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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 6086255" data-attributes="member: 42582">Good thread with some interesting posts.My players often have secrets for their PCs. As a group we're a bit haphazard on player/PC divides, though probably have on the whole become more relaxed over time (partially for the info-processing time constraint issues that [MENTION=23935]Nagol[/MENTION] mentions upthread).That said, I tend to find that the dynamic at my table often allows PC secrets to remain semi-secret from the other players just because they will often not pay full attention if one player is discussing something with me that is relevant only to that player's PC. For instance, the drow sorcerer in my campaign is a part of a drow/elf secret society that worship Corellon and is dedicated to undoing the sundering of the elves. One time when the PCs were hanging out with some elves, the player of the drow declared that his PC made the secret hand signal to see if any of the elves responded - and he and I resolved that hold episode without the other player really noticing, just because they were planning the party's next move after it left the elven camp.The PCs in my game are now 20th level, half-way to 21st, and so are in the process of settling on Epic Destinies. At least one player, I think, is going to be keeping his destiny a secret from the others - which should be interesting! I think epic tier could definitely see some of the intra-party cohesion come under pressure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 6086255, member: 42582"] Good thread with some interesting posts. My players often have secrets for their PCs. As a group we're a bit haphazard on player/PC divides, though probably have on the whole become more relaxed over time (partially for the info-processing time constraint issues that [MENTION=23935]Nagol[/MENTION] mentions upthread). That said, I tend to find that the dynamic at my table often allows PC secrets to remain semi-secret from the other players just because they will often not pay full attention if one player is discussing something with me that is relevant only to that player's PC. For instance, the drow sorcerer in my campaign is a part of a drow/elf secret society that worship Corellon and is dedicated to undoing the sundering of the elves. One time when the PCs were hanging out with some elves, the player of the drow declared that his PC made the secret hand signal to see if any of the elves responded - and he and I resolved that hold episode without the other player really noticing, just because they were planning the party's next move after it left the elven camp. The PCs in my game are now 20th level, half-way to 21st, and so are in the process of settling on Epic Destinies. At least one player, I think, is going to be keeping his destiny a secret from the others - which should be interesting! I think epic tier could definitely see some of the intra-party cohesion come under pressure. [/QUOTE]

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