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Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, the Fellowship chartered a ship for the Forgotten Islands and almost got trapped by a shady floating casino. This time, they sail on to the Sapphire Islands to meet an old friend and a new problem.
Movies can show us things that we usually can’t see. I don’t mean ghosts or ultraviolet rays (although they can also do that). I mean concepts like emotions, relationships, power, intensity, and intimacy.
I’ll demonstrate with Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, which is widely regarded as “not a good movie.” That’s another secret. Any movie can reward careful viewing. Even low-budget movies from disreputable genres like “direct-to-video” and “sci-fi” have something to show you.
Learning to understand movies isn’t hard, or reserved for the educated elite. You can do it, based on skills you already know, once you see how it’s done.
As an example, let’s look at part of a scene from Top Gun: Maverick. It’s a scene that announces itself loudly and plainly: pilots announce their actions over the radio, their instruments explain every little detail about the airplane, and the airplanes’ actions are obvious and spectacular.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Dryden of Conwall the Collector/Hunter, Averiela the Elf/Elven Elite, Markus the Squire, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger
Last time, the Fellowship ran some errands in Port Fennrick. This time, they return to Von Till’s castle to deal with the consequences of creating the Smouldering Forest.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The party: Buckle the Beast/Heart of Earth, Stella the Halfling/Hunter
Last time, the Fellowship booby-trapped the Anti-Moon Weapon and helped Callie escape Lady Evelynn’s employ to visit distant relations in the Fire Pits. This time they explore the recently-created Smouldering Forest.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, the Fellowship researched the Forgotten Lands. This time, they try to go there, even though no one remembers the way.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The party: Buckle the Beast/Heart of Earth, Stella the Halfling/Hunter
Last time, Buckle gave up the Elder Star so the Kobolds left on the Moon could escape instead of dying. His empathy still outranks his desire for power, in this circumstance, at least. This time, the Fellowship tries to learn what effect they had on the Moon, and what effect it has on Vampires and Werewolves.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Dryden of Conwall the Collector/Hunter, Averiela the Elf/Elven Elite, Markus the Squire, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger
Last time, the Fellowship created a new location (the Smouldering Forest) and stirred up an adjacent location (the Bile PIt) by setting fire to the southern half of the Drowned Forest. This time . . . .
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, Yonne met her people. This time, we take it easy with a trip to the library.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The party: Buckle the Beast/Heart of Earth, Stella the Halfling/Hunter
Last time, Buckle decided to fix the teleporter terminal he blew up years ago, to rescue the Kobolds trapped on the Moon after he stole their power source. They found a necessary component in a Dwarven Fortress, and now they venture into the Fairy Forest to fix the terminal.