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IMO, the difference is in the focus of the story. If the story focuses on what happens, when and where, it is plot-driven, while if it focuses on who the events happen to, and how they react to them, it is character-driven. Some stories balance these elements, so that the reader can decide if...

The martial arts fight scenes, at least in the "prequel trilogy" are pure wire-fu (except for Yoda who is CGI-fu) - and thus my mention of Wu-Xia (the 'cinematic version' of Xianxia)

Essentially this is Empathic healing - which appeared in an episode of Star Trek ("The Empath"), was a "thing" in RoleMaster's Spell Law supplement, and which I use occasionally. The healer can't really heal other people, can only take their injuries on themself (and then, except in the case of...

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Oh you could also use Achmed, the Dead Terrorist. "I KEEL you!"

Plot is what hooks people in, but without strong characters driving the story it can become quite tedious, both to read and write.

Hey now! Just because *I* have no soul doesn't mean my story doesn't have one!

I would consider looking to Marvel Comics X-Men, primarily Magneto and the original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, even more the era between Giant X-Men #1 (introduction of the "international" X-team and Chris Claremont taking the reins as writer) through the Fall of the Mutants (around 1990) when...

Nah, but to some degree, I consider myself a disciple of Chris Claremont (who could probably teach Abrams a few things about unresolved plot threads)...

I like to start simple and build up and out from there, ending up with something really complicated. Often, I even start with hooks that I have no clear idea what I plan to do with, they're just there to pull on later and see where they lead.

There's a few solid counter-examples. Dungeon Crawl Classics has a mega-module mixing the two. TSR Dungeon module S-3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks mixed the two. And then there's this little series of movies, comic books, and television shows that managed to merge sci-fi, fantasy and even...

Depends on the era you're using. Given, for example, that there was a version of The Three Musketeers filmed more like a martial arts movie than typical, it should not be difficult at all - just focus on the "personal growth" side and don't sweat the parts that just don't really fit - but it...

Thanks! Ream looks to be growing quite well (again) - adding features and stuff. Might be worth looking into.

No, though I did have comp copies of my first three published materials (all given away; wound up buying my own copy of one due to not understanding a clause in the contract!), all adventures for roleplaying games. One was a POD - but it was "demanded" by the publisher for me (partly to make up...

Yes. A Laurel and hearty handshake Yes.

Looks like a relative of Dabbler from Grrl Power (Cast – Grrl Power)

Congratulations - went through that way back in '85, then found out college was basically more of the same (good and bad) on steroids...

The monocle is a cool touch.

Have you considered trying to make the letters look metallic?