I'm kind of on the fence about threats/fronts; just feels a little too much like it would ruin the suspense? But seeing your write up, it definitely seems like it could be a great organizational tool.
I run into the problem of focusing so hard on the current immediate threat I forget to include bigger and older ones and I think this could really solve that problem.
I'm wondering if you looked at it more as "what my hero thinks will likely happen" instead of "what will definitely happen if the hero doesn't intervene" if it would still serve the same purpose? Like Mythic threads, only greatly expanded?
Alto Dizi The whole Fronts/Threats thing didn't click for me until I watched Adam Koebel work with them on the Roll20 videos. They made a lot more sense after I saw that.
I must admit, I'm not familiar with Mythic. I've heard of it, obviously, but I've never read it. There's a whole batch of stuff in CRGE about structuring adventures and encounters that I've basically ignored in favour of the AW procedures. So, yeah, definitely had my MC hat firmly on here.
Maybe after this I'll try something that uses the solo gaming stuff a bit more closely, marry it with a more trad or less structured game. Into the Odd, maybe.
I find it just as much fun to wear my GM-hat as the PC-hat, depending on the system, of course.
It's vital to my enjoyment to not know what's coming up next until right before it happens, but it's just as cool if it is my GM-hat discovering it as my PC-hat. Haha. I sound nuts. That's one of the things I love about AW -- "play to find out"!
I love Mythic and recommend it (pretty much to anyone who will listen)! But I definitely don't think it's the only path -- it's just a good way to get an overview of "how does this work" and have the tools to do so right at hand. Plus it's a good baseline since most people who are interested in solo have probably read it.
Neat, I hadn't heard of Into the Odd but it looks like I've got some fun reading ahead! Thanks!
I'm kind of on the fence about threats/fronts; just feels a little too much like it would ruin the suspense? But seeing your write up, it definitely seems like it could be a great organizational tool.
ReplyDeleteI run into the problem of focusing so hard on the current immediate threat I forget to include bigger and older ones and I think this could really solve that problem.
I'm wondering if you looked at it more as "what my hero thinks will likely happen" instead of "what will definitely happen if the hero doesn't intervene" if it would still serve the same purpose? Like Mythic threads, only greatly expanded?
Alto Dizi The whole Fronts/Threats thing didn't click for me until I watched Adam Koebel work with them on the Roll20 videos. They made a lot more sense after I saw that.
ReplyDeleteI must admit, I'm not familiar with Mythic. I've heard of it, obviously, but I've never read it. There's a whole batch of stuff in CRGE about structuring adventures and encounters that I've basically ignored in favour of the AW procedures. So, yeah, definitely had my MC hat firmly on here.
Maybe after this I'll try something that uses the solo gaming stuff a bit more closely, marry it with a more trad or less structured game. Into the Odd, maybe.
I find it just as much fun to wear my GM-hat as the PC-hat, depending on the system, of course.
ReplyDeleteIt's vital to my enjoyment to not know what's coming up next until right before it happens, but it's just as cool if it is my GM-hat discovering it as my PC-hat. Haha. I sound nuts. That's one of the things I love about AW -- "play to find out"!
I love Mythic and recommend it (pretty much to anyone who will listen)! But I definitely don't think it's the only path -- it's just a good way to get an overview of "how does this work" and have the tools to do so right at hand. Plus it's a good baseline since most people who are interested in solo have probably read it.
Neat, I hadn't heard of Into the Odd but it looks like I've got some fun reading ahead! Thanks!