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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Basically, the universe is balanced between Dynamism and Stasis - change versus status quo.

Hmm. I think I'm gonna veer away from that actually. (Also thanks, because even if I don't say "ooh yes I'll use that thing" this is still helping me figure out what I want!)

Because my theme isn't about that... I think. It's less about change and more about being a decisionmaker. For instance, one of the main Actors is God-Emperor Hannah. She has taken control of the world, reshaped it to her will, and rules it. She no longer makes significant changes to the world because it already satisfies her vision, but she does exert her will and enforce the current state of things.

Meanwhile, the Anti-Theists consider the current world to be a travesty. They see the people who have given up, the towns that are abandoned, the way God is the source of food, water, and everything, and they fight to change it. And while they're on the verge of discovering something that could swing the whole fight, they're more of a "boogieman" to the people than a savior because, again, you can't rely on other people to exert your will onto the world.

Change wasn't the problem before, lack of change isn't the problem now, and change isn't the problem of the future. The problem has always been that only one person is making the decisions, and that a single person's solution for any problem will only reliably satisfy themselves. "Be the change you want to see in the world." more than "Change is good."

That's what I want the story to be about, making things better with your own two hands. I think.
The name of the campaign/story is "A Better Place", and I even might do this 3-sentence thing whenever they full rest, lightly chastising them. "Sleep does not fix the things that cause you stress. Sleep does not make the world a better place. But while you sleep, you may dream that everything is alright... and wake refreshed." Maybe.
(I always really liked those Sleeping-At-The-Inn themes in video games. A soothing, reliable little jingle that indicates you're safe and asleep, and that whatever is wrong in the world it doesn't need to be worried about for at least 3 seconds. Just the time for a sigh of relief. Gonna try it at least!)



Now that I phrase it like that, I probably don't need a word for Inactivity. It's sort of just the obvious counterpoint, but doesn't really crop up much except to highlight the Activity.
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One day dude, I'm just gonna get off the bus, and I'm gonna run in the woods and never come back, and when I come back I'm gonna be the knife master!
-The Rev