I’ve always had a personal rule when it comes to any world-building or campaign-writing: if the players add something to my world and it fits, I need to respect their creative drive and add it to my campaign.
Now, with the current campaign being a Star Wars campaign set in the Expanded Universe timeline, I’m beginning to understand the pressure the authors of those novels must have felt when they were adding to the universe.
Last year, one of my players gave me some details to their character that I thought would add depth to the character, honor the players’ creative perspective, and enrich the Star Wars universe. Unfortunately, I also forgot to write the bloody details down, so when they gave me new details based on what they had said beforehand, I was understandably (from my biased perspective) confused. I went back through my notes and, to my horror, realized I had been moving from a point with background details that would not be in following with my rules on player contributions.
To Lina: I apologize. I didn’t write the damn thing down.
With that, I’ve spent the evening going through my background notes and adding the details necessary. Old Man Casey is, also understandably, sleepy from my late-night work.
Now that that has been fixed, I can continue with my writing, or rather since it’s nearly midnight and I’m driving the kids to school in the morning, probably should go get what sleep I can.
I swear, I need to include a section for GameMaster Essays so I can explain what notes I have.
Stay safe out there, readers. Hopefully I’ll have Mardek’s Side-Arc ready for posting in a couple days, and the next Adventure posted shortly thereafter.
-JB Swift
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