A term from the game
Sorcerer?, originally
"those moments when the characters realize they have a
problem right now and have to get moving to deal with it."
In Forge discussion, this has become "introducing events into
the game which make a thematically-significant or at least
evocative choice necessary for a player." See also
Kicker.
References:
- Using Kickers & Bangs (The Forge, Jan 2002)
- Question about Bangs, looking for opinions. (The Forge, Aug 2002)
- Getting ready- Writing the bangs! (The Forge, Jun 2003)
- Bangs, bangs and more bangs! (The Forge, Mar 2004)
- Confused about Bangs... (The Forge, Mar 2004)
- Bangs, Crises, and Inciting Events (The Forge, Mar 2004)
- Any bangs for our buck? (The Forge, Apr 2004)
- Clueless about Bangs (The Forge, Jun 2004)
- What the heck is a bang??? (The Forge, May 2005)
