Nachende
10-29-07, 06:18 PM
I notice that Althanas has a world history, map, and brief synopsis of each area, but I don't see a lot in the way of more specific continuity.
For example, if my character wanted to become a queen, or own her own tavern, or join the city guard, or hunt down that band of thieves that's been plaguing everyone's threads for weeks -- would it be possible? If a character blew up a house and made a crater in the middle of a village, would that crater be there next time a band of PCs walks through that village? Is there ever any political dispute or unrest that takes place outside the main quest threads?
Is it unheard of for a player to come up with a wide and long-term plot and to integrate it into a number of separate threads? If other characters are affected by it, would they mention it in other threads?
Or, am I thinking of this all wrong? Are threads thought of as roleplay sessions, like in pen and paper, where each thread is a complete story from beginning to end, and no two stories have anything in common?
For example, if my character wanted to become a queen, or own her own tavern, or join the city guard, or hunt down that band of thieves that's been plaguing everyone's threads for weeks -- would it be possible? If a character blew up a house and made a crater in the middle of a village, would that crater be there next time a band of PCs walks through that village? Is there ever any political dispute or unrest that takes place outside the main quest threads?
Is it unheard of for a player to come up with a wide and long-term plot and to integrate it into a number of separate threads? If other characters are affected by it, would they mention it in other threads?
Or, am I thinking of this all wrong? Are threads thought of as roleplay sessions, like in pen and paper, where each thread is a complete story from beginning to end, and no two stories have anything in common?