I just made a post about stepping back, here is one about encouraging others to step forward.

I just made a post about stepping back, here is one about encouraging others to step forward. Unfortunately no funny poster this time. Sometimes when I listen to APs for other RPGs I hear the GM ask questions like “who has the highest perception?” or “who speaks goblinoid?” and I like to do something similar in my DW games. This is especially useful with new characters when I don’t want to dictate aspects of their character but I want one of them to volunteer for something. It also might reduce any hurt feelings for singling out someone. Here are some questions you can ask the party to see who steps up to engage the fiction.

Who here is…

…from the local area?

…from a distant land and possibly unaware of local customs?

…on the run and why?

…a member of a local cult?

…the oldest?

…bound by a promise or code?

…literate?

…not able to speak the local language?

…the slowest runner

…the most at home in this environment?

Who here has…

…a drinking problem?

…a gambling problem?

…a pet?

…a nickname?

…a past relationship with the locals?

…the quickest reflexes?

…the sharpest eyes?

…the sharpest ears?

…the most mass?

…an irrational fear of heights/spiders/snakes?

If I was an NPC/monster which of you would I assume…

…is the leader?

…is the most gullible?

…I could bully?

…has the most wealth?

…is most dangerous?