tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991825497413540598.post8640810606866197875..comments2024-03-29T04:34:13.159-04:00Comments on The Sign of the Frothing Mug: Setting Depth JDG Perldeinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632961831809544262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991825497413540598.post-87854781713455120272013-07-30T11:08:51.493-04:002013-07-30T11:08:51.493-04:00I often try to do this with new people by just giv...I often try to do this with new people by just giving them information about a small region, and then letting them stumble into new information about ever broadening things as the game goes on. Sometimes it's more successful, sometimes less.JDG Perldeinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632961831809544262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991825497413540598.post-11918134187844126782013-07-30T11:08:21.486-04:002013-07-30T11:08:21.486-04:00Indeed!Indeed!JDG Perldeinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632961831809544262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991825497413540598.post-17580096215175777882013-07-30T10:19:36.680-04:002013-07-30T10:19:36.680-04:00One way of improving accessibility is by gradually...One way of improving accessibility is by gradually revealing the setting. Take The Hobbit, for example. The book begins in hobbiton which is a generic pastoral setting without any hint of the fantastic. The reader can grasp right away what is going on. The complexity of the setting is introduced gradual as the characters travel. Kinda like how Skyrim starts in the boring town of Riverwood with Hedgehobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606283586332210195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991825497413540598.post-45440298050138171792013-07-30T08:53:49.006-04:002013-07-30T08:53:49.006-04:00Those seem reasonable parameters for consider. Of ...Those seem reasonable parameters for consider. Of course, learning curve is a bit player-group depend, too. A group of teens has a different learning curve than a group of history grad students.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com