Comments on: A thought on GM versus Player narrative power in indie games http://thedeadone.net/blog/a-thought-on-gm-versus-player-narrative-power-in-indie-games/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mark Cunningham http://thedeadone.net/blog/a-thought-on-gm-versus-player-narrative-power-in-indie-games/comment-page-1/#comment-181715 Mark Cunningham Tue, 05 May 2009 12:59:44 +0000 http://thedeadone.net/blog/a-thought-on-gm-versus-player-narrative-power-in-indie-games/#comment-181715 <blockquote><cite>Boronx said:</cite> I find what little creativity I have as a GM is only sparked by collaboration with players. It's agonizing, and often impossible to come up with compelling worlds on my own. </blockquote> That's always true, even in big campaigns. You can't just start with a compelling world, and if you did, it wouldn't be compelling, because the players wouldn't be part of it.

Boronx said:
I find what little creativity I have as a GM is only sparked by collaboration with players. It’s agonizing, and often impossible to come up with compelling worlds on my own.

That’s always true, even in big campaigns. You can’t just start with a compelling world, and if you did, it wouldn’t be compelling, because the players wouldn’t be part of it.

]]> By: Boronx http://thedeadone.net/blog/a-thought-on-gm-versus-player-narrative-power-in-indie-games/comment-page-1/#comment-181710 Boronx Mon, 04 May 2009 07:37:23 +0000 http://thedeadone.net/blog/a-thought-on-gm-versus-player-narrative-power-in-indie-games/#comment-181710 Games with lots of player narrative control are great when you don't have much prepared, are lazy, or uncreative. I find what little creativity I have as a GM is only sparked by collaboration with players. It's agonizing, and often impossible to come up with compelling worlds on my own. Universalis sets ideas rampaging threw my head. I agree also that it should be played in one sitting. It's unfair to talk about your ideas for the story between sessions, it's like you're playing for free.

Games with lots of player narrative control are great when you don’t have much prepared, are lazy, or uncreative.

I find what little creativity I have as a GM is only sparked by collaboration with players. It’s agonizing, and often impossible to come up with compelling worlds on my own.

Universalis sets ideas rampaging threw my head. I agree also that it should be played in one sitting. It’s unfair to talk about your ideas for the story between sessions, it’s like you’re playing for free.

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