Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 803378" data-attributes="member: 5868">I use &quot;Current Clack&quot;; diaglo posted the link to our campaign Story Hour.I use it as a set of rumors and general information.&nbsp; Somethimes I'll post a list as a summary of what information gathering activities have revealed; other times I'll have the list but bring up the individual items in NPC conversations.I try to mix big events with relatively minor information (someone's sick, the cow died, etc) to make it feel more real.I work in NPCs the characters have heard of or met (just about all the people referred to in the clack in the link above are NPCs the party has had some sort of contact with at some point).Clack evolves.&nbsp; Plot hooks not pursued change or get closed out by later hooks.&nbsp; Actions the players take generates new clack, as well (in the example above, the party had at one point been delcared heroes of the town, then got taken our by a near-TPK.&nbsp; The new party gets to hear about how great the old characters were).There's always more than the PCs can follow up on -- just like in the real world, you have choices to make.&nbsp; In a list of 15-20 rumors, there are maybe 2-3 major plot hooks, which are referred to tangentially by 2-3 rumors each.&nbsp; There might be another 1-2 minor hooks, plus a number of essentially dead end, meaningless, or flavor items -- though I never tell the party which is which!I find it's a relatively simple tool to add a lot of depth, fun, and character to your campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 803378, member: 5868"] I use "Current Clack"; diaglo posted the link to our campaign Story Hour. I use it as a set of rumors and general information. Somethimes I'll post a list as a summary of what information gathering activities have revealed; other times I'll have the list but bring up the individual items in NPC conversations. I try to mix big events with relatively minor information (someone's sick, the cow died, etc) to make it feel more real. I work in NPCs the characters have heard of or met (just about all the people referred to in the clack in the link above are NPCs the party has had some sort of contact with at some point). Clack evolves. Plot hooks not pursued change or get closed out by later hooks. Actions the players take generates new clack, as well (in the example above, the party had at one point been delcared heroes of the town, then got taken our by a near-TPK. The new party gets to hear about how great the old characters were). There's always more than the PCs can follow up on -- just like in the real world, you have choices to make. In a list of 15-20 rumors, there are maybe 2-3 major plot hooks, which are referred to tangentially by 2-3 rumors each. There might be another 1-2 minor hooks, plus a number of essentially dead end, meaningless, or flavor items -- though I never tell the party which is which! I find it's a relatively simple tool to add a lot of depth, fun, and character to your campaign. [/QUOTE]

Verification