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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7153975" data-attributes="member: 6787650">Yes, change the way you look at it. Think of it more like playing Clue or The House On the Hill (board game). It's okay to have different kinds of stories in a one-shot than you would in a campaign intended to be ongoing--you can totally choose one of the PCs to be secretly a traitor to the others, and it's completely fair and shouldn't spoil anyone's fun.1.) Bob, Betty, and Fergus went in a hole in the ground looking for treasure. They found some, but then Fergus stabbed Betty and Bob in the back and took it all. He went home and was rich for the rest of his life. The End.2.) Bob, Betty, and Fergus went in a hole in the ground looking for treasure. They found some, but then Fergus tried to stab Betty in the back, and Bob saved her. Together they defeated the treacherous Fergus and took him home in chains. Betty was Bob's hero, and they were both rich. The End. For now.Both of these are valid endings to a one-shot, and so are all the other possible endings like &quot;Fergus got eaten by a grue&quot; and &quot;everybody starved to death in the dark without ever finding any treasure.&quot; (Another cool thing about one-shots is that you can crank the difficulty way up.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 7153975, member: 6787650"] Yes, change the way you look at it. Think of it more like playing Clue or The House On the Hill (board game). It's okay to have different kinds of stories in a one-shot than you would in a campaign intended to be ongoing--you can totally choose one of the PCs to be secretly a traitor to the others, and it's completely fair and shouldn't spoil anyone's fun. 1.)[I] Bob, Betty, and Fergus went in a hole in the ground looking for treasure. They found some, but then Fergus stabbed Betty and Bob in the back and took it all. He went home and was rich for the rest of his life. The End.[/I] 2.)[I] Bob, Betty, and Fergus went in a hole in the ground looking for treasure. They found some, but then Fergus tried to stab Betty in the back, and Bob saved her. Together they defeated the treacherous Fergus and took him home in chains. Betty was Bob's hero, and they were both rich. The End. For now.[/I] Both of these are valid endings to a one-shot, and so are all the other possible endings like "Fergus got eaten by a grue" and "everybody starved to death in the dark without ever finding any treasure." (Another cool thing about one-shots is that you can crank the difficulty way up.) [/QUOTE]

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