Laughing Leviathan

 This is Part Two of my playthrough of A Single Moment RPG. Check out Part 1 here.   Artist: Vincente Segrelles CHAPTER TWO  Virtue / Pride  Key Focus / "The Promises" This is about honoring oneself and one's achievements. I remember the promise you made to my family. It was a solemn morning, thunder rolling in the distance and the skies dark and pouring down rain. The entire city mourned as one, and prepared for the Funeral of Leopold, the Sword Saint. We met that morning, in the Temple, while preparations for the Funeral March were still underway. "It's been awhile, Artrail. How are you handling things?" Tristan begins. It had been a while.  At least four years in fact.  Sure, we've seen each other while passing by, but that's all it was... a gentle exchange of words between associates.  Artrail stands tall, chest poked out, watching as some of the other members of the Legion of Judgement begin preparing for the march. Without directing his gaze up...

 This series of posts is going to be a direct copy / paste of my first game of A Single Moment . It's a roleplaying game designed for two players that tells the story of how two Samurai have come to odds and what awaits them. Check it out here . For our game, instead of samurai, we've gone with knights in a fantasy world.  The rest of this post and the series are going to be directly pulled from the game, and I'll note which players entry is from whom. The game begins by setting up a Duel between the players. Each chapter that follows reveals a moment in the past that has helped build towards this climax. Both players gain what are called Edges, Hatred, and Scars, and those fill up as Choice Tokens are awarded during each chapter at pivotal moments in the fiction. Each chapter highlights specific Virtues shared by the players. At the end of all the chapters, the players use all they've gained throughout the chapters to play through the final battle.  OPENING SCENE My na...