thread: 2014-07-23 : The Trouble with RPGs
On 2014-07-25, Sean F wrote:
In 'Lady Blackbird' the objective is to get The Owl free from The Hand Of Sorrow, The Lady to Uriah Flint, and to decide what the nature of their relationship is. You might not be able to do it though, because luck may work against your character and The Owl, The Lady may give up her quest to attend to other distractions, and Uriah Flint may not ultimately be deemed worthy of her attention.
In 'Enoch' the objective is to make the hell-scape that was western America before the apocalypse a better place to live. You might not be able to do it though, because crazed supermen roaming the wilderness, mutant animals, societies in perpetual war, a rogue AIs seeking to subjugate the human race, and a desert of murderous nanites all seek to kill anyone who draws attention to themselves.
In Monopoly the objective is to make every other player run out of money. You might not be able to do it though, because the other players can use the same tools you have access to in order to make you run out of money first.
