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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8954626" data-attributes="member: 177">Because sometimes the interesting part is the journey, not the destination.Let us consider a reasonably popular TV show that also has a TTRPG: Leverage.&nbsp; In the TV show, we have the &quot;hitter&quot; character, Elliot.&nbsp; Elliot gets into a fight in every show.&nbsp; We know for sure he's not gonna die.&nbsp; And the vast majority of the time, he wins the fight.&nbsp; So, what makes it fun to watch?It is fun in large part because the actor, Christian Kane, is good at his job and the fight choreography has elements we don't expect, even if the outcome is a foregone conclusion.&nbsp; And, because, even though we know Elliot isn't going to buy the farm, the way the fight turns out may very well impact how the overall story unfolds - Leverage is a poster child for &quot;success with complications&quot;You know how the tactical situation, for lack of a better term, ends.&nbsp; But is that the only element of the story?&nbsp; What about the character's emotional journey? We know, by historical report, that the musicians aboard the Titanic played while passengers were boarding lifeboats, to help keep people a bit more calm, for as long as they could.&nbsp; We know every one of these men died.&nbsp; But we don't know about their feelings or thoughts about it all.&nbsp; We don't know what would make a person sacrifice their lives in this way.So, what's their story?&nbsp; Is it about that final moment, or is it about how they approached it?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8954626, member: 177"] Because sometimes the interesting part is the journey, not the destination. Let us consider a reasonably popular TV show that also has a TTRPG: [I]Leverage[/I]. In the TV show, we have the "hitter" character, Elliot. Elliot gets into a fight in every show. We know for sure he's not gonna die. And the vast majority of the time, he wins the fight. So, what makes it fun to watch? It is fun in large part because the actor, Christian Kane, is good at his job and the fight choreography has elements we don't expect, even if the outcome is a foregone conclusion. And, because, even though we know Elliot isn't going to buy the farm, the way the fight turns out may very well impact how the overall story unfolds - [I]Leverage[/I] is a poster child for "success with complications" You know how the [I]tactical situation[/I], for lack of a better term, ends. But is that the only element of the story? What about the character's emotional journey? We know, by historical report, that the musicians aboard the Titanic played while passengers were boarding lifeboats, to help keep people a bit more calm, for as long as they could. We know every one of these men died. But we don't know about their feelings or thoughts about it all. We don't know what would make a person sacrifice their lives in this way. So, what's their story? Is it about that final moment, or is it about [I]how they approached it[/I]? [/QUOTE]

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