Comments on: Storybook http://www.encounteraday.com/2009/05/20/storybook/ A new RPG encounter, every Monday through Friday! Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 <div class=wavatar><img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e128b6065bf535cb3a72a7dd3c14bedf.jpg&s=80&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.encounteraday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2Fe128b6065bf535cb3.png' width='80' height='80' alt='Wavatar' /></div>By: Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/2009/05/20/storybook/comment-page-1/#comment-1319
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Asmor Thu, 21 May 2009 02:01:47 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1319 BTW, regarding chapters and parts... I'd say Chapters would be good analogs for adventures, and parts would be good analogs for either adventure arcs or tiers. BTW, regarding chapters and parts… I’d say Chapters would be good analogs for adventures, and parts would be good analogs for either adventure arcs or tiers.

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Asmor Thu, 21 May 2009 01:01:40 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1317 Well, Cory, if it's such a sticking point for you the program <i>is</i> open source... ;) Honestly, I haven't even installed it. I don't really tend to organize my plots that way, but hearing you talk about it I'm really tempted to give it a look now. LOL! Well, Cory, if it’s such a sticking point for you the program is open source… ;)

Honestly, I haven’t even installed it. I don’t really tend to organize my plots that way, but hearing you talk about it I’m really tempted to give it a look now. LOL!

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Cory Thu, 21 May 2009 00:31:12 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1316 Bah, "understandable". I'll show you my python implementation of arbitrary time systems some time. It includes a parser, and sorting is trivial. :-) BTW, Storybook is really cool. I am busily filling in the details for my entire campaign world. Some newbie-pro tips: 1) Scenes are encounters. Duh. Chapters and parts are up to you. 2) Strands are super useful for keeping track of stuff the PCs can't see. Basically each of those is a timeline of events which may be happening in parallel. The arch-villains plot to conquer the kingdom probably takes place in a strand, and his strand eventually meets up with the PCs with his big reveal. 3) Make a "PC" strand. You can use it to journal what happens to them, or plan their next encounter. This will be most useful if you run a campaign where the PCs are together most of the time, but that's the typical setup. <abbr><em>Cory’s last blog post..<a href="http://nestofcandles.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-page-updated.html" rel="nofollow">Welcome Page, updated</a></abbr></em> Bah, “understandable”. I’ll show you my python implementation of arbitrary time systems some time. It includes a parser, and sorting is trivial. :-)

BTW, Storybook is really cool. I am busily filling in the details for my entire campaign world. Some newbie-pro tips:

1) Scenes are encounters. Duh. Chapters and parts are up to you.
2) Strands are super useful for keeping track of stuff the PCs can’t see. Basically each of those is a timeline of events which may be happening in parallel. The arch-villains plot to conquer the kingdom probably takes place in a strand, and his strand eventually meets up with the PCs with his big reveal.
3) Make a “PC” strand. You can use it to journal what happens to them, or plan their next encounter. This will be most useful if you run a campaign where the PCs are together most of the time, but that’s the typical setup.

Cory’s last blog post..Welcome Page, updated

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Asmor Wed, 20 May 2009 22:35:20 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1315 Strange, given that it's designed for novelists who very well may be writing fantasy or sci-fi with non-standard dates. But then again, since it does use those dates for sorting and stuff it's an understandable technical limitation. Strange, given that it’s designed for novelists who very well may be writing fantasy or sci-fi with non-standard dates. But then again, since it does use those dates for sorting and stuff it’s an understandable technical limitation.

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Cory Wed, 20 May 2009 21:55:14 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1314 One problem I've already encountered is that dates must be entered in "real world" time. I'm currently working around by making the start date of my campaign the year 2000 and adjusting from there, but it's irritating. Otherwise, I'm finding this thing to be useful. <abbr><em>Cory’s last blog post..<a href="http://nestofcandles.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-page-updated.html" rel="nofollow">Welcome Page, updated</a></abbr></em> One problem I’ve already encountered is that dates must be entered in “real world” time. I’m currently working around by making the start date of my campaign the year 2000 and adjusting from there, but it’s irritating. Otherwise, I’m finding this thing to be useful.

Cory’s last blog post..Welcome Page, updated

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Asmor Wed, 20 May 2009 18:22:02 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1312 Cool, let me know how it works out for ya! Cool, let me know how it works out for ya!

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JeremySouthard Wed, 20 May 2009 18:10:22 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=500#comment-1311 Wow! Amazing find! I'm downloading this right now to put my current campaign into it. <abbr><em>JeremySouthard’s last blog post..<a href="http://jeremysouthard.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/episode-1-%E2%80%93-thunderheart-inc/" rel="nofollow">Episode 1 – Thunderheart Inc.</a></abbr></em> Wow! Amazing find! I’m downloading this right now to put my current campaign into it.

JeremySouthard’s last blog post..Episode 1 – Thunderheart Inc.

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