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Gioco Concreto / Re:[MH] Second Skins test
« il: 2013-10-15 00:25:17 »
Hello, I've finally decided to write my AP as well 
I am playing Helektra, the Wyrm.
It is not the simplest skin to play, I have to admit, but I'll come to this subtleties later.
I have chosen my origin as slept under a mountain. I have woken up a couple of months before the events because....well, I was getting bored.
We decided to set the game in Durham, so that the mountain has become the hill where the cathedral is built. The priests of the cathedral are my guardians. I disguise among the others in human form, as an exchange student.
More importantly, I collect tattoos. And reliquia of magical creatures, such as Unicorns' horns.
FIRST SESSION
During the first session we have explored a bit our characters. For example, I knew to be interested in Andy because of his horn, and in Bjorn because I smelled his perfume (or body odor? Don't know....that was surely a peculiar smell) and I understood that he is not entirely human. On the other hand, I did not get on very well with Jaime, since he appeared to me just as a boy trying to copy other people's attitude.
In the first session the tested The Bargain. According to the skin, it has to a kind of standardized ritual: you have to recognize that it is happening from the elements and the action of the scene.
I didn't feel really inventing that evening, so I clumsily decided that my ceremonies started offering to the other party a bottle of cloud lemonade.
Andy and I exchanged a string: I gave him a string I was holding on Bjorn in exchange for a string on him: the two of them had argued and Andy felt frustrated because Bjorn was reluctant to show off their relationship; I told him that Bjorn has a quite different nature, and he has to respect his decisions and give him time to accept him in his life.
Before the session ended, I managed to scorn Jaime again, but at that time it seemed like that the story of our hate was already written.
SECOND SESSION
While Andy and Bjorn are otherwise occupied, I decided to snick in Bjorn's room and have a look around: I still do not know what kind of creature he is exactly, I need more details. I am still standing outside and I notice a couple of very big footprints just underneath Bjorn's window. I gaze into the abyss (using my reptilian eyes) and I discover that that a gigantic creature has been standing outside. Since the result was 10+ (if I remember correctly) I ask how I can make Bjorn aware of this creatures; the MC replies that I need to be with him while he is sleeping so that I can wake him.
Ok, fair enough. I manipulate Bjorn's parents, pretending to be in the need of sleeping out; Bjorn invited me over, of course, but he probably forgot to mention them. Bjorn is somewhere else, of course, but I take advantage of the situation.
I test The Bait: the t-shirt I am wearing as pj does not cover my tattoos, and Bjorn's mother is fascinated. She asks me the story of them and what they mean. She is particularly interested in my family tree, tattooed on my right leg (in a fashion of a real tree: the names of my relatives are runes among the leaves): she thinks Bjorn might like it.
Afterwards I hear noises in Bjorn's room. I get in and there is a loosy t-shirt on the bed: it was not there before. The creature is now there, I can perceived it and I need to hold steady. I try to keep calm and fold the t-shirt, in order to demonstrate that I am not there for hurting Bjorn. The gigantic invisible gorilla (!!!) leaves the room.
I call Bjorn to tell him about the invisible creature. He is obviously surprised because I am sleeping at his place, so I tried to lie. And I miserably fail, of course.
I so made my way to Jaime's house, where everyone seems to be that night....
TERZA SESSIONE
While making my way to Jaime's house, walking on the riverbanks, I find Andy fighting with shadows. I gaze into the abyss (10+) and I discover that they are dead unicorns. My only way to help him is to distract the shadows, so that his horn can repel the shadows. I call upon him, getting also the attention of some of the dead. One of the shadows tries to catch me, recognizing me. In the meanwhile, enters Bjorn, who gets all Andy's attention, so that no one is going to save me from the angry unicorn ghost....great. I decide it's time to use the badass move ever: Scales. I change into a black dragon, with green eyes, and I burn the shadows around me for a while.
I turn again into human form, naked, among the burning trees. I suddenly see Andy, lying on the ground. But...wait: I was sure I saw Andy running away with Bjorn. As soon as I realized this, the cuckoo's spell is broken: the clothes he is wearing becomes sort of glassy, and they break into pieces which scatter around, one of them cuts my cheek. As a result, we are both naked, in the forest, among burning trees (with a unicorn watching us, but we ignore him for now). We both roll for turn the other on....and, guess what?, it works.
Jaime wants to help the unicorn, so we head to my cave under the cathedral. We have another Bargaining Ceremony, during which I give back the unicorn his horn, and I gain a string on him. Then, another one with Jaime: I have tattooed him. He has seen the tattoo on me; I decided to give it to him.
NOTES:
Collection: during the first session I have realized how pivotal is to choose the right kind of collection for the wyrm. If you decide for something that it is not plausible to have always with you or can in no way interest teenagers, well...it is not going to work. Medieval artifacts could seem appealing, but your classmates wouldn't be interested in getting a piece of your collection. I have decided for tattoos because: a) they appeal to young people; b)they are pretty easy to carry around; c) they offer many good possibilities when you need to....turn someone on.
Relationships: the Wyrm needs to establish relationship with the other PG. During the second session I have noticed how badly the character worked while isolated from the others (the basic moves, for example, involve the active participation of others....which means you are not going to do that much if you decide to explore alone the ocean at the end of the lane)
Bargaining ceremony: i think that the wyrm is designed to be one of the most cynic skins of the game. At least, this is how I meant Helektra to be. Despite this, the bargaining ceremony with Jaime has been one of the most intimate scenes I have ever played. I think it is partly due to the fact that it involved tattooing someone, and partly on other factors that I am too lazy and tired to explore
Sorry for being so confused, but I had no time to write a consistent and systematic AP.

