Randy Keeling
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I was thinking of two use cases:
One case, the less important one, would be where people use different names for different groups. To my gaming group I may go by one name, to my work friends I go by another and to my family a third.
And to go along with that, sometimes it might be nice to join/host a game without letting your friends know.
"Randy, I thought you weren't playing this week. But I saw that you started a game. Why didn't you invite me?"
"Uhmmm... yeah Bob. Honest, I wasn't avoiding you... it was just...."Sometimes you just need a break. :-)
The second use case is more serious and it involves cyber bullying, sexist and/or unwanted attention. I can understand why some people would like to be able to join/host a game under a pseudonym in these cases.
For example:
Sally plays a game with her friends, as Sally, but perhaps hosts public game under "Bob, the destroyer of characters" to avoid the actions of unsavory and insecure people.
It would be nice to say everyone will play nice, and I am sure Storium will have ways to self police, but the reality of the internet is that these types of people will always pop-up. And as a supporter of women & minorities online I know how hard that can be for some people to deal with that form of negative attention. A pseudonym allows someone that small amount of temporary anonymity without have to purchase two accounts (in the case of hosting games).
Just a thought.
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Thanks for the suggestion, we’ll put this on our list…
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I would add the ability for a narrator to define cards that could modify a roll.
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We will soon be adding the ability for the narrator to explicitly specify which characters are in a given scene. Would that help a bit?
Meanwhile, you can visually segment the action in a scene by using a horizontal rule (“
-” in our layout syntax). Note also that the system does not require that players make a move in every scene. So you can ask someone to “sit this one out” and the scene will be able to progress just fine. Hopefully these techniques can get you un-stuck for the time being?Regarding simultaneous scenes, we’ve received this suggestion from a couple of other users, too, and so we are thinking hard about how we could add it to Storium without making things difficult to use and understand. It’s high on our list so please stay tuned.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Adminehardee
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Narrators are now able to specify number of cards playable per character per scene. This can be altered on a scene by scene basis.
Thanks!
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AdminStephen Hood
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If you email support@storium.com we will be happy to change your username! Please include the following info:
- your current username
- the email address asssociated with your account
- you first and second choices for a new user name (just in case the first is already taken)Randy Keeling
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I understand how that can be used to enable 'bad' behavior. The fact that each alias would be tied back to the parent account might help. This way if the 'bad' alias is reported, you guys would know what account was behind it. But I understand, and appreciate, that you and your team are looking at ways to stop (or at least limit) abuse. Thanks!