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Chapter V- Lights ... Camera ... Action!
The art of roleplaying is the art of building a consensual
illusion. This chapter is about how to describe the
outcomes of a character's actions, in a way that holds
together the illusion of reality that makes roleplaying
possible. These outcomes must be fair to both character
and story. This chapter describes how to use the
numbers developed in 'Makeup and Costuming',
and the Director's knowledge of the story's plotline, to
come up with fair, consistent, realistic outcomes for
any action, without having to roll dice.
Chapter VI - Improvisation
Heroes are heroes because they get to be daringly
competent at the most dramatic moments. Roleplaying
means getting to feel just like that. Not all the time, but
at the right moments. This chapter describes the ideas
and rules we use to make that possible.
Chapter VII - Epilogue
Characters change, grow, and mature as they go
through their lives, just as the stories they support
grow and mature along with them. This chapter
describes the process of advancing your character in
a way that's natural and supportive to your ongoing
roleplay.
Chapter VIII- Combat
Although it's not required, the life and death struggle
of combat is the high point of many stories. Due to the
amount of drama and tension involved in such a
conflict, we've devoted a whole chapter to the special
concepts and techniques required for depicting great
duels, including a frank discussion on the nature of
weapons, wounding, and recovery.
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Chapter IX - Setting
Theatrix is a 'Universal' roleplaying game, meaning
that its rules may be applied to stories occurring in any
genre, past or future, on earth or in space. This chapter
is a construction kit, describing what goes into the
creation of a complete genre.
Chapter X - Plotline
This chapter acts as a construction kit for the creation
of good plotlines. We have the radical notion that all
good tales have the same basic formula, that this
formula can be easily mastered, and that by carefully
following the steps described in this chapter, you will
guarantee yourself complete dramatic narratives you'll
be proud of.
REFERENCE CARDS
A lot of useful reference material has been placed
on cardboard cards and packaged at the back of this book.
Much of this material has been reprinted in the appropri­
ate spots throughout the 'Core Rules', but in a much more
scattered form. Some of this information is available only
on these reference cards. Keep the reference cards
beside you as you read through these rules, and you'll
have everything at your fingertips. With the reference
cards in hand during a game, you may never need to go
rummaging through these pages for information.