Last night, we had an incredible session of Dungeon World. It will go down as one of my favorites, I think.
There were a few things that made yesterday sing, but importantly, the party finally started to take control of its own destiny in the red & pleasant land of Voivodja. Before, there was a tentativeness to all their actions, whereas last night there was simply action.
We had a lot of fun set pieces, including an encounter with the horrifying Pale Bishop; a showdown with a vampire bride that nearly killed several party members; hints of the campaign to come in Carcosa; and a rendezvous with a new favorite NPC, the Tailor!
Now, I normally treat NPCs as fairly disposable, but I really, really like the Tailor, and especially how the players have embraced him (sometimes literally so). As a general rule, I’m not in favor of slotting in a Gandalf-type character to prod and guide the party members along, but in a weird setting like Voivodja, the Tailor was super-helpful because the party needed a little push from a friendly NPC to really get into the meat of things. He was a fun character who gave the group a certain measure of confidence in their choices. It’s going to be sad when he is inevitably killed by some Big Bad.
Thanks to Ferrell Riley for running the other table. And to everyone else who came out: Daniel Fowler Marcus Centurian Scott Owen Kristen D Russell Benner Kyle Kowalski and Jeff Burke
