A thing I've always liked about the Blades diagram is how the splotchy graphic look (plus text on the facing page) calls out explicitly that this is an intentionally muddy diagram: you should be flowing in and out of these different phases as is convenient. You might be doing two of them at once. You might occasionally do them completely out of order if that's what ends up making sense for the story. It's a nice reminder that these conceptual models are great to have in your head, great starting points, but not rigid rules you must follow.
Thanks for shouting out My First Dungeon! I’m super proud of our 10 Candles season and I’m really excited for more people to hear it.
Excellent as always, with so many great resources. And happy birthday!
Have you looked at Ron Edwards System Diagrams as a way of mapping out the rules of a specific system? https://adeptplay.com/2018/04/10/discuss-system-diagrams-part-2/
I hadn't seen Ron Edwards' YouTube channel till this moment and now you've given so much to be explore! Thanks!
A thing I've always liked about the Blades diagram is how the splotchy graphic look (plus text on the facing page) calls out explicitly that this is an intentionally muddy diagram: you should be flowing in and out of these different phases as is convenient. You might be doing two of them at once. You might occasionally do them completely out of order if that's what ends up making sense for the story. It's a nice reminder that these conceptual models are great to have in your head, great starting points, but not rigid rules you must follow.
That's a very nice way to put it!
I hope you're feeling better!
Happy birthday!
Thanks for shouting out The Soloist, Thomas! I learned a ton hearing back from all those zine month participants.