Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Writing Games: Fairy Tale

If you ignore the faint telephone lines by the tree,
this could look like the kind of weather in a fairy tale, right?
Fairy tales are cool.    And not just the ones where the main characters are princes or princesses. The heroes and heroines in some fairy tales have other occupations or even none, rising to fame and victory through skills related to their lifestyle.
    Numerous novels and movies have been modeled after stories like that of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, etc. They're unique stories with varied characters, touches of the unusual, and typically a happy ending. These factors add up to memorability that keeps these stories alive after many, many years.
    Have you ever wondered how the character/s in your project would behave in a world and a situation like that? Would they, having been shaped in a different environment, behave differently in certain ways? Would their core be altered at all? Would the female protagonist throw herself into a prince's arms, or make a run for it? Would the male protagonist climb up the golden rope that suspiciously looks like human hair, or would he do something else? Would the villain send out a huntsman to eliminate an enemy, or would s/he use a different tactic?
    The game is to throw your characters into a fairy tale world and see what happens. Have fun! :)

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