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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8766537" data-attributes="member: 29398">A sense, perhaps, of things not always being as they seem.In-character they have done something (or maybe numerous somethings) that has brought them to this point.&nbsp; Sometimes the reveal might be a direct result of their actions i.e. the reveal is or contains the specific info they were seeking, other times it can be a sidebar learned en route to trying to discover other things.Why, over the last few years, has the Emperor become steadily more unpredictable in his rulings and actions?&nbsp; The GM knows.&nbsp; The players/PCs, however, will only find out if they specifically dig into it (i.e. take on as an adventure or mission the job of investigating what's going on with the Emperor).&nbsp; Otherwise, they might find out somewhat later if someone else does the digging and it becomes public knowledge, or they might never find out at all.And the players/PCs may or may not care about any of it.&nbsp; For all I know it could just be background colour for them.&nbsp; That doesn't mean I'm not going to mention it now and then when appropriate.How?&nbsp; Thinking here of a situation where none of the players knew in advance what was coming nor had any hand in setting it up.&nbsp; How can there be a reveal without there being anything secret to reveal?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8766537, member: 29398"] A sense, perhaps, of things not always being as they seem. In-character they have done something (or maybe numerous somethings) that has brought them to this point. Sometimes the reveal might be a direct result of their actions i.e. the reveal is or contains the specific info they were seeking, other times it can be a sidebar learned en route to trying to discover other things. Why, over the last few years, has the Emperor become steadily more unpredictable in his rulings and actions? The GM knows. The players/PCs, however, will only find out if they specifically dig into it (i.e. take on as an adventure or mission the job of investigating what's going on with the Emperor). Otherwise, they might find out somewhat later if someone else does the digging and it becomes public knowledge, or they might never find out at all. And the players/PCs may or may not care about any of it. For all I know it could just be background colour for them. That doesn't mean I'm not going to mention it now and then when appropriate. How? Thinking here of a situation where none of the players knew in advance what was coming nor had any hand in setting it up. How can there be a reveal without there being anything secret [B]to[/B] reveal? [/QUOTE]

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