On Monday, December 04, 2000 3:43 PM, Ian Cooper
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> Some of it partly Roger's style of narration, tends to be quite
> improvisational (hope he would not disagree), which means we spend a
> lot of time talking to people, figuring out what is happening etc,
> just role-palying, rather than a classic prepared narrative with a
> series of set scenes.
And it's been very good fun, too. Just how I like to play...
> There is a plan to alternate who narrates so it will be interesting
> to observe the effects of different styles on the pace of character
> development. I suspect more classicly epsiodic play would have a
> faster rate of progression.
In the games I've been running, I've tended to run one "episode" (usually 1-2 sessions) per Season. Generally speaking, I;ve givne 3 HP per session, plus the 1 free one at the start. Players have tended to spend 2 HP per session bailing themselves out, leaving 2 to spend per episode.
In the most "advanced" game, we've just finished Episode 9 (of 12). Which works out as something like 20 HP having been spent per character, generally spread among lots of abilities rather than concentrating on one. All the players seem to prefer spending on "fun" new abilities than concentrating on a narrow band of specialisations.
>
> Mind you playing in a room over a pub might make us unproductive :-)
A personal theory, based on other games, is that a few beers make us more reckless and foolhardy. Given that we're playing Heortlings, that's an ideal play aid. Maybe it should have been suggested in Thunder Rebels... :)
Regards,
Bruce
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