Or maybe it’s pictures by orangutans.
Played (Changeling the Lost): Berkeley 94. Lily agrees to introduce Everett and his friends at court tomorrow, and also dances with him, or at least they’re both in the mosh pit which is close enough for squeeing purposes. Everybody meets Little Mike and Red and Red’s conspiracy theories (which Theophania is happy to argue with her about). The next morning, the group and Thessaly’s hangover accompany Lily to the Albany Bulb where the king has his castle partly in the mundane world and partly in the hedge. King Mark himself is old and obviously unwell, but has Jack the Despicable to advise him, and a court of a few other changelings. The king sits in a chair at the foot of the throne, which has been rendered non-ergonomic by a huge bowie knife stuck into the back, which is obviously important but nobody is talking about it. Introductions are made, the benefits of the kingdom are talked up, Jack is wormy of tongue, Siddy makes friends with Big Mike the sasquatch(?), Theophania charms everyone with prettiness, no fealty is sworn (although Lily talks like the group is part of the kingdom). Jack, being a little shit, asks Lily if she’s introduced Everett to her boyfriend yet, but this does not break whatever it is between them, so hah.
Read (manga): Rainbows After Storms vol 4 (Luka Kobachi): The beach episode, where one of the main couple gets to show off by being curvy and the other gets to show off by being dashing! Also, return of the senpai who broke one of their hearts last year.
Written (game design): 149:
More things PCs often do:
– carouse and possibly wake up somewhere
– repair or sabotage a machine
– figure out what’s ailing someone
– heal someone up
– follow tracks
– befriend an animal, spirit, or other creature
– vibe check
– make friends
None of these are as great as “Seize or Hold by Force”, which is
probably a skills issue on my part. It’s hard to get too high-level with
fighting or direct conflict and still play it rounds, though, and we’re
not going full story-game. Yet. Probably.
Anyway, once we consolidate these, each one would have its own rating,
and there would be another rating for Act Under Pressure for everything
else. As previously established, not having an appropriate background,
time, tools, environment, etc, will increase the difficulty, so a high
rating on its own is not enough to let you do everything.