Comments on: You are Control. http://incrediblevehicle.com/2008/09/18/you-are-control/ (It's a blog.) Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:47:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the_blunderbuss http://incrediblevehicle.com/2008/09/18/you-are-control/comment-page-1/#comment-86 the_blunderbuss Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:01:04 +0000 http://trahari.wordpress.com/?p=260#comment-86 I like the idea although I feel (probably like you?) that it's more fitted to a time controlled situation rather than a regular or more "open ended" style of gaming. Since the setup relies on a situational push rather than motivational threads, I believe it could work very well if emulating a movie-like (or series) experience. The thing I would look out for is the fact that the leads (the characters) are going to have different threads (narrative arcs/goals/dreams/whatever) that go beyond this situation (both the normals and the spooks.) So you can either have a group enforced thematic focus, or build the situation in a way that slowly undermines any room for alternatives (the normals-spooks situation get's in the way of anything else.) Probably a mixture of the two can work even better. What am I missing? Fred PS: Made me want to pick the newest edition of Mage up. Do you know if it's any good? I like the idea although I feel (probably like you?) that it’s more fitted to a time controlled situation rather than a regular or more “open ended” style of gaming. Since the setup relies on a situational push rather than motivational threads, I believe it could work very well if emulating a movie-like (or series) experience.

The thing I would look out for is the fact that the leads (the characters) are going to have different threads (narrative arcs/goals/dreams/whatever) that go beyond this situation (both the normals and the spooks.) So you can either have a group enforced thematic focus, or build the situation in a way that slowly undermines any room for alternatives (the normals-spooks situation get’s in the way of anything else.) Probably a mixture of the two can work even better.

What am I missing?
Fred

PS: Made me want to pick the newest edition of Mage up. Do you know if it’s any good?

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