Right now our game is in a bit of a slump. The "big moments" are waiting for other things to finish up, so most of our characters are left to the smaller tasks. Finding food, cleaning up, waiting for friends to show up, sleeping away the night...killing time until the new day arrives and the action can pick up again.
That lull is hard for a lot of players to deal with. Mostly they don't want to deal with the business of a character just living life. Having a meal, washing clothes, taking a bath, even being a little bored. But when you picture the character you've created as a whole person, it's really not so hard. If you see your character as a living, breathing human...with thoughts and needs, reacting to the environment they find themselves in...the business of living becomes a lot easier to move through. It also helps define your character and make them "live" in very real ways. "The Tribe" was at it's realest when it was showing scenes like dividing up chores, a kitchen full of rats because they didn't keep their places clean, Salene threatening the younger ones with "either we can go collect herbs for Taisan or clean the toilets. You choose." Hehe...I think you can guess what they chose. Even scenes like Ruby cleaning up her bar added to the feel of life in Tribeworld. It's the same with our game. Those small moments add a lot to life in Fort River, giving a reader the actual feel of living after devastation on that scale.
But I guess it's not for everybody.
-Chyna
Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"
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