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WHAT ARE THESE? All-star
games are usually single-session one-offs involving
characters dead or alive selected by their players based
on whatever criteria they see fit. Characters chosen
often span a wide range of levels and abilities; sometimes
- as with the 2001 game - levels etc. are somehow made
more equal, while in other cases they are largely left
as they were.
In most cases, things done in an all-star game have
no impact in any ongoing campaigns; though there have
been (and will be) exceptions.
June 18 1988: Gutezapre's Reunion ---
Spearheaded by the Cleric Gutezapre, this was the first
attempt to gather a large group of diverse and famous
characters in the same place. It was to be a multi-world
game, with characters present from Dafan, Telenet, possibly
Aerth, and others; however, weeks of preparations went
by the wayside when by game time most of the players
present had become too inebriated to play. There is,
obviously, no further write-up for this game.
April 16 1994: Dafan "D-4"
Cybal in Gordieland --- Cybal had met with
a foul fate in the Volare game; this hilarious mini-adventure
represented part 1 of her recovery. Dafan characters
only, other than Cybal. This was also the last-ever
session of the original Dafan game. Pink elephants were
there too.
July 1994: Telenet "T-10"
Tenth Anniversary Game --- Held to commemorate
the ten-year anniversary of the start of the Telenet
game, this was a rather pedestrian part 2 of the recovery
of Cybal and helped scene-set the upcoming end of that
campaign. Telenet characters only; levels equalized
at 5th.
April 21 2001: All-Star 2001 "A-20"
--- A rollicking party of a game held to celebrate
the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Dafan, and
the start of Victoria Rules. The first game to be played
featuring characters from multiple worlds at once; also
the first to be played on New Dafan, though this would
not become apparent for some time. Levels equalized
at 1st.
March 6 2004: Riveria "R-500"
At the End of the Universe --- Riveria's 500th
session saw a strange sequence of events featuring at
least one reference to every previous adventure played
in that game. It later turned out to be (almost) all
an illusion; a great relief to the 8 characters who
had managed to get themselves killed - one twice - during
the game! Riveria characters only.
April 12 2009: All-Star 2009 "A-2009"
Road To Never --- Another roaring example
of gonzo adventuring, this multi--world party travelled
back in time to before the start of old Dafan to make
sure the very first character - Kaylorelle - would be
present when needed to start that original party. Some
lower-level characters were provided with powerful possessions
to level the playing field; levels otherwise left alone.
The next all-star game "A-30"
is scheduled for April 2011 - stay tuned!
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