International One-Day NPC(tm) Day, February 15

jcompton · 02-13-2004, 04:37 PM

Every so often somebody asks me "How long did it take to write Kelsey?" or "How long have you been writing the Nalia romance?" and I answer "a very long time."

And then I sit and think about that, and realize that quite a lot of work gets done if I just sit down and work all day on something. The Banter Packs were written in just a few busy weekends, basically.

So I asked myself... "Knowing what I know by now, how thorough of an NPC could I make in one day, start to finish?"

So I'm going to find out, on Sunday, when I will write and release an NPC in one day, before I go to bed in any case.

I'm not organizing this as an Iron Modder-style "contest", although I certainly welcome others joining me in the exercise and making it a sort of international holiday. Or festival. (Celebration? Something.) I'll be happy to put any fellow One-Day NPC(tm) projects up for hosting.

To monitor the One-Day NPC developments, watch this link.

SixOfSpades · 02-13-2004, 04:55 PM

Hmmm....is there a place where those with interesting NPC ideas can file them, for possible use as fodder for NPC-making MODders?

jcompton · 02-13-2004, 05:22 PM

The "mod ideas" forum of your choice. FW's Mod Ideas forum is littered with NPC ideas.

SixOfSpades · 02-13-2004, 07:41 PM

"Littered," eh? Methinks FWs keeps a few "secret" forums, accessible only to moderators, where they can copy the ideas they like. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Random NPC idea: A TN Male Human Diviner, who is permanently blind, but can still cast spells through his (nearly) unkillable Wizard Eye Familiar. Despite being a Diviner, he does not feel bound to tell the truth if it doesn't happen to suit his present motives.

02-13-2004, 04:37 PM	#1
jcompton Elminster Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: USA Age: 47 Posts: 453	Every so often somebody asks me "How long did it take to write Kelsey?" or "How long have you been writing the Nalia romance?" and I answer "a very long time." And then I sit and think about that, and realize that quite a lot of work gets done if I just sit down and work all day on something. The Banter Packs were written in just a few busy weekends, basically. So I asked myself... "Knowing what I know by now, how thorough of an NPC could I make in one day, start to finish?" So I'm going to find out, on Sunday, when I will write and release an NPC in one day, before I go to bed in any case. I'm not organizing this as an Iron Modder-style "contest", although I certainly welcome others joining me in the exercise and making it a sort of international holiday. Or festival. (Celebration? Something.) I'll be happy to put any fellow One-Day NPC(tm) projects up for hosting. To monitor the One-Day NPC developments, watch this link. __________________ "(I)t's a testament to the determined RPG fraternity that a number of Baldur's Gate II mods have been successfully produced. The best can be found at pocketplane.net." - PC Gamer UK

02-13-2004, 04:55 PM	#2
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 47 Posts: 6,901	Hmmm....is there a place where those with interesting NPC ideas can file them, for possible use as fodder for NPC-making MODders? __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

02-13-2004, 05:22 PM	#3
jcompton Elminster Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: USA Age: 47 Posts: 453	The "mod ideas" forum of your choice. FW's Mod Ideas forum is littered with NPC ideas. __________________ "(I)t's a testament to the determined RPG fraternity that a number of Baldur's Gate II mods have been successfully produced. The best can be found at pocketplane.net." - PC Gamer UK

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02-13-2004, 07:41 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 47 Posts: 6,901	"Littered," eh? Methinks FWs keeps a few "secret" forums, accessible only to moderators, where they can copy the ideas they like. [img]smile.gif[/img] Random NPC idea: A TN Male Human Diviner, who is permanently blind, but can still cast spells through his (nearly) unkillable Wizard Eye Familiar. Despite being a Diviner, he does not feel bound to tell the truth if it doesn't happen to suit his present motives.

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