<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Greg:<br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>The player should not know more than the character.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I disagree.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Greg:</span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">>In real life I am familiar with my abilities</span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">and limitations .. within broad strokes .. </span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Whereas in a game, the player is familiar with none of these things.</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">>The character is presented a task .. he </span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">should roll to analyse .. ask the gm what </span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">he sees and what his experience tells him </span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">his chances are .. the player should make </span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">his choice to attempt the task based on </span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">the input he is then given by the gm.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><br><div>Seems like that will slow down the game a lot, and get in the way of a fluid narrative where the player says "I do X" they now have to ask a load of questions about their character before trying anything. Of course this gap will narrow and things will smooth out as the player gets used to the character and the GM.</div><div><br></div><div>Phil.</div></body></html>