thread: 2006-03-20 : Creating Situation: a practical example
On 2006-03-28, Vincent wrote:
(When it comes to "positioning mechanisms," I am guilty of wicked bad terminology drift. Turns out Ron meant something entirely different than I thought he did.)
This makes SF go "What'd Ron mean?"
Link me, please!
This makes VB go "Ron meant..."
...your character's position in society, like "I'm a knight" or "I'm a Dog" or "I'm a mother." I'll see if I can come up with a link.
This makes SF go "Call it 'flagging'? 'Investing'?"
Because these are mechanics that flag what you're invested in emotionally by investing game resources.