[Dogs in the Vineyard] Chinese immigrants from Out West
Ry:
as I said before I'm loving this game and I LOVE playing Jasper.
One little niggling thing at the back of my mind: maybe it's just a product of a short play arc, but I do find the fact that Every dog is so tightly wound into this town pushed just slightly on my 'really? In a dozen-building village?'
Paiku:
Looking forward to session 2 this Thursday!
Paul T:
Hey, excellent!
Jasper is one heck of an interesting Dog, I've got to say.
Ryan, I'm mainly thinking of our limited timeframe and dramatic needs: i.e. of all the Towns the group could potentially visit, let's say we're only playing out the ones where such unusual coincidences do occur--perhaps there are many other uneventful Towns happening off-screen, right? That said, I'm envisioning the four traveling through a fairly small part of the land of the Faithful, and trusting Vincent's notes that in this long-ago Mormon society, communities were tightly knit to such an extent
That said, what would help things seem more plausible for you? In my head (but unshared with the group) are some assumptions that explain the various coincidences--for instance, in my imagination Jasper's home town lies along the only road that would allow travel from California to Clyde's town, and, therefore, it makes perfect sense that his friend "John" Chan might pass through there. Would having more explanation along these lines make things better for you?
Looking forward to seeing you guys on Thursday!
Paul T:
Forgot to complete a sentence here:
Quote from: Paul T on April 11, 2010, 04:07:54 PM
and trusting Vincent's notes that in this long-ago Mormon society, communities were tightly knit to such an extent
...that the Dogs bump into family members and other people who they know of or know of them pretty much everywhere they go. That's the impression I get from the text, anyway. But, I agree, it does take an effort to make it ride that edge of plausibility.
Ry:
Actually, if Jasper's town is a 'last stop' on the way through to California that's great. In fact, the game is great without any tweaking - it was just something that stood out for me.
As for Serge = Jasper, Mo's post on Sin Aesthetics is very illuminating.
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