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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Von Ether" data-source="post: 7757138" data-attributes="member: 15582">It has gotten to the point, where I need clarification of what type of story is unfolding.It seems that RPG stories fall into three types:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The In-Box story: Where the development of a DM's plot of events for his game and PCs. Did the character's figure out that the Ranger's sister was the villain?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Out-Of-Box Story: This is sort of a sports-style story that's more about the DM, the rules and the players interacted. Did you see how Sally rolled a crit on the statue after we released it by solving that puzzle trap (as players, not as PCs.)? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> The Hybrid Story: Which is where most RPG experiences fall into. Our PCs had no idea Longleaf's sister was the villain, but did you see how Gorgka crit'ed her with an axe?</li> </ul>Sometimes when these two stories intersect at odd times, DMs and players who favor one type of story get irked. Like when the BEG goes down in the first round, some players love it, some DMs hate it. Or like when players talk as their characters around a campfire for a whole session, some will thrive on it while others will claw out their eyes (metaphorically.)</blockquote>