http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/85/not-so-grand-experiments-dream-cantos/ 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 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/85/not-so-grand-experiments-dream-cantos/comment-page-1/#comment-7932 Gerald Cameron Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:33:27 +0000 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/85/not-so-grand-experiments-dream-cantos/#comment-7932 I think telling cool fluff apart from important deviations from the norm is an important skill that gets far too little attention from gamers. Both are important, but need to be handled very differently. I think telling cool fluff apart from important deviations from the norm is an important skill that gets far too little attention from gamers. Both are important, but need to be handled very differently.

]]> http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/85/not-so-grand-experiments-dream-cantos/comment-page-1/#comment-7906 Ping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:08:58 +0000 http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/85/not-so-grand-experiments-dream-cantos/#comment-7906 When I first read this, I immediately thought of two previous articles, <a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/39/run-club/" rel="nofollow">Run Club</a> and <a href="http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/49/situations-not-plots/" rel="nofollow">Situations not Plots</a>. GMs may be afraid to run a game without a cool concept because they worry the players won’t like it otherwise (Run Club) or they might focus too much on long-term, overarching plots and reveals while overlooking the immediate game (Situations not Plots). In other words, as Ben says, are these cool concepts, plots, fantastic details adding to the heart and soul of the game? What is it that the players are going to remember and take away or ultimately find "cool," and 9 times out of 10 is it different than what the GM was hoping for and put his/her time into? When I first read this, I immediately thought of two previous articles, Run Club and Situations not Plots. GMs may be afraid to run a game without a cool concept because they worry the players won’t like it otherwise (Run Club) or they might focus too much on long-term, overarching plots and reveals while overlooking the immediate game (Situations not Plots). In other words, as Ben says, are these cool concepts, plots, fantastic details adding to the heart and soul of the game? What is it that the players are going to remember and take away or ultimately find “cool,” and 9 times out of 10 is it different than what the GM was hoping for and put his/her time into?

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