Rush Marshal game - Revision history

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 Taking a step back from the so-called plot, let's review how this game is going.  There are two basic purposes - 1: Feel out some new Movement rules, 2: Have fun.
-: Feeling out some new Movement rules.
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 Well, while it's made some interesting quirks for some aspects, they're hardly compelling.  Very much easier to just ignore and fall into the classic (if uninspiring) slug-fest modality of ship combat.  There's probably more nuance available for testing with personnel combat, but it's not like we were lacking detail in that realm.  The real hope was to find some way conjure some special sauce for the epic space battles.
 But, maybe the reality is that - for the most part - space battles are intrinsically boring slug-fests.  So it goes.  Which is a good segue for the next part.
-. Having fun.
+. Having fun.<br>
 My sense is that this game is not as much fun as most of our recent efforts.  The effort to force the characters into testing rules might have made them feel a bit bland.  Perhaps connected to that is the drive to just kill everything, which makes actual plot kind of a strained affectation.

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 It's probably safe to say that the crew of the intrepid Rush Marshal corrival Procyon make it back to Sproul with their bounty of a metric fuck-tonne of seeker missiles.  With the captured pirate fighter pilot let out somewhere along the way - possibly even someplace habitable.

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 It's probably safe to say that the crew of the intrepid Rush Marshal corrival Procyon make it back to Sproul with their bounty of a metric fuck-tonne of seeker missiles.  With the captured pirate fighter pilot let out somewhere along the way - possibly even someplace habitable.

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	Betty grimaces [wiki]. "Now you're making jokes like a character from a different story. Cut it out."		Betty grimaces [wiki]. "Now you're making jokes like a character from a different story. Cut it out."
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		+	==2019.01.17 - Missile Interests==
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		+	* resume fetching missiles with Emily
		+	** missiles self-load
		+	** pirates arrive
		+	*** shuttle - dismembered
		+	*** fighter - stalled - pilot surrenders
		+	*** fighter - pasted
		+	** more pirates arrive
		+	*** yacht - scary, but get blowed up reeeeeal good
		+	* head back to Sproul
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		+	==I N T E R M I S S I O N==
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		+	It's probably safe to say that the crew of the intrepid Rush Marshal corrival Procyon make it back to Sproul with their bounty of a metric fuck-tonne of seeker missiles. With the captured pirate fighter pilot let out somewhere along the way - possibly even someplace habitable.
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		+	Taking a step back from the so-called plot, let's review how this game is going. There are two basic purposes - 1: Feel out some new Movement rules, 2: Have fun.
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		+	1: Feeling out some new Movement rules.
		+	Well, while it's made some interesting quirks for some aspects, they're hardly compelling. Very much easier to just ignore and fall into the classic (if uninspiring) slug-fest modality of ship combat. There's probably more nuance available for testing with personnel combat, but it's not like we were lacking detail in that realm. The real hope was to find some way conjure some special sauce for the epic space battles.
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		+	But, maybe the reality is that - for the most part - space battles are intrinsically boring slug-fests. So it goes. Which is a good segue for the next part.
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		+	2. Having fun.
		+	My sense is that this game is not as much fun as most of our recent efforts. The effort to force the characters into testing rules might have made them feel a bit bland. Perhaps connected to that is the drive to just kill everything, which makes actual plot kind of a strained affectation.
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		+	So, recking time - how should we proceed? If you've got thoughts about tweaks to try for making ship combat more compelling, I'm cool with warping reality to test it. If you just want to keep slaughtering things, I can re-stock the mostly-depleted encounter tables for some more carnage nights. Or if you've got a game idea rattling around, maybe we could pivot to something new.

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 Bam-Bam: "Interesting.  So why were a bunch of fighters coming after you?  If they were pirates, wouldn't they have a craft capable of hauling off your cargo?  Seems to me the most likely scenario is that you stole the cargo, and these guys were coming to take it back."
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	Jalan [telepathic projection to Barney]: "You are welcome to titrate your contact with me as you see fit. It's a balance of how much you are willing for us to know about your operational tendencies, and how much assistance we can provide you. In this instance, I can point out that pure-fighter teams are rarely pirates - due to the potential difficulty in making off with a prize cargo. Regardless, best practice is to leave as many witnesses alive as possible for questioning if you want to have any chance of sussing out what actually transpired."		Jalan [telepathic projection to Barney]: "You are welcome to titrate your contact with me as you see fit. It's a balance of how much you are willing for us to know about your operational tendencies, and how much assistance we can provide you. In this instance, I can point out that pure-fighter teams are rarely pirates - due to the potential difficulty in making off with a prize cargo. Regardless, best practice is to leave as many witnesses alive as possible for questioning if you want to have any chance of sussing out what actually transpired."
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		+	Barney: "Huh, good point." He does a scan of all of the downed fighters to see if any of them might have possible survivors.
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		+	Bam-Bam: "Interesting. So why were a bunch of fighters coming after you? If they were pirates, wouldn't they have a craft capable of hauling off your cargo? Seems to me the most likely scenario is that you stole the cargo, and these guys were coming to take it back."
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 Barney: "Hi Jalan.  Just wanted to let you know what we're up to.  Responded to a distress call and fought off some fighters that had attacked a freighter.  Looks like the freighter is carrying weapons so we're probably going to find out as much as we can, intimidate them a bit, and then let them go."  [pause]  "So, do you want to know about the random encounters like this, or should we save contacting you for the more plot intensive stuff?"
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	Jalan: "Apologies, young Goon Class. I have yet to learn your nudges, and so invaded your senses to assess what level of distress you might be in. You appear to be safe and in control of the situation. What is your query?"		Jalan: "Apologies, young Goon Class. I have yet to learn your nudges, and so invaded your senses to assess what level of distress you might be in. You appear to be safe and in control of the situation. What is your query?"
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		+	Bam-bam wanders back to the surviving crew: "Well, that's some interesting cargo you have. Care to explain all the weapons?"
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		+	Barney: "Hi Jalan. Just wanted to let you know what we're up to. Responded to a distress call and fought off some fighters that had attacked a freighter. Looks like the freighter is carrying weapons so we're probably going to find out as much as we can, intimidate them a bit, and then let them go." [pause] "So, do you want to know about the random encounters like this, or should we save contacting you for the more plot intensive stuff?"
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-<I>Oh yee of little faith...</I>
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 Bam-bam goes and checks out what kind of cargo they have.  Meanwhile, Barney nudges the mark that Jalan gave him.
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		+	<I>Oh yee of little faith...</I>
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		+	Bam-bam goes and checks out what kind of cargo they have. Meanwhile, Barney nudges the mark that Jalan gave him.
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