What do you like most in a story hour?

[Gideon]

A good story is the one where i can feel the breath of the world and charachters around me. So i guess my votes are for Writing and Charachters. I do wonder though how much of the breath comes from the players roleplaying and how much comes from the clever "swirl of the pen".

 

[LostSoul]

I don't like Story Hours that are written as stories.

I like ones that are told from the perspective of the DM or one of the Players.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I do wonder though how much of the breath comes from the players roleplaying and how much comes from the clever "swirl of the pen".

Many of the writers discuss this very issue in this thread:

http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2954


Wulf

 

[Junebug]

Re: Well duh...

Another 'must' for choice/vote would be 'grammer/spelling', or something of the sort. I've started a couple Story Hours that had a lot of promice, and easily full-filled all the other requirements, but they were so poorly edited that it was literally too much work to read them. Pitty, that.

Hatchling Dragon [/B]

grammar/spelling
a lot of promise
Pity that.

But I do agree, HD. My favorite Story Hours are well-written. Although memorable characters bring me back.

 

[Paka]

I don't like Story Hours that are written as stories.

I like ones that are told from the perspective of the DM or one of the Players.

I tried to write that way during my first few games and just didn't enjoy writing it. For me the Story Hours are an excuse to write and a way to share my game with this Forum and friends abroad.

The Players are there in every story but in a sideways manner.

While it works for many people the act of transcribing games just bores the heck out of me.

But not all Story Hours are for everyone.

I write mine from NPC points of view, allowing me to flesh out my world and the NPC's in it.

Writing helps me think things out, makes them more real. Like this post for example.

Anyway, check out my story hour (link in the sig) and let me know what you think.

thanks,

P-

 

[Viking Bastard]

I don't like Story Hours that are written as stories.

I like ones that are told from the perspective of the DM or one of the Players.

It's just soooo hard to write it like that. I tried it and it just was way too hard for my english-not-mother-tounge writing capabilities.

Stories are easier to write and read IMO.

 

[Piratecat]

I'm with Mastermind. I can't write in a first person perspective, either!

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I'm with Mastermind. I can't write in a first person perspective, either!

Wulf says, "Yer just did!"


Wulf

 

[Dinkeldog]

When I was doing Brother Cadir's story it was from the first person. It helped me focus on what I wanted in the story and helped pull the campaign into focus as a player.

 

[LostSoul]

I tried to write that way during my first few games and just didn't enjoy writing it. For me the Story Hours are an excuse to write and a way to share my game with this Forum and friends abroad.

In your case I don't mind.