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Induction into a hidden society
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Lanodantheon on May 04, 2012, 05:11:07 AM ---Secret societies and organizations are by their nature, secret. Information is utterly important and they would only give info to their inductees all at once.
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Um, why ?
I can totally believe inductees getting information a little at a time because of it taking a while for them to demonstrate trustworthiness and talent (at whatever the society does) to progress through the ranks and learn more stuff.
Dresdenus Prime:
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on May 04, 2012, 02:55:59 PM ---Um, why ?
I can totally believe inductees getting information a little at a time because of it taking a while for them to demonstrate trustworthiness and talent (at whatever the society does) to progress through the ranks and learn more stuff.
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This. Have you seen the movie Wanted? The main character gets inducted into a secret society and the first half of the movie is him getting little snippets of information little by little. First he's introduced to the big players, then after a while he finds out who they are.............what they do.........why they do it..........how they do it...........each space I leave essentially being moments of trials for the character to prove himself.
I would definately agree that it's believable to have a character learn about a society a little at a time.
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on May 04, 2012, 02:55:59 PM ---Um, why ?
I can totally believe inductees getting information a little at a time because of it taking a while for them to demonstrate trustworthiness and talent (at whatever the society does) to progress through the ranks and learn more stuff.
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exactly. The mushroom treatment. Unless they grew up in the family and you've watched them and known them for years, you aren't going to dump all your super duper secrets into the hands of a potential unknown. That's how secret organizations get penetrated by other secret organizations.
Do the slow reveal. You are grubs, all you need to know is you don't know anything. If you want to join our great and super duper society, you have to act without knowledge. As you grow in trustworthiness you will be inducted further and further into the great mysteries of our craft. etc.
The Deposed King
cenwolfgirl:
is it me or is it rely bad that i did not think but just wrote the whole little bits as the main chr lurns more about her abilaties but never rely did big info dumps just let it unravle as she gets older and did not have a big plane on how just did the info that is relivent to the plote at the perticula time?
maybe i should have writen a plane for it but it seems to have worked so far
i mainly hate writing big info dumps and avoid them if posible trying to revile as little at one time as posible
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: cenwolfgirl on May 05, 2012, 09:33:08 PM ---is it me or is it rely bad that i did not think but just wrote the whole little bits as the main chr lurns more about her abilaties but never rely did big info dumps just let it unravle as she gets older and did not have a big plane on how just did the info that is relivent to the plote at the perticula time?
maybe i should have writen a plane for it but it seems to have worked so far
i mainly hate writing big info dumps and avoid them if posible trying to revile as little at one time as posible
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the dreaded info dumps are to be avoided if at all humanly possible.
the Deposed King
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