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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7616146" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>So an example that lacked context was provided....the zifnarb....and then the argument that any attempt to provide context is an attempt at literary quality? </p><p></p><p>I don’t get it. Quality is of course a range. Aspiring to literary quality seems to me that you’re placing a focus on trying to achieve a certain artistic level that's higher than simple communication. I don’t think that establishing context needs to be an attempt at literary quality. It can be, yes, bit I don’t think it must be.</p><p></p><p>So....if the players have encountered a red dragon, chances are they have a good idea of the context, so I think it’s likely a waste of time for the GM to spend a whole lot of time trying to describe the dragon beyond what’s necessary. I mean, as a player, I want to do something about the dragon, I don’t want to listen to the GM give a soliloquy.</p><p></p><p>That’s not to say that he should say “it’s a big red lizard that spits fire” but is a whole lot more needed? </p><p></p><p>Now something like the githyanki...something that many folks won’t already have an idea about...sure, maybe more of an effort is needed. But again, it just needs to be enough to establish context for the specific scene. If some action is about to happen, why go into the whole history of the gith and the lore about the lich-queen and all that? I just want the relevant context for that moment of play, and save the other stuff for another time. </p><p></p><p>So maybe it’s a question of the level of immersion in the sense of the fictional level....immersion in the specific scene that’s happening now versus immersion in the larger fictional world. If there’s a scene going on...the githyanki are doing something and the characters have to decide what to do about it, then I’d think keeping the narration focused on that would be the best approach, no?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7616146, member: 6785785"] So an example that lacked context was provided....the zifnarb....and then the argument that any attempt to provide context is an attempt at literary quality? I don’t get it. Quality is of course a range. Aspiring to literary quality seems to me that you’re placing a focus on trying to achieve a certain artistic level that's higher than simple communication. I don’t think that establishing context needs to be an attempt at literary quality. It can be, yes, bit I don’t think it must be. So....if the players have encountered a red dragon, chances are they have a good idea of the context, so I think it’s likely a waste of time for the GM to spend a whole lot of time trying to describe the dragon beyond what’s necessary. I mean, as a player, I want to do something about the dragon, I don’t want to listen to the GM give a soliloquy. That’s not to say that he should say “it’s a big red lizard that spits fire” but is a whole lot more needed? Now something like the githyanki...something that many folks won’t already have an idea about...sure, maybe more of an effort is needed. But again, it just needs to be enough to establish context for the specific scene. If some action is about to happen, why go into the whole history of the gith and the lore about the lich-queen and all that? I just want the relevant context for that moment of play, and save the other stuff for another time. So maybe it’s a question of the level of immersion in the sense of the fictional level....immersion in the specific scene that’s happening now versus immersion in the larger fictional world. If there’s a scene going on...the githyanki are doing something and the characters have to decide what to do about it, then I’d think keeping the narration focused on that would be the best approach, no? [/QUOTE]
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