Scene 12

Scene 12

I had unnecessarily rolled to open the drain's barrier when the goal to get into the Keep was already won. Had I failed, it would just have meant a change in color (though I'm not sure I would have realized that given my state of mind then.) I'm actually afraid I broke the rules by not describing how the goal was achieved. I tried to rectify that in this scene by describing how they get inside the Keep.

Again, I'm using underscores (_) to mark PC pov stuff, and tilde (~) for the GM responses. I brought back the use of predictive text. It works really well with the new rules I'm testing in addition to #writingwithdice. I'm only writing out the interpretations to the predictive text sentences now, as I just moved along without writing them down when I was playing. They're almost self-explanatory anyway.

Actual play link here: https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?793890-Solo-Gaming-Appreciation-Month-2016-Trollbabe-actual-play&p=20689252#post20689252


########### Some after play thoughts (spoilers for this scene) ###########


+ OOC, I would like to connect the failed harvest to Lord Ingald for story purposes. Otherwise, it feels kinda like a setup with no pay off. IC, Greta would love to have a new rationalization to justify her course of action, both to herself and everyone who's been affected by the events so far.

Since she can take no action to make that connection a reality, it will never materialize as a "ripple". her only options are to assume those suspicions are true, without ever having objective confirmation.

My only other option is an oracle answer, which is what feels right here, since I want a more objective perspective.

++ Shoot, unexpectedly, I have created an opportunity for a character arc in my own insistence on keeping a story going despite having had the opportunity to just leave when told to, twice.

In my mind, she was justified, though an awareness that she might not be totally on the moral high ground started to creep in when she first used force against Joss (an awareness that was helped by Todd Zircher's comments). This has been sealed, in retrospect, by my decision to go harsh on how she dealt with the guards that surrounded her. That destruction could have been avoided if she had just left town when she had the chance.

Greta's stubborn nature is mine too, except she can probably grow as a character. :)

This is bar none one of the most interesting moments I've had solo roleplaying. Exactly the kind of immersive experience I want, though the character arc potential is a cherry on top. I'm actually not sure if I'll be able to pull this trick on myself again. I can see it being too easy to do it consciously.

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