Something I have noticed about Storyhours...

[the Jester]

well no one is reading our story hour. Sad thing is most of those views are from us!

I look in on it from time to time, since I know the characters. I'm past due for a look at it, actually.

 

[darkbard]

i think the thing about high-level stories is that they tend to be similar to fantasy novels: the protagonists are all truly heroes of epic scope. they can face the great wizards and dragons and triumph. also, the heroes are not just powerful monster-bashers but are also involved in politics, etc. as the heroes of fantasy novels often are. lower level characters are just not the movers & shakers of their world and thus the stories they are involved in are often less compelling.

 

[the Jester]

Yeah, I too think that there's just more complexity with higher-level characters, so it makes their stories more complex and interesting.

High level games are awesome.

 

[ForceUser]

The storyhours with the most views tend to feature high level characters.

Coincidence? I think not.

Anyone else notice this? Care to share your theories why?

Very true. I'ts because some of them are inspiring to up-and-comers, showing how to properly manage a high-level campaign. Others are simply entertaining with all the magic and fantastic creatures and larger than life heroes and anti-heroes (hi Wulf!)

I'm not much concerned with view count. My story hour is fun to write and my number one fan is in my player group. What more can you ask?

 

[Darklone]

A slight correction about Old One's campaign ...

The character levels range from 4th at the low end (maybe 5th), to 6th for the highest couple of characters.
...

Argh! He owes us something! We're missing a lot! Argh!

Me want update!

(I know the baby is coming ... )

 

[Wachman]

My own characters are ECL 12 right now, but they started as ECL 3. My view count is mostly just accrual from about two dozen readers who have stuck with me throughout the whole saga.

You discount us silently lurkers too easily. Those of us who silently hang on every word, check everyday for a new update, new word on our hero’s. Hoping that in the end good will triumph over evil and Delem might still be redeemed.

If I post and claim to be a lurker, am I still a lurker?

 

[Sammael99]

You discount us silently lurkers too easily. Those of us who silently hang on every word, check everyday for a new update, new word on our hero’s. Hoping that in the end good will triumph over evil and Delem might still be redeemed.

If I post and claim to be a lurker, am I still a lurker?

You go from "lurker" to fan, and we SH writers like 'em fans !!!

POST MAN !

 

[Sammael99]

Re: Re: Something I have noticed about Storyhours...

I'm not much concerned with view count. My story hour is fun to write and my number one fan is in my player group. What more can you ask?

I would question the number one fan thing

 

[Lazybones]

You discount us silently lurkers too easily. Those of us who silently hang on every word, check everyday for a new update, new word on our hero’s. Hoping that in the end good will triumph over evil and Delem might still be redeemed.

If I post and claim to be a lurker, am I still a lurker?

Woohoo, new reader! Actually, I based my estimate off the poll on my latest thread, since I figure that even lurkers will participate in that (unless they're not registered, I suppose).

I started as a lurker myself, and only started posting after about six months of visits. We writers are all feedback-addicts though, and appreciate those who take the time to express their feelings about the story. That's why I'm posting to Travels through the Wild West 3-5 times a week, instead of working on my latest novel (even brief kudos from online readers is a lot better than form letter rejections from agents and publishing houses!).

 

[BiggusGeekus@Work]

I read the high-level ones for ideas on how to GM a high-level game.

Sep, of course, is in a class by himself (no offense to other writers).