GM Notes: Visigoths Vs. Mall Goths

Happy new episode day! Jesse here with a couple of notes on our game of Visigoths Vs. Mall Goths.

This was a goofy one-shot, and I was totally fine letting the players do whatever they wanted in this absurd mall. (Though, for the record, I do think going to college is an acceptable life choice.) But there were a couple of plot points we didn't get to that I'd love to share with my dear patrons. Namely:

• The Visigoths were lucky enough to find the Horned Chalice in their first store. I had thought they would have more of a scavenger hunt, but I was happy to reward them and see where it went from there. Pam was very snotty about the Horned Chalice, because it belonged to Brunhilda, her Visigoth ex who works at the lingerie store Athawulf's Secret! There might have been a whole 'reunite the lovers' subplot, but if the players wanted to break out into a chaotic fight in a weapon store, who am I to stop them?
• As well, I gave the option to the Mall Goths of finding a specific gift to please Mark. (Obviously, they had other ideas.) There is a listing in Hail Satin for gothy, spider-silk pajamas. I thought it would be cool if the Goths had to join forces to scrape up enough cash, or maybe get into some petty theft. Truthfully, I think that could be enough material for a sequel...
• Also, in case it's not clear in the episode: the gamebook includes detailed listings for every store and employee in the entire mall--it's really as much campaign setting as rules system. I was really impressed by how thorough it was, and there were tons of stores that we didn't get a chance to visit that would have been just as cool. If you were intrigued by the game after listening to this episode, I would definitely recommend checking it out!

That's all for me! See you next time, patrons!