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Re: Hello!
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Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:50:25 GMT
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Matt Hein writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Jeff Stembel writes:
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> > Well, I think the lack of map updates is the problem in that respect. Most
> > people were sending characters to the IOM on a mission, but they can't
> > continue on these missions if they can't actually go anywhere. One
> > suggestion I made a while back that could still be implemented is seeding
> > story ideas into each map section. That way people have something to do even
> > when there is a technical difficulty. :)
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> A seeded story would be a good idea, but I think implementing
> an actual storyline into the whole IOM would be a decent idea
> too.
Well, the point of IOM is creative freedom for the individual authors in an
interactive environment. Forcing them to follow a single storyline is
antithesis to the original plan.
> However, I see hardly any story line, and the missions sent into the IOM seem
> more like expeditions into the unknown, with no storyline in sight. Perhaps,
> the chief administrator of the IOM site, could add storylines into a
> predestined area only he would know about, and the other players of IOM
> wouldn't know (to add to the intrigue and mystery) I.e an example of this
> would be.
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> Administrator places an event on section 13 of the map.
> "character runs into a tribe of killer goblins!"
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> Player one steps onto section thirteen.
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> Admin delivers message stating that player one has run
> into killer goblin tribes!
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> Now, player one must devise a way to escape from
> the situation or end up an early demise, and get
> kicked out of the game.
I think you're missing the point of IOM. Its a tool for storytelling, *not* a
game. Only the individual storytellers can decide if their characters die. In
addition, "The storyteller meets a tribe of killer goblins" forces the authors
into a set storyline. It is much better to give them a fairly neutral idea,
and allow them to develop it as they choose. Also, these story ideas would be
completely optional.
Jeff
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| (...) How about ideas more like 'a weird nomand warns you of great treasure gaurded by the Killer Goblins ahead', making it completely optional. Is IOM still goung to continue? You could at least make something happen on the 4 squares already made. (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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| (...) Even so, without a preset storyline, what missions would there be, entirely? Most of them, I presume would be the expansion of cities, exploration of caves, and such. However, with a storyline, the idea of the story would progress much more (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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| (...) A seeded story would be a good idea, but I think implementing an actual storyline into the whole IOM would be a decent idea too. However, I see hardly any story line, and the missions sent into the IOM seem more like expeditions into the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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