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Amtrak Aftermath: The Reason Emerges
Xeriar: Alright, so I said I would post this. It's not complete, so check back sometime on Monday, March 13th
Sophia: You say a lot of things. How are Solar Storms and Exalted Lite coming, huh?
Xeriar: ...anyway, it has been brought to our attention that by calling The 7th Majestic a Dungeon Master, we are being rather harsh on D&D.
Sophia: We humbly apologize to Wizards of the Coast for seeming to project the image that Dungeon Masters rectally impale their players on six-foot blades. That was not our intent.
Xeriar: Our intent was merely to show that D&D and Exalted are very different games, and require a different mindset. Our illustrious 7th Majestic is not thinking in Exalted terms.
Sophia: Except for his pet Solar.
Xeriar: So, for some more fun, we will be analyzing the Aftermath as it is playing out on the forums for this game.
Sophia: Lieutenant Palm reporting!
Xeriar: ...The player of Malachite, our poor impaled Zenith, posted his misgivings about being kicked from the game yesterday. Ten Fields of Wisdom then proceeded to make the unfortunate mistake of backing him up.
Sophia: Bad idea, Ten Fields. Remember Rule #20 of being a good Dungeon Master in Exalted: Union busting. If players start sticking up for eachother, that is a sign of mutiny, and you must crush all dissenters under your heel immediately and without mercy.
Xeriar: So, without further setbacks, let us see Majestic's next post, presented to us on Monday mourning.
The 7th Majestic: All right, let's talk about yesterday.
Shall we talk about how (Ten Fields of Wisdom's player) decided he wanted to stomp out of my setting while I am still getting a handle on things and letting people get to know each other a bit before I get down to meat and potatoes?
Xeriar: The last time I saw a party come together for a matter of convenience, it was a temple, in a D&D game. It was not such an awkward meeting. The temple promptly collapsed as great works of Shadow magic warped and wrecked what was Lorm, the capital city of the kingdom of Kainjhar, and forced us all into escaping together via clever planning and careful choosing of battles. Lots of blood, gore, death, and giant shadow-dinosaurs.
Sophia: You actually considered that a rather poor start.
Xeriar: I now know humility.
The 7th Majestic: Shall we talk about (Malachite's player) deciding to be a rude and impatient prick who got his ass slapped down (BTW, check out the higher-end Melee Charms, the ones that auto-succeed) for that rudeness? There are consequences to actions. Being a jerk and acting high and mighty gets a lesson in humility. Creation does NOT revolve around you, yet.
Sophia: Again, he says he is running Exalted, but I do not believe he really understands.
Xeriar: Not that we expected to be the most powerful characters in the game. I expected it was some Gold sid who thought he'd play a joke on the Wyld Hunt by leading us all there at the same time.
Sophia: You are too hopeful, dear.
The 7th Majestic: Things could have been a lot easier and a lot nicer if the whiners did not decide to make the ST force his hand. I could have easily booted both Ten Fields AND Malachite early on and continued without them. I'm putting on a game, that does not require me to accede to everyone's whims and have the game dictated to me. I have the right to keep players from going every which way and leaving what I have set up in the dust. If that requires a subtle hint (the guys in black) or a sledgehammer (Waits showing he has abilities only dreamed of by Solars today; Essence 9 and 4000 years lets him come up with some devious custom Charms and Combos), I will use what I have at my disposal.
Sophia: "Force his hand" indeed. Yow. I feel when I read those letters in combination.
Xeriar: Note the comment about using what he has at his disposal.
Sophia: A few thousand words of background history? Pshaw. He'd rather just whip out Penile Compensation Prana - his Essence 9 boytoy - and play with him.
Xeriar: And don't you see? He has the right to keep players from going every which way and leaving what he set up in the dust!
Sophia: You are going to split the party in at least three groups next time, aren't you?
Xeriar: If I can.
(Ten Fields of Wisdom) wrote: Stomp out? No, I didn't throw a hissy fit and just leave. My character had a vibe that this was a trap, probably by the Wyld Hunt that actively hunts down solars.
The 7th Majestic: Please give your justification. All I had typed was the inn's description. I needed everyone in one place so I did do some minor railroading to have everyone there. That would have been it if YOU decided to just stay put. But no, you had to go walking out all high and mighty and make me accelerate things.
Sophia: Rule #21: Scenes that are gripping are for wankers with too much time on their hands. Toss your players in a bucket, shake well, and set the blender to frappe.
(Ten Fields of Wisdom) wrote: We are the players in the game, creation is suppose to revolve around us to a certain extent.
The 7th Majestic: Nope, sorry. The world didn't revolve around Conan, the stories did. This story will involve you all to a great degree if you are willing to give me a bit of cooperation.
Sophia: But for now, it revolves around Wanker in Darkness. And we're not talking about the Deathlord.
(Ten Fields of Wisdom) wrote: You are correct that you do not have to accede to everyones whims, but you do have to do that to the majority and there was more then just myself and Prax having a problem.
The 7th Majestic: (Malachite) never gave me the time of day in his campaign and he didn't see me complain. Deal.
Xeriar: This explains so much.
Sophia: The Silver Rule of Good Dungeon Mastering in Exalted! Rule Number Twenty-Two! ...caaaaan you guess what it is Xeriar?
Xeriar: Always hold a grudge.
Sophia: Someone give the man a cookie! Be sure to make it diet.
Xeriar: Enough outta you. But there we have it, the Reason Reason impaled Malachite.
(Ten Fields of Wisdom) wrote: Our character where in a situtation that would look like a trap to anyone with a shred of common sense.
The 7th Majestic: Not when you forced my hand. Unless you decide to play a paranoid wingnut who has a phobia about inns.
Sophia: Or, y'know, was expecting the Wyld Hunt to crash through the door like half the other players were.
(Malachite) wrote: I was being rude for not taking kindly to someone shooting at me with arrows who then proceeds to call me a lackwit? I think I have a right to be annoyed with that and call him out for it not have a daiklaive shoved through my chest
The 7th Majestic: Bravo for missing the whole point, Prax. Did you not read the part about being impatient or did you just hope that would be tacitly acknowledged and missed? You storm shouting "TELL ME! TELL ME! TELL ME! NOW! NOW! NOW!" and you don't expect to be told "SHUT UP! LET ME TALK!"
Sophia: Ahh yes. Arguement Meaning Reduction Prana.
Xeriar: Requires a roll, apparently.
Sophia: He botched.
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Is that all? Give us more!
wow, I need to stop doing this. I have been pushing update for three hours!
Please sign your posts. Anyway that was the end of it, the specific thread got locked and no further discussion occurred. So further ETC3K'ing will have to wait until after the current session is over. -Xeriar
Holy crap is that bad! I've never run Exalted before, but I KNOW I could do better than that. Really makes me wanna run it now... DAMN! -MorpheousXO
