All great stuff, and it can work in any game, not just story games.
"Yes, and..." covers a lot of this kind of thing. "Yes, the guards can be bribed and..." either a detail relating to that, or a leasing question back to the player.
"... and you know one of them is in debt to a local madame and could really use some gold."
Or.
"... and you can tell one of them is particularly desperate. What gives him away?"
There might still be a skill roll involved, but now it's not in the blind. Ideally, the player helped create a new detail about the situation that will stick with them.
All great stuff, and it can work in any game, not just story games.
ReplyDelete"Yes, and..." covers a lot of this kind of thing. "Yes, the guards can be bribed and..." either a detail relating to that, or a leasing question back to the player.
"... and you know one of them is in debt to a local madame and could really use some gold."
Or.
"... and you can tell one of them is particularly desperate. What gives him away?"
There might still be a skill roll involved, but now it's not in the blind. Ideally, the player helped create a new detail about the situation that will stick with them.