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<blockquote data-quote="athos" data-source="post: 5298340" data-attributes="member: 32605">I like to start with either a blank sheet of paper or a word file.&nbsp; Then I try to define what the conflict is, for writing, conflict is what creates the drama.&nbsp; So I will either put down a situation, queen is jealous of the king's attentions to someone else, or the big bad guy is looking to take over the town, or whatever.&nbsp; At that point, I try to define the antagonist.&nbsp; What is he/she like, what type of character class and level, what race, what motivates, etc.&nbsp;Then I try to lightly define the setting.&nbsp; Town of snarksville, kingdom of jealous lovers, whatever the setting might be for the series of adventures.&nbsp; At that point I look to add in little side quests and NPCs of note.&nbsp; Who is in what faction and why, what do they want, etc.&nbsp;Once I have the antagonist and the setting, I will flesh out the minor plots and their hooks and create the mini adventures that are not a part of the main story, I do this first for two reasons, first I want to see if I can eventually weave some plot element into them, and second, it helps me to define the setting and NPCs more.&nbsp;Then once I have all that, I start making the main series of adventures for the plotline.&nbsp; I will go backwards though, starting with the queen, the bbg, or whatever and do the final confrontation.&nbsp; Then I will make smaller confrontations and put them in some kind of order that makes sense to me.&nbsp; Voila, adventure is ready to play.&nbsp;That is my method, hope it helps...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="athos, post: 5298340, member: 32605"] I like to start with either a blank sheet of paper or a word file. Then I try to define what the conflict is, for writing, conflict is what creates the drama. So I will either put down a situation, queen is jealous of the king's attentions to someone else, or the big bad guy is looking to take over the town, or whatever. At that point, I try to define the antagonist. What is he/she like, what type of character class and level, what race, what motivates, etc. Then I try to lightly define the setting. Town of snarksville, kingdom of jealous lovers, whatever the setting might be for the series of adventures. At that point I look to add in little side quests and NPCs of note. Who is in what faction and why, what do they want, etc. Once I have the antagonist and the setting, I will flesh out the minor plots and their hooks and create the mini adventures that are not a part of the main story, I do this first for two reasons, first I want to see if I can eventually weave some plot element into them, and second, it helps me to define the setting and NPCs more. Then once I have all that, I start making the main series of adventures for the plotline. I will go backwards though, starting with the queen, the bbg, or whatever and do the final confrontation. Then I will make smaller confrontations and put them in some kind of order that makes sense to me. Voila, adventure is ready to play. That is my method, hope it helps... [/QUOTE]

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