How will you answer the question?
The basic format has three parts: Plan A, Plan B, Option 1
For example, here is an action plan for an archer hidden in the woods alongside a path filled with marching barbarians:
Plan A: I FIRE my BOW at the LEADER while I STAND BEHIND a TREE where they can't see me.
Plan B: If I cannot do (A), then I will LEAP OUT onto the path, WAVE my ARMS, and then RUN to the WEST into the forest, hoping to distract them.
Option 1: If I cannot do (A) or (B), then I will HIDE and OBSERVE them.
This three part format may be as detailed or as simple as the player desires and has time to complete it. Try, however, to use key words such as the above ones that are capitalized.
Where does dialouge fit in?
Talking may be done at any time -- in addition to or instead of the three part move. Talking may save or hinder you, depending upon the circumstances. The turns are filled with the speeches of the players and NPC's. I have often added whole sections of submitted dialouge, so add it to the move!
Remember that you can also ask the NPC's what they think.
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