PoB - So much conclusion jumping
1480 more words assessed on Nov. 17th.
Old time readers of a certain wacky webcomic will probably recognize the quote in the post title, but anyway, conclusion jumping seems to be the theme of the scene I’m currently evaluating. Contradictions arise between what has recently happened and what Erthel’s mother always told, and it makes sense for the Matriarch to point them out, but suggesting that she might have something to hide is a fat bit of conclusion jumping. The high bloodline’s job is to keep the paranormal in check so that civilization can go on, NOT investigating over every lie they come across. Unless it’s common procedure to double check the background of every nomad out of security, which could make some sense given that nomads have unstable and often dangerous powers, but even in that case, contradictions would have arisen much earlier. I’ll have to think about it when it comes to troubleshooting the worldbuilding.
On the other hand, I like how Erthel is reacting in this scene. She is fragile, scared about what happened, hurt that her mother always lied to her (or so it seems right now), yet she has the strength to swallow back her tears and defend her in front of the Matriarch.
The process is still fun, but I’m having second thoughts about the time the revision will take. I really want to be done with PoB before Xmas so I’ll be free to start Project PC in January, but at this rate it would take me over one month just for this first assessment phase, especially since this is a very busy period at work. I’ll have to work on a new plan as soon as I get back home tonight, but I’m thinking I might end up doing my own take on Holly Lisle’s 7-Day Crash Revision course (i.e. I don’t REALLY aim to revise PoB in 7 days, but I want to dig some tools to meet the deadline I’ve set for myself).
