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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1210215" data-attributes="member: 5171">Okay, after a bit of research (I'm working on a swashbuckling-ish novel), here are a few random plot threads:The Note- Somebody always has a vital note that must be gotten to somebody else.- The note always falls into the wrong hands- The note always reads misleadingly out of context- The note always contains blackmail potential if it comes to lightDoubles- Everybody has a double who gets an automatic +15 on disguise checks to look like the other person- The double is always the polar opposite of the other person, alignment- or allegiance-wise- Although the person and the double both made it through their whole lives never seeing each other, vast criminal networks, sneaky stolen-goods salesmen, and corrupt politicians can quickly go through some Kevin-Bacon-esque scheme to find the double- The double always has a scar or birthmark that differentiates him from the real person- The double's scar or birthmark is always easily faked- The double always manages to get at least one servant or knight to willingly go along with the "no, really, he is the real ____" plan, for some reason or anotherHedges and Balconies- Anyone hiding behind a hedge is effectively invisible and inaudible except to people that the hider wants to see them.  He can stage-whisper love advice at 80 decibals, and the babe on the balconey ain't gonna hear nothin'.- Balconies are easily climbable, but only by people in love.  Anyone trying to rob the place breaks a window or something.- Any conversation at a balconey is going to involve someone saying something without realizing that what they're saying is deeply hurtful to somebody who is hiding behind the hedge.Duels- There's always a duel.- The bad guy always has archers ready to kill the good guy if he starts losing.- The bad guy often has the good guy's girlfriend tied to a chair, and has demanded that the good guy voluntarily lose the duel.- Every person in the duel has amazing lung capacity, such that, while leaping, slashing wildly, somersaulting over their attackers' blades, and so forth, they can still hold a quick-witted conversation.- There's always a chandelier, a staircase, and a bunch of barrels full of something really really flammable tied together by one frayed old rope.- There are almost always candlesticks- There are almost always fully functional weapons mounted on the wallsThat's it for the moment.  Lemme cogitate and see if I can make those more RPG-specific.</blockquote>

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