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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8742216" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>From some of your posts, I think you might find it interesting.</p><p></p><p>It's quite stylised in the way it plays - players choose whether or not to have their PCs enter contests, then these are resolved, and then the players "Recite their deeds" - ie say what happened to their hero - in order from any hero who failed, to the best hero. The GM interjects and elaborates in this both to reflect what any NPCs did in the situation, and to build things up to the next contest.</p><p></p><p>I think this makes it a bit "lighter" than (say) Burning Wheel or AW. And is intended to reinforce the Homeric feel - the events have already happened, and are being recited to us, rather than elaborate "I try and . . . " future-looking action declarations. (When playing with kids, I've learned that the epic form can be played with a bit - eg Eris's player recited both Eris's victory in the first stage of the games, and then Eris's subsequent loss to the Champion of Nimos, in the mode of a sports commentator. Which is not quite Homeric.)</p><p></p><p>I think you would be more respectful of the epic form than Eris's player!</p><p></p><p>(Another episode I have in mind: when Eris persuaded Thessia to assist in cleansing the island, this was explained in terms of global warming but translated into the classical symbology - I can't recall many of the details, but one I do recall is Eris explaining to Thessia that the fumes that come from the toxic alchemical sludge cause Helios's chariot to heat up, making the world too hot.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 8742216, member: 42582"] From some of your posts, I think you might find it interesting. It's quite stylised in the way it plays - players choose whether or not to have their PCs enter contests, then these are resolved, and then the players "Recite their deeds" - ie say what happened to their hero - in order from any hero who failed, to the best hero. The GM interjects and elaborates in this both to reflect what any NPCs did in the situation, and to build things up to the next contest. I think this makes it a bit "lighter" than (say) Burning Wheel or AW. And is intended to reinforce the Homeric feel - the events have already happened, and are being recited to us, rather than elaborate "I try and . . . " future-looking action declarations. (When playing with kids, I've learned that the epic form can be played with a bit - eg Eris's player recited both Eris's victory in the first stage of the games, and then Eris's subsequent loss to the Champion of Nimos, in the mode of a sports commentator. Which is not quite Homeric.) I think you would be more respectful of the epic form than Eris's player! (Another episode I have in mind: when Eris persuaded Thessia to assist in cleansing the island, this was explained in terms of global warming but translated into the classical symbology - I can't recall many of the details, but one I do recall is Eris explaining to Thessia that the fumes that come from the toxic alchemical sludge cause Helios's chariot to heat up, making the world too hot.) [/QUOTE]
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