Narrative Control

Hi, Welcome to Narrative Control. This episode is on Backstory, a quick technique for GMs to use at the start of games to connect characters to each other and to the story Hosts: Sean Nittner and Justin Evans Liner Notes [0:28] Show Introduction – Backstory[0:48] Source: Brian Isikoff[1:40] Where we first learned about Backstory[2:58] This has been talked about before on 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction – Episode 8[3:44] Sean’s first experience with Backstory – Questions Brian asked me.[5:40] Backstory is part of the game itself.[6:45] How this helped resolve the “Leader” role[8:10] Used to fill a gaps in a long term game[8:36] Established player buy in[9:30] Does this give players Narrative Control?[9:45] What if players throw curve balls at you?[10:45] Method 1: Roll with it[12:20] Method 2: Establish the genre in advance, tailor response to fit the theme[13:54] Where could Backstory present problems in long term games?[15:21] Paul Tevis and Remi Treuer on limitations of endowments in role-playing[16:15] How