Weekend Update

Friday
Cam game was cancelled, so I went out to eat BBQ with . We stuck around until about 10:00, then slipped out to get some sleep for tomorrow’s trip. We’re heading out to San Diego for a non-Cam Sabbat game. Trekhead is very excited, speaks highly of the folks runnning the game. I decided to play a pre-TT Mr. Finger, which means I have to give him a proper write-up. If for no other reason, to solidify him in my own mind. I haven’t done it yet, haven’t come up with anything cool enough to write home about. I get some sleep, but spend most of the night tossing and turning, trying to think of something for my Finger.

Saturday
The trip out to my folks’ house is cancelled because nobody gets up until 3:00. We’re supposed to be driving down to San Diego for the Sabbat game. I’m up early because I want to get some stuff done (including drive down to my folks’ place), but all I do is sit in front of the computer and write up Mr. Finger. Half-way through, an idea pops into my head. Something worth writing home about. I write him up and send it off to the STs.

Trekkie finally wakes up and we’re ready to go. We leave at 4:00, just in time to make it down to the game, make characters, and start playing. I get introduced to a few people, get changed into costume, and we make the twenty minute drive (after a 2 1/2 hour drive) down to the game site.

I’ve never really played Sabbat before, so I’m a little apprehensive about the whole thing. As far as I’ve seen so far, people use playing Sabbat an excuse to behave badly. Trekkie is playing a Ravnos anti- and The Overtimer is doing his best ’70’s pimp. (“Ambrosious,” he says. “Nectar of the gods, baby.”) It takes every last ounce of willpower not to laugh at just about everything The Overtimer says. He’s a riot.

The night is a complete hoot. Using the rules as they stand in the LAWS OF THE NIGHT makes the game an entirely different experience. Watching people actually marking off used Traits on their character sheet was refreshing. Changed how the whole game is played, from top to bottom.

We spent an hour or so at Fatburger for afters because of the 45 minute wait at Denny’s. Our pack rules.

Sunday
We got in at 5 in the morning. I slept until 9, got back up, and prepared for the evening’s entertainment.

Table top L5R.

The Ki-Rin came back. Kachiko got smacked by Shoju. The Lion Yojimbo got smacked by Yojiro. Toturi got smacked by something the Ki-Rin brought back with them.

“Rif-u-ru?”

Oh, the world’s about to change…