Showing posts with label TheKillerAsteroid. Show all posts
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Friday, July 14, 2017

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid - Final Scene: Taking on the Crisis

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid - Final Scene: Taking on the Crisis

Our last hero has made it this far to finally face the Crisis. Will the world be saved? Read on to find out!

Stay tuned after the credits for the Blue Ray special features: Alternate endings!

http://solorpggamer.blogspot.com/2017/07/our-last-best-hope-killer-asteroid-act.html

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Saturday, July 1, 2017

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid- Act 2 - Scene 3 - Taking on the Threat

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid- Act 2 - Scene 3 - Taking on the Threat

I sort of knew how this one would go since the mechanics empowered me to set much of the direction. Dialogue from Hema and MIMIC was still generated and kept things fresh.

http://solorpggamer.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-sort-of-knew-how-this-one-would-go.html

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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid- Act 2 - Scene 3 - Hema & Brett

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid- Act 2 - Scene 3 - Hema & Brett

Got a little bit stuck here. Either it's my tiredness or maybe it's a weakness of the transcript or the parser. I think it's how the movie transcripts slant. Scenes where I'm not focusing on personal lives, but rather on the crisis and actions related to it have gone faster and smoother. When the focus is on personal lives and relationships, I've had a harder time finding results I can integrate.

Still, it sort of worked out here with the pauses and changes in subject (which provided surprise). Oracle questions also came to the rescue (a last resort for me).

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Sunday, June 25, 2017

Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid - Act 2 - Scene 2 - Taking on the Threat


Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid - Act 2 - Scene 2 - Taking on the Threat

This scene did not turn out at all like I expected. The game mechanics really took things in another direction. Maybe I just don't have a good sense of probability...

https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?798339-Our-Last-Best-Hope-The-Killer-Asteroid&p=21188693#post21188693

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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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Act 2 - Scene 1 - Taking on the Threat

Prior to this scene, I messed up another rule regarding effects after a roll. I thought only amounts above 5 or above caused effects. we should have taken harm in some rolls, and the threats should have been reduced further in other rolls. In Act 1, when Black dice were added to the event pool, I should have gotten story points too, but I forgot.

So, it kinda balances out, but it's stupid, because I think I played it correctly before. I need a cheat sheet.

In this scene, I think I got all of it right, but we'll see upon review .

https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?798339-Our-Last-Best-Hope-The-Killer-Asteroid&p=21179261#post21179261

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Friday, June 9, 2017

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.

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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Monday, May 29, 2017

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/solorpgs/T4Br-4kMd6s/oy6zuKgYAAAJ

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/solorpgs/T4Br-4kMd6s/oy6zuKgYAAAJ

Used the oracle to establish a few things first, then continued with using the text parser to drive banter, etc.

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(I've decided that what drives Brett 'crazy' about Catherine is her pessimism and animosity towards him. I will filter the text parser results for Catherine through the lens of the pessimism she displayed during their last spotlight scene.

Randomly selected "Fire Near The Fuel Tanks". Randomly determined that Catherine won't take on the threat. Since Hema already used her death card, Brett will take on the threat again. Randomly determined that Hema will help.

Brett - 1 point to add one dice . - 1 point to use Fire Extinguisher asset. (3W vs 2B)
Hema - 1 point to remove one dice from the threat: 3W vs 1B)

Act 1 - Scene 3 - Taking on Threat

MIMIC: ([over paul this is houston fire]) "Houston we got a problem. There's a fire next to the left fuel tank."
Brett: "Just what we needed. I'll go MIMIC. Turn off propulsion."
MIMIC: ([blow this thing up from the]) "If the tank explodes, it will blow this thing up from the-"
Brett: "I GET IT, MIMIC. Just do what I told you."
MIMIC: ([you got that - okay])"OK, you got it, Brett."

(Hema arrives just as Brett is starting to use the fire extinguisher.)
Hema: ([listen carefully exit from the]) "Brett, listen carefully. We can deplete the oxygen in the room to help starve the fire."
Brett: "That's a good idea. MIMIC, is it possible to seal off this section of the craft?"
MIMIC: ([yes - do we have a]) "Yes, we do have breach resistant gates."
Brett: "OK, do as Hema says."
MIMIC: ([leave now here is the key]) "I will do once you are out of the area."

