Posts Tagged by secrets
| February 25, 2013 | Posted by Walt Ciechanowski |
Do you allow players to keep secrets from each other? In my early days of gaming, it wasn’t uncommon for players to keep secrets from each other, usually to each others’ detriment. The party thief (that’s back when we called a thief a thief, you whippersnapper!) often wanted to pilfer some valuables from other PCs or undervalue the latest haul in the hopes of getting a better percentage. Occasionally a PC was an infiltrator, tasked with some secret mission by the GM that went against…
| November 30, 2009 | Posted by Matthew J. Neagley |
Ideally, every new campaign you design has complete player buy in. You’ve discussed systems, options, flavor, outlined the basic thrust of the game, and everyone is on the same page and ready to go. In reality though, some games defy the full disclosure approach. Sometimes you want to throw in a major twist, some concepts are ruined by full disclosure, and other times you need to start work well before your roster is finalized. Campaign ideas that may have problems with full disclosure: Campaigns featuring…
