«Модули  нашей  жизни»Сериальные  технологии  в  ролевых  играх

Storytellingvs.Roleplaying

PLOT CHARACTER

PLOT CHARACTER

Procedurevs.Series

●Storytelling-­‐oriented  

●Procedure  ● Episode  by  episode  ● Regular  format  for  RPG’s  ● Story  arcs  ● Rails  vs.  Sandbox  

●Series  ● Case-­‐of-­‐the-­‐week  ● Action  or  Detectives  ●Multiple  plots  for  roleplaying

Procedurevs.Series

●Procedure  ● Game  of  Thrones  ● Lost  ● Breaking  Bad  ● Sopranos  

●Series  ● House  M.D.  ●Mentalist  ●Monk  ● Castle

Procedure&Series

Season

Plot  A

Plot  B

Daily  Struggle

“Two  gunsand  a  rifle”

●Warhammer  40k  Universe  

●Last  survivors  

●Plot  A  –  fighting  the  Tyranids,  capturing  strategic  objects  

●Plot  B  –  struggling  to  return  home  

●Plot  C  (roleplaying)  –  inner  conflicts,  anarchy,  ghosts  from  the  past  

!

Delayed  exposition

●Retardation  Technique  

●Final  monologue  (Agatha  Christie)  

●Voiceover  

●Flashbacks

Concentratedvs.ContinuousExposition

“Only  by  the  delaying  

the  revelation  of  some  information  

can  the  plot  arouse  anticipation  

curiosity,  suspense  and  surprise”  

David  Bordwell

“Two  gunsand  a  rifle”

●Daily  struggle  ● The  location  of  the  inciting  incident  scene  runs  the  whole  plot  ● Plot  object  is  clear  and  immutable  (lack  of  exceptions)  ● Climax  is  levelup  or  loot  

●Story  Arc  ● Inciting  incident  is  same  for  every  character  ● Plot  object  is  in  constant  move  ● Climax  is  considerable

Hold,Hook  &Payoff

●Doesn’t  work  :c  

●…with  large-­‐format  stories

Hold,Hook  &Payoff

●Roleplaying  is  a  hard  work  

●Walking  

●Talking  

●Shooting  before  thinking  

●Fun  is  above  all

Soaps&Telenovelas

●Roleplaying-­‐oriented  

●Characters  runs  the  plot  

●Story  is  bad  or  nonexistent  

●Common  mistake  for  beginner

Soaps&Telenovelas&Procedures&Series

●Main  character  

● Illusion  of  sandbox  

●Personal  delayed  exposition  

●Character  motivation  manipulation

Inheritance●Phrase  /  Scene  /  Character  

●Climax  

●Daily  struggle  arc  itself

Спасибо  за  вниманиеИзвините,  что  не  перевел