tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post3359638794333183798..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Come Endless Darkness: Adventures in CoggleTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-41491076207075915702019-01-16T15:18:49.876-06:002019-01-16T15:18:49.876-06:00Cool. I will have to check it out.Cool. I will have to check it out.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-8362680313683164932019-01-16T14:47:28.882-06:002019-01-16T14:47:28.882-06:00I use XMind, which is a similar tool, I believe. I...I use XMind, which is a similar tool, I believe. I cannot overstate the value of a relationship map/mind map in gaming. I was able to improv HOURS of unscripted interactions because I had the basics of relationships and influences worked out ahead of time. Oh, you do X? Well, Y supports that, but Z will send demon-cult worshippers to try and kill you. Oh, also the jarl has to publicly support X, but she will also try and hire bandits to stop you in the background, and then try and gain face by killing the bandits.<br /><br />Instantly available at your fingertips thanks to the mind map.Douglas Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292678529266123501noreply@blogger.com