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Sarenity · 06-17-2009, 06:34 AM

Your style sounds very similar to mine in a lot of ways, Jazuela. not so much in where I get my inspiration from, but in how you handle events. Most of my events stem from a simple idea or questions that have come up, or little things that catch my interest. It could be as simple as a rumor that I start on the mush and then wait to see what players do with it to looking through old cannon and finding little known things that tickle my imagination.

My last adventure came from two sources. Sergeytov (He plays on the same mush I do) and I had been discussing the psionic set of skills from in the game and I started to wonder how much trouble I could cause with a skill called Somnolence - The ability for a psionist to put a target or targets into a sleep state. During this time I also noticed that some of our PC run ships had not been terribly active. I wondered what would happen if I abducted one of the ships. The response was almost overwhelming. The players dictated what happened next, at that point, I was just along for the ride, and to make sure that things didn't get too crazy. Periodically I'd bring out an NPC or two for atmosphere and interaction, but all my actions were based on what the PC's wanted to do. I think I had more fun just watching them have fun with it.

This style evolved from my tabletop games though. I've GMed D&D for several years now and there are a few things that I've learned and that seem to hold true across most RPG's. I found that when I started with a very basic idea that the players would keep the story going for me, and then it was less work for me to come up with stuff, and more of a challenge to simply keep up with what they wanted to do. I'd take ideas from lots of places. Several of my players found that if they wrote background stories for their characters I'd weave elements of that into the story, which they loved.

My next grand adventure has already started. Some players found a small metal box. the contents inside? Some bits of scrap metal and an old worn map on a bit of yellowed parchment. What's on it? I haven't decided yet. What's next to come? Who knows. I'll have to wait and see what happens.

06-17-2009, 06:34 AM	#5
Sarenity New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	Re: GM Style Your style sounds very similar to mine in a lot of ways, Jazuela. not so much in where I get my inspiration from, but in how you handle events. Most of my events stem from a simple idea or questions that have come up, or little things that catch my interest. It could be as simple as a rumor that I start on the mush and then wait to see what players do with it to looking through old cannon and finding little known things that tickle my imagination. My last adventure came from two sources. Sergeytov (He plays on the same mush I do) and I had been discussing the psionic set of skills from in the game and I started to wonder how much trouble I could cause with a skill called Somnolence - The ability for a psionist to put a target or targets into a sleep state. During this time I also noticed that some of our PC run ships had not been terribly active. I wondered what would happen if I abducted one of the ships. The response was almost overwhelming. The players dictated what happened next, at that point, I was just along for the ride, and to make sure that things didn't get too crazy. Periodically I'd bring out an NPC or two for atmosphere and interaction, but all my actions were based on what the PC's wanted to do. I think I had more fun just watching them have fun with it. This style evolved from my tabletop games though. I've GMed D&D for several years now and there are a few things that I've learned and that seem to hold true across most RPG's. I found that when I started with a very basic idea that the players would keep the story going for me, and then it was less work for me to come up with stuff, and more of a challenge to simply keep up with what they wanted to do. I'd take ideas from lots of places. Several of my players found that if they wrote background stories for their characters I'd weave elements of that into the story, which they loved. My next grand adventure has already started. Some players found a small metal box. the contents inside? Some bits of scrap metal and an old worn map on a bit of yellowed parchment. What's on it? I haven't decided yet. What's next to come? Who knows. I'll have to wait and see what happens.