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<blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 7318138" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>As well you should be! It's still a bit fresh in my mind, but I'm fairly certain I'll look back on this entry as your best, so far (no expectations for your next one!) It'll make the anthology, for sure. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Congratulations!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you're right about that. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I am somewhat embaresses to say that I actually had the stirmclouds-as-harbinger called out in my notes, but somehow it never made it over to the judgement while I was writing. Which is kind of a shame, because it <em>is</em> a better use than what I did point out. Maybe still not as good as Hadrian, but, I dunno. Maybe it was. It's a moot point and I don't have to think about it anymore. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong. What you did worked well enough. It just would have been better if it had done both. When I come up with these types of ingredients with high potential for thematic integration (which character or personality traits almost always do – although not exclusively), I'm not looking for an obvious and clichéd interpretation; I'm hoping for a nuanced and layered one. I'm giving the competitors a chance to add a layer of dimension to their ingredient-tapestry that they can hang an adventure on. It's a challenge to see who's got the skill and inclination to take me up on the offer. </p><p></p><p>It's a tricky thing to do well, but it has the potential to reward a contestant very well, because, if it works, it means the ingredients and the adventure are inherently woven together. But that's just one thing you can do. A good use of an ingredient will be a good use, even if I would have tried to do something different with it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I thought of gating off parts of the map that way, too, but I like the idea of keeping that part as a sandbox to really heighten the sense of wonder. </p><p></p><p>As for the beanstalk: (super)naturally, it would have to grow very quickly, from magic beans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rune, post: 7318138, member: 67"] As well you should be! It's still a bit fresh in my mind, but I'm fairly certain I'll look back on this entry as your best, so far (no expectations for your next one!) It'll make the anthology, for sure. Congratulations! I think you're right about that. I am somewhat embaresses to say that I actually had the stirmclouds-as-harbinger called out in my notes, but somehow it never made it over to the judgement while I was writing. Which is kind of a shame, because it [i]is[/i] a better use than what I did point out. Maybe still not as good as Hadrian, but, I dunno. Maybe it was. It's a moot point and I don't have to think about it anymore. Don't get me wrong. What you did worked well enough. It just would have been better if it had done both. When I come up with these types of ingredients with high potential for thematic integration (which character or personality traits almost always do – although not exclusively), I'm not looking for an obvious and clichéd interpretation; I'm hoping for a nuanced and layered one. I'm giving the competitors a chance to add a layer of dimension to their ingredient-tapestry that they can hang an adventure on. It's a challenge to see who's got the skill and inclination to take me up on the offer. It's a tricky thing to do well, but it has the potential to reward a contestant very well, because, if it works, it means the ingredients and the adventure are inherently woven together. But that's just one thing you can do. A good use of an ingredient will be a good use, even if I would have tried to do something different with it. I thought of gating off parts of the map that way, too, but I like the idea of keeping that part as a sandbox to really heighten the sense of wonder. As for the beanstalk: (super)naturally, it would have to grow very quickly, from magic beans. [/QUOTE]
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