[UA] Re: In Media Res

[Michael Sands]

> We've been discussing the technique of 'in media res' recently - starting
the game in the middle of the action.  >One of the points raised by one of
my players was that when it happens to James Bond whilst the _audience_ are
>dropped straight into the action, Bond isn't.  He's gone through whatever
has taken him to the point where the >audience join him.
>
> Can't really do that with the players - well, I can, but then they're
hardly starting in media res ....

A tactic that I find effective is to start a session this way, but give them
enough to go on.

For example, "you are looking for an book with a latin name. You've broken
into the duke's apartment and are currently in the study. The door opens..."

And then the action starts.

Often, people complain: "What book? Who is this duke?"

I find that a reassuring "It will be explained later" normally quiets these,
especially if their ponderings lose them initiative (as someone else said
they did)...

Cheers
Mike


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