tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post6389993442925998949..comments2024-01-31T02:49:46.927-06:00Comments on Castle Inanity: mxpw's Scribe Theater Three ThousandFreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-59498067721282793772010-11-22T01:34:00.905-06:002010-11-22T01:34:00.905-06:00*blushes mightily* Thank you, guys. I'm always...*blushes mightily* Thank you, guys. I'm always worried that I'm crossing the line between "engaged in the story" and "friggin' annoying". <br /><br />The best worlds, for me, are ones that remember that the characters are people with glands and dendrites and other weird bits, just like the people in meatspace, and eat and sleep and pee in ways that are individual Ayefahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-71418287926183853552010-11-21T17:57:05.418-06:002010-11-21T17:57:05.418-06:00I've helped my friend do some worldbuilding on...I've helped my friend do some worldbuilding on his D&D campaign, and it's <i>definitely</i> a great place to learn. <br /><br />Knowing how much to tell and when is also an essential thing to learn, especially in relation to how important any scene is to the plot. If you're needing to show a motel room, you can give basic details because chances are, your readers know what a Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-62224320502264119922010-11-21T14:35:49.436-06:002010-11-21T14:35:49.436-06:00Once more, in my teenage years I used to dm a lot ...Once more, in my teenage years I used to dm a lot (Yes, I am a nerd), and I think that's a great place to get some practice in world building. My usual technique was to write down the history of the world (or the setting) and never reveal it at once, but keep track of what little bits of information the players (now the readers) learn. Right now, I'm using it a lot, but it can be messy, Tynianrexhttp://www.radiolevelup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-87904374593875215572010-11-20T16:12:43.859-06:002010-11-20T16:12:43.859-06:00I was just giving an example. Other than that,i ha...I was just giving an example. Other than that,i have no desire to talk politics here.<br /><br />IMO,some people spend too much time setting up the lore or they do it without breaks to keep the reader interested.Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-50289655250457366142010-11-20T15:54:32.715-06:002010-11-20T15:54:32.715-06:00Hm, let's keep it to the show, fanfiction, and...Hm, let's keep it to the show, fanfiction, and writing, Sparks. There are more appropriate places to rant about the government. Thanks.<br /><br />In fact, switching back to the original topic--anybody got any great world-building tips? Or what's your favorite part of world-building, if you are a writer? My favorite is picking out the interpersonal relations and backstory. I loooovesFreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-91408323327861949622010-11-20T15:03:59.423-06:002010-11-20T15:03:59.423-06:00The premise isn't realistic,of course.Parts of...The premise isn't realistic,of course.Parts of it are.<br /><br />Government abusing power? And no checks and balances in some cases? That's realistic to me compared to the world we live in.<br /><br />Gwen Davenport changes that and i have no problem with it.<br /><br />"Only in Fates, Frea makes an effort to acknowledge or explain some of those unrealistic elements, such as her Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-52969886076132911042010-11-20T14:27:54.507-06:002010-11-20T14:27:54.507-06:00@JohnClark - A Peter Sellers homage? I suppose tha...@JohnClark - A Peter Sellers homage? I suppose that I could see it. Personally, I like to view Chuck as Get Smart on crack, as that's kinda what it is. Though Get Smart never mined the depths of angst like Chuck does, so it's not a perfect comparison by any means. <br /><br />@Sparky - I'm sorry, but I think I'm going to have to disagree. Realism is not really a subjective term inmxpwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-48553939295607334032010-11-20T07:05:02.591-06:002010-11-20T07:05:02.591-06:00"Realistic" is a subjective term here. I..."Realistic" is a subjective term here. In 3x10,the show was realistic enough to imply torture off American soil. Guantanamo? <br /><br />That's why Gwen Davenport doesn't necessarily signify realism to me. That's not to say Gwen Davenport made the story less believable-don't hurt me,Frea :P -.