I am playing Helektra, the Wyrm.
It is not the simplest skin to play, I have to admit, but I'll come to this subtleties later.
I have chosen my origin as slept under a mountain. I have woken up a couple of months before the events because....well, I was getting bored.

We decided to set the game in Durham, so that the mountain has become the hill where the cathedral is built. The priests of the cathedral are my guardians. I disguise among the others in human form, as an exchange student.
More importantly, I collect tattoos. And reliquia of magical creatures, such as Unicorns' horns.
FIRST SESSION
During the first session we have explored a bit our characters. For example, I knew to be interested in Andy because of his horn, and in Bjorn because I smelled his perfume (or body odor? Don't know....that was surely a peculiar smell) and I understood that he is not entirely human. On the other hand, I did not get on very well with Jaime, since he appeared to me just as a boy trying to copy other people's attitude.
In the first session the tested The Bargain. According to the skin, it has to a kind of standardized ritual: you have to recognize that it is happening from the elements and the action of the scene.
I didn't feel really inventing that evening, so I clumsily decided that my ceremonies started offering to the other party a bottle of cloud lemonade.
Andy and I exchanged a string: I gave him a string I was holding on Bjorn in exchange for a string on him: the two of them had argued and Andy felt frustrated because Bjorn was reluctant to show off their relationship; I told him that Bjorn has a quite different nature, and he has to respect his decisions and give him time to accept him in his life.
Before the session ended, I managed to scorn Jaime again, but at that time it seemed like that the story of our hate was already written.
SECOND SESSION
While Andy and Bjorn are otherwise occupied, I decided to snick in Bjorn's room and have a look around: I still do not know what kind of creature he is exactly, I need more details. I am still standing outside and I notice a couple of very big footprints just underneath Bjorn's window. I gaze into the abyss (using my reptilian eyes) and I discover that that a gigantic creature has been standing outside. Since the result was 10+ (if I remember correctly) I ask how I can make Bjorn aware of this creatures; the MC replies that I need to be with him while he is sleeping so that I can wake him.
Ok, fair enough. I manipulate Bjorn's parents, pretending to be in the need of sleeping out; Bjorn invited me over, of course, but he probably forgot to mention them. Bjorn is somewhere else, of course, but I take advantage of the situation.
I test The Bait: the t-shirt I am wearing as pj does not cover my tattoos, and Bjorn's mother is fascinated. She asks me the story of them and what they mean. She is particularly interested in my family tree, tattooed on my right leg (in a fashion of a real tree: the names of my relatives are runes among the leaves): she thinks Bjorn might like it.
Afterwards I hear noises in Bjorn's room. I get in and there is a loosy t-shirt on the bed: it was not there before. The creature is now there, I can perceived it and I need to hold steady. I try to keep calm and fold the t-shirt, in order to demonstrate that I am not there for hurting Bjorn. The gigantic invisible gorilla (!!!) leaves the room.
I call Bjorn to tell him about the invisible creature. He is obviously surprised because I am sleeping at his place, so I tried to lie. And I miserably fail, of course.
I so made my way to Jaime's house, where everyone seems to be that night....
TERZA SESSIONE
While making my way to Jaime's house, walking on the riverbanks, I find Andy fighting with shadows. I gaze into the abyss (10+) and I discover that they are dead unicorns. My only way to help him is to distract the shadows, so that his horn can repel the shadows. I call upon him, getting also the attention of some of the dead. One of the shadows tries to catch me, recognizing me. In the meanwhile, enters Bjorn, who gets all Andy's attention, so that no one is going to save me from the angry unicorn ghost....great. I decide it's time to use the badass move ever: Scales. I change into a black dragon, with green eyes, and I burn the shadows around me for a while.
I turn again into human form, naked, among the burning trees. I suddenly see Andy, lying on the ground. But...wait: I was sure I saw Andy running away with Bjorn. As soon as I realized this, the cuckoo's spell is broken: the clothes he is wearing becomes sort of glassy, and they break into pieces which scatter around, one of them cuts my cheek. As a result, we are both naked, in the forest, among burning trees (with a unicorn watching us, but we ignore him for now). We both roll for turn the other on....and, guess what?, it works.
Jaime wants to help the unicorn, so we head to my cave under the cathedral. We have another Bargaining Ceremony, during which I give back the unicorn his horn, and I gain a string on him. Then, another one with Jaime: I have tattooed him. He has seen the tattoo on me; I decided to give it to him.
NOTES:
Collection: during the first session I have realized how pivotal is to choose the right kind of collection for the wyrm. If you decide for something that it is not plausible to have always with you or can in no way interest teenagers, well...it is not going to work. Medieval artifacts could seem appealing, but your classmates wouldn't be interested in getting a piece of your collection. I have decided for tattoos because: a) they appeal to young people; b)they are pretty easy to carry around; c) they offer many good possibilities when you need to....turn someone on.
Relationships: the Wyrm needs to establish relationship with the other PG. During the second session I have noticed how badly the character worked while isolated from the others (the basic moves, for example, involve the active participation of others....which means you are not going to do that much if you decide to explore alone the ocean at the end of the lane)
Bargaining ceremony: i think that the wyrm is designed to be one of the most cynic skins of the game. At least, this is how I meant Helektra to be. Despite this, the bargaining ceremony with Jaime has been one of the most intimate scenes I have ever played. I think it is partly due to the fact that it involved tattooing someone, and partly on other factors that I am too lazy and tired to explore

Sorry for being so confused, but I had no time to write a consistent and systematic AP.