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This week Justin and I talked about Exploring the Premise, taking time out of the game for exposition about the setting, the characters and their place in the story. This episode continues a conversation we found on Rob Donoghue LiveJournal post of the same name here: http://rob-donoghue.livejournal.com/328884.html
Hosts: Sean Nittner and Justin Evans
Length: 26:45
Show Notes
[00:28] Intro to the show – a response to Rob's LiveJournal entry.[00:55] Definition of the Premise in a story.[01:18] Super Intelligent Hamsters![01:41] Justin reads the first paragraph of Rob's entry.[02:55] What we imagine Rob sounds like.[03:12] Sean's argument with a friend about exploring the premise vs. facing conflicts.[08:55] Exploring the premise is there to give the audience (the players in this case) a chance to learn about the characters and settings and begin to care about them.[10:02] A unique situation in a role-playing game. Each player is contributing to the premise, which requires it to stay flexible.[11:54] Another reading from the book of Rob.[12:25] Games with nothing but conflict make you wonder what the conflicts are about. [13:05] A recount of "The Sword"[13:48] A system that leans toward constant conflicts: In a Wicked Age. (http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html)[15:50] An opposite end of the spectrum: Gumshoe (http://www.pelgranepress.com/gumshoe/index.html)[19:14] Somewhere in the middle of that spectrum: Dungeons and Dragons 4E (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome)[21:59] Another method of weaving action and exploration in the extended skill challenges in Spirit of the Century (http://www.evilhat.com/home/sotc/)[23:00] Transitioning between exploration and conflict scenes. Sean's example, with Scalagrim the Barbarian Prince of course.
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By Sean Nittner, Justin EvansThis week Justin and I talked about Exploring the Premise, taking time out of the game for exposition about the setting, the characters and their place in the story. This episode continues a conversation we found on Rob Donoghue LiveJournal post of the same name here: http://rob-donoghue.livejournal.com/328884.html
Hosts: Sean Nittner and Justin Evans
Length: 26:45
Show Notes
[00:28] Intro to the show – a response to Rob's LiveJournal entry.[00:55] Definition of the Premise in a story.[01:18] Super Intelligent Hamsters![01:41] Justin reads the first paragraph of Rob's entry.[02:55] What we imagine Rob sounds like.[03:12] Sean's argument with a friend about exploring the premise vs. facing conflicts.[08:55] Exploring the premise is there to give the audience (the players in this case) a chance to learn about the characters and settings and begin to care about them.[10:02] A unique situation in a role-playing game. Each player is contributing to the premise, which requires it to stay flexible.[11:54] Another reading from the book of Rob.[12:25] Games with nothing but conflict make you wonder what the conflicts are about. [13:05] A recount of "The Sword"[13:48] A system that leans toward constant conflicts: In a Wicked Age. (http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html)[15:50] An opposite end of the spectrum: Gumshoe (http://www.pelgranepress.com/gumshoe/index.html)[19:14] Somewhere in the middle of that spectrum: Dungeons and Dragons 4E (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome)[21:59] Another method of weaving action and exploration in the extended skill challenges in Spirit of the Century (http://www.evilhat.com/home/sotc/)[23:00] Transitioning between exploration and conflict scenes. Sean's example, with Scalagrim the Barbarian Prince of course.
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