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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother Shatterstone" data-source="post: 2002590" data-attributes="member: 13442">Well, I can't really answer this as I've never really gotten one of the ground...  but in my latest downfall, which wasn't on ENworld, it came down to not liking many if any of the characters that where created and a few other board specific issues. (It was M&M)but I'll try to address some of what I can...  Indeed you do, I've noticed something lately mainly do to a number of solo games I have, but it really comes down to communication.Now Endur I’m not saying your game lacked communication I’ve just noticed that my favorite games have lots of communication going on, either in OOC stuff, chat, emails, or PMs.  I can’t help but feel that this is a meeting of the minds where the player feels more drawn into the game cause he’s helping to shape some facet of it.  (You know from first hand experience that I’m a constant pain when it comes to communication. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )Sometimes its major, I have one game where I, as the players, have created every character introduced so far, other times its very minor like asking the GM/DM for this or for that but without open lines of communication then eventual either the players or the GM/DM is going to feel lost and their desire for the game is going to diminish.You are right about the novel, it’s the approach I take and like, your not so much running/playing in a game as you are collaborating on a novel.  Unlike a novel though no one really truly knows how it’s going to end.  (Yes even the GM/DM doesn’t know.)Honesty, this is all about personally preference...  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I've seen games work in all versions of the above but rather your wanting to bend the players or bend the world around there dreams your going to need communications. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I've seen this one done many different ways also...  It involves more work and thought but I've always preferred the splitting them up method.I hope that helps! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  (I got the email the other day, I've been insanely business and Kilcif has been retired for what seems like a year now...  I'll get you a real reply soon. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )</blockquote>

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