(Rolled: 2,2,3 for White. 2 for Black. Hema's plan worked.)

MIMIC: ([ in the balls and you]) "Hema's plan has kicked the fire in the balls. Metaphorically speaking."
Brett: "Um...I hope it did, MIMIC." To Hema, softly: "Seems like the software engineers had a little fun building MIMIC."
Hema: ([a gigantic fireworks display thank you]) "I'm just glad we didn't become a gigantic fireworks display, Brett." She says smiling.
Brett: "Excellent point," he smiles. "Excellent plan too. MIMIC, is it safe to go look at the damage?"
MIMIC: ([yeah basically - let me get ]) "Yeah, basically. Let me get some oxygen circulating in there again, though."
Brett: "OK. We'll go check on Catherine in the meantime."

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The normal rule is that you move to Act II once the pool has grown to 3 dice per player. Right now we're at only 4 dice, and I'd need at least five more spotlight scenes to move on to Act II. I'm not sure I can sustain my interest that long, particularly creating and taking on four new threats (at least!). There's just not enough crunch.

Depending on how I feel during Scene 4, I might need to invoke the game's alternate rule of capping the number of Act 1 spotlight scenes. Maybe doing the next spotlight as a flashback taking place somewhere other than the spaceship might help.


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Friday, May 26, 2017

[Our Last Best Hope]The Killer Asteroid


[Our Last Best Hope]The Killer Asteroid
Act1 - Scene 3 (Brett & Catherine)

Link at: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/solorpgs/T4Br-4kMd6s/Y6tlaXWyAgAJ


------------------------ Act 1 - Scene 3 (Catherine & Brett) -------------------------

Catherine: ([is is not gonna do it]) "This ship is not going to make it."

She said this to Brett as he entered the break room.

Brett: "What do you mean?"
Catherine: ([not take my word for it]) "Don't take my word for it. You saw what happened."
Brett: "You mean the breach?"
Catherine: ([happened it was the echo of])"everything. it was all an echo of our near future."
Brett: "the things that drive our destiny are many." he shrugged.
Catherine: ([he teaches philosophy in chicago you]) "Are you a philosophy major or something?"
Brett: No. Why?
Catherine: ([he is down right dull chase]) "Because you are downright dull, Brett. No offense." She says that and walks off out of the break room.

---------------------- END -------------------------

Cut! That's a wrap for this scene. Very very (very!) short, but I think it was perfect for how he drives her crazy.

Time to bring out the threat. That will be the next play log whenever I get a chance.
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Thursday, March 16, 2017

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Our Last Best Hope: The Killer Asteroid
Act 1 - Scene 2 - Resolving the Threat

Will the crew be able to deal with the oxygen leak? Will duct tape save the day?

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

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Our Last Best Hope - The Killer Asteroid - Act 1 / Scene 2

This was played using a Javascript "oracle" (basically a GM "emulator") that incorporates some text generation/parsing techniques.

In this case, I've fed it four different asteroid/comet disaster movie scripts that act as the "voice" of each of the characters. Hema has "Meteor", Catherine has "Asteroid", MIMIC has "Armageddon" and Brett has "Deep Impact."

It took a bit of time to get into the groove because there is a certain tension between what the the prompt cards in OLBH want you to say for dice bonuses and what the parsed text from the movie scripts want you to say. In some cases, I had to dig deeper into the parsed results and sort of cherry pick the words, but in other cases I just went with what the text suggested, and it worked out great (for my tastes anyway).

The way I'm setting the "oracle" odds of something being true is by estimating the ratio of words from the parser vs those I just used without the parser's help. Parser generated words that I used are between brackets "[]". Anything following a character's name like so ("Bret: blah blah [blah] blah.") is dialogue said by that character.

https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?798339-Our-Last-Best-Hope-The-Killer-Asteroid&p=20912455#post20912455

***************WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR********************

------------------------ Act 1 - Scene 2 -------------------------

[the ship was now travelling at less than the speed of sound but once they reached as far as the end of the] inner [solar system], [they would] increase [speed as much as it was] physically [safe for them to do so].

hema [and] catherine [were lost in] conversation [at the big room that did double duty as the break and conference room].

hema: i [would have] been [worried in the] past [about] taking such [a] risk.

