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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</H1>
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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: "Brian Price" <<A HREF="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 03:02:57 +0000</LI>
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> From: clawrenc#cup,hp.com
> at 09:10 AM, "Brian Price" <blprice#bedford,net> said:
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> >Three or four years ago, I was working on a multi-plot interactive
> >story/game. While I never finished it, I did lay out the groundwork
> >for such a system. Some of the recent topics touched upon the desire
> > to provide re-usable quests and those discussions reminded me of my
> >earlier work. Please bear with me, it is a bit rough and a bit long
> >winded.
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> My writers reaction (I made my living for a short while writing short
> stories) is that is not useful as it stands, and will only be usful
> when it is mapped against the basic plot forms (boy beets girl, little
> tailor, man learns a lesson). It is the human interest of those plot
> forms which drives and provides value to the node structure you
> describe.
Although I have no background as a writer other than abortive
attempts, I'm inclined to agree with you. The pnel theory describes a
framework into which basic plot forms must be mapped to be useful.
The main idea was that the theory would provide a logical system
wherein various flavors of the central plot could be implemented
along with various sub-plots and random encounters to add spice. It
is definately not a system intended to replace the writer, merely to
allow the writer to describe a multi-plot storyline to a program. It
is in the writer/program interface wherein the difficult part lies.
Brian Price
<blprice#bedford,net>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00031" HREF="msg00031.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stranger in a Strange Land</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Fri 03 Oct 1997, 21:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00035" HREF="msg00035.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stranger in a Strange Land</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Sat 04 Oct 1997, 19:23 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00110" HREF="msg00110.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stranger in a Strange Land</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00033" HREF="msg00033.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</A></strong>,
Brian Price <a href="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</a>, Sat 04 Oct 1997, 07:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00095" HREF="msg00095.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</A></strong>,
Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Sun 12 Oct 1997, 02:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00096" HREF="msg00096.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</A></strong>,
Brian Price <a href="mailto:blprice#bedford,net">blprice#bedford,net</a>, Sun 12 Oct 1997, 13:08 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00098" HREF="msg00098.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</A></strong>,
Brandon J. Rickman <a href="mailto:ashes#pc4,zennet.com">ashes#pc4,zennet.com</a>, Mon 13 Oct 1997, 00:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00126" HREF="msg00126.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Reusable plots for quests</A></strong>,
Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Sun 19 Oct 1997, 19:57 GMT
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