Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Cameo Appearances
Slightly before 2:00 p.m. last Sunday, I was pulling out of my parking slot and heading towards Doc Ben-g's place to referee our game. My cellphone chimes and I get a text message. It's from Emmanuel, a long time die hard role player who is now based in the United States. Emmanuel's been playing in my games since 1990, when I ran Twilight 2000 for his group from DLSU. Earlier on, Emmanuel's been complaining of the lack of gaming he now experiences in the states. I ran a Gurps Traveller play be email (PBEM) RPG earlier this year but it petered out because of many reasons, amongst others, player fatigue.
Emmanuel texted me from another time zone to ask how the Gurps:Fading Suns (G:FS) game was coming along. It's times like these when I wish we had things like stepping discs from Larry Niven's Ringworld to allow us to teleport instantly into another continent. In this way, Emmanuel could just drop in, game with us, and 'port back to the U.S. in time for supper. Alas, this is only a dream.
Emmanuel was part of my original Fading Suns group, back in 1998 when we started with the FS first edition of rules (I recall it was based on a softback edition by HDI- my copy is still around but almost disintigrating already). Doc Ben-g and JY were also in that original group. He played the Revered Brother Battle Charles de Grasse, an idealistic yet battle-hardened warrior of the faith. I'd describe Rev. de Grasse as being like your favorite spiritual adviser meets the Jedi. Oh, and he always described him as someone who looked like Jeremy Irons in the movie The Mission.
Emmanuel played de Grasse with a passion. I wish he were here in Byz II with the current cast of characters. I'd have liked to see how de Grasse would turn out in Gurps.
HAving all this in mind, I ran the game up to this scene:
Sir Damien Hawkwood strides into the sumptuous dining chamber of the Seabreeze Club along southern the coast of Harmony City and meets up with Sir Arthur Conolly. The two friends exchange pleasantries and admire the view of the Caspian Ocean as the mist lifts slowly. Above, the fading suns glow faintly.
A tall man in a black suit strides in. He is wrapped in a rather worn grey cloak and leans on a short staff. He is seated at a table on the room's far side and is served a heaping plate of the day's special. He has that faraway look, as if he is contemplating something; like he is constantly struggling to ease the burdens weighing heavily upon his soul.
The noblemen glance sideways at the tall man who pays them scant notice. As Sir Damien looks away, his eye falls upon the tall man's pendant, which shines briefly as it catches the light. It is the jumpgate cross with an upright sword blade.
"Ah, he is a church warrior, a Brother Battle."
I recall describing him as someone who looks like Jeremy Irons. I guess Ben-g and JY had their minds set on something else so they failed to make the connection. Ah, well, next time then...
Emmanuel, if you are reading this, rest assured that the Revered Brother Battle Charles de Grasse is alive and well and walks the paths 'twixit the Dark Between the Stars".
Emmanuel texted me from another time zone to ask how the Gurps:Fading Suns (G:FS) game was coming along. It's times like these when I wish we had things like stepping discs from Larry Niven's Ringworld to allow us to teleport instantly into another continent. In this way, Emmanuel could just drop in, game with us, and 'port back to the U.S. in time for supper. Alas, this is only a dream.
Emmanuel was part of my original Fading Suns group, back in 1998 when we started with the FS first edition of rules (I recall it was based on a softback edition by HDI- my copy is still around but almost disintigrating already). Doc Ben-g and JY were also in that original group. He played the Revered Brother Battle Charles de Grasse, an idealistic yet battle-hardened warrior of the faith. I'd describe Rev. de Grasse as being like your favorite spiritual adviser meets the Jedi. Oh, and he always described him as someone who looked like Jeremy Irons in the movie The Mission.
Emmanuel played de Grasse with a passion. I wish he were here in Byz II with the current cast of characters. I'd have liked to see how de Grasse would turn out in Gurps.
HAving all this in mind, I ran the game up to this scene:
Sir Damien Hawkwood strides into the sumptuous dining chamber of the Seabreeze Club along southern the coast of Harmony City and meets up with Sir Arthur Conolly. The two friends exchange pleasantries and admire the view of the Caspian Ocean as the mist lifts slowly. Above, the fading suns glow faintly.
A tall man in a black suit strides in. He is wrapped in a rather worn grey cloak and leans on a short staff. He is seated at a table on the room's far side and is served a heaping plate of the day's special. He has that faraway look, as if he is contemplating something; like he is constantly struggling to ease the burdens weighing heavily upon his soul.
The noblemen glance sideways at the tall man who pays them scant notice. As Sir Damien looks away, his eye falls upon the tall man's pendant, which shines briefly as it catches the light. It is the jumpgate cross with an upright sword blade.
"Ah, he is a church warrior, a Brother Battle."
I recall describing him as someone who looks like Jeremy Irons. I guess Ben-g and JY had their minds set on something else so they failed to make the connection. Ah, well, next time then...
Emmanuel, if you are reading this, rest assured that the Revered Brother Battle Charles de Grasse is alive and well and walks the paths 'twixit the Dark Between the Stars".
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Don't worry. We're just getting warmed up. I'm sure we'll get the hang of it sooner or later Milord.
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