tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post1339824610343310350..comments2023-12-04T18:50:21.348+10:00Comments on Wargamers Paradise: Writing better battle reports – Part 1 of 2 - PerspectiveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04244248056064945123noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post-38945301534965789472017-11-30T06:44:46.833+10:002017-11-30T06:44:46.833+10:00Thanks Joe. One of the things that I really enjoye...Thanks Joe. One of the things that I really enjoyed about the Pathfinder/D&D campaign journal was the tactical write ups. It was a hell of a lot of fun playing those combats out blow by blow and recording it with as much graphical richness that I could muster and then supporting it with a tactical description. <br /><br />I really enjoy old school D&D modules to do that with because, back in the day, there wasn't a great sense of the individual characters needing to survive to get through the module but rather the challenge was to get the party through. Deaths were expected. And that, in my opinion, makes it exciting both as a player and as a reader. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244248056064945123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post-81495999726306035312017-11-30T06:38:41.635+10:002017-11-30T06:38:41.635+10:00Hahaha that's alright Greg, it was your ATZ ca...Hahaha that's alright Greg, it was your ATZ campaign that got me re-thinking about what I could do with my blog and the limited time. It was your blog along with Zomtober that re-kindled my interest in ATZ. I've read your campaign journal a couple of times and have stolen....err been inspired by some of your techniques. I hope that's ok. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244248056064945123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post-51311703373287898542017-11-30T06:35:16.509+10:002017-11-30T06:35:16.509+10:00Glad you enjoyed it Bryan. Your Ace of Spades Camp...Glad you enjoyed it Bryan. Your Ace of Spades Campaign is huge and, in my opinion, you're right to use the Omniscient Third Person Perspective. So many opportunities for you to explore a lot of interesting situations and characters. <br /><br />I'm putting together the next article at the moment. It'll probably take a few days to finish off but hopefully you find that interesting too <br /><br />It's such a rich medium that we work with by using a blog. It's semi interactive with the audience, there is a combination of pictures and text but no motion nor sound. I'm really enjoying the experience of trying to get the most out of the medium. <br /><br />It's a great way to connect with like minded people and to share stuff. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244248056064945123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post-36318094547398746172017-11-29T12:13:25.097+10:002017-11-29T12:13:25.097+10:00DEW, what a very thoughtful post that has mademere...DEW, what a very thoughtful post that has mademerefelcton how I writemy own action reports (though there have been so few of late).<br />I must admit not to lking 'hearing' what the various charcters say in the various desiptions of play, probably mostly because I'm not a big fan of prose nor am I any good at it!<br />I like reading aars as reports, staing charcaters action rather than their motives (other than tactical perhaps)<br />I'll have to think more on this very though-provoking post for a while yet though. Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post-26443621051762307362017-11-29T04:59:07.667+10:002017-11-29T04:59:07.667+10:00I can only agree with Bryan's comments Tim, an...I can only agree with Bryan's comments Tim, and add my thanks for writing the post!<br />I'll be totally honest and admit that I just haven't given a moments thought to the subject, obviously I've read lots of other gamer's AAR's and batreps, and subconsciously imitated them (or elements from them) - AND IT SHOWS!<br />You've really set me to thinking seriously about this topic, and I WILL be making more of an effort with my future reports, and for that sir, I thank you!The Wargame Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654413349305659155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534774907931463952.post-33681707747672419182017-11-28T09:20:19.778+10:002017-11-28T09:20:19.778+10:00This is a fascinating post, Tim, and I can totally...This is a fascinating post, Tim, and I can totally get why you want to change your writing style. Your Pathfinder articles are very well written and the style you've chosen for them suits them fine. But I agree that ATZ requires a different style of writing. <br /><br />When I began my "The Ace of Spades Campaign" for my WOIN blog, I thought long and hard about how to present it. In the end I went with your Omniscient Third Person Perspective because I was dealing with a cast of 13 PCs who tend to split up and go off in different directions. I could have focussed solely on Kimberley because she is the captain and the main character but that felt wrong to me. Making the campaign with a narrative driven focus made it feel more like writing a sci-fi novel and I think that approach works well for it.<br /><br />For an ATZ campaign where you're playing a character based on yourself then the best options are either the First Person Perspective or the Limited Third Person Perspective. Either one would work.<br /><br />It is really good to see you giving this so much thought. It is so rare to see such thought provoking articles as this one and I'm very glad to see you sharing your thought processes with us. Many thanks.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.com