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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9132067" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>The basic method is to use Scene Distinctions, which are free-form descriptors that the GM introduces and "manages".</p><p></p><p>Scene Distinctions can label scenery, geography, architecture, etc: eg Dr Doom's lair might include <em>Weird Magitech Thrumming with Energy</em>.</p><p></p><p>They can also label mood or significance: eg one of the scenes presented in the Civil War book takes place in Congress, and one Scene Distinction is <em>Hallowed Halls</em>.</p><p></p><p>They can also label abstracted participants or "extras" in a scene: eg <em>Nosy Press</em>, or <em>Innocent Bystanders</em>, or <em>Crowd of Shoppers</em>, etc.</p><p></p><p>And they can also label goals or threats: eg in one of the Civil War supplements, a scene is presented that includes the Scene Distinction <em>Get Everyone Aboard the Plane</em>; in a fantasy hack that I GMed, at one point a scene included the Scene Distinction <em>Pursued by Giants</em>.</p><p></p><p>If a villain is able to ablate the Innocent Bystanders Scene Distinction before the heroes stop them, that's bad for the innocent bystanders! If the heroes are able to ablate the Pursued by Giants Scene Distinction before the giants are able to catch them, they've escaped. Etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9132067, member: 42582"] The basic method is to use Scene Distinctions, which are free-form descriptors that the GM introduces and "manages". Scene Distinctions can label scenery, geography, architecture, etc: eg Dr Doom's lair might include [I]Weird Magitech Thrumming with Energy[/I]. They can also label mood or significance: eg one of the scenes presented in the Civil War book takes place in Congress, and one Scene Distinction is [I]Hallowed Halls[/I]. They can also label abstracted participants or "extras" in a scene: eg [I]Nosy Press[/I], or [I]Innocent Bystanders[/I], or [I]Crowd of Shoppers[/I], etc. And they can also label goals or threats: eg in one of the Civil War supplements, a scene is presented that includes the Scene Distinction [I]Get Everyone Aboard the Plane[/I]; in a fantasy hack that I GMed, at one point a scene included the Scene Distinction [I]Pursued by Giants[/I]. If a villain is able to ablate the Innocent Bystanders Scene Distinction before the heroes stop them, that's bad for the innocent bystanders! If the heroes are able to ablate the Pursued by Giants Scene Distinction before the giants are able to catch them, they've escaped. Etc. [/QUOTE]
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