Narrative Control

This week Justin and I talked about Exploring the Premise, taking time out of the game for exposition about the setting, the characters and their place in the story.  This episode continues a conversation we found on Rob Donoghue LiveJournal post of the same name here: http://rob-donoghue.livejournal.com/328884.html Hosts: Sean Nittner and Justin Evans Length: 26:45 Show Notes [00:28] Intro to the show – a response to Rob’s LiveJournal entry.[00:55] Definition of the Premise in a story.[01:18] Super Intelligent Hamsters![01:41] Justin reads the first paragraph of Rob’s entry.[02:55] What we imagine Rob sounds like.[03:12] Sean’s argument with a friend about exploring the premise vs. facing conflicts.[08:55] Exploring the premise is there to give the audience (the players in this case) a chance to learn about the characters and settings and begin to care about them.[10:02] A unique situation in a role-playing game.  Each player is contributing to the premise, which requires it to stay flexible.[11:54] Another