thread: 2006-10-05 : Escalation
On 2006-10-06, James Nostack wrote:
Incidentally, in Robert McKee's "Story," which should probably be a book-thread on StoryGames, he mentions that characters will always choose the most conservative option they're aware of. Escalation usually happens when one or the other character is backed into a corner, and they can't figure an acceptable way out.
