Episode 79 - Character Driven Play

Hi, and welcome back to the show! This episode I have three awesome gamers that have played in some extremely character driven games with me. I brought them on to discuss what's needed in a game to give players the tools they need to drive a game, how do you keep player antagonism safe at a table, and what external threats are necessary to keep the action moving and prevent the game from turing into a soap opera. Host: Sean Nittner Guests: Jon Edwards, Regina Joyner, and Karen Twelves Lenth: 30:47 [00:27] Intro to the show [00:53] Welcoming my guests Jon Edwards, Regina Joyner, and Karen Twelves [03:13] What is needed in the game to give players enough direction to drive the game forward themselves? [08:20] Unstable situations with no status quo, and characters determining where the power would go. [10:54] What maintained the tension mounting between the characters? [15:04] How many external threats do you need to prevent the game from becoming a soap opera? [18:03] Handling player versus player conflicts in a satisfactory way. No hurt feelings, but no pulling punches either. [21:10] Keeping the game conformable and safe for you fellow players. Playing at the edge of your comfort level. [27:23] What you needed to keep your attention on the other player characters. [27:48] Ending with a satisfactory resolution that still leaves plot threads opens for another story. [29:59] Gratuitous self-congratulatory discussion of previous games (kept short to keep my ego from leaving the atmosphere). The converstaion continues... Here

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Episode 79 - Character Driven Play is an episode from Narrative Control by Sean Nittner.

This episode is 30:47 long.

This episode was published on Jun 10, 2014.

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