Possibly late 8-27

[David Price]

I will likely not be able to come to game early on 8-27 as I am moving into my new condo. This is also the day that the other STs are supposed to decide on the election (although Buzz Lightyear has expressed interest in me continuing to run my plot if he's elected, as he's busy running Vampire, so I don't consider any danger there). As such, the first Mage game will be the first saturday of September. The first game will start at 7 pm, and we'll evaluate whether we should shift the official starting time to 6 pm after we see how that goes.

Will have more information regarding set-up and characterness in a little while.

[it3]

I know this may be late...but i wasn't sure when the game was actually going to start...any chance i could get in on this?

I'm not going to be around for very long...like September 29th i've got to split, not unlike a bannana, but getting involved with as much gaming as possible would be Outstanding +10...

[David Price]

Unfortunately since I don't have any ASTs I'm really tapped on resources for running the sphere, and I've capped it at ten players, which I've got. I know you're not going to be around long so a waiting list is rather like a 'no'... but I really can't afford to special case anybody into the starting plot- I'm going to be rushed getting 10 people involved as it is. I'm really sorry.

[it3]

*nods* Nevermind then...

Thanks for the...

Opportunity, anyways.

out of curiosity...why are you capping at 10?

People management...or?

[David Price]

Well, my general rule for tabletops is 6-8, and LARPs tend to be a little more managable due to more player-player interaction, so 10 seemed a decent place to put it at, especially due to the possibility of players dropping out and wanting to leave a sense of continuity between starting players and incoming players. Any more than that and I'm not going to be able to run plot as well as handle player concerns, since I'm the only ST involved and I'm running prologues. I'm considering ASTs but I don't have one yet, and I'd vaguely like to run the intro bits first anyway so there's a bit of structure for characters to come into instead of tossing 20 new mages into a pit and stirring and hoping I make a souffle.

And I also get to make neat "mystically significant" plot comments regarding having 9 vs. 10 people involved. Whether it'll actually work or end up with anybody spotting them is anybody's guess, but I still want to put them in.

That said, I may have one or two NPCs available to be played a few weeks after starting depending on how things go. I'll post on the boards if this turns out to be the case.

[it3]

Roger That.