So, a comment in a thread here got me thinking about a Rashomon-style session.
The comment was, essentially, how might the story of an event differ as told by two people. ( not an exact quote)
I may never develop this idea further, but was wondering if any of you have tried or read of something along similar lines.
Describe an event based on "facts" obtained from the known evidence; characters, objects, actions, etc.
Establish the characters directly involved, along with their motivations and relationships to each other. (random ?)
Draw up a set of questions about aspects of the event that will be answered by each character. (same questions)
Use your Answer Oracle of choice to determine responses for each question from the involved characters. Either use each character's previously determined motivations/relationships or new word prompts to flesh out answers to create their account of the event.
Here is where I'm a little stuck.
Would we look to the Oracle to determine the most plausible tale?
Use the Oracle to determine if someone confesses?
Never really know the truth?
Or does this sound like a bust for solo play?
IMHO it's not solo rpg, it's creative writing. it can be a cool and fun experience using an oracle to tell a story from two different POV.
ReplyDeleteAs a solo rpg adventure? no idea how to do it.
The line between what's creative writing with aids and what is solo rpg is already very blurry. I don't see the difference between what ronald is thinking about and 99% of what gets posted here except that maybe he hasn't mentioned character stats.
ReplyDeleteronald v Chris Stieha
Have you ever seen the Brazilian movie City of God? It came to mind as I was reading the post & comments. You could play things from the perspective of one character first. Then, you go and look at the story and mark out those parts where you think a different thing could have happened, and play those parts only.
Alex Yari , the title sounds familiar, but I can't conjure up any memories of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tip, I'll check it out!