In a message dated 11/10/2004 6:49:01 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time,
whitewall_at_yahoogroups.com writes:
> Just thought - how about other sightings of the Bat in people's games?
> Has anyone else used it other than in the "set" battles?
>
I've used the Bat three times and considered a third option.
- 13th Century Carmania. PCs are Red Queen hating noble Carmanians, sons of
the generation killed (or worse) at the Battle of Chaos. Message comes from
the Batt Priest that the Bat is coming and that it will arrive in X days (cannot
remember how long) and will need feeding with X bodies and souls, "please
cooperate". Various player solutions included the rounding up of criminals, the
purchase of slaves (from a Lunar Official) to feed to the bat, hiding in a
castle (ie right at the bottom, hoping it goes away), attempts to get the Friends
of Darbeest to attack it (failed). The Bat High Priest, at this stage, was a
civilised and friendly fellow, who was doing his best to minimise the Bat
Damage. Scenario worked well as it was clearly set up as a moral quandry or puzzle
rather than a Wandering Monster Encounter.
- I did a hex map of the Empire in order to do some Jannisor's rebellion
scenarios, one of which involved the Bat. It is interesting that if you use the
Roving Seachlight theory that the Bat can fly around with the moon, always at
Full and therefore no requirement for it to feed. It is only when it moves out
of a certain radius that it cannot keep up.
- Dragon Pass boardgame (this is a cheat I guess)
I wanted to do a Bat Trek, the Final Frontier type game, where Captain
Kirkius, Spockanazelm, Priestess Uhura etc. fly around the Empire seeking out new
feeds, new civilisations.. to Batly go where no bat has glowed before.....queue
music.
Keith
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