Re: Question about play

From: orlanthumathi <anti.spam_at_...>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:36:49 -0000

I see nothing in the rules to suggest narration passes to the player after a successful roll, so option one seems to be a departure from the rules.

Option two doesn't quite work for me either though. HQ uses a "fortune in the middle" system for conflict resolution. So things are not decided by the dice roll but afterwards. For HQ this means that once the conflict has been framed such that everyone knows WHAT is being decided the dice are rolled and then the player gets to decide if the level of victory is acceptable or if he wants to sway it in his favour with hero points, only once this has been resolved does the GM then narrate the consequences.

Group discussion over framing of the conflict or the final narration is outside of the rules as written, but usually happens in most groups to some extent or other. But, note that the rules leave the authority over the framing and the narration with the GM/Narrator.

Jamie

> "GM describes the scene, there's negotiation between the GM and players, roll dice, players describe what happens if success, GM describes what happens if failure? Move on to the next important scene. "
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> Or
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> "GM describes the scene, assumes the persona of the NPC, monster, etc. Players assume the persona of their characters. Interact until a task/conflict resolution is required. Negotiation between GM and players, roll dice, GM describes results. Move on to the next important scene."