[MUD-Dev] A footnote to Procedural Storytelling

[Brandon J. Rickman]

On Fri, 26 May 2000, Raph Koster wrote:
> > From: "Erik Jarvi" <ejarvi at megsinet.net>
> > I read the roundtable.  On the topic of backstory, I'm a bit dismayed at
> > their thoughts.  Sorry Raph, but I think that when you are creating a
> world,
> > you need more than backstory.
> 
> Hurm, I got the impression that everyone at the roundtable thought you
> needed more than backstory, myself included. Where did you get the
> impression that we did not?

I personally find the Raph Koster character to be totally unbelieveable.
His personality is so thin he makes Keanu Reeves look like Liam Neeson.
And that hair!  He's got a great backstory, if only we could get him a
decent writer.

- B!





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