Comments on: Roleplay Dynamics – Revealing Details http://www.roleplayacademy.com/2008/11/rpdymanics-revealing-details/ Roleplaying tips and tricks. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Valekor http://www.roleplayacademy.com/2008/11/rpdymanics-revealing-details/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Valekor Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:17:50 +0000 http://www.roleplayacademy.com/?p=83#comment-302 Handing out details about your character plot causes, from my experience, restraints for your own character. Others will suddenly be prepared for a coup you're about to throw, or a backstab you planned (storywise) years earlier. They had somehow anticipated it when, nothing, shows their character is *that* cunning. It might be a good idea however, to pass the outlines by some other players who could be involved in the plot (and thus keep the story going). Giving a general idea of what you have in mind and see what their take on it is. Handing out details about your character plot causes, from my experience, restraints for your own character.
Others will suddenly be prepared for a coup you’re about to throw, or a backstab you planned (storywise) years earlier. They had somehow anticipated it when, nothing, shows their character is *that* cunning.

It might be a good idea however, to pass the outlines by some other players who could be involved in the plot (and thus keep the story going). Giving a general idea of what you have in mind and see what their take on it is.

]]> By: Yuriy Zubovski http://www.roleplayacademy.com/2008/11/rpdymanics-revealing-details/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Yuriy Zubovski Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:52:19 +0000 http://www.roleplayacademy.com/?p=83#comment-153 A good perspective Tommi, and you may very well be right: I have almost no experience at the table-top, so my take on the issue is based only on my experience with play-by-post on forums. Since I generally can't see, or don't personally know the other players, I find this more discrete pros-cons process to be a help. A good perspective Tommi, and you may very well be right: I have almost no experience at the table-top, so my take on the issue is based only on my experience with play-by-post on forums. Since I generally can’t see, or don’t personally know the other players, I find this more discrete pros-cons process to be a help.

]]> By: Tommi http://www.roleplayacademy.com/2008/11/rpdymanics-revealing-details/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Tommi Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:50:50 +0000 http://www.roleplayacademy.com/?p=83#comment-144 At least in tabletop roleplay, revealing secrets has rarely generated particularly good moments in play. Keeping secrets for the sake of keeping secrets is, in my experience, not a productive way to play, either. Hence I generally refrain from extensive hidden story material. It seems to work well for some people, though. At least in tabletop roleplay, revealing secrets has rarely generated particularly good moments in play. Keeping secrets for the sake of keeping secrets is, in my experience, not a productive way to play, either.

Hence I generally refrain from extensive hidden story material. It seems to work well for some people, though.

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