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<blockquote data-quote="Ydars" data-source="post: 5411923" data-attributes="member: 62992">I would liken playing an RPG to performing during live improvised theatre, where the plot/story is not written at all and emerges from the interactions between the players on the stage. When I was studying Comedia del Arte for 'O'level Drama, we learned one thing; you cannot create an entertaining story with the group if you don't have a consistent idea of your character before the performance begins; the more you have to evolve it on stage, the worse the play turns out.Now of course, time is not so much a factor in an RPG and the audience are the people on the stage.Having said this, as long as your preparation as a player is all about how your character thinks and reacts and feels and what their goals are then I think preparation is time well spent.Wasted preparation is when you write a background, hoping your DM will do somthing with it. A PC's background is solely a tool for a player to contribute to the game; the DM has enough to worry about without trying to weave in a load of player stuff into his game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ydars, post: 5411923, member: 62992"] I would liken playing an RPG to performing during live improvised theatre, where the plot/story is not written at all and emerges from the interactions between the players on the stage. When I was studying Comedia del Arte for 'O'level Drama, we learned one thing; you cannot create an entertaining story with the group if you don't have a consistent idea of your character before the performance begins; the more you have to evolve it on stage, the worse the play turns out. Now of course, time is not so much a factor in an RPG and the audience are the people on the stage. Having said this, as long as your preparation as a player is all about how your character thinks and reacts and feels and what their goals are then I think preparation is time well spent. Wasted preparation is when you write a background, hoping your DM will do somthing with it. A PC's background is solely a tool for a player to contribute to the game; the DM has enough to worry about without trying to weave in a load of player stuff into his game. [/QUOTE]

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