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What do you think about this idea of mine?
Dark_Metamorphosis- 02/26/2014 04:28 PM
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Desertopa
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CloseI've seen a few stories that attempted similar things before, actually. Some executions are much better than others. A few thoughts about this:
It may be better not to call the world Terra. The moment they hear that name, most of your players are going to automatically realize that the character is talking about our world from the perspective of her fantastical one. I think this realization will be more interesting if the players piece it together gradually. If the name is totally unfamiliar, the players will be more surprised by the realization that the content is familiar.
It can be tempting to use this as a device to explain the fictional world, by having characters describe our own world as a contrast to what they're familiar with. This isn't a bad idea, but it's easy to fall into infodumping this way. Even when you're giving out information about your own constructed world indirectly, it's important to give it out in measured doses and give the audience the opportunity to process it.
I think it comes off better when it's not implied that the people of the fictional world think of our own world as a place that has even been hypothesized to actually exist. When it's a thought experiment or work of fiction or something, then it makes sense as a narrative device, but if it's something people have actually believed in, it raises uncomfortable "how do they know that?" type questions, and does more to hurt the stability of the fourth wall.
It may be better not to call the world Terra. The moment they hear that name, most of your players are going to automatically realize that the character is talking about our world from the perspective of her fantastical one. I think this realization will be more interesting if the players piece it together gradually. If the name is totally unfamiliar, the players will be more surprised by the realization that the content is familiar.
It can be tempting to use this as a device to explain the fictional world, by having characters describe our own world as a contrast to what they're familiar with. This isn't a bad idea, but it's easy to fall into infodumping this way. Even when you're giving out information about your own constructed world indirectly, it's important to give it out in measured doses and give the audience the opportunity to process it.
I think it comes off better when it's not implied that the people of the fictional world think of our own world as a place that has even been hypothesized to actually exist. When it's a thought experiment or work of fiction or something, then it makes sense as a narrative device, but if it's something people have actually believed in, it raises uncomfortable "how do they know that?" type questions, and does more to hurt the stability of the fourth wall.
Milennin
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Could work if you can find the right opportunities to fit it in through dialogue. How would the other characters react to that, since she's the only geeky one in the group? Would the others be actually interested in hearing more about it after her first mention of it? Because they might be fine with living in their real world, or have enough problems to worry about as it is to fantasize about some world they'll go to.
@Desertopa Yes, I was just using the world Terra to explain my point. I will of course name it something else, or perhaps not name it at all. After all It's supposed to be an urban legend about a world that exists in another dimension.
I was more thinking about bringing this up in parts when she is talking with my main character. For example in conversations where they talk about their beliefs etc,etc and Viola will then gradually bring this up to extend on her 'geeky' personality.
@Milennin I have thought about bringing it up in sequences. The first time I want it to be brought up is in a scene where Viola and Vincent are all alone on a hillside talking about their beliefs. Vincent will react in a special way about this because of his current state at that time, and I'm planning to have the other characters react to this in some way. Even though Viola will be who she is and dream away about it, and share her fascination out loud.
It's still in a early process though, and I was just sharing it to see if it sounded like a cool idea to use in the dialouges and enlarge some of Violas personality.
I was more thinking about bringing this up in parts when she is talking with my main character. For example in conversations where they talk about their beliefs etc,etc and Viola will then gradually bring this up to extend on her 'geeky' personality.
@Milennin I have thought about bringing it up in sequences. The first time I want it to be brought up is in a scene where Viola and Vincent are all alone on a hillside talking about their beliefs. Vincent will react in a special way about this because of his current state at that time, and I'm planning to have the other characters react to this in some way. Even though Viola will be who she is and dream away about it, and share her fascination out loud.
It's still in a early process though, and I was just sharing it to see if it sounded like a cool idea to use in the dialouges and enlarge some of Violas personality.
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