Tavern Watch Plays Outgunned Adventure, episode 1: Climbing a cliff without any cliffhangers (maybe)

It’s time for a new adventure with our Tavern Watch crew as we dive into Outgunned Adventure (and, yes, we’re going to be using the word adventure a whole lot here). Our story opens with our daring explorers climbing to the top of a mountain in the middle of the ocean near Greenland in search of the tomb of the viking king Eric the Red, and whatever treasure he has left behind. (Valuable both monetarily and historically, of course.) Our party must brave the elements, each other (sometimes the biggest challenge), and any traps left behind by the ancient viking warriors.

Join GM Joe Perez as he guides the definitely ideal team of explorers through danger (sometimes self inflicted) and cliffhangers (sometimes literal). This week’s players are:

• Eric as Savar Khan, a fighter who may have more brawns than brains (an essential piece of every adventuring party) and could have more fashion sense than the rest of us put together.
• Phil as Raymond Suri, the obligatory professor who may be a little out of his depth (and scared of heights, making him the perfect mountain climbing companion).
• Liz as Victoria Sheng, a professional bounty hunter (the current bounty is treasure) who’s getting too old for this.
• Matt as Natalya Morozova, a former soldier who’s chasing the latest treasure for the thrill of it (and occasionally dropping shocking character reveals).

This is the first in a three-part game of Outgunned Adventure, a variant of Outgunned by Two Little Mice. These games are all about creating cinematic moments inspired by the movies, and Adventure is all about exploring ancient tombs and charging through dense jungles in search of treasure! It’s a setting with movie magic built right in, from The Mummy to Indiana Jones. If you enjoy the game, check out Two Little Mice!

The music in this podcast is  “Crossing the Chasm” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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