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the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: Starbeam on September 10, 2010, 12:51:18 PM ---Honestly, I'd say to look at how the Knights of the Cross are done.  Strange and coincidental things happen with them around, and they never, at least to me, feel contrived.

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They don't?  OK, they totally do to me. (Not "contrived by Jim", "contrived by the in-story White God")

QuicksilverKite:
Maybe it's the character himself that I'm struggling with...
He has actually seen his god and his mission is handed to him... His motivation to do what he does is more that of a tool or weapon, and not that a person with choice. His struggle with his own humanity is a large part of the story, and when things fall into place... I guess it just seems hard to show the free will of a character when they are predestined to do what they do, you know?

Shecky:

--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on September 10, 2010, 03:29:35 PM ---They don't?  OK, they totally do to me. (Not "contrived by Jim", "contrived by the in-story White God")

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Of course. The same way the Other Side manipulates everything it can get its hands on, just to a far different degree.

Starbeam:

--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on September 10, 2010, 03:29:35 PM ---They don't?  OK, they totally do to me. (Not "contrived by Jim", "contrived by the in-story White God")

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Yeah...I need to remember not to post before I'm completely awake.  The fact that the other suggestion that popped into my mind was The Belgariad should've warned me.


--- Quote from: QuicksilverKite on September 10, 2010, 04:43:40 PM ---Maybe it's the character himself that I'm struggling with...
He has actually seen his god and his mission is handed to him... His motivation to do what he does is more that of a tool or weapon, and not that a person with choice. His struggle with his own humanity is a large part of the story, and when things fall into place... I guess it just seems hard to show the free will of a character when they are predestined to do what they do, you know?

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What exactly is the situation?  It's difficult to really give an answer when what we're given is only little bits and pieces.

QuicksilverKite:
the knight character is given a mission by an angel... when he questions certain parameters the angel gives him an "instant replay" of everything that hasn't happened yet. so the knight moves in the way he was told he was, feeling more like a pawn than a player. It makes for great internal conflict but externally it feels contrived...

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