So, I'm ashamed to admit, I'm a little lost on where we are and what we're doing in our current mission, and why.

Could someone give me the Cliff's Notes version?

I really want to jump back into this before more time has passed.

We're in the Imperial base, we're looking for our new friend's brother, a technician.  Who knows how to fix You-Why, maybe?  Can hope.

We've gotten past a checkpoint, and found a computer node.  Or whatever they're called in Star Wars.  :)

So, I'm guessing hacking/slicing is good to get information on where this man is.  :D

Luckily, we have Haarmon along! ^_^

In reply to Shard (msg # 225):

You forgot to mention that the place is on fire, and you're all wading through knee-deep toxic radioactive sludge.  Oh... and all the Imperial droids have turned into assassin droids.  Except the assassin droids, which didn't need to.

Good times.  :)

In reply to The Force (msg # 227):

Ah yes. Or as we call it, Thursday.

Had a stupidly busy week, and have been really tired.  Will try to catch up here over the weekend, once I've had some rest.

I hope you're okay, boss.

Stress has been getting to me.  Ontario's numbers are shooting up, Quebec is showing us our future in a week or two, and yes, I'm worried.

On the other hand, Haarmon has given me a reason to read this again!  :D

Hey everyone. I'm at a rather intense training class all week, so I might not get another post in until later this week, or possible even Monday, depending on how much Brain I have left.

'Sallright.  This is our long week at the park this season, so my availability will be rather limited from Thursday through Sunday night.

And I am seriously tired today.  Will try to post tomorrow.

Things have been rough.  Will post tonight.

I just want to point how awesome this turn of events is. Ron's really good at this, so I can never be sure what he's planned and what he's riffing based on the insanity we randomly get up to, but we're doing our computer-search-routine, just like normal. Rags suddenly goes "Got any Wookies?" like a cosmic game of Go-Fish and Ron is suddenly tenting his fingers in malicious glee and is all YES MANY MANY WOOKIES.

Now look at us. Whole different ball game.

It's very fun. And very Star Wars.

*tents fingers*

*orders minion to note that Haarmon likes curve balls*

*decides that next curve ball will actually be a thermal detonator*

Good GMs, I feel, are pretty much like good fighters.  They're going to change their approach depending on what you give them, rather than stubbornly sticking to their starting strategy.  ^_^

Ron has never, ever 'put his players on the rails' in any games I've been in.  He's put plenty OFF the rails, mind.  ^_^

We called it 'broken rythym' back in my day.  Switching up to throw your opponent off.

Ron's a top GM.  You guys are top players.  I wish the world wasn't so crazy now and I had more 'juice' to give the game, but I give you all what I got, because you're amazing, all of you. :)

That reminds me of some of Musashi's teachings (not exactly the best role model, but certainly knew how to fight).  Set up a rhythm, then break it.  I used to do that in weapon sparring.

Ron has 'formlessness', to continue the martial arts metaphors.  ^_^  My playing has been spotty for about...oh, close to a year now.  I'm not happy with it, and need to improve it.  ^_^  But thank you, and I think everyone here is just wonderful!  :D

Who would have thought the thread title would be so apt?

Hmmmm... could have sworn I posted this here on Friday...  Guess not.

Anyway... slight disaster.  Been off work sick all week... got tested, and it turns out I've got me a case of the covids.  Doesn't seem like more than a particularly heavy cold for the moment, but I'm following the doctor's advice - staying home, resting, and drinking plenty of tea.  Probably too much tea.

Also fielding questions from the boss at work, who rings up at least once or twice a day to check that I'm taking it easy.  I'm one of three people at work who caught it, all at the same time.  So I'm glad I'm off - sound all-together too stressful at work just now, with three out of the four most experienced staff off sick, leaving just one in work, with three part-time teenage temps.

Posting... may be a tad sporadic for a little while.  Take care, my friends.

As said elsewhere, please, please take care of yourself!

Take your time and take care of yourself, Ron.  So far, everyone I know, personally, has only had relatively mild symptoms and I would be perfectly happy to be able to keep saying that long after Covid has ceased to be a dominating factor in our lives.

Oh no!  Hang in there man, all the best!

I'm sure everything will be okay, Ron! Take care of yourself.

Once again, we are flying by the seats of our trousers.  O_O

It's what we seem to do best...

My experience in general has been that if you come up with a solid plan that incorporates every contingency you can think of, most of your prep work is wasted and there's almost always something that goes wrong early on and screws up the rest of the plan.  If you just get a general direction and roll with the punches instead of trying to run with a plan, you're inherently more flexible.

It very much depends on the GM. Lots of them penalize you if they thought of something you didn't, but Ron is good about engaging with whatever insanity we offer him, and run it with a that crazy-enough-to-work Star Wars feel.

Also, unrelated, I'm halfway through Season 2 of the Mandalorian and, as a fanatic of both Star Wars and the Kurosawa-Spaghetti Western tradition(s), I'm loving it to pieces. I wish they had gotten Dave Filoni to helm the sequel trilogy.