Re: Round pegs/square holes

From: Benedict Adamson <yahoo_at_...>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:07:49 +0100


Ian Cooper wrote:
...
> The trick, I now think, is to avoid putting players into
> inappropriate contests for their skill set, and to generally wrap
> them up in simple contests if they do.
...
> If the climatic scene is an extended contest battle,
> everyone is going to need a combat skill, or push to use something
> less appropiate.

...
> scenarios that let the players choose resolutions that play to their
> skill-sets tend to go down better.

...

Given that there can only be one finale, with a set of characters with mixed abilities, isn't it always going to be the case that some of the characters are going to find themselves in a somewhat inappropriate contest?

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