Well, I finally ran that demo at the local games shop, and it looks like it will turn into an irregular group thing. I decided to go with the
Feng Shui game and my
Apocalypse Chi setting, as that was the easiest to run as either a one-shot or a continuing campaign. I had seven people express interest in playing, but only three were able to show up for the first game due to family issues, work issues, etc. The rest of the potential players assured me they'd try to come next session.
In the first session, our earstwhile adventurers ...
- made their way to the bartertown of Woebegone
- enjoyed the hospitality of a first-class inn, The Burning Bush, well-known as a "full entertainment establishment" with food, drink, rooms for rent, gambling, and prostitution
- managed to mop the floor with a group of post-apocalypse banditos
- slayed the eponymous Vestal Scorpion, a mutant woman with incredible speed and a wicked barb
- agreed to help some locals with surprising fertile farmland defend themselves against the banditos
- got themselves arrested by the local constabulary, who are hoping to assuage the anger of the banditos by donating our heroes to them
All in all, a fun first session. Character creation took about an hour, and we played for another 2 hours. The energy at the table was lively, even raucous at times, and fun was had by all. I am definitely looking forward to the next session.
