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<h2>DETERMINE PARTICIPANTS</h2>
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First, discuss which characters present on the scene will take on an active
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role during the conflict, and which ones will fade into the background. Player
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Characters are all generally expected to take part in the conflict, as are any
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important antagonists — but there might be times in which some prefer to stay
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away from the spotlight.
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<strong>Example:</strong> The scholar Calliope has offered to help a young
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bandit by the name of Randolph — she will act as his defendant in the upcoming
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trial.
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The Game Master decides to run the trial as a conflict scene: the participants
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will be Calliope and Randolph as well as the prosecutor, a man known as Orbek.
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Interestingly enough, only one other Player decides to have their character
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take an active role: Montblanc the knight will lend his reputation to help
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Randolph, while the thief Valea will avoid being seen on the scene — her
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presence could undermine Calliope's credibility, and she already did her part
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acquiring important evidence.
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Everyone else — the bystanders, the guards, and even the judge herself — will
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not be active participants. While the Game Master still describes their
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reactions and behavior, those characters will not get to pursue their
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objectives or influence the conflict.
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New participants may also enter a conflict while it is already underway:
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characters who wish to do so can join the scene at the end of a round (after
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step 5).
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<h2>DISCUSS GOALS</h2>
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Each character involved in the conflict will have their reasons: perhaps you
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want to steal a precious artifact, persuade the Queen of your good intentions,
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or avoid becoming a monster's mid-afternoon snack. Your antagonists will have
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goals of their own too, ranging from escaping unharmed to putting an end to
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your ceaseless meddling.
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During this step, each participant should make clear what their general goal
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in the conflict will be, at least initially.
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The Game Master is free to keep some of the antagonists' goals a secret —
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suffice it to say, if a conflict takes place it's because at the very least
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they don't want the heroes to achieve their own objectives!
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