hi :)

just played The Roach, and it was the first time for all of us

so I'm curious: how much first-person narration do you usually get with this game?

we had almost none

most of it was "he does this, then this happens, etc."

not a problem as such, but I'm just wondering if it's always like this, or if we just naturally settled into third-person

Hi, JC!

Good question.  The answer is that it depends on the group - in my experience, that's more of a social contract issue - each group has its own standards regarding how to interact.  I've played with groups that were all about framing scenes and then playing them out in first person, like actors, but I've also played with groups that looked at it as more of a story they were telling collectively.  It works both ways.  My preference is to mix it up a bit - sometimes a nice third person scene where you're describing some activity from a remove adds spice, and at other times putting on a silly accent and stepping into a character is satisfying as well. 

I hope you had fun, anyway!  Tell us about your game!

Jason wrote:
Good question.  The answer is that it depends on the group - in my experience, that's more of a social contract issue - each group has its own standards regarding how to interact.  I've played with groups that were all about framing scenes and then playing them out in first person, like actors, but I've also played with groups that looked at it as more of a story they were telling collectively.  It works both ways.  My preference is to mix it up a bit - sometimes a nice third person scene where you're describing some activity from a remove adds spice, and at other times putting on a silly accent and stepping into a character is satisfying as well. 

Jason wrote:
I hope you had fun, anyway!  Tell us about your game!