Weekly Game Night 1 - Descent Campaign Kickoff

First off, there was no booze involved. Did you know that the end of a game isn't always fuzzier than the beginning?

Who: Me (Mike), Al, Valerie, Brian, and new guy Chip. He works with the rest of us.

Also present were Magic nerds (Magic the Gathering, not actual wizards. That would have been awesome.) and there appeared to be some nerd arguments over something related to the tournament being played all around us. There was some debate over '3 or 4'. I'm not sure but I'm guessing it was Hot Pocket related.

Where: Dirigo Hobbies in Yarmouth not far from work. A starkly lit, poorly furnished store that let us play for free. You get only slightly more than what you pay for.

What: Descent: Journey Into the Dark campaign. The plan is to play an encounter each week so we can actually experience the whole game over time. We'll be shifting around some roles to give the Overlord a rest and to allow for people not being able to play each week.

Highlights

Al chose to play the hero named "Jain Fairwood" (pronounced Forwood) because if she's for wood, then Al is for her.

We got setup and before the first move was made, the heroes were already arguing. It didn't bode well.

Chip was laughing at everything that sounded even slightly sexual. Remember, there was no booze involved. He does tend to get amped up on sugar and I think he had a brownie, a candy car, and at least one 20oz Coke. I do have to give him credit for the laugh at "Mighty Blow".

I "Pulled a Tuna" and didn't point out that the heroes plan to block my Goblin Archers wouldn't work because of their Scamper ability. So they all made their moves, then I ran the goblins right past the barricade and out the exit.

We decided that since my cheating had led to such a lopsided victory that we would set up and just run the scenario again (it's the intro encounter which doesn't have bearing on the overall campaign). That one was much closer. I failed to spawn an archer or it might have been even closer still.

In the second play through, I killed (technically just 'knocked out') Al with some archers that ran by. His next turn, he did his only move and 'stood up'. Then two more archers ran by and knocked him out again. If there's ever going to be a fantasy-themed sitcom, it'll have this scene. If only I thought to cue up a laugh track from my phone the second time.

Some photos of the event, including Valerie's cool montage pic: