I have a set of percentile dice next to my keyboard. When I get stuck over whether a character is going to do one thing or another I decide which is more likely and roll the dice. It's probably the geekiest possible way to write a story. Also how cool is it that the die in the Wikipedia photograph is actually the one I own?
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Laga - Nov 05, 2007 2:04:27 pm PST #9503 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Connie Neil - Nov 05, 2007 2:10:14 pm PST #9504 of 10001
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It's not so much the dice but which table you're rolling on. If you've got some of the old D&D critical hits tables, you can oodles of fun.
Laga - Nov 05, 2007 2:12:11 pm PST #9505 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I have actually constructed a little arena out of the insert from a router box. But I do have a DMG I could refer to if a battle breaks out.
erikaj - Nov 05, 2007 2:13:09 pm PST #9506 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Like when my uncle had the book that told what happen if say, an elf and a unicorn got into a fight, right?
Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2007 6:05:34 am PST #9507 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Laga, rolling dice sounds like a fun way to write a story. It's like one of those stories where you get to pick different outcomes and see what happens.
Although it is true, Kraken are always amusing.
dcp - Nov 07, 2007 6:59:33 pm PST #9508 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Dork Tower on NaNoWriMo: [link]
Zenkitty - Nov 11, 2007 1:28:24 pm PST #9509 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
3115 words. What am I supposed to be aiming for? 50,000? hahaha
Laga - Nov 11, 2007 1:52:31 pm PST #9510 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I should be at 18,377 by the end of the day. I'm currently just over 14,000 but your 3115 makes me feel like so much less of a slacker. Thanks, Zenkitty!
Zenkitty - Nov 11, 2007 3:10:11 pm PST #9511 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
That's what I'm here for! To show you what a real slacker looks like!
-t - Nov 11, 2007 5:13:02 pm PST #9512 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm at 7302. I don't think more is really happening this month, at least not until I finish painting my house, but even the little I did really helped me push through some stuff I hadn't figured out. It's the making myself write every day that I find useful, moreso than the word count, though trying to hit the wordcount does help turn off the internal editor.