narrative design
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The Party on Trial
One of my favorite parts about Waterdeep is the Code Legal. In some D&D campaigns, it can be easy for parties to get away with a lot of stuff, mostly because they feel untouchable, especially NPCs with stat blocks like commoner and guard. Small-town law enforcement can’t exactly stand up to a Wizard who can…
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#FlashFicFeb 05 – Challenge
On good nights, Faz’zul relaxed in a wooden high-back chair with a hefty tome in his lap. He could lose himself in whatever world the book’s contents carried, forgetting for a moment the responsibilities of the next light or the dread that hung over him and the rest of his family. He was thinking, or…
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#FlashFicFeb 04 – Sky
“Never have I ever left the country.” A circle of teenagers, six in total, groaned around a campfire as half of them put down a finger on their open hand. The kid who spoke looked around sheepishly. “Never, Quill?” said Annalise with the pink hair, pulling a bright blue blanket around her. “Don’t even have…
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#FlashFicFeb 03 – Heart
Each time The Dreamsinger saw one of their creations, they fell madly in love with it. The Dreamsinger heaved a sigh before raising their arms above their head, the heavy sleeves of their purple and blue robe hanging from their wrists. With a gentle smile, The Dreamsinger rolled up their sleeves, laid their hands down…
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#FlashFicFeb 02 – Time
Johnny whistled. “It just goes on forever,” he said, squinting his eyes to get a better look past the twisted iron railing. He stood on a cobblestone street with just a lamp to guide his eyes beyond. It was an abyss of black. Even though the whole place was dimly lit, Johnny was sure that…
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#FlashFicFeb 01 – Space
Two hours, Life said. No matter what happens, you can only stay for two hours. I do not want a repeat of last time—are you listening? I wasn’t. If Life wanted its words to be heard, it should have shared them before my feet crossed the threshold into somewhere they could not reach. My socked…