The Dog Blog

So two weeks ago we managed to wrap up one complete adventure, and the consensus among players is something like “this is a fun space adventure game, but we haven’t hit any of the thematic buttons you wanted.”

Damn. Well, some of that was because of GM adversity being way out of whack, but mostly it’s a case of an edit here and an edit there and changing this and that and next thing you know the hammer isn’t anywhere near the anvil.

So fixes! That has mostly involved stripping away some of the player’s safety net, coupled with more oomph for the GM. There’s also a few revisions to how the currency ecosystem works. Next game is next Wednesday, and if all goes well, there will be peril, agony and grim frustration.

Joking with John, I said that Galactic is a game about hope, a very small amount of hope. He says that should go on the cover.