Writing the narrative

I have talked alot lately about playing narrative games and building the world around you but how do you build a narrative what is a narrative I guess its subjective in nature so we have to think what dose it facilitate what is its aim and ultimately who is the target I ponder this while life coincides with such notions and wonders but for now will keep it inside the hobbie.

So what is a story in suppose if we look at it something simple like the success found in space hulk your at a hulk from space infested with aliens your the best of the best and you seek glory and revenge for those fallen and relics lost trying to recover your past and your chapters honer you delve deep into the pits of hell to recover what it's yours you and your team must stand firm in the face of such darkness and prevail this narrative is so simple but gives you meaning and the game a sense of urgency and grim determination this I hope is the least we can add to are games if its not a tournament add objectives make things interesting give your chapter a reason to brake gillamans rules discard the codex heracy and glory for your brothers and honer for your chapter give meaning to the salamander trying to save his fellow men take those few gardesmen and make them a objective to protect this makes the games more exsighting and a little more unique many make something that needs to be repaired or destoryed give those tec marines more meaning and use add a little infinity to the mix Friz 40k says play to systems I'd say look at 2 lucky for us infinity's rules are free and their rich with new ideas play your games with a little more flair and put more on the line have a child trying to escape the tyrinids and have your men lay down their lives for the emperor give it rules that !ake it possible to save and make the points big so they mean something.

Maby you have lost a squad and their low on ammo and surrounded and have a sacred relic and your brothers need you throw yourseloh at the enemy to save them or die trying for the emperor !!!!!

Anyway let me know how you have added the narrative and what modifications have you made to make it feel more real!

Happy wargameing!