You Know You Write Adventure If... http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129 MarcyT YKYWAI your characters are so often in danger that they don't even seem to freak out anymore. Most people would go, "Ahh! Someone's trying to kill me! Call the police!". They'd go, "Oh, someone's trying to kill me. I'll call you back later." YKYWAI your characters can travel around the globe constantly, yet not have to worry about jet leg, plane delays, ticket prices, or damaging/loosing their passport. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:19:27 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_4111 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_4111 Mikki ....When you run out of characters to bloodly slaughter ;) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:32:38 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_6540 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_6540 TheRoadAway YKYWAI when something is flammable in the background, it must combust Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:00:56 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_6970 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_6970 JennyJenn Everytime someone comes into a room, they have dire, urgent news that must be acted upon RIGHT NOW! Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:13:18 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_9100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_9100 LEwolfwriter ...while eating lunch, if they spot danger coming, they do one of three things. 1.) Confront the danger casually, while still eating lunch with one hand. 2.) Finish lunch, then confront danger. 3.) Calmly put lunch down, take out danger easily, and resume eating lunch. My guys belong in the humor forum. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:03:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_10978 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_10978 Cloud 10 ...when people keep shouting each other's names in horrified ways, often followed by "NOOOOO!". Either that, or when you keep seeing your characters' names next to 'dashed', 'sliced', 'parried', 'fired', 'dodged', and other fight-related verbs. ~Cloud Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:06:12 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_14343 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_14343 bookmonster When all, or most, of your character carry a weapon of some kind with them. Or if things start blowing up when things go too smoothly. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:42:15 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_14952 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_14952 Deebauch When it's quiet, it's always WAY too quiet. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:43:35 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_17269 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_17269 themagicalnegro When your idea of a classy lady is one that smokes cigarettes, pounds hard liquor, swears up a storm, and can pick up an AK-47 and hose down bad guys like it ain't no thing. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:28:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_18164 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_18164 ObiKimono It's morning, and someone's shooting. Again. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:56:12 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_18712 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_18712 Kiiouex When they only get downtime to let a plot discussion take place. (Or because someone is on the verge of death.) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:46:59 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22630 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22630 Suuhan Raine When suddenly being transported to a post-apocalyptic world is all in a day's chore. :) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:54:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22710 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22710 MarcyT YKYWAI your most common job in your story is spy. YKYWAI your second most common job in your story is having superpowers. (Those are really true in my stories.) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:23:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_24703 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_24703 ObiKimono Your characters never get injured unless their love interest (with whom they constantly fight and supposedly hate) is nearby to freak out. Your characters can spend an infinite amount of time discussing plot points and performing mundane tasks without interruption, but the moment a romantic moment sets in the villains attack. "Mundane tasks" = obtaining false IDs, cleaning and reloading weapons, reading top secret files, et cetera. Your characters destroy every single vehicle they use, but it's never their fault and they always come from the wreckage without a scratch. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:30:20 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_25518 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_25518 Jagged Edge ^ Haha, that's awesome. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:19:28 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26562 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26562 Jagged Edge Your characters have access to dynamite and plan to make one heck of a big boom. ;) Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:20:17 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26572 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_26572 Zinnith They really <em>are</em> after you. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:28:38 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_28821 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_28821 redram355 Your MC gets a phone call. It's the President. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:18:40 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_31229 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_31229 iris. When you think in terms of how many famous or iconic buildings/places you can blow up or use as the villain's lair. ... or both. When your characters spend two months on the run across Europe and still have perfect teeth. When a character is bombed and shot at with a machine gun from a low-flying aeroplane and still survives mostly intact. But if another character is shot during the same attack, the aforementioned aeroplanes are mysteriously called off so there can be a poignant death scene. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:32:42 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_32472 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_32472 jinxedestiny When your main charater's first reaction to a knock at the door is to grab a gun. When your character wears a dress that leaves nothing to the imgination, but somehow manages to hide a gun or various other weapons on her person. When a teenage girl with a knife (even with training) can outfight a fully grown man who's fully trained in multiple kinds of combat and has a gun. No matter how many times a person get's shot or stabbed or beaten bloody, they do not scar. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:50:03 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_38919 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_38919 themagicalnegro …YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME AND YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN! Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:36:43 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44972 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_44972 ObiKimono And to expand on that: COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE! Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:26:49 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_55662 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_55662 SandyGunfox YKYWAIF... your MCs view the exotic locales they've travelled to and the brutal fights they've been in as interesting stories to tell to impress women. