Comments on: Unknown Parties http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/57/unknown-parties/ art of the game, roleplaying game theory from the brain of ben robbins Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:54:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: ben robbins http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/57/unknown-parties/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 ben robbins Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:19:17 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/proto/wordpress/?p=57#comment-1408 "The first step is admitting you have a problem." No seriously, just recognizing that you don't know who will be in the game helps change your thinking. And remember it's not just the players -- you don't know the GM either. That may sound like more trouble but in a way it balances out. You can't control the GM's style, but the GM's style probably works for the players (otherwise why would they be in that game) so when the GM interprets the adventure they'll probably do it in a way that's more likely to work for the group. Convenient, no? “The first step is admitting you have a problem.” No seriously, just recognizing that you don’t know who will be in the game helps change your thinking.

And remember it’s not just the players — you don’t know the GM either. That may sound like more trouble but in a way it balances out. You can’t control the GM’s style, but the GM’s style probably works for the players (otherwise why would they be in that game) so when the GM interprets the adventure they’ll probably do it in a way that’s more likely to work for the group. Convenient, no?

]]> By: Hebbe http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/57/unknown-parties/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Hebbe Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:17:51 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/proto/wordpress/?p=57#comment-1325 What's your solution to that? Mine would be to make sure that there are multiple outs. Not all of them may be obvious, but they are there. It's a big problem that you don't know who the players are, in my local group I wouldn't worry too much about the requirements of the scenario. I know my players and they have the creativity to overcome nearly any challenge, but it's a bit risky relying on that in a group you don't know. What’s your solution to that? Mine would be to make sure that there are multiple outs. Not all of them may be obvious, but they are there.

It’s a big problem that you don’t know who the players are, in my local group I wouldn’t worry too much about the requirements of the scenario. I know my players and they have the creativity to overcome nearly any challenge, but it’s a bit risky relying on that in a group you don’t know.

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