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Old 12-10-2014, 09:45 AM   #5
Peter Knutsen
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Default Re: Is there a good article/post on story ideas that work in RPGs versus film/literat

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
It's difficult to dramatize a caper plot. I've run such scenarios, and they were tricky.

On one hand, a caper involves intricate planning and preparation that is known to the heroes. But it all takes place offstage, so it's not known to the audience till they see the plan being carried out.
I have some ideas for how to handle that based on character skill rather than player skill, and which can potentially surprise the players, useable for both heists and for long cons (the two main "flavours" of capers), but only time will tell if they're actually particularly good.
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