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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #420 on: June 26, 2013, 10:47:09 PM »
Alternatively he could be absent from the story until a sudden appearance meaning he doesn't have to faff about

Him being absent in itself is "faffing about", really. If he was being serious he'd deal with the threat immediately and not wait until it's too late....

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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #421 on: June 26, 2013, 10:52:05 PM »
I think you're failing to see the dramatic reason in addition to the character reason

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« Reply #422 on: June 26, 2013, 11:22:07 PM »
I think you're failing to see the dramatic reason in addition to the character reason

Not really. Gil being careless is well-known in the fandom. I think it works better to have him develop over time into a serious threat than it does to have him suddenly drop in and be beaten first time around. Particularly since none of the heroes would even know who he was.

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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #423 on: June 28, 2013, 01:19:57 AM »
I never said the first appearance would be the last I just think he should be completely absent until he is the villain

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« Reply #424 on: June 28, 2013, 01:30:02 AM »
I never said the first appearance would be the last I just think he should be completely absent until he is the villain

Well, yes, possibly. I guess there is little point in building him up when everyone already knows who he is....

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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #425 on: June 29, 2013, 01:42:24 AM »
Well yeah plus his villainous state works better if it is sudden

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« Reply #426 on: June 29, 2013, 01:45:43 AM »
Well yeah plus his villainous state works better if it is sudden

What do you mean?

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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #427 on: June 29, 2013, 02:08:59 AM »
Having him present from the start will just occupy space and lessen his impact

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« Reply #428 on: June 29, 2013, 02:16:15 AM »
Having him present from the start will just occupy space and lessen his impact

Yeah, that makes sense.

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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #429 on: July 02, 2013, 08:07:32 PM »
With that in mind we should get on to plot summary

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Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« Reply #430 on: July 02, 2013, 08:45:52 PM »
Yeah, OK.

I've forgotten most of what we've come up with before, though....