[UA] Re: Promoting UA at Conventions

[Heaver, Paul A.]

While I have not tried it at conventions, the way I exposed the members of
my gaming group to UA was by running Jailbreak, the (IMO) best oneshot for
any game system ever.

Most convention tables fit about 4-7 players, so you can't really use all 9
characters.  The way I did it for my group (since we had 7 players) was I
played the parts of the two elderly houseowners, whose names I forget.
Since they are clued in to the creepiness, while the other characters
aren't, they make good NPCs.

For convention time, you can't be sure of how many people will actually show
up to the game, so you need a plan.

7 players: Everyone, with the old folks NPCed.
6 players: Remove one of the convicts (I'd suggest the "driving while
Hispanic" guy, he's the least interesting character IMO)
5 players: Remove one of the hostages (the lawyer or the third eye woman are
the only real choices)
4 players: An interesting variant would have the GM run all the hostages,
and the players play the 4 convicts.  Probably more interesting than a mixed
group of 2 convicts and 2 hostages.

Jailbreak really is the perfect convention scenario.  Limited area to move
around in, good characters to hand out, enough setting specific stuff to
pique interest.  It's great.

Paul

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