Merc 2000

[TiggerCCW UK]

Hi folks, as I may have previously mentioned, since I moved out to the country I've had to drop my regular gaming sessions due to travel problems. In a effort to get my gaming fix I've been thinking about running a one shot session. I think Merc would be better suited to this than T2K due to the potential for episodic content. I've never run Merc before and I was wondering does anyone have any pointers for it rather than T2K. I only thought of this today, so I've no real idea about scenario's or settings yet, but do you think it would work like this? I'm thinking of some fairly cinematic stuff, taking out drug labs, hostage rescue etc. Any pointers?

[Marc]

For a one shot session with Merc:2000 characters, you could use one of the adventures in "Twilight Nightmares". I find these adventures difficult to fit in any Twilight 2000 / Merc 2000 campaign, but some of them are good enough for a session. I remember one in particular, "This Ain't No Weather Balloon", about the rescue of an important businessman in South America, with UFO included. Not bad.

[TiggerCCW UK]

I'd been thinking about some of the Nightmare's scenarios, but I want to try to give them a normal scenario first to lull them into a false sense of security. Is that the scenario that seems to be based on Predator?

[Marc]

Mmmmm... not. Well, if I've not missed the title . A crashed and (of course) evil UFO tries to control people to garantee its concelament and take profit of their brains...or something similar. Ah!.. and the adventure was situated in Philippines, not in South America.

[TiggerCCW UK]

Just dug out my copy of Nightmares - the scenario I was thinking of is "You're not from around here, are you?", sorry for any confusion!

[Krejcik]

zombies. when in doubt. use zombies.


hmmm actually I wanna play a T2K campaign short adventure w/ zombies...hmmmmmm brains....

[General Pain]

Originally Posted by TiggerCCW UK

Hi folks, as I may have previously mentioned, since I moved out to the country I've had to drop my regular gaming sessions due to travel problems. In a effort to get my gaming fix I've been thinking about running a one shot session. I think Merc would be better suited to this than T2K due to the potential for episodic content. I've never run Merc before and I was wondering does anyone have any pointers for it rather than T2K. I only thought of this today, so I've no real idea about scenario's or settings yet, but do you think it would work like this? I'm thinking of some fairly cinematic stuff, taking out drug labs, hostage rescue etc. Any pointers?

Well I just started a Merc Campaign this year, and we have had couple of "episodes" , might be some inspiration there - When considering suggestions I am afraid any idea I give you will ruin suprises I have in plan for the vitims.....I mean players in my campaign...hehe ..little slip there...

If you haven't checked my campaign forum it's here.....

http://forum.juhlin.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12