Turns out I overlooked one rule of the game that says Threats should always equal the number of players. I don't know that it really affects me much, since I've been rolling randomly for what threats to take on.
As for whether I'll go beyond this last upcoming Threat before moving on to Act 2, I'm not sure yet. I can say that spotlight scenes keep my interest afloat as I dig into the personalities of the characters (with the help of the text parser for Hema and Catherine).
Speaking of the parser, for this session, I had to dig a bit deep into the generated content at times to find something that fit the context. It wasn't too bad, though, and the phrases that made sense in context still surprised me.
Interestingly, it took me more time for me to think about what I wanted to say as Brett, which requires no parser. Had this been a social game, I wouldn't have had the privilege to think about it so much. Yay for solo gaming.
Let's see how it goes when I take on the Threat next session.
p.s. I don't have a precise visualization of the character's environment. It's just vaguely the inside of a spaceship, though it feels somewhat big. Big enough that these two were able to have a short conversation with pregnant pauses and everything on the way to see Catherine. I'm pretty sure that if I really thought about it, it'd be ridiculous...but i"M not going to think about it.
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What game system is this?
ReplyDeleteHi Bobbi Blackcat,
ReplyDeleteIt's a gmless storygame is called "Our Last Best Hope". You've basically have free form spotlight scenes involving 2+ characters that are followed by pre-defined Threats. The Threats are where the mechanical meat is; these mechanics also pace the story. When and if you get to Act 2, you face the threat the mission is trying neutralize.
drivethrurpg.com - Our Last Best Hope
Alex Yari Cool, I always wonder how to solo games like this but its great to see am example.
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