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New developments in the 'there's only seven/nine/eleven/whatever real plots in the whole world concept. BioWare, makers of the Neverwinter Nights online D&D game, have produced a 'Plot Wizard' which apparently allows DMs to create adventures by filling in their own details on a pre-existing plot scaffold. The first release included three of the basic high fantasy plots:
So, about half of Western fantasy lit is now covered. As the blueprints are hard-coded, maybe we can have some logic tests done to see which are truly different, and we can at last get to the bottom of this whole debate. Then maybe we can pass the resulting algorithms off to Hollywood. Oh, wait, maybe that's already been done. Ah well, another bit of pointless speculation drained away.
Q: How many plot templates will be included with the 1.27 patch?
A: The 1.27 update will include 3 plot blueprints: Fetch and Retrieve, Deliver, and Assassination.
So, about half of Western fantasy lit is now covered. As the blueprints are hard-coded, maybe we can have some logic tests done to see which are truly different, and we can at last get to the bottom of this whole debate. Then maybe we can pass the resulting algorithms off to Hollywood. Oh, wait, maybe that's already been done. Ah well, another bit of pointless speculation drained away.
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