Add an Editor Mode for "post-production"
I think a nice feature for the Narrator would be an "Editor" mode that can be used after a scene concludes. This would be, ideally, a simple drag-and-drop interface that lets the Narrator reorder the scene's moves (possibly allowing for splitting moves into pieces that retain their original authorship) to better reflect the chronological order of events. This would help resolve confusion caused by near-simultaneous and overlapping moves. The final "Narrator's Cut" would then be the last word on that scene, for the benefit of readers and as canonical reference for the players.
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Lillith Avalon
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I'd like to be able to re-order moves for chronology on a live scene! Got a few that would be much improved with that capability.
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Geoffrey Rabe
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I agree - having a "Narrator's Cut" for a completed game in an archive (or a wiki, if there is one or if there's going to be one) would be a great idea, both for the players of that game to refer back to, and for new players - especially new narrators, to help them learn better how to narrate, by example - as well as for anyone who wants to read the various completed games. And to keep the file shorter, perhaps just have the initial graphic, maybe in a smaller version, at the top of the game synopsis, and no graphics for the characters, just their names (that would also, perhaps, help keep the players' anonymity, for those whose avatar is a personal picture).