tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post4954358873479945959..comments2024-03-14T07:11:37.650+00:00Comments on Porky's Expanse!: Well metPorkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-87787818123016132752011-06-22T20:06:05.691+01:002011-06-22T20:06:05.691+01:00Agreed. It's central to certain kinds of confl...Agreed. It's central to certain kinds of conflict, even just to moving around a world. I can't believe something similar hasn't been done before, beyond a card in a deck or entry in a table I mean.<br /><br />Someone clicked the 'Say again?' box so I'll just clarify what's going on here.<br /><br />The post has two parts. The first is a combination of two writing challenges and I've chosen the subject of bonds overall. The second part is a suggested rule for various games, also on the subject of bonds, and is aimed mostly at roleplaying and tabletop wargames.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-50759237167790779552011-06-22T02:59:13.611+01:002011-06-22T02:59:13.611+01:00I love the narrative, and I love the idea of rolli...I love the narrative, and I love the idea of rolling to establish relationships between characters and even units.<br /><br />We re-watched Ken Burns "The Civil War" last week as part of my son's US history course, and I was reminded of how often relatives ended up not only on opposite sides in that conflict, but actually facing each other in battle, as well, so the idea has firm grounding in historical reality across continents and centuries.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589550267781293462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-58648000830762665922011-06-21T09:32:59.641+01:002011-06-21T09:32:59.641+01:00Thanks - I was determined to make it work.
The im...Thanks - I was determined to make it work.<br /><br />The image idea is a reasonable approach. Posts here can mix things up and a quick visual reference if there are separate sections could be useful.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-75330599910670732782011-06-21T03:56:52.016+01:002011-06-21T03:56:52.016+01:00I can see what you are doing and you met the task ...I can see what you are doing and you met the task of combining the two quite well. <br /><br />I did think I'd come to the wrong link at first. Like most, my eyes scan the page for the week's image. Since you included a link, not the image, it is not immediately apparent that this is the Succinct post. <br /><br />Why not include the image in next week's post, even if it is a thumbnail size version? That might work just as well, if not better, than a long explanation.Grandma's Goulashhttp://grandmas-goulash.info/2011/06/questionable/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-79206782320736943802011-06-20T23:36:28.428+01:002011-06-20T23:36:28.428+01:00Looking back over the intro, I see now I should ha...Looking back over the intro, I see now I should have made it more clear what's going on. I am a little vague.<br /><br />I set myself the task of combining two weekly flash fiction challenges, Succinctly Yours and Expansion Joints. The story is the italicised section, though of course it's less story than narrative progression, more in the Expansion Joints style than the Succinctly Yours; to make matters worse, the demands of combining the two forms mean it's even more experimental than usual.<br /><br />Sorry about that. I know I need to explain my thought processes better, produce a less dense, more comprehensible text. I have this in mind when writing many posts, but certainly not all. I'm way off sometimes, and I know from past comments it can get a bit cryptic.<br /><br />If I'm in again next week, you're very welcome, and we'll see if the clarity has taken a step forward.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-73579587228900739992011-06-20T23:01:35.716+01:002011-06-20T23:01:35.716+01:00Your link on Grandma's Goulash brought me here...Your link on Grandma's Goulash brought me here, but I can't find your Succinctly Yours microfiction story. I'll look for it on your June 19th entry.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587300140099806425noreply@blogger.com