So I've been writing like I used to--just sitting down and writing for 5 hours straight.
This shit is exhausting. I don't know how I used to do this back in 2015.
Anyway, I decided to start putting some of my monsters into a proper bestiary. It's ~35 pages.
I have a lot of opinions about the best way to write an entry in a monster manual, but I figured I would try to lead by example instead of writing a silly proscriptive post. It's unformatted, so it looks like shit, but I like the content and don't hate the structure.
There's currently only a few monsters in there. Crazy how long it takes to write up a good monster entry.
- Ankheg
- Giant Worm
- Bone Needle Man
- Corpse Balloon
- Ghouls, Geists, Ghasts, and Drowners
- Terophidians
I left comments unlocked. Feel free to tag any typo that annoys you.
It's kind of a mess, but I wanted to publish something tonight. (If I don't keep momentum, I never finish anything.)
Worms (and worm steaks) strike me as a problem similar to whale hunting in pre-industrial cultures. It's an infrastructure problem. It encourages community interaction.
ReplyDeleteLove the corpse balloons. Grab+drop monsters are always fun. They interact well with complex environments (bridges, rigging, gearwheels, etc.)