The surprises these characters keeping springing on me a truly dizzying. The first title for this passage was supposed to be “On the Road.” I wanted the party to have a conversation about Walter’s “summons” as they travelled to Meadow Run and end the segment with the introduction of Talum. I even created a character…
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Unpacking Gateway
I’ve been saying for a while the society of The Valleys is not as idyllic as it’s seemed up to this point. “Gateway” is the first inclination of this darker reality. Let’s unpack some of the more interesting bits. The political situation Jeremy has arrived at a time in which the same societal forces which…
Unpacking Emergence
Emergence marks the beginning of chapter 3, “Inner Cicles.” There is still quite a bit of world building which needs to be completed, but this is where the plot should begin to take off 1. I enjoyed writing “Emergence” for a few reasons, let’s unpack. The traffic I’ve written previously about Shelter being based on…
Unpacking Leaving Shelter
Leaving Shelter brings an end to chapter 2. There is still much world-building to do, but I’m hoping from this point on Jeremy is through with getting his feet wet in The Valleys. Let’s unpack it. The Title While the illusion of shelter was ripped from Jeremy during his stay in the settlement, the title…
Unpacking A Restless Night
“A Wrestless Night” is the longest section I’ve yet written for Welcome to the Valleys. I didn’t set out to make the conversation as long as it was, Jeremy and company really need to move on to the Inner Valleys, but I was pleased because I was able to establish his character a bit more….
Unpacking The Talk
This talk has been a long time coming. While there were several ways it could have gone, and I’m interested in further exploring this scene in the future, I do think it successfully communicates Welcome to the Valleys is Jeremy’s story. Let’s unpack it. Jeremy’s frustration I’ve writing how I’ve been displeased with Jeremy’s development…
