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Mary Catelli's Erraticly Updated and Exceedingly Ill-Organized Journal
being chiefly about the written word
Sep. 21st, 2018
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Sep. 21st, 2018
Creating Characters
Sep
.
21st
,
2018
09:39 pm
Creating Characters: How to Build Story People
by Dwight V. Swain
All sorts of useful techniques. Working back from events to suitable character. The difference between motives and purposes, and the need for them. Humor. Background. And more
Crossposts:
https://marycatelli.livejournal.com/1018984.html
dungeon vs. labyrinth
Sep
.
21st
,
2018
10:03 pm
In an RPGverse with the rules lightly laid on, I send my characters on a dungeon crawl.
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https://marycatelli.livejournal.com/1019352.html
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