A Brief Update (well, probably not so...)

The minutes are slowly ticking by on this dull friday afternoon, and I have an hour to burn before I can run and frolick in the fields once again. Well, maybe not run, but I can certainly frolick pretty damn hard when the occasion calls for it. I am to be relegated to the confines of my shiny car for a couple of hours - as I am spending tonight and most of tomorrow (most likely) in Loughborough seeing a few people before they courteously fack off for the summer.

So... Hmm, something to ramble about.

Perhaps a little update is in order. Mayhaps I should give a quick run down of my gaming intentions for the long summer months that stretch out into infinite before me (Roll on the 18th of July, woo!):

Game: Shadowrun 4th Ed.- Ghost Whispers
GM: My wonderful self
Players: Jon - Ed, Bev - Narcissus, Gwyd - Wire, Gregg - Sparks, Tolley - Cliff, Bags - Spot, Dan - ? (I don't have a name from him yet)
Death Count: Two, so far. Smile was... unfortunately... slain over a misunderstanding as to how large-caliber pistols and chain link fences interact during stealth missions. Merlin was... well, he got what he deserved after such a careless attempt at keeping a low profile.
Details: Well... So far you guys know precisely squat in terms of story. I've been dropping plot hooks all over the damn place, but noone has noticed yet.
Key NPCs: Fitch, the Shadowrunners' Dwarf Fixer. Runs a bar on the Upper east side of San Francisco - unimaginably dubbed "Fitch's".


Game: D&D 4E - The Titans
GM: Me, again! Woo!
Players: Dan - Vargrimm, Jon - Alfie Longknife, Tolley - Torinn, Gregg - Corianna, Oscar - Gennel. Bags will be joining us too at some point, though I cannot remember his character name.
Death Count: 3 (Two sessions and you've already topped SR!) The Paladin (Heskan), Wizard (Immeral) and Warlord (That cowardly bugger) were all unfortunately eaten by a young white dragon in a hidden cavern under the ruins of Kobold Hall. The only survivor: Alfie Longknife, who bravely ran away.
Details: The party are a group of sell-sword types and well-to-do's with various reasons for being banded together under the employ (primarily) of the Lord of Fallcrest. Though relatively fresh to the adventuring gambit, the group have already begun to make a name for themselves after slaying the Skullkicker Tribe of kobolds in the ruins of Kobold Hall and putting a stop to the raids. After further investigation, they also discovered the presence of a young white dragon masterminding the Kobold efforts. Though the first attempt to defeat the dragon was defeated with tragic losses, they were quickly reenforced and returned triumphantly to Fallcrest with a head of the dragon to mound upon the wall in the Keep.


Game: Star Wars d20 - The Rise of an Empire
GM: My, Myself, Irene, and possibly Mitch too
Players: Bev - Bev Thrama, Tolley - Lott Tolron, Bags - Rabakkazza, Dan - Ditri Gunran, Jon - jared Chase, Gwyd - Gwyd Sashaan.
Death Count: Player-wise, none (despite my best efforts). Party NPC-wise, 2: Tront and Bill, both retainers to Lott Tolron.
Details: Well... Everyone has been hassling me to pick this one up again for a long time now. I'll get there eventually, but I do intend on rolling out a few more sessions some time this summer.
Important NPCs: Kraliel - The Big Bad Guy, Emperor's High Inquisitor and general all-round nasty bastard. Veethree - Bev Thrama's black and red R2 droid. Lunia Helliosne - Former Jedi Master and lover to Bev Thrama, now revealed to be Sister to Kraliel the Inquisitor, and apparently turned to the Dark Side to serve with her brother.


As for other games:
- GURPS Cliffhangers (Jon)
- All Flesh Must Be Eaten (Jon)
- D&D 3.5 Eberron - Gestalt (Gwyd)

And I'll stop there... because my brain is melting. Will come back to this later.