thread: 2005-02-03 : Roleplaying Theory Open House
On 2005-03-22, Chris wrote:
Tokens as "boundary markers".
If we're dealing with SIS, which exists only as a collective agreement on the part of the group, tokens seem to be a necessary and useful tool for negotiation at the table. This is including tokens as dice, cards, the numbers on the character sheet, etc. It seems that tokens allow us to stake out boundary lines and keep play moving smoothly, so we don't have to argue "Hey, that was out of bounds" "Nuh-uh" all the time.
I'd say that these boundaries are what keep us from sliding into unstructured play, and having to constantly rework things through social contract all the time.
Thoughts?
Chris
