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[Dread] Jenga beat up my dice! My results from the indie horror RPG.
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<blockquote data-quote="Eunomiac" data-source="post: 5752391" data-attributes="member: 6686214"><p><strong>Finally, A Variant Idea</strong></p><p></p><p>I thought about this while I was getting all frustrated that Economics Major Chad hadn't fought harder for the group leadership role: For some scenarios, I'd want a real incentive for players to go a certain way. Sometimes I'm going to want to do a scenario that depends on certain player actions, or just as a way to have some control over PvP. So, I thought about introducing a new type of question: the "agenda." </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Agendas</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Unlike typical questions, agendas come in two parts. The first part, in bold, sets a condition that the player can satisfy during the course of the story. The condition should be as clearly-defined as possible, so there can be no doubt whether it was satisfied or not. The second part is your basic question, typically regarding the condition to be satisfied. At the end of the game, whether people survive or not (though either could be part of the agenda's condition!), they're also recognized for satisfying their agenda. You could do all sorts of things with this -- even include multiple agendas, with point values for scoring:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>[You are formally elected as the leader of this group by a majority vote at least once before the end of the scenario. (10 pts.)]</strong> How do you intend to do this, and why do you expect the rest of the group will follow you?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>[The group is divided and in at least two separate locations by the end of the scenario. (5 pts.)]</strong> Why do you want to keep the group separated?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>[You publically and correctly accuse at least one other character of murder. (5 pts for each correct accusation; -5 pts for each false accusation)]</strong> As a bounty hunter in search of a killer, what evidence led you here?</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eunomiac, post: 5752391, member: 6686214"] [b]Finally, A Variant Idea[/b] I thought about this while I was getting all frustrated that Economics Major Chad hadn't fought harder for the group leadership role: For some scenarios, I'd want a real incentive for players to go a certain way. Sometimes I'm going to want to do a scenario that depends on certain player actions, or just as a way to have some control over PvP. So, I thought about introducing a new type of question: the "agenda." [SIZE=3][B]Agendas[/B][/SIZE] Unlike typical questions, agendas come in two parts. The first part, in bold, sets a condition that the player can satisfy during the course of the story. The condition should be as clearly-defined as possible, so there can be no doubt whether it was satisfied or not. The second part is your basic question, typically regarding the condition to be satisfied. At the end of the game, whether people survive or not (though either could be part of the agenda's condition!), they're also recognized for satisfying their agenda. You could do all sorts of things with this -- even include multiple agendas, with point values for scoring: [LIST] [*][B][You are formally elected as the leader of this group by a majority vote at least once before the end of the scenario. (10 pts.)][/B] How do you intend to do this, and why do you expect the rest of the group will follow you? [*][B][The group is divided and in at least two separate locations by the end of the scenario. (5 pts.)][/B] Why do you want to keep the group separated? [*][B][You publically and correctly accuse at least one other character of murder. (5 pts for each correct accusation; -5 pts for each false accusation)][/B] As a bounty hunter in search of a killer, what evidence led you here? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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