Comments on: Burning Spotlight http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/ 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: Adam http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-19432 Adam Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:01:01 +0000 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/#comment-19432 " If one character is the self-styled Egyptian scholar, they’re naturally the party’s “what’s up with that mummy?” resource." This line almost got me kicked out of the computer lab for laughing =/ A very interesting note, I think that focusing a session solely on a single player is an incredibly dangerous gambit, that pays out to be good for that plyer if you win and harrowing for everyone else either way. Although, a properly and carefully crafted spotlight, such as the xenophobic elf one, or a scenario in which one characters unique talents allows them to be vital(or very important) can be a hallmark memory for that player, provided it doesn't cause them to be the only one with playtime unfairly. You have to weight that with your group I suppose ” If one character is the self-styled Egyptian scholar, they’re naturally the party’s “what’s up with that mummy?” resource.” This line almost got me kicked out of the computer lab for laughing =/

A very interesting note, I think that focusing a session solely on a single player is an incredibly dangerous gambit, that pays out to be good for that plyer if you win and harrowing for everyone else either way.

Although, a properly and carefully crafted spotlight, such as the xenophobic elf one, or a scenario in which one characters unique talents allows them to be vital(or very important) can be a hallmark memory for that player, provided it doesn’t cause them to be the only one with playtime unfairly.

You have to weight that with your group I suppose

]]> By: The purpose of rules « Cogito, ergo ludo. http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-5548 The purpose of rules « Cogito, ergo ludo. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:01:04 +0000 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/#comment-5548 [...] more recently surfaced, theory says that rules share spotlight (originally from Ben Robbins, further elaborated by Fang Langford here, here and here). The implications include that rules [...] [...] more recently surfaced, theory says that rules share spotlight (originally from Ben Robbins, further elaborated by Fang Langford here, here and here). The implications include that rules [...]

]]> By: Spotlight Time « Technology for roleplaying http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-3300 Spotlight Time « Technology for roleplaying Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:06:25 +0000 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/#comment-3300 [...] Some interesting thoughts about spotlight time as a reward.  Got me thinking about mechanics involving spotlight time, which [...] [...] Some interesting thoughts about spotlight time as a reward.  Got me thinking about mechanics involving spotlight time, which [...]

]]> By: Four GMing Links: NPCs, Networking and More - Treasure Tables http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-2545 Four GMing Links: NPCs, Networking and More - Treasure Tables Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:05:51 +0000 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/69/burning-spotlight/#comment-2545 [...] Burning Spotlight: This ars ludi post kicks off with a great piece of GMing insight: “Players want play time. [...] [...] Burning Spotlight: This ars ludi post kicks off with a great piece of GMing insight: “Players want play time. [...]

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