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<blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 8750738" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>[SPOILER="Pre-judgement commentary on my R1 entry"]Those were a <em>tough</em> set of ingredients for me. I just <em>could not</em> get an idea to gel, and what did form resisted being an adventure. The imprisoned dragon came quickly to me (but at one point wanted to be a wizard’s faerie dragon familiar). I figured on a wicked fey-fueled adventure, but the terrible triad and the gold plated saw both remained obscure. This especially was a problem with the triad, because I knew if I was going to hang my adventure on a thematic frame, the terrible triad was going to be it.</p><p></p><p>What I had wasn’t enough, and it wasn’t connected nearly tightly enough to be presented in 750 words. Next try: basically the same thing, but aquatic. The living cave would be coral, the foes: to be determined. Same problems.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, I had to sleep on it. Up early this morning, a couple more hours of development and I wrote down something I could make a theme of: the concept of a wicked trinity and the inversion/corruption of the pious virtues of faith, hope, and love. If only there was some way I could put those virtues to the test in 750 words. I had to be subtle. I hope it worked. Especially after I think I had to cut every explicit mention that the demon’s influence corrupts virtue as well as matter. What can I say? I had 15 minutes to cut 51 words. I didn’t even have time to count as I cut.</p><p></p><p>I think I like it, but it’s too soon for me look at it objectively. I think I managed to accomplish everything I was aiming to (once I finally figured it out), but I haven’t reread it yet – for all I know I might have inadvertently butchered it in editing. It might be a little more linear than I prefer (especially for Dungeon World*), but I don’t <em>think</em> it’s presented <em>too</em> linearly.</p><p></p><p>I’ll reassess later. For now, I’ll drink some more coffee and ride out my adrenaline rush. There’s not quite any feeling like the one you get immediately after posting an Iron DM entry that might just be okay.</p><p></p><p>* For those wondering why this Dungeon World “adventure” isn’t presented as a front, I thought it best to present the adventure system-agnostically. It’s basically got the elements of a front, but is organized to be useful for traditional systems.</p><p></p><p>Why not just use D&D? Demons aren’t vulnerable to cold iron in 5e and I’m not even sure gem dragons are still psionic.[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rune, post: 8750738, member: 67"] [SPOILER="Pre-judgement commentary on my R1 entry"]Those were a [I]tough[/I] set of ingredients for me. I just [I]could not[/I] get an idea to gel, and what did form resisted being an adventure. The imprisoned dragon came quickly to me (but at one point wanted to be a wizard’s faerie dragon familiar). I figured on a wicked fey-fueled adventure, but the terrible triad and the gold plated saw both remained obscure. This especially was a problem with the triad, because I knew if I was going to hang my adventure on a thematic frame, the terrible triad was going to be it. What I had wasn’t enough, and it wasn’t connected nearly tightly enough to be presented in 750 words. Next try: basically the same thing, but aquatic. The living cave would be coral, the foes: to be determined. Same problems. Eventually, I had to sleep on it. Up early this morning, a couple more hours of development and I wrote down something I could make a theme of: the concept of a wicked trinity and the inversion/corruption of the pious virtues of faith, hope, and love. If only there was some way I could put those virtues to the test in 750 words. I had to be subtle. I hope it worked. Especially after I think I had to cut every explicit mention that the demon’s influence corrupts virtue as well as matter. What can I say? I had 15 minutes to cut 51 words. I didn’t even have time to count as I cut. I think I like it, but it’s too soon for me look at it objectively. I think I managed to accomplish everything I was aiming to (once I finally figured it out), but I haven’t reread it yet – for all I know I might have inadvertently butchered it in editing. It might be a little more linear than I prefer (especially for Dungeon World*), but I don’t [I]think[/I] it’s presented [I]too[/I] linearly. I’ll reassess later. For now, I’ll drink some more coffee and ride out my adrenaline rush. There’s not quite any feeling like the one you get immediately after posting an Iron DM entry that might just be okay. * For those wondering why this Dungeon World “adventure” isn’t presented as a front, I thought it best to present the adventure system-agnostically. It’s basically got the elements of a front, but is organized to be useful for traditional systems. Why not just use D&D? Demons aren’t vulnerable to cold iron in 5e and I’m not even sure gem dragons are still psionic.[/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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