Very good points. Should be soloing 101. I might add that a secondary danger is, similar to novelizing, one can easily devolve into too many questions. I think it's okay to let a question give the basic framework and then fill in the gaps through logic. One doesn't have to totally surrender to the oracle.
roryb bracebuckle Good point. That's why I made sure to caveat at the end that you want to work together w/ the GME (& vice versa) with NEITHER of you TOTALLY in control...just like you would with a REAL GM.
TBH it's not a problem I've had personally. I do feel like I have a pretty good instinct about when & what questions to ask, how to phrase them, & so on. But I have heard others report the same so it is well worth mentioning.
Letting my mind wander & imagination start seizing the narrative & driving it when inappropriate (like NPC reactions & so on), & getting overly descriptive in writing have been my own personal challenges.
Very good points. Should be soloing 101. I might add that a secondary danger is, similar to novelizing, one can easily devolve into too many questions. I think it's okay to let a question give the basic framework and then fill in the gaps through logic. One doesn't have to totally surrender to the oracle.
ReplyDeleteroryb bracebuckle Good point. That's why I made sure to caveat at the end that you want to work together w/ the GME (& vice versa) with NEITHER of you TOTALLY in control...just like you would with a REAL GM.
ReplyDeleteTBH it's not a problem I've had personally. I do feel like I have a pretty good instinct about when & what questions to ask, how to phrase them, & so on. But I have heard others report the same so it is well worth mentioning.
Letting my mind wander & imagination start seizing the narrative & driving it when inappropriate (like NPC reactions & so on), & getting overly descriptive in writing have been my own personal challenges.
Everyone is different though, so YMMV. :)
cool, I added a link that to my getting started solo guide. Thanks.
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