Greetings, one and all! So… this week was a bit
different. What with half the team being sick during the Christmas party, and
one of our stunties leaving for a while, we threw a consolation start of Summer/going away
party, which meant, in the finest tradition of the stunt team, that I had to
come up with an improv game. Ordinarily I have months to plan these things,
but this time I had a week. Also I had to make sure that the whole narrative resolved in about two-thirds of the usual time. To simplify matters, I set it on the same island as
featured in the Nine Isles movie, just on the less explored side of the island.
In keeping with the very first game, our leads were sent to find an ancient
artifact to pay off their debt to society.
A combination of avarice and poor diplomatic skills gave them some built-in competition, and the two parties raced to the end in fine style. There were many funny moments, some dramatic ones, and when the chips were down, some rules-lawyer level creative thinking. The entire cast had something to do that was essential to the story, and bring everything to a satisfying conclusion. All in all, a good time that I couldn’t have pulled off without them. Thanks, guys! Now that the blitz is over, maybe I can finally get back to screenwriting...
Well, that’s about all for this week. Until next time!
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