Well, I'm here again. I seem to do well with writing the second part of a story, but the beginning seems to mystify me. I thought it would pass and I would come up with an idea in due time, like I did for Ch. 2. But it's been almost a week now and still, I'm unsure of how to proceed the story.
Okay, the same as last time, I need an idea for what to write next. Because I again left off the chapter on such an open end that I'm unsure of what would or should happen next. It's a story set in a VRMMO. The chapter is supposed to start off with the MC finishing the tutorial mission that landed him in the starting village.
Here are some of my ideas:
I kind of want the MC to dabble with or start lifeskilling; basically gathering and crafting. But that is really boring. Ugh, I have a headache. I need an aspirin. There, all better. Now where was I? Ah, yes, lifeskilling. The actual act of continuous hard work, for the majority, is excruciatingly boring. The interesting bits are usually the process of getting accustomed, learning a better way, and the moment of accomplishment and achievement - gathering something super rare or crafting something of high quality.
- Animal hunting
- Fishing
- Crafting
I refuse to write about the literal process of any of it for more than a paragraph. And therein lies my dilemma. How do you spice up the mundane parts of upping a skill in a video game? You connect a mini-game to it; or you add on a quest that gives bonus exp to a lifeskill. That sounds much more fun.
The process of a mini-game seems a bit small minded, so I think it'll be a quest. Now good people of NUF, I ask you what sort of quest linked with a lifeskill would be interesting to you? Here are the lifeskills in Olympus Online (the VRMMO game for the story):
Gathering Skills:
Crafting Skills:
- Divination
- Farming
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Mining
- Woodcutting
Here are some of my ideas that I'm currently coming up with on the spot:
- Alchemy
- Cooking
- Enchanting
- Artisan
Please give me an idea of what to write about next! Any replies would be highly appreciated; helpful replies even more so. If I use your idea I'll give you 1000 NUF bucks, or a (virtual) pat on the back. Whichever you prefer.
- A fortune teller lost their tarot cards and last remembers going through the shady, dark alley in the bad side of town.
- A farmer became crippled by a bite and needs my help to hunt whatever thing/s that bit him.
- A fisherman/woman lost their pole at the bottom of a lake and asks me to fetch it for them
- A hunter is looking to hunt the biggest baddest bear of the next forest over and is looking for anyone who wants in
- The local miners aren't going anywhere near the mines these days because of something that keeps on making noise there
- A woodcutter runs into the village near out of breath saying that they found a wolf dressed up as a grandmother and had the voice of child
- An alchemist requires some special ingredients for their next concoction and asks for assistance
- A cook needs the egg of a harpy for the coming festival
- An enchanter requires monster cores to enhance their wand
- An Artisan lacks any inspiration and requires you to pose for them
P.S.
Huh, look at all those ideas I came up with and all those words I wrote. Maybe I don't need an idea and I need only to think about it for more than five minutes and start to write it down. Please don't mind this post script. On your way now.
Writing Ch. 4
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