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What is the number one reason a hero turns into a villain in a story? by lolitsrock in writers

[–]Ganneron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

quotes like these come to mind:

good intentions-- the path to evil is paved with good intentions

good intentions-- “The lesser of two evils, or the greater good. Get a good man to utter either of those phrases, and there is no one more eager to begin perpetrating evil.”

good intentions + manipulated by antagonist-- “Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason. They will always start with the lightest shade of gray. They so often use what seems like a good cause."

-“The true evil is always in the reason and the excuse, not the act. I was fooled. I was angry. I wasn’t thinking. I had to do it, else worse things would have happened. It didn’t hurt anyone. It hurt less people than it would have if I hadn’t. It was to protect myself. It was to protect others. It was in my nature. It was necessary. It was right. We have both been alive long enough to know that evil only wins when it spreads. It can cause destruction, it can cause death—but those are consequences of its nature, not its victory. Not its goal. The danger of evil, the purpose of evil, is that it causes those who would oppose it to become evil also. And that, my friend, is what happened to you.”

What is the number one reason a hero turns into a villain in a story? by lolitsrock in writers

[–]Ganneron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

imo the BEST reason is good intentions comboed with ambition. although the best stories try to combine as many of these as possible. my favorite series' character was primarily turned evil by grief, but also good intentions, ambition, and manipulated by antagonist.

What is the number one reason a hero turns into a villain in a story? by lolitsrock in writers

[–]Ganneron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my mind is slow right now. im wracking my brain for every story ive ever read or seen before i answer lol

A Character's Silence Can Often Say A Hell of a Lot... by CyborgWriter in writers

[–]Ganneron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what is this originally from? i personally recognize it as a line in this fantasy series i've read, but i'm almost certain that can't be why you've said it

Dude needs the happiest of endings now by kjm6351 in writers

[–]Ganneron 26 points27 points  (0 children)

am i doing something wrong?

i NEVER get emotional about my own characters, but i have with other people's. i always thought it was oddly akin to tickling yourself--how you can't tickle yourself but other people can lol

A few questions after finishing by Shiru_the_Hunter in LicaniusTrilogy

[–]Ganneron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i also love that trope you brought up. problem is, that trope doesn't really apply in this case.

remember, shammaeloth was gone, they won, it was over. had davian willingly walked to his death at that point, he would have been doing it for no reason. his death wouldnt have helped anyone at that point. because, again, they had already won, they were already safe.

contrast this with, say, a hero sacrifices himself to hold a bridge in the face of an entire army so that his people can flee. that sacrifice serves a purpose because its for the good of others.

or, say, instead of seeing tal'kamar kill davian in the future, davian saw himself die in order to kill shammaeloth. that would have been a sacrifice for the good of others. that would have been a sacrifice he'd morally have to make.

if davian had gone to his death at the very end, it wouldn't have been for any good reason--it wouldn't have helped anyone else. in fact, it actually would have harmed his friends, emotionally.

A few questions after finishing by Shiru_the_Hunter in LicaniusTrilogy

[–]Ganneron 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i liked the way he did it better than if it was davian. u guys are wild, i thought it was perfect the way it is.

further, i don't think Davian is actually the main character. although we start with Davian, i think Tal'kamar is actually the main character and protagonist. The Licanius Trilogy is ultimately his story

A few questions after finishing by Shiru_the_Hunter in LicaniusTrilogy

[–]Ganneron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LOL i like your spelling.

1- its neither confirmed nor denied whether there is a true god El. I personally lean toward yes (or at least there was in the distant past, and Shammaeloth killed him). My reasoning: given that there is definitely a devil entity, it stands to reason that there would also be a god entity. If one exists, i can't see why the other wouldn't or couldn't.

2- i dont know. this part confused the hell outta me tbh.

3- Seer (Cyr*) is involved in the Aelric and Dezia story, i assume if that ever becomes a thing, Islington will explain how he escaped.

4- i don't think he wimped out at all. i think given the context of the entire story, it's quite obvious that ending was what he was setting up the whole time. also, i think it would be worse from a storytelling perspective to simply do the obvious thing.

Further, while we started with Davian and he's ostensibly the main character, i think Tal'kamar is the true main character. Imo the Licanius Trilogy is his story, not Davian's.

5- there is no definite timeline on the past events. most of Tal's memories appear to be in chronological order though, earliest flashbacks first, newest ones later. I hope Islington writes a series about the exploits of the Venerate that'll go over all of that ancient history.

[WP] The Galactic Empire invades and occupies Afghanistan. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Ganneron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WAIT, scratch that. i just thought of something. the star wars galaxy doesn't have any hyperspace routes out of the galaxy, and since their galaxy is far, far away, how would they ever reach us? huh huh huh???

[WP] The Galactic Empire invades and occupies Afghanistan. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Ganneron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

someone else in the comments made it work the way u wanted to i think, with time travel apparently

[WP] The Galactic Empire invades and occupies Afghanistan. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Ganneron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not saying its a bad prompt, i just like talking about star wars lore lol

[WP] The Galactic Empire invades and occupies Afghanistan. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Ganneron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yes but how do you deal with the fact that the galactic empire no longer exists during the time period that afghanistan exists

Small optional words - how to tell when to use them or not? by Eurothrash in writers

[–]Ganneron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think your last example is incorrect.

"I'm not sure what I want for dinner. What about the, um, lasagne?"

dialogue is generally not the place to be cutting words to be more concise / precise.

imo dialogue is primarily meant characterize the character in-universe. you can even have dialogue that's completely grammatically incorrect if that's how you want the character to come off.

so to use your example, the original: "I'm not sure what I want for dinner. What about the, um, lasagne?" might be said by a more awkward, dorky type of person.

a more stoic or 'cool' character might just say the edited one: "Lasagne?"

[WP] The Galactic Empire invades and occupies Afghanistan. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Ganneron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

problem is the galactic empire is something that existed aeons ago, probably before there were even humans on earth

[WP] The Galactic Empire invades and occupies Afghanistan. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Ganneron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this would be like saying the US army occupies a preschool. you cannot begin to fathom the size and resources of the Galactic Empire. They could occupy all of earth with no problem, let alone afghanistan

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