RiddickDale said:
"You see what you see" is my favorite "call phrase".
Scott
It needs to be used sparingly though...
It cant be the stock response.... otherwise you get:
"So I see keyboards, a CD player.... and Jesus?"
Because yes.... that happened to Dikembe...
That's why I wrote that HQ was moving towards wysiwyg as much as possible.
I seem to be reading that we should not move to minimize OOG calls by improving costuming, makeup, special effects and locations?
I for one want to play a larp where stuff like that isn't necessary. We surely aren't there yet, but we should be moving in that direction. We should in no way accept mediocrity. Sometimes it's unavoidable, but we shouldn't settle for it.
I like playing without coke machines, where the cars are hidden and I get to drink out of period tankards and eat off real dishes. I've played in casual, "backyard" larps for far too many years. Myself and others are striving to build something greater and we're inviting everyone else to come along and to help. I know that's not geographically possible for everyone, but everyone should be striving to make their own chapter a little better every time they play. Even the little things like taking an extra 2 minutes to do your makeup better or buying a $2 tankard at a flea market to put your bottle of gatorade in add up. If everyone does a couple little things, it adds up to a much better game for everyone.
And since you are being anecdotal Riddick, I will elaborate on Gilwing's example.
I played Sil-Galad. He was an cursed elf...a mummy in fact. I took the extra time to do good makeup and put together the costume. I walked up to a cabin and was asked by a PC "What do I see?" Redcloud looked at him like he was not so bright and said patronizingly "Looks like an undead, elven mummy." That one sentence made the little extra effort I put in all worthwhile. It's what we should all strive for. I'm quite aware that it's not always possible due to many issues, but that shouldn't stop us from making the attempt. And it's definitely possible to do it more often than we are now. "You see what you see" maybe shouldn't be a "stock answer", but "What do I see?" shouldn't be a stock question either. It should be reserved for instances when you really can't rep a monster appropriately.
Scott aka Captain Tangent