Good to know I’m good at something, at least. And I guess if I’m going to hold up my end of the bargain, I should ask some questions, huh?

You may be planning on addressing this at a later date, but how intentional is (or can be) socket engagement? So, assume I have two major sockets: Story and Setting, and Story slightly beats out Setting. Can I come to a game and they say ‘This is all about setting’, can I go ‘Awesome, I’ll set my Story socket aside for a bit…’?

Also! From reading this post I get the feeling that sockets are not really goal-oriented. They’re sort of like techniques: they are how we achieve our goals. So maybe I can engage my Challenge socket to tell great stories (assuming the mechanics of the game, or whatever, are set up to support that). Does that sound right at all?

Thomas

There will, sort of, be longer answers to your questions later on. In the interim I’ll give you short answers: A socket isn’t so much a technique as it is about a preference or an inclination. The more you know about what you do, the more you can intentionally shift it if your heart desires, but just because you can learn to appreciate eating pickles doesn’t mean you will likely want to eat them when you’re sitting down to dessert. Unless you’re pregnant.

Thomas… are you *pregnant*!?!?

We play table-top roleplaying games. Why? We start off our first session with GNS theory, sockets, drama therapy, and escapism. Does it really answer the question to just say “fun” and leave it at that, or do we get something from a tableto…