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<blockquote data-quote="ProtoClone" data-source="post: 6038756" data-attributes="member: 35951"><p>The key to a good game is atmosphere. The people over at yog-sothoth.com are great for advice.</p><p>Some advice for you and your players:</p><p>If you have a gun, remember to save a bullet for yourself.</p><p>Have the players create several investigators and have them on stand-by for when one dies the next one jumps right in, with a reasonable story.</p><p>Be prepared for every possible thing your players can do; don't be surprised when they don't do any of them.</p><p>Handouts are your friend.</p><p>Don't worry if they spend lots of time, maybe even a session, going over notes and clues, that's part of the game too.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot that goes in to running a game for a Keeper. So make time to prepare notes and handouts for the players. Also be prepared that even though you felt like all options were laid out for them, they will find some way to come up with a new one.</p><p></p><p>Remind them, and yourself, it is OK they died...that's what can happen.</p><p></p><p>Sorry if my post seemed confusing at first, I copy & pasted it from a similar topic I responded to on a different message board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProtoClone, post: 6038756, member: 35951"] The key to a good game is atmosphere. The people over at yog-sothoth.com are great for advice. Some advice for you and your players: If you have a gun, remember to save a bullet for yourself. Have the players create several investigators and have them on stand-by for when one dies the next one jumps right in, with a reasonable story. Be prepared for every possible thing your players can do; don't be surprised when they don't do any of them. Handouts are your friend. Don't worry if they spend lots of time, maybe even a session, going over notes and clues, that's part of the game too. There is a lot that goes in to running a game for a Keeper. So make time to prepare notes and handouts for the players. Also be prepared that even though you felt like all options were laid out for them, they will find some way to come up with a new one. Remind them, and yourself, it is OK they died...that's what can happen. Sorry if my post seemed confusing at first, I copy & pasted it from a similar topic I responded to on a different message board. [/QUOTE]
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