Day-to-day challenges themed after something that take place over, well, 30 days
Play an out-of-tune piano, tilt back the head of a statue or slide the right volume out of a bookcase and you may gain entrance to the Batcave, or some other hidden space within an eccentric billionaire’s mansion. There are … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 10: Secret Places
Big things are cool. Also they often have some sort of attached cultural significance in the world of the story, as well as potentially lots of interior space for scenes to take place in. Maybe closer to the psychological core … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 9: Gigantic Structures
As a companion to yesterday’s theme, today is about recent history, loosely defined as from the Industrial Revolution up to now. The defining feature of these recent centuries is probably the massive wave of technological advancement that among other things, … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 8: Modern Historical Settings
Many films, shows, books and games have been set in historical times and places. Sometimes accurately, many times not. Nonetheless, the opportunity to live in the past for an hour is one of the great features of historical fiction. Today … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 7: Olde Historical Settings
Movie magic can work wonders in spinning the image of a small community full of charming idiosyncrasy. The sort of place where everyone knows everyone else by name. Of course, such places don’t always take the form of a paradise. … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 6: Small Towns & Villages
School is a natural incubator for interesting stories. Be it the not-by-choice peer groups of primary and secondary school classes, or the unique combination of freedom and resources of university education, the social dynamics offer many angles. The buildings or … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 5: Schools
There’s nothing quite like a food- or beverage-serving establishment when it comes to places for characters to hang out. Friends connecting after work, a couple on a date, meticulous loners who know what they want in a breakfast. Just about … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 4: Restaurants
Places of work have a storied history in television. Hospitals, police stations, offices of various kinds. This broad type of setting has long been the domain of dramas and procedurals, and especially since the original version of The Office, of … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 3: TV Workplaces
Today we shift from movies to TV, and keep thinking about living spaces. As television more commonly focuses on the inside of a house or apartment/flat—especially spaces like living rooms and kitchens—than on the exterior architecture, the main prompt will … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 2: TV Homes
Happy New Year! Welcome to the 30 Day Challenge for January, which will focus on various settings that play host to stories. This will include sets, locations, buildings and other types of environments, any scope from a scene to a … Continue reading 30 Day Fictional Settings Challenge, Day 1: Movie Houses
So concludes the 30 Day challenge of November which was all about Role Playing Games of all shapes and sizes, whether produced in Japan or USA, tactical or real-time and more. The final prompt of the month is also the … Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 30: Your favorite
So concludes another 30 Day Challenge, and as always, now is the time for feedback! Were there obvious prompts left out? Any that worked better than others? Sound off. As always, say the word if you have any ideas for … Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge Feedback, Wrap-Up and hiatus announcement
Welcome to the 30 Day challenge of November which is going to be all about Role Playing Games of all shapes and sizes, whether produced in Japan or USA, tactical or real-time and more. As the month closes we move … Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 29: The hardcore Optional Challenges and Post Game
Also: freedom vs. tightly paced story Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 28: Role Playing freedom vs bespoke characters/ story
Apologies to Paper Jam for being the header- Thinking of a non-contentious/seemingly clickbaity example was surprisingly hard! I was gonna put Kingdom Hearts 2 there, but thats very much a Me Thing Welcome to the 30 Day challenge of November … Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 27: Your worst/ most disappointing RPGs
Includes mounts, airships, fast-travel etc Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 26: Tropes and Clichés
Includes mounts, airships, fast-travel etc Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 25: Character classes & builds
Includes mounts, airships, fast-travel etc Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 24: Talking Persona (& SMT)
Includes mounts, airships, fast-travel etc Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 23: Talking Baldurs Gate
Includes mounts, airships, fast-travel etc Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 22: Locomotion and Transportation
Welcome to the 30 Day challenge of November which is going to be all about Role Playing Games of all shapes and sizes, whether produced in Japan or USA, tactical or real-time and more. We’re gonna switch between general RPG … Continue reading 30 Day RPG challenge day 21: Talking Tales n’ Trails (and Y’s)
