thread: 2005-04-25 : Technical Agenda
On 2005-05-01, Vincent wrote:
About the GM: I don't think that abusive GMs are worth much consideration. I mean, I've never had one; I've been one only once, and it sucked so bad that I knocked it off in under ten minutes.
My concern about GM fiat is that it's hard, and it makes the GM the fall guy for every little grief in the group. Good rules protect the GM and make the job easier. Up to and including making everybody do it.
Charles: Good question. I'm inclined to think of immersion as just the same kind of engagement with your character as you get when you're writing fiction. You become (voluntarily, of course) subject to the character's logic. I associate it very strongly with meaning, actually, with theme.
