On to the first chapter.
There are formatting issues here also.
Alaerin glanced through a window of his lush villa.
Here, I feel you should show what race Alaerin is (in the prologue, you have more than on race,) and instead telling us it is a "lush villa" show me. Tell me what makes a villa and not a city. Show why its lush. Is it rich in colors, flowers, ect.
But the adventurers were dead.
How does he know they are dead?
Is Keldarin the same person who was looking out the window?
Increasing his pace, he soon came to a large bulding in the northern reaches of the town.
building
A rotting sign hung next to the door, reading ‘The windblown inn’
This needs a period.
The usual mean-looking crowd hung about the bar, puffing pipes and drinking ale whilst the few foreigners in the inn stayed wary and kept their distance.
ale,
wary,
He made his way towards them, and upon reaching the table said to the noble,
“You Alaerin?”
He made his way towards them, and upon reaching the table said to the noble, “You Alaerin?”
He looked around him and said,
Who is "He"?
He looked around him and said,
“now that we are all present, I believe we may commence. I am in need of... an artifact, believed to be hidden in an abandoned temple in the center of the ruined city of Esaed-t'i'ra-nor to the north. It is a thing of great power, an ancient statuette carved in the likeliness of Odious, god of death. I must find it to destroy it.”
He looked around him and said, “now that we are all present, I believe we may commence. I am in need of... an artifact, believed to be hidden in an abandoned temple in the center of the ruined city of Esaed-t'i'ra-nor to the north. It is a thing of great power, an ancient statuette carved in the likeliness of Odious, god of death. I must find it to destroy it.”
“now that we are all present, I believe we may commence.
"Now
Keldarin raised an eyebrow, but was quickly reassured when Alaerin Smiled and said
smiled and said,
Keldarin raised an eyebrow, but was quickly reassured when Alaerin smiled and said,
“I’ll pay you 5,000 gold pieces each to do it.”
Keldarin raised an eyebrow, but was quickly reassured when Alaerin smiled and said,“I’ll pay you 5,000 gold pieces each to do it.”
If the inn is a rough place, would it be wise for him to state that not only is looking for a powerful object but that he has LOTS of money?
The halfling grinned, the dwarves cheered and banged their dirty mugs cheerfully against the old, rotting table, spilling strong, golden beer.
Earlier, you had "halfling" as "Halfling". I think you chose one.
“25,000 gold pieces”,
pieces,"
“25,000 gold pieces,"
Keldarin said, still slightly distrustful about the noble’s intentions.
"25,000 gold pieces," Keldarin said, still slightly distrustful about the noble’s intentions.
Alaerin seemed prepared for the question, and replied readily -
“Why, yes! It is a thing of total evil, a curse on the land, it must be destroyed! If I do not find it soon, I fear that someone else will... and then all is lost ”
Alaerin seemed prepared for the question, and replied readily- “Why, yes! It is a thing of total evil, a curse on the land, it must be destroyed! If I do not find it soon, I fear that someone else will... and then all is lost. ”
Keldarin still had his doubts, but 5,000 gold pieces was very tempting offer.
very a tempting
He nodded, and, moving aside to avoid the steady drip of beer, declared
“Deal.”
He nodded, and, moving aside to avoid the steady drip of beer, declared, “Deal.”
The halfling nodded as well, the dwarves let out another cheer - they were both obviously drunk - the elf looked distastefully towards the dwarves, but shrugged and added
“I will go as well”
The halfling nodded as well, the dwarves let out another cheer - they were both obviously drunk - the elf looked distastefully towards the dwarves, but shrugged and added, “I will go as well.”
What other cheers? You make no mention of them doing so.
Alaerin smiled and intoned,
“very well, you leave Tomorrow, I will pay you each 100 gold pieces now for equipment.
Alaerin smiled and intoned, {c;blue}“Very well, you leave tomorrow. I will pay you each a 100 gold pieces now for equipment.
Perhaps in the next chapter you tell what equipment they might be needing, but I wonder, if supplies might be better. I am sure they would food ect.
I feel there is almost no setting, and the description is rather sparse.
What I feel is key, is for you find your own voice. What that means is find away showing this world and making it stand out from a standard D&D game, which is what this currently feels like.
The characters are not individuals really. You do this by showing what they are saying, doing, eating, singing, drinking, walking, sitting ect.
I hope you found this helpful.
Alice
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