MyndkryM
Banded Mongoose
If you never, ever, ever, plan to be a Referee, GM, DM. If you only ever want to be a player...cool...that's your jam. 8) Please stop reading, because everything presented below, is a scenario outline for referees who might want something different for a change of pace.
SPOLIERS BELOW
If you are still reading, that means you are currently, or at some point in the future, a Traveller Referee.
The following scenario outline is for fellow referees. To use as an idea foundry that you could further develop as an introductory adventure, one-shot, campaign interlude, really anything.
The following scenario is based on the following TRUE STORY!!!
WHERE'S THE CAT?!?
True Story TIme: So, I'm at work today on a call with another employee, when I get a call from my wife. I NEVER get calls during work (she works also) unless it's an emergency.
Yep....she's trying her best to keep calm, but I can tell she's stressed. One of our cats (the smallest one) had discovered an opening in our house air-ducting, crawled in, fell down a shaft from the second floor, and was in the main air-ducting in the basement.....and she was crying. I admit...I'm getting worried.
The Cat
I tell work.... "I need to go."
I get home (about an hour drive done in about 45 minutes). The cat is still in the ducting. My wife is pretty sure, Helya the cat, seems to be OK. I hear the scratching of the claws and pitter patter of little paws traversing the maze of duct work. It sound like she is having fun. Coaxing with food is not working. Removing the vents, results in you and the cat making eye contact only to see her scurry off.
We are now to the point of having to dissemble significant sections of basement duct work. Helya, the cat, finally has presented herself and is ready to come out...but the hole she is at, is too far from the floor....and she doesn't want to jump. My wife has to grab and hold a pillow....so the little princess can hop to the pillow, then to the floor....only to run off into the crawlspace under the kitchen.
At least the cat is out of the duct work. The cat is fine and everything is back to were it needs to be.....life is good
I shared the above because I think the same situation could be presented to a group of Travellers....and all sorts of shenanigans can occur.
Location Idea: Your Travellers are passengers in jump space on a star-liner, and they notice that the crew seems to be acting different...like they are looking for something. Maybe they occasionally hear a cat's meow from an air vent in their stateroom. As the clock gets closer to 168 hours, the crew is becoming more and more anxious. Finally the ship's captain comes on the coms system, "Ah....this is the captain speaking....I hope you all have been enjoying your stay aboard the ship. We expect to breakout in about two hours.......ah......there's no reason for concern.....ah......but if you happen to see a cat, would you be so kind to let one of the crew know...thank you. Bridge out."
The Situation: The ship has a cat. It's the ship's lucky cat. The cat needs to be on the bridge, right before breakout, or bad things happen. Or so the crew says. They are very superstitious, and well.....it's the Ship's Cat...and they love their cat. The cat is in the ducting and conduits that run through the ship, and the Travellers are asked to help get the cat.
Or the Travellers are the crew. There plenty of options available for a referee to really enjoy themselves.
Remember....as the referee, you don't need a solution. Let the players go wild. Maybe they decide to systematically seal parts of the ship? Maybe they have to build a motion tracker? :twisted:
Don't make it too easy. Have a really smart plan fall apart (or maybe the dice go bad anyway). But remember....let your players create the solution.
Most of all HAVE FUN!!!! 8)
Anyway...if you have any ideas that build upon this, or your own "pace changer" scenario, please feel free to share and/or comment.
SPOLIERS BELOW
If you are still reading, that means you are currently, or at some point in the future, a Traveller Referee.
The following scenario outline is for fellow referees. To use as an idea foundry that you could further develop as an introductory adventure, one-shot, campaign interlude, really anything.
The following scenario is based on the following TRUE STORY!!!
WHERE'S THE CAT?!?
True Story TIme: So, I'm at work today on a call with another employee, when I get a call from my wife. I NEVER get calls during work (she works also) unless it's an emergency.
Yep....she's trying her best to keep calm, but I can tell she's stressed. One of our cats (the smallest one) had discovered an opening in our house air-ducting, crawled in, fell down a shaft from the second floor, and was in the main air-ducting in the basement.....and she was crying. I admit...I'm getting worried.
The Cat
I tell work.... "I need to go."
I get home (about an hour drive done in about 45 minutes). The cat is still in the ducting. My wife is pretty sure, Helya the cat, seems to be OK. I hear the scratching of the claws and pitter patter of little paws traversing the maze of duct work. It sound like she is having fun. Coaxing with food is not working. Removing the vents, results in you and the cat making eye contact only to see her scurry off.
We are now to the point of having to dissemble significant sections of basement duct work. Helya, the cat, finally has presented herself and is ready to come out...but the hole she is at, is too far from the floor....and she doesn't want to jump. My wife has to grab and hold a pillow....so the little princess can hop to the pillow, then to the floor....only to run off into the crawlspace under the kitchen.
At least the cat is out of the duct work. The cat is fine and everything is back to were it needs to be.....life is good
I shared the above because I think the same situation could be presented to a group of Travellers....and all sorts of shenanigans can occur.
Location Idea: Your Travellers are passengers in jump space on a star-liner, and they notice that the crew seems to be acting different...like they are looking for something. Maybe they occasionally hear a cat's meow from an air vent in their stateroom. As the clock gets closer to 168 hours, the crew is becoming more and more anxious. Finally the ship's captain comes on the coms system, "Ah....this is the captain speaking....I hope you all have been enjoying your stay aboard the ship. We expect to breakout in about two hours.......ah......there's no reason for concern.....ah......but if you happen to see a cat, would you be so kind to let one of the crew know...thank you. Bridge out."
The Situation: The ship has a cat. It's the ship's lucky cat. The cat needs to be on the bridge, right before breakout, or bad things happen. Or so the crew says. They are very superstitious, and well.....it's the Ship's Cat...and they love their cat. The cat is in the ducting and conduits that run through the ship, and the Travellers are asked to help get the cat.
Or the Travellers are the crew. There plenty of options available for a referee to really enjoy themselves.
Remember....as the referee, you don't need a solution. Let the players go wild. Maybe they decide to systematically seal parts of the ship? Maybe they have to build a motion tracker? :twisted:
Don't make it too easy. Have a really smart plan fall apart (or maybe the dice go bad anyway). But remember....let your players create the solution.
Most of all HAVE FUN!!!! 8)
Anyway...if you have any ideas that build upon this, or your own "pace changer" scenario, please feel free to share and/or comment.
