building up the land of nightmare
Jan. 15th, 2023 11:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marycatelliOff go the heroes, fighting monsters in a mountainous land.
Which is threatened, not trapped in the Evil Overlord's domain yet, so it's not a blighted wasteland.
Which means the monsters have to be that much more nightmarish to deepen their plight. Frolicking in flower-filled meadows is not the setting for nightmare without delicate handling.
Hmmm -- could show the Evil Overlord's lands in more detail -- hmm -- and perhaps outbursts of blight -- and hmmmmmmmmm -- I could have the powerful magical beings appeal to our heroes for help, which would really frighten them.
Which is threatened, not trapped in the Evil Overlord's domain yet, so it's not a blighted wasteland.
Which means the monsters have to be that much more nightmarish to deepen their plight. Frolicking in flower-filled meadows is not the setting for nightmare without delicate handling.
Hmmm -- could show the Evil Overlord's lands in more detail -- hmm -- and perhaps outbursts of blight -- and hmmmmmmmmm -- I could have the powerful magical beings appeal to our heroes for help, which would really frighten them.