urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:winterforest42winterforest42winterforest42winterforest422007-12-14T00:32:12Zurn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:winterforest42:642winterforest42 @ 2007-12-13T19:08:002007-12-14T00:32:12Z2007-12-14T00:32:12ZKey Words:<br /><br /><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Hidden<br />Captive for Years<br />Underground<br />Sub-race<br />Villain humorously fails<br />Poisoned food<br />Winter environment<br />Mirror<br />Hidden<br />Alone<br />Just two inches<br />A badly made plan<br />Power<br />Lack of communication<br />Much darker than you think it is<br />Forest unexplored<br /><br />Setting:<br /><br />Village on a mountain (wintery forest)<br />-Sub-race that lives underground<br />-Myth about monster in the forest<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-just told so kids won’t wander off the path<br />-Villain released REAL monster, hoping to charge tolls<br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-Persuasion / threatening for item he’s seeking (hidden in the mines) <br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-creature escapes<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-brings in BOUNTY HUNTER to find creature and kill it<br />-“Hero” within the village<br />-Mining gold and silver, don’t go too deep because of mutant sub-race<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-bring in supplies<br />-Imported sub-races<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-Occasionally, raid food<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-dead ones show poisoned food supply<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>-escape into woods; ones that learn to live underground survive<br style="mso-special-character: line-break" /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break" />Things to decide:<br />Size of town<br />-Number of families, number of subhumans<br />Wildlife<br />-if any<br />-What ARE the subhumans?<br /> -how are they different? what do they look like, sound like, etc.? How do you differentiate a feral subhuman from a domestic? etc., etc.<br />-Mining company structure<br />-Town sentiment to subhumans, outsiders, each other<br />-Is it just approaching winter (or a bad storm season), or is it winter/snow all year round on the forest?<br />-What is the bad-guy seeeking in the village?<br /><br />Last edited by: Luke</span>