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:33:11 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_60462 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_60462 Kidrylm-writer ....when the worth of a character to his/her companions is decided on how well they can knock brain out. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:59:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_70347 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_70347 soccernines YKYWAI your characters are either chillin without a care in the world or blowing peoples faces up...without a care in the world... -Alyson Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:03:26 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_71070 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_71070 Haunted_Nefertiti Every one of my characters has a weapon haha! ... if your characters are routinely meeting with Royalty, but come from a humble background, and think nothing of it. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:00:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_75177 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_75177 FrankieSunflower YKYWAI the denouement comes before the climax. YKYWAI everyone's character has a twist, and it's either Secret Lover, Surprise Betrayal, or Accidental Hero. YKYWAI all trains, buses and cars are doomed. YKYWAI the overall number of weapons outnumber the overall number of characters. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:42:30 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_79961 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_79961 themagicalnegro And if they resist, then bullets impact the ground around you, THEN YOU START SCREAMING AGAIN AND SHOVE THE PERSON FORWARD WHILE YELLING! MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:00:22 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_90817 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_90817 themagicalnegro …if your character shakes somebody's hand and they're already planning the most effective way to kill them Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:01:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_90840 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_90840 MandyBroughton ...your story starts to slow down so you throw in some plot Ninjas, and it makes perfect sense. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:48:41 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_126104 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_126104 lachattefatale ...When your death toll and/or explosion count rival your wordcount. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:52:50 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_127066 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_127066 icarus_suraki ...you're doing it all to make Leone, Peckinpah, and Tarantino shed a tear of pride for having done their jobs so well. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:46:03 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_127892 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_127892 There's a Panda on the Internet ...Your story begins with a duo of unlucky explorers crashing their shoddy little plane on a seemingly-deserted island. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:52:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_172892 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_172892 IzzieLostHerMind YKYWA if your novel is basically all other genres take a roadtrip... with explosions. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:21:24 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_184289 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_184289 Captain_Emily YKYWAI you grumble and groan about having to write the romantic subplot, and you speed through it so you can get back to blowing stuff--and people--up. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:41:37 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_184519 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_184519 AnimePirateGal When you're characters can't seem to sit still for more than a minute. When using the terms: dirty, ragged, bloody, and tired- always seems to fit you're characters. When your character no longer worry about normal things, like a zit, and worry more about how the heck they're going to get out of an explosion. When they're little brother seems to be one of the toughest fighters ever, especially when their love interest comes into the scene. When your protagonist girl never seems to care that she doesn't own a dress, but can totally kick but when she needs to. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:38:20 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190132 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190132 Elaine Dalton When your hero/heroine's past is shrouded in mystery till the climax. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:01:24 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190429 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190429 AniRemi When your character MacGyvers her way out of a locked, guarded, moving railroad car. With her hands bound. Using a penny. (My story is fantasy, but I'm starting to think my MC lives in the wrong genre...XD) Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:13:01 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190607 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_190607 Xajek ...when there are airships. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:31:43 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_197442 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_197442 Maestro_74 ...going boldly Where No One Has Gone Before seems blasé. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:13:04 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_203171 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_203171 Ashton_Lee Even in a steampunk setting with badass guns, you just HAVE to have a few characters to use swords for the sake of Flynning. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:29:22 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_203425 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_203425 Safira ...when your main character routinely kicks the snot out of heavily armed creatures twice her size, armed with nothing besides a pair of good boots. (Mine's sci-fi, but I'm kinda starting to think my MC lives in the wrong genre too!) Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_232644 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_232644 OzJackal When a typical conversation after you've just beaten the hell out of someone goes. MC: That was close! Character 1: What on earth are you doing? MC: I just saved our lives! Character 1: Yes, yes I know that, but why aren't you wearing pants? Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:17:30 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_240523 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_240523 DJR_tlof YKYAWAI ... All the main characters and villains are armed with different weapons (even army and police units with standard issue equipment). YKYAWAI ... The MC tries to negotiate peacefully with the MBG and is attacked by the MBG's henchmen for attempting to talk a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:32:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_244190 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_244190 goodgonegirl YKYAWAI Your two MCs who are best friends threaten each other with deadly weapons on an almost daily basis like there's nothing wrong about that. YkYAWAI Your MC can pick up a gun with her toes, it comes in useful. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:15:31 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_245034 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=2#forum_thread_comment_245034 MarcyT YKYWAI your villain wants WORLD DOMINATION!!! Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:44:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_247658 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_247658 Mrs.Link Wait...is there another kind of villain? ;) Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:08:27 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_247896 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_247896 MarcyT LOL! Good point. YKYWAI the only type of villain there is is one who wants WORLD DOMINATION!!! :) Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:29:33 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_249040 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_249040 kizicarabbit ...Raucous car chases never end in speeding tickets, ever. ~Kiz~ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:18:43 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_253496 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_253496 ObiKimono Ooh, now I HAVE to end a certain car chase I have planned in a speeding ticket. And I'll lampshade it with something like "No way! This never happens in the movies!" YKYWAI ...all your characters ever consume throughout the entire novel is coffee and alcohol. ...you use a cliffhanger chapter ending to the effect of "then everything went black." ...during any countdown to an explosion, it is impossible that your characters will get out of range before the 00:03, if not the 00:01. ...the time bomb is a given. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:32:06 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_253678 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_253678 N6227 YKYWAI there is no vehicle out there your hero can't drive, fly, sail or launch into space. Singlehandedly. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:42:52 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_256865 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_256865 CyanGiraffe ....the laws of Physics are very lenient in your writing. ...your characters never have problems finding ammunition, except in the middle of a fight. ...your characters with supernatural abilities find new abilities at the exactly perfect moment. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:02:38 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_257903 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_257903 MarcyT YKYWAI your characters are traveling all over the world and yet never have plane delays. I couldn't even get to one place without plane delays, and yet they can get anywhere :) YKYWAI sleep is apparently optional for your characters. YKYWAI all the good guys still look cool, despite not having time for showers or sleeping lately. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:19:32 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_260541 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_260541 redsamurai your MC can turn anything into a weapon - that ashtray becomes a homing missile that hits that henchman between the eyesjust as hes about to hit someone Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:42:21 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_292708 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_292708 MarcyT YKYWAI your characters always get out of whatever danger they're in just in time. YKYWAI your characters never get out of whatever danger they're in <em>before</em> it's just in time. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:22:28 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_294719 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_294719 Aeoist That is exactly my idea of a perfect heroine. Lauren Bacall carelessly wielding a weapon. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:59:28 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_343576 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_343576 ObiKimono You know you write adventure when the only character as tough as your MMC is your FMC. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:10:44 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_350764 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_350764 SquidBulb When a 16 year old boy's first job involves murdering three thugs. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:18:49 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_363349 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_363349 Mariana OConnor All four of mine do... :) Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:19:30 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_387485 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_387485 badsville_cat ...when you are zooming in to ground level in Google maps satellite to see what the terrain looks like around that lost Mayan temple in Guatemala where your hero is tied to a tree, waiting to be executed. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:12:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_388743 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_388743 Feathers One of my villains wants world liberation. He's an ends justifies the means fellow though. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:55:55 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_389880 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_389880 sauron ...you know more about the guns your characters use than you do about your characters. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:31:58 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_394363 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_394363 Shizuru1412 ... Your character is used to seeing explosion. ... Your female characters cares more about her friends' good health rather than her own appearances.. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:38:19 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_411314 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_411314 Cam Campbell So using these as prompts: Everytime someone comes into a room, they have dire, urgent news that must be acted upon RIGHT NOW! Either that, or when you keep seeing your characters' names next to 'dashed', 'sliced', 'parried', 'fired', 'dodged', and other fight-related verbs When your main charater's first reaction to a knock at the door is to grab a gun. Leaving: YKYWAI your FMC only wheres make-up and a cute outfit to 'look' harmless. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:27:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_505197 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_505197 amandald98 this leads to my first fight scene ^^ Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:04:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_506249 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_506249 acook1996 When you're book is getting more violent than COD... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:11:25 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_517642 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_517642 Collen ...when you find your characters dealing with a problem once per chapter. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:43:42 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_519527 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_519527 MarcyT YKYWAI your characters are flying all over the world and don't seem to get jet lag. YKYWAI your characters seem to have unlimited money to spend on plane tickets. YKYWAI no one ever thinks to call the police, despite tons of attempted murder and kidnapping. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:35:57 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_530329 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_530329 Get_It_Written Oh my gosh, THIS. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:04:07 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_531111 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_531111 Get_It_Written ... when you watch Mission Impossible for ideas. