Changing the format of the games

Hey Folks,

I want to change the way our monthly games are run.

What I’m proposing is to start the game with the stock standard social gathering, but then break out into cut scenes / gatherings where you can actually get shit done. That way downtimes can be better used to fill in the gaps or achieve goals/tasks better left “off camera”.

For this to happen i will need at least a couple of narrators and players willing to put their character aside to run NPCs. You do not need to be an expert on the rules to be a narrator. You will have more insight into the game and what is going on, so having some solidarity and being more self-aware of the potential to metagame is way more desirable.

This will also allow us to start games at the prescribed time even if we are running downtime related scenes that cannot wait.

I had numerous offers for people to play fixed NPCs earlier in the year i am hoping that some of those people will step up.

James has been a tremendous help with the downtimes , sometimes actually mostly shouldering the workload though there is only so much two people can do during game night.

let me know what you think. DM me if you want.

Happy to help Chris as an NPC, Narrator or otherwise.

Maybe break the game into three “Acts”

Act 1 players all meet socially somewhere (elysium or not?)
Act 2 split into groups to try and do the “stuff”
Act 3 reconvene as a group to share results, sell/trade/share info/items etc

DTAs then follow to fill in any gaps appearing from acts 1-3 to prep for next month.

I think trying a new format is good followed by an “introspective” to decide if the change improved the game and results for players.

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