03-26-2020, 07:15 PM
One of your tasks as a player is to gain clarity about things like setting, scenario, and behavior. I’ve found this requires active listening. Active listening is the quest to seek total understanding without forming your own opinions or ideas, and doing all that while another person is stating their actions or proposing ideas. Active listening is a rare skill. When it is present, remarkable communication happens. I relish the experience.
And hand-in-hand with that, the GM has a hard job. All the great ones I’ve played with sweat the small stuff, meaning they prepare extensively. One of the beautiful aspects of developing a story together is that the players often take a path far different than the potential paths the GM has had the foresight to develop ahead of time. It is difficult for the GM to predict your actions with certainty unless you’re participating in a linear story line. Humans love to improvise when no limitations are placed upon them.
And hand-in-hand with that, the GM has a hard job. All the great ones I’ve played with sweat the small stuff, meaning they prepare extensively. One of the beautiful aspects of developing a story together is that the players often take a path far different than the potential paths the GM has had the foresight to develop ahead of time. It is difficult for the GM to predict your actions with certainty unless you’re participating in a linear story line. Humans love to improvise when no limitations are placed upon them.