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Art by Jan Steen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today, we’re highlighting an idea for a game session that isn’t terribly Zelda<\/em> specific, but could be used in any tabletop system for a unique, irreverent, and enjoyable time: “Remember That One Time?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Remember That One Time” is a way to set up and play through some fun, light-hearted, comedic scenes, without worrying about exactly how the Heroes got themselves into that particular mess. It’s a great way to take a breather between epic quests, or to play a session while you’re missing important players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This idea originally comes from a Reddit post by boomerxl<\/a>, which we found while researching “beach episode” RPG sessions. It was so cool, though, we wanted to highlight it in its own post! Check out below for more details about how to use this idea in your own game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

To start, have your Heroes in a place where they can spend some quality time together, reminiscing and telling stories about their adventures so far. They could be doing this in a tavern, around a campfire, or just sitting around a dinner table (be it some host’s, or their own). The important thing is to be in a relaxed, safe place, where Heroes are free to tell hilarious or crazy stories to pass the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, have one Hero start things off by saying “Hey, remember that one time…” and then follow it up with the set-up for some incredible story. This sets up the scenario that the Gm and the Heroes will then act out, as if it were happening right there, right then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this sounds like the set-up for a clip show – and the idea is definitely similar! – there are two rules to this game that keep things interesting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n