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<blockquote data-quote="Primal" data-source="post: 4113440" data-attributes="member: 30678">I see no problem with this, because many nar games utilize such &quot;shared storytelling&quot; mechanics (although you still need the DM's approval). In fact, Dust Devils explicitly tells the Dealer to encourage the players to max out skills and also to use them in inventive ways in conflicts. This ensures that the players get involved in the story and encourages character immersion. Basicly, it's a very gamist element. Here's this task and if I pick the &quot;easy&quot; way I'm almost certainly going to pull it off, BUT should I choose the &quot;hard&quot; way, my PC gets more XP or probably some extra information. Usually metagaming in D&amp;D is seen as &quot;bad&quot;, but here I see it actually leading to better stories. In the end, it really doesn't matter *how* the PC escaped capture, since that is the goal anyway, or the story (momentarily) stops there. Besides, it might lead to other events, such as a combat encounter in the sewers or meeting a mysterious NPC that the DM has had no way of introducing before. I see a lot of storytelling (and role-playing) possibilities in this new skill system. How well it is received by players and DMs alike and how well does it &quot;fit&quot; in with the &quot;crunchy&quot; and highly tactical emphasis on the rest of the mechanics -- I guess we'll see. Personally I like it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Primal, post: 4113440, member: 30678"] I see no problem with this, because many nar games utilize such "shared storytelling" mechanics (although you still need the DM's approval). In fact, Dust Devils explicitly tells the Dealer to encourage the players to max out skills and also to use them in inventive ways in conflicts. This ensures that the players get involved in the story and encourages character immersion. Basicly, it's a very gamist element. Here's this task and if I pick the "easy" way I'm almost certainly going to pull it off, BUT should I choose the "hard" way, my PC gets more XP or probably some extra information. Usually metagaming in D&D is seen as "bad", but here I see it actually leading to better stories. In the end, it really doesn't matter *how* the PC escaped capture, since that is the goal anyway, or the story (momentarily) stops there. Besides, it might lead to other events, such as a combat encounter in the sewers or meeting a mysterious NPC that the DM has had no way of introducing before. I see a lot of storytelling (and role-playing) possibilities in this new skill system. How well it is received by players and DMs alike and how well does it "fit" in with the "crunchy" and highly tactical emphasis on the rest of the mechanics -- I guess we'll see. Personally I like it. [/QUOTE]

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