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:12:21 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_531348 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_531348 DJR_tlof ... when a trip to the supermarket for half price food is an excuse to have a brawl. BTW the anime Ben-To is based on this idead. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-To Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:51:14 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_532433 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_532433 MandyBroughton When going to a suspect's house involves just walking in. No knocking, no calling beforehand, just show up and browse around looking for "stuff" Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:34:19 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_538448 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_538448 RickySweiss When everytime your character is in a car, it either: 1. Gets blown up, but they still survive. 2. Gets hit by the antagonist, then he/she walks out to fight to the death. or 3. The sexy passenger peaks out of the window and shoots the person that has been following them. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:43:35 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_541755 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_541755 Collen ...you only start plot exposition and the real conflict more than two chapters in. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:19:14 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_560861 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_560861 Mowo64 ...YOU get tired just writing it down. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:54:23 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_563182 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_563182 Smartiez101 YKYWAI: in the first couple thousand words, you've already had your first fight/kidnapping/etc. YKYWAI: when someone asks you 'are you writing about ninjas, zombies, pirates, old western cowboys, aliens, mutants, undercover spies, assassins, etc.' you say 'all of the above.' Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:47:48 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_673060 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_673060 ImmaSammich ...your characters come across some pirates in the present day and only the newbie questions it. ...smoke bombs are a necessity for all occasions. ...an air vent escape is the primary way used to exit a building. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:36:00 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_687227 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_687227 Silverleaf28 ... your characters (all two of them) have just killed thirty people and think nothing of camping where the bodies are. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:58:30 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_697726 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_697726 amRodusky You are familiar with everything from katana to the F-S fighting knife and how well each one will gut a person. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:19:16 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_701864 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_701864 MarcyT YKYWAI you compete with your friends over who has more assassins. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:37:26 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_706429 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_706429 ObiKimono When they can't call the police, because everyone thinks they did it. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:25:56 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_742579 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=3#forum_thread_comment_742579 karmine Perfect, just perfect! Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:51:22 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_760580 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_760580 karmine lol love it! It's all so true. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:53:12 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_760604 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_760604 Steampunk avi8or YKYWAI: Your characters come out of a fight or being tortured/imprisoned as attractive as before. YKYWAI: Losing a limb is not a big deal- they just finish the battle and either get a peg leg or a high-tech prosthetic. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:46:37 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_893434 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_893434 sherylgwin Omygod this is so random. i read your post and it gave me a perfect idea for a sequel. Thanks :D Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:47:15 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_917987 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_917987 xxspringkissxx OMG I always wondered about those types of situations!!!! Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:35:09 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_956764 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_956764 Keslie Neill-Writer YKYWAI: Your character find themselves surrounded by armed enemies and instead of shooting the heroes there the villain decides locking them up would be a better idea even though the heroes escape every time. YKYWAI: everyone even Old Man Shopkeeper are bad asses Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:18:43 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_971804 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_971804 Espana ... traveling into an alternate dimension is nothing compared to finding a Xbox game console. (Which is pretty much an antique in their time). ... when your MC's best friend's new power unfortunately makes him a bit aggressive and slamming his best friend into, nay, through walls is completely normal and not at all abusive. ... when your female characters can easily take off their shoes and turn them into weapons. Even if they're wearing flats. ... getting attacked by dinosaurs, saber-tooth tigers and coelcanths (spelling is most likely wrong) is just another day. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:32:57 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_972756 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_972756 Steampunk avi8or [quote=Deebauch] It looked very harmless. That was the problem. [/quote] .... if you just wrote that like I did. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:51:40 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_985691 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_985691 ObiKimono You begin with a torture scene. Chapter two is someone getting kidnapped. Chapter three has someone else falling from the sky. They survive, of course. And so on.... Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:16:49 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_998040 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_998040 Cam Campbell YKYWAI: Your character find themselves surrounded by armed enemies and instead of shooting the heroes there the villain decides locking them up would be a better idea even though the heroes escape every time. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:59:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_999230 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_999230 MarcyT YKYWAI all of your characters apparently know how to pick locks. YKYWAI your characters are even in a situation where they need to pick a lock. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:18:04 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_1021519 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=4#forum_thread_comment_1021519 D.M. Lansberry Hahahaa Yeah.. pretty much. xD Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:59:44 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1092779 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/adventure/threads/1129?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1092779