Against The Game
Against The Game
Our weekly gaming group attempts to stay on track as we complete table top adventures.
ATG 127 - How Did He Get a Carrier Pigeon Out of That Basement
 The Coterie destroys the wyrm equipment and inspects the equipment provided by the garou. After defeating the wyrm creature, the coterie explores the factory and collects some of the green goo that appears to be used as materials.The Coterie decides to destroy the machinery by overloading the boiler and blowing up the building.The explosion results in the deaths of three men and it weighs heavily on Barnes’s conscious. He decides to seek a confession from Father Letheigh.Kenny calls Barnes and reports that the werewolves have dropped off the equipment that they promised.The Coterie inspects the equipment but decides not to take it given Ronnie’s direction.Salazar receives a carrier pigeon message in Italian from Professor Cheswick inviting him to work with him to learn more about the Atlantian ruins that they discovered.Salazar visits Cheswick and learns that the translation of the ruins indicate an eternal threat that emanates from them.Charles tries to feel out some of the primogen for how they feel regarding the new leadership of the city.Don Lee is convinced that there is something dangerous still at the docks.
Aug 10, 2020
ATG 126 - I Was Told This Would Work
The Coterie receives orders to investigate a strange office in the financial services district. The Coterie goes to meet Strange’s boyfriend and is met at the woods with growls. Strange’s boyfriend agrees to help and offers a “door” in the form of a silver locket. Ronnie calls and provides an address in the financial district for them to report to and investigate. [01:09:00] The day the Fuckleague died. The party goes to the address and finds some plain offices. Inside there is a sort of tunnel leading to a lower level. Down in the basement, the party finds a mechanical production facility operated by a giant flesh monster. The party dispatches the creature and investigates the production facility.
Jul 27, 2020
ATG 125 - Chucky Barnes, The Summer Soldier
The Coterie must collect itself following the startling results of the vote for the new Prince of Dean’s Corner. The vote for the new prince ends and the vampires disperse to consider their futures. Katsune tells Bradley that he and his coterie must appear at a meeting the following evening. The Coterie decides to meet with Night Ripper again to discuss the changes that have occurred. [00:20:45] Chucky Barnes, the Summer Soldier. Charles visits Ben and convinces him to come to the meeting. At the meeting, Katsune says that she will be the new Seneshal of Dean’s Corner. The coterie explains about their conversation with Night Ripper and tells them that the kindred should handle it. Ben visit Fathey Lethy to inform him about the change in leadership and how Elyseum will be moving into the old fishery near the church. Ben gets a feeling of unease or danger from the docks district. It seems strongest closest to the waters. The coterie meets with Night Ripper. Strange is also there. Afterwards they speak with Kenny. They learn that they are basically on their own to deal with this situation.
Jul 14, 2020
ATG 124 - Dance Off
The Necrodancer fights to protect his new domain while Biggus and friends seek to restore balance to his biome. The party battles The Necrodancer on his ever shifting battlefield. [01:37:00] Dance…. Off…… After defeating the Necrodancer, the party is flushed from Biggus’s body and returned to their normal size. The next morning it’s discovered that the Biggus automaton came to life and escaped the lab.
Jul 2, 2020
ATG 123 - This Bar Now Has a Basement. Don't You Mean a Grave?
Biggus and friends must find a way to get into his head but to do so they’ll need to go to the darkest place of his biome. Biggus’s body walks into a pub and engages in a bar fight. The party must control him using the nerves of the body. [00:32:30] My name is Jack Torchman and you will respect me. [00:36:00] This bar now has a basement. Don’t you mean a grave? After returning Biggus’s body and securing him back in the lab, the party helps to resolve the conflict between the defender cells. They explain that only the Leviathan has the power to break through the cartilage leading to Biggus’s head. The Leviathan can be attracted by a specific worm that lives in Biggus’s nethers. The party must be blinded before entering the Nethers or else the horrors there would drive them mad. The party retrieves the worm and uses it as bait for the Leviathan. The Leviathan, a gold fish, arrives and chews through the cartilage leading to Biggus’s head. There the party encounters the Necrodancer who attacks.
