Comments on: Keep a Rumor List Handy http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy Game mastering advice, ideas & resources • Dedicated to helping GMs Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:46:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy/comment-page-1#comment-4097 Martin Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:35:10 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy#comment-4097 Rob: Good tip! I've never run a LARP, but I can see why that approach would work well. Bento: Adding this to your prep is a great idea -- a static rumor list is a lot less interesting. Thanks! Rob: Good tip! I’ve never run a LARP, but I can see why that approach would work well.

Bento: Adding this to your prep is a great idea — a static rumor list is a lot less interesting. Thanks!

]]> By: Bento http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy/comment-page-1#comment-4074 Bento Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:34:15 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy#comment-4074 On my prep "to do list" every session is revise my list of rumors, in case my players choose to spend time gathering information. They haven't yet pursued an adventure based only on a rumor, but its a great way to foreshadow coming events. On my prep “to do list” every session is revise my list of rumors, in case my players choose to spend time gathering information.

They haven’t yet pursued an adventure based only on a rumor, but its a great way to foreshadow coming events.

]]> By: Rob Donoghue http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy/comment-page-1#comment-4070 Rob Donoghue Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:17:56 +0000 http://www.treasuretables.org/2006/09/keep-a-rumor-list-handy#comment-4070 This is also an invaluable piece of advice, in the micro sense, for small LARPs and living room games. A list of rumors is an excellent tool for the GMs to have on hand for when they spot a player wth nothing to do. Walk over, givem em a rumor, and voila, they have some play currency. Naturally, this means some thought should go into designign your rumor list so that every rumor has a direct correlation to play, and that's not always easy, but if you take the time (and especially if you allow players some means to manipulate the rumor list) it can really help play. -Rob D. This is also an invaluable piece of advice, in the micro sense, for small LARPs and living room games. A list of rumors is an excellent tool for the GMs to have on hand for when they spot a player wth nothing to do. Walk over, givem em a rumor, and voila, they have some play currency.

Naturally, this means some thought should go into designign your rumor list so that every rumor has a direct correlation to play, and that’s not always easy, but if you take the time (and especially if you allow players some means to manipulate the rumor list) it can really help play.

-Rob D.

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