[Pitfighter] SBP: is there anything better to roll for than success?
Anders Gabrielsson:
What I meant was that as this is Story Before, there will be things the players cannot affect as they are part of the story. Will those be known, and if so, how far in advance?
David Berg:
The only short answer I can give is the one I just gave. There does need to be a known system for "sometimes the players cannot affect certain things". Specifics beyond that depend on the individual game. If you have thoughts on what game priorities would dictate which approaches, I'd be happy to discuss that in another thread!
Anders Gabrielsson:
It does seem like an interesting topic. I'll think a bit more on it.
I probably won't post more in this thread unless something specifically calls out to me. I need to absorb before I say more.
stefoid:
Quote from: David Berg on December 11, 2011, 12:52:35 PM
The only short answer I can give is the one I just gave. There does need to be a known system for "sometimes the players cannot affect certain things". Specifics beyond that depend on the individual game. If you have thoughts on what game priorities would dictate which approaches, I'd be happy to discuss that in another thread!
Sorry if I missed anything skimmin the second half of this thread..
I reckon there needs to be player decision making. The game needs to present the player with meaningful choices otherwise its yawnsville for the players. Meaningful choices are those that have significant in-game consequences. I reckon this is a given for whatever game you are playing - its fundamental.
you need to work out the nature of the choices players will be making in your game, and the nature of the consequences that will render those choices meaningful.
David Berg:
Hi Gareth,
Just wanted to reiterate this after the last bunch of posts:
Quote from: David Berg on December 11, 2011, 11:22:47 AM
The one tricky case is when you might wish to highlight how something in the fiction influences success/failure.
Am I correct that this is on track for addressing your concerns? I think what you brought up is an important issue here.
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