Archive for the Tag 'Death'

Wrathgate Wednesday: Varenna, Illithias, Bricu

We are down to the wire for Wrathgate Wednesday, the collaborative fiction project of the Wildfire Riders of US Feathermoon.  Uthas has come and gone, saving Bricu and Threnn in the process.  The line has shattered, scattering Riders to their rendezvous points.  And last, but not least, Illithias is trying to get herself killed.  Varenna, [...]

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Friday Fic: For Jolstraer Taborwynn

Jolstraer Taborwynn passed away this week.  His player decided that it was time to bring this arc to a close.  Anna has a wonderful series of it on the WFR Forum.   While Jolly was TECHINCALLY given a wake this tuesday, sometimes grief is expressed in less constructive waves.  To that point, here’s parts one [...]

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The Problem with Death

Death isn’t permanent in Azeroth. Except when it is permanent (Fordring’s child, for instance). How do we handle “dying” in an instance versus “dying” in an RP story? How do any protagonists or villains in our stories stay dead when any two bit paladin, priest, shaman or druid can resurrect them? I’ll be honest, we [...]

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Ending a Story Part 2: Not Everyone Dies

A priest friend once told the difference between a Russian Tragedy and a Russian Comedy: “In a Russian Tragedy, everyone dies.  In a Russian Comedy, everyone dies happy!” I’ll be the first to admit:  I flirt with the idea of ending stories with a lot of death and sadness too good to ignore.  I prefer [...]

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