12-18-2009, 06:16 PM | #1 |
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What information do you put in a prospectus?
I'm trying a prospectus for the first time, and I'm having a hard time deciding just what to put on it . . . so far I've been including:
Campaign name One sentence description of what the PCs will be expected to be (i.e. pirates, mercenaries) One sentence description of the campaign's intended focus (i.e. action/adventure, everyday life) Genre Game system That seems a little too bare bones to me, so, what else do you guys put in yours?
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12-18-2009, 06:51 PM | #3 | |
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12-18-2009, 07:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: What information do you put in a prospectus?
Well, e.g.,
____ The Gate of Horn: A dark fantasy campaign in which gifted dreamers meet and explore the realms of darkness, uncovering its hidden truths and encountering its dangers. Player characters will be present-day human beings in their waking lives . . . but something more in their dreams. Play will emphasize freeform magical arts, investigation of enigmas, and supernatural horror. Rules system: FUDGE. That's name, premise, description of player characters, description of main types of action, game system. Not very different from yours except that I give premise/setting and expect players to figure out the genre from that. Bill Stoddard |
12-18-2009, 08:15 PM | #5 |
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I've got a player who seems to assume (based on the character concepts he proposes) the genre is over-the-top comedy if genre isn't explicitly spelled out so I have to have it listed, but I probably should add a brief description of the setting. I'd left it out initially because the first several games on the prospectus were settings the players were very familiar with, being that they were either continuations of current games or settings they've run games in themselves, but for the rest, I think I'll go back and add a description.
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12-18-2009, 08:28 PM | #6 | |
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Looking at my prospectus, the proposal for Mad Science High said Storylines will mix action/adventure with personal relationships; style will be light but not absurdist. I think that may address the issue you're looking at. Bill Stoddard |
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12-18-2009, 08:35 PM | #7 | |
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12-18-2009, 08:49 PM | #8 | |
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12-18-2009, 10:20 PM | #9 | |
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And since he used to be nearly as bad a munchkin as the sort you mentioned, this is actually a welcome change. At least now he understands when I tell him why the proposed character won't work. * This was sarcasm.
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