Winds That Will Be — Todd's Commentary
Todd's
Comments on the Game
Thanks
First, I would like to thank Simone. Having the opportunity to develop a character over two years was a great experience. It's too bad Aedan became one with the universe/died.Second, I want to thank my fellow players. Sara never ran out of something appropriate to say. I enjoyed James' dry humor; Guy's wit; Vrin's crazy recklessness; Dan's snappy retorts; and Ameer's wonderful sense of fun, even when playing an evil twerp. I took a few liberties with Gabriel in Aedan's journals. However, he really never slept, and he was always described by the GM as "disheveled."
Interestingly enough, I think Gabriel actually comes across better in Aedan's journal than in his own. I doubt Ameer visualized Gabriel as an acne-prone wimp, but it fits him better than the "Captain Ass-Kicker" persona depicted in Gabriel's own deluded rants. That stuff never happened except in Gabriel's mind (ask Guy). Gabriel really was a power-mad, paranoid, sick and twisted runt. We all miss him very much.
I took massive notes during play, occasionally having my hand cramp up during extended conversations. However, the end result is that most of the PC's dialogue is what the players actually said during the game-assuming I could read my handwriting later. Some dialogue is paraphrased, but the players should recognize their own words most of the time. When something didn't make sense the way I had recorded it, I made stuff up to fit the story together. Simone corrected me a couple times when I overstepped my bounds-all writers need a good editor.
I especially enjoyed filling in the details of Aedan's ten years with Caine. Since Caine's appearances in the actual game were minimal, I think I created more of his character than Sim did-well, to my mind, at least. It was also fun to try to accurately portray the other PC's, to a point. I expect that none of the other players will particularly like the way their characters were portrayed; that's fine. They could have written their own journals.
To see my comments about Aedan's journals, including the list of Caine's Maxims, 124 Ways to Kill Osric, and Aedan's Impetuous Acts, go here.
Finally, I would like to say that life should be fun. If you're not enjoying your life, you're doing something wrong. Change.
--Todd
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