BattleTech - The Board Game of Armored Combat

BattleTech Game Systems => A Time of War => Topic started by: fever_Dream.) on 22 September 2019, 18:29:59

Title: You know you have a good group of players when...
Post by: fever_Dream.) on 22 September 2019, 18:29:59

I was inspired to make this threat due to the last game.  I had to keep pressing my players if they were truly having fun and they swore up and down that they had a blast, so I was wondering if anyone else had similar stories to share:

So the party is plotting to storm a noble's holdings on a planet as part of an objective raid.  The party consists of two Lyran nobles, one a tech genius who hates his family, the other wanting to live a more "rustic" life in the periphery, a Rim Collection refugee, a Belter doctor, an ex-Extractor pirate, and a pirate dropship pilot.  They were to park themselves on a planet and smash and grab for a special package that was being delivered.  They arrived a few days early, so what did they do?  A four hour session of going to dinner, going shopping, trying on clothes, and teaching the non-noble characters basic cotillion.  They had me create an entire menu for the fancy restaurant.  They had dinner conversations in-character.  They spent nearly an hour and a half roleplaying dinner conversation.  "No, no.  That is the salad fork.  Please don't mess this up, there will be people watching you, what with all those skull tattoos you have..."

Title: Re: You know you have a good group of players when...
Post by: Daryk on 22 September 2019, 18:55:22

Yes indeed!  When I first introduced my kids to D&D, they were more into just being peasants than chasing the goblin that was stealing their sheep!  8)

Title: Re: You know you have a good group of players when...
Post by: beachhead1985 on 22 September 2019, 19:32:51

I ran a firefly game like that that devolved into the companion's ...business dealings and the party's laundry.