<br /><br />I just can see both,with or without Davenport, possibilities Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-85536374255490226942010-11-20T05:18:40.634-06:002010-11-20T05:18:40.634-06:00mxpw: "The spy world in the Chuckverse is a h...mxpw: "The spy world in the Chuckverse is a hyper-realized, super-stylized, fantastical rendering of what being a spy is like. In some ways, it's more Bond than Bond (especially since Craig's Bond has been more grounded in reality than the previous incarnations)."<br /><br />This is something thats always amused and annoyed me about the show. There are moments in the show when JohnClarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-11172751299887550242010-11-19T14:53:29.411-06:002010-11-19T14:53:29.411-06:00Frea already said a few words on the subject, but ...Frea already said a few words on the subject, but I wanted to add some of my own thoughts. I don't think Gwen made the spy world tamer in Fates, so much as she made it more realistic. The spy world in the Chuckverse is a hyper-realized, super-stylized, fantastical rendering of what being a spy is like. In some ways, it's more Bond than Bond (especially since Craig's Bond has been moremxpwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-43380754365440120882010-11-19T13:29:45.958-06:002010-11-19T13:29:45.958-06:00@Tynianrex: It is nice to know that a good start l...@Tynianrex: It is nice to know that a good start like yours has the potential to be much more :)<br /><br />@Frea: It was tragic in a funny-don't judge me-way,Emmet had a strange view of the world. And it did show us that Chuck's world doesn't tolerate that.<br /><br />It was a wake-up call after Buy-Morons taking on Fulcrum agents.Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-26853016705386997692010-11-19T12:11:16.475-06:002010-11-19T12:11:16.475-06:00Oh, man, I'm still trying to brain-cleanse tha...Oh, man, I'm still trying to brain-cleanse that shot of the glasses out of my mind, Sparky. Just one more thing in a long line of things that happened in that episode that spelled out the bad things to come. Oh, omens.<br /><br />And ooh, I see what you mean now. :)Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-75057992165380265612010-11-19T11:41:24.261-06:002010-11-19T11:41:24.261-06:00"Less grim? Really? Wasn't expecting that..."Less grim? Really? Wasn't expecting that. If anything, I'd think the espionage in Fates would be viewed as more grim, given that Chuck watching people die in front of him is actually affected in Fates."<br /><br />Let me rephrase: Some parts of it.Chuck has someone to count on among higher ups,that's tamer.<br /><br />Other parts are certainly darker in fates,I.E: Chuck Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-10073441523948747712010-11-19T10:50:16.980-06:002010-11-19T10:50:16.980-06:00I don't know if I'll call it a great filin...I don't know if I'll call it a great filing system, but I wrote down the timeline for my story a long time ago. I also wrote down the rules for how "the pond" of my story works, even if not all that rules have an impact on the story.Tynianrexhttp://www.radiolevelup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-2361887144945643752010-11-19T08:39:05.358-06:002010-11-19T08:39:05.358-06:00Less grim? Really? Wasn't expecting that. I...Less grim? Really? Wasn't expecting that. If anything, I'd think the espionage in Fates would be viewed as more grim, given that Chuck watching people die in front of him is actually affected in Fates.<br /><br />But yeah, YMMV. I set Gwen up to be a powerful behind-the-scenes player in Fates, but I never really considered her impact as a world-building tool. Thanks, <b>Max</b> for Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-84158704797231687592010-11-19T05:00:45.860-06:002010-11-19T05:00:45.860-06:00Gwen Davenport is one of the major parts Frea'...Gwen Davenport is one of the major parts Frea's Fatesverse,she makes the story look tamer and the espionage world less grim.Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-86572725285829602822010-11-18T22:51:51.990-06:002010-11-18T22:51:51.990-06:00You know, the term "world building" remi...You know, the term "world building" reminds me of my D&D days. Excelent article, really useful.Tynianrexhttp://www.radiolevelup.comnoreply@blogger.com