[UA] First Run

[Brian Covey]

I know what you mean, kinda. Admittedly, I'm pretty much a first-time 
GM, but I sorta feel like UA can be a hard game to learn on, if not just 
kinda a hard game to run. About half of my players are coming into my 
game from a concurrent GURPS campaign, so the comparative lack of 
structure just confused the hell out of them, which meant a whole bunch 
of bitching. I also quickly learned that the players would undoubtedly 
do, in any given situation, the one thing I hadn't prepared for them to 
do. =)

I used to think that a rules-light system would mean that the game would 
be easier to run, but I'm quickly realizing that it means that I have to 
be a hell of a lot quicker and better at improvisation than I currently 
am. If it weren't for the fact that I'm sticking close to pregenerated 
scenarios for the time being, it woulda been completely hopeless.

It's getting better, though, and I'm actually optimistic about next 
week's session. So far the group has been completely mundane (though I 
tossed them a Crying Doll to make things a little easier - didn't tell 
'em how it works, though. It's been fun. One of the players tried giving 
the doll to Bill Toge #2, on the theory that his daughter's spirit was 
the one trapped inside). Last session, though The Bad Man (working for 
someone else - haven't decided quite who yet...) sent two of the players 
little presents. Das Garten, and an eastern Cryptomancer in a bottle of 
tequila.

I'm looking forward to having a modern-day eastern crypt pass himself 
off as a Victorian-era Western crypt and contemporary of Crowley from 
inside a player's head.

While I'm thinking of it... can Rebekah K. (or another "voice in the 
head" character) actually generate charges, or just steal ones from her 
host? Book states that she can control the body as long as the eyes 
aren't open, and she can steal charges the host generates. If she cuts 
the host while asleep, undoubtedly that wakes the host, but does she get 
the charge? I'm probably going to play it that she can, just 'cause I 
think it'll make an interesting experience for the player. =)

BWC


On Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 09:57  PM, ua-admin at lists.uchicago.edu 
wrote:

> From: "Saul Peers" <rexmundis at hotmail.com>
> To: ua at lists.uchicago.edu
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:45:06 -0500
> Subject: [UA] First Run
> Reply-To: ua at lists.uchicago.edu
>
> Oy!
>
> I just ran my first UA game last weekend, and it ended up being a total 
> flop
> of gigantic proportions.  It may have something to do with the fact 
> that I
> haven't quite been on top of my roleplaying game recently, or simply the
> fact that I tried to have the players develop their own motivation.  
> Anyway,
> it flopped, nobody did anything and the Bad Guys won.  Sorta.  Whatever.
>
> <snip>
>
> It just ran so badly it was astounding.  Maybe I'll just go back to 
> playing
> Trinity.
>
> Saul


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