tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post9012119244578508332..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: Storytelling Engines: BattletechJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-48767423492581147652013-08-15T22:53:06.364-07:002013-08-15T22:53:06.364-07:00Interesting takes...I would say that the Star Leag...Interesting takes...I would say that the Star League is more of a UN/NATO organization dominated by a U.S/Terran Alliance rather than an allegory of Rome, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027828183264182229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-44470400729403484572009-08-27T10:46:50.316-07:002009-08-27T10:46:50.316-07:00A good look at the Battletech verse, but as one wh...A good look at the Battletech verse, but as one who was around back when it began, it was pretty obvious that the Star League would return, as evidenced by the character natasha kerensky.<br /><br />What was a surprise was the form that their return took. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-52787619134591346672009-08-10T11:35:37.883-07:002009-08-10T11:35:37.883-07:00I have to admit that I never checked out the Battl...I have to admit that I never checked out the BattleTech game, but I did rather like the mid-nineties cartoon. Even my grandma thought it was rather good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-75926746188031997812009-04-14T17:46:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:46:00.000-07:00Also sounds like the set up in "Dune".
LibAlso sounds like the set up in "Dune".<br />LibAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-2098258693513374222009-04-14T06:40:00.000-07:002009-04-14T06:40:00.000-07:00The introduction explains in a bit more detail (xe...The introduction explains in a bit more detail (xenagia.com has just started re-running the columns in order, if you don't want to go back through the whole blog to find the first one)...<br /><br />But to sum up, a storytelling engine is the set of elements in a status quo that serves to generate more stories. A trope is a frequently-used story idea or theme in stories. Tropes can certainly be part of a storytelling engine, but not every trope serves to help writers come up with story ideas. In fact, some of them close them off.<br /><br />Hope that helps.John Seaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-84044620779674921272009-04-13T08:03:00.000-07:002009-04-13T08:03:00.000-07:00"Story Telling Engines" sounds very clever but how..."Story Telling Engines" sounds very clever but how is it conceptually different from a trope?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-12357327184905914502009-04-09T06:32:00.000-07:002009-04-09T06:32:00.000-07:00I guess the idea of using history as a blueprint f...I guess the idea of using history as a blueprint for setting up the future in this sense is also behind the set-up of Asimov's original "Foundation" trilogy; much the same in making the general currents of the society understandable by making them essentially something we are familiar with, but being willing to "subvert" the history from time to time. Compare, by contrast, Piers Anthony's "Bio of a Space Tyrant" series, where the set-up is much more heavy-handed...magidinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255841033538755123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-37080291757720890572009-04-08T17:15:00.000-07:002009-04-08T17:15:00.000-07:00Pretty much spot on with the description. I've pl...Pretty much spot on with the description. I've played to nearly 7 or so years and read most of the novels and I have to agree that Battletech does not have any 'special cows'. I guess that's why I like it so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com