Barf Forth Apocalyptica

barf forth apocalyptica => Apocalypse World => Topic started by: Irminsul on May 27, 2011, 04:18:13 PM

Title: Front=Prem​ise and Threat=The​me?
Post by: Irminsul on May 27, 2011, 04:18:13 PM

Caveat: probably painfully obvious to everyone else or I might just be way off-base, but…

Front = Premise?

Threat = Theme?

Or at least I like the idea of Fronts being the broad question(s) posed, and Threats being the individual unifying ideas for each question.

Not to say that Scarcity isn’t the overall Premise!

Title: Re: Front=Prem​ise and Threat=The​me?
Post by: Chris on May 27, 2011, 06:53:09 PM

Hmmm. It's hard to game toward a theme, from the GM's end, in AW. I've tried it and it's never really worked out. I'd get to tied to my plans, not enough toward the PCs.

That said, I think you're on, but it's... organic. So front /=/ premise and threat/=/ theme, but later, after, you might see theme and meaning.

I don't know.