History of Post 339
- 2007-04-25 17:02:36
The bulk of this conversation - while certainly not all of it - is focused on roleplaying as an activity where the GM Keeps the "story" and the players "act" in the story by several different means, e.g., dialogue, tactics, risk taking, etc.
What about players creating the story? The GM willingly releases the story to the players to create by simply providing a setting and introducing a premise on which the players can build. This is a roleplaying mechanic too. The GM - while still the final arbiter of minor rules decisions - doesn't present a strory, they live in it with the players and are an equal partner in the story creation. In this approach the GM is not defined by her arbitration rather her contribution which is - by the way - the same measure of the players.
Players focus on who their characters are and what they do vs. what skills and/or proficiencies they have mastered. The GM focuses on how the "setting" reacts to their decisions while giving them free will to take the "story" where they wish.
Opinions?
- 2007-04-25 17:00:00
The bulk of this conversation - while certainly not all of it - is focused on roleplaying as an activity where the GM Keeps the "story" and the players "act" in the story by several different means, e.g., dialogue, tactics, risk taking, etc.
What about players creating the story? The GM willingly releases the story to the players to create by simply providing a setting and introducing a premise on which the players can build. This is roleplaying too. The GM - while still the final arbiter of minor rules decisions - doesn't present a strory, they live in it with the players and are an equal partner in the story creation. In this approach the GM is not defined by her arbitration rather her contribution which is - by the way - the same measure of the players.
Players focus on who their characters are and what they do vs. what skills and/or proficiencies they have mastered. The GM focuses on how the "setting" reacts to their decisions while giving them free will to take the "story" where they wish.
Opinions?