tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post7752638350725729564..comments2024-03-19T15:22:48.093+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Ouija: Origin of Evil and Explaining HorrorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-75366754655191965592016-12-21T21:30:35.938+08:002016-12-21T21:30:35.938+08:00Interestingly, I saw Kurt Vonnegut speak at my uni...Interestingly, I saw Kurt Vonnegut speak at my university, and he said pretty much the same thing when giving advise to young writers. <br /><br />DON'T spend your first chapter telling us why your bad-guy is bad (troubled childhood, etc.), just make him bad and everyone will be thrilled that he is.squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-3630365207320712582016-11-02T13:47:16.953+08:002016-11-02T13:47:16.953+08:00So, so true, Tim.So, so true, Tim.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-25352625213116958182016-11-01T16:39:55.633+08:002016-11-01T16:39:55.633+08:00"Most people, it would seem to me, are deathl..."Most people, it would seem to me, are deathly afraid of not knowing."<br /><br />this matches my own experience as well. sometimes i am "most people", too. ;)shlominushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230735173349001611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-85168049660865078602016-11-01T15:33:51.438+08:002016-11-01T15:33:51.438+08:00It's a lot best if the authors don't expla...It's a lot best if the authors don't explain stuff but it's maddening when it's really obvious they're making it up as they go along. Much better for them to know and not tell you, keeps things more consistent.Boshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908715118408289864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-68577088935263797662016-11-01T08:51:37.504+08:002016-11-01T08:51:37.504+08:00Interesting. I agree, but I have the same feeling ...Interesting. I agree, but I have the same feeling about Fantasy.<br /><br />Far too often, especially in RPGs, all the fantastic elements of Fantasy, from the source of a wizard's power to the existence of monsters, is explained. Often in detail. Sometimes in near pseudo-science detail. 'The Ecology of The Thing That Couldn't Possibly Exist' kind of detail.<br /><br />All that does is rob Fantasy of its wonder. <br /><br />I am not sure if you're following the new Dirk Gently BBC series, but [NOT REALLY SPOILERS BUT WARNING YOU ANYWAY] they set up a maddeningly intriguing and quirky world, then in the second episode - the second one - get dangerously close to telling you the secret origin of everything. In the second episode! What the hell man?<br /><br />Most people, it would seem to me, are deathly afraid of not knowing. So afraid they need to look it up instantly on Google with their phone, read the adventure ahead of time, and explain the fun out of everything.<br /><br />Sadly, this includes the creators as much as their audience.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.com