Random clever thing Quest does:
In the Mad Lib situation generator, LOCATION is always defined as being between two other places of note.
Sounds super simple, and it is, but it's also a very clever trick to insure geographic context is considered.
In the Mad Lib situation generator, LOCATION is always defined as being between two other places of note.
Sounds super simple, and it is, but it's also a very clever trick to insure geographic context is considered.
By default, the idea is the dangers place between two not-dangerous places (probably cities) but the technique can be quickly applied to ANY location to make it better.
It's a super quick mental exercise to try out - just think of a place, ANY place, then put it between things
It's a super quick mental exercise to try out - just think of a place, ANY place, then put it between things
There are no right answers for scale. One of the places CAN be where you are right now, but doesn't HAVE to be.
And more interestingly, I *suspect* it's not particularly mentally taxing based on how we build memories - this just hangs off the existing place.
And more interestingly, I *suspect* it's not particularly mentally taxing based on how we build memories - this just hangs off the existing place.
The applications overland are obvious, but I'm serious - consider this next time you do a *dungeon*. You don't even need to change the map, just be AWARE of between-ness.
And if you're improvising an impromptu totally-not-a-dungeon, like a break in for Blades in the Dark, consider this technique as a quick way to bring the space to life.
And, obviously, you can be between more than two things. Go nuts with that if you like. The trick is that there must be at least two, positioned enough to suggest "between", not just "next to".
For all line and node systems (whether cyberpunk or, as @SpringaldJack called out, Exalted's REMARKABLE Wyld) this suggests a clear activity - always map one node father than you have to, for the context it brings.
