Today's Topic 4 ideas to create better side scenes

As a game master, I call them random encounters.  I call them a side scene in writing. They are the scenes add do not add to the plot of the story.  Join Michael and Jeff as they talk about the 4 “S”s for Creating Better Encounters plus a 5th for DMs.  

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Podcast Show flow

• A non-essential plot scenes for the plot
• • In Games
• Track them

4 “S”s for Creating Better Spice - Add variety to a story

• Spice
• Surprises - Easter Eggs
• Strengthening – Leads into side plots or red herring
• Setbacks – Should set the story back
• For Game Masters and Dungeon Masters
• • Semi-Random encounters
  • When, Where, Why

Worldbuilding Task

Start tracking your encounters

Real world task

Bank some good will. Pick one area of your home and spring clean it.

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Today's Topic Building a time loop plot so I can create the story plot

So to further the upcoming time loop story we need to know what Michael’s character is planning  to do to assassinate the king. From there Jeff can create what he wants the initial day to look like and create the basic plot for the story.

Join Michael and Jeff in this plot building podcast episode.

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• Talk about why Michaels character is visiting the king
• Walk through the plan to kill the King.
• Talk about the parameters of the first day and what it will look like for Michael.

Worldbuilding Task

Create a plot to kill a fictional king

Real world task

Go outside take a walk and smell the roses

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Today's Topic Our story Hero

In this episode, Jeffery and Michael, start brainstorming the character Michael will use in our timeloop story. When we create a hero or any character, we need to consider them in the context of the story.  So listen to our let's build a protagonist podcast episode.

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• Think about the 5 steps to great characters
• Background
• What motivates your character?
• What does your character look like?
• What is his personality
• Traits
• Flaws
• Quirks
• Name if you can

Worldbuilding Task

Create a character and get it going

Real-world task

Share your character in the Undercroft group

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Episode 49: Who am I?

Think about the 5 steps to great characters

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1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268

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This missed moment: How an amateur gets started

1. Get some help from people who have done this before
   1. Make their ideas work for me
2. Core Idea ß Core Idea A hero inherits a title and land and uses them to plot his revenge on his father's murder.
3. Features
4. Story
5. Game Flow
6. Characters
   1. Hero: Count Wuphumm Germbadd Heib Blaphvisseralas
7. Worldbuilding needs
8. Plan a Timeline Trello

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Today's Topic How we Timeloop Fiction

So we are looking to run a story with a timeloop. So Michael and Jeffery talk a bit about what we would make a good story elements when time keeps repeating.

So join us as we start the timeloop.

So we are looking at … nooooooo

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• What is a timeloop
• Important Items for
• • What causes the timeloop to repeat
  • The Protagonist
  • The Antagonist ????
  • Day 1
  • Alternate Scenes
  • Random Scenes
  • Closing Scenes
  • What are the irritations?
  • What are black herrings?
  • What breaks the timeloop?
  • Is there other limiters?

Worldbuilding Task

What is the timeloop in your world?

Real world task

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Today's Topic Brainstorming extras content in a single player indie RPG video game

So looking to start a new project in my world. Michael and I start brainstorming video game content, a wishlist, for a secondary battle and diplomacy system for a single-player JRPG style. This is all designed to keep Jeff engages since his driveway took out his editing budget for his book.

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• Creating a solo JRPG style game in RPGMaker MV
• Brainstorming wishlist for the system to complement traditional battles.
• Background for the setting
• War
• Diplomacy
• Battles
• Domain

Worldbuilding Task

Look at your plans, do you have the skills to achieve everything

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