The Witcher, Character Arcs, and Objectification

March 2020

The Ides of March are nearly upon us, be ware if your name is Julius Caesar and you’re in a Shakespeare play!  We’re not saying your best friend Brutus is gonna betray you, but we will say that maybe you should have gotten him something more personal than a gift card for his birthday.

Fortunately, this newsletter comes bearing a popular gift: sassy articles! This month, we’re heavy on the technical advice with a wordcraft critique, a discussion of overpowered characters, and an in-depth look at character arcs. If you’ve got a hunger for social justice instead, we’ve also got you covered with a rebuttal to that tired old canard, “but men are objectified too.”

Writing

Lessons From the Purple Writing of The Witcher

February 15th, 2020 by Chris Winkle

 

Analysis

Six Overpowered Characters and How to Fix Them

February 1st, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Commentary

Why “But Men Are Objectified Too” Doesn’t Hold Up

February 21st, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Storytelling

The Four Essentials of an Effective Character Arc

February 28th, 2020 by Chris Winkle

 

Storytelling

Seven Tricks to Improve Your Minions

February 8th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Roleplaying

Unearthed Arcana Review: Swarmkeeper Ranger

February 13th, 2020 by Ari Ashkenazi

 

Podcast

261 – The Witcher TV Show

February 9th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock

 

Q&A

Would It Make Sense for Greek Gods to Create the Masquerade?

February 10th, 2020 by Chris Winkle

 

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Autism, Agency, and The Witcher

February 2020

Behold, the long march out of winter continues. This month, we’re leading with social justice posts, which is a pretty standard move for us if we’re being honest. Juliette Dunn wrote us a fantastic post on autism in storytelling, and we also talk about sexism in the new Witcher show on Netflix, because nothing is sacred!

If you’re after more technical advice, Chris explains why urban fantasy masquerades don’t work. After that, we dive into one thing the latest Star Wars film did right (surprise!), and then we finish up with agency and the latest in our Unearthed Arcana series. We hope you enjoy it!

Commentary

Six Things Writers Should Know About Autistic People

January 31st, 2020 by Juliette Dunn

 

Analysis

Eight Sexist Themes From The Witcher TV Show

January 25th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Worldbuilding

Five Common Masquerade Explanations and Why They’re Bad

January 10th, 2020 by Chris Winkle

 

Analysis

How The Rise of Skywalker Finally Made Kylo Ren Worth Redeeming

January 4th, 2020 by Chris Winkle

 

Analysis

Five Stories Where the Heroes Lack Agency

January 18th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Roleplaying

Unearthed Arcana Review: Circle of Wildfire Druid

January 9th, 2020 by Ari Ashkenazi

 

Podcast

258 – The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

January 19th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi and Chris Winkle

 

Q&A

How Can I Put Swords in a High Tech World?

January 13th, 2020 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

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Fantasy Racism, Bad Writing Lessons, and Barbarians

January 2020

2019 is finally over! In the name of leaving the past behind, we have three posts with a social justice bent. We covered fantasy racism, women and agency, and why some dark subjects are more sensitive than others. For technical advice, check out that post on character agency or read the newest entry in our Lessons From Bad Writing series. And for roleplayers, our article on D&D’s newest edition to the barbarian class was all the rage last month (ba dum tish)!

Worldbuilding

What Makes an Antagonistic Group Problematic?

December 7th, 2019 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Commentary

Why Some Dark Topics Are More Sensitive Than Others

December 14th, 2019 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

Writing

Lessons from the Disingenuous Writing of Maximum Ride

December 6th, 2019 by Chris Winkle

 

Storytelling

Character Agency: It’s What That Sexy Lamp Is Missing

December 20th, 2019 by Chris Winkle

 

Writing

Five Ways to Make Multiple Viewpoints More Engaging

December 13th, 2019 by Chris Winkle

 

Roleplaying

Unearthed Arcana Review: Wild Soul Barbarian

December 12th, 2019 by Ari Ashkenazi

 

Podcast

254 – Why the Puppeteer Archetype Is Terrible

December 22nd, 2019 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock

 

Q&A

What Does “Strong Female Character” Even Mean?

December 23rd, 2019 by Oren Ashkenazi

 

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