Best-selling novelist, suspense thriller author, Maxime Chattam is also a fan of role-playing games. “Role playing is probably the best school I know for writing,” he explained this Saturday, December 21 in The Unexpected Journal.
“As a master of the game”, the French novelist writes “a story”, “a scenario”, “a framework“. And continues: “I give a starting point to the players around the table and I then 'arbitrate' to say what works, what does not work. I react to what they have in mind.” “In reality, I am forced to constantly improvise.” Because the initial story “evolves”, “moves”.
“Due to lack of time”, Maxime Chattam is currently relying on existing stories by “readapting them a lot to my style. I am making them more complex”. What also excites him about role-playing “is the educational dimension” so that players “can completely immerse themselves”.
The French novelist is more “master of the game” than “player”. For him, being master of the game “requires you to be extremely concentrated and constantly connect all the wires with this improvisation” so that “It fits with the scenario.” It's very stimulating”, he underlined. Especially since certain games can last “for months”. Citing a story which started “four years ago” by playing it “two to three times a week “, for “three to four hours”.
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