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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim to appear at Phauxcon 2007, October 5-7 (Philadelphia)
« on: September 10, 2007, 03:09:10 PM »
(I sent an email asking this question to info@phauxcon.com as well; just covering my bases here.)

I registered (self and wife) for PhauxCon some time ago and have yet to receive passes/badges/whatever is used to get into the con. Is this a general situation or am I experiencing a specific blip?

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Author Craft / Re: Looking for a word
« on: September 10, 2007, 11:10:30 AM »
Call 'em Commons (darn you AA for thinking of it first!). Norms. Straights. Sapiens. Regs. Blinders. Giftless.

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Author Craft / Re: How powerful should a protagionist be?
« on: August 31, 2007, 11:01:28 AM »
Quote from: Lightsabre on August 31, 2007, 01:07:15 AM
WEll, yes, I generally like my antagonist to know his own plans. THat why he holds the cards.

As to the rest, well I mever claimed it was a unique way of creating a protaganist/antagonist power balance.


Oh, no, sorry, wasn't trying to say it wasn't unique or anything like that - simply showing that the formula is a well-used one. I mean, if the antagonist is weaker, the protagonist would whip him regularly, and if he were that much stronger, the protagonist could only win with sheer luck, loads of help and the like.

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Author Craft / Re: How powerful should a protagionist be?
« on: August 31, 2007, 12:54:17 AM »
Quote from: Lightsabre on August 30, 2007, 11:48:08 PM
How so?

Let's see... "tougher than my protagonist" - Harry himself says Cowl's way above him in power, skill and general toughness. "Holds about 80% of the cards" - Cowl knows what's going on, Harry doesn't. "Tough flunkies" - Harry barely beats Cowl's pair, and that's with puh-sychology an' stuff.

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Author Craft / Re: How powerful should a protagionist be?
« on: August 30, 2007, 10:58:24 PM »
Quote from: Lightsabre on August 30, 2007, 10:25:02 PM
Personally, I like to make my main antagonist a bad ass. He's usually tougher than my protaganoist, and he holds about 80% of the cards to.
I also like to have him/her have some tough flunky's that my protaganist can beat up. THat way, he shows he's competent and capable, yet he doesn't feel overpowered.

Hmm. Sounds like... Cowl?

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