Catherine: [do you on mean our mission]?

hema: my father. [he went on an exploratory mission and did not come back]. [i think of[ the [challenger ii often]. [none of it has left me]

catherine: but [you are here now. what] changed?

she (Hema) [was] silent for [a few moments].

hema: [i wish i could say i] found courage. i [just] do [not have long] to live. (secret card played) i [have been] diagnosed [with] brain cancer.

catherine: i [am sorry]

hema: [i am ok]. [i have come to] accept [it as my] fate.

catherine: [that is in fact down right] brave.


(I got a special event below, corresponding to "yes, but". The "but" is filled in by the oracle from a past game event.).

[Special: "hema: [why do you think that]?

[she asked with a touch of] annoyance [that she could not] hide despite [herself]. " [b]is true[/b],

but because "hema: [i am ok]. [i have come to] accept [it as my] fate. " happened a chain of events has rippled from it to this point in time.

Somehow, that chain has influenced the present answer. What happened?]

(Basically, that hema was annoyed with Catherine is true. I answer the "what happened?" from the oracle with the fact below.)

hema [did not feel like a] hero [because] accepting [her] death [was not a] choice. [it was simply an] inevitable [fact].


catherine [was taken back] somewhat. hema [was her] hero [in other] ways. [she] respected [her] brilliancy [and her work].

[b](Here, I think that the scene's "climax" occurs, and is time to face the first Threat-- which I will do in the next session.)[/b]



*****************HISTORY LOG*****************

---------------------- Act 1 - Scene 2 -------------------------

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): [the ship was now travelling at less than the speed of sound but once they reached as far as the end of the] inner [solar system], [they would] increase [speed as much as it was] physically [safe for them to do so].

hema [and] catherine [were lost in] conversation [at the big room that did double duty as the break and conference room].

Is the statement below true?

(False/No): hema: [they spot nine or ten] meteors every [year]. [many of them strike our planet but] do little [damage].

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): hema: i [would have] been [worried in the] past [about] taking such [a] risk.

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): Catherine: [do you on mean our mission]?


Is the statement below true?

(False/No): Hema: [not our] mission. just [the new] plan.

Is the statement below true?

(False/No): [yes], [she] said. [you understand, the technology] has [never before] been put [to the test] and...

Is the statement below true?

(False/No): hema: my father. [he went on an exploratory mission and did not come back]. [i think of the challenger ii often]. [none of it has left me.]

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): (from stack):
hema: my father. [he went on an exploratory mission and did not come back]. [i think of[ the [challenger ii often]. [none of it has left me]


Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): catherine: but [you are here now. what] changed?

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): she [was] silent for [a few moments]. hema: [i wish i could say i] found courage. i [just] do [not have long] to live. (secret card played) i [have been] diagnosed [with] brain cancer.

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): catherine: i [am sorry].

Is the statement below true?

(False/No): hema: [do not be]. [who knows if i would have] agreed [to be be here] otherwise.

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): hema: [i am ok]. [i have come to] accept [it as my] fate.

Is the statement below true?

(False/No): Catherine: you [are so] brave.

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): catherine: [that is in fact down right] brave.

[Special: "hema: [why do you think that]? [she asked with a touch of] annoyance [that she could not] hide despite [herself]. " is true, but because "hema: [i am ok]. [i have come to] accept [it as my] fate. " happened a chain of events has rippled from it to this point in time. Somehow, that chain has influenced the present answer. What happened?]

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): hema [did not feel like a] hero [because] accepting [her] death [was not a] choice. [it was simply an] inevitable [fact].

Is the statement below true?

(True/Yes): catherine [was taken back] somewhat. hema [was her] hero [in other] ways. [she] respected [her] brilliancy [and her work].

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