Talk:Characters
It might be nice to use this page to have authors who have created new characters, to perhaps say a few words discribing them.
Replying on: OCs
That is most certainly a possibility. However, we have to bear in mind that the nice thing about our interactive story is that in different threads, different things can happen, and therefore different realities coexist.
What is more, you might have a well-rounded idea about an original character when you introduce him, but the less is known about a character, the more room there is for other people to play with them, shape them into something they can use.
So I can imagine such OC pages to develop over time, as the character develops; but as the character, there will be a differentiation of descriptions. Lines like “in one thread, this character has a older sister and two younger brothers; in another thread he is an only child.”
--Admin 6 September 2005 13:25 (GMT)
Another question; please clarify
Quote Admin:
So there really isn't much point in creating a character page for a character that (as of yet) has no role in the interactive story.
So the only purpose of this character list is to create an index for characters appearing in the interactive chapters?
So the only purpose of this character list is to create an index for characters appearing in the interactive chapters?
What would you suggest would be the other purposes? These pages are all in support of the interactive story, making it the best it can be, easiest to navigate and so on - nothing more.
I don't see much sense in recreating detailed pages for all Tolkien's characters - including those who are not even mentioned in our interactive story - when there are already so many sites doing the same thing. What would that add?
Of course what you can do is add a character that is not in the interactive story yet, but that you'd like to be in there. You could write a challenge or enter a plot bunny, and link to the character page from there. That makes sense from the interactive story perspective.
Basically, if the only page that links to a character page is the Characters page (i.e. the only time a character is mentioned on these pages is in the character pages - not in any of the chapters of the Interactive Story, not in any challenge or plot bunny, not in any discussion), in my opinion, there's no point in that character being on that list.
But if you - or anyone - have some great idea of a new use for these pages, please, enter it here. Creative, innovative new uses is what wikis do best!
--Admin 8 September 2005 18:57 (GMT)