thread: 2005-11-10 : Open House: Ask a Frequent Question...
On 2005-11-11, Vincent wrote:
Troy: I don't understand Pawn Stance very well. Could you explain it to me and perhaps give an example?
The reason that the stances have fallen out of currency is that we've developed better ways to talk about the same things: where does the buck stop? What am I allowed to say about what, under what circumstances, and how are you allowed to respond? "Pawn stance" is just a particular cluster of who's allowed to say what about what.
It goes like this: I am allowed to say whatever I want about my character's actions, without regard to my character's integrity as a character.
Compare "author stance": I am allowed to say whatever I want about my character's actions, within the bounds of my character's integrity as a character.
Compare also "actor stance": I am allowed to say whatever I want about my character's actions, within the bounds of my character's integrity as a character, and everyone else is allowed to contradict me if they feel that what I say is too beneficial to me as a player.
There are politer ways to phrase this last, but whatever.
My advice is to not worry about the stances, but instead to focus on who gets to say what about what.
This makes TC go "Gotchya..."
Thanks Vincent, your whole post made a lot of sense to me. 'Preciate it.
