Solar Echoes Games at JohnCon (part 1)

This last weekend at the Johns Hopkins University's “JohnCon” was a ton of fun! We ran Solar Echoes games during the days and late into the evenings with a number of very creative players, and it was great seeing them have so much fun! Two of our games this weekend had 6 players on a team working together, which opened up even more excellent tactical options. Often, things would begin with people sitting down to design their character, and we guided them through the process as they used the Player's Guide to choose their favorite alien race, their skills, physiques, personalities, talents, and equipment. Then, when they were ready to go, we dropped them into a mission and they had to coordinate as a team to achieve the mission goals. Some of the players opted for our pre-made characters (though three of them returned the next day to design their own characters for another game) and one player that dropped in the middle of a mission used an NPC for her character, which she role-played quite well! Every game was an exciting event filled with all kinds of memorable moments throughout the mission. This week, I'm going to share a few of those moments as proof that Hopkins students really know how to play Solar Echoes!