Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="SiderisAnon" data-source="post: 3524641" data-attributes="member: 44949">BlackmailIf you're talking about a world with lots of politics, blackmail material is also very important. That would include evidence of crimes, but could also include evidence of everything from infidelity to cheating on your taxes to going outside the guild for sales to just plain doing something people wouldn't approve of. (In a conservative society, for instance, having a mistress might be somewhat acceptable, but what if your mistress is of a different race than you?)You might also want to look up some TV series synopsis lists. For instance, one of the CSI shows for criminal stuff, one of the legal shows like the old LA Law for cases that are more civil, and even a copy-type show like Numbers could result in a variety of ideas. You don't want to recreate the episode. You want to take the idea, modify it for the setting, and then run with your own ideas.As an example, a couple of weeks ago Numbers did an episode about someone storing toxic waste under a children's playground at a school. This has a number of possibilities in a fantasy setting. It could be magical leftovers from experiments. It could be something that went horribly wrong. It could be the wastes produced by the local alchemist guild. It could also be actual toxic waste, such as what is left after tanning leather. Then you have to decide what effect it's having, what clues there are, and generally who is the bad guy or fall guy in this adventure.Hope that helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SiderisAnon, post: 3524641, member: 44949"] [b]Blackmail[/b] If you're talking about a world with lots of politics, blackmail material is also very important. That would include evidence of crimes, but could also include evidence of everything from infidelity to cheating on your taxes to going outside the guild for sales to just plain doing something people wouldn't approve of. (In a conservative society, for instance, having a mistress might be somewhat acceptable, but what if your mistress is of a different race than you?) You might also want to look up some TV series synopsis lists. For instance, one of the CSI shows for criminal stuff, one of the legal shows like the old LA Law for cases that are more civil, and even a copy-type show like Numbers could result in a variety of ideas. You don't want to recreate the episode. You want to take the idea, modify it for the setting, and then run with your own ideas. As an example, a couple of weeks ago Numbers did an episode about someone storing toxic waste under a children's playground at a school. This has a number of possibilities in a fantasy setting. It could be magical leftovers from experiments. It could be something that went horribly wrong. It could be the wastes produced by the local alchemist guild. It could also be actual toxic waste, such as what is left after tanning leather. Then you have to decide what effect it's having, what clues there are, and generally who is the bad guy or fall guy in this adventure. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]

Verification