B.Y.O.P.

[dr_tectonic]

Firefly game tonight was probably the most enjoyable one so far. It felt a lot more like the show. This is probably related to the fact that we did almost no dice-rolling. I am starting to think that "bring your own plot" is really the way to get games like this to feel authentic.

It also occurred to me that the really interesting parts of these kinds of shows are mostly about conflict amongst the main characters rather than conflict between the characters and random foes. So the way to play it is to think about interesting interactions your character can have with the other PCs and spend your mental effort on that, and use the GM-provided plot as backdrop for those actions, which is pretty much the inverse of how you usually play an RPG...


Sidenote: I have come to the conclusion that my skill at predicting which posts will spur lots of comments is basically zero.

Comments

[bryree.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm...I'm seeing a pattern here. Jerry has been bothered by the squirrels until fairly recently; it is rumored that MY username was hijacked by S.Q.U.I.R.R.E.L. (The official organization of The Squirrels) to post threatening messages to Jerry; and now The Squirrels are interfering with your posts to...Jerry? NO! To Dr Tectonic! What is the common factor here? Dr Tectonic. So, Dr. T, fess up. What is it you have done to these rodents to invoke such carefully aimed ire? Hmmm?

[earthling177.livejournal.com]

LOL.

I happen to love squirrels, they are fun and smart. I've been known for bringing peanuts to the Boston Commons to give to the squirrels, and they all come to get some and play with us.

I dunno what Beemer and Jerry did to their local squirrel population, but the ones around here are nice. ;-)