thread: 2006-03-08 : Between-session Activity
On 2006-03-10, luke wrote:
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Anyway, think the between session stuff is part of the overall experience. Sports and other gameplay have a similar phenomena. Fans, amateurs and pros endlessly replay the games, debate tactics and research new strategies—both individually and with other members of their "team" or group. Much of this stuff is brought back into the activity proper.
Now there's a certain phenomenon in roleplaying games where two players get it on outside the game and decide something privately between them that they introduce at the table: "Tah dah!" That's not cool.
But I think brainstorming a scenario, researching the game materials or finishing a character between sessions are part of the game. It's possible to play without these things, but I feel the experience at the table is richer for having them.
-L
