Comments on: Random “Genre” Paintings in Grand Houses https://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/random-genre-paintings-in-grand-houses/ Daniel James Hanley's Creations For Gaming. Home of the Ghastly Affair RPG. Wed, 26 Sep 2018 02:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Daniel James Hanley https://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/random-genre-paintings-in-grand-houses/#comment-6404 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 02:57:31 +0000 http://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/?p=2091#comment-6404 In reply to sunlessnick.

I agree. I think “genre” paintings can also be a good form of narrative exposition. Rather than expecting players to listen to (or read) a potentially dry explanation of some facet of a game world, just describe a work of art that depicts it.

]]> By: sunlessnick https://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/random-genre-paintings-in-grand-houses/#comment-6398 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:41:35 +0000 http://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/?p=2091#comment-6398 While I made plot hooks out of the still life’s, this one’s good for mood hooks. I rolled a Gypsy telling a fortune, which would be good to hang on the wall of a house whose future is about to be decided by burdensome secrets…

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