tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post757860155132179213..comments2021-05-16T13:41:12.015-04:00Comments on The Chaos Beast: NaNo Backgrounder - Tempest T. Pot Commentary 2Scott Delahunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-53505813386525253792016-09-26T19:59:56.872-04:002016-09-26T19:59:56.872-04:00The chips might not be colour coded. They could b...The chips might not be colour coded. They could be unlabelled; the game doesn't go into that level of detail. I was figuring that if I were to sell illegal software on DVD or USB stick, I wouldn't label them so that no one realizes what's on them. Blaze should have moved more, yes, though the guy wasn't that strong to throw Tempest out the window. :)<br /><br />The flirting scene works best unseen; I'm not that good at it in reality-land. ^_^;; It's the game's Notoriety mechanic coming up; Tempest is known for being an addict, so they're assuming that she'll flake out. And, for a story where I'm working out a character, I managed to have her go out-of-character. >.<;;<br /><br />Completely forgot about that, though I almost went with Twin Pines. I also forgot about Spongebob, but I never really watched the show when it was on. Could be that Mr. Crab got the name because of the cartoon.Scott Delahunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735796666483741699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464382918796251124.post-37540857003424492822016-09-24T11:47:46.560-04:002016-09-24T11:47:46.560-04:00A couple vague curiosities... if Tempest is gettin...A couple vague curiosities... if Tempest is getting over an addiction, wouldn't she have known that the chips are colour coded, and hence that red means "angry"? Or are chips not always coded that way? Also, in the actual story, Blaze came through the window. The guy threw Tempest towards Blaze, she flew past... and somehow into the couch, instead of, well, out the window. Erm.<br /><br />Probably a good call on skipping certain non-integral scenes. The addiction angle was played well (I'm not sure if the team was a little too obsessed over it, maybe they've had bad experiences), and it was good that you pointed out in-story how Tempe was affected by the anger; being a new character, we don't necessarily know that she's not always like that when she spikes in adrenaline.<br /><br />Funny enough, "Two Pines" for me conjured up an image of the Twin Pines Mall from 'Back to the Future' - but well done on the research. And I can't see "Mr. Crab" without thinking Spongebob.Gregory Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547180132612659893noreply@blogger.com