Control versus chance.

Sometimes, in a non-linear environment where multiple systems run alongside each other, things coincide in a way that feels beautiful. When this happens, I immediately feel I should make certain that this event occurs, or at least improve the chances that it might.

But part of the impact of such events is exactly that they are rare, surprising, unforeseen. This gives such an event a certain reality that a more orchestrated, controlled event does not have.

Of course, for a player coming to the game fresh, there is no difference between a chance event and an orchestrated one. Both are new for him. Only after a while may one become aware of the sort of life this system has.