Have a wiki or log for things the characters know
It becomes troublesome after awhile to keep track of all the things that have been said which causes risk of contradicting something written previously. A wiki where players could record what is known would be helpful. In our game we started several storylines about mysteries and it would have been helpful to establish what we agreed on as fact and what was only a characters perception.
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I agree completely. Having some kind of wiki system (basic) would make capturing story specific items easily.
At the top of my list would be maps and diagrams. Where in the city are the characters? What deck of the ship are we on? Are we in the same sector on the outer rim right now or light years apart? Having a space for the narrator to host diagrams and maps is important.
Next on my list is the lingo. A dictionary of common terms is important. In this sci fi epic are we using gravjets or pulsar turbines or infinity drives or a heart of gold? What do we call drugs in this cyberpunk drama...sim? stims? rocks? lava? it would be great if there was a dictionary / wiki to host those common terms for all the players to reference.
Next - a list of NPCs the characters have interacted or heard about. I don't want to have to go back and reread everything because I can't remember one NPCs name. I just need a quick reference so that I'm not completely pulled out of the writing.
I'm sure there are many more things that a wiki would address. It doesn't even have to be in the standard/well-known wiki form. A simple quick reference page would be awesome.