The Blog of Roon

I haven’t done any face-to-face roleplaying in years. Practically forgot how much fun it was!

Our Dogs in the Vineyard group assembled at my place this afternoon. Only the GM had experience with the game, so we spent the session putting characters together. My Sister Abigail is a stubborn woman with a knack for jerry-rigging mechanical things just good enough to get by. Her besetting sin is that she hates the work assigned to her as a woman of the Faith. (Not specifically because it’s women’s work; she just happens not to like or be good at it.)

She’s got a mutual dislike on with Brother Naphtali, who’s of the opinion that everybody should pitch in at whatever work is to hand; she’s none too sure his faith will hold up to close inspection. We were cautioned against putting too many dice on this, as “they’ll either end up dead or married!” so we settled for a d8 each.

Sister Abigail’s opening conflict had to do with a dislike of authority. The GM cleverly twisted it into a situation where she had to exert authority, and she learned that without rightful authority, there is chaos.

It’s a fun group—no teenyboppers, no rules lawyers, no idiots. I look forward to next session!