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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9250171" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>There is no "search for things of interest" move either.</p><p></p><p>Suppose that a player, speaking for their PC, asks "Is there anything of interest here?" the GM can respond "Dunno, are you studying it closely?" (This is a soft move - offer an opportunity - giving effect to a principle - ask provocative questions and build on the answers.) And if the player responds "yes", then this triggers Discern Realities.</p><p></p><p>Or if the player says "no", then the GM might respond "OK, so what do you do?"</p><p></p><p>Or let's go back to the player asking, "Is there anything of interest here?" The GM might just respond, "At first you don't see anything, but then a secret door in the opposite wall swings open, and a pair of Hobgoblins steps through! They don't look happy to see you. What do you do?" (This is a different soft move - the GM has put the PC in a spot. It gives effect to principles like making the PCs' lives not boring.)</p><p></p><p>A more general response: you are framing your questions in a way that doesn't really make sense for the AW procedures of play.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what you mean here by "prep".</p><p></p><p>I mean, if asked if a D&D GM is required to cut the deck before they deal, that wouldn't really make sense, right? The question makes more sense for a game of bridge or poker.</p><p></p><p>What sort of prep are you thinking of? And what are you trying to do with it, that is consonant with the AW/DW procedures of play?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9250171, member: 42582"] There is no "search for things of interest" move either. Suppose that a player, speaking for their PC, asks "Is there anything of interest here?" the GM can respond "Dunno, are you studying it closely?" (This is a soft move - offer an opportunity - giving effect to a principle - ask provocative questions and build on the answers.) And if the player responds "yes", then this triggers Discern Realities. Or if the player says "no", then the GM might respond "OK, so what do you do?" Or let's go back to the player asking, "Is there anything of interest here?" The GM might just respond, "At first you don't see anything, but then a secret door in the opposite wall swings open, and a pair of Hobgoblins steps through! They don't look happy to see you. What do you do?" (This is a different soft move - the GM has put the PC in a spot. It gives effect to principles like making the PCs' lives not boring.) A more general response: you are framing your questions in a way that doesn't really make sense for the AW procedures of play. I don't know what you mean here by "prep". I mean, if asked if a D&D GM is required to cut the deck before they deal, that wouldn't really make sense, right? The question makes more sense for a game of bridge or poker. What sort of prep are you thinking of? And what are you trying to do with it, that is consonant with the AW/DW procedures of play? [/QUOTE]
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