Narrative Control

Hi and welcome back to Narrative Control.  This episode starts with a rather raspy intro as I lost my voice while doing the editing, but rest assured the main portion of the show was done with all voices intact. This episode Ryan Macklin came on to talk with me about a tweet he made regarding player trust.  It resonated with me and I knew it would make for a good show.  Hosts: Sean Nittner and Ryan MacklinLength: 33:27Show Notes[00:27] Intro to the show. Sean’s raspy voice[00:52] On with Ryan Macklin.  In front of the mic rather than in front of the coffee.  Responding to this tweet.[01:39] Player trust. What are we talking about? How did it resonate with Sean?[02:02] Reactions one: Players jealously guarding their parts of the story.[03:13] Reaction two: Players ignoring other player’s plot threads.[03:58] Ryan’s confessional – Way back when he was a wee babe. [04:32] What it feels like when people won’t validate your offers.  Why players turn away from each other?[05:19] When story elements have mechanical