Great post. I agree with Ram that it is best to play procedures straight, especially if you are planning on playing over the course of several sessions. Sometimes things are chill, and sometimes everything is popping off at once and the plans of the PCs are for naught in the midst of pure chaos.
My first session of Mythic Bastionland was today. I was a little nervous, as I hadn't ran anything in over a year! (The last game I ran was the Mothership module Another Bug Hunt.) This was a quiet session, but fun all the same. Sometimes that's how the dice go. Some thoughts on my blog.
