Comments on: 30 Fiction Writing Tips That Will Make You A Better DM (part 2)

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By: Yax

Yax — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:43:05 +0000

@Jeff Carlsen: Good advice!

By: Kolbold Minion

Kolbold Minion — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:34:21 +0000

@Tyson J. Hayes
Inspiration? Well, for starters, one of my players wrote a brief short story about a blind soldier (he enjoys presenting his writings to our group). I got the hint and realised that my players wanted something radically diferent, a blind adventure. Also, the Elder Scrolls Oblivion helped me create the adventure. The game’s idea of Blind Moth Priests who used blindness as spirutual elevation helped me create the adventure’s story.
As for the mechanics, I used repetitive descriptions to describe monsters. i,e a zombie would always be a rotting, foul odor that moans and takes shambling steps. A room full of zombies would be full of shambling, moaning, rotting enteties. The players caught on quickly.
Best part of the adventure? The players solved a riddle, which I wrote out (in real life), by palming my paper and feeling the letters until they understood what it said.

By: Jeff Carlsen

Jeff Carlsen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:32:25 +0000

Smell is the single most important sense if you’re trying to evoke a particular mood. Our minds attach emotion to smell very, very readily.

A good followup to the use of all five senses is the value of sticking to significant details. A handful of specific, and unique, details set a scene, or add interest to an NPC, and the players will fill in the rest.

By: Tyson J. Hayes

Tyson J. Hayes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:41:42 +0000

@Kolbold Minion – What inspired this adventure? I rather like it in concept but would definitely have to prep quite a bit as my descriptions tend to be weak from time to time.

@Yax you definitely should be writing more I like this blog and it’s good to be hearing from all of you.