Is there a good article/post on story ideas that work in RPGs versus film/literature

[RogerBW]

Originally Posted by whswhs

It's difficult to dramatize a caper plot. I've run such scenarios, and they were tricky.

As far as I can see there are two canonical answers to this.

One is to have an abstract preparation system (of which there are two in Pyramid #3/53) which lets players retroactively have prepared for the unexpected. Which can break role-playing a bit.

The other is to say "all right, you successfully prepared for the stuff you knew about: the patrols, the moving laser beams, the safe. And that's all dealt with, no further rolls required. But now here are unexpected challenges, and let's see how you deal with them".