Monday, July 30, 2012

Are there any truly original ideas, anymore?

What's wrong with re-telling old stories? Why reinvent the wheel when you can put new rims on it?

On a more elaborate note, I think you're treading dangerous territory by making broad statements like "novels today are cut-and-paste versions of each other" when basic story three-act structure holds a lot of things together, anyways. The heroes journey is everywhere, but that doesn't mean it's all "stolen."

I think in our culture there is a myriad of themes we like to see pop up here and there. Symbols. I am loathe to call them "tropes" as is the common vernacular, but that's probably the best way I can describe them.

What would be enormously helpful is if you could provide more specific examples of what you mean. What shows, novels, or movies have you seen that sparked this question?

Also, if you are wishing to limit this discussion to purely the inclusion of roleplays, then this thread belongs in the RPG Design forum. The Discussion & Debate is for dialogue about things that are not related to roleplay.

Cheers!

-VV

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