The Rule of Cool... and Kindness - MarkEzraStokes.com Encouraging Compassion Through Narrative Choices Your players are at the inevitable moment of battle. The rogue draws her dagger and slinks into the corner. The barbarian kicks down the door between the party and their enemies. The bard determines whether he can distract a footsoldier long enough for the rogue to slit its throat. How […]

Hot take:

Violence is easy.
Compassion is risky.

That’s why compassion is more narratively resonant.
It costs something. It changes things.
It lingers.

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