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using a spect’s offer to get to a scripted story element

When playing from a scenario, you also follow the spect. This may take you far off the scripted path which is a good thing because it puts spects in the driver’s seat of the story. However, sometimes you need to get back to a scripted plot point or introduce an important story element. Bridging is a way to do this while making it feel as though it was the spect who got you there.

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a question that has an assumption embedded within it

”What problems are you having at home?”

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incorporating a story element into the established scenario

There are times when you need to incorporate a story element with the moment at hand. It could be anything—an offer from the spect, a critical plot point, an important line of dialogue. Whatever the case, when you connect a story element with whatever is going on, that’s merging.

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