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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4888177" data-attributes="member: 2067">I don't think I claimed they were mutually exclusive. This isn't a zero-sum system. There's elements of narrative in most any RPG; calling out a theme merely brings this into sharper focus. If you're not looking for a narrative focus, a theme is kind of superfluous because what your game is &quot;about&quot; isn't as important as what your characters do or how effective in combat they are (essentially, your game is about exploration or heroic battle, so the question is answered and isn't that key).Two things.First of all, that's only true if they don't change, or if the theme is weirdly narrow. I mean &quot;hope&quot; is very broad; everything from Mad Max to Star Wars to Harry Potter is about hope. Hope is not something that is necessarily one-dimensional.Second of all, even if they are static and the theme is narrow, how long does a campaign need to last? IMXP, most groups have trouble staying together for more than a few months at a time. If it can take you through a dozen sessions or so, what more do you need? Play for four months, then re-set.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 4888177, member: 2067"] I don't think I claimed they were mutually exclusive. This isn't a zero-sum system. There's elements of narrative in most any RPG; calling out a theme merely brings this into sharper focus. If you're not looking for a narrative focus, a theme is kind of superfluous because what your game is "about" isn't as important as what your characters do or how effective in combat they are (essentially, your game is about exploration or heroic battle, so the question is answered and isn't that key). Two things. First of all, that's only true if they don't change, or if the theme is weirdly narrow. I mean "hope" is very broad; everything from Mad Max to Star Wars to Harry Potter is about hope. Hope is not something that is necessarily one-dimensional. Second of all, even if they are static and the theme is narrow, how long does a campaign need to last? IMXP, most groups have trouble staying together for more than a few months at a time. If it can take you through a dozen sessions or so, what more do you need? Play for four months, then re-set. [/QUOTE]

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