And certainly race 1 has this element, as it is all about the woman who has replaced him as being beyond Slick and flat-out Frictionless.
Later races may have more complex dynamics. (or not, if the player really runs with the one-on-one competition.)
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:52 AM, ian_hammond_cooper < ian_hammond_cooper_at_...> wrote:
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> --- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com <HeroQuest-RPG%40yahoogroups.com>, L
> C <lightcastle_at_...> wrote:
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> > As long as we're chatting, I have an old problem in new clothes.
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> I'd look to cinema with HQ for inspiration. If you think about race scenes
> such as Ben Hur or Phantom Menace's Pod Racers, then races tend to be
> one-on-one with other racers as ways of narrating how the two of you are
> jockeying for position.
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> The key I think is that a race is more exciting where there is a
> recognisable opponent to duel it out with, the other racers become merely
> obstacles to impede progress
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