Jun 23, 2020
ATG 122 - How Many Buttholes are There Around Here
The party explores Biggus’s digestive tract as it seeks to clear the remaining infection. [00:11:15] Damn Joe! What a hit! The party clears the remaining infection After entering Biggus’s stomach, they are attacked by immune cells and must escape a room that is slowly filling with acid. [00:22:00] How many buttholes are there around here? The party comes across a hermit living in Biggus’s boot. He offers to show them how to escape if they answer his riddles.
Jun 1, 2020
ATG 121 - Crit. Double Crit! TRIPLE CRIT!
Percy & Co clear the infection from Biggus’s body. The party fights the infection on one of the nerve bundles. The party finds a block of cartilage blocking the path to Biggus’s head. The doctor explains that this is probably an immune response. The party fights and destroys the infection on two more nerve bundles. [01:13:15] That was like six puns in a row. [02:00:00] Crit. Double Crit! TRIPLE CRIT! The party takes a long rest after depleting their resources.
May 20, 2020
ATG 120 - I am the Land, Fuck You
The procedure to restore Biggus’s biome begins and the team sets out to discover and eliminate the source of the infection. The party begins their journey through Biggus and look for the sources of infection. After finding a mass of infection, Dr. Fecktenstein advises that there are four nervous hubs throughout Biggus’s biome that will need to be cleansed before movement can be restored. The companions find two opposed factions in Biggus’s gut that appear to be engaged in a never ending conflict. The party meets a Biomite who explains that his tribe came here some time ago and normally protects the Great Biome but that something turned half of them against each other and they can’t do their job until the conflict is resolved. [00:36:30] I am the land……. Fuck you. [00:40:30] We have different definitions of bellowing. Something large passes overhead as the Biomite emplores the group to hide. He explains that the Leviathan hunts within Biggus’s biome. The party finds and unblocks the IV syringe releasing the Percy antibodies and are attacked by two creatures. The group defeats the creatures and then moves to attack one of the nerve hub infections.
May 12, 2020
ATG 119 - Open Your Ankle Sphincter!
Biggus is sick and the gang must enlist the help of a mad scientist and ethically questionable mage to save him. Biggus explains to the rest of the group that he is ill and has an appointment with a doctor later. The doctor has asked that the rest of the group accompany him. Mathis tracks down the eccentric Dr. Fecktenstein who tells him that he should return with the rest of his party. After retrieving Biggus and the rest of the group, Dr. Fecktenstein explains that Biggus is dying and that there is a great threat to his biome. He wants the group to go into Biggus’s body to clear out the infection. He reveals that they will need the assistance of a mage named Meddwy but that they may have trouble convincing her to help. The party visits Meddwy and explains the situation. She agrees to help in exchange for P&C offering their protection against Fecktenstein’s unwanted advances. After returning to Fecktenstein’s lab, the gang discovers that Percy is ready to begin the transfusion and they make preparations for their task. Dr. Fecktenstein announces that the IV from Percy is being blocked by something and that their first task should be to clear the blockage. The party is injected into Biggus in his left foot and they begin their journey. They find a blob of infection and fight it.
May 5, 2020
ATG 118 - Oh No, I Don't Have a Plan
The party infiltrates Temo’s base to dig up some dirt and rescue some old associates. The party meets with the pilots of the cargo ship to discuss their plan for infiltrating Temo’s base. A plan is devised to stow away in shipping crates and then grab the attention of allies after they land. [01:09:30] Joy for Spooning. The party lands on Tatooine at Temo’s compound and is smuggled inside supply crates. After establishing contact with Mathus, the party learns that Temo is attempting to reverse engineer the battle droids so he can produce his own. They steal a data pad with Mathus’s notes to use later to report to Jaba. Vex hacks the security systems and shuts down the blaster on the landing pad as well as gains access to all security cameras. The party escapes with their friends and considers their next steps. The party receives 50k credits for their efforts and sets course for Naboo. They see a video feed of Temo being led away by Jaba’s men. [02:12:30] Oh no, I don’t have a plan!
Apr 29, 2020
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