Random Ramblings

Into the lands of dream! Where the people are strange, the landscape is stranger, and fights are conducted by slinging phantasms. Unless you're us, of course.

( July 19, 2014 )

Normally I only post my URDR stories on the game's wiki, but I had too much fun writing this one not to share. You don't really need to know much to appreciate this story. My character, Yalia, is naturally able to travel easily between universes. Consequently, she needs a bag that's as sturdy as she is. Enter the Netherhells, an 'underworld' where standard hellish stuff comes side-by-side Jim Henson style monsters. Let the hilarity ensue!

( Building a Better Handbag )

Imagine you're about to ship out for... anywhere. It might be modern-day New York or a far-future space station, a high-fantasy village or a wild west town, a post-apocalyptic zombie-scape or a film noire speakeasy. You get to bring one bag with you. It's a bag of holding, admittedly, so you've got plenty of space. In this bag, you must bring everything you could possibly need for a trip of indeterminate duration, in which you could travel to any number of universes. Your task could be nearly anything: surveillance, scouting, assault, or simple survival. The upside is you can select your equipment from any of these universes and have as many redundancies as you need. (Remember: In some universes, magic won't work. In others, no amount of technobabble can get your blaster pistol to function.)

So the question is, what do you take? I've got my list below, but I'd love input. Consider it a thought experiment that, as a side-effect, might help my URDR character live just a little bit longer.

( The ultimate bug-out bag list )

The bad news is, URDR headquarters has been sucked towards the edge of Universe 1 and destroyed forever. The good news is, no more pesky TPS forms to fill out.

( December 21, 2013 )

And that's it for this time! Next time, rebels without a cause! Well, actually, we have quite a firm cause, just no infrastructure to back it up. But that's never stopped us before...

Time for a good ol' fashioned dungeon crawl! Of course, I don't think most dungeon crawls end with the crawlers destroying the home of the dungeon's creator, but that's why this is URDR and not D&D.

( October 19, 2013 )

And that's it for this time! Next time... Oh, I give up. We'll find out then.

Following up on clues has led Our Heroes (tm) into the wild west, complete with a shootout at high noon. Of course, I don't think most wild west stories include a side trip to the Netherhells, but that's why we get paid the big bucks.

( August 17, 2013 )

So that's it for this time. None of the good guys worse for wear (much), and one bad guy out of the picture (mostly). Onwards!

Y'know, I'm almost surprised it took us four sessions to get to a zombie apocalypse. Thankfully, none of us were bitten. 'Cause that would be bad.

( April 20, 2013 )

And that's it for now. Next game's in three weeks. See you then!