Re: Another wretched hive of scum and villainy - new OOC
Heh...kinda reminds me of one of the groups I used to play in. We started things up before everyone got there that night (we had a bunch of former players back in town, so we were essentially 'putting the band back together' and dusting off some characters that had kind of been retired, so not everyone's character was in the same location to start.) Since we hadn't been together as a group in years, there was a lot of side chatter...which, normally, doesn't bug me, as I tend to be as much a part of it as everyone else.
That night, however, I just felt it was a distraction, so at some point, I said, "Look...can we just focus on the game until Marla gets here? Because I know she's gonna do something that's going to put a massive wrench in the works, and I want to get as far as possible before she does it." (I should point out that Marla is basically like a sister to me, and we've been extremely close friends for over two decades, so this wasn't said in a mean-spirited way...) People who'd been playing in the group recently all agreed, which kind of knocked away any dissenting votes, so we got down to business.
Soon enough, Marla arrived...and before anyone could say anything, the GM declared loudly, "Nobody tell her ANYTHING." He then proceeded to tell her what her character would know of the situation (she was masquerading as an Imperial officer, in command of a Star Destroyer that we were trying to infiltrate, to rescue a prisoner). He got done, asked her what she wanted to do...and she proceeded to order troops to do the ONE thing that was most likely to blow our cover. I just looked at the rest of the group, and said, "See what I mean?"
(For the record, we succeeded in rescuing our prisoner, and escaped from the Imperials...with Marla's cover still secure. But it was a real nail-biter...)