I’ve been prepping for a small Con game I’m going to run in about three weeks. A few of the Gm’s have got into the habit of making a “trailer” video for the games we run. (If the sharing of any of this copyrighted content here is a problem, please let me know and I’ll remove it)
Also, here’s a bunch of leading questions I was going to throw at the players to get things going. The setting is loosely based on Hatchet city, but with Fury Road and general Mad Max influences.
Hx
How did you come to Wonderland, and how did you find your role here?
You are all companions. You might not be friends, but are at least temporary allies.
Ask Hx Questions.
Are you allied to a gang, or are you a lonewolf?
Roll Hot
10+ You are in with…(pick two)
7-9 You are in with…(pick one)
miss, or choose: You have enemies…(MC picks one)
Rothschild
Rothschild’s gang (Mouse, Coldtrain, Stav)
Security (Harradin, Joe’s Girl, Corbett)
Dunes (Monk, Exit, Rice)
Dust (Witch, Doghead, Matilda)
Do you drive a road machine or do you ride shotgun?
If you drive, your machine is…(choose one from each section):
Strength: Tough, Big, Souped up, Fast, Agile, Powerful, Armoured, Gun mounts, Wheel spikes, Transport.
Weakness: Gas guzzler, Light weight, Slow, Open to the environment, Difficult to maneuver, Small, Patched together, Unreliable.
If you ride shotgun, pick another character’s machine to ride in.
If you are The Driver, don’t pick; you already have an awesome beast. Instead, tell everyone about some of the crazy shit you’ve seen out there in the Dustbowl. Pick one:
Arable land, beyond a distant mountain range
The ruins of a great city
A deserted military compound, on the edge of the distant mountains
A gorge, deep with flowing waters
A canyon; the perfect hideout
Each player answers one of:
If the…
water
food
diesel
ammo
love
…runs out, who can you turn to for supply?
Mouse, Coldtrain, Stav, Harradin, Joe’s Girl, Corbett, Monk, Exit, Rice, Doghead, Matilda
Then pick any number of reasons why this is a hard thing to do:
You hate them. Why?
They hate you. Why?
It will endanger them. How?
It will endanger you. How?
It will make someone envious. Who?
You have to steal it. Where?
They have to steal it. Who?
You will be indebted to them. What?
I love all of this. This makes me grin like mad. Please post an AP report after the game!
Meguey Baker Will do. I’m pretty excited about this game too. All the players will be new to AW, so I hope it works out!
How many players do you have?
Five or six. Too many…but I think we’ll be okay. Most of them want to check out the system/setting. I ran a Burning Wheel for 10 players last year, and it went well enough 🙂
You’ll be ok. I look forward to hearing about it!
I was recently reading your advice here on playing with larger groups, so that has been very helpful also, thank you Meguey Baker