Did you visit Halcyon in your dreams last night? I did. Did you wake to winds nearly equal to those of Halcyon? I did. Thank you for turning our humble abode into a an exotic tavern on the outer rim of civilization! The tension of the pirates was palpable. The conflict between the scientists and the miners obvious, though mostly kept in check through professional courtesy. The other factions wove a richness to the tapestry …
5:00 (FIVE o’clock) start time, Saturday, Feb 23. Copy/Paste the link below into Chrome to get an IOU Template to print. Print lots, you’ll want to write lots of IOUs for goods and services. Your faction leader will tell you how many credit’s worth of IOUs you can write, and your skills will let you know how many extra you can forge. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GhgfyO54AQBrCPOfz7aCr5SAH0-6PXnFx7qQD4a6Wm4/edit? Arrive at the door in character. Since there are 100 mph winds …
Everything is bought and sold with credits. 1 credit is worth one meal. 2500 credits are required to fly from Halcyon to Earth. Your faction determines your number of starting credits. Everyone’s goal is to write IOUs spending all of the credits they have initially been allotted. None of your starting credits count toward your goal of making money, so there is no reason to keep them. The money you make that counts toward your …
Skills Cards define you exceptional abilities. Each card has one use. Each faction leader will get 20-30 cards to distribute to their members. The skills will be somewhat relevant to your faction. After a card is played, at your earliest convenience, put the card in the container under Everything. (“Everything” is the clock near the front door with the red lights coming out of it.) Each skills card has an associated card that cancels it. …
There is no death. If you are seriously injured, you are subdued and go unconscious. You are unconscious until tended by a Story Master. Your revival will cost you one random Skills card. This card will be given to the perpetrator of the crime, if they get away with it and aren’t sent to jail. When you are revived, you have no memory of what happened in the last 2 minutes before you were subdued. …
Picture the cantina scene on Mos Eisley in Star Wars IV, or your favorite wild west movie. There are laws, but few Lawmen, and even fewer people who would actually call for a Lawman. Most people take care of situations on their own, but they are also encouraged to call for help if things get out of hand. Because the Lawmen are low on the social totem pole, and looking for ways to make money, …
Halcyon: The location of the Sweet Rayne Inn where we will be meeting on Feb 23rd at 5:00 p.m. It is at the furthest civilized regions of Earth’s reach; a 2-month voyage by dirigible space ship. It is subjected to constant hurricane level storms. For any give spot on the planet, once every 2-3 months the eye of the storm passes over it, and it is sunny for 90 minutes then the storm resumes. This …
I don’t get mad, I get even. I’ve tried to do the right thing ever since… well, ever since. It ain’t easy. I mess up at times. But, I do try. But this time they’ve gone too far, and I can’t be held accountable for my actions. It is public knowledge that the Council voted for a pay-cut for the lawmen of Halcyon. I put up with getting no respect. I put up with the …
I overheard a conversation. “Why are we here?” “Is that a drink in your hand?” another responded. “Yes.” “Then I guess you got your answer.” Apparently somewhat exhausted by the exchange, this in-depth conversation was followed by silence. Pirates don’t really like to talk that much. I too wonder though, why are they here? They are welcome enough, but normally they prefer the privacy of their ship to these town gatherings. I wonder what is …
In all the noise and commotion, few noticed, but it was still there to be seen. Dane, of the One-Shot Adventures Company was quite, and even sported a slight smirk. He knew he was safe. Everyone liked the news that came from Earth with each new tourist. Everyone liked the monotony being broken by the the visitors to Halcyon. He knew as long as the Magnum Corporation and the Fogarite Conservation Society kept fighting and …