And that's what makes casting such an entertaining problem

[jducoeur]

Player A wants to work with Player B. Player C wants to work with Player B. Players A and C are explicit that they should be kept away from each other. Verrrry special...

Comments

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

Just asking:

Do you do yourself a disservice by allowing people to make these kinds of requests, or is it just part of LARP etiquette.

I certainly understand the concept, and I know there are many reasons that people do not want to interact specifically with others.

It just seems as though it makes the GM's job harder.

Logic puzzles

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a job for Prolog! :-)

[herooftheage.livejournal.com]

If both A & C are explicit about not playing with each other, then I'd have neither of them play with B, unless you need one of them to play with B, in which case I'd either take the obvious one or flip a coin. If only one of them makes the claim, then I'd have the other play with B, unless the other way is a better story choice.

[keshwyn]

I am reminded of the time when you and hungrytiger warned me, "OK, you said you didn't want to be cast with A and B, but really, your questionairre matched one character perfectly and you are cast opposite A and B -- but you should feel absolutely free to try and kill them if they piss you off."

And I was -just fine- with that. :)

[laurion]

Oops. I know my preference is lend more weight to the 'avoid' list than to the 'work with' list, if only because running counter to one can lead to a really bad game, whereas the other is less likely to make things go boom.

[cellio]

Sounds like Player B gets to make the choice to me, as the one player here who hasn't added any demands to the mix. Or, neither A nor C gets to play with B.