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<blockquote data-quote="thormagni" data-source="post: 2745679" data-attributes="member: 13637"><p>As I have mentioned before, the D20 versions of White Wolf's Adventure and Aberrant games use a mechanism called "dramatic editing," in which the players actually have the ability to rewrite a scene more to their liking. </p><p></p><p>As the Adventure book points out "Dramatic editing is a function of your self motivation, not your character's. No character is ever aware that dramatic editing has just occurred... Dramatic editing is NOT a reality-altering power that exists within the Trinity Universe that characters wield, whether consciously or unconsciously. It is an out-of-game way to explain and facilitate the incredible surprises and amazing coincidences common to the pulp genre that occur within a game setting."</p><p></p><p>The dramatic editing effects range from the minor to the completely impossible, depending on how many of their inspiration points the player wishes to spend. For one inspiration point, you can make minor change that don't ensure automatic success. For three inspiration points you can completely alter your chances of success by dramatically changing the scene. You gain power points by acting in character, rolling natural 20s, acting heroically or making the game just plain fun for others. </p><p></p><p>The GM has veto power over these, obviously. But they are encouraged to go along, after all, isn't the goal to have fun?</p><p></p><p>You can even take an improved dramatic editing feat that allows you to specialize in particular areas. Perhaps my character is really good at social settings or relaly good at planning crimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thormagni, post: 2745679, member: 13637"] As I have mentioned before, the D20 versions of White Wolf's Adventure and Aberrant games use a mechanism called "dramatic editing," in which the players actually have the ability to rewrite a scene more to their liking. As the Adventure book points out "Dramatic editing is a function of your self motivation, not your character's. No character is ever aware that dramatic editing has just occurred... Dramatic editing is NOT a reality-altering power that exists within the Trinity Universe that characters wield, whether consciously or unconsciously. It is an out-of-game way to explain and facilitate the incredible surprises and amazing coincidences common to the pulp genre that occur within a game setting." The dramatic editing effects range from the minor to the completely impossible, depending on how many of their inspiration points the player wishes to spend. For one inspiration point, you can make minor change that don't ensure automatic success. For three inspiration points you can completely alter your chances of success by dramatically changing the scene. You gain power points by acting in character, rolling natural 20s, acting heroically or making the game just plain fun for others. The GM has veto power over these, obviously. But they are encouraged to go along, after all, isn't the goal to have fun? You can even take an improved dramatic editing feat that allows you to specialize in particular areas. Perhaps my character is really good at social settings or relaly good at planning crimes. [/QUOTE]
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