I'm DMing a homebrew campaign, and I've drawn up a lot of plot hooks, story arc potential, and overarching story. i think i'm doing well with not detailing out too much so that i can change things as players develop the story, but i'd really like to discuss my plot with people who aren't my players. partly because i'd love some feedback in case there's a hole in the story i don't see, and partly because i'm just plain excited about it. i feel pretty proud of this, and i'd love to see if other people like it as much as i do.
does anyone know a good place i could post and discuss this sort of thing? i think if i do it here, my players could just click my profile and go to my posts. i like to think they wouldn't do that, but you never know. i'd prefer to keep temptation out of the picture.
You're not going to find a perfect solution that keeps only your players out but lets other internet randos in. It really depends on how high you want the barrier to entry to be and conversely how big an audience you want to reach.
You could use Google Docs or Dropbox to control access to the info and then post it somewhere public, but a determined player can still trick you into letting them in. The only way to be sure is to ask for some form of ID, which most people won't give you without a damned good reason. A player willing to do this is likely to cheat though.
The other alternative is to directly approach people you know and trust. That keeps your players out at the expense of having a much smaller audience.
how about make a burner account and use that for story discussion, etc, (you'd still want to attempt to alter details to prevent someone immediately working it out) while keeping your regular account for (I presume) your campaign? (note: not sure if there are any forum rules about having a second account)
What if you post here with a disclaimer at the top like: If you’re a player in my campaign called XYZ, stop reading now. then just trust them to not be jerks. I mean if you can’t trust them, why would you play with them anyway.
What if you post here with a disclaimer at the top like: If you’re a player in my campaign called XYZ, stop reading now. then just trust them to not be jerks. I mean if you can’t trust them, why would you play with them anyway.
This :) Sometimes you have to extend some trust to people.
It seems to be what most people do on this forums; I've seen disclaimers like this a lot. If you put a disclaimer up front, you avoid accidental exposure to your plot points, and as InquisitiveCoder pointed out, it's almost impossible to have a public discussion of your ideas and prevent deliberate reading by your Players.
On the flip side, you might keep an ear out for behaviors in the game which seem suspiciously presentient: "I always leave a little room for someone to disappoint me. Thanks for not doing it. " - Garibaldi, Babylon 5
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All my players live in the same house as me, and we're running a pre-built module. At any time they could easily grab and read the book and even my notes, or even just google the module and watch one of the bajillion streams of other groups playing it.
I told them that I can't stop them doing any of that, but that it would be more fun for all of them if they don't. I have no idea if they have or not, but their actions in game suggest they haven't.
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I'm DMing a homebrew campaign, and I've drawn up a lot of plot hooks, story arc potential, and overarching story. i think i'm doing well with not detailing out too much so that i can change things as players develop the story, but i'd really like to discuss my plot with people who aren't my players. partly because i'd love some feedback in case there's a hole in the story i don't see, and partly because i'm just plain excited about it. i feel pretty proud of this, and i'd love to see if other people like it as much as i do.
does anyone know a good place i could post and discuss this sort of thing? i think if i do it here, my players could just click my profile and go to my posts. i like to think they wouldn't do that, but you never know. i'd prefer to keep temptation out of the picture.
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You're not going to find a perfect solution that keeps only your players out but lets other internet randos in. It really depends on how high you want the barrier to entry to be and conversely how big an audience you want to reach.
You could use Google Docs or Dropbox to control access to the info and then post it somewhere public, but a determined player can still trick you into letting them in. The only way to be sure is to ask for some form of ID, which most people won't give you without a damned good reason. A player willing to do this is likely to cheat though.
The other alternative is to directly approach people you know and trust. That keeps your players out at the expense of having a much smaller audience.
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A happy medium would be nice. I don’t need to check ID at the door, I just don’t want it to be as simple and easy as following my post history
Paladin - warforged - orange
how about make a burner account and use that for story discussion, etc, (you'd still want to attempt to alter details to prevent someone immediately working it out) while keeping your regular account for (I presume) your campaign? (note: not sure if there are any forum rules about having a second account)
What if you post here with a disclaimer at the top like: If you’re a player in my campaign called XYZ, stop reading now.
then just trust them to not be jerks. I mean if you can’t trust them, why would you play with them anyway.
This :) Sometimes you have to extend some trust to people.
It seems to be what most people do on this forums; I've seen disclaimers like this a lot. If you put a disclaimer up front, you avoid accidental exposure to your plot points, and as InquisitiveCoder pointed out, it's almost impossible to have a public discussion of your ideas and prevent deliberate reading by your Players.
On the flip side, you might keep an ear out for behaviors in the game which seem suspiciously presentient: "I always leave a little room for someone to disappoint me. Thanks for not doing it. " - Garibaldi, Babylon 5
My DM Philosophy, as summed up by other people: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rN5w4-azTq3Kbn0Yvk9nfqQhwQ1R5by1/view
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All my players live in the same house as me, and we're running a pre-built module. At any time they could easily grab and read the book and even my notes, or even just google the module and watch one of the bajillion streams of other groups playing it.
I told them that I can't stop them doing any of that, but that it would be more fun for all of them if they don't. I have no idea if they have or not, but their actions in game suggest they haven't.