tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842087556081043371.post5784443869686855185..comments2022-04-01T16:46:42.462-05:00Comments on Board Enterprises: Soap operas, the SequelBoardEnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462361536278304286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842087556081043371.post-48093693560652269332016-03-01T06:52:18.534-06:002016-03-01T06:52:18.534-06:00I love the compare on the two Star Treks. In one ...I love the compare on the two Star Treks. In one they wander from adventure to adventure (like Scooby Doo), while in the other their station is set and adventure needs to come to them. I guess I hadn't remembered to slip that very important difference in.BoardEnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462361536278304286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842087556081043371.post-72761643899795028242016-02-29T22:41:26.123-06:002016-02-29T22:41:26.123-06:00I think that what you describe really fits as a ro...I think that what you describe really fits as a roleplaying standard because of our tendency as people (and player characters) to have a frame of reference that revolves around ourselves. In the real world, the events in it don't necessarily have anything to do with us; but in RPGs, anything the GM says could potentially directly or indirectly affect us. This train of thought can lead to a paranoid, superstitious kind of reaction to our fantasy setting's events. It is only natural that the flaming fireball that obliterated Standard Castle the day after we visited might be something that the PCs need and are supposed to investigate.<br /><br />This made me think of an old rivalry between myself and a good friend. We good-naturedly like to disagree about tghe merits of Star Trek The Next Generation vs. Deep Space Nine...and mostly it comes down to the Next Generation being more of a procedural where the officers stay the same but there are new bad guys every episode; with the exceptions like Q as dius ex machina and say the borg, romulans, etc. as baddies, they wrap things up pretty good, Picard says "Engage!" and they're off to new worlds. Deep Space Nine is more political, more soap opera, with characters in a significantly more limited setting. Conversations, alliances, bloodlines, past rivalries; all of these things mean a great deal more in DS9.<br /><br />Great topic. I've been fleshing out my own setting lately, and have turned to BE's The Royalty for help and ideas; a great starting point, especially if you are starting smaller scale, with a few regions and a major city or so. All of the hard thinking is done, it's just a matter of tweaking the flavours.<br /><br />A.Nova Scotia Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442827914256027088noreply@blogger.com