I’m prepping some questions for #MonsterOfTheWeek . Some of these I plan on asking pretty early. The baddie is some kinda weird undead. The last one I plan on asking when they see the undead legions (or the monster) for the first time. I’m not sure if these questions sing, or if they need work.
1) Dr. Graves, the curator, failed you in the past. What did he do wrong? What was lost?
2) Where have you heard of Dr. Shriver, the assistant curator, before?
3) Why did you feel it was necessary to break Jamie Morton’s nose? Has she forgiven you?
4) What memento do you keep from someone claimed by the undead?
These are inspired by Jason Cordova’s DMing style of asking the characters heavy questions.
I’m not sure about the second question.
Sure, I don’t know much of the context, but why is the “Where” important to the story ?
As a GM, I think I would be more interested in knowing “How (and what) have you heard of Dr Shiver before ?”
I’m not sure about the second question.
Sure, I don’t know much of the context, but why is the “Where” important to the story ?
As a GM, I think I would be more interested in knowing “How (and what) have you heard of Dr Shiver before ?”
Nice!
I think I’d go a little more into uncomfortable territory, say by taking the third question and saying:
“When you watched blood stream from Jamie Morton’s broken nose, how did you feel about what you’d just done? What drove you to it? “
Just adding a little more visceral spin, or an accusatory element. I kind of think of these as questions as that scene in Bladerunner where the interviewer is screening for Replicants with questions that evoke an emotional response.
Nice!
I think I’d go a little more into uncomfortable territory, say by taking the third question and saying:
“When you watched blood stream from Jamie Morton’s broken nose, how did you feel about what you’d just done? What drove you to it? “
Just adding a little more visceral spin, or an accusatory element. I kind of think of these as questions as that scene in Bladerunner where the interviewer is screening for Replicants with questions that evoke an emotional response.
I agree with Philip Espi on the second question. The rest sound great!
I agree with Philip Espi on the second question. The rest sound great!
Awesome advice. Thank you!
Awesome advice. Thank you!
The questions sang. Especially the memento of the person lost to the undead and the broken nose. I got amazing reactions out of them.
The questions sang. Especially the memento of the person lost to the undead and the broken nose. I got amazing reactions out of them.
I also dropped some great questions in the moment about why the hunters don’t fully trust each other.
I also dropped some great questions in the moment about why the hunters don’t fully trust each other.