thread: 2008-03-01 : Respecting the fiction
On 2008-03-03, John Harper wrote:
Man, there must be something in the air. I've been writing notes for an interview with Mel on this very topic. "Leading with the fiction," is a great way to say it, which I will happily steal.
Another thing is: some games want you to sometimes lead with the fiction, and sometimes to lead with mechanics, and sometimes they're coequal... and maybe the text tells you which is which and maybe it doesn't. Teasing that out, house ruling, establishing your own procedures at the table for what is leading what—all stuff that comprises a huge chunk of "how we play" and which games click for you and yours.
