ardavenport posted:

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Any place is a good place for a fight. What matters is what the characters make of it. You could have satisfyingly dramatic fights in bus stops and basements and schoolrooms. Dramatic, landmark sites are good, too, but not necessary for a good fight scene.

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• A dynamic environment is a fun environment to write about. It can aide the reader in understanding how much time has passed if the environment alters state. It can also change the tide of the battle, end the battle entirely, change or who is fighting (or at least how they are fighting - being as that Twi'lek just lost an arm to that out-of-control razorblade), or change why the battle is even being fought in the first place.


• Obstacles should be logical, but unexpected. The lack of obstacles, on the other hand, is expected, and therefore boring.


• Prose-wise, an environment that helps define the style, demeanor, or personality of one or both of the participants could be a good idea.


• Regardless of the vastness or crampedness of the environ, the availablity of some form of cover should be automatically assumed to exist, unless you specifically don't want there to be any.


• Light, for most beings, is a gravely important asset, especially when in a fight. Keep in mind your lightsource, or lack thereof. Even the Sun doesn't stay up all day (well...technically it does, but..oh, you know what I mean)


• Know how well the characters know the place. Homefield advantage is after all, first and foremost, an advantage. On the same note, keep in mind that some people just fight better in certain kinds of places. And worse in others, to flip the coin.


• Random open pits of dangerous fluids, while dramatic, aren't the most common things in the universe, unless your universe is a cliche. Anyhow, there is no excuse, under any circumstances, to miss an opportunity for a good old fashioned Railing Kill.
  

1Yodimus_Prime posted:

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In other words: Find a neat place to set it

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dianethx posted:

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Yes, I love to have things get in the way of a fight. I've also used a desk to advantage and a sewage tank below the Temple.

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