Comments on: Mining Tropes for RPG Nuggets: The Crowning Moment of a Character http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/ Like Hanging at the Cash Register of your Favorite Game Store Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:28:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Trask http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 Trask Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:48:35 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/#comment-3879 A personal high for me came at a Battle Interactive. 150 players fighting a horde of dragon lizards outside an embattled city. My psion pulled off a "mind switch." I spent the rest of the battle as a mount for the dwarven cleric-tank. Everybody else was killing lizards, I actually got to become one. ;-) Trask A personal high for me came at a Battle Interactive. 150 players fighting a horde of dragon lizards outside an embattled city. My psion pulled off a “mind switch.” I spent the rest of the battle as a mount for the dwarven cleric-tank. Everybody else was killing lizards, I actually got to become one. ;-)

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]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 ChattyDM Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:41:41 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/#comment-3638 Hey Aywren welcome to the blog. It's an original blog you got there... I'm adding it to my Google Readers list. About the post, I was surprised on how simple and effective this trope was and I really think it should be a key component of a GM/Writer's tool. A lot of the cool Geek shows/books use this Trope profusely. I can't count the number of times where I went 'Yes!' while watching William Adama be a Bad Ass on BSG or when the characters of Robert Jordan's early books kicked major butt. Hey Aywren welcome to the blog.

It’s an original blog you got there… I’m adding it to my Google Readers list.

About the post, I was surprised on how simple and effective this trope was and I really think it should be a key component of a GM/Writer’s tool.

A lot of the cool Geek shows/books use this Trope profusely. I can’t count the number of times where I went ‘Yes!’ while watching William Adama be a Bad Ass on BSG or when the characters of Robert Jordan’s early books kicked major butt.

]]> By: Aywren http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/comment-page-1/#comment-3637 Aywren Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:15:39 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/03/16/mini-trope-the-crowning-moment-of-a-character/#comment-3637 A first comment here, though I've been watching this blog for some time! This is such a good point for writers of all kinds to keep in mind -- be you a DM for a normal table top or the plot writer for games, TV shows, fiction or graphic novels. People respond to these moments... there's just something in us that recognizes a character's time to shine. So when we as a player or reader can walk away with a special-tailored memory, it becomes a plot or scenario that had meaning. I also find that these moments don't have to be anything hugely world shattering to be effective. And what becomes a meaningful victory sometimes depends on the individual and the personality of the character. Some characters define victory as overcoming a physical struggle... while others may find victory in solving complex puzzles or problems. Oh, and kudos to David Eddings readers! ^^ A first comment here, though I’ve been watching this blog for some time!

This is such a good point for writers of all kinds to keep in mind — be you a DM for a normal table top or the plot writer for games, TV shows, fiction or graphic novels. People respond to these moments… there’s just something in us that recognizes a character’s time to shine. So when we as a player or reader can walk away with a special-tailored memory, it becomes a plot or scenario that had meaning.

I also find that these moments don’t have to be anything hugely world shattering to be effective. And what becomes a meaningful victory sometimes depends on the individual and the personality of the character. Some characters define victory as overcoming a physical struggle… while others may find victory in solving complex puzzles or problems.

Oh, and kudos to David Eddings readers! ^^

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