What I'm looking for is a way to run a chase using vanilla HQ2. The kidnappers are broo, the victim definitely dies (her progeny figure later in the campaign) and the main broo dude (an albino) is killed by the hero aged 11 (it's from her back story).
The rest is up for grabs however.
LC:
It sounds to me like you need to make the chase contest about something OTHER than catching the target.
Agreed, we had already come to this conclusion.
LC:
In other words, a failure should be about losing something else, or not getting the glory properly, or what have you.
Again, spot on the money.
LC:
a number of set pieces for the PCs that let them illustrate neat things they did in the chase.
What I really want is to use a HQ2 contest to allow us to play an epic-style chase. If I have to I will use a string of connected simple contests but I just want to see if the new system can govern the whole chase with all the protagonists and antagonists involved.
LC:
The new Extended Contest rules seem far too short to use for an epic chase that spans across more than one session.
Yes they do seem so. I'm wondering if I can safely increase the limit of tokens in a contest so as to give it more depth.
I really want to use some kind of mechanic that gives the players access to the kind of excitement and suspense you get in a chase whilst still drawing meaning from each phase and building towards the climax where they face their enemies.
In reply to Robin's suggestion: I see what you mean; I have noticed that my players often go for 'meatier' drawbacks too. However we are going to play out the conflicts; we do want this part to be part of the game instead of falling back on writers' room methods.
One of my players has suggested we use Spirit of the Century chase rules but I don't want to abandon HQ2 at this stage. My aim is still to find a way to run the chase as detailed above.
Cheers
M
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On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:22 PM, L C <lightcastle_at_
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> Flashbacks are a great storytelling device for showing us
> something new about the characters.
I use them a lot, usually abandoning resolution systems entirely. I ask the
players what obstacles they faced and
how they overcame them. Sometimes I ask one player to describe the obstacle
that faced another, and then have him describe how he overcame it. Often the
players choose worse outcomes for themselves because they feel it makes
their backstories stronger. You might find it fun to treat them as a little
play-lets that brings the the backstory to life rather than scenes that
affect the branching of the narrative.
Take care >>> Robin
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