Re: Personality traits, Pseudocode & Duck Paintings

From: Alexander G. M. Smith <agmsmith_at_...>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:31:52 -0400 EDT


ulyssez wrote on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:15:50 +0000:
> From peeking at the OSL script on the A# site, we know that there are at least 5 traits: AntiAldryami, ProDragonewt, Proverbial, Patriarchal and Matriarchal. [...]

Ah yes, http://a-sharp.com/kodp/osl.html

> Any other observation? And would the Lords of A# mind divulging any secrets on this?

I did buy a couple of duck paintings via David Dunham at a GloranthaCon, and he was kind enough to later send me the pseudocode for them. From the look, it's presumably written with Acta outliner. You can add Duck Attitude to your list of traits.

It's neat seeing the details of all the choices you can make (plus this and minus that) and the text that goes with them, like:

"We made a fiery example of the ducks. They smelled like chicken."

Another nifty part is the illustration direction, which you can see directly implemented in the final drawing, now framed on my wall:

"At sunset, a large wooden farm building burns. Running from the scene of the fire, silhouetted against the pink and blue sky, are a pair of ducks [...] One still carries a torch, the other has a long dagger out. [...]"

If there are still paintings to be sold, that could be a good marketing bonus for curious fans. Bundle the page of pseudocode with the painting or charge an archival fee for digging it up. I certainly found that it added to the artwork.

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