On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

**1:20 The importance of pacing** **3:40 What IS pacing?** Timing scenes vs. timing within scenes. A player’s responsibility as well - be aware, things need to end. **6:35 The basic structure** Opening , complication, climax and denouement. More on dramatic structures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_structure **10:15 Planning ahead** Uri’s example of planning by pace: * Slow opening scene for character introduction * Quick action scene to make everyone work together * Slow horror scene of exploration * Dramatic scene of revealing the villain * Quick action scene of life and death battle * Slow scene of repercussions and closing loose ends. Notice that this plan has nothing to do with the mechanics, setting, and in some cases, the genre of the game. There is an excellent improv exercise called "a story in 7 steps". This is a narrative exercise that helps us create logical stories. 1. There once was a… 2. Everyday it would… 3. Until one day… 4. As a result… 5. As a result… 6. As a result… 7. And ever si