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Action/Adventure: April 15, 2015 Issue [#6930]

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Is your character organised or a fly-by-pants kinda person? One way to find out is to thrust them in an adventure and see how they react!


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When thinking about adventure, I tend to think of something rather unexpected (much like Bilbo Baggins experienced when he set out from The Shire with the dwarves and Gandalf). Something happens in the story, one that usually spirals something out of control and means the character has to go off on this adventure to stop something or save someone or find the missing object.

I think the unexpected adventure lends something very important to it: surprise. If your character doesn't know that something is coming their way, how do they handle it? Some might be born Lara Croft and be able to take up on a quest at the drop of a hat leaving their life behind and not worrying about a thing.

I'm a practical person and one who is very organised. I think if adventure was flung at my door I would be intrigued but anxious. I'm the sort of person who would worry about who would feed the cats, who would pay the bills, would I still have a job when I got home? Maybe your character is like this?

Having adventure thrust upon you is a test of character in itself and I think it's something important to consider when considering character development. Bilbo hated the idea at first but it grew on him and after returning from the Lonely Mountain couldn't settle without wanting to travel.

Perhaps after the adventure ends, it might encourage your character to go seeking more. Let the adventure help develop the smaller personality traits of your character and show how they develop as the story winds out.


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How do these characters handle their journeys?

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A dragon's promise is forever and can't be broken, and so together they leave for battle.
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Tina Wentworth was of age, and couldn't wait to go out there and fall in love.
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A story involving a house cat who has an unexpected adventure in the great outdoors.
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A memorizing and beautifully written short story of a young boy yearning for an adventure.
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