A long time ago, in a living room far, far away...
GM: Alright, is everyone settled in?
Pete: Just let me get my tablet up and running...
Annie: Jim and I are both so excited to see where this new campaign is going! Aren’t we, Jim?
Jim: Absolutely, Annie! I can’t wait to see what creepy new monsters Sally designed for us to fight, and what kind of loot we’ll get from our next raid!
GM: Oh, I think you’ll be more than satisfied with those, won’t he, Sally?
Sally: I hope so.
Ben: Don’t worry, Sally. Everyone loves the new setting you designed so far!
Annie: Anyone would think you’d been doing this for years!
GM: *Ahem* You’re sure you want me to keep GM’ing this campaign for you?
Sally: Oh, yes. I want to keep testing the magic systems as a player.
{SFX}: knock knock
GM: Excuse me, I’ll just get the door.
Corey: I brought presents.
Sally: Hmmph!
GM: Ummmm...
Corey: Sally, if I say I’m sorry again, may I join your game?
{beat}
{beat}
Corey: Sally, I really am sorry.
{beat}
Sally: Oh, you’re sorry, all right.
Sally: ...But I guess you’ll do to test the other magic system.
GM: Roll up a character, Corey; we’ll introduce him...
Sally: Or her!
GM: ...Or her, at the end of tonight’s session. That way, we can work it in seamlessly.
Sally: Hmmph!
Corey: Thanks, guys.
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LATER...
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Jim: I reach into the crate!
GM: You pull out... {roll} a bundle of carrots.
Jim/Sigrun: Really?
Jim/Sigrun: They couldn’t send us some real food?
Ben/Mikkel: Vegetables are important, Sigrun. Perhaps we won’t develop scurvy now.
GM: Annie, you and Sally are working on opening the other crate.
Sally/Lalli: Mrr...
Annie/Emil: What?
GM: The crate lid pops open, revealing a tall, slender red-head with a very long braid.
Annie: I slam the lid back down!
GM: {rolls} You catch the boy’s {roll} hand in the lid. The noise draws Sigrun’s and Mikkel’s attention.
Jim/Sigrun: ?!
Annie/Emil: There’s something in the crate!
Jim/Sigrun: What?! SHOOT IT!!!
Annie/Emil: I... think it was a person!
Jim/Sigrun: Then DON’T shoot it and let it out!
Corey/Reynir: Owowww...
{beat}
Jim: I run back toward the departing ship, waving my arms.
Jim/Sigrun: WAIT!!! Come back! Man over board!
Corey/Reynir: E-excuse me, is this Bornholm?
Ben/Mikkel: No. Definitely not.
Ben: I point back the way we came from.
GM: Reynir, you see the ruined skyline of what was once the great city of Copenhagen, dilapidated by ninety years of decay and abandonment. You are definitely in the Silent World.
Corey/Reynir: Ummm...
Corey/Reynir: Iiiii think I maybe got off at the wrong place.
Ben/Mikkel: Yes, I believe it’s safe to assume as much.
GM: Okay; I think that’s a good place to wrap it up for the night.
Jim: Glad to have you joining the fun, Corey!
Sally: Hmmph!
Corey: ...Are we good, Sally?
Sally: Well...
Sally: ...We’ll see how you handle things next session.
The adventure will continue...
