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 That’s a lot of responsibility, but don’t worry-- we like to have fun here! The following chapter is full of resources to aid your adventures in Guiding!<br />
 =====Preparation=====
 Much of the Guide’s work is done on the fly. However, there are a few ways to prepare for running a game that will make things smoother and more fun for everyone!

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-====='''Storytelling'''=====
+=====Storytelling=====
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+======Improv Skills======

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 That’s a lot of responsibility, but don’t worry-- we like to have fun here! The following chapter is full of resources to aid your adventures in Guiding!<br />
-===== Preparation =====
+=====Preparation=====
 Much of the Guide’s work is done on the fly. However, there are a few ways to prepare for running a game that will make things smoother and more fun for everyone!
 As a best practice, read over the daily events, practice your [[NPCs]], and decide on your games before the day starts. In the rare occasion a prop is required, make a note to gather it before the day's activities begin. There are blocks of descriptive text through the Story Guides, but consider them suggestions rather than a set-in-stone script. If possible, incorporate situational or environmental context into your descriptions.
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 '''Watch out for Tacticians...'''
 *Grinding the story or action to a halt
 *Telling other players what to do
 *Taking too much responsibility onto themselves
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 Here are some other techniques to improvising:
-* '''Be obvious.''' Don't assume the players will remember everything you mention. Circle back to information and be patient in answering questions. Don't let them flounder for too long without a heading!
+*'''Be obvious.''' Don't assume the players will remember everything you mention. Circle back to information and be patient in answering questions. Don't let them flounder for too long without a heading!
-* '''Think narratively.''' Keep the end point of the day in mind and try and guide players towards it. Don't worry if material gets skipped over in favor of players' creations.
+*'''Think narratively.''' Keep the end point of the day in mind and try and guide players towards it. Don't worry if material gets skipped over in favor of players' creations.
-* '''Bring elements back.''' Establish familiarity with callbacks to NPCs, plot devices, and games. You don't need to generate new ideas if you can build on existing ones.
+*'''Bring elements back.''' Establish familiarity with callbacks to NPCs, plot devices, and games. You don't need to generate new ideas if you can build on existing ones.
-* '''If it sucks, change it.''' It sounds simple, but it can hurt to jettison carefully laid plans. However, if a scene or game is clearly bombing, dramatic shifts are preferable to losing the players. Try ratcheting up the difficulty or stakes, game-ifying a conversation with an NPC, or transitioning the intensity of a game to match the group's energy.<br />
+*'''If it sucks, change it.''' It sounds simple, but it can hurt to jettison carefully laid plans. However, if a scene or game is clearly bombing, dramatic shifts are preferable to losing the players. Try ratcheting up the difficulty or stakes, game-ifying a conversation with an NPC, or transitioning the intensity of a game to match the group's energy.<br />
-======'''Steering Skills'''======
+======Steering Skills======

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 As a Guide in Realms, you take on the role of the main storyteller. Your words set the scenes, narrate the events, act as the non-playable characters, and prompt the Trackers towards their own self-organized activities.
-That’s a lot of responsibility, but don’t worry-- we like to have fun here! The following chapter is full of resources to aid your adventures in Guiding!
+That’s a lot of responsibility, but don’t worry-- we like to have fun here! The following chapter is full of resources to aid your adventures in Guiding!<br />
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-======Safety======
+====== The Improvisor ======
-Each game has a few basic safety considerations. Make sure to review these every time you plan a gaming session.
+This type of player likes their decisions having weight in the roleplay world. They prefer not to waste too much time in planning, and may take risks or deliberate bad choices just to see how things play out. This can be intimidating for the Guide, but properly directed, can lead to exciting and unique game sessions.
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-=====Preparation=====
+====== The Achiever ======
-Much of the Guide’s work is done on the fly. However, there are a few ways to prepare for running a game that will make things smoother and more fun for everyone! As a best practice, read over the daily events, practice your [[NPCs]], and decide on your games the night before.
+Achievers are typically very passionate gamers with efficient, logical minds. They want to the determine parameters and succeed. They tend to be objective-oriented and enjoy the thrill of measurably increasing their skills.
-<br />Every day includes 3-4 games. Some of these games are fixed in the story, but most can be chosen from the database with minimal prep work.
-Throughout the story guides, there are areas of quoted italicized text. Consider these suggestions, not exact scripts! Whenever possible, incorporate your environmental context into the description.
+====== The Tactician ======
 ====='''Storytelling'''=====
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 ======'''Improv Skills'''======
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 ======'''Steering Skills'''======
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 '''Read the Room'''
-Different groups will have different interests and limits in roleplay. Continuously assess how your group id doing, and steer towards the best representation of the Tracker's [[Compass]] as possible.
+Different groups will have different interests and limits in roleplay. Continuously assess how your group is doing.
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 |Trackers are hung up on something specific.
-|Make note of it, and make a plan to use it. Even if it's ridiculous and unfeasible, there is some way to bring it in, if only as a cameo. In the meantime, tell the Trackers to '''forget about it!''' That is absolutely '''not''' happening.
+|Make note of it, and make a plan to use it. Even if it's ridiculous and unfeasible, there is some way to bring it in. Possibly only as a cameo. In the meantime, tell the Trackers to '''forget about it!''' That is absolutely '''not''' happening.
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 |Trackers are struggling with roleplay.
-|If a second Guide is available, play off them to let interesting or secret information slip. You may also restructure a conversation into an improv game.
+|Structure improv dialogues to play like Improv games.
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-As a Guide in Mems of Cascadia, you take on the role of the main storyteller. Your words set the scenes, narrate the events, act as the non-playable characters, and prompt the Trackers towards their own self-organized activities.
+As a Guide in Realms, you take on the role of the main storyteller. Your words set the scenes, narrate the events, act as the non-playable characters, and prompt the Trackers towards their own self-organized activities.
 That’s a lot of responsibility, but don’t worry-- we like to have fun here! The following chapter is full of resources to aid your adventures in Guiding!
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 |Tone down the stakes for younger Trackers
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 |Trackers want to choose violence.
 |Remind players of the Trackers [[Compass]] to curb wanton punchiness. If they insist on fighting, consider allowing it with appropriate consequences (for the characters, not the Trackers themselves). Possibilities include getting captured, additional obstacles in games, or losing an NPCs' cooperation or friendship.
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 |Trackers are hung up on something specific.
 |Make note of it, and make a plan to use it. Even if it's ridiculous and unfeasible, there is some way to bring it in, if only as a cameo. In the meantime, tell the Trackers to '''forget about it!''' That is absolutely '''not''' happening.
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 |Trackers are struggling with roleplay.

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