off Madison Square, Rick checks through the window to see if there was anyone in the diner that might be Lando?
Can Rick see Lando through the window? (28): Yes (50%)
Is he alone? (36): Yes (50%)
Ok-all seems on the level. Time to see what this is all about.
Beginning OP=0 PP==0 SP=0
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New Scene: Jacks Diner, Off Madison Square. Manhattan
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Rick walks into the bar and greets Lando and they order coffee
Lando: Well Mr O"Shea. Thank you for responding to my advertisement. You think you are the man for the job?
Rick: Well I don't really know what the job is yet but yes I think I might be that man.
Persuasion (hand thrown): 1d6 5 WC 4 (nb) = 1 success
Lando: Yes, your reputation from when you were with the Police Force is that of a hard working honest cop - maybe some would say too honest
Rick: That’s true, I'm no crook - I don't work for the mob and I don't take bribes, but now I'm not a cop so I don't have to do everything by the book. But if it isn’t right, it isn’t right!
Persuasion (hand Thrown): 1d6 4 WC 1 (nb) = 1 Success
Lando: You were injured in the line of duty - a bullet in your shoulder I believe - are you sure you are up to this? it might be quite an arduous trip?
Rick: Well I understand Munich is full of good clean healthy air - just the place for a man to visit to improve his health don't you think?
Persuasion (hand Thrown): 1d6 2 WC 4 (nb) = 1 Success
Total of 3 successes for the conversation.
Lando: Haha Mr O'Shea! I like your style and your references speak well of you
Rick: I don't remember giving you any references
Lando: No - You didn't - but I got them anyway. Anyway Rick (may I call you Rick) to business. I need this letter delivered to Munich Germany. I need you to deliver it to
[person]: Moses Baron
on Rosenheim Strasse. I need this letter delivered into his hands personally and I need it to happen as soon as possible.
Rick: Do I need to be worried about anything?
Lando: Rick. I am sure you read the papers. Germany is now in the hands of the Nazis. Munich is the heartland and birthplace of the Nazis - where they began. With a name like Moses Baron did you think this would be easy? You will see that the letter is a love letter and addressed to
[person]: Hildegard Werner
That is just so that it is easier to explain if and when you get stopped.
Rick: If and When?
Lando: As I said Rick, this is Nazi Germany not Manhattan. There is also a ticket on the "Europa" to Hamburg - it leaves in
roll #1d7#: 5 days time.
That should give you time to get your affairs in order
Once you reach Hamburg, you will then need to make your own way to Munich but I understand the trains in Germany are almost as reliable as they are in Italy.
Then there is the little matter of the money. I will pay you $1500 if you deliver my letter and bring me the proof back that you have completed your mission successfully.
Rick: That's very generous but my fee is $20 a day plus expenses and that will do me fine - anyway, I hate Nazis.
Is there anyone in particular I should be looking out for?
Lando: Well Rick, in Nazi Germany there are many possible enemies. For instance, there are:
The Schutzstaffel or SS – Hitler’s personal body guards
The Gestapo - the secret police
The Wehrmacht - the German army
The Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost- spies to you and me
A group called the Thule Gesellschaft - an odd bunch who believe in the occult. They were recently banned by Hitler but have been a major presence in Munich since the turn of the century.Or who knows - someone else entirely
However, if I were to choose anyone to be wary of then I would say
[nazivillain] the Thule Gesellschaft
Rick: Ok so let me check I have got this straight:
Job: get message to Moses Baron and receive reply
How: Deliver "love" Letter
Where: Munich Germany
When: As soon as possible
Villain: The Thule Gesellschaft
Lando: Yes Rick - I think that sums it up nicely
Rick: Well Mr Ricci - you seem to know a lot about me and yet I don't know much about you - care to tell me where you fit in?
Persuasion (hand thrown): 1d6 1 WC 4 (nb) = 1 Success (just)
Lando: Not really Rick - it would only make things awkward if you were to fail in your mission. Suffice to say I am a loyal American and Mr Baron is a friend of mine. Which means that the current powers in Germany are not my friends. Now Rick I must go, it has been very entertaining meeting you - when you return just call me on the number in the advertisement and I will come to you - good day to you and good luck!!
Lando leaves
Rick gets up and heads over to the telephone booth and calls a familiar number
Edward Rodgers: Hello, 5th Precinct - Detective Rodgers speaking
Rick: Hey Ed, Its Rick. Look I've got to go abroad on business and I wondered if you wanted to catch the Giants Braves game before I left?
Rodgers: Hey Rick, sure when?
Rick: Wednesday
Rodgers: Sure Rick that will be swell – I’ll meet you outside the gate as usual - anything else you need?
Rick: Well, I wondered if you could maybe just run a check on a Lando Ricci of Maddison Square. He is in the phone book.
Rodgers: Sure pal I'll see what I can find and let you know at the game
Rick: Cheers Ed - see you Wednesday
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Chaos rises to 6
New Scene: takes the bus further up 5th Ave to the New York Public Library
Travel Scene
no incident
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New Scene: New York Public Library
Research scene
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Rick settles in for the long haul reviewing all the papers for the last 2 years in relation to Germany and Munich.
investigation (hand thrown) 1d8 8x!8x!8x!2 (+2 edge) wc 3 (nb) = 28 1 Success with 6 raises
- The NY library has carefully catalogued all the recent news regarding Germany and recent events in Munich. Rick feels he has a good insight into what is going on and will be more alert to possible risks. gains +2 Knowledge regarding German politics and factions , 2 bennies and 1 lucky New York library bookmark.
Then Rick checks on the Thule Gesellschaft
investigation (hand thrown) 1d8 1 wc 5 (nb) 1 Success
Rick finds out that the TG are now banned under Hitler but that both the TG and some Nazis have a raised interest in artifacts of legend.
OP=0 PP==1 SP=0Session end
Again an enjoyable session. I got really paranoid after the second d8 throw of 8 that I wasn't rolling the die properly so gave it the longest shake you can imagine and still threw another 8!
In terms of Mikes emulator - I would like to be able to adjust the mythic tables in the programme as they do not have the mythic variations in and the word lists can be made more specific to my genre so am hoping I can find a way to do that in due course
I use 2 gm emulators - one loaded with all my lists, the second I use to put in intant lists such as the one made up for possible nazi villlains which seems to work well.
The conversation with Lando is from the Savage Worlds social conflict rules whereby Rick had to get 3 successes to get the job. If he had got more then he would have got more information or bennies as per the library
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