Dramasystem
Compendium
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Glossary of Game Terms
Bennie: a game reward you can exchange for various advantages in play
Clincher: the final, determining card in advanced procedural resolution
Dramatic scene: a scene of verbal conflict over an emotional objective
Drama token: a game currency encouraging players to strike a balance between rebuffing and granting petitions
Down Card: a card denoting a negative development in advanced procedural resolution
Face card: the Jack, Queen, King and Ace
Episode: a single storyline featuring your continuing Characters
Fraught relationships: The first and second PCs you name as your desired source of emotional reward
Game Moderator: a single participant who takes a guiding role in shaping the pace of the narrative and facilitating collaboration between players
Grade: the measure of your ability with an Action. The three grades, from best to worst, are Strong, Middling, and Weak.
Granter: the character in a dramatic scene who can either give the petitioner what he wants, or withhold it; can be seen as the object of the scene
Minor character: a named supporting character to whom no PC has an emotional relationship
Petitioner: the character who initiates a dramatic scene in pursuit of an emotional goal; can be seen as the subject of the scene
Player: one of several participants who takes on the role of one protagonist in the ensemble cast
Procedural scene: a scene in which a PC or PCs strive for an external or practical goal
Procedural token: a game currency allowing players to influence their success or failure in procedural Scenes
Recurring character: important supporting Characters who can take part in dramatic Scenes with PCs
Session: a single meeting of your game group
Up Card: a card denoting a positive development in advanced procedural resolution