The number one rule of improv comedy is "always say yes." Whatever the other people suggest, you say yes and you go with it. This continues the momentum of the story. When you start saying no, you grind it to a halt.
Improvisation is a large part of role playing games, so to some degree, it remains true. If players come up with reasonable ideas, let them try it out. If characters say something inappropriate, let them do it. Make them deal with the consequences of those actions, but let them do it.
That said, if you're running the game, you can't always say yes. Sometimes players want to do things that are literally impossible. They may want to run 100 yards in 6 seconds or leap 30 feet in the air. These things may slip a player's mind or they may be looking for a favor. In any case, there are boundaries somewhere.
About Me
- Kevin Bahler
- I am a writer. A writer is one who writes. By the same logic, I am also a thinker, an observer, and a puzzle solver. I am a graduate from the State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in Professional Writing. The idea of the program is that one studies all three aspects of writing as a whole: Creative Writing, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric. The knowledge I have gained in those subjects is put to use in every aspect of my life. The worst thing a person can be is boring. I am most interested in people who can pique my interests. An example is people who can correctly use the word 'pique'.
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