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Man, I am so hyped.
Also, I really like the idea of two DMs. I already played in some tables with that setting, and it's always nice when both DMs just get so in synch with what they're doing.
This is going to be good.
My favorite session of all time was one where we each had 1 hour to be the GM before passing it to the next person. There were only three of us (controlling two characters each) and it was delightfully gonzo, but resulted in some of the best stories years down the road (I still fondly remember the Dueling Banjos +5 that ended up in our loot stash).
I've seen "running a villain party in opposition to the hero party" before, but not two GMs.
Though I'm not clear on how this is two GMs rather than a player for the arc villain.
Though I'm not clear on how this is two GMs rather than a player for the arc villain.
"Though I'm not clear on how this is two GMs rather than a player for the arc villain."
Probably because the guest GM gets to describe things happening to the world at large without having to roll for it and/or run it by the normal GM first. The normal GM handles NPCs, lore questions, oddball power interactions, etc.
Probably because the guest GM gets to describe things happening to the world at large without having to roll for it and/or run it by the normal GM first. The normal GM handles NPCs, lore questions, oddball power interactions, etc.
Compare Discord and Sunset Shimmer.
Or perhaps NS is referencing both, so that the one who plays Discord can later become more integrated with the party? If so, I wonder what other good color-match alternates there are?
<glances over at black-and-white avatar>
For the moment, I choose to believe that the DM actually got John DeLancie to the table (or at least someone who sounds exactly like him).
This is going to be my headcanon for the rest of this arc.
So Sir Doctor Eli Roth, immortal knight of the crusades, scholar, and head of the Illuminati was born. His inventions included the holy grail (the source of his immortality) a time machine so that he could compete with the players' ability to travel through time, a continent-spanning mind control device on the Eifel Tower (charge time to activate: 100 years), and the great starship Titanic. Yes, that Titanic. It sank so that it could properly dock with its underwater launch bay. Shame about the civilians. Their final confrontation with him was in the far future on New Atlantis. An underwater city acting as the seat of government for his empire on Mars.
Having someone other than the GM controlling the villain does seem like it'd lead to some interesting scenarios.
The GM only needs to decide how the world reacts to the actions of the villain and GM, which... might lead to a more authentic experience? Or something like that. I know what I mean, just not how to say it.
The GM only needs to decide how the world reacts to the actions of the villain and GM, which... might lead to a more authentic experience? Or something like that. I know what I mean, just not how to say it.
I've had multiple GMs in a campaign, but usually it was them legitimately switching off because the campaign was *really long* and the original GM needed a break. Their PCs would become GMPCs and vice versa with the old GM, but they'd stay with the party.
Wait! so it's not a evil robot like the CMC suggested time ago?
This overhype worries me a lot. I feel I should sit this ark out or I'll regret it.
... Mostly under control.
...this is giving me flashbacks to an old Knights of the Dinnertable comic where a guest dm was brought in to play a Chaotic Evil sentient sword named 'Carvin' Marvin'
I gave each player outlines for an episode, usually not more than a setting description, one or two tv/movie trailers to get them in the right mindset and 1-2 crucial informations/scenes that had to happen.
I ended the webisodes with a final session that brought all the hints I had them drop together for finale that tied all of them in to a cohesive story and linked them back in to the campaign.
The players effectively documented how the world went down the drain for the year the characters were in cryo. It was damn awesome.
Ah, John de Lancie as a GM. Can't wait.
But this will be so disappointing for the poor GM...
But this will be so disappointing for the poor GM...
In which we meet a new character and get a sense of how this thing is going to go down.