6||0|2863|0| 0|0|0|||1||S5M5 working observation|Gryphon||19:42:49|07/28/2013|I just designed a new character. She was meant to do nothing more than show up and direct someone else to a meeting%2C and before they got there she had a detailed description and the beginnings of an at least partially fledged backstory.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe first time this happened in a Symphony story%2C it was Rina Dragonaar in %5Bi%5DThe Courtship of Princess Dessler%5B%2Fi%5D. And that ended pretty well%2C so I%27m rather pleased.%0D%0A%0D%0AActually%2C come to think of it%2C that%27s happened two or three times so far in the development of this movement%2C albeit not with quite the full Rina %22OK%2C I%27m here%2C now where%27s my trailer%3F%22 intensity in the other cases. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 1|1|0|||||RE%3A S5M5 working observation|trboturtle2||20:27:36|07/28/2013|%3E%3EActually%2C come to think of it%2C that%27s happened two or three times so far in the development of this movement%2C albeit not with quite the full Rina %22OK%2C I%27m here%2C now where%27s my trailer%3F%22 intensity in the other cases. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C with Rina%2C it%27s understandable....she doesn%27t strike me as a character who quietly waits from the authors to realize what a find they are. SHe kind of stands up%2C pulls her sword%2Fblaster out and shouts%2C %22All right%2C I%27m here%2C anyone want to complain about it%3F%22 %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0ACraig%0D%0A 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A S5M5 working observation|Verbena||21:11:25|07/28/2013|It%27s funny you should mention this. I was thinking about it recently%2C at the end of %5Bi%5DTry%5B%2Fi%5D when Maevis Copperwing appears on the odds board. I knew right away who she had to be--only one copper dragon has appeared in UF AFAIK--and I thought naming her meant you had belatedly had a place for her somewhere.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A--------%0D%0A%0D%0Athis world created by the %0D%0Ahands of the gods%0D%0Aeverything is false%0D%0Aeverything is a LIE%0D%0Athe final days have come%0D%0Anow%0D%0Alet everything be destroyed%0D%0A%0D%0A--mu 3|2|2|||1||RE%3A S5M5 working observation|Gryphon||21:21:17|07/28/2013|%3EIt%27s funny you should mention this. I was thinking about it recently%2C %0D%0A%3Eat the end of %5Bi%5DTry%5B%2Fi%5D when Maevis Copperwing appears on the odds %0D%0A%3Eboard. I knew right away who she had to be--only one copper dragon has %0D%0A%3Eappeared in UF AFAIK--and I thought naming her meant you had belatedly %0D%0A%3Ehad a place for her somewhere. %0D%0A%0D%0AShe%27s not the character I mean in this case%2C but I believe we will be seeing Maevis again at some point%2C yes.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 4|3|3|||1||RE%3A S5M5 working observation|Verbena||21:26:42|07/28/2013|%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EShe%27s not the character I mean in this case%2C but I believe we will be %0D%0A%3Eseeing Maevis again at some point%2C yes. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C yeah%3B you did say this was a new character%2C and Maevis is anything but. I was just inordinately amused at how often the creative muse grabs hold. It does for me too%2C I just end up using it to create tabletop characters I will never play. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--------%0D%0A%0D%0Athis world created by the %0D%0Ahands of the gods%0D%0Aeverything is false%0D%0Aeverything is a LIE%0D%0Athe final days have come%0D%0Anow%0D%0Alet everything be destroyed%0D%0A%0D%0A--mu 5|1|0|||1||RE%3A S5M5 working observation|SpottedKitty||01:19:46|07/29/2013|My characters do that to me as well. The last time it happened%2C she brought a small horde of sisters%2C brothers and cousins along for the ride%2C and I don%27t think they%27ve all poppped out of the woodwork yet.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only. 6|1|0|||||RE%3A S5M5 working observation|Meagen||06:54:11|07/29/2013|%3EI just designed a new character. She was meant to do nothing more %0D%0A%3Ethan show up and direct someone else to a meeting%2C and before they got %0D%0A%3Ethere she had a detailed description and the beginnings of an at least %0D%0A%3Epartially fledged backstory. %0D%0A%0D%0AThis doesn%27t just happen to writers. While recording the voice work for the %5Bi%5DDetective Conan%5B%2Fi%5D %28aka %5Bi%5DCase Closed%5B%2Fi%5D%29 anime%2C the VA for Inspector Megure went %22You there%2C what%27s your name%3F%22 and fellow VA Wataru Takagi adlibbed %22It%27s Takagi%2C sir%21%22. Officer Wataru Takagi ended up making his way back to the ongoing manga series%2C and getting several character arcs including a successful romance.