All the World's a Stage: Writing what you know

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4-14-2008 @ 7:24PM

Sean Riley said...

Certainly agreed that you need to research -- Although in WoW, you can argue that there's only so much research you can do! (Checking WoWWiki tends to be mine.) But sure, hell, I'd argue that you should research a real-world version of your main profession for anything but enchanting, just so you have a little je ne se quoi to your roleplaying there.

That said, movie logic is fine. We're shooting for a style, not hard-edges realism in WoW. If you can sound as convincing as Zach Braff on Scrubs when you're playing a doctor (which hey, you could do) then you're in the ballpark nicely.

As for seduction, there are plenty of books on the subject. :) While the main message I got out of it was 'Wow, pickup artists are mental cases', "The Game" by Neil Strauss was a fascinating read.

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