BW PDF - Midnight Campaign

e much more creative and rewarding to work beyondthese and build a more open world for the players tomore personally explore. This allows the players tohave more control over events, and builds a greatersense of investment.USER-GENERATED CONTENTAlthough the storyteller has access to and is encouragedto use all of the content in this book and others, it isimportant to acknowledge that their own creativity andideas can also be interesting and useful. This becomesespecially relevant once the players have gotten usedto the content in the book and are looking forsomething different.Also, player-generated content should be encouraged,but should be approved by the storyteller before it isactually used with the other players. Such content tendsto be relatively unbalanced, and unless it is at leastlooked at, it could be unfair to the other playersTHE NUMBER ONE RULEThe storyteller’s number one responsibility, and thefinal word in this section, is for everyone to have fun.The storyteller plays the role of the host, making surethat all of the players are engaged, that players areplaying fair, and that everyone is able to contribute andparticipate in the story. All of their preparation andexecution should be geared to this end.THE STORYTELLER PLAYS TO LOSEOne major temptation in these games, is for thestoryteller to begin to root for the opposition. After allof the time and effort they have put into their creations,traps, and enemies, it is hard not to become somewhatattached. Although this mentality can make for strongcharacters and challenging encounters, it is alsoimportant that the storyteller doesn’t ruin the experiencefor the players for the sake of their own pets. Ultimately,the storyteller plays to lose. They only win when theplayers are having a good time, which means that theirown creations need to ultimately fail.THE STORYTELLER CHEATSAll of the rules in this game are made with the solepurpose of making the game more fun for of the players,in one way or another, but that doesn’t mean that theyare hard and fast and should apply in all situations.The storyteller has open license to adjust or ignore rulesas is most convenient and effective for the specific storyat any given time.195