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A style guide for solo TTRPG note-taking · By Alfred Valley

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A topic by Alfred Valley created Aug 10, 2022 Views: 345 Replies: 9
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If you have any thoughts about amendments or additional things the style guide should cover, feel free to reply here.


Any feedback is welcome!

What is an example of “Outcome choices (Choice 1, Choice 2, etc.)Choice “?

Developer

Good question!

Some RPGs may present the player with a set of choices either following action resolution or potentially instead of it. This bit just means, if that’s the case, list out the options and state which one you’ve chosen.

Unfortunately I don’t think this applies to Ironsworn (which I’ve used for the examples). I may add a line in the description above the example section to help clarify what this is.

Thank you for the clarification!

I wonder if an example using Mythic GME would also help illuminate this formatting for those that don’t use Ironsworn?

Hello! I hope this doesn’t sound silly but the title says (downloadable game) but there doesn’t seem to be a download. My best guess is that it’s a reference to the website that’s linked, but is there a download?


I might be overthinking things. ʅ(◞‿◟)ʃ

Developer

That’s right, there’s nothing to download just the external link.


Unfortunately itch.io isn’t really made for this sort of thing, so there’s not a satisfying way to mark it as something related to pen and paper games without that misleading title.


Would a downloadable file be useful for you?

i downloadable file would be interesting 

I find when I solo/write up that when I need to interpret an oracle roll I write out my rambly thoughts out in a way to work out the oracle meaning. Using your style guide, would these thought/brain storming segments be best left in The Log section with some kind of visual formatting to distinguish it a part from the other things you've established, or would it be best to place this in the Appendix/it's own section (while adding reference points in The Log where appropriate)?

Developer

That’s a really interesting question!

If you were to put it in the appendix my question would be: is there an element of your gameplay where a previous interpretation of the oracle informs future interpretations? If so, this feels like a natural place for it, where you can build up an understanding of the oracle through the lens of your campaign.

Otherwise I’d say the log seems like the best place, keeping the interpretation in the mechanical text. That is, as long as you don’t feel there’s too much text breaking up the narrative elements. In a sense it’s similar to the ‘Outcome choices’ section that’s detailed as part of the log.

At the end of the day, either could work but it depends on what works best for you!

Hmm, I don't believe an interpretation affects a future interpretation, especially since each oracle roll is unique (mostly.) I do tend to brainstorm fresh with each oracle roll.

I think your suggestion makes sense to keep it with the "Outcome Choices," as it gives the narrative context without having to hunt it down in future read throughs.