On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Keith <keith.nellist_at_81IOiXQY0o6RHn63SwQ6fYH4n1xh3htFE38v0j782bHWDP1_NeMukEEu3XP-wz0heEyO-IP6nsVAkpFl7H2s54QIJQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> My feeling is that the best way to add "facts" in a way that makes your
> game more fun without limiting possibilities is to present the information
> in a format that is fallible - i.e. written sources, oral histories, first
> hand accounts of biased observers. This preserves the mystery of whether
> Arkat being raised by Aldryami really meant that he just came out of the
> woods, or grew up with powerful immortals, or was miscatalogued by foolproof
> Brithini methods, or that a magician did it.
>
> Present it as in game information, from a Gloranthan's point of view.
> Unless of course, you're playing a game in which you are playing Arkat, just
> coming out of the woods, and about to begin your career as a 1st Level
> Fighter, with a +4 magic Unbreakable Sword.
>
yes!!
--
Greg Stafford
Game Designer
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