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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8585852" data-attributes="member: 6901101">You are correct. It is vague, and sorry about that, but I couldn't think of any other way to say it. I liken it to the old plot diagram or Disney animated movie equation: you need to have your inciting incident and overall setting in the exposition, rising action climax, blah, blah... But in that, just like a Disney film, you need your transitions from RP to exploration to combat, to flow naturally. I think really pondering a setting, theme, mood; understanding party motive, resources, and identifying sticking points before they happen can help that transition immensely. Like you said, if a party is in an RP session and that RP session suddenly turns into combat, it helps to &quot;blur those lines.&quot; And, at least in my opinion, the best way to blur the line is to foreshadow that it could or might happen or lay the mood down correctly to indicate that this might not just be an RP session. Sorry for the long-windedness. Hope this helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Christian, post: 8585852, member: 6901101"] You are correct. It is vague, and sorry about that, but I couldn't think of any other way to say it. I liken it to the old plot diagram or Disney animated movie equation: you need to have your inciting incident and overall setting in the exposition, rising action climax, blah, blah... But in that, just like a Disney film, you need your transitions from RP to exploration to combat, to flow naturally. I think really pondering a setting, theme, mood; understanding party motive, resources, and identifying sticking points before they happen can help that transition immensely. Like you said, if a party is in an RP session and that RP session suddenly turns into combat, it helps to "blur those lines." And, at least in my opinion, the best way to blur the line is to foreshadow that it could or might happen or lay the mood down correctly to indicate that this might not just be an RP session. Sorry for the long-windedness. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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