Out of character thread XIV

[Privateerkev]

with the story thread, i always go the safe route and assume that Jan would not know it IC. Then, I look at every fact and try to think if Jan would know it IC. Then I try to see if there is enough to start an "investigation". If I feel like it, I'll pm the GM and state my case as to how and why Jan is investigating. The GM will decide whether it is valid. Then I may or may not get permission to pretend that OOC knowledge is now IC knowledge. Then I can have Jan act on it.

It's how Jan rescued Matthias. I read the story but only knew it OOC. TC and I were able to figure out what our character's knew from it IC and start from there. TC decided that the battle-site would be reasonably easy for the Adana garrison to find and sent that information to Jan. (he pretended the Adana garrison told Lothar. Then Lothar told Jan.) I asked Econ IC and OOC if Jan could investigate. Due to my avatar being so close, Econ signed off on it. He then gave me permission to treat OK's story as IC information. Jan also wrote Theodora a letter and asked her to look into it. Econ replied IC as Theodora and told Jan even more information. Then Jan acted off of that by rescuing Matthias.