If you have any thoughts about amendments or additional things the style guide should cover, feel free to reply here.
Any feedback is welcome!
Good question!
Some RPGs may present the player with a set of choices either following action resolution or potentially instead of it. This bit just means, if that’s the case, list out the options and state which one you’ve chosen.
Unfortunately I don’t think this applies to Ironsworn (which I’ve used for the examples). I may add a line in the description above the example section to help clarify what this is.
I find when I solo/write up that when I need to interpret an oracle roll I write out my rambly thoughts out in a way to work out the oracle meaning. Using your style guide, would these thought/brain storming segments be best left in The Log section with some kind of visual formatting to distinguish it a part from the other things you've established, or would it be best to place this in the Appendix/it's own section (while adding reference points in The Log where appropriate)?
That’s a really interesting question!
If you were to put it in the appendix my question would be: is there an element of your gameplay where a previous interpretation of the oracle informs future interpretations? If so, this feels like a natural place for it, where you can build up an understanding of the oracle through the lens of your campaign.
Otherwise I’d say the log seems like the best place, keeping the interpretation in the mechanical text. That is, as long as you don’t feel there’s too much text breaking up the narrative elements. In a sense it’s similar to the ‘Outcome choices’ section that’s detailed as part of the log.
At the end of the day, either could work but it depends on what works best for you!
Hmm, I don't believe an interpretation affects a future interpretation, especially since each oracle roll is unique (mostly.) I do tend to brainstorm fresh with each oracle roll.
I think your suggestion makes sense to keep it with the "Outcome Choices," as it gives the narrative context without having to hunt it down in future read throughs.