So I know from reading some threads that DS have been one of the game's big bugbears. We have played about 5 sessions so far and DS have been a sticking point for our group. For us the big issue seems to be running out of raises in a DS. We've tried a couple of fixes and they've not worked well. 

- We've tried just re-rolling if the DS seems to be taking a long time, this wasn't a satisfying for anyone (the players complained the most)

Having just run a session about the political situation in Ussura using the 2e set up of Ilya vs Ketheryna I have one question:

Why hasn't Matrushka sorted it?

Normally she finds a poor farmer, gives them white hair and green eyes and boom - new unambiguous ruler. So why hasn't that happened this time?

It was the big plot hole that we danced around, and at one climactic point one of the players called out for Matrushka to intervene and pick a side, but given her inactivity previously, I didn't see a reason she would, so she didn't.

This is how I imagine the Sarmatian Nikola Zrinski

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=62557834104

Hi, everyone!

I'm a relatively experienced GM with an experienced group and recently we have been enjoying the story games over the crunch games. 7th sea was my favourite setting, so when we came to play I added a simple scene:

The players had a simple outline: Vendel merchant has stolen a local loved statue monument and bribed officials to get away with it. Local relasciare group have been largely imprisioned so the players are approached to help. 

Any ideas on porting the Schattenmann (Eisen p120; heroes monsters and villains p57) over to 2e?

Seeking a regular online campaign.  Anyone looking to begin one or that could use another player?

Finally! An actual play podcast that isn't based on the outdated quick start! A much better window on how the game plays. Listening to part one. I've noticed a few rules mistakes, but nothing obnoxious. Kudos to the guys and gals at Play Better Podcast.

Warning: some salty humor

I'm thinking long-term and with GM Stories around 1-3 Steps, I worry that continuing to give out 1 and 2-pt Rewards may result in all Heros becoming homogenized in that everyone will have all Skills at Rank 1 and all 1-pt Advantages, even if they don't 'want' them. I've had some players tell me that there are skills they don't want to have any Ranks in and not everyone needs/wants to be a Linguist or Able Drinker.

That said, I was wondering if anyone has thought of alternate GM Story Rewards that don't involved XP?

So a monster with the tentactles power.  Each tentacle is considered a seperate villain with a reduced strength.  SO, do they roll their own dice pool and go on their own raises, or does the main monster use them on its Raises and the Strength more for judging wounds?

Tom