A Dream of Nature: An Island Hopping Roleplaying Game
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Authors
Fadorsen, Annamarie
Issue Date
2002
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
In the tradition of Dungeons and
Dragons®, GURPS® and Vampire: the Masquerade®, I have written a world where a
player is expected to create a character and make-believe how they go about their days in
that world. This requires nothing more than some paper and pencils, dice, and
imagination on the part of the players and the referee. It might be easiest to think of a
roleplaying game as a play. The referee acts as the director, informing the actors about
the feel of the play, what the culture is like, major events or people that might come into
play, and the beginning of the plot. The players are different from actors, however,
because given this information they decide what the character they will be playing is like,
what their motivations are, what they look like, and most importantly, what they say and
do. The script develops improvisationally since the players can only respond to what
happens around them from moment to moment. Now, though this game can be played by physically getting up and moving about, it's not necessary. Simply describing what your
character is doing and saying is all that is required. Also, there are set rules.
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