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<blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 5104912" data-attributes="member: 61155">I haven't used the group storytelling in general, as of yet, but have occasionally tried to encourage my players taking a bit more control of the narrative in skill challenges and the like. &nbsp;What I did try was a 'vignette' sequence - the players were all working for an alliance of Gods that was trying to stop a reawakened Primordial. The Council needed to decide whether to try and kill the Primordial, or just seal him away to be chained like the rest of his brethren. So I had the players each step into the shoes of one of the gods, and have a grand debate over what to do (providing a few motivations for each one so there would be room for discussion, but then letting their own desires play out from there.) Which ended up working great - it let them control this big campaign decision that needed to be made, and I think everyone enjoyed taking on the role of the Gods they served. &nbsp;I would never have even thought of such a thing before reading the DMG2. But the more I play around with the ideas suggested into it, the more possibilities I see that never even occured to me in my last decade of playing and running games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrMyth, post: 5104912, member: 61155"] I haven't used the group storytelling in general, as of yet, but have occasionally tried to encourage my players taking a bit more control of the narrative in skill challenges and the like. What I did try was a 'vignette' sequence - the players were all working for an alliance of Gods that was trying to stop a reawakened Primordial. The Council needed to decide whether to try and kill the Primordial, or just seal him away to be chained like the rest of his brethren. So I had the players each step into the shoes of one of the gods, and have a grand debate over what to do (providing a few motivations for each one so there would be room for discussion, but then letting their own desires play out from there.) Which ended up working great - it let them control this big campaign decision that needed to be made, and I think everyone enjoyed taking on the role of the Gods they served. I would never have even thought of such a thing before reading the DMG2. But the more I play around with the ideas suggested into it, the more possibilities I see that never even occured to me in my last decade of playing and running games. [/QUOTE]

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