Thanks to the magic of the Fire TV Stick we recently bought, Edmund and I are half-way through watching the first season of the Space channel series Dark Matter (no spoilers on episodes 7 through 13, please!) We’ve been viewing this very much as someone’s role-playing campaign, with classic players: the Fast-Talker (1), the GM’s Spouse, a.k.a. the only one that is sensible enough to be trusted as party leader (2), the Gun Bunny (3), the Ninja (4), the Weirdo (5), the Real Role-Player (6), and the GMPC (Android).
END OF EPISODE 6:
GM: OK, we’ve been playing this for a while so we’ve reached a milestone. You guys can change one of your aspects now. Think about taking something that will anchor your character in the story, build connections among you.
4: I change my Trouble from “Wanted for Murdering my Father” to “I Will Avenge my Father’s Death.”
GM: Uh, OK… you realize you guys are the hunted crew of a damaged ship, earning a hardscrabble existence on the edge of known space, and you won’t interact much with your family, right?
4: That’s what my character would do.
GM: (Sigh) OK. What about you guys?
6: I took “I Must Bring the General to Justice.”
GM, weakly: OK… you realize you guys are the hunted crew of a damaged ship, earning a hardscrabble existence on the edge of…
6: Yeah. But that’s what my character would do.
GM: (Sigh) OK. What about you, 3? You’ve had some time to become familiar with the premise, you saw the background plots everybody else is taking. What about your own mysterious past? You could take something to add a little depth to your character?
3: Nope. I’m fine.
GM, looks at character sheet: Your aspects are Big Gun, Other Big Gun, and Even Bigger Gun, your High Concept is Gun Expert, and your Trouble is Trigger-Happy!
3, proudly: And I have the stunt “Two-Handed Shooting”!
GM: I fucking hate you all.
[Edited to add:]
EPISODE 7:
GM: Hey guys, 3’s player can’t make it this week but my friend Chris is in town and will play 3. I hope